C000017166 Fees and Costs — Nomura VIP Science and Technology Series, Service Class
Data updated: 2026-08-24
The net expense ratio is 1.15%: a 0.85% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.05% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $189K in broker commissions, 0.0265% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 77%.
C000017166 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000017166. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.85% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.05% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.15% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.15% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000017166 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000017166, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $733 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.24% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.15%) | $121 | $376 | $651 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $9 | $15 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $19 | $67 |
| Total costs | $124 | $404 | $733 |
| Value after costs | $10,376 | $11,172 | $12,030 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.24% | 1.24% | 1.24% |
C000017166 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0265%
- Total broker commissions: $189K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $239K
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 77%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000017166 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $57K | 37.53% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $27K | 17.55% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC. | $11K | 7.46% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $10K | 6.75% |
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $10K | 6.67% |
| UBS SECURITIES LLC | $9K | 5.88% |
| RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC | $9K | 5.59% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $7K | 4.80% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $6K | 4.01% |
| LIQUIDNET, INC. | $6K | 3.75% |
C000017166 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $239K | 100.00% |
Nomura VIP Science and Technology Series Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000190648 | Standard Class | 0.90% | — |
| C000017166 | Service Class | 1.15% | — |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.