C000017214 Fees and Costs — DWS Small Mid Cap Growth VIP, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.85%: a 0.55% management fee plus 0.30% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $6K in broker commissions, 0.0135% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 11%.
C000017214 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000017214. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.55% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.30% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.85% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.85% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000017214 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000017214, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $542 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.91% 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 0.85%) | $89 | $279 | $484 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $4 | $8 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $14 | $50 |
| Total costs | $91 | $297 | $542 |
| Value after costs | $10,409 | $11,279 | $12,221 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.91% | 0.91% | 0.91% |
C000017214 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): 0.0135%
- Total broker commissions: $6K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $10.9M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 11%
- Securities on loan, average value: $702K
- Net income from securities lending: $2K (0.005% of average net assets)
C000017214 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $2K | 36.88% |
| Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | $958 | 14.94% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $817 | 12.74% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $726 | 11.32% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $714 | 11.13% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $652 | 10.16% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $70 | 1.08% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $46 | 0.71% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $45 | 0.70% |
| JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC | $21 | 0.33% |
C000017214 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $10.8M | 98.37% |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $96K | 0.88% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $82K | 0.75% |
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.