C000017774 Fees and Costs — Brighthouse/Wellington Core Equity Opportunities Portfolio, Class E
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.77%: a 0.72% management fee, a 0.15% 12b-1 fee plus 0.02% other expenses, less a 0.12% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $328K in broker commissions, 0.0114% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 37%.
C000017774 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000017774. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.72% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.15% |
| Other expenses | 0.02% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.89% |
| Fee waiver | −0.12% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.77% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000017774 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000017774, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $491 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.82% 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 0.77%) | $81 | $253 | $439 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $4 | $7 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $13 | $45 |
| Total costs | $82 | $269 | $491 |
| Value after costs | $10,418 | $11,307 | $12,272 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.82% | 0.82% | 0.82% |
C000017774 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): 0.0114%
- Total broker commissions: $328K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $103.3M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 37%
- Securities on loan, average value: $69.7M
- Net income from securities lending: $94K (0.003% of average net assets)
C000017774 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $63K | 24.25% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $46K | 17.70% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $42K | 16.12% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $31K | 11.86% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $16K | 6.06% |
| Jefferies LLC | $14K | 5.60% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $14K | 5.54% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $14K | 5.24% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $12K | 4.75% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $7K | 2.88% |
C000017774 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $27.4M | 26.48% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $25.4M | 24.56% |
| Citadel Securities LLC | $22.0M | 21.26% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $16.8M | 16.29% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $11.8M | 11.41% |
Brighthouse/Wellington Core Equity Opportunities Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000017772 | Class A | 0.62% | — |
| C000017774 | Class E | 0.77% | — |
| C000017773 | Class B | 0.87% | — |
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.