C000017789 Fees and Costs — Brighthouse/Artisan Mid Cap Value Portfolio, Class E
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.93%: a 0.82% management fee, a 0.15% 12b-1 fee plus 0.05% other expenses, less a 0.09% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $281K in broker commissions, 0.0427% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 33%.
C000017789 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000017789. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.82% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.15% |
| Other expenses | 0.05% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.02% |
| Fee waiver | −0.09% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.93% |
| 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 |
C000017789 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000017789, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $609 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.02% 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 0.93%) | $98 | $305 | $529 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $4 | $14 | $24 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $16 | $56 |
| Total costs | $102 | $335 | $609 |
| Value after costs | $10,398 | $11,242 | $12,154 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.02% | 1.02% | 1.02% |
C000017789 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): 0.0427%
- Total broker commissions: $281K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 33%
- Securities on loan, average value: $119.5M
- Net income from securities lending: $133K (0.020% of average net assets)
C000017789 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $68K | 29.01% |
| Jefferies LLC | $50K | 21.40% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $36K | 15.57% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $22K | 9.25% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $18K | 7.78% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $10K | 4.08% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $9K | 4.02% |
| Redburn (USA) LLC | $7K | 3.13% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $7K | 3.08% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $6K | 2.68% |
Brighthouse/Artisan Mid Cap Value Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000017787 | Class A | 0.78% | — |
| C000017789 | Class E | 0.93% | — |
| C000017788 | Class B | 1.03% | — |
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.