C000017796 Fees and Costs — MetLife Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.26%: a 0.25% management fee plus 0.02% other expenses, less a 0.01% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 18%.
C000017796 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000017796. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.25% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.02% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.27% |
| Fee waiver | −0.01% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.26% |
| 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 |
C000017796 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000017796, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $165 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.27% 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 0.26%) | $27 | $86 | $150 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $4 | $15 |
| Total costs | $27 | $90 | $165 |
| Value after costs | $10,473 | $11,486 | $12,598 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
C000017796 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): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.7B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 18%
- Securities on loan, average value: $428.8M
- Net income from securities lending: $622K (0.018% of average net assets)
C000017796 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $446.6M | 20.36% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $386.4M | 17.62% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $256.7M | 11.70% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $250.7M | 11.43% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $162.8M | 7.42% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $153.6M | 7.00% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $151.4M | 6.90% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $146.3M | 6.67% |
| Citadel Securities LLC | $131.2M | 5.98% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $107.5M | 4.90% |
MetLife Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000017796 | Class A | 0.26% | — |
| C000017798 | Class E | 0.41% | — |
| C000017797 | Class B | 0.51% | — |
| C000075817 | Class G | 0.56% | — |
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.