C000017810 Performance — Brighthouse Asset Allocation 40 Portfolio, Class B

Data updated: 2026-08-27

C000017810 returned +4.53% year to date and +9.75% over one year to Jun 2026. Annualised returns are +8.88% over 3 years and +3.66% over 5 years. The fund trailed its US Blend category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $129, against $149 for the category, and to $110 over one year, against $121. Volatility over the past three years was 7.39% a year. In the 12 months to Jun 2026 the fund lost a net $341.0M, and assets reached $2.96B.

C000017810 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Brighthouse Asset Allocation 40 Portfolio grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Blend category average over the same months.

PeriodC000017810Category average
1 year (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)$110$121
3 years (Jul 2023 – Jun 2026)$129$149
5 years (Jul 2021 – Jun 2026)$120$143
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Jun 2026)$147$177

C000017810 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jun 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+4.53%
1 year+9.75%
3 years (annualised)+8.88%
5 years (annualised)+3.66%

C000017810 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Brighthouse Asset Allocation 40 Portfolio, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–Jun)+4.53%
2025+11.52%
2024+5.85%
2023+10.52%
2022−13.84%
2021+7.43%
2020+11.05%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+4.63%

C000017810 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+1.7%+1.5%−3.9%+3.6%+1.5%+0.2%——————
2025+2.1%+1.0%−1.4%0.0%+1.9%+2.5%0.0%+1.9%+1.3%+0.7%+0.8%+0.3%
2024−0.2%+1.2%+2.0%−2.8%+2.5%+0.4%+2.5%+1.6%+1.4%−2.3%+2.2%−2.7%
2023+4.9%−2.6%+1.9%+0.7%−1.5%+2.4%+1.5%−1.6%−3.1%−2.1%+5.9%+4.3%
2022−2.9%−1.6%−0.8%−5.0%+0.5%−5.0%+4.4%−2.9%−6.5%+2.6%+5.1%−2.0%
2021−0.4%+1.2%+0.8%+2.3%+0.9%+0.5%+0.7%+0.9%−1.9%+2.0%−1.4%+1.8%
2020+0.3%−2.9%−8.6%+5.6%+3.0%+1.7%+3.1%+2.4%−1.3%−0.7%+6.2%+2.6%
2019——————+0.4%0.0%+0.4%+0.9%+1.2%+1.6%

C000017810 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jul 2023 – Jun 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 7.39%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.59 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +5.91% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −3.86% (Mar 2026)

C000017810 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Brighthouse Asset Allocation 40 Portfolio, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$341.0M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $216.0M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.39×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jun 2026$196.9M$48.6M$148.3M
May 2026$2.7M$45.6M−$42.9M
Apr 2026$581K$45.6M−$45.0M
Mar 2026$2.2M$51.0M−$48.8M
Feb 2026$774K$39.4M−$38.7M
Jan 2026$1.8M$48.8M−$46.9M
Dec 2025$1.2M$47.7M−$46.5M
Nov 2025$1.8M$39.4M−$37.6M
Oct 2025$2.0M$50.6M−$48.6M
Sep 2025$1.8M$45.9M−$44.1M
Aug 2025$2.7M$46.9M−$44.2M
Jul 2025$1.5M$47.5M−$46.0M

C000017810 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Brighthouse Asset Allocation 40 Portfolio by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-06-30$2.96B
2026-03-31$2.94B
2025-12-31$3.10B
2025-09-30$3.18B
2025-06-30$3.21B
2025-03-31$3.22B
2024-12-31$3.30B
2024-09-30$3.52B
2024-06-30$3.48B
2024-03-31$3.61B
2023-12-31$3.64B
2023-09-30$3.49B

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.