C000017813 Fees and Costs — MetLife Mid Cap Stock Index Portfolio, Class E
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.45%: a 0.25% management fee, a 0.15% 12b-1 fee plus 0.05% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $19K in broker commissions, 0.0016% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 26%.
C000017813 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000017813. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.25% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.15% |
| Other expenses | 0.05% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.45% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.45% |
| 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 |
C000017813 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000017813, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $286 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.47% 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 0.45%) | $47 | $148 | $259 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $7 | $26 |
| Total costs | $47 | $156 | $286 |
| Value after costs | $10,453 | $11,420 | $12,477 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.47% | 0.47% | 0.47% |
C000017813 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): 0.0016%
- Total broker commissions: $19K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $947.4M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 26%
- Securities on loan, average value: $103.5M
- Net income from securities lending: $199K (0.017% of average net assets)
C000017813 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. | $4K | 22.37% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $4K | 21.56% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $3K | 15.54% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $3K | 14.85% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $3K | 13.85% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $902 | 4.89% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $496 | 2.69% |
| Jane Street Execution Services, LLC | $457 | 2.48% |
| CastleOak Securities, L.P. | $166 | 0.90% |
| Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC | $159 | 0.86% |
C000017813 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $206.3M | 22.89% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $132.2M | 14.67% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $112.2M | 12.45% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $93.4M | 10.37% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $91.0M | 10.10% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $82.2M | 9.12% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $71.0M | 7.88% |
| Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC | $56.4M | 6.26% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $39.2M | 4.35% |
| Stonex Financial Inc. | $17.1M | 1.90% |
MetLife Mid Cap Stock 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000017811 | Class A | 0.30% | — |
| C000017813 | Class E | 0.45% | — |
| C000017812 | Class B | 0.55% | — |
| C000075818 | Class G | 0.60% | — |
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.