C000017818 Fees and Costs — MetLife Stock Index Portfolio, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.27%: a 0.25% management fee plus 0.03% other expenses, less a 0.01% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $78K in broker commissions, 0.0009% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 16%.
C000017818 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000017818. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.25% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.03% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.28% |
| Fee waiver | −0.01% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.27% |
| 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 |
C000017818 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000017818, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $172 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.28% 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 0.27%) | $28 | $89 | $156 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $4 | $16 |
| Total costs | $28 | $94 | $172 |
| Value after costs | $10,472 | $11,482 | $12,591 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.28% | 0.28% | 0.28% |
C000017818 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): 0.0009%
- Total broker commissions: $78K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.4B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 16%
- Securities on loan, average value: $504.6M
- Net income from securities lending: $942K (0.010% of average net assets)
C000017818 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $17K | 22.51% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $12K | 15.32% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $12K | 15.23% |
| Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. | $10K | 12.79% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $7K | 8.80% |
| Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC | $6K | 7.62% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $6K | 7.27% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $4K | 5.48% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $2K | 2.73% |
| CastleOak Securities, L.P. | $2K | 2.24% |
C000017818 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $453.5M | 19.48% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $388.7M | 16.70% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $316.8M | 13.61% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $287.5M | 12.35% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $222.6M | 9.56% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $191.9M | 8.25% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $143.4M | 6.16% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $139.8M | 6.01% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $96.8M | 4.16% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $86.9M | 3.73% |
MetLife 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000017818 | Class A | 0.27% | — |
| C000075819 | Class D | 0.37% | — |
| C000017820 | Class E | 0.42% | — |
| C000017819 | Class B | 0.52% | — |
| C000150812 | Class G | 0.57% | — |
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.