C000017828 Fees and Costs — MetLife MSCI EAFE Index Portfolio, Class B
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.62%: a 0.30% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.06% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $185K in broker commissions, 0.0127% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 22%.
C000017828 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000017828. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.30% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.06% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.62% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.62% |
| 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 |
C000017828 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000017828, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $399 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.66% 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 0.62%) | $65 | $204 | $355 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $4 | $7 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $10 | $36 |
| Total costs | $66 | $218 | $399 |
| Value after costs | $10,434 | $11,358 | $12,364 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.66% | 0.66% | 0.66% |
C000017828 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): 0.0127%
- Total broker commissions: $185K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.2B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 22%
- Securities on loan, average value: $33.7M
- Net income from securities lending: $147K (0.010% of average net assets)
C000017828 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $120K | 66.33% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $17K | 9.37% |
| Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. | $14K | 7.54% |
| WallachBeth Capital, LLC | $7K | 3.85% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $5K | 2.90% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $5K | 2.59% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $4K | 2.09% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $4K | 2.00% |
| CastleOak Securities, L.P. | $4K | 1.96% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $3K | 1.38% |
C000017828 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $309.7M | 26.01% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $303.9M | 25.52% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $247.4M | 20.77% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $158.2M | 13.28% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $71.3M | 5.99% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $60.9M | 5.11% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $16.9M | 1.42% |
| Jefferies LLC | $9.2M | 0.77% |
| Stonex Financial Inc. | $8.1M | 0.68% |
| Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc. | $5.3M | 0.44% |
MetLife MSCI EAFE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000017827 | Class A | 0.37% | — |
| C000017829 | Class E | 0.52% | — |
| C000017828 | Class B | 0.62% | — |
| C000075820 | Class G | 0.67% | — |
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.