C000017831 Fees and Costs — Brighthouse/Wellington Balanced Portfolio, Class B
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.77%: a 0.46% 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 $214K in broker commissions, 0.0181% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 194%.
C000017831 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000017831. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.46% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.06% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.77% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.77% |
| 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 |
C000017831 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000017831, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $495 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.83% 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 0.77%) | $81 | $253 | $439 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $6 | $10 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $13 | $45 |
| Total costs | $83 | $272 | $495 |
| Value after costs | $10,417 | $11,305 | $12,268 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.83% | 0.83% | 0.83% |
C000017831 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): 0.0181%
- Total broker commissions: $214K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $3.7B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 194%
- Securities on loan, average value: $28.3M
- Net income from securities lending: $69K (0.006% of average net assets)
C000017831 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $47K | 29.90% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $21K | 13.38% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $21K | 13.11% |
| Jefferies LLC | $13K | 8.33% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $12K | 7.95% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $11K | 7.28% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $10K | 6.54% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $9K | 5.47% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $6K | 4.12% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $6K | 3.92% |
C000017831 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $1.3B | 37.60% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $499.1M | 13.96% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $488.0M | 13.65% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $428.1M | 11.98% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $335.3M | 9.38% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $314.4M | 8.80% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $87.1M | 2.44% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $43.9M | 1.23% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $17.6M | 0.49% |
| Citadel Securities LLC | $16.8M | 0.47% |
Brighthouse/Wellington Balanced Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000017830 | Class A | 0.52% | — |
| C000017832 | Class E | 0.67% | — |
| C000017831 | Class B | 0.77% | — |
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.