C000017839 Fees and Costs — MetLife Russell 2000 Index Portfolio, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.30%: a 0.25% management fee plus 0.05% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $70K in broker commissions, 0.0072% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 29%.
C000017839 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000017839. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.25% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.05% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.30% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.30% |
| 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 |
C000017839 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000017839, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $195 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.32% 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 0.30%) | $32 | $99 | $173 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $4 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $5 | $18 |
| Total costs | $32 | $106 | $195 |
| Value after costs | $10,468 | $11,470 | $12,568 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
C000017839 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): 0.0072%
- Total broker commissions: $70K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $968.7M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 29%
- Securities on loan, average value: $151.5M
- Net income from securities lending: $822K (0.085% of average net assets)
C000017839 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $45K | 65.05% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $14K | 20.18% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $3K | 4.75% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $3K | 3.66% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $2K | 2.98% |
| Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. | $725 | 1.05% |
| Jane Street Execution Services, LLC | $480 | 0.69% |
| CastleOak Securities, L.P. | $457 | 0.66% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $430 | 0.62% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $252 | 0.36% |
C000017839 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $224.6M | 24.12% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $148.5M | 15.95% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $116.9M | 12.55% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $115.4M | 12.39% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $101.9M | 10.94% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $91.1M | 9.78% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $46.8M | 5.02% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $41.4M | 4.44% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $27.8M | 2.98% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $16.9M | 1.82% |
MetLife Russell 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000017839 | Class A | 0.30% | — |
| C000017841 | Class E | 0.45% | — |
| C000017840 | Class B | 0.55% | — |
| C000075821 | 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.