C000017868 Fees and Costs — Neuberger Berman Genesis Portfolio, Class B
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 1.06%: a 0.83% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.05% other expenses, less a 0.07% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $185K in broker commissions, 0.0226% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 24%.
C000017868 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000017868. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.83% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.05% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.13% |
| Fee waiver | −0.07% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.06% |
| 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 |
C000017868 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000017868, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $676 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.14% 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 1.06%) | $111 | $347 | $601 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $7 | $13 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $18 | $62 |
| Total costs | $114 | $372 | $676 |
| Value after costs | $10,386 | $11,204 | $12,087 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.14% | 1.14% | 1.14% |
C000017868 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): 0.0226%
- Total broker commissions: $185K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $50.7M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 24%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000017868 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $40K | 25.55% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $32K | 20.46% |
| National Financial Services LLC | $19K | 12.17% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $15K | 9.54% |
| Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | $12K | 7.53% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $10K | 6.44% |
| Jefferies LLC | $9K | 5.75% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $9K | 5.65% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $6K | 3.76% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $5K | 3.15% |
C000017868 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $49.7M | 98.09% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $967K | 1.91% |
Neuberger Berman Genesis Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000017867 | Class A | 0.81% | — |
| C000017869 | Class E | 0.96% | — |
| C000017868 | Class B | 1.06% | — |
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.