C000020972 Fees and Costs — VIP Growth Portfolio, Service Class
Data updated: 2026-08-24
The net expense ratio is 0.65%: a 0.54% management fee, a 0.10% 12b-1 fee plus 0.01% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $2.1M in broker commissions, 0.0193% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 81%.
C000020972 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000020972. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.54% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.10% |
| Other expenses | 0.01% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.65% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.65% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000020972 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000020972, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $421 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.70% 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 0.65%) | $68 | $214 | $372 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $6 | $11 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $11 | $39 |
| Total costs | $70 | $231 | $421 |
| Value after costs | $10,430 | $11,345 | $12,341 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.70% | 0.70% | 0.70% |
C000020972 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): 0.0193%
- Total broker commissions: $2.1M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $39.7M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 81%
- Securities on loan, average value: $26.9M
- Net income from securities lending: $1.3M (0.012% of average net assets)
C000020972 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $370K | 21.82% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE and CO | $297K | 17.51% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) | $274K | 16.17% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $243K | 14.36% |
| UBS GROUP AG | $119K | 7.04% |
| CITIGROUP INC | $110K | 6.49% |
| JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC | $108K | 6.37% |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | $59K | 3.51% |
| VIRTU FINANCIAL INC | $59K | 3.50% |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $55K | 3.22% |
C000020972 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| JPMORGAN CHASE and CO | $13.2M | 33.27% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $11.4M | 28.81% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) | $8.8M | 22.06% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $4.3M | 10.84% |
| JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC | $1.2M | 2.98% |
| CITIGROUP INC | $812K | 2.04% |
VIP Growth Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000023036 | Initial Class | 0.55% | — |
| C000020971 | Investor Class | 0.62% | — |
| C000020972 | Service Class | 0.65% | — |
| QVG2Q | Service Class 2 | 0.80% | — |
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.