C000021013 Fees and Costs — VIP Disciplined Small Cap Portfolio, Service Class 2

Data updated: 2026-08-24

The net expense ratio is 0.57%: a 0.30% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.02% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $278K in broker commissions, 0.0608% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 69%.

C000021013 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000021013. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2026.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.30%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.02%
Gross expense ratio0.57%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio0.57%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000021013 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000021013, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $397 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 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.57%)$60$187$326
Trading costs (broker commissions)$6$20$35
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$10$36
Total costs$66$218$397
Value after costs$10,434$11,359$12,365
Impact on return, per year0.66%0.66%0.66%

C000021013 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): 0.0608%
  • Total broker commissions: $278K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 69%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $29.2M
  • Net income from securities lending: $114K (0.025% of average net assets)

C000021013 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE)$74K30.10%
MORGAN STANLEY$46K18.48%
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION$43K17.48%
UBS GROUP AG$23K9.33%
JPMORGAN CHASE and CO$19K7.86%
CITIGROUP INC$16K6.36%
BARCLAYS PLC$9K3.69%
VIRTU FINANCIAL INC$6K2.55%
JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC$6K2.37%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA$4K1.78%

VIP Disciplined Small Cap Portfolio Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
C000021010Initial Class0.32%—
C000021011Investor Class0.40%—
C000021012Service Class0.42%—
C000021013Service Class 20.57%—

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.