C000021040 Fees and Costs — VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio, Service Class

Data updated: 2026-08-24

The net expense ratio is 0.66%: a 0.55% 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 $527K in broker commissions, 0.0127% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 71%.

C000021040 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000021040. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2026.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.55%
12b-1 fee0.10%
Other expenses0.01%
Gross expense ratio0.66%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio0.66%
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

C000021040 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000021040, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $424 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.71% 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 0.66%)$69$217$378
Trading costs (broker commissions)$1$4$7
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$11$39
Total costs$71$232$424
Value after costs$10,429$11,344$12,339
Impact on return, per year0.71%0.71%0.71%

C000021040 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): 0.0127%
  • Total broker commissions: $527K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $20.6M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 71%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $16.1M
  • Net income from securities lending: $479K (0.012% of average net assets)

C000021040 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE)$84K19.68%
MORGAN STANLEY$64K14.91%
JPMORGAN CHASE and CO$62K14.55%
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION$62K14.54%
CITIGROUP INC$47K11.11%
UBS GROUP AG$34K7.85%
BARCLAYS PLC$27K6.40%
JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC$17K3.87%
VIRTU FINANCIAL INC$16K3.81%
BNP PARIBAS$14K3.30%

C000021040 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
THE TORONTO DOMINION BANK$7.7M37.42%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE)$4.7M22.85%
MORGAN STANLEY$2.5M12.15%
CITIGROUP INC$2.1M9.98%
BARCLAYS PLC$1.8M8.70%
JPMORGAN CHASE and CO$964K4.68%
JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC$871K4.23%

VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio Share Classes

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

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
C000021038Initial Class0.56%—
C000021039Investor Class0.64%—
C000021040Service Class0.66%—
C000021041Service Class 20.81%—

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.