C000021080 Fees and Costs — VIP Energy Portfolio, Initial Class
Data updated: 2026-08-24
The net expense ratio is 0.60%: a 0.58% management fee plus 0.02% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $34K in broker commissions, 0.0076% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 13%.
C000021080 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000021080. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.58% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.02% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.60% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.60% |
| 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 |
C000021080 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000021080, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $383 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.64% 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 0.60%) | $63 | $197 | $344 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $4 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $10 | $35 |
| Total costs | $64 | $210 | $383 |
| Value after costs | $10,436 | $11,367 | $12,380 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.64% | 0.64% | 0.64% |
C000021080 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): 0.0076%
- Total broker commissions: $34K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 13%
- Securities on loan, average value: $6.2M
- Net income from securities lending: $26K (0.006% of average net assets)
C000021080 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| JPMORGAN CHASE and CO | $5K | 19.27% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) | $3K | 12.96% |
| JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC | $3K | 10.99% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $3K | 10.72% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $2K | 9.05% |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $2K | 8.59% |
| BANK OF MONTREAL QUE | $2K | 7.63% |
| VIRTU FINANCIAL INC | $2K | 7.48% |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | $2K | 7.26% |
| UBS GROUP AG | $2K | 6.04% |
VIP Energy Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000021080 | Initial Class | 0.60% | — |
| C000021081 | Investor Class | 0.68% | — |
| C000021082 | Service Class 2 | 0.85% | — |
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.