C000021086 Fees and Costs — VIP Real Estate Portfolio, Service Class 2

Data updated: 2026-08-24

The net expense ratio is 0.85%: a 0.58% 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 $59K in broker commissions, 0.0172% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 35%.

C000021086 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000021086. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2026.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.58%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.02%
Gross expense ratio0.85%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio0.85%
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

C000021086 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000021086, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $544 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.91% 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 0.85%)$89$279$484
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$6$10
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$14$50
Total costs$91$299$544
Value after costs$10,409$11,278$12,219
Impact on return, per year0.91%0.91%0.91%

C000021086 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): 0.0172%
  • Total broker commissions: $59K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $808K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 35%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $545K
  • Net income from securities lending: $169 (0.000% of average net assets)

C000021086 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC$8K18.56%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA$7K14.38%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE)$6K12.42%
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION$5K10.93%
CITIGROUP INC$4K9.27%
UBS GROUP AG$3K7.35%
JPMORGAN CHASE and CO$3K7.23%
THE TORONTO DOMINION BANK$3K6.85%
MORGAN STANLEY$3K6.78%
WELLS FARGO and CO$3K6.23%

C000021086 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
MORGAN STANLEY$337K41.70%
JPMORGAN CHASE and CO$323K40.02%
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION$148K18.28%

VIP Real Estate Portfolio Share Classes

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

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
C000021083Initial Class0.60%—
C000021084Investor Class0.68%—
C000021085Service Class0.70%—
C000021086Service Class 20.85%—

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.