C000024599 Fees and Costs — EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio, Class IB
Data updated: 2026-08-25
The net expense ratio is 0.72%: a 0.40% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.14% other expenses, less a 0.07% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $44K in broker commissions, 0.0023% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 5%.
C000024599 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000024599. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.40% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.14% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.79% |
| Fee waiver | −0.07% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.72% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
C000024599 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000024599, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $454 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.76% 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 0.72%) | $76 | $237 | $411 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $12 | $42 |
| Total costs | $76 | $249 | $454 |
| Value after costs | $10,424 | $11,327 | $12,308 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.76% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
C000024599 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): 0.0023%
- Total broker commissions: $44K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $156.3M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 5%
- Securities on loan, average value: $41.9M
- Net income from securities lending: $158K (0.008% of average net assets)
C000024599 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $14K | 31.10% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $8K | 17.24% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. | $7K | 16.51% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $6K | 14.01% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $6K | 12.92% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $2K | 4.89% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $1K | 3.33% |
C000024599 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $133.6M | 85.48% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. | $22.7M | 14.52% |
| BARRENJOEY MARKETS PTY LIMITED | $6K | 0.00% |
EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000104167 | Class K | 0.47% | — |
| C000024598 | Class IA | 0.72% | — |
| C000024599 | Class IB | 0.72% | — |
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.