C000024924 Fees and Costs — EQ/MFS International Growth Portfolio, Class IB
Data updated: 2026-08-25
The net expense ratio is 1.10%: a 0.83% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.14% other expenses, less a 0.12% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $236K in broker commissions, 0.0169% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 16%.
C000024924 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000024924. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.83% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.14% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.22% |
| Fee waiver | −0.12% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.10% |
| 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 |
C000024924 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000024924, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $697 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.17% 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 1.10%) | $116 | $360 | $623 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $6 | $10 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $18 | $64 |
| Total costs | $117 | $384 | $697 |
| Value after costs | $10,383 | $11,193 | $12,066 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.17% | 1.17% | 1.17% |
C000024924 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): 0.0169%
- Total broker commissions: $236K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 16%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000024924 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $62K | 30.90% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $29K | 14.54% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $27K | 13.67% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $18K | 8.98% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. | $16K | 8.09% |
| Jefferies LLC | $13K | 6.39% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $10K | 5.21% |
| Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. | $10K | 5.13% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $7K | 3.70% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $7K | 3.39% |
EQ/MFS International Growth Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000104179 | Class K | 0.85% | — |
| C000024924 | Class IB | 1.10% | — |
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.