C000024986 Fees and Costs — EQ/PIMCO Ultra Short Bond Portfolio, Class IA
Data updated: 2026-08-25
The net expense ratio is 0.88%: a 0.50% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.22% other expenses, less a 0.09% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $54K in broker commissions, 0.0067% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 77%.
C000024986 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000024986. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.50% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.22% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.97% |
| Fee waiver | −0.09% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.88% |
| 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 |
C000024986 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000024986, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $556 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.93% 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 0.88%) | $92 | $289 | $501 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $4 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $14 | $51 |
| Total costs | $93 | $305 | $556 |
| Value after costs | $10,407 | $11,271 | $12,207 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.93% | 0.93% | 0.93% |
C000024986 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): 0.0067%
- Total broker commissions: $54K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.3B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 77%
- Securities on loan, average value: $2.6M
- Net income from securities lending: $6K (0.001% of average net assets)
C000024986 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $54K | 100.00% |
C000024986 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $529.2M | 26.99% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $344.3M | 17.56% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $185.8M | 9.48% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $179.1M | 9.14% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $162.6M | 8.30% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $160.7M | 8.20% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $121.0M | 6.17% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $103.9M | 5.30% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $99.8M | 5.09% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $74.1M | 3.78% |
EQ/PIMCO Ultra Short Bond Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000104191 | Class K | 0.56% | — |
| C000024987 | Class IB | 0.81% | — |
| C000024986 | Class IA | 0.88% | — |
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.