C000030751 Fees and Costs — BlackRock High Yield Portfolio, Class B
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.88%: a 0.60% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.05% other expenses, less a 0.02% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $11K in broker commissions, 0.0011% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 54%.
C000030751 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000030751. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.60% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.05% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.90% |
| Fee waiver | −0.02% |
| 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 | No |
C000030751 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000030751, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $552 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) | $0 | $0 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $14 | $51 |
| Total costs | $93 | $303 | $552 |
| Value after costs | $10,407 | $11,273 | $12,210 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.93% | 0.93% | 0.93% |
C000030751 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): 0.0011%
- Total broker commissions: $11K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.0B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 54%
- Securities on loan, average value: $127.0M
- Net income from securities lending: $378K (0.037% of average net assets)
C000030751 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $9K | 82.60% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $2K | 17.01% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $26 | 0.25% |
| Jefferies LLC | $16 | 0.15% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $0 | 0.00% |
C000030751 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $168.8M | 18.69% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $150.5M | 16.66% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $142.1M | 15.73% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $137.9M | 15.26% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $75.6M | 8.36% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $65.4M | 7.24% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $47.7M | 5.28% |
| Jefferies LLC | $38.8M | 4.29% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $38.4M | 4.25% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $38.4M | 4.25% |
BlackRock High Yield Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000030750 | Class A | 0.63% | — |
| C000030751 | Class B | 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.