C000031713 Fees and Costs — MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.72%: a 0.65% management fee plus 0.07% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $38K in broker commissions, 0.0287% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 33%.
C000031713 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000031713. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.65% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.07% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.72% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.72% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000031713 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000031713, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $471 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.79% 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 | $236 | $411 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $9 | $16 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $12 | $43 |
| Total costs | $79 | $258 | $471 |
| Value after costs | $10,421 | $11,318 | $12,292 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.79% | 0.79% | 0.79% |
C000031713 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): 0.0287%
- Total broker commissions: $38K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $369.2M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 33%
- Securities on loan, average value: $3.8M
- Net income from securities lending: $20K (0.015% of average net assets)
C000031713 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $17K | 47.40% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $5K | 13.08% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $3K | 8.49% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $3K | 7.99% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $2K | 7.04% |
| Capital Institutional Services, Inc. | $2K | 6.08% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $2K | 4.45% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $738 | 2.09% |
| Truist Securities, Inc. | $601 | 1.70% |
| Evercore Group L.L.C. | $595 | 1.69% |
C000031713 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $369.2M | 100.00% |
MML Income & Growth Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000031713 | Initial Class | 0.72% | — |
| C000067771 | Service Class | 0.97% | — |
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.