C000031716 Fees and Costs — MML VIP Loomis Sayles Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.70%: a 0.65% management fee plus 0.05% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $9K in broker commissions, 0.0040% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 2%.
C000031716 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000031716. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.65% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.05% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.70% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.70% |
| 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 |
C000031716 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000031716, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $443 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.74% 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 0.70%) | $74 | $230 | $400 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $11 | $41 |
| Total costs | $74 | $243 | $443 |
| Value after costs | $10,426 | $11,333 | $12,320 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.74% | 0.74% | 0.74% |
C000031716 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): 0.0040%
- Total broker commissions: $9K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $463.5M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 2%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.8M
- Net income from securities lending: $10K (0.005% of average net assets)
C000031716 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Institutional Services, Inc. | $2K | 25.43% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $2K | 20.97% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $1K | 16.56% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1K | 16.27% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $844 | 9.87% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $684 | 8.00% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $249 | 2.90% |
C000031716 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $463.5M | 100.00% |
MML VIP Loomis Sayles Large Cap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000031716 | Initial Class | 0.70% | — |
| C000067774 | Service Class | 0.95% | — |
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.