C000031718 Fees and Costs — MML VIP American Century Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.89%: a 0.84% management fee plus 0.05% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $70K in broker commissions, 0.0290% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 67%.
C000031718 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000031718. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.84% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.05% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.89% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.89% |
| 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 |
C000031718 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000031718, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $576 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.96% 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 0.89%) | $93 | $292 | $507 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $10 | $17 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $15 | $53 |
| Total costs | $96 | $316 | $576 |
| Value after costs | $10,404 | $11,260 | $12,187 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.96% | 0.96% | 0.96% |
C000031718 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): 0.0290%
- Total broker commissions: $70K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.1B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 67%
- Securities on loan, average value: $3.2M
- Net income from securities lending: $7K (0.003% of average net assets)
C000031718 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $9K | 16.25% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $8K | 15.08% |
| Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC | $8K | 14.15% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $7K | 12.93% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $7K | 12.31% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $4K | 7.28% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $4K | 7.16% |
| Evercore Group L.L.C. | $3K | 5.73% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $3K | 4.99% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2K | 4.12% |
C000031718 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $1.1B | 100.00% |
MML VIP American Century Mid Cap Value Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000031718 | Initial Class | 0.89% | — |
| C000067776 | Service Class | 1.14% | — |
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.