C000048820 Fees and Costs — VIP Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, Service Class 2

Data updated: 2026-08-24

The net expense ratio is 0.62%: a 0.37% management fee plus a 0.25% 12b-1 fee. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $20K in broker commissions, 0.0004% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 172%.

C000048820 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000048820. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2026.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.37%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.00%
Gross expense ratio0.62%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio0.62%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000048820 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000048820, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $391 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.65% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.62%)$65$204$355
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$0$0
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$10$36
Total costs$65$214$391
Value after costs$10,435$11,362$12,372
Impact on return, per year0.65%0.65%0.65%

C000048820 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): 0.0004%
  • Total broker commissions: $20K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $16.6B
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 172%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $0
  • Net income from securities lending: $17K (0.000% of average net assets)

C000048820 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
MORGAN STANLEY$19K92.97%
JPMORGAN CHASE and CO$1K5.95%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE)$2211.08%

C000048820 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE)$3.5B21.88%
MORGAN STANLEY$2.8B17.53%
BARCLAYS PLC$2.3B14.37%
CITIGROUP INC$2.1B13.20%
JPMORGAN CHASE and CO$2.0B12.37%
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION$1.3B8.30%
WELLS FARGO and CO$985.0M6.12%
MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC$535.2M3.33%
BNP PARIBAS$240.8M1.50%
CITADEL SECURITIES GLOBAL HOLDINGS LLC$226.2M1.41%

VIP Investment Grade Bond Portfolio Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
C000048817Initial Class0.37%—
C000048818Investor Class0.41%—
C000048819Service Class0.47%—
C000048820Service Class 20.62%—

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.