C000067770 Fees and Costs — MML Equity Income Fund, Service Class
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 1.04%: a 0.75% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.04% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $65K in broker commissions, 0.0155% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 37%.
C000067770 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000067770. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.75% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.04% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.04% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.04% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000067770 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000067770, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $659 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.11% 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 1.04%) | $109 | $341 | $590 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $5 | $9 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $17 | $61 |
| Total costs | $111 | $363 | $659 |
| Value after costs | $10,389 | $11,214 | $12,103 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.11% | 1.11% | 1.11% |
C000067770 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): 0.0155%
- Total broker commissions: $65K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.0B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 37%
- Securities on loan, average value: $6.7M
- Net income from securities lending: $19K (0.005% of average net assets)
C000067770 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $27K | 50.69% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $7K | 12.45% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $5K | 8.75% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $3K | 4.78% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $2K | 4.55% |
| Evercore Group L.L.C. | $2K | 4.40% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $2K | 3.99% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $2K | 3.89% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $2K | 3.33% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $2K | 3.16% |
C000067770 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $668.4M | 66.50% |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. | $262.6M | 26.12% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $29.4M | 2.92% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $27.0M | 2.69% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $17.8M | 1.77% |
MML Equity Income Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000031712 | Initial Class | 0.79% | — |
| C000067770 | Service Class | 1.04% | — |
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.