C000074589 Fees and Costs — MML VIP American Century Small Company Value Fund, Class II
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.99%: a 0.80% management fee plus 0.26% other expenses, less a 0.07% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $20K in broker commissions, 0.0350% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 40%.
C000074589 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000074589. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.80% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.26% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.06% |
| Fee waiver | −0.07% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.99% |
| 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 |
C000074589 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000074589, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $641 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.08% 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 0.99%) | $104 | $324 | $562 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $4 | $11 | $20 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $17 | $59 |
| Total costs | $108 | $352 | $641 |
| Value after costs | $10,392 | $11,224 | $12,122 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.08% | 1.08% | 1.08% |
C000074589 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): 0.0350%
- Total broker commissions: $20K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $75.8M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 40%
- Securities on loan, average value: $9.5M
- Net income from securities lending: $17K (0.030% of average net assets)
C000074589 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $3K | 15.16% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $3K | 14.80% |
| Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC | $3K | 14.14% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $2K | 13.27% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $2K | 10.71% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $2K | 10.14% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $1K | 7.25% |
| Evercore Group L.L.C. | $1K | 6.94% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $893 | 4.85% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $506 | 2.74% |
C000074589 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $74.7M | 98.60% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $492K | 0.65% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $238K | 0.31% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $117K | 0.15% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $80K | 0.11% |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. | $54K | 0.07% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $32K | 0.04% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $27K | 0.04% |
| Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | $18K | 0.02% |
MML VIP American Century Small Company 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000074589 | Class II | 0.99% | — |
| C000074590 | Service Class I | 1.24% | — |
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.