C000086554 Fees and Costs — MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.59%: a 0.35% management fee plus 0.24% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $16K in broker commissions, 0.0147% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 52%.
C000086554 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000086554. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.35% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.24% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.59% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.59% |
| 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 |
C000086554 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000086554, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $381 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.63% 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 0.59%) | $62 | $194 | $338 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $5 | $8 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $10 | $35 |
| Total costs | $63 | $209 | $381 |
| Value after costs | $10,437 | $11,368 | $12,382 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.63% | 0.63% | 0.63% |
C000086554 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): 0.0147%
- Total broker commissions: $16K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $603.5M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 52%
- Securities on loan, average value: $2.3M
- Net income from securities lending: $12K (0.011% of average net assets)
C000086554 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $16K | 100.00% |
C000086554 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $378.3M | 67.90% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $51.0M | 9.15% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $29.2M | 5.24% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $22.4M | 4.01% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $14.5M | 2.60% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $14.4M | 2.59% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $12.8M | 2.29% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $12.5M | 2.25% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $11.7M | 2.09% |
| MUFG Securities Americas Inc. | $10.5M | 1.88% |
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000086554 | Class II | 0.59% | — |
| C000086555 | Service Class I | 0.84% | — |
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.