C000135666 Fees and Costs — MML VIP MFS International Equity Fund, Class II
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.93%: a 0.80% management fee plus 0.23% other expenses, less a 0.10% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $142K in broker commissions, 0.0594% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 64%.
C000135666 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000135666. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.80% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.23% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.03% |
| Fee waiver | −0.10% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.93% |
| 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 |
C000135666 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000135666, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $619 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.04% 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 0.93%) | $98 | $305 | $528 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $6 | $19 | $34 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $16 | $57 |
| Total costs | $104 | $340 | $619 |
| Value after costs | $10,396 | $11,236 | $12,144 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.04% |
C000135666 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): 0.0594%
- Total broker commissions: $142K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $629.2M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 64%
- Securities on loan, average value: $3.6M
- Net income from securities lending: $37K (0.016% of average net assets)
C000135666 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $72K | 58.25% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $8K | 6.57% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $8K | 6.46% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $8K | 6.37% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $5K | 4.39% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $5K | 4.16% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $5K | 4.06% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $5K | 4.02% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $4K | 3.61% |
| Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc. | $3K | 2.12% |
C000135666 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $629.1M | 100.00% |
MML VIP MFS International Equity Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000135666 | Class II | 0.93% | — |
| C000135667 | Service Class I | 1.18% | — |
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.