C000203162 Fees and Costs — EQ/MFS International Intrinsic Value Portfolio, Class IB
Data updated: 2026-08-25
The net expense ratio is 1.15%: a 0.85% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.13% other expenses, less a 0.08% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $215K in broker commissions, 0.0163% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 15%.
C000203162 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000203162. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.85% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.13% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.23% |
| Fee waiver | −0.08% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.15% |
| 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 | Yes |
C000203162 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000203162, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $727 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.22% 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 1.15%) | $121 | $376 | $651 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $5 | $9 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $19 | $67 |
| Total costs | $122 | $400 | $727 |
| Value after costs | $10,378 | $11,176 | $12,036 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.22% | 1.22% | 1.22% |
C000203162 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): 0.0163%
- Total broker commissions: $215K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $313.3M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 15%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000203162 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. | $36K | 22.11% |
| Jefferies LLC | $21K | 13.11% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $17K | 10.63% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $16K | 9.86% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $15K | 9.27% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $14K | 8.79% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $12K | 7.72% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $11K | 6.88% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $11K | 6.81% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $8K | 4.82% |
C000203162 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $310.4M | 99.07% |
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $2.9M | 0.93% |
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.