C000203164 Fees and Costs — EQ/MFS Technology Portfolio, Class IB
Data updated: 2026-08-25
The net expense ratio is 1.11%: a 0.74% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.12% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $140K in broker commissions, 0.0124% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 51%.
C000203164 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000203164. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.74% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.12% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.11% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.11% |
| 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 |
C000203164 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000203164, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $700 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.18% 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 1.11%) | $117 | $363 | $629 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $4 | $7 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $18 | $64 |
| Total costs | $118 | $385 | $700 |
| Value after costs | $10,382 | $11,191 | $12,062 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.18% | 1.18% | 1.18% |
C000203164 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): 0.0124%
- Total broker commissions: $140K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $662.7M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 51%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000203164 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $33K | 26.49% |
| Jefferies LLC | $25K | 20.27% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $15K | 11.70% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $14K | 11.07% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $10K | 7.68% |
| TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC | $7K | 5.75% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $6K | 5.05% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. | $6K | 4.63% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $5K | 3.81% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $4K | 3.54% |
C000203164 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $662.6M | 99.99% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $68K | 0.01% |
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.