C000203172 Fees and Costs — EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio, Class IB
Data updated: 2026-08-25
The net expense ratio is 2.53%: a 0.50% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 2.13% other expenses, less a 0.35% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $4K in broker commissions, 0.0044% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 122%.
C000203172 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000203172. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.50% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 2.13% |
| Gross expense ratio | 2.88% |
| Fee waiver | −0.35% |
| Net expense ratio | 2.53% |
| 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 |
C000203172 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000203172, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,537 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.66% 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 2.53%) | $266 | $816 | $1,392 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $41 | $143 |
| Total costs | $266 | $858 | $1,537 |
| Value after costs | $10,234 | $10,718 | $11,225 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.66% | 2.66% | 2.66% |
C000203172 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): 0.0044%
- Total broker commissions: $4K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.1B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 122%
- Securities on loan, average value: $0
- Net income from securities lending: $0 (0.000% of average net assets)
C000203172 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $4K | 100.00% |
C000203172 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $818.4M | 40.11% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $589.4M | 28.88% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $171.6M | 8.41% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $151.2M | 7.41% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $75.5M | 3.70% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $69.3M | 3.40% |
| Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc. | $66.7M | 3.27% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $43.9M | 2.15% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $27.9M | 1.37% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $26.8M | 1.31% |
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.