C000203188 Fees and Costs — EQ/MFS Mid Cap Focused Growth Portfolio, Class IB
Data updated: 2026-08-25
The net expense ratio is 1.10%: a 0.85% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.13% other expenses, less a 0.13% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $59K in broker commissions, 0.0110% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 41%.
C000203188 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000203188. 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 | −0.13% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.10% |
| 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 |
C000203188 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000203188, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $693 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.17% 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 1.10%) | $116 | $360 | $624 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $4 | $6 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $18 | $64 |
| Total costs | $117 | $382 | $693 |
| Value after costs | $10,383 | $11,195 | $12,069 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.17% | 1.17% | 1.17% |
C000203188 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): 0.0110%
- Total broker commissions: $59K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $5.2M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 41%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000203188 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $10K | 20.31% |
| Jefferies LLC | $9K | 18.42% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $7K | 14.09% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $6K | 11.57% |
| Optiver V.O.F. | $4K | 7.63% |
| BTIG, LLC | $3K | 6.66% |
| Luminex Trading & Analytics LLC | $3K | 6.27% |
| TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC | $3K | 6.12% |
| JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC | $3K | 5.59% |
| William Blair & Company, L.L.C. | $2K | 3.34% |
C000203188 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $5.2M | 100.00% |
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.