C000227127 Fees and Costs — MML VIP BlackRock iShares 80/20 Allocation Fund, Service Class I
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.75% (0.81% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $5K in broker commissions, 0.0045% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 6%.
C000227127 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000227127. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.30% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.22% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.81% |
| Fee waiver | −0.06% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.75% |
| 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 |
C000227127 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000227127, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $474 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.79% 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 0.75%) | $79 | $246 | $428 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $3 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $12 | $43 |
| Total costs | $79 | $260 | $474 |
| Value after costs | $10,421 | $11,316 | $12,289 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.79% | 0.79% | 0.79% |
C000227127 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): 0.0045%
- Total broker commissions: $5K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $98.4M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 6%
- Securities on loan, average value: $6.1M
- Net income from securities lending: $16K (0.013% of average net assets)
C000227127 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $1K | 25.91% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $1K | 22.02% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $902 | 16.72% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $814 | 15.09% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $504 | 9.33% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $417 | 7.73% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $166 | 3.07% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $7 | 0.13% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $0 | 0.00% |
C000227127 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $98.4M | 100.00% |
MML VIP BlackRock iShares 80/20 Allocation Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000227128 | Class II | 0.50% | — |
| C000227127 | Service Class I | 0.75% | — |
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.