UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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Investment Company Act file number | | 811-02224 |
MML Series Investment Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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100 Bright Meadow Blvd., Enfield, CT | | 06082 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
Tina Wilson
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100 Bright Meadow Blvd., Enfield, CT | | 06082 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 562-1000
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Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2017 | | | | |
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Date of reporting period: 12/31/2017 | | | | |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
Table of Contents
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus (or summary prospectus, if available) for the MML Series Investment Fund. Investors should consider a Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses carefully before investing. This and other information about the investment company is available in the prospectus (or summary prospectus, if available). Read it carefully before investing.
MML Series Investment Fund – President’s Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited)
To Our Shareholders
Tina Wilson
“MassMutual believes that ever-changing market conditions have the potential to benefit people who maintain a long-term perspective on investing.”
December 31, 2017
Continued strength in U.S. markets benefits equity investors; global markets stabilize
I am pleased to present you with the MML Series Investment Fund Annual Report, covering the year ended December 31, 2017 (the “fiscal year”). Domestic stocks enjoyed strong performance during the fiscal year, as investor sentiment was buoyed by campaign promises focused on tax reforms, infrastructure spending, health care reform, and the creation of American jobs. One campaign promise fulfilled was the passage of tax reform, as President Trump signed sweeping tax legislation (i.e., the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) into law on December 22, 2017.
Foreign stocks also performed well for investors, as European markets stabilized significantly with Brexit concerns shifting to the actual details of executing Great Britain’s separation from the European Union. Asian markets also stabilized, even though geopolitical tensions in the region escalated due to China’s disputed expansion in the South China Sea, North Korea’s increased nuclear and missile arsenal, and lingering suspicions regarding Russia’s covert involvement in the American political process and its participation in Middle Eastern conflicts. Japan’s economic policies also appeared to be helping that country overcome its long-term economic challenges.
While equity markets added to an impressive string of consecutive quarters with positive results, investment-grade bond investors found it more difficult to generate satisfying returns during the period.
In MassMutual’s view, the ongoing uncertainties associated with investing in today’s markets validate the importance of taking a long-term perspective and not reacting to current events or short-term market changes. We also believe investors preparing for retirement income who follow certain investment guidelines, such as the ones below, may increase their chances of reaching their long-term income goals.
Suggestions for retirement investors under any market conditions
Save as much as you can
There is no way to predict how the markets will perform. But you can control how often and how much you contribute to your retirement accounts. Contributing as much as you can and increasing your contribution level as often as possible may be one way to help you realize your retirement income goals.*
Invest in all market conditions
Many seasoned investors believe that retirement savers who can tolerate a market downturn have the potential to be rewarded by accumulating larger positions at more favorable prices (compared to those who do not invest during a down market). That’s why financial professionals often advise their clients to stay in the market, regardless of short-term results.
| * | Systematic investing and asset allocation do not ensure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market. Systematic investing involves continuous investment in securities regardless of fluctuating price levels. Investors should consider their ability to continue investing through periods of low price levels. |
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MML Series Investment Fund – President’s Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited) (Continued)
Retirement investors have time on their side
For most, saving and investing for retirement occurs over many decades. While most retirement investors may be familiar with market volatility, savvy investors know that adopting a long-term view of the markets can help them withstand all market conditions.
Monitor your asset allocation regularly – and diversify
Stocks, bonds, and short-term/money market investments typically (although not always) behave differently, depending on the economic and market environment. Each of these asset classes contains an even greater array of sub-categories, such as small-cap stocks, international stocks, and high-yield bonds. Many financial professionals believe that investors can take advantage of different opportunities in the market and reduce the risk of over-exposure to one or two poorly performing investment types by maintaining retirement accounts that contain a mix of investment types and sub-categories.
Make informed choices and seek professional guidance
Many financial advisors suggest that retirement investors select an appropriate combination of investments that aligns with their retirement income goals. Doing so can help you withstand the inevitable ups and downs of the markets.
If you work with a financial professional, this may be an excellent time to contact him or her for assistance in assessing whether or not you:
| • | | may be saving enough for adequate retirement income based on your long-term needs; |
| • | | are invested properly for all market conditions, based on your retirement income goals and objectives and where you are in your retirement planning journey; and |
| • | | feel you are taking the right steps to help reduce your longevity risk, which is related to the possibility that you could “outlive” your retirement savings. |
We’re people protecting people
MassMutual believes that nothing matters more than people. Our commitment has always been to help you care for the people you care about. We’ve helped people secure their future and protect the ones they love since 1851. And that’s why we consistently encourage retirement investors to maintain a long-term view toward retirement investing, and avoid reacting to short-term market movements. We believe that ever-changing market conditions have the potential to benefit people who maintain a long-term perspective on investing. Thank you for your continued confidence in MassMutual.
Sincerely,
Tina Wilson
President
The information provided is the opinion of MML Investment Advisers, LLC as of 1/1/18 and is subject to change without notice. It is not to be construed as tax, legal, or investment advice. Of course, past performance does not guarantee future results.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Economic and Market Overview (Unaudited)
December 31, 2017
Market Highlights
| • | | U.S. stock investors enjoyed strong performance during the fiscal year, bolstered by a rally which started after the November 2016 U.S. presidential election. |
| • | | Data throughout the period pointed to sustained improvements in the global economic environment. |
| • | | Foreign markets rebounded over the past 12 months, even though geopolitical turbulence increased in some regions. |
| • | | The Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) raised short-term interest rates three times during the reporting period and introduced a plan to shrink its balance sheet, beginning in 2017. |
| • | | Investment-grade bond investors saw the smallest returns during this annual reporting cycle. |
Market Environment
U.S. stock investors enjoyed strong performance during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, bolstered by a rally which started after the November 2016 U.S. presidential election. All major domestic stock indexes registered positive returns during the period, though returns varied widely across asset classes and investment types.
Following the surprising election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States, investor sentiment was buoyed by campaign promises focused on tax reforms, infrastructure spending, health care reform, and the creation of American jobs. While the Trump administration and the Republican-led Congress struggled, for a good bit of the year, to turn campaign promises into policy realities, investor sentiment remained high through the end of the reporting period. One campaign promise that the President was able to fulfill, however, was the passage of tax reform (i.e., the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act), which he signed into law on December 22, 2017.
Consecutive improved quarterly earnings reports fueled strong investor sentiment. For each quarterly reporting cycle of this fiscal year, the majority of American corporations reported earnings and sales that beat forecasts. (This, despite the fact that many companies cited the impact of hurricanes and high foreign exchange rates as negatively impacting earnings or revenue in the third quarter.) While the market generally acknowledges that stock valuations are high by historical standards, strong earnings and sales results appear to justify ongoing investor participation in equity markets.
Continued improving domestic economic data also supported investor confidence over the past 12 months. In 2017, the scope of improved economic data expanded to include developed international markets. European markets stabilized significantly as Brexit concerns shifted to the actual details of executing Great Britain’s separation from the European Union (EU). Prime Minister Teresa May triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty (which outlines the process for EU members to withdraw from the EU) on March 29, 2017 – setting the time frame for Britain to officially leave the EU as no later than April 2019. Continued German economic strength, bolstered by Angela Merkel’s re-election in September 2017, added stability to EU and global markets. Emmanuel Macron’s resounding victory in France’s May 2017 presidential election seemed to stem the populist political tide that had added turbulence to EU markets.
Asian markets also stabilized, even though geopolitical tensions in the region escalated due to China’s disputed expansion in the South China Sea, North Korea’s increased nuclear and missile arsenal, and lingering suspicions regarding Russia’s covert involvement in the American political process and its participation in Middle Eastern conflicts. China’s central bank managed to successfully navigate concerns about production declines, real estate, currency pricing, and the growing Chinese middle class. Japan’s economic policies also appeared to be helping that country overcome its long-term economic challenges.
The Fed continued to influence domestic and global markets during this annual reporting cycle, but generally improving economic conditions muted that influence. The Fed raised short-term interest rates three times during the fiscal year – in March, June and December of 2017. After starting the reporting period at 0.75%, the short-term interest rate ended the year at 1.50%. In September, the Fed introduced plans to begin selling down its balance sheet, ending the era of Quantitative Easing (i.e., the Fed’s program of encouraging economic growth by purchasing government bonds). In other Fed news, President Trump announced his
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MML Series Investment Fund – Economic and Market Overview (Unaudited) (Continued)
selection of Jerome Powell as the next Fed chair following current chair Janet Yellen’s term. The selection, which was largely anticipated, is expected to be supportive of markets. As noted earlier, the Fed’s impact on the markets in 2017 was relatively muted compared to recent years, when the mere threat of a rate hike added turbulence to markets. During this reporting period, Fed actions did not negatively disrupt markets.
During the one-year period ended December 31, 2017, the technology-focused NASDAQ Composite® Index rose 29.64%, the S&P 500® Index (S&P 500) of large-capitalization U.S. stocks gained 21.83%, the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM grew 28.11%, and the Russell 2000® Index of small-capitalization stocks added 14.65%. Notably, this marks the second consecutive year these indexes logged double-digit returns. Domestic large-cap growth stocks outperformed other domestic indexes for the reporting period, as the Russell 1000® Growth Index reported a remarkable 30.21% return.
In foreign markets, the MSCI EAFE® Index, a barometer for foreign stocks in developed markets, returned an impressive 25.03% for the fiscal year. Developing market companies also delivered strong performance for the period, as the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, a measure of the performance of emerging stock markets throughout the world, rose an astounding 37.28%.*
Investment-grade bond investors were once again left largely on the sidelines, as the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, a broad measure of the U.S. investment-grade bond markets, advanced only 3.54% for the period. Market yields generally accelerated following last November’s U.S. presidential election. Since bond prices typically fall during periods of rising interest rates, this was a particularly challenging time for the bond market.
Yield on the 2-year U.S. Treasury bond rose to end the reporting period at 1.88%. Yield on the 10-year Treasury bond dropped a modest 0.03%, ending the period at 2.41%. With equity markets returning double-digit growth for the second consecutive year, high-yield corporate bonds outperformed other fixed-income investments, as the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index, which measures the performance of fixed-rate, below-investment-grade debt securities from corporate sectors, delivered a return of 7.50%.*
With nine consecutive quarters of positive returns for the S&P 500 now in the history books, thoughtful investors are asking themselves how long this upward climb can continue. We remain convinced that a broadly diversified portfolio aligned to a long-term strategy is, for those investors seeking retirement income, the wisest course. When one side of the market enjoys outsized growth for a long period of time, portfolios may become overweight in one asset class. Consequently, as we close out this fiscal year, you may find that this is the right time to evaluate your portfolio to ensure that it matches your overall risk tolerance, investment strategy and objectives.
The information provided is the opinion of MML Investment Advisers, LLC as of 1/1/18 and is subject to change without notice. It is not to be construed as tax, legal, or investment advice. Of course, past performance does not guarantee future results.
* | Indexes are unmanaged, do not incur fees or expenses, and cannot be purchased directly for investment. |
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MML Allocation Series – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What are the investment approaches of the Funds that constitute the MML Allocation Series (the “Series”), and who is the Series’ investment adviser?
The MML Allocation Series comprises five Funds – each of which has a “fund of funds” structure. The five Funds in the Series are MML Conservative Allocation Fund, MML Balanced Allocation Fund, MML Moderate Allocation Fund, MML Growth Allocation Fund, and MML Aggressive Allocation Fund.
Each Fund seeks to achieve as high a total return over time as is considered consistent with prudent investment risk, preservation of capital, and recognition of the Fund’s stated asset allocation. Each Fund invests in a combination of domestic and international mutual funds (“MML Underlying Funds”) using an asset allocation strategy. MML Underlying Funds can include series of the MML Series Investment Fund and MML Series Investment Fund II (which are advised by MML Investment Advisers, LLC (MML Advisers)), Oppenheimer Funds (which are advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (OFI Global Asset Management), a majority owned, indirect subsidiary of MassMutual), and non-affiliated funds. The Series’ investment adviser is MML Advisers.
Through their investment in MML Underlying Funds, the Funds may be exposed to a wide range of securities and other instruments with differing characteristics (such as credit quality, duration, geography, industry, and market capitalization), including, but not limited to, equity securities of small-, mid-, or large-capitalization U.S. or non-U.S. issuers, fixed income securities of U.S. or non-U.S. private or governmental issuers (including “junk” or “high-yield” bonds, including securities in default), inflation-protected securities, bank loans, commodities, real estate, and short-term investments of any kind.
Each Fund’s assets are allocated to its MML Underlying Funds according to an asset allocation strategy stated below. However, a portion of each Fund’s allocation to equity and/or fixed income funds may be allocated to funds that invest in “alternative” investments, such as commodities, precious metals, real estate, and foreign currencies; such “alternative” investments are limited to 15% of the Fund’s total assets.
• | | MML Conservative Allocation Fund: Approximately 35% to 45% in equity funds and 55% to 65% in fixed income funds, including money market funds. |
• | | MML Balanced Allocation Fund: Approximately 45% to 55% in equity funds and 45% to 55% in fixed income funds, including money market funds. |
• | | MML Moderate Allocation Fund: Approximately 55% to 65% in equity funds and 35% to 45% in fixed income funds, including money market funds. |
• | | MML Growth Allocation Fund: Approximately 70% to 80% in equity funds and 20% to 30% in fixed income funds, including money market funds. |
• | | MML Aggressive Allocation Fund: Approximately 85% to 95% in equity funds and 5% to 15% in fixed income funds, including money market funds. |
How did each Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The return of each Fund’s Initial Class shares is shown below. Also shown are the returns of each Fund’s Custom Index (defined below); the Russell 3000® Index, which measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market; the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA, which measures the performance of the large- and mid-cap segments of the particular regions, excluding U.S. equity securities, including developed and emerging markets; and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which measures the performance of the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (MBS) (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM pass-throughs), asset-backed securities (ABS), and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS).
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MML Allocation Fund Series – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
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| | Fund’s Initial Class Return | | Custom Index Return | | Russell 3000 Index Return | | MSCI ACWI ex USA Return | | Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index Return |
MML Conservative Allocation Fund | | 9.62% | | 10.90% | | 21.13% | | 27.19% | | 3.54%* |
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MML Balanced Allocation Fund | | 11.48% | | 12.80% | | 21.13%* | | 27.19% | | 3.54% |
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MML Moderate Allocation Fund | | 13.33% | | 14.72% | | 21.13%* | | 27.19% | | 3.54% |
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MML Growth Allocation Fund | | 16.07% | | 17.64% | | 21.13%* | | 27.19% | | 3.54% |
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MML Aggressive Allocation Fund | | 18.77% | | 20.89% | | 21.13%* | | 27.19% | | 3.54% |
* Benchmark return
Each of the MML Allocation Series Funds underperformed its respective Custom Index, the Russell 3000 Index, and the MSCI ACWI ex USA. All five Funds outperformed the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index for the full year.
MML Allocation Fund Series Custom Indexes
• | | The Custom MML Conservative Allocation Index comprises the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond, Russell 3000, and MSCI ACWI ex USA Indexes. The weightings of each index are 60%, 30%, and 10%, respectively. |
• | | The Custom MML Balanced Allocation Index comprises the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond, Russell 3000, and MSCI ACWI ex USA Indexes. The weightings of each index are 50%, 37.5%, and 12.5%, respectively. |
• | | The Custom MML Moderate Allocation Index comprises the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond, Russell 3000, and MSCI ACWI ex USA Indexes. The weightings of each index are 40%, 45%, and 15%, respectively. |
• | | The Custom MML Growth Allocation Index comprises the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond, Russell 3000, and MSCI ACWI ex USA Indexes. The weightings of each index are 25%, 56.25%, and 18.75%, respectively. |
• | | The Custom MML Aggressive Allocation Index comprises the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond, Russell 3000, and MSCI ACWI ex USA Indexes. The weightings of each index are 10%, 67.5%, and 22.5%, respectively. |
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Review, beginning on page 3.
Investment adviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Funds’ performance
For the year ended December 31, 2017, the MML Allocation Series Funds delivered strong returns. The five Funds maintain a graduated exposure to equities across the Series, which propelled returns in 2017’s strong equity environment. Consequently, those Funds with higher equity allocations outperformed their Series counterparts with higher fixed-income allocations.
Stock markets in 2017 experienced a combination of outstanding returns, with low volatility making for great rewards compared to other asset classes. So for equity investors, the year was an easy ride, as all 12 months of the S&P 500 Index total return were positive.
Equity markets across the globe were up significantly for the year. Allocations across various asset classes intended to diversify risks in the Funds were mixed, as international equities benefited the Funds and non-equity asset classes underperformed in their relative contribution to the Funds. Specifically, exposure to emerging-market equities – with synchronized global growth taking hold for the first time since 2011 – and additional return support by nearly a 10% decline in the U.S. dollar helped emerging-market equities record the top performance of the major sub-asset classes at 37.28%, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
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MML Allocation Fund Series – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Highlighting the range of return outcomes compared to equities, the investment-grade bond benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, posted a 3.54% return in 2017, as interest rates were relatively stable, with bond yields (as measured by the 10-year Treasury bond) remaining flat for the year. Returns for alternative investments such as U.S. real estate investment trusts (REITs) and commodities were also modest, as a portfolio of 50 percent U.S. REITs (NAREIT Index) and 50 percent commodities (Bloomberg Commodity Index) returned only 5.21% for the year. As a result, diversification beyond traditional equities, which over the long term, has the potential to reduce portfolio volatility and make for a smoother ride for investors, did not pay off in 2017.
Investment adviser outlook
As we enter 2018, we continue to see the equity markets as extended and valuations high relative to market history. Although the economy continues to grow modestly and, in our view, could get a small boost in 2018 from tax reform, we expect that growth will settle back down again in 2019. Several factors are coming into play: We are getting later in the economic growth cycle, the U.S. Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates and tapering their balance sheet, there are diminishing tailwinds from a declining unemployment rate, high company profit margins have been reported, and there is historically low volatility. Against this backdrop, we feel that diversification across global assets could be a smart approach for what we believe could be a bumpier ride for the markets in 2018.
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MML Allocation Fund Series – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
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MML Conservative Allocation Fund Asset Allocation (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Fixed Income Funds | | | 60.6 | % |
Equity Funds | | | 39.5 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 100.1 | % |
Other Assets & Liabilities | | | (0.1 | )% |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Balanced Allocation Fund Asset Allocation (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Fixed Income Funds | | | 50.5 | % |
Equity Funds | | | 49.6 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 100.1 | % |
Other Assets & Liabilities | | | (0.1 | )% |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Moderate Allocation Fund Asset Allocation (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Equity Funds | | | 59.8 | % |
Fixed Income Funds | | | 40.3 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 100.1 | % |
Other Assets & Liabilities | | | (0.1 | )% |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Growth Allocation Fund Asset Allocation (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Equity Funds | | | 74.8 | % |
Fixed Income Funds | | | 25.3 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 100.1 | % |
Other Assets & Liabilities | | | (0.1 | )% |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Aggressive Allocation Fund Asset Allocation (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Equity Funds | | | 89.9 | % |
Fixed Income Funds | | | 10.2 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 100.1 | % |
Other Assets & Liabilities | | | (0.1 | )% |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Conservative Allocation Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Conservative Allocation Fund Initial Class, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Russell 3000 Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Conservative Allocation Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Ten Year Average Annual
1/1/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Initial Class | | | 9.62% | | | | 6.21% | | | | 5.38% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index* | | | 3.54% | | | | 2.10% | | | | 4.01% | |
Russell 3000 Index | | | 21.13% | | | | 15.58% | | | | 8.60% | |
MSCI ACWI ex USA | | | 27.19% | | | | 6.80% | | | | 1.84% | |
Custom MML Conservative Allocation Index | | | 10.90% | | | | 6.60% | | | | 5.62% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Conservative Allocation Fund Service Class, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Russell 3000 Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Conservative Allocation Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class | | | 9.33% | | | | 5.94% | | | | 5.83% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index* | | | 3.54% | | | | 2.10% | | | | 4.15% | |
Russell 3000 Index | | | 21.13% | | | | 15.58% | | | | 10.39% | |
MSCI ACWI ex USA | | | 27.19% | | | | 6.80% | | | | 4.06% | |
Custom MML Conservative Allocation Index | | | 10.90% | | | | 6.60% | | | | 6.46% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
* Benchmark
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Russell 3000 Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Conservative Allocation Index are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Balanced Allocation Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Balanced Allocation Fund Initial Class, the Russell 3000 Index, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Balanced Allocation Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Ten Year Average Annual
1/1/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Initial Class | | | 11.48% | | | | 7.30% | | | | 5.48% | |
Russell 3000 Index* | | | 21.13% | | | | 15.58% | | | | 8.60% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | | | 3.54% | | | | 2.10% | | | | 4.01% | |
MSCI ACWI ex USA | | | 27.19% | | | | 6.80% | | | | 1.84% | |
Custom MML Balanced Allocation Index | | | 12.80% | | | | 7.73% | | | | 5.93% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Balanced Allocation Fund Service Class, the Russell 3000 Index, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Balanced Allocation Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class | | | 11.21% | | | | 7.02% | | | | 6.14% | |
Russell 3000 Index* | | | 21.13% | | | | 15.58% | | | | 10.39% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | | | 3.54% | | | | 2.10% | | | | 4.15% | |
MSCI ACWI ex USA | | | 27.19% | | | | 6.80% | | | | 4.06% | |
Custom MML Balanced Allocation Index | | | 12.80% | | | | 7.73% | | | | 6.95% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
* Benchmark
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 3000 Index, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Balanced Allocation Index are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Moderate Allocation Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Moderate Allocation Fund Initial Class, the Russell 3000 Index, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Moderate Allocation Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Ten Year Average Annual
1/1/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Initial Class | | | 13.33% | | | | 8.37% | | | | 5.84% | |
Russell 3000 Index* | | | 21.13% | | | | 15.58% | | | | 8.60% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | | | 3.54% | | | | 2.10% | | | | 4.01% | |
MSCI ACWI ex USA | | | 27.19% | | | | 6.80% | | | | 1.84% | |
Custom MML Moderate Allocation Index | | | 14.72% | | | | 8.86% | | | | 6.22% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Moderate Allocation Fund Service Class, the Russell 3000 Index, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Moderate Allocation Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class | | | 12.99% | | | | 8.11% | | | | 6.68% | |
Russell 3000 Index* | | | 21.13% | | | | 15.58% | | | | 10.39% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | | | 3.54% | | | | 2.10% | | | | 4.15% | |
MSCI ACWI ex USA | | | 27.19% | | | | 6.80% | | | | 4.06% | |
Custom MML Moderate Allocation Index | | | 14.72% | | | | 8.86% | | | | 7.41% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
* Benchmark
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 3000 Index, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Moderate Allocation Index are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Growth Allocation Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Growth Allocation Fund Initial Class, the Russell 3000 Index, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Growth Allocation Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Ten Year Average Annual
1/1/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Initial Class | | | 16.07% | | | | 9.97% | | | | 6.14% | |
Russell 3000 Index* | | | 21.13% | | | | 15.58% | | | | 8.60% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | | | 3.54% | | | | 2.10% | | | | 4.01% | |
MSCI ACWI ex USA | | | 27.19% | | | | 6.80% | | | | 1.84% | |
Custom MML Growth Allocation Index | | | 17.64% | | | | 10.56% | | | | 6.57% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Growth Allocation Fund Service Class, the Russell 3000 Index, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Growth Allocation Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class | | | 15.81% | | | | 9.68% | | | | 7.27% | |
Russell 3000 Index* | | | 21.13% | | | | 15.58% | | | | 10.39% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | | | 3.54% | | | | 2.10% | | | | 4.15% | |
MSCI ACWI ex USA | | | 27.19% | | | | 6.80% | | | | 4.06% | |
Custom MML Growth Allocation Index | | | 17.64% | | | | 10.56% | | | | 8.03% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
* Benchmark
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 3000 Index, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Growth Allocation Index are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Aggressive Allocation Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Aggressive Allocation Fund Initial Class, the Russell 3000 Index, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Aggressive Allocation Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average
Annual
1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Ten Year Average Annual
1/1/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Initial Class | | | 18.77% | | | | 11.50% | | | | 6.49% | |
Russell 3000 Index* | | | 21.13% | | | | 15.58% | | | | 8.60% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | | | 3.54% | | | | 2.10% | | | | 4.01% | |
MSCI ACWI ex USA | | | 27.19% | | | | 6.80% | | | | 1.84% | |
Custom MML Aggressive Allocation Index | | | 20.89% | | | | 12.38% | | | | 6.80% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Aggressive Allocation Fund Service Class, the Russell 3000 Index, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Aggressive Allocation Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class | | | 18.44% | | | | 11.24% | | | | 7.88% | |
Russell 3000 Index* | | | 21.13% | | | | 15.58% | | | | 10.39% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | | | 3.54% | | | | 2.10% | | | | 4.15% | |
MSCI ACWI ex USA | | | 27.19% | | | | 6.80% | | | | 4.06% | |
Custom MML Aggressive Allocation Index | | | 20.89% | | | | 12.38% | | | | 8.56% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
* Benchmark
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 3000 Index, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Aggressive Allocation Index are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML American Funds Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML American Funds® Growth Fund, and who is the Fund’s investment adviser?
The Fund seeks to provide investors with growth of capital through a “master feeder” relationship. (See page 50 of this report for information about the “master feeder” relationship.) The Fund invests all of its assets in Class 1 shares of the American Funds Insurance Series – Growth Fund (the “Master Growth Fund”), a series of the American Funds Insurance Series®, a registered open-end investment company, managed by Capital Research and Management Company (Capital Research), which has substantially the same investment objective. The Master Growth Fund invests primarily in common stocks and seeks to invest in companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for growth of capital. The Master Growth Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in common stocks and other securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The Master Growth Fund may hold a portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents. The Fund’s investment adviser is MML Investment Advisers, LLC (MML Advisers).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund returned 27.78%, outperforming, by a wide margin, the 21.83% return of the S&P 500® Index (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of 500 widely held stocks in U.S. equity market. The Fund underperformed the 30.21% return of the Russell 1000® Growth Index, which measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of U.S. equity securities. It includes the Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Review, beginning on page 3.
Capital Research’s discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
For the year ended December 31, 2017, U.S. equity markets continued to stage an impressive rally, as consumer optimism, healthy corporate earnings and an improving job market provided a boost to the economy. Strong consumer demand and rising optimism fueled stocks in the information technology sector.
Outside the U.S., European stocks rose, as a powerful combination of central bank stimulus and accelerating corporate earnings propelled their valuations. Emerging markets also advanced, led by rising prices for most commodities and robust profits from leading technology companies.
With respect to the Fund, larger-than-benchmark investments and stock selection in the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors boosted returns for the year. Among the Fund’s top contributors was consumer discretionary company Amazon.com, which posted a double-digit gain to its share price. Another standout performer was information technology company Facebook. This Fund holding outperformed analysts’ expectations as well as some of its own guidance – and surpassed, for the first time, two billion monthly active users.
Exposure to the energy sector detracted from performance for the year, despite OPEC’s decision to extend oil production cuts into 2018. Specifically, energy exploration and production company Noble Energy and oil-field services company Schlumberger were two Fund holdings that detracted from the Fund’s full-year results.
Capital Research’s outlook
Although U.S. economic growth remained strong with gross domestic product (GDP) growing at an annualized pace of 3.2% in the third quarter, we are keeping a close watch on economic indicators, such as wage growth and fiscal policy, including outcomes from U.S. tax reform. Fund management continues to favor well-positioned, growth-oriented companies that they believe have the potential to generate free cash flow in different economic environments.
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MML American Funds Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
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MML American Funds Growth Fund Asset Allocation (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Equity Funds | | | 100.1 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 100.1 | % |
Other Assets & Liabilities | | | (0.1 | )% |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML American Funds Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML American Funds Growth Fund Service Class I, the S&P 500 Index, and the Russell 1000 Growth Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class I | | | 27.78% | | | | 15.71% | | | | 9.88% | |
S&P 500 Index* | | | 21.83% | | | | 15.79% | | | | 10.42% | |
Russell 1000 Growth Index | | | 30.21% | | | | 17.33% | | | | 11.76% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
* Benchmark
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the S&P 500 Index and the Russell 1000 Growth Index are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML American Funds International Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML American Funds® International Fund, and who is the Fund’s investment adviser?
The Fund seeks long-term capital growth of assets through a “master-feeder” relationship. (See page 50 of this report for information about the “master feeder” relationship.) The Fund invests all of its assets in Class 1 shares of the American Funds Insurance Series – International Fund (the “Master International Fund”), a series of the American Funds Insurance Series®, a registered open-end investment company managed by Capital Research and Management Company (Capital Research), which has substantially the same investment objective. The Master International Fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies domiciled outside the United States, including companies domiciled in developing countries, that Capital Research believes have the potential for growth. The Master International Fund may hold a portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents. The Fund’s investment adviser is MML Investment Advisers, LLC (MML Advisers).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund returned 31.65%, outperforming the 27.19% return of MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of the large- and mid-cap segments of the particular regions, excluding U.S. equity securities, including developed and emerging markets. The Fund outperformed the 25.03% return of the MSCI EAFE Index, which measures the performance of the large- and mid-cap segments of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada equity securities.
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Review, beginning on page 3.
Capital Research’s discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
For the year ended December 31, 2017, global stocks rallied, led by strong corporate earnings growth and accommodative monetary policy amid a backdrop of macroeconomic stability across most regions. A broad-based recovery and ultra-low interest rates across Europe, particularly in countries that have engaged in fiscal reform over the past few years, facilitated the continent’s growth trajectory, while helping combat deflationary pressures. Political fighting in the U.S. and elsewhere was essentially ignored by resilient financial markets.
The Fund’s investments in the information technology sector contributed the most to absolute and relative returns for the year. The Fund took advantage of the rally in the information technology sector, as two Chinese Fund holdings contributed the most. The first was Tencent (a multinational holding company whose subsidiaries specialize in internet-related services and products, entertainment, and artificial intelligence worldwide); the second, Alibaba Group Holding, a multinational conglomerate that provides consumer-to-consumer, business-to-consumer and business-to-business sales services through web portals, electronic payment services, shopping search engines, and cloud computing services. Accelerated revenue growth and strong Chinese consumption contributed to an increase in both companies’ stock prices.
The Fund’s investments in the financials sector were also among the top contributors to returns for the year. Specifically, Fund holding Indian bank HDFC Bank surged after the company reported healthy second-quarter profits, as it continued to gain market share from state-owned banks.
The Fund’s investments in the health care sector hindered returns the most during the year. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., an Israeli multinational pharmaceutical company that specializes primarily in generic drugs, was one Fund holding that was among the top detractors from relative returns for the year, as the company’s share price declined due to worse-than-expected results for the second quarter.
Capital Research’s outlook
We continue to monitor key indicators in advanced countries – from wage growth and inflation dynamics to the impact of technology and demographics on productivity – as they seek the flexibility to pivot to areas of opportunity. That is why we take a multilayered approach to research, and invest in different geographies, industries and ultimately companies that we believe can control their own destiny through efficiencies or innovative products.
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MML American Funds International Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
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MML American Funds International Fund Asset Allocation (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Equity Funds | | | 100.1 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 100.1 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities | | | (0.1 | )% |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
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MML American Funds International Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML American Funds International Fund Service Class I, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the MSCI EAFE Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class I | | | 31.65% | | | | 8.62% | | | | 5.16% | |
MSCI ACWI ex USA* | | | 27.19% | | | | 6.80% | | | | 4.06% | |
MSCI EAFE Index | | | 25.03% | | | | 7.90% | | | | 4.19% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
* Benchmark
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the MSCI ACWI ex USA and the MSCI EAFE Index are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund, and who is the Fund’s investment adviser?
The Fund seeks to achieve as high a total return over time as is considered consistent with prudent investment risk, preservation of capital, and recognition of the Fund’s stated asset allocation. The Fund is a “fund of funds” and seeks to achieve its investment objective by principally investing in a combination of series of the American Funds Insurance Series® (the “American Underlying Funds”), managed by Capital Research and Management Company (Capital Research), using a flexible asset allocation approach. The Fund’s investment adviser invests the Fund’s assets in a combination of domestic and international American Underlying Funds. As of the date of this report, it is expected that the American Underlying Funds will include Class 1 shares of the American Funds Insurance Series – Bond Fund, the American Funds Insurance Series – Blue Chip Income and Growth Fund, the American Funds Insurance Series – Growth-Income Fund, and the American Funds Insurance Series – International Fund. The Fund’s investment adviser allocates the Fund’s assets among a variety of different asset classes through investing in American Underlying Funds in response to changing market, economic, and investment conditions. The Fund’s investment adviser is MML Investment Advisers, LLC (MML Advisers).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund returned 14.94%, underperforming the 21.83% return of the S&P 500® Index (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of 500 widely held stocks in U.S. equity market. The Fund underperformed the 27.19% return of the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA, which measures the performance of the large- and mid-cap segments of the particular regions, excluding U.S. equity securities, including developed and emerging markets. The Fund outperformed the 3.54% return of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which measures the performance of the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (MBS) (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM pass-throughs), asset-backed securities (ABS), and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). Finally, the Fund’s 14.94% return underperformed the 15.70% return of the Custom MML Core Allocation Index, which comprises the benchmark (55%), the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (35%), and the MSCI ACWI ex USA (10%).
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Review, beginning on page 3.
Capital Research’s discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
The following paragraphs discuss the results of each of the Fund’s underlying portfolio components. Because the Fund invests in both stock- and bond-based portfolios, its overall performance may vary considerably from the broad market indexes listed above, which each measure the performance of a specific group of securities. These component-specific discussions focus on results and positioning versus each component’s main comparative index, not how the Fund as a whole performed or was positioned versus those indexes.
The American Funds Insurance Series – Bond Fund (the “Bond Fund”) outperformed the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Index”) for the year, as bond returns were strong across most sectors. The Treasury curve flattened, as shorter-term rates rose, and longer-term rates fell. This occurred in part due to the Federal Reserve increasing short-term interest rates by 0.75% over the course of the year and strong demand persisting for longer-dated Treasuries. Credit flourished as corporate bond spreads also tightened 0.30% to 0.93%, nearing the lowest levels of the recovery. High-yield bonds returned 7.50% and investment-grade bonds rose 6.42%. Duration management throughout the year contributed significantly to the Bond Fund’s relative returns. (Duration is a measure of a bond fund’s sensitivity to interest rates. The longer the duration, the greater the price impact on the bond or portfolio when interest rates rise or fall.) The Bond Fund also benefited from sector allocation, with U.S. Treasuries contributing most to relative returns.
The American Funds Insurance Series – Blue Chip Income and Growth Fund (the “Income and Growth Fund”) underperformed the benchmark in 2017, as the Income and Growth Fund’s investments in the energy sector hindered returns, despite OPEC’s production cuts aimed at propping up oil prices. Specifically, energy exploration and production company Halliburton was one Income and Growth Fund holding that hampered performance. Telecommunication services company CenturyLink was another holding that proved to be a drag on returns, as the company missed third-quarter earnings and revenue estimates. A lack of investments in certain growth stocks in the information technology sector – such as Facebook and Alphabet – hampered relative
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MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
returns for the year. On a country basis, lower-than-benchmark investments in U.S.-domiciled companies also detracted from relative returns. Investments in information technology and health care companies boosted returns. Posting double-digit gains was health care company AbbVie, an Income and Growth Fund holding that reported third-quarter earnings above analyst estimates due in part to sales of its flagship drug, Humira. The stock price of Income and Growth Fund holding Intel also rose, as the company reported better-than-expected third quarter earnings and revenue from its data center.
The American Funds Insurance Series – Growth-Income Fund (the “Growth-Income Fund”) outperformed the benchmark for the year, as consumer discretionary and health care sectors contributed the most to the Growth-Income Fund’s relative returns. Among consumer discretionary companies, Amazon.com reported strong third-quarter earnings and acquired Whole Foods, which helped strengthen its retail platform and contributed to an increase in its stock price. Health care company AbbVie was a Growth-Income Fund holding that reported stellar third-quarter earnings, outperforming consensus estimates. Growth-Income Fund investments in the energy sector hindered absolute results, as two Growth-Income Fund holdings – energy exploration and production company Noble Energy and oil-field services company Schlumberger – detracted from returns.
The American Funds Insurance Series – International Fund (the “International Fund”) outperformed the MSCI ACWI ex USA (the “Index”) for the year, as the International Fund’s investments in the information technology sector contributed the most to absolute and relative returns. The International Fund took advantage of the rally in the information technology sector, as two of its Chinese holdings contributed the most. The first was Tencent (a multinational holding company whose subsidiaries specialize in internet-related services and products, entertainment, and artificial intelligence worldwide); the second, Alibaba Group Holding, a multinational conglomerate that provides consumer-to-consumer, business-to-consumer, and business-to-business sales services through web portals, electronic payment services, shopping search engines, and cloud computing services. Accelerated revenue growth and strong Chinese consumption contributed to an increase in both companies’ stock prices. The International Fund’s investments in the financials sector were also among the top contributors to returns for the year. Specifically, International Fund holding HDFC Bank surged after the company reported healthy second-quarter profits, as it continued to gain market share from state-owned banks. The International Fund’s investments in the health care sector hindered returns. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., an Israeli multinational pharmaceutical company that specializes primarily in generic drugs, was one holding that was among the top detractors from relative returns for the year, as the company’s share price declined due to worse-than-expected results for the second quarter.
Capital Research’s outlook
On the whole, in our view, the U.S. economy appears to be in good shape and has the potential to grow at a moderate pace in 2018. With respect to the Bond Fund, we believe that, as U.S. interest rates increase, investors may have the opportunity to reinvest at higher yields. Fund management expects there could be continued demand for relatively safe, income-producing securities.
Heading into 2018, the Income and Growth Fund’s portfolio managers are keeping a close watch on the U.S. economy. They continue to favor well-managed, high-quality companies that they estimate have the potential to generate positive cash flow in different economic environments. With respect to the Growth-Income Fund, Fund management believes that as equity markets continue to advance, the sustainability of this remarkable bull market is in question. Fund management exercises caution and continues to conduct global research and fundamental analysis to identify companies that, in their view, are reasonably valued for their growth prospects, while maintaining a long-term perspective on investing.
Finally, with respect to the International Fund, Fund management continues to monitor key indicators in advanced countries – from wage growth and inflation dynamics to the impact of technology and demographics on productivity – as they seek the flexibility to pivot to areas of opportunity. Fund management takes a multilayered approach to research, investing in different geographies, industries, and, ultimately, companies that they believe may be able to control their own destiny through efficiencies or innovative products.
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MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
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MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund Asset Allocation (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Equity Funds | | | 64.5 | % |
Fixed Income Funds | | | 35.6 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 100.1 | % |
Other Assets & Liabilities | | | (0.1 | )% |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund Service Class I, the S&P 500 Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and the Custom MML Core Allocation Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class I | | | 14.94% | | | | 9.62% | | | | 6.84% | |
S&P 500 Index* | | | 21.83% | | | | 15.79% | | | | 10.42% | |
MSCI ACWI ex USA | | | 27.19% | | | | 6.80% | | | | 4.06% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | | | 3.54% | | | | 2.10% | | | | 4.15% | |
Custom MML Core Allocation Index | | | 15.70% | | | | 10.07% | | | | 7.99% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
* Benchmark
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the S&P 500 Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and the Custom MML Core Allocation Index are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Conservative Allocation Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1% | | | | | | | | |
Equity Funds — 39.5% | | | | | | | | |
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 657,890 | | | $ | 11,453,863 | |
MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 1,038,073 | | | | 12,975,913 | |
MML Equity Index Fund, Class III (a) | | | 439,521 | | | | 13,611,967 | |
MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a) | | | 187,702 | | | | 2,381,942 | |
MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 879,263 | | | | 9,891,708 | |
MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a) | | | 657,075 | | | | 8,502,554 | |
MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a) | | | 814,783 | | | | 12,563,957 | |
MML Global Fund, Class I (a) | | | 933,854 | | | | 12,177,458 | |
MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 1,068,223 | | | | 13,587,795 | |
MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a) | | | 634,713 | | | | 7,597,510 | |
MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 369,697 | | | | 3,952,062 | |
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 491,804 | | | | 7,962,302 | |
MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 847,203 | | | | 10,285,049 | |
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 158,554 | | | | 2,374,588 | |
MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a) | | | 284,935 | | | | 4,815,407 | |
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 178,471 | | | | 2,496,808 | |
Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 31,750 | | | | 2,673,680 | |
Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 168,251 | | | | 7,978,470 | |
Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 3,177,122 | | | | 31,262,882 | |
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 2,592,094 | | | | 6,713,523 | |
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 87,544 | | | | 2,823,284 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 188,082,722 | |
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Fixed Income Funds — 60.6% | | | | | | | | |
MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a) | | | 6,816,148 | | | | 67,820,671 | |
MML High Yield Fund, Class II (a) | | | 1,431,790 | | | | 14,332,217 | |
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 1,992,203 | | | | 20,240,785 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 8,100,277 | | | $ | 100,563,014 | |
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II (a) | | | 2,614,131 | | | | 25,435,499 | |
MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a) | | | 5,793,656 | | | | 60,022,275 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 288,414,461 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $467,386,881) | | | | | | | 476,497,183 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $467,386,881) | | | | | | | 476,497,183 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost $467,386,881) (b) | | | | | | | 476,497,183 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)% | | | | | | | (360,104 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 476,137,079 | |
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Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Affiliated issuer. See Note 7 for a summary of transactions in the investments of affiliated issuers. |
(b) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Balanced Allocation Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
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| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1% | | | | | | | | |
Equity Funds — 49.6% | | | | | | | | |
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 1,031,521 | | | $ | 17,958,778 | |
MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 1,610,456 | | | | 20,130,705 | |
MML Equity Index Fund, Class III (a) | | | 631,258 | | | | 19,550,073 | |
MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a) | | | 281,150 | | | | 3,567,797 | |
MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 1,528,592 | | | | 17,196,665 | |
MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a) | | | 1,060,798 | | | | 13,726,720 | |
MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a) | | | 1,303,155 | | | | 20,094,654 | |
MML Global Fund, Class I (a) | | | 1,391,985 | | | | 18,151,487 | |
MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 1,606,552 | | | | 20,435,340 | |
MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a) | | | 1,184,432 | | | | 14,177,648 | |
MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 558,753 | | | | 5,973,075 | |
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 901,770 | | | | 14,599,661 | |
MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 1,426,284 | | | | 17,315,093 | |
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 282,916 | | | | 4,237,103 | |
MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a) | | | 426,934 | | | | 7,215,190 | |
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 348,987 | | | | 4,882,327 | |
Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 59,214 | | | | 4,986,388 | |
Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 246,872 | | | | 11,706,652 | |
Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 4,289,196 | | | | 42,205,693 | |
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 5,556,767 | | | | 14,392,028 | |
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 139,823 | | | | 4,509,287 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 297,012,364 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Funds — 50.5% | | | | | | | | |
MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a) | | | 6,817,719 | | | | 67,836,306 | |
MML High Yield Fund, Class II (a) | | | 1,606,252 | | | | 16,078,587 | |
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 2,171,277 | | | | 22,060,179 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 8,397,442 | | | $ | 104,252,244 | |
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II (a) | | | 3,063,372 | | | | 29,806,611 | |
MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a) | | | 6,057,003 | | | | 62,750,547 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 302,784,474 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $586,443,680) | | | | | | | 599,796,838 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $586,443,680) | | | | | | | 599,796,838 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost $586,443,680) (b) | | | | | | | 599,796,838 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)% | | | | | | | (443,018 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 599,353,820 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Affiliated issuer. See Note 7 for a summary of transactions in the investments of affiliated issuers. |
(b) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Moderate Allocation Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1% | | | | | | | | |
Equity Funds — 59.8% | | | | | | | | |
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 4,965,972 | | | $ | 86,457,565 | |
MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 7,899,749 | | | | 98,746,858 | |
MML Equity Index Fund, Class III (a) | | | 2,983,088 | | | | 92,386,239 | |
MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a) | | | 2,008,692 | | | | 25,490,301 | |
MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 8,247,826 | | | | 92,788,041 | |
MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a) | | | 4,114,483 | | | | 53,241,410 | |
MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a) | | | 6,448,042 | | | | 99,428,806 | |
MML Global Fund, Class I (a) | | | 6,631,669 | | | | 86,476,962 | |
MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 7,794,862 | | | | 99,150,642 | |
MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a) | | | 6,851,208 | | | | 82,008,958 | |
MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 2,947,915 | | | | 31,513,216 | |
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 4,936,283 | | | | 79,918,423 | |
MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 7,311,502 | | | | 88,761,637 | |
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 1,415,657 | | | | 21,201,651 | |
MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a) | | | 2,316,041 | | | | 39,141,100 | |
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 1,709,037 | | | | 23,909,426 | |
MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II (a) | | | 3,758,390 | | | | 43,484,577 | |
Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 296,532 | | | | 24,970,974 | |
Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 1,185,281 | | | | 56,206,012 | |
Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 18,893,953 | | | | 185,916,498 | |
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 18,237,528 | | | | 47,235,197 | |
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 450,762 | | | | 14,537,070 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,472,971,563 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Fixed Income Funds — 40.3% | | | | | | | | |
MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a) | | | 22,222,002 | | | $ | 221,108,920 | |
MML High Yield Fund, Class II (a) | | | 5,156,965 | | | | 51,621,220 | |
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 7,635,325 | | | | 77,574,907 | |
MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 27,120,586 | | | | 336,695,620 | |
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II (a) | | | 10,756,921 | | | | 104,664,844 | |
MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a) | | | 19,502,355 | | | | 202,044,395 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 993,709,906 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $2,376,504,360) | | | | | | | 2,466,681,469 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $2,376,504,360) | | | | | | | 2,466,681,469 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost $2,376,504,360) (b) | | | | | | | 2,466,681,469 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)% | | | | | | | (1,809,815 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 2,464,871,654 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Affiliated issuer. See Note 7 for a summary of transactions in the investments of affiliated issuers. |
(b) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Growth Allocation Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1% | | | | | | | | |
Equity Funds — 74.8% | | | | | | | | |
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 4,320,727 | | | $ | 75,223,853 | |
MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 6,749,823 | | | | 84,372,793 | |
MML Equity Index Fund, Class III (a) | | | 2,636,899 | | | | 81,664,763 | |
MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a) | | | 1,842,897 | | | | 23,386,361 | |
MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 7,276,037 | | | | 81,855,412 | |
MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a) | | | 3,177,376 | | | | 41,115,243 | |
MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a) | | | 5,496,861 | | | | 84,761,589 | |
MML Global Fund, Class I (a) | | | 5,733,335 | | | | 74,762,688 | |
MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 6,706,548 | | | | 85,307,296 | |
MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a) | | | 6,294,471 | | | | 75,344,818 | |
MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 2,625,639 | | | | 28,068,081 | |
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 4,652,757 | | | | 75,328,139 | |
MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 6,322,176 | | | | 76,751,221 | |
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 1,204,698 | | | | 18,042,210 | |
MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a) | | | 2,015,647 | | | | 34,064,429 | |
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 1,988,570 | | | | 27,820,094 | |
MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II (a) | | | 3,973,710 | | | | 45,975,823 | |
Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 290,237 | | | | 24,440,830 | |
Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 1,023,589 | | | | 48,538,580 | |
Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 14,464,694 | | | | 142,332,587 | |
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 16,630,822 | | | | 43,073,829 | |
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 650,563 | | | | 20,980,653 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,293,211,292 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Fixed Income Funds — 25.3% | | | | | | | | |
MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a) | | | 8,839,233 | | | $ | 87,950,370 | |
MML High Yield Fund, Class II (a) | | | 1,350,252 | | | | 13,516,018 | |
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 6,746,007 | | | | 68,539,428 | |
MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 10,860,296 | | | | 134,827,992 | |
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II (a) | | | 5,175,208 | | | | 50,354,773 | |
MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a) | | | 7,820,296 | | | | 81,018,266 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 436,206,847 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $1,615,844,467) | | | | | | | 1,729,418,139 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,615,844,467) | | | | | | | 1,729,418,139 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost $1,615,844,467) (b) | | | | | | | 1,729,418,139 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)% | | | | | | | (1,077,404 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 1,728,340,735 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Affiliated issuer. See Note 7 for a summary of transactions in the investments of affiliated issuers. |
(b) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Aggressive Allocation Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1% | | | | | | | | |
Equity Funds — 89.9% | | | | | | | | |
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 480,406 | | | $ | 8,363,872 | |
MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 714,545 | | | | 8,931,817 | |
MML Equity Index Fund, Class III (a) | | | 251,041 | | | | 7,774,745 | |
MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a) | | | 200,768 | | | | 2,547,743 | |
MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 792,681 | | | | 8,917,658 | |
MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a) | | | 314,081 | | | | 4,064,203 | |
MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a) | | | 577,684 | | | | 8,907,887 | |
MML Global Fund, Class I (a) | | | 663,269 | | | | 8,649,029 | |
MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 710,497 | | | | 9,037,523 | |
MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a) | | | 670,446 | | | | 8,025,233 | |
MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 288,365 | | | | 3,082,620 | |
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 546,898 | | | | 8,854,279 | |
MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 724,354 | | | | 8,793,658 | |
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 156,712 | | | | 2,347,009 | |
MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a) | | | 237,016 | | | | 4,005,568 | |
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 221,615 | | | | 3,100,389 | |
MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II (a) | | | 498,392 | | | | 5,766,400 | |
Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 36,076 | | | | 3,037,934 | |
Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 110,178 | | | | 5,224,658 | |
Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 1,424,712 | | | | 14,019,162 | |
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 1,647,253 | | | | 4,266,387 | |
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a) | | | 99,838 | | | | 3,219,789 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 140,937,563 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Funds — 10.2% | | | | | | | | |
MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a) | | | 245,120 | | | | 2,438,947 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 404,647 | | | $ | 4,111,211 | |
MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a) | | | 303,332 | | | | 3,765,799 | |
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II (a) | | | 341,574 | | | | 3,323,519 | |
MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a) | | | 221,525 | | | | 2,295,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,934,476 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $146,344,970) | | | | | | | 156,872,039 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $146,344,970) | | | | | | | 156,872,039 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost $146,344,970) (b) | | | | | | | 156,872,039 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)% | | | | | | | (108,927 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 156,763,112 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Affiliated issuer. See Note 7 for a summary of transactions in the investments of affiliated issuers. |
(b) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML American Funds Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1% | | | | | | | | |
Equity Funds — 100.1% | | | | | | | | |
American Funds Growth Fund, Class 1 | | | 2,210,585 | | | $ | 172,094,020 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $149,473,435) | | | | | | | 172,094,020 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $149,473,435) | | | | | | | 172,094,020 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost $149,473,435) (a) | | | | | | | 172,094,020 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)% | | | | | | | (197,821 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 171,896,199 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML American Funds International Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1% | | | | | | | | |
Equity Funds — 100.1% | | | | | | | | |
American Funds International Fund, Class 1 | | | 3,086,948 | | | $ | 67,017,646 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $56,667,401) | | | | | | | 67,017,646 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $56,667,401) | | | | | | | 67,017,646 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost $56,667,401) (a) | | | | | | | 67,017,646 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)% | | | | | | | (86,494 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 66,931,152 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1% | | | | | | | | |
Equity Funds — 64.5% | | | | | | | | |
American Funds Blue Chip Income and Growth Fund, Class 1 | | | 16,977,705 | | | $ | 253,986,463 | |
American Funds Growth-Income Fund, Class 1 | | | 6,143,658 | | | | 308,534,482 | |
American Funds International Fund, Class 1 | | | 6,614,086 | | | | 143,591,797 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 706,112,742 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Funds — 35.6% | | | | | | | | |
American Funds Bond Fund, Class 1 | | | 35,987,372 | | | | 389,383,366 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $1,010,215,150) | | | | | | | 1,095,496,108 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,010,215,150) | | | | | | | 1,095,496,108 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost $1,010,215,150) (a) | | | | | | | 1,095,496,108 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)% | | | | | | | (1,222,278 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 1,094,273,830 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Conservative Allocation Fund | | | MML Balanced Allocation Fund | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value — unaffiliated issuers (Note 2) (a) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Investments, at value — affiliated issuers (Note 2 & 7) (b) | | | 476,497,183 | | | | 599,796,838 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | | 476,497,183 | | | | 599,796,838 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Receivables from: | | | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 594,604 | | | | 192,669 | |
Investment adviser (Note 3) | | | - | | | | - | |
Fund shares sold | | | 206,091 | | | | 94,852 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 477,297,878 | | | | 600,084,359 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Payables for: | | | | | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | - | | | | - | |
Fund shares repurchased | | | 797,767 | | | | 283,831 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 3) | | | 60,519 | | | | 73,351 | |
Affiliates (Note 3): | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 40,545 | | | | 50,973 | |
Administration fees | | | - | | | | - | |
Service fees | | | 234,581 | | | | 294,091 | |
Accrued expense and other liabilities | | | 27,387 | | | | 28,293 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 1,160,799 | | | | 730,539 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 476,137,079 | | | $ | 599,353,820 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets consist of: | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 453,903,013 | | | $ | 556,159,333 | |
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) | | | 10,268,085 | | | | 11,989,816 | |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | | 2,855,679 | | | | 17,851,513 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations | | | 9,110,302 | | | | 13,353,158 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 476,137,079 | | | $ | 599,353,820 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) Cost of investments — unaffiliated issuers | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
(b) Cost of investments — affiliated issuers: | | $ | 467,386,881 | | | $ | 586,443,680 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Moderate Allocation Fund | | | MML Growth Allocation Fund | | | MML Aggressive Allocation Fund | | | MML American Funds Growth Fund | | | MML American Funds International Fund | | | MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 172,094,020 | | | $ | 67,017,646 | | | $ | 1,095,496,108 | |
| 2,466,681,469 | | | | 1,729,418,139 | | | | 156,872,039 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,466,681,469 | | | | 1,729,418,139 | | | | 156,872,039 | | | | 172,094,020 | | | | 67,017,646 | | | | 1,095,496,108 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 188,405 | | | | 146,671 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 8,057 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,509 | | | | - | |
| 48,306 | | | | 41,320 | | | | 64,533 | | | | 101,253 | | | | 155,968 | | | | 109,938 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,466,918,180 | | | | 1,729,606,130 | | | | 156,936,572 | | | | 172,195,273 | | | | 67,175,123 | | | | 1,095,614,103 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 58,944 | | | | 94,661 | | | | 151,204 | | | | - | |
| 221,578 | | | | 177,491 | | | | 4,642 | | | | 5,555 | | | | 4,361 | | | | 111,394 | |
| 267,176 | | | | 221,934 | | | | 15,486 | | | | 15,327 | | | | 7,478 | | | | 101,727 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 209,328 | | | | 146,263 | | | | 13,251 | | | | 21,789 | | | | 8,390 | | | | 177,530 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 36,315 | | | | 13,984 | | | | 230,864 | |
| 1,303,790 | | | | 681,873 | | | | 56,460 | | | | 107,944 | | | | 41,864 | | | | 686,193 | |
| 44,654 | | | | 37,834 | | | | 24,677 | | | | 17,483 | | | | 16,690 | | | | 32,565 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,046,526 | | | | 1,265,395 | | | | 173,460 | | | | 299,074 | | | | 243,971 | | | | 1,340,273 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 2,464,871,654 | | | $ | 1,728,340,735 | | | $ | 156,763,112 | | | $ | 171,896,199 | | | $ | 66,931,152 | | | $ | 1,094,273,830 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 2,234,565,749 | | | $ | 1,490,435,587 | | | $ | 138,026,012 | | | $ | 128,771,303 | | | $ | 54,024,562 | | | $ | 918,043,358 | |
| 44,411,862 | | | | 26,448,630 | | | | 1,903,413 | | | | 476,348 | | | | 512,758 | | | | 18,092,335 | |
| 95,716,934 | | | | 97,882,846 | | | | 6,306,618 | | | | 20,027,963 | | | | 2,043,587 | | | | 72,857,179 | |
| 90,177,109 | | | | 113,573,672 | | | | 10,527,069 | | | | 22,620,585 | | | | 10,350,245 | | | | 85,280,958 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 2,464,871,654 | | | $ | 1,728,340,735 | | | $ | 156,763,112 | | | $ | 171,896,199 | | | $ | 66,931,152 | | | $ | 1,094,273,830 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 149,473,435 | | | $ | 56,667,401 | | | $ | 1,010,215,150 | |
$ | 2,376,504,360 | | | $ | 1,615,844,467 | | | $ | 146,344,970 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Conservative Allocation Fund | | | MML Balanced Allocation Fund | |
Initial Class shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 107,293,685 | | | $ | 139,772,858 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | 10,723,862 | | | | 13,762,195 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 10.16 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Service Class shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 368,843,394 | | | $ | 459,580,962 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | 37,244,818 | | | | 45,651,407 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 9.90 | | | $ | 10.07 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Service Class I shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | Authorized unlimited number of shares with no par value. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Moderate Allocation Fund | | | MML Growth Allocation Fund | | | MML Aggressive Allocation Fund | | | MML American Funds Growth Fund | | | MML American Funds International Fund | | | MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 417,669,979 | | | $ | 647,612,581 | | | $ | 66,516,772 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 37,979,144 | | | | 66,441,871 | | | | 6,225,285 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 11.00 | | | $ | 9.75 | | | $ | 10.68 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 2,047,201,675 | | | $ | 1,080,728,154 | | | $ | 90,246,340 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 188,173,374 | | | | 111,778,132 | | | | 8,561,906 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 10.88 | | | $ | 9.67 | | | $ | 10.54 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 171,896,199 | | | $ | 66,931,152 | | | $ | 1,094,273,830 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 11,961,270 | | | | 6,123,807 | | | | 86,876,145 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 14.37 | | | $ | 10.93 | | | $ | 12.60 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Conservative Allocation Fund | | | MML Balanced Allocation Fund | |
Investment income (Note 2): | | | | | | | | |
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Dividends — affiliated issuers (Note 7) | | | 11,174,888 | | | | 12,983,808 | |
Interest | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 11,174,888 | | | | 12,983,808 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Expenses (Note 3): | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 472,481 | | | | 593,868 | |
Custody fees | | | 23,335 | | | | 23,339 | |
Audit fees | | | 30,943 | | | | 31,035 | |
Legal fees | | | 7,969 | | | | 9,967 | |
Proxy fees | | | 976 | | | | 976 | |
Shareholder reporting fees | | | 10,570 | | | | 12,177 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 32,439 | | | | 40,769 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 578,713 | | | | 712,131 | |
Administration fees: | | | | | | | | |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
Service fees: | | | | | | | | |
Service Class | | | 905,236 | | | | 1,138,527 | |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 1,483,949 | | | | 1,850,658 | |
Expenses waived (Note 3): | | | | | | | | |
Service Class I fees reimbursed by adviser | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | | | 1,483,949 | | | | 1,850,658 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 9,690,939 | | | | 11,133,150 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss): | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions — unaffiliated issuers | | | 50 | | | | - | |
Investment transactions — affiliated issuers (Note 7) | | | (1,737,628 | ) | | | 4,937,721 | |
Realized gain distributions — unaffiliated issuers | | | - | | | | - | |
Realized gain distributions — affiliated issuers (Note 7) | | | 9,878,548 | | | | 15,773,873 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 8,140,970 | | | | 20,711,594 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions — unaffiliated issuers | | | - | | | | - | |
Investment transactions — affiliated issuers (Note 7) | | | 24,561,837 | | | | 30,903,077 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 24,561,837 | | | | 30,903,077 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 32,702,807 | | | | 51,614,671 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 42,393,746 | | | $ | 62,747,821 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Moderate Allocation Fund | | | MML Growth Allocation Fund | | | MML Aggressive Allocation Fund | | | MML American Funds Growth Fund | | | MML American Funds International Fund | | | MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,193,343 | | | $ | 931,287 | | | $ | 20,258,942 | |
| 47,892,667 | | | | 27,501,735 | | | | 1,968,642 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 47,892,667 | | | | 27,501,735 | | | | 1,968,642 | | | | 1,193,343 | | | | 931,287 | | | | 20,258,943 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,440,344 | | | | 1,676,961 | | | | 147,102 | | | | 237,965 | | | | 93,131 | | | | 1,994,873 | |
| 24,356 | | | | 24,381 | | | | 24,357 | | | | 2,215 | | | | 2,216 | | | | 6,730 | |
| 32,404 | | | | 31,839 | | | | 30,705 | | | | 30,711 | | | | 30,640 | | | | 31,360 | |
| 39,834 | | | | 27,272 | | | | 2,435 | | | | 2,678 | | | | 1,054 | | | | 17,685 | |
| 976 | | | | 976 | | | | 976 | | | | 976 | | | | 976 | | | | 975 | |
| 40,409 | | | | 28,115 | | | | 5,442 | | | | 4,479 | | | | 3,611 | | | | 15,114 | |
| 167,444 | | | | 114,784 | | | | 10,035 | | | | 10,791 | | | | 4,236 | | | | 70,494 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,745,767 | | | | 1,904,328 | | | | 221,052 | | | | 289,815 | | | | 135,864 | | | | 2,137,231 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 396,609 | | | | 155,219 | | | | 2,581,960 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5,058,008 | | | | 2,614,459 | | | | 210,442 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 396,609 | | | | 155,219 | | | | 2,581,960 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7,803,775 | | | | 4,518,787 | | | | 431,494 | | | | 1,083,033 | | | | 446,302 | | | | 7,301,151 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (11,691 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7,803,775 | | | | 4,518,787 | | | | 431,494 | | | | 1,083,033 | | | | 434,611 | | | | 7,301,151 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 40,088,892 | | | | 22,982,948 | | | | 1,537,148 | | | | 110,310 | | | | 496,676 | | | | 12,957,792 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 590 | | | | 11 | | | | - | | | | 5,384,740 | | | | 1,390,543 | | | | 43,612,423 | |
| 27,083,488 | | | | 38,801,319 | | | | 510,874 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 15,027,196 | | | | 718,531 | | | | 34,503,851 | |
| 78,121,599 | | | | 66,640,550 | | | | 7,163,202 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 105,205,677 | | | | 105,441,880 | | | | 7,674,076 | | | | 20,411,936 | | | | 2,109,074 | | | | 78,116,274 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 17,691,154 | | | | 14,131,377 | | | | 51,746,035 | |
| 153,753,242 | | | | 117,606,564 | | | | 15,652,492 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 153,753,242 | | | | 117,606,564 | | | | 15,652,492 | | | | 17,691,154 | | | | 14,131,377 | | | | 51,746,035 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 258,958,919 | | | | 223,048,444 | | | | 23,326,568 | | | | 38,103,090 | | | | 16,240,451 | | | | 129,862,309 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 299,047,811 | | | $ | 246,031,392 | | | $ | 24,863,716 | | | $ | 38,213,400 | | | $ | 16,737,127 | | | $ | 142,820,101 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Conservative Allocation Fund | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 9,690,939 | | | $ | 8,815,104 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 8,140,970 | | | | 11,855,964 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 24,561,837 | | | | 5,658,961 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 42,393,746 | | | | 26,330,029 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2): | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | (2,403,173 | ) | | | (2,692,993 | ) |
Service Class | | | (7,118,539 | ) | | | (7,810,262 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (9,521,712 | ) | | | (10,503,255 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
From net realized gains: | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | (3,272,357 | ) | | | (5,991,228 | ) |
Service Class | | | (10,920,916 | ) | | | (19,296,742 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (14,193,273 | ) | | | (25,287,970 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net fund share transactions (Note 5): | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | (10,157,811 | ) | | | (2,460,478 | ) |
Service Class | | | (9,736,334 | ) | | | 32,960,765 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions | | | (19,894,145 | ) | | | 30,500,287 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (1,215,384 | ) | | | 21,039,091 | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 477,352,463 | | | | 456,313,372 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of year | | $ | 476,137,079 | | | $ | 477,352,463 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of year | | $ | 10,268,085 | | | $ | 9,472,309 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Balanced Allocation Fund | | | MML Moderate Allocation Fund | | | MML Growth Allocation Fund | |
Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 11,133,150 | | | $ | 9,511,083 | | | $ | 40,088,892 | | | $ | 34,983,877 | | | $ | 22,982,948 | | | $ | 19,299,811 | |
| 20,711,594 | | | | 24,558,771 | | | | 105,205,677 | | | | 117,554,816 | | | | 105,441,880 | | | | 116,462,293 | |
| 30,903,077 | | | | (1,121,085 | ) | | | 153,753,242 | | | | (494,607 | ) | | | 117,606,564 | | | | (23,017,750 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 62,747,821 | | | | 32,948,769 | | | | 299,047,811 | | | | 152,044,086 | | | | 246,031,392 | | | | 112,744,354 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (2,662,293 | ) | | | (3,170,342 | ) | | | (7,462,860 | ) | | | (8,560,018 | ) | | | (9,408,950 | ) | | | (11,364,240 | ) |
| (7,790,707 | ) | | | (9,076,660 | ) | | | (31,997,619 | ) | | | (36,427,389 | ) | | | (13,200,957 | ) | | | (16,338,690 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (10,453,000 | ) | | | (12,247,002 | ) | | | (39,460,479 | ) | | | (44,987,407 | ) | | | (22,609,907 | ) | | | (27,702,930 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (5,768,559 | ) | | | (9,368,018 | ) | | | (19,598,715 | ) | | | (28,611,812 | ) | | | (43,216,570 | ) | | | (62,519,828 | ) |
| (19,206,081 | ) | | | (30,031,130 | ) | | | (96,727,406 | ) | | | (137,512,376 | ) | | | (71,929,529 | ) | | | (104,164,195 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (24,974,640 | ) | | | (39,399,148 | ) | | | (116,326,121 | ) | | | (166,124,188 | ) | | | (115,146,099 | ) | | | (166,684,023 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (1,415,170 | ) | | | (5,081,384 | ) | | | (19,031,337 | ) | | | 5,105,108 | | | | (442,345 | ) | | | 31,458,137 | |
| (263,281 | ) | | | 25,725,103 | | | | (40,068,539 | ) | | | 95,942,271 | | | | 11,701,041 | | | | 49,887,306 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (1,678,451 | ) | | | 20,643,719 | | | | (59,099,876 | ) | | | 101,047,379 | | | | 11,258,696 | | | | 81,345,443 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25,641,730 | | | | 1,946,338 | | | | 84,161,335 | | | | 41,979,870 | | | | 119,534,082 | | | | (297,156 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 573,712,090 | | | | 571,765,752 | | | | 2,380,710,319 | | | | 2,338,730,449 | | | | 1,608,806,653 | | | | 1,609,103,809 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 599,353,820 | | | $ | 573,712,090 | | | $ | 2,464,871,654 | | | $ | 2,380,710,319 | | | $ | 1,728,340,735 | | | $ | 1,608,806,653 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 11,989,816 | | | $ | 10,393,930 | | | $ | 44,411,862 | | | $ | 39,255,594 | | | $ | 26,448,630 | | | $ | 22,426,679 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Aggressive Allocation Fund | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) on investment transactions | | $ | 1,537,148 | | | $ | 1,189,624 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 7,674,076 | | | | 8,516,396 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 15,652,492 | | | | 635,660 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 24,863,716 | | | | 10,341,680 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2): | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | (703,424 | ) | | | (870,484 | ) |
Service Class | | | (810,785 | ) | | | (924,943 | ) |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (1,514,209 | ) | | | (1,795,427 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
From net realized gains: | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | (3,695,389 | ) | | | (5,951,535 | ) |
Service Class | | | (5,166,022 | ) | | | (7,461,136 | ) |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (8,861,411 | ) | | | (13,412,671 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net fund share transactions (Note 5): | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,722,871 | | | | 5,130,219 | |
Service Class | | | 8,497,216 | | | | 8,398,579 | |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions | | | 10,220,087 | | | | 13,528,798 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 24,708,183 | | | | 8,662,380 | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 132,054,929 | | | | 123,392,549 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of year | | $ | 156,763,112 | | | $ | 132,054,929 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of year | | $ | 1,903,413 | | | $ | 1,502,566 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML American Funds Growth Fund | | | MML American Funds International Fund | | | MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund | |
Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 110,310 | | | $ | 472,434 | | | $ | 496,676 | | | $ | 508,452 | | | $ | 12,957,792 | | | $ | 11,027,800 | |
| 20,411,936 | | | | 14,235,317 | | | | 2,109,074 | | | | 5,126,012 | | | | 78,116,274 | | | | 74,881,291 | |
| 17,691,154 | | | | (3,419,681 | ) | | | 14,131,377 | | | | (4,007,082 | ) | | | 51,746,035 | | | | (12,582,717 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 38,213,400 | | | | 11,288,070 | | | | 16,737,127 | | | | 1,627,382 | | | | 142,820,101 | | | | 73,326,374 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| (471,539 | ) | | | (267,323 | ) | | | (507,482 | ) | | | (632,920 | ) | | | (14,606,463 | ) | | | (16,088,756 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (471,539 | ) | | | (267,323 | ) | | | (507,482 | ) | | | (632,920 | ) | | | (14,606,463 | ) | | | (16,088,756 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| (14,235,317 | ) | | | (29,068,974 | ) | | | (5,160,303 | ) | | | (3,955,087 | ) | | | (71,053,987 | ) | | | (66,430,452 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (14,235,317 | ) | | | (29,068,974 | ) | | | (5,160,303 | ) | | | (3,955,087 | ) | | | (71,053,987 | ) | | | (66,430,452 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 8,548,926 | | | | 30,222,393 | | | | 1,889,945 | | | | 1,343,819 | | | | 95,664,276 | | | | 137,539,582 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8,548,926 | | | | 30,222,393 | | | | 1,889,945 | | | | 1,343,819 | | | | 95,664,276 | | | | 137,539,582 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32,055,470 | | | | 12,174,166 | | | | 12,959,287 | | | | (1,616,806 | ) | | | 152,823,927 | | | | 128,346,748 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 139,840,729 | | | | 127,666,563 | | | | 53,971,865 | | | | 55,588,671 | | | | 941,449,903 | | | | 813,103,155 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 171,896,199 | | | $ | 139,840,729 | | | $ | 66,931,152 | | | $ | 53,971,865 | | | $ | 1,094,273,830 | | | $ | 941,449,903 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 476,348 | | | $ | 460,508 | | | $ | 512,758 | | | $ | 501,528 | | | $ | 18,092,335 | | | $ | 14,532,415 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Conservative Allocation Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income (loss)c | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assetsw | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 9.63 | | | $ | 0.22 | | | $ | 0.70 | | | $ | 0.92 | | | $ | (0.23 | ) | | $ | (0.31 | ) | | $ | (0.54 | ) | | $ | 10.01 | | | | 9.62% | | | $ | 107,294 | | | | 0.12% | | | | 2.23% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.83 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.77 | ) | | | 9.63 | | | | 5.78% | | | | 112,989 | | | | 0.12% | | | | 2.01% | |
12/31/15 | | | 10.94 | | | | 0.21 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.75 | ) | | | (1.07 | ) | | | 9.83 | | | | (0.38% | ) | | | 117,636 | | | | 0.12% | | | | 1.96% | |
12/31/14 | | | 11.40 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.58 | | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.75 | ) | | | (1.04 | ) | | | 10.94 | | | | 5.13% | | | | 131,214 | | | | 0.13% | | | | 2.22% | |
12/31/13 | | | 10.81 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 1.18 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.59 | ) | | | 11.40 | | | | 11.32% | | | | 141,078 | | | | 0.13% | | | | 2.19% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 9.53 | | | $ | 0.20 | | | $ | 0.68 | | | $ | 0.88 | | | $ | (0.20 | ) | | $ | (0.31 | ) | | $ | (0.51 | ) | | $ | 9.90 | | | | 9.33% | | | $ | 368,843 | | | | 0.37% | | | | 2.00% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.74 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.53 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | 9.53 | | | | 5.48% | | | | 364,364 | | | | 0.37% | | | | 1.80% | |
12/31/15 | | | 10.85 | | | | 0.19 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.75 | ) | | | (1.04 | ) | | | 9.74 | | | | (0.63% | ) | | | 338,677 | | | | 0.37% | | | | 1.76% | |
12/31/14 | | | 11.32 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.54 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.75 | ) | | | (1.01 | ) | | | 10.85 | | | | 4.83% | | | | 342,234 | | | | 0.38% | | | | 2.01% | |
12/31/13 | | | 10.74 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 1.15 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | 11.32 | | | | 11.07% | | | | 326,916 | | | | 0.38% | | | | 1.96% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover ratex | | | 14 | % | | | 24 | % | | | 29 | % | | | 33 | % | | | 33 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
w | Expenses of the underlying funds are not included in the Fund’s expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying fund. |
x | Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Balanced Allocation Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income (loss)c | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assetsw | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 9.70 | | | $ | 0.21 | | | $ | 0.88 | | | $ | 1.09 | | | $ | (0.20 | ) | | $ | (0.43 | ) | | $ | (0.63 | ) | | $ | 10.16 | | | | 11.48% | | | $ | 139,773 | | | | 0.12% | | | | 2.06% | |
12/31/16 | | | 10.05 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.43 | | | | 0.61 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.96 | ) | | | 9.70 | | | | 6.15% | | | | 134,716 | | | | 0.12% | | | | 1.84% | |
12/31/15 | | | 11.23 | | | | 0.19 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.83 | ) | | | (1.14 | ) | | | 10.05 | | | | (0.36% | ) | | | 144,084 | | | | 0.12% | | | | 1.77% | |
12/31/14 | | | 11.58 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.62 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.97 | ) | | | 11.23 | | | | 5.35% | | | | 167,530 | | | | 0.12% | | | | 2.05% | |
12/31/13 | | | 10.85 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 1.29 | | | | 1.52 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.79 | ) | | | 11.58 | | | | 14.49% | | | | 164,583 | | | | 0.13% | | | | 1.99% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 9.62 | | | $ | 0.18 | | | $ | 0.88 | | | $ | 1.06 | | | $ | (0.18 | ) | | $ | (0.43 | ) | | $ | (0.61 | ) | | $ | 10.07 | | | | 11.21% | | | $ | 459,581 | | | | 0.37% | | | | 1.82% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.98 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.58 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.94 | ) | | | 9.62 | | | | 5.82% | | | | 438,996 | | | | 0.37% | | | | 1.62% | |
12/31/15 | | | 11.16 | | | | 0.17 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.83 | ) | | | (1.12 | ) | | | 9.98 | | | | (0.61% | ) | | | 427,682 | | | | 0.37% | | | | 1.56% | |
12/31/14 | | | 11.52 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.58 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.94 | ) | | | 11.16 | | | | 5.07% | | | | 430,872 | | | | 0.37% | | | | 1.81% | |
12/31/13 | | | 10.80 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 1.28 | | | | 1.48 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.76 | ) | | | 11.52 | | | | 14.23% | | | | 393,650 | | | | 0.38% | | | | 1.75% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover ratex | | | 15 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 26 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 22 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
w | Expenses of the underlying funds are not included in the Fund’s expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying fund. |
x | Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Moderate Allocation Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income (loss)c | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assetsw | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 10.38 | | | $ | 0.20 | | | $ | 1.15 | | | $ | 1.35 | | | $ | (0.20 | ) | | $ | (0.53 | ) | | $ | (0.73 | ) | | $ | 11.00 | | | | 13.33% | | | $ | 417,670 | | | | 0.11% | | | | 1.84% | |
12/31/16 | | | 10.66 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.54 | | | | 0.72 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.77 | ) | | | (1.00 | ) | | | 10.38 | | | | 6.89% | | | | 411,730 | | | | 0.11% | | | | 1.69% | |
12/31/15 | | | 11.83 | | | | 0.18 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.81 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | 10.66 | | | | (0.64% | ) | | | 416,556 | | | | 0.11% | | | | 1.59% | |
12/31/14 | | | 12.10 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.68 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (0.95 | ) | | | 11.83 | | | | 5.61% | | | | 465,943 | | | | 0.11% | | | | 1.76% | |
12/31/13 | | | 10.96 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.86 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | 12.10 | | | | 17.57% | | | | 465,692 | | | | 0.12% | | | | 1.74% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 10.28 | | | $ | 0.17 | | | $ | 1.14 | | | $ | 1.31 | | | $ | (0.18 | ) | | $ | (0.53 | ) | | $ | (0.71 | ) | | $ | 10.88 | | | | 12.99% | | | $ | 2,047,202 | | | | 0.36% | | | | 1.60% | |
12/31/16 | | | 10.57 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.53 | | | | 0.68 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.77 | ) | | | (0.97 | ) | | | 10.28 | | | | 6.59% | | | | 1,968,981 | | | | 0.36% | | | | 1.45% | |
12/31/15 | | | 11.74 | | | | 0.16 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.81 | ) | | | (1.07 | ) | | | 10.57 | | | | (0.86% | ) | | | 1,922,174 | | | | 0.36% | | | | 1.38% | |
12/31/14 | | | 12.02 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.65 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (0.93 | ) | | | 11.74 | | | | 5.37% | | | | 1,790,903 | | | | 0.36% | | | | 1.55% | |
12/31/13 | | | 10.89 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 1.65 | | | | 1.83 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | 12.02 | | | | 17.37% | | | | 1,480,843 | | | | 0.37% | | | | 1.51% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover ratex | | | 13 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 19 | % | | | 19 | % | | | 19 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
w | Expenses of the underlying funds are not included in the Fund’s expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying fund. |
x | Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Growth Allocation Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income (loss)c | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assetsw | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 9.16 | | | $ | 0.15 | | | $ | 1.28 | | | $ | 1.43 | | | $ | (0.15 | ) | | $ | (0.69 | ) | | $ | (0.84 | ) | | $ | 9.75 | | | | 16.07% | | | $ | 647,613 | | | | 0.11% | | | | 1.53% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.69 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.58 | | | | 0.71 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (1.05 | ) | | | (1.24 | ) | | | 9.16 | | | | 7.57% | | | | 607,088 | | | | 0.11% | | | | 1.38% | |
12/31/15 | | | 11.28 | | | | 0.13 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (1.23 | ) | | | (1.51 | ) | | | 9.69 | | | | (0.71% | ) | | | 605,993 | | | | 0.11% | | | | 1.22% | |
12/31/14 | | | 11.80 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 0.68 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (1.01 | ) | | | (1.20 | ) | | | 11.28 | | | | 5.77% | | | | 660,986 | | | | 0.11% | | | | 1.39% | |
12/31/13 | | | 10.66 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 2.13 | | | | 2.29 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.94 | ) | | | (1.15 | ) | | | 11.80 | | | | 22.64% | | | | 659,823 | | | | 0.12% | | | | 1.36% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 9.09 | | | $ | 0.12 | | | $ | 1.28 | | | $ | 1.40 | | | $ | (0.13 | ) | | $ | (0.69 | ) | | $ | (0.82 | ) | | $ | 9.67 | | | | 15.81% | | | $ | 1,080,728 | | | | 0.36% | | | | 1.27% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.63 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.56 | | | | 0.67 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (1.05 | ) | | | (1.21 | ) | | | 9.09 | | | | 7.23% | | | | 1,001,718 | | | | 0.36% | | | | 1.13% | |
12/31/15 | | | 11.22 | | | | 0.11 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (1.23 | ) | | | (1.48 | ) | | | 9.63 | | | | (0.97% | ) | | | 1,003,111 | | | | 0.36% | | | | 0.98% | |
12/31/14 | | | 11.74 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 0.65 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (1.01 | ) | | | (1.17 | ) | | | 11.22 | | | | 5.56% | | | | 1,034,580 | | | | 0.36% | | | | 1.14% | |
12/31/13 | | | 10.62 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 2.11 | | | | 2.24 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.94 | ) | | | (1.12 | ) | | | 11.74 | | | | 22.25% | | | | 995,436 | | | | 0.37% | | | | 1.11% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover ratex | | | 16 | % | | | 17 | % | | | 22 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 22 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
w | Expenses of the underlying funds are not included in the Fund’s expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying fund. |
x | Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
45
MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Aggressive Allocation Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waiversw | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversw,j | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 9.67 | | | $ | 0.12 | | | $ | 1.65 | | | $ | 1.77 | | | $ | (0.12 | ) | | $ | (0.64 | ) | | $ | (0.76 | ) | | $ | 10.68 | | | | 18.77% | | | $ | 66,517 | | | | 0.15% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.17% | |
12/31/16 | | | 10.10 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.72 | | | | 0.83 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (1.26 | ) | | | 9.67 | | | | 8.54% | | | | 58,438 | | | | 0.15% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.09% | |
12/31/15 | | | 11.86 | | | | 0.10 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (1.41 | ) | | | (1.66 | ) | | | 10.10 | | | | (0.84% | ) | | | 55,420 | | | | 0.16% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.92% | |
12/31/14 | | | 12.38 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.60 | | | | 0.72 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (1.24 | ) | | | 11.86 | | | | 5.85% | | | | 57,996 | | | | 0.17% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.98% | |
12/31/13 | | | 10.47 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 2.65 | | | | 2.76 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (0.85 | ) | | | 12.38 | | | | 27.39% | | | | 56,721 | | | | 0.19% | | | | 0.19% | l | | | 0.94% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 9.56 | | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 1.62 | | | $ | 1.72 | | | $ | (0.10 | ) | | $ | (0.64 | ) | | $ | (0.74 | ) | | $ | 10.54 | | | | 18.44% | | | $ | 90,246 | | | | 0.40% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.95% | |
12/31/16 | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.72 | | | | 0.80 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (1.24 | ) | | | 9.56 | | | | 8.28% | | | | 73,617 | | | | 0.40% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.84% | |
12/31/15 | | | 11.76 | | | | 0.08 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (1.41 | ) | | | (1.63 | ) | | | 10.00 | | | | (1.07% | ) | | | 67,973 | | | | 0.41% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.69% | |
12/31/14 | | | 12.29 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.59 | | | | 0.68 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (1.21 | ) | | | 11.76 | | | | 5.61% | | | | 62,711 | | | | 0.42% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.77% | |
12/31/13 | | | 10.40 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 2.64 | | | | 2.72 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (0.83 | ) | | | 12.29 | | | | 27.15% | | | | 51,320 | | | | 0.44% | | | | 0.44% | l | | | 0.74% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover ratex | | | 20 | % | | | 19 | % | | | 22 | % | | | 31 | % | | | 27 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers and/or MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
l | Expenses incurred during the period fell under the expense cap. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
w | Expenses of the underlying funds are not included in the Fund’s expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying fund. |
x | Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
46
MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML American Funds Growth Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waiversu | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversu,j | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 12.37 | | | $ | 0.01 | | | $ | 3.31 | | | $ | 3.32 | | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | (1.28 | ) | | $ | (1.32 | ) | | $ | 14.37 | | | | 27.78% | | | $ | 171,896 | | | | 0.68% | | | | 0.68% | l | | | 0.07% | |
12/31/16 | | | 14.53 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 1.16 | | | | 1.21 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (3.34 | ) | | | (3.37 | ) | | | 12.37 | | | | 9.00% | | | | 139,841 | | | | 0.69% | | | | 0.69% | l | | | 0.37% | |
12/31/15 | | | 14.67 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.84 | | | | 0.87 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.91 | ) | | | (1.01 | ) | | | 14.53 | | | | 6.41% | | | | 127,667 | | | | 0.69% | | | | 0.69%l | | | | 0.22% | |
12/31/14 | | | 14.14 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.12 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.59 | ) | | | 14.67 | | | | 7.99% | | | | 111,927 | | | | 0.70% | | | | 0.70%l | | | | 0.83% | |
12/31/13 | | | 11.16 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 3.19 | | | | 3.26 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 14.14 | | | | 29.56% | | | | 94,167 | | | | 0.70% | | | | 0.70% | k | | | 0.55% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover ratex | | | 11 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 8 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers and/or MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
k | Amount waived had no impact on the ratio of expenses to average daily net assets. |
l | Expenses incurred during the period fell under the expense cap. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
u | Expenses of the Master Fund are not included in the Fund’s expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Master Fund. |
x | Amount does not include the portfolio activity of the Master Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
47
MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML American Funds International Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waiversu | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversu,j | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 9.12 | | | $ | 0.08 | | | $ | 2.73 | | | $ | 2.81 | | | $ | (0.09 | ) | | $ | (0.91 | ) | | $ | (1.00 | ) | | $ | 10.93 | | | | 31.65% | | | $ | 66,931 | | | | 0.72% | | | | 0.70% | | | | 0.80% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.63 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.30 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | (0.81 | ) | | | 9.12 | | | | 2.97% | | | | 53,972 | | | | 0.72% | | | | 0.70% | | | | 0.94% | |
12/31/15 | | | 10.48 | | | | 0.12 | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | 9.63 | | | | (4.93% | ) | | | 55,589 | | | | 0.72% | | | | 0.70% | | | | 1.14% | |
12/31/14 | | | 11.27 | | | | 0.11 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | 10.48 | | | | (3.09% | ) | | | 51,341 | | | | 0.73% | | | | 0.70% | | | | 1.02% | |
12/31/13 | | | 9.62 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 1.88 | | | | 1.98 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 11.27 | | | | 21.09% | | | | 48,455 | | | | 0.74% | | | | 0.70% | | | | 0.98% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover ratex | | | 9 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 6 | % | | | 8 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers and/or MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
u | Expenses of the Master Fund are not included in the Fund’s expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Master Fund. |
x | Amount does not include the portfolio activity of the Master Fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waiversw | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversw,j | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 11.94 | | | $ | 0.16 | | | $ | 1.56 | | | $ | 1.72 | | | $ | (0.18 | ) | | $ | (0.88 | ) | | $ | (1.06 | ) | | $ | 12.60 | | | | 14.94% | | | $ | 1,094,274 | | | | 0.71% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.25% | |
12/31/16 | | | 12.08 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 1.08 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.98 | ) | | | (1.22 | ) | | | 11.94 | | | | 8.97% | | | | 941,450 | | | | 0.71% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.29% | |
12/31/15 | | | 12.72 | | | | 0.16 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | 12.08 | | | | (1.12% | ) | | | 813,103 | | | | 0.71% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.28% | |
12/31/14 | | | 12.28 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.78 | | | | 0.99 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | 12.72 | | | | 8.05% | | | | 696,608 | | | | 0.72% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.71% | |
12/31/13 | | | 10.72 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 1.92 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 12.28 | | | | 18.30% | | | | 550,517 | | | | 0.72% | | | | 0.72% | l | | | 1.68% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover ratex | | | 16 | % | | | 7 | % | | | 3 | % | | | 3 | % | | | 8 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers and/or MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
l | Expenses incurred during the period fell under the expense cap. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
w | Expenses of the underlying funds are not included in the Fund’s expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying fund. |
x | Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying fund. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
MML Series Investment Fund (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a no-load, open-end, management investment company. The Trust is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Massachusetts business trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated December 19, 1984, as restated May 14, 1993, and further amended and restated as of December 15, 2011, as it may be further amended from time to time. The following are eight series of the Trust (each individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”):
MML Conservative Allocation Fund (“Conservative Allocation Fund”)
MML Balanced Allocation Fund (“Balanced Allocation Fund”)
MML Moderate Allocation Fund (“Moderate Allocation Fund”)
MML Growth Allocation Fund (“Growth Allocation Fund”)
MML Aggressive Allocation Fund (“Aggressive Allocation Fund”)
MML American Funds® Growth Fund (“MML American Funds Growth Fund”)
MML American Funds® International Fund (“MML American Funds International Fund”)
MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund (“MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund”)
The Trust makes shares of the Funds available for the investment of assets of various separate investment accounts established by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”) and by life insurance companies which are subsidiaries of MassMutual. Shares of the Trust are not offered to the general public. MassMutual, MML Bay State Life Insurance Company, and C.M. Life Insurance Company are the record owners of all of the outstanding shares of the Funds.
The Conservative Allocation Fund, Balanced Allocation Fund, Moderate Allocation Fund, Growth Allocation Fund, and Aggressive Allocation Fund (the “Allocation Funds”) invest their investable assets in shares of series of the Trust and MML Series Investment Fund II (which are advised by MML Investment Advisers, LLC (“MML Advisers”)), Oppenheimer Funds (which are advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc., a majority-owned, indirect subsidiary of MassMutual), and non-affiliated funds (together, the “MML Underlying Funds”). The financial statements included herein are those of the Funds. The financial statements of the applicable MML Underlying Funds are presented separately and can be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov or by calling MML Advisers at 1-888-309-3539. The assets of each of the five Allocation Funds listed above are diversified and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the MML Underlying Funds in which the shares are invested.
MML American Funds Growth Fund and MML American Funds International Fund (each a “Feeder Fund,” collectively the “Feeder Funds”) invest all of their assets in Class 1 shares of the Growth and International Funds, respectively, each a series of the American Funds Insurance Series (each a “Master Fund,” collectively the “Master Funds”). Each Master Fund is an open-end investment company and organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Each Feeder Fund has an investment objective that is consistent with its corresponding Master Fund. Each Master Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to mutual funds and intends to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and capital gains to shareholders, which includes the applicable Feeder Fund, to qualify as a regulated investment company. The performance of the Feeder Funds is directly affected by the performance of the Master Funds. The financial statements of the Master Funds, including the Summary Investment Portfolios, are provided separately and should be read in conjunction with the Feeder Funds’ financial statements. As of December 31, 2017, the MML American Funds Growth Fund and MML American Funds International Fund owned 0.69% and 0.69% of the Growth and International Master Funds, respectively. The MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund invests all of its investable assets in shares of various series of American Funds Insurance Series, which are managed by Capital Research and Management Company (together, the “American Underlying Funds” and collectively with the MML Underlying Funds, the “Underlying Funds”).
The SEC file number for the American Funds Insurance Series is 811-03857. Additional information related to the Master Funds’ and American Underlying Funds’ financial reports can be located on the SEC’s EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov.
Each share class of a Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of assets. The principal difference among the classes is the level of service and administration fees, and shareholder and distribution service expenses borne by the classes. Because each class
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
will have different fees and expenses, performance and share prices will vary between the classes. The classes of shares are offered to different types of investors, as outlined in the Funds’ Prospectus.
2. | | Significant Accounting Policies |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed consistently by each Fund in the preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“generally accepted accounting principles”). The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Investment Valuation
The net asset value of each Fund’s shares is determined once daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), on each day the NYSE is open for trading (a “business day”). The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, but may close earlier on some days. If the NYSE is scheduled to close early, the business day will be considered to end as of the time of the NYSE’s scheduled close. A Fund will not treat an intraday disruption in NYSE trading or other event that causes an unscheduled closing of the NYSE as a close of business of the NYSE for these purposes and will instead fair value securities in accordance with procedures approved annually by the Trustees, and under the general oversight of the Trustees. On holidays and other days when the NYSE is closed, each Fund’s net asset value generally is not calculated and the Funds do not anticipate accepting buy or sell orders. However, the value of each Fund’s assets may still be affected on such days to the extent that an Underlying Fund or Master Fund holds foreign securities that trade on days that foreign securities markets are open.
The net asset value of each Fund is based upon the net asset value(s) of its corresponding Master Fund or Underlying Funds. Shares of the Master Fund and Underlying Funds are valued at their closing net asset values as reported on each business day.
Certain Underlying Funds or Master Funds may invest in securities that are traded principally in foreign markets and that trade on weekends and other days when the Funds do not price their shares. As a result, the values of the Funds’ portfolio securities may change on days when the prices of the Funds’ shares are not calculated. The prices of the Funds’ shares will reflect any such changes when the prices of the Funds’ shares are next calculated, which is the next business day.
The Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information (“SAIs”) for the Underlying Funds and Master Funds, as applicable, explain the valuation methods for the Underlying Funds and Master Funds, including the circumstances under which the Underlying Funds or Master Funds, may use fair value pricing and the effects of doing so. Such Prospectuses and SAIs are available on the SEC’s EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov.
Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the Funds’ investments. The Funds categorize the inputs to valuation techniques used to value their investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as summarized below. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Level 1 – quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical investments that the Funds can access at the measurement date
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
Each Fund characterized all investments at Level 1, as of December 31, 2017. For each Fund, the level classification by major category of investments is the same as the category presentation in the Portfolio of Investments
The Funds had no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy during the year ended December 31, 2017. The Funds recognize transfers between the Levels as of the beginning of the year.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
Accounting for Investment Transactions
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments are computed by the specific identification cost method. Proceeds received from litigation, if any, are included in realized gains on investment transactions for any investments that are no longer held in the portfolio and as a reduction in cost for investments that continue to be held in the portfolio. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of discounts and premiums on debt securities, is earned from the settlement date and is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income and distributions including realized gain distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign interest, dividends, and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Foreign dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as practicable after the Fund determines the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Funds determine the classification of distributions received as return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions.
Allocation of Operating Activity
In maintaining the records for the Funds, the income and expense accounts are allocated daily to each class of shares. Investment income and loss, and unrealized and realized gains or losses are prorated among the classes of shares based on the relative net assets of each. Expenses are allocated to each class of shares depending on the nature of the expenditures. Administration and service fees, if any, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class’s operations. Expenses of a Fund not directly attributable to the operations of any specific class of shares of the Fund are prorated among the classes to which the expense relates based on relative net assets.
In addition, each Fund will also incur certain fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the Underlying Funds or Master Funds. Because the Underlying Funds have varied expense and fee levels, and the Allocation Funds and MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund may own different proportions of Underlying Funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by each of the Allocation Funds and MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund will vary.
Foreign Securities
Certain Underlying Funds or Master Funds may invest in foreign securities. Foreign securities, including American Depositary Receipts, are subject to additional risks compared to securities of U.S. issuers, including international trade, currency, political, regulatory, and diplomatic risks. In addition, fluctuations in currency exchange rates may adversely affect the values of foreign securities and the price of a Fund’s shares. Emerging markets securities are subject to greater risks than securities issued in developed foreign markets, including less liquidity, greater price volatility, higher relative rates of inflation, greater political, economic, and social instability, greater custody and operational risks, and greater volatility in currency exchange rates.
Federal Income Tax
It is each Fund’s intent to continue to comply with the provisions of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to a regulated investment company. Under such provisions, the Funds would not be subject to federal income taxes on their ordinary income and net realized capital gains to the extent they are distributed or deemed to have been distributed to their shareholders. Therefore, the Funds have not made any provision for federal income tax.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income and distributions of any net realized capital gains of each Fund are declared and paid annually and at other times as may be required to satisfy tax or regulatory requirements.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. As a result, net investment income and net realized capital gains on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
3. | | Advisory Fees and Other Transactions |
Investment Advisory Fees
MML Advisers, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MassMutual, serves as investment adviser to each Fund. Under the investment advisory agreements between MML Advisers and the Trust on behalf of each Fund, MML Advisers is responsible for providing investment management services for each Fund. In return for these services, MML Advisers receives advisory fees, based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at the following annual rates:
| | |
Fund | | Investment Advisory Fee |
Conservative Allocation Fund | | 0.10% |
Balanced Allocation Fund | | 0.10% |
Moderate Allocation Fund | | 0.10% |
Growth Allocation Fund | | 0.10% |
Aggressive Allocation Fund | | 0.10% |
MML American Funds Growth Fund | | 0.15% on the first $500 million; and |
| | 0.125% on any excess over $500 million |
MML American Funds International Fund | | 0.15% on the first $500 million; and |
| | 0.125% on any excess over $500 million |
MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund | | 0.20% on the first $750 million; and |
| | 0.175% on any excess over $750 million |
Administration Fees
For the MML American Funds Growth Fund, MML American Funds International Fund, and MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund, under a separate Administrative and Shareholder Services Agreement between the Funds and MML Advisers, MML Advisers is obligated to provide all necessary administrative and shareholder services and bear some of the Fund specific administrative expenses. In return for these services, MML Advisers receives an administrative services fee based upon the average daily net assets of the applicable class of shares of the Funds, at the following annual rates:
| | | | |
| | Service Class I | |
MML American Funds Growth Fund | | | 0.25% | |
MML American Funds International Fund | | | 0.25% | |
MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund | | | 0.25% | |
Distribution and Service Fees
MML Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as distributor to the Funds. Pursuant to a Distribution and Services Plan adopted by the Funds pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Service Class shares and Service Class I shares of the Funds pay an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value of Service Class shares and Service Class I shares. This fee, or a portion thereof, is paid to: (i) the Distributor for services provided and expenses incurred by it in connection with the distribution of Service Class shares or Service Class I shares, as applicable, of each Fund; and/or (ii) MassMutual for services provided and expenses incurred by it for purposes of maintaining or providing personal services to Service Class and Service Class I shareholders. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MassMutual.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
Expense Caps and Waivers
MML Advisers agreed to cap the fees and expenses of the Funds noted below (other than extraordinary litigation and legal expenses, Master Fund Fees and Expenses#, interest expense, short sale dividend and loan expense, or other non-recurring or unusual expenses such as organizational expenses and shareholder meeting expenses) based upon the average daily net assets of the applicable class of shares of the Funds, as follows:
| | | | |
| | Service Class I | |
MML American Funds Growth Fund* | | | 0.70% | |
MML American Funds International Fund* | | | 0.70% | |
# | Master Fund Fees and Expenses are expenses borne indirectly by a Fund through investments in other pooled investment vehicles. |
* | Expense caps in effect through April 30, 2018. |
Expense caps and waiver amounts are reflected as a reduction of expenses on the Statements of Operations.
Deferred Compensation
Trustees of the Funds who are not officers or employees of MassMutual may elect to defer receipt of their annual fees in accordance with terms of a Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Amounts deferred shall accrue interest or earnings and shall be recorded on the Funds’ books as other liabilities. Deferred compensation is included within Trustees’ fees and expenses in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Other
Certain officers and trustees of the Funds may also be employees of MassMutual. The compensation of a trustee who is not an employee of MassMutual is borne by the Funds.
Elaine A. Sarsynski resigned as a Trustee of the Trust effective as of February 1, 2017. Teresa Hassara became a Trustee of the Trust effective as of June 6, 2017.
4. | | Purchases and Sales of Investments |
Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments in Underlying Funds or Master Funds (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended December 31, 2017, were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | | Sales | |
| | Long-Term U.S. Government Securities | | | Other Long-Term Securities | | | Long-Term U.S. Government Securities | | | Other Long-Term Securities | |
Conservative Allocation Fund | | $ | - | | | $ | 67,075,500 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 91,106,226 | |
Balanced Allocation Fund | | | - | | | | 88,968,784 | | | | - | | | | 99,134,849 | |
Moderate Allocation Fund | | | - | | | | 317,603,985 | | | | - | | | | 414,150,898 | |
Growth Allocation Fund | | | - | | | | 269,204,653 | | | | - | | | | 305,980,927 | |
Aggressive Allocation Fund | | | - | | | | 37,343,036 | | | | - | | | | 28,781,605 | |
MML American Funds Growth Fund | | | - | | | | 26,425,755 | | | | - | | | | 17,408,902 | |
MML American Funds International Fund | | | - | | | | 5,645,851 | | | | - | | | | 8,195,695 | |
MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund | | | - | | | | 219,274,094 | | | | - | | | | 161,608,086 | |
The Funds may purchase from, or sell securities to, other affiliated Funds under procedures adopted by the Trustees. These policies have been designed to ensure that cross-trades conducted by the Funds comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. These trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the table above, as applicable.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
5. | | Capital Share Transactions |
Changes in shares outstanding for each Fund were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |
| | | | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Conservative Allocation Fund Initial Class | |
Sold | | | 1,066,692 | | | $ | 10,625,566 | | | | 1,356,985 | | | $ | 13,299,244 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 582,703 | | | | 5,675,530 | | | | 901,788 | | | | 8,684,221 | |
Redeemed | | | (2,661,802 | ) | | | (26,458,907 | ) | | | (2,493,168 | ) | | | (24,443,943 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (1,012,407 | ) | | $ | (10,157,811 | ) | | | (234,395 | ) | | $ | (2,460,478 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Conservative Allocation Fund Service Class | |
Sold | | | 3,521,990 | | | $ | 34,679,532 | | | | 7,357,528 | | | $ | 71,400,199 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 1,869,374 | | | | 18,039,455 | | | | 2,841,405 | | | | 27,107,004 | |
Redeemed | | | (6,363,380 | ) | | | (62,455,321 | ) | | | (6,752,196 | ) | | | (65,546,438 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (972,016 | ) | | $ | (9,736,334 | ) | | | 3,446,737 | | | $ | 32,960,765 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balanced Allocation Fund Initial Class | |
Sold | | | 1,315,628 | | | $ | 13,246,040 | | | | 758,080 | | | $ | 7,515,695 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 858,539 | | | | 8,430,852 | | | | 1,299,312 | | | | 12,538,360 | |
Redeemed | | | (2,295,300 | ) | | | (23,092,062 | ) | | | (2,510,382 | ) | | | (25,135,439 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (121,133 | ) | | $ | (1,415,170 | ) | | | (452,990 | ) | | $ | (5,081,384 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balanced Allocation Fund Service Class | |
Sold | | | 3,679,064 | | | $ | 36,764,859 | | | | 3,242,682 | | | $ | 31,965,320 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 2,771,744 | | | | 26,996,788 | | | | 4,082,233 | | | | 39,107,790 | |
Redeemed | | | (6,410,824 | ) | | | (64,024,928 | ) | | | (4,585,592 | ) | | | (45,348,007 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 39,984 | | | $ | (263,281 | ) | | | 2,739,323 | | | $ | 25,725,103 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Moderate Allocation Fund Initial Class | |
Sold | | | 1,364,854 | | | $ | 14,884,724 | | | | 1,909,387 | | | $ | 20,138,659 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 2,562,649 | | | | 27,061,575 | | | | 3,619,457 | | | | 37,171,830 | |
Redeemed | | | (5,613,792 | ) | | | (60,977,636 | ) | | | (4,934,301 | ) | | | (52,205,381 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (1,686,289 | ) | | $ | (19,031,337 | ) | | | 594,543 | | | $ | 5,105,108 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Moderate Allocation Fund Service Class | |
Sold | | | 5,979,714 | | | $ | 64,293,602 | | | | 8,936,099 | | | $ | 92,912,593 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 12,318,184 | | | | 128,725,025 | | | | 17,086,421 | | | | 173,939,765 | |
Redeemed | | | (21,716,011 | ) | | | (233,087,166 | ) | | | (16,363,697 | ) | | | (170,910,087 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (3,418,113 | ) | | $ | (40,068,539 | ) | | | 9,658,823 | | | $ | 95,942,271 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Growth Allocation Fund Initial Class | |
Sold | | | 1,513,269 | | | $ | 14,544,847 | | | | 1,578,677 | | | $ | 14,808,352 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 5,683,102 | | | | 52,625,520 | | | | 8,209,341 | | | | 73,884,068 | |
Redeemed | | | (7,026,762 | ) | | | (67,612,712 | ) | | | (6,047,828 | ) | | | (57,234,283 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 169,609 | | | $ | (442,345 | ) | | | 3,740,190 | | | $ | 31,458,137 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Growth Allocation Fund Service Class | |
Sold | | | 3,035,792 | | | $ | 28,983,498 | | | | 2,613,115 | | | $ | 24,405,528 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 9,263,382 | | | | 85,130,486 | | | | 13,479,070 | | | | 120,502,885 | |
Redeemed | | | (10,675,133 | ) | | | (102,412,943 | ) | | | (10,131,162 | ) | | | (95,021,107 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 1,624,041 | | | $ | 11,701,041 | | | | 5,961,023 | | | $ | 49,887,306 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |
| | | | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Aggressive Allocation Fund Initial Class | |
Sold | | | 577,723 | | | $ | 6,004,822 | | | | 597,830 | | | $ | 5,824,037 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 437,693 | | | | 4,398,813 | | | | 723,438 | | | | 6,822,019 | |
Redeemed | | | (831,073 | ) | | | (8,680,764 | ) | | | (766,148 | ) | | | (7,515,837 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 184,343 | | | $ | 1,722,871 | | | | 555,120 | | | $ | 5,130,219 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Aggressive Allocation Fund Service Class | |
Sold | | | 1,138,147 | | | $ | 11,593,094 | | | | 791,226 | | | $ | 7,727,853 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 602,501 | | | | 5,976,807 | | | | 899,794 | | | | 8,386,079 | |
Redeemed | | | (881,981 | ) | | | (9,072,685 | ) | | | (787,999 | ) | | | (7,715,353 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 858,667 | | | $ | 8,497,216 | | | | 903,021 | | | $ | 8,398,579 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML American Funds Growth Fund Service Class I | |
Sold | | | 1,304,886 | | | $ | 17,982,588 | | | | 1,129,900 | | | $ | 14,971,405 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 1,108,278 | | | | 14,706,856 | | | | 2,440,624 | | | | 29,336,297 | |
Redeemed | | | (1,755,361 | ) | | | (24,140,518 | ) | | | (1,053,380 | ) | | | (14,085,309 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 657,803 | | | $ | 8,548,926 | | | | 2,517,144 | | | $ | 30,222,393 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML American Funds International Fund Service Class I | |
Sold | | | 576,856 | | | $ | 5,835,785 | | | | 471,718 | | | $ | 4,419,158 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 555,665 | | | | 5,667,785 | | | | 490,696 | | | | 4,588,007 | |
Redeemed | | | (923,562 | ) | | | (9,613,625 | ) | | | (822,096 | ) | | | (7,663,346 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 208,959 | | | $ | 1,889,945 | | | | 140,318 | | | $ | 1,343,819 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund Service Class I | |
Sold | | | 8,498,879 | | | $ | 105,750,324 | | | | 9,222,514 | | | $ | 111,618,224 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 7,210,476 | | | | 85,660,450 | | | | 6,975,419 | | | | 82,519,208 | |
Redeemed | | | (7,681,655 | ) | | | (95,746,498 | ) | | | (4,649,056 | ) | | | (56,597,850 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 8,027,700 | | | $ | 95,664,276 | | | | 11,548,877 | | | $ | 137,539,582 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6. | | Federal Income Tax Information |
At December 31, 2017, the aggregate cost of investments and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of all investments owned by the Fund(s), as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Federal Income Tax Cost | | | Tax Basis Unrealized Appreciation | | | Tax Basis Unrealized (Depreciation) | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Conservative Allocation Fund | | $ | 473,303,453 | | | $ | 9,001,054 | | | $ | (5,807,324 | ) | | $ | 3,193,730 | |
Balanced Allocation Fund | | | 590,264,468 | | | | 17,086,107 | | | | (7,553,737 | ) | | | 9,532,370 | |
Moderate Allocation Fund | | | 2,387,039,384 | | | | 106,435,656 | | | | (26,793,571 | ) | | | 79,642,085 | |
Growth Allocation Fund | | | 1,622,299,451 | | | | 120,889,616 | | | | (13,770,928 | ) | | | 107,118,688 | |
Aggressive Allocation Fund | | | 147,775,162 | | | | 9,809,610 | | | | (712,733 | ) | | | 9,096,877 | |
MML American Funds Growth Fund | | | 149,473,528 | | | | 22,620,492 | | | | - | | | | 22,620,492 | |
MML American Funds International Fund | | | 56,705,424 | | | | 10,312,222 | | | | - | | | | 10,312,222 | |
MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund | | | 1,010,219,355 | | | | 91,840,268 | | | | (6,563,515 | ) | | | 85,276,753 | |
Net capital loss carryforwards may be applied against any net realized taxable gains in succeeding years, subject to the carryforward period limitations, where applicable. On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”) was signed by the President. The Modernization Act changed the capital loss carryforward rules as they relate to regulated investment companies. Capital losses generated in tax years beginning after the date of enactment may
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now be carried forward indefinitely, and retain the character of the original loss. Under pre-enactment law, capital losses could be carried forward for up to eight tax years as short-term capital losses. The provisions affecting the utilization of capital loss carryforwards under the Modernization Act also require the utilization of post-enactment losses prior to the utilization of pre-enactment losses.
At December 31, 2017, for federal income tax purposes, there were no unused capital losses.
Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital.
The tax character of distributions (including capital gain dividends, if any, designated pursuant to Section 852 of the Code) paid during the year ended December 31, 2017, was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | | Long Term Capital Gain | | | Return of Capital | |
Conservative Allocation Fund | | $ | 9,521,712 | | | $ | 14,193,273 | | | $ | - | |
Balanced Allocation Fund | | | 10,453,000 | | | | 24,974,640 | | | | - | |
Moderate Allocation Fund | | | 39,460,479 | | | | 116,326,121 | | | | - | |
Growth Allocation Fund | | | 22,609,907 | | | | 115,146,099 | | | | - | |
Aggressive Allocation Fund | | | 1,514,209 | | | | 8,861,411 | | | | - | |
MML American Funds Growth Fund | | | 471,539 | | | | 14,235,317 | | | | - | |
MML American Funds International Fund | | | 507,482 | | | | 5,160,303 | | | | - | |
MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund | | | 14,606,463 | | | | 71,053,987 | | | | - | |
The tax character of distributions (including capital gain dividends, if any, designated pursuant to Section 852 of the Code) paid during the year ended December 31, 2016, was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | | Long Term Capital Gain | | | Return of Capital | |
Conservative Allocation Fund | | $ | 10,503,255 | | | $ | 25,287,970 | | | $ | - | |
Balanced Allocation Fund | | | 12,247,002 | | | | 39,399,148 | | | | - | |
Moderate Allocation Fund | | | 44,987,407 | | | | 166,124,188 | | | | - | |
Growth Allocation Fund | | | 27,702,930 | | | | 166,684,023 | | | | - | |
Aggressive Allocation Fund | | | 1,795,427 | | | | 13,412,671 | | | | - | |
MML American Funds Growth Fund | | | 267,323 | | | | 29,068,974 | | | | - | |
MML American Funds International Fund | | | 632,920 | | | | 3,955,087 | | | | - | |
MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund | | | 16,088,756 | | | | 66,430,452 | | | | - | |
The following Fund(s) have elected to pass through the foreign tax credit for the year ended December 31, 2017:
| | | | |
| | Amount | |
Conservative Allocation Fund | | $ | 41,531 | |
Balanced Allocation Fund | | | 71,073 | |
Moderate Allocation Fund | | | 448,335 | |
Growth Allocation Fund | | | 404,821 | |
Aggressive Allocation Fund | | | 44,685 | |
MML American Funds International Fund | | | 85,497 | |
MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund | | | 131,621 | |
Capital accounts within the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences between book and tax accounting. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book and tax accounting
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differences will reverse in subsequent periods. At December 31, 2017, temporary book and tax accounting differences were primarily attributable to the deferral of wash sale losses, and deferred Trustee compensation.
At December 31, 2017, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | Undistributed Long Term Capital Gain (Capital Loss Carryover) | | | Other Temporary Differences | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Conservative Allocation Fund | | $ | 10,334,914 | | | $ | 8,762,416 | | | $ | (56,994 | ) | | $ | 3,193,730 | |
Balanced Allocation Fund | | | 12,058,710 | | | | 21,672,301 | | | | (68,894 | ) | | | 9,532,370 | |
Moderate Allocation Fund | | | 44,660,771 | | | | 106,251,958 | | | | (248,909 | ) | | | 79,642,085 | |
Growth Allocation Fund | | | 27,277,379 | | | | 103,718,394 | | | | (209,313 | ) | | | 107,118,688 | |
Aggressive Allocation Fund | | | 1,917,769 | | | | 7,736,810 | | | | (14,356 | ) | | | 9,096,877 | |
MML American Funds Growth Fund | | | 490,444 | | | | 20,028,056 | | | | (14,096 | ) | | | 22,620,492 | |
MML American Funds International Fund | | | 519,754 | | | | 2,081,610 | | | | (6,996 | ) | | | 10,312,222 | |
MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund | | | 18,186,168 | | | | 72,861,384 | | | | (93,833 | ) | | | 85,276,753 | |
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the following amounts were reclassified due to permanent differences between book and tax accounting:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paid-in Capital | | | Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss) | |
Conservative Allocation Fund | | $ | 204 | | | $ | (626,753 | ) | | $ | 626,549 | |
Balanced Allocation Fund | | | 240 | | | | (915,976 | ) | | | 915,736 | |
Moderate Allocation Fund | | | 843 | | | | (4,528,698 | ) | | | 4,527,855 | |
Growth Allocation Fund | | | 746 | | | | (3,649,656 | ) | | | 3,648,910 | |
Aggressive Allocation Fund | | | 49 | | | | (377,957 | ) | | | 377,908 | |
MML American Funds Growth Fund | | | 47 | | | | (377,116 | ) | | | 377,069 | |
MML American Funds International Fund | | | 23 | | | | (22,059 | ) | | | 22,036 | |
MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund | | | 306 | | | | (5,208,897 | ) | | | 5,208,591 | |
The Funds did not have any unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2017, nor were there any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the year then ended. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as an income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Funds did not incur any such interest or penalties. The Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the prior three fiscal years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Funds’ understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which they invest.
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7. | | Investment in Affiliated Issuers |
A summary of the Funds’ transactions in the securities of affiliated issuers during the year ended December 31, 2017, was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beginning Value as of 12/31/16 | | | Purchases | | | Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value as of 12/31/17 | | | Number of Shares Held as of 12/31/17 | | | Dividend Income | | | Realized Gains Distributions | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Conservative Allocation Fund | |
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class | | $ | 13,260,532 | | | $ | 1,840,763 | | | $ | (6,419,583 | ) | | $ | 3,168,406 | | | $ | (396,255 | ) | | $ | 11,453,863 | | | | 657,890 | | | $ | 1,254 | | | $ | 987,527 | |
MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II | | | 64,854,876 | | | | 2,573,494 | | | | - | | | | 392,301 | | | | - | | | | 67,820,671 | | | | 6,816,148 | | | | 2,241,773 | | | | 250,055 | |
MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class | | | 12,803,678 | | | | 2,950,027 | | | | (3,595,337 | ) | | | 1,157,938 | | | | (340,393 | ) | | | 12,975,913 | | | | 1,038,073 | | | | 270,136 | | | | 818,439 | |
MML Equity Index Fund, Class III | | | 7,229,980 | | | | 4,718,136 | | | | (120,000 | ) | | | 1,774,015 | | | | 9,836 | | | | 13,611,967 | | | | 439,521 | | | | 163,623 | | | | 333,811 | |
MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II | | | 7,656,425 | | | | 1,052,147 | | | | (6,719,374 | ) | | | 139,173 | | | | 253,571 | | | | 2,381,942 | | | | 187,702 | | | | 56,404 | | | | 439,932 | |
MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class | | | 9,518,629 | | | | 463,142 | | | | (1,791,469 | ) | | | 1,615,574 | | | | 85,832 | | | | 9,891,708 | | | | 879,263 | | | | 202,852 | | | | - | |
MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II | | | 9,957,354 | | | | 1,672,388 | | | | (4,432,468 | ) | | | 1,864,967 | | | | (559,687 | ) | | | 8,502,554 | | | | 657,075 | | | | 84,170 | | | | 874,267 | |
MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II | | | 13,770,003 | | | | 2,780,006 | | | | (4,663,582 | ) | | | 698,028 | | | | (20,498 | ) | | | 12,563,957 | | | | 814,783 | | | | 232,435 | | | | 877,577 | |
MML Global Fund, Class I | | | 12,092,252 | | | | 1,541,262 | | | | (3,000,288 | ) | | | 1,286,207 | | | | 258,025 | | | | 12,177,458 | | | | 933,854 | | | | 148,999 | | | | 968,743 | |
MML High Yield Fund, Class II | | | 15,364,330 | | | | 1,029,464 | | | | (2,221,290 | ) | | | 304,896 | | | | (145,183 | ) | | | 14,332,217 | | | | 1,431,790 | | | | 1,029,464 | | | | - | |
MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class | | | 13,577,928 | | | | 1,992,512 | | | | (3,000,433 | ) | | | 624,186 | | | | 393,602 | | | | 13,587,795 | | | | 1,068,223 | | | | 213,724 | | | | 888,167 | |
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class | | | 20,227,497 | | | | 2,743,748 | | | | (2,704,829 | ) | | | 41,404 | | | | (67,035 | ) | | | 20,240,785 | | | | 1,992,203 | | | | 662,792 | | | | - | |
MML International Equity Fund, Class II | | | 7,419,548 | | | | 383,417 | | | | (2,106,469 | ) | | | 1,779,159 | | | | 121,855 | | | | 7,597,510 | | | | 634,713 | | | | 123,126 | | | | - | |
MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class | | | 3,871,431 | | | | 2,494,723 | | | | (2,539,696 | ) | | | 97,116 | | | | 28,488 | | | | 3,952,062 | | | | 369,697 | | | | 14,801 | | | | 988,743 | |
MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class | | | 102,593,023 | | | | 16,624,684 | | | | (20,055,455 | ) | | | 1,793,248 | | | | (392,486 | ) | | | 100,563,014 | | | | 8,100,277 | | | | 3,142,206 | | | | - | |
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class | | | 7,983,581 | | | | 1,084,073 | | | | (2,136,336 | ) | | | 935,973 | | | | 95,011 | | | | 7,962,302 | | | | 491,804 | | | | 2,759 | | | | 755,951 | |
MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class | | | 10,064,752 | | | | 1,517,016 | | | | (1,658,649 | ) | | | 564,466 | | | | (202,536 | ) | | | 10,285,049 | | | | 847,203 | | | | 156,624 | | | | 601,136 | |
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II | | | 25,494,982 | | | | 6,112,818 | | | | (6,131,354 | ) | | | 70,178 | | | | (111,125 | ) | | | 25,435,499 | | | | 2,614,131 | | | | 672,115 | | | | - | |
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class | | | 2,433,051 | | | | 260,472 | | | | (720,717 | ) | | | 575,195 | | | | (173,413 | ) | | | 2,374,588 | | | | 158,554 | | | | - | | | | 90,513 | |
MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II | | | 4,991,538 | | | | 793,132 | | | | (941,177 | ) | | | 167,192 | | | | (195,278 | ) | | | 4,815,407 | | | | 284,935 | | | | 26,701 | | | | 531,264 | |
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class | | | 2,440,628 | | | | 420,018 | | | | (518,843 | ) | | | 154,452 | | | | 553 | | | | 2,496,808 | | | | 178,471 | | | | 11,957 | | | | 144,807 | |
MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II | | | 60,351,247 | | | | 7,037,392 | | | | (7,886,588 | ) | | | 867,853 | | | | (347,629 | ) | | | 60,022,275 | | | | 5,793,656 | | | | 1,213,240 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 2,705,704 | | | | 398,347 | | | | (853,148 | ) | | | 342,073 | | | | 80,704 | | | | 2,673,680 | | | | 31,750 | | | | 867 | | | | 284,838 | |
Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 8,048,345 | | | | 394,551 | | | | (2,951,975 | ) | | | 2,384,587 | | | | 102,962 | | | | 7,978,470 | | | | 168,251 | | | | 79,465 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 32,109,453 | | | | 1,168,868 | | | | (1,904,860 | ) | | | 39,510 | | | | (150,089 | ) | | | 31,262,882 | | | | 3,177,122 | | | | 293,868 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 6,882,933 | | | | 367,235 | | | | (2,032,306 | ) | | | 1,562,121 | | | | (66,460 | ) | | | 6,713,523 | | | | 2,592,094 | | | | 97,648 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | - | | | | 2,661,665 | | | | - | | | | 161,619 | | | | - | | | | 2,823,284 | | | | 87,544 | | | | 31,885 | | | | 42,778 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 477,703,700 | | | $ | 67,075,500 | | | $ | (91,106,226 | ) | | $ | 24,561,837 | | | $ | (1,737,628 | ) | | $ | 476,497,183 | | | | | | | $ | 11,174,888 | | | $ | 9,878,548 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beginning Value as of 12/31/16 | | | Purchases | | | Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value as of 12/31/17 | | | Number of Shares Held as of 12/31/17 | | | Dividend Income | | | Realized Gains Distributions | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balanced Allocation Fund | |
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class | | $ | 21,327,777 | | | $ | 2,674,303 | | | $ | (10,581,796 | ) | | $ | 3,969,160 | | | $ | 569,334 | | | $ | 17,958,778 | | | | 1,031,521 | | | $ | 1,995 | | | $ | 1,570,274 | |
MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II | | | 63,302,467 | | | | 4,155,740 | | | | - | | | | 378,099 | | | | - | | | | 67,836,306 | | | | 6,817,719 | | | | 2,217,641 | | | | 245,407 | |
MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class | | | 17,938,855 | | | | 4,495,056 | | | | (3,524,091 | ) | | | 640,519 | | | | 580,366 | | | | 20,130,705 | | | | 1,610,456 | | | | 427,185 | | | | 1,294,256 | |
MML Equity Index Fund, Class III | | | 9,135,303 | | | | 7,903,804 | | | | - | | | | 2,510,966 | | | | - | | | | 19,550,073 | | | | 631,258 | | | | 235,002 | | | | 479,433 | |
MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II | | | 10,912,847 | | | | 1,385,002 | | | | (9,169,102 | ) | | | 53,607 | | | | 385,443 | | | | 3,567,797 | | | | 281,150 | | | | 94,652 | | | | 738,257 | |
MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class | | | 16,683,879 | | | | 812,839 | | | | (3,311,581 | ) | | | 2,736,511 | | | | 275,017 | | | | 17,196,665 | | | | 1,528,592 | | | | 357,715 | | | | - | |
MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II | | | 15,247,502 | | | | 2,412,089 | | | | (5,994,455 | ) | | | 1,508,086 | | | | 553,498 | | | | 13,726,720 | | | | 1,060,798 | | | | 143,590 | | | | 1,491,453 | |
MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II | | | 17,927,067 | | | | 4,307,807 | | | | (3,095,187 | ) | | | 347,562 | | | | 607,405 | | | | 20,094,654 | | | | 1,303,155 | | | | 364,567 | | | | 1,376,450 | |
MML Global Fund, Class I | | | 18,562,070 | | | | 2,215,881 | | | | (5,010,060 | ) | | | 951,609 | | | | 1,431,987 | | | | 18,151,487 | | | | 1,391,985 | | | | 214,638 | | | | 1,395,510 | |
MML High Yield Fund, Class II | | | 15,856,493 | | | | 1,124,541 | | | | (1,040,000 | ) | | | 218,971 | | | | (81,418 | ) | | | 16,078,587 | | | | 1,606,252 | | | | 1,124,541 | | | | - | |
MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class | | | 20,264,000 | | | | 3,633,093 | | | | (4,982,087 | ) | | | 472,905 | | | | 1,047,429 | | | | 20,435,340 | | | | 1,606,552 | | | | 329,502 | | | | 1,369,303 | |
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class | | | 21,300,226 | | | | 2,850,926 | | | | (2,056,635 | ) | | | 206,386 | | | | (240,724 | ) | | | 22,060,179 | | | | 2,171,277 | | | | 730,212 | | | | - | |
MML International Equity Fund, Class II | | | 13,649,330 | | | | 683,408 | | | | (3,714,331 | ) | | | 3,259,510 | | | | 299,731 | | | | 14,177,648 | | | | 1,184,432 | | | | 228,285 | | | | - | |
MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class | | | 6,248,966 | | | | 2,411,128 | | | | (2,960,570 | ) | | | 478,220 | | | | (204,669 | ) | | | 5,973,075 | | | | 558,753 | | | | 23,266 | | | | 1,554,242 | |
MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class | | | 100,739,121 | | | | 16,295,674 | | | | (14,241,438 | ) | | | 2,323,251 | | | | (864,364 | ) | | | 104,252,244 | | | | 8,397,442 | | | | 3,306,264 | | | | - | |
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class | | | 13,992,109 | | | | 1,921,800 | | | | (3,165,814 | ) | | | 1,230,787 | | | | 620,779 | | | | 14,599,661 | | | | 901,770 | | | | 5,124 | | | | 1,403,880 | |
MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class | | | 16,142,518 | | | | 2,502,438 | | | | (1,901,657 | ) | | | 481,097 | | | | 90,697 | | | | 17,315,093 | | | | 1,426,284 | | | | 265,002 | | | | 1,017,104 | |
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II | | | 28,187,825 | | | | 7,659,478 | | | | (5,985,496 | ) | | | 102,426 | | | | (157,622 | ) | | | 29,806,611 | | | | 3,063,372 | | | | 785,540 | | | | - | |
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class | | | 4,060,581 | | | | 419,737 | | | | (959,704 | ) | | | 1,127,726 | | | | (411,237 | ) | | | 4,237,103 | | | | 282,916 | | | | - | | | | 167,118 | |
MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II | | | 7,049,106 | | | | 1,118,369 | | | | (904,669 | ) | | | 180,649 | | | | (228,265 | ) | | | 7,215,190 | | | | 426,934 | | | | 39,919 | | | | 794,252 | |
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class | | | 4,677,114 | | | | 514,156 | | | | (599,754 | ) | | | 286,153 | | | | 4,658 | | | | 4,882,327 | | | | 348,987 | | | | 23,160 | | | | 280,480 | |
MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II | | | 60,380,036 | | | | 7,739,295 | | | | (5,901,841 | ) | | | 566,181 | | | | (33,124 | ) | | | 62,750,547 | | | | 6,057,003 | | | | 1,289,446 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 4,731,357 | | | | 717,213 | | | | (1,220,218 | ) | | | 630,756 | | | | 127,280 | | | | 4,986,388 | | | | 59,214 | | | | 1,606 | | | | 527,702 | |
Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 12,410,533 | | | | 619,469 | | | | (5,017,667 | ) | | | 3,259,014 | | | | 435,303 | | | | 11,706,652 | | | | 246,872 | | | | 113,820 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 41,390,980 | | | | 2,121,174 | | | | (1,135,000 | ) | | | (78,545 | ) | | | (92,916 | ) | | | 42,205,693 | | | | 4,289,196 | | | | 401,174 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 12,004,043 | | | | 2,030,955 | | | | (2,661,696 | ) | | | 2,795,593 | | | | 223,133 | | | | 14,392,028 | | | | 5,556,767 | | | | 208,717 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | - | | | | 4,243,409 | | | | - | | | | 265,878 | | | | - | | | | 4,509,287 | | | | 139,823 | | | | 51,245 | | | | 68,752 | |
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| | $ | 574,122,105 | | | $ | 88,968,784 | | | | $(99,134,849 | ) | | $ | 30,903,077 | | | $ | 4,937,721 | | | $ | 599,796,838 | | | | | | | $ | 12,983,808 | | | $ | 15,773,873 | |
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| | Beginning Value as of 12/31/16 | | | Purchases | | | Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value as of 12/31/17 | | | Number of Shares Held as of 12/31/17 | | | Dividend Income | | | Realized Gains Distributions | |
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Moderate Allocation Fund | |
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class | | $ | 111,761,373 | | | $ | 7,980,905 | | | $ | (55,630,157 | ) | | $ | 16,705,130 | | | $ | 5,640,314 | | | $ | 86,457,565 | | | | 4,965,972 | | | $ | 9,608 | | | $ | 7,563,540 | |
MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II | | | 209,806,917 | | | | 10,041,537 | | | | - | | | | 1,260,466 | | | | - | | | | 221,108,920 | | | | 22,222,002 | | | | 7,273,505 | | | | 808,934 | |
MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class | | | 90,787,429 | | | | 17,885,370 | | | | (15,932,136 | ) | | | 1,845,078 | | | | 4,161,117 | | | | 98,746,858 | | | | 7,899,749 | | | | 2,079,508 | | | | 6,300,354 | |
MML Equity Index Fund, Class III | | | 38,270,712 | | | | 42,474,158 | | | | - | | | | 11,641,369 | | | | - | | | | 92,386,239 | | | | 2,983,088 | | | | 1,110,532 | | | | 2,265,618 | |
MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II | | | 51,634,038 | | | | 5,844,607 | | | | (33,464,593 | ) | | | 3,469,284 | | | | (1,993,035 | ) | | | 25,490,301 | | | | 2,008,692 | | | | 637,813 | | | | 4,974,726 | |
MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class | | | 80,340,727 | | | | 5,800,175 | | | | (8,609,333 | ) | | | 14,409,443 | | | | 847,029 | | | | 92,788,041 | | | | 8,247,826 | | | | 1,889,124 | | | | - | |
MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II | | | 74,281,602 | | | | 7,050,998 | | | | (37,632,787 | ) | | | 7,726,076 | | | | 1,815,521 | | | | 53,241,410 | | | | 4,114,483 | | | | 593,886 | | | | 6,168,639 | |
MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II | | | 105,136,831 | | | | 14,918,940 | | | | (25,930,112 | ) | | | (1,574,302 | ) | | | 6,877,449 | | | | 99,428,806 | | | | 6,448,042 | | | | 1,777,246 | | | | 6,710,131 | |
MML Global Fund, Class I | | | 93,978,184 | | | | 8,077,400 | | | | (27,755,682 | ) | | | 7,824,930 | | | | 4,352,130 | | | | 86,476,962 | | | | 6,631,669 | | | | 1,015,658 | | | | 6,603,485 | |
MML High Yield Fund, Class II | | | 50,237,180 | | | | 4,212,430 | | | | (3,265,000 | ) | | | 673,995 | | | | (237,385 | ) | | | 51,621,220 | | | | 5,156,965 | | | | 3,635,430 | | | | - | |
MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class | | | 86,310,801 | | | | 19,937,153 | | | | (13,954,576 | ) | | | 3,259,714 | | | | 3,597,550 | | | | 99,150,642 | | | | 7,794,862 | | | | 1,605,493 | | | | 6,671,912 | |
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class | | | 76,056,166 | | | | 8,412,000 | | | | (6,784,733 | ) | | | 861,362 | | | | (969,888 | ) | | | 77,574,907 | | | | 7,635,325 | | | | 2,558,692 | | | | - | |
MML International Equity Fund, Class II | | | 61,668,017 | | | | 11,473,561 | | | | (9,425,319 | ) | | | 17,695,337 | | | | 597,362 | | | | 82,008,958 | | | | 6,851,208 | | | | 1,266,523 | | | | - | |
MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class | | | 32,720,915 | | | | 8,475,960 | | | | (11,071,532 | ) | | | 3,730,708 | | | | (2,342,835 | ) | | | 31,513,216 | | | | 2,947,915 | | | | 120,198 | | | | 8,029,606 | |
MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class | | | 332,653,833 | | | | 38,897,329 | | | | (39,632,792 | ) | | | 6,881,146 | | | | (2,103,896 | ) | | | 336,695,620 | | | | 27,120,586 | | | | 10,645,172 | | | | - | |
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class | | | 76,753,279 | | | | 7,833,137 | | | | (14,775,413 | ) | | | 7,026,561 | | | | 3,080,859 | | | | 79,918,423 | | | | 4,936,283 | | | | 27,739 | | | | 7,599,784 | |
MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class | | | 83,583,544 | | | | 10,543,312 | | | | (8,340,173 | ) | | | 2,088,998 | | | | 885,956 | | | | 88,761,637 | | | | 7,311,502 | | | | 1,341,507 | | | | 5,148,835 | |
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II | | | 100,354,227 | | | | 24,353,629 | | | | (19,860,014 | ) | | | 435,741 | | | | (618,739 | ) | | | 104,664,844 | | | | 10,756,921 | | | | 2,734,315 | | | | - | |
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class | | | 20,843,827 | | | | 925,647 | | | | (4,142,509 | ) | | | 5,728,518 | | | | (2,153,832 | ) | | | 21,201,651 | | | | 1,415,657 | | | | - | | | | 821,555 | |
MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II | | | 39,458,682 | | | | 4,667,337 | | | | (4,731,012 | ) | | | 569,262 | | | | (823,169 | ) | | | 39,141,100 | | | | 2,316,041 | | | | 217,379 | | | | 4,325,049 | |
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class | | | 23,138,079 | | | | 2,063,962 | | | | (2,727,757 | ) | | | 1,421,867 | | | | 13,275 | | | | 23,909,426 | | | | 1,709,037 | | | | 112,270 | | | | 1,359,669 | |
MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II | | | 39,785,354 | | | | 484,567 | | | | (9,467,246 | ) | | | 12,219,558 | | | | 462,344 | | | | 43,484,577 | | | | 3,758,390 | | | | 37,790 | | | | - | |
MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II | | | 194,514,661 | | | | 23,664,513 | | | | (17,866,736 | ) | | | 1,392,613 | | | | 339,344 | | | | 202,044,395 | | | | 19,502,355 | | | | 4,144,257 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 23,832,076 | | | | 2,718,334 | | | | (5,384,507 | ) | | | 3,188,133 | | | | 616,938 | | | | 24,970,974 | | | | 296,532 | | | | 8,018 | | | | 2,633,982 | |
Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 63,068,689 | | | | 661,300 | | | | (25,849,416 | ) | | | 13,144,271 | | | | 5,181,168 | | | | 56,206,012 | | | | 1,185,281 | | | | 513,994 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 180,028,457 | | | | 7,021,837 | | | | (371,287 | ) | | | (759,862 | ) | | | (2,647 | ) | | | 185,916,498 | | | | 18,893,953 | | | | 1,764,889 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 41,386,052 | | | | 7,486,769 | | | | (11,546,076 | ) | | | 10,047,894 | | | | (139,442 | ) | | | 47,235,197 | | | | 18,237,528 | | | | 670,917 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | - | | | | 13,697,118 | | | | - | | | | 839,952 | | | | - | | | | 14,537,070 | | | | 450,762 | | | | 101,204 | | | | 135,780 | |
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| | $ | 2,382,391,652 | | | $ | 317,603,985 | | | $ | (414,150,898 | ) | | $ | 153,753,242 | | | $ | 27,083,488 | | | $ | 2,466,681,469 | | | | | | | $ | 47,892,667 | | | $ | 78,121,599 | |
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| | Beginning Value as of 12/31/16 | | | Purchases | | | Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value as of 12/31/17 | | | Number of Shares Held as of 12/31/17 | | | Dividend Income | | | Realized Gains Distributions | |
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Growth Allocation Fund | |
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class | | $ | 94,451,718 | | | $ | 7,211,809 | | | $ | (45,255,780 | ) | | $ | 5,973,819 | | | $ | 12,842,287 | | | $ | 75,223,853 | | | | 4,320,727 | | | $ | 8,056 | | | $ | 6,342,236 | |
MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II | | | 81,516,332 | | | | 5,943,969 | | | | - | | | | 490,069 | | | | - | | | | 87,950,370 | | | | 8,839,233 | | | | 2,871,561 | | | | 315,633 | |
MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class | | | 67,871,628 | | | | 22,521,434 | | | | (10,840,753 | ) | | | 1,986,559 | | | | 2,833,925 | | | | 84,372,793 | | | | 6,749,823 | | | | 1,741,612 | | | | 5,276,619 | |
MML Equity Index Fund, Class III | | | 35,103,439 | | | | 43,014,292 | | | | (7,075,000 | ) | | | 10,002,596 | | | | 619,436 | | | | 81,664,763 | | | | 2,636,899 | | | | 981,654 | | | | 2,002,692 | |
MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II | | | 53,840,824 | | | | 5,860,800 | | | | (38,304,834 | ) | | | (63,858 | ) | | | 2,053,429 | | | | 23,386,361 | | | | 1,842,897 | | | | 552,918 | | | | 4,312,579 | |
MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class | | | 68,065,982 | | | | 7,472,151 | | | | (6,842,511 | ) | | | 12,094,678 | | | | 1,065,112 | | | | 81,855,412 | | | | 7,276,037 | | | | 1,642,528 | | | | - | |
MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II | | | 59,214,229 | | | | 5,794,875 | | | | (31,258,280 | ) | | | 5,088,569 | | | | 2,275,850 | | | | 41,115,243 | | | | 3,177,376 | | | | 454,395 | | | | 4,719,759 | |
MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II | | | 78,220,986 | | | | 15,843,331 | | | | (13,414,451 | ) | | | (150,540 | ) | | | 4,262,263 | | | | 84,761,589 | | | | 5,496,861 | | | | 1,490,728 | | | | 5,628,359 | |
MML Global Fund, Class I | | | 80,231,464 | | | | 7,775,310 | | | | (23,741,090 | ) | | | 6,571,290 | | | | 3,925,714 | | | | 74,762,688 | | | | 5,733,335 | | | | 861,843 | | | | 5,603,428 | |
MML High Yield Fund, Class II | | | 13,683,936 | | | | 1,021,341 | | | | (1,315,000 | ) | | | 185,253 | | | | (59,512 | ) | | | 13,516,018 | | | | 1,350,252 | | | | 942,051 | | | | - | |
MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class | | | 71,145,461 | | | | 18,863,854 | | | | (10,523,380 | ) | | | 3,144,211 | | | | 2,677,150 | | | | 85,307,296 | | | | 6,706,548 | | | | 1,351,208 | | | | 5,615,189 | |
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class | | | 64,962,883 | | | | 8,141,045 | | | | (4,454,386 | ) | | | 132,915 | | | | (243,029 | ) | | | 68,539,428 | | | | 6,746,007 | | | | 2,232,579 | | | | - | |
MML International Equity Fund, Class II | | | 61,802,842 | | | | 4,117,472 | | | | (7,557,512 | ) | | | 16,289,381 | | | | 692,635 | | | | 75,344,818 | | | | 6,294,471 | | | | 1,137,849 | | | | - | |
MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class | | | 27,971,510 | | | | 7,988,742 | | | | (9,183,281 | ) | | | 3,236,277 | | | | (1,945,167 | ) | | | 28,068,081 | | | | 2,625,639 | | | | 101,984 | | | | 6,812,899 | |
MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class | | | 125,372,282 | | | | 20,724,102 | | | | (13,091,088 | ) | | | 2,490,523 | | | | (667,827 | ) | | | 134,827,992 | | | | 10,860,296 | | | | 4,185,156 | | | | - | |
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class | | | 69,792,352 | | | | 7,528,362 | | | | (11,296,308 | ) | | | 5,247,738 | | | | 4,055,995 | | | | 75,328,139 | | | | 4,652,757 | | | | 25,666 | | | | 7,031,804 | |
MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class | | | 71,329,196 | | | | 9,220,789 | | | | (6,371,441 | ) | | | 1,298,107 | | | | 1,274,570 | | | | 76,751,221 | | | | 6,322,176 | | | | 1,142,214 | | | | 4,383,929 | |
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II | | | 46,468,211 | | | | 12,281,646 | | | | (8,297,982 | ) | | | 139,904 | | | | (237,006 | ) | | | 50,354,773 | | | | 5,175,208 | | | | 1,297,722 | | | | - | |
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class | | | 17,309,649 | | | | 899,657 | | | | (3,140,812 | ) | | | 4,432,300 | | | | (1,458,584 | ) | | | 18,042,210 | | | | 1,204,698 | | | | - | | | | 677,217 | |
MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II | | | 33,640,005 | | | | 4,126,540 | | | | (3,495,913 | ) | | | (205,916 | ) | | | (287 | ) | | | 34,064,429 | | | | 2,015,647 | | | | 185,500 | | | | 3,690,794 | |
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class | | | 25,711,368 | | | | 2,714,671 | | | | (2,252,595 | ) | | | 1,622,060 | | | | 24,590 | | | | 27,820,094 | | | | 1,988,570 | | | | 126,749 | | | | 1,535,023 | |
MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II | | | 41,857,835 | | | | 394,215 | | | | (9,487,219 | ) | | | 13,135,208 | | | | 75,784 | | | | 45,975,823 | | | | 3,973,710 | | | | 39,099 | | | | - | |
MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II | | | 76,296,552 | | | | 10,779,280 | | | | (6,751,288 | ) | | | 437,100 | | | | 256,622 | | | | 81,018,266 | | | | 7,820,296 | | | | 1,613,134 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 22,403,281 | | | | 2,654,018 | | | | (4,274,309 | ) | | | 3,116,187 | | | | 541,653 | | | | 24,440,830 | | | | 290,237 | | | | 7,568 | | | | 2,485,919 | |
Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 53,980,750 | | | | 687,260 | | | | (21,999,207 | ) | | | 12,336,340 | | | | 3,533,437 | | | | 48,538,580 | | | | 1,023,589 | | | | 435,099 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 134,891,646 | | | | 8,379,070 | | | | (360,000 | ) | | | (578,129 | ) | | | - | | | | 142,332,587 | | | | 14,464,694 | | | | 1,332,665 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 32,650,169 | | | | 7,504,598 | | | | (5,396,507 | ) | | | 7,913,290 | | | | 402,279 | | | | 43,073,829 | | | | 16,630,822 | | | | 586,304 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | - | | | | 19,740,020 | | | | - | | | | 1,240,633 | | | | - | | | | 20,980,653 | | | | 650,563 | | | | 153,893 | | | | 206,471 | |
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| | $ | 1,609,786,530 | | | $ | 269,204,653 | | | $ | (305,980,927 | ) | | $ | 117,606,564 | | | $ | 38,801,319 | | | $ | 1,729,418,139 | | | | | | | $ | 27,501,735 | | | $ | 66,640,550 | |
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| | Beginning Value as of 12/31/16 | | | Purchases | | | Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value as of 12/31/17 | | | Number of Shares Held as of 12/31/17 | | | Dividend Income | | | Realized Gains Distributions | |
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Aggressive Allocation Fund | |
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class | | $ | 8,493,383 | | | $ | 1,783,580 | | | $ | (3,832,126 | ) | | $ | 1,885,581 | | | $ | 33,454 | | | $ | 8,363,872 | | | | 480,406 | | | $ | 884 | | | $ | 695,765 | |
MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II | | | 1,971,322 | | | | 456,880 | | | | - | | | | 10,745 | | | | - | | | | 2,438,947 | | | | 245,120 | | | | 76,599 | | | | 8,012 | |
MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class | | | 6,612,376 | | | | 2,807,927 | | | | (987,174 | ) | | | 329,175 | | | | 169,513 | | | | 8,931,817 | | | | 714,545 | | | | 180,379 | | | | 546,500 | |
MML Equity Index Fund, Class III | | | 1,811,405 | | | | 5,073,132 | | | | - | | | | 890,208 | | | | - | | | | 7,774,745 | | | | 251,041 | | | | 93,456 | | | | 190,663 | |
MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II | | | 4,923,483 | | | | 1,277,489 | | | | (3,803,947 | ) | | | 248,308 | | | | (97,590 | ) | | | 2,547,743 | | | | 200,768 | | | | 59,208 | | | | 461,809 | |
MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class | | | 6,744,490 | | | | 1,371,161 | | | | (590,969 | ) | | | 1,338,231 | | | | 54,745 | | | | 8,917,658 | | | | 792,681 | | | | 176,868 | | | | - | |
MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II | | | 6,450,487 | | | | 1,280,182 | | | | (4,447,370 | ) | | | 962,701 | | | | (181,797 | ) | | | 4,064,203 | | | | 314,081 | | | | 38,291 | | | | 397,726 | |
MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II | | | 8,740,349 | | | | 1,710,370 | | | | (1,996,224 | ) | | | 237,714 | | | | 215,678 | | | | 8,907,887 | | | | 577,684 | | | | 154,535 | | | | 583,461 | |
MML Global Fund, Class I | | | 7,988,287 | | | | 1,435,082 | | | | (1,831,306 | ) | | | 929,517 | | | | 127,449 | | | | 8,649,029 | | | | 663,269 | | | | 99,616 | | | | 647,673 | |
MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class | | | 7,022,740 | | | | 2,398,678 | | | | (981,776 | ) | | | 390,781 | | | | 207,100 | | | | 9,037,523 | | | | 710,497 | | | | 140,765 | | | | 584,975 | |
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class | | | 3,563,490 | | | | 866,534 | | | | (310,042 | ) | | | 285 | | | | (9,056 | ) | | | 4,111,211 | | | | 404,647 | | | | 132,252 | | | | - | |
MML International Equity Fund, Class II | | | 6,224,953 | | | | 778,015 | | | | (755,428 | ) | | | 1,720,816 | | | | 56,877 | | | | 8,025,233 | | | | 670,446 | | | | 119,631 | | | | - | |
MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class | | | 2,803,682 | | | | 1,570,962 | | | | (1,441,695 | ) | | | 242,467 | | | | (92,796 | ) | | | 3,082,620 | | | | 288,365 | | | | 10,799 | | | | 721,400 | |
MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class | | | 3,195,208 | | | | 965,228 | | | | (440,756 | ) | | | 51,318 | | | | (5,199 | ) | | | 3,765,799 | | | | 303,332 | | | | 115,400 | | | | - | |
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class | | | 7,417,192 | | | | 1,487,259 | | | | (1,071,201 | ) | | | 792,743 | | | | 228,286 | | | | 8,854,279 | | | | 546,898 | | | | 2,951 | | | | 808,585 | |
MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class | | | 7,559,467 | | | | 1,734,861 | | | | (777,821 | ) | | | 323,613 | | | | (46,462 | ) | | | 8,793,658 | | | | 724,354 | | | | 129,258 | | | | 496,104 | |
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II | | | 2,818,672 | | | | 765,724 | | | | (252,359 | ) | | | (4,734 | ) | | | (3,784 | ) | | | 3,323,519 | | | | 341,574 | | | | 86,774 | | | | - | |
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class | | | 1,966,841 | | | | 411,670 | | | | (399,689 | ) | | | 509,612 | | | | (141,425 | ) | | | 2,347,009 | | | | 156,712 | | | | - | | | | 86,812 | |
MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II | | | 3,598,307 | | | | 805,479 | | | | (375,726 | ) | | | 80,038 | | | | (102,530 | ) | | | 4,005,568 | | | | 237,016 | | | | 21,344 | | | | 424,665 | |
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class | | | 2,709,603 | | | | 473,874 | | | | (263,669 | ) | | | 172,798 | | | | 7,783 | | | | 3,100,389 | | | | 221,615 | | | | 14,091 | | | | 170,657 | |
MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II | | | 4,601,568 | | | | 514,588 | | | | (903,287 | ) | | | 1,529,274 | | | | 24,257 | | | | 5,766,400 | | | | 498,392 | | | | 4,687 | | | | - | |
MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II | | | 1,904,237 | | | | 563,118 | | | | (189,284 | ) | | | 19,153 | | | | (2,224 | ) | | | 2,295,000 | | | | 221,525 | | | | 44,123 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 2,553,210 | | | | 534,798 | | | | (481,741 | ) | | | 371,873 | | | | 59,794 | | | | 3,037,934 | | | | 36,076 | | | | 915 | | | | 300,416 | |
Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 5,407,235 | | | | 381,915 | | | | (2,218,881 | ) | | | 1,663,528 | | | | (9,139 | ) | | | 5,224,658 | | | | 110,178 | | | | 53,151 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 11,772,547 | | | | 2,308,973 | | | | - | | | | (62,358 | ) | | | - | | | | 14,019,162 | | | | 1,424,712 | | | | 128,178 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | 3,292,708 | | | | 559,342 | | | | (429,134 | ) | | | 825,531 | | | | 17,940 | | | | 4,266,387 | | | | 1,647,253 | | | | 56,179 | | | | - | |
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares* | | | - | | | | 3,026,215 | | | | - | | | | 193,574 | | | | - | | | | 3,219,789 | | | | 99,838 | | | | 28,308 | | | | 37,979 | |
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| | $ | 132,147,242 | | | $ | 37,343,036 | | | $ | (28,781,605 | ) | | $ | 15,652,492 | | | $ | 510,874 | | | $ | 156,872,039 | | | | | | | $ | 1,968,642 | | | $ | 7,163,202 | |
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* | Fund advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
Under the Funds’ organizational documents, current and former Trustees and Officers are provided with specified rights to indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Funds, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for obligations of the Funds. In the normal course of business, the Funds may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
9. | | New Accounting Pronouncements |
In October 2016, the SEC released its Final Rule on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rule”). The Rule, which introduces two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contains amendments to Regulation S-X which impact financial statement presentation, particularly the presentation of derivative investments, for all reporting periods ending after August 1, 2017. Management is still evaluating the impact of the Rule; however, the Funds have adopted the Rule’s Regulation S-X amendments and the Funds’ financial statements are in compliance with those amendments.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of MML Series Investment Fund and Shareholders of MML Conservative Allocation Fund, MML Balanced Allocation Fund, MML Moderate Allocation Fund, MML Growth Allocation Fund, MML Aggressive Allocation Fund, MML American Funds Growth Fund, MML American Funds International Fund, and MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund (collectively, the “Funds”):
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of the Funds, including the portfolios of investments, as of December 31, 2017, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds constituting the MML Series Investment Fund as of December 31, 2017, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2017, by correspondence with the custodian and transfer agent; when replies were not received from the transfer agent, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 21, 2018
We have served as the auditor of one or more of the MassMutual investment companies since 1995.
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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The following table lists the Trust’s Trustees and Officers; their address and age; their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called “public companies”) or in registered investment companies. The Trust’s Statements of Additional Information include additional information about the Trust’s Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-888-309-3539 or by writing MML Series Investment Fund, c/o Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, 100 Bright Meadow Blvd., Enfield, Connecticut 06082-1981, Attention: MassMutual U.S. Product and Marketing.
Disinterested Trustees
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Name, Address*, and Age | | Position(s) Held with Trust | | Term of Office** and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorships
Held by Trustee |
Allan W. Blair Age: 69 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Retired; President and Chief Executive Officer (1996-2014), Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts (non-profit development company); President and Chief Executive Officer (1984-2014), Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation (quasi-public development company). | | 93 | | Trustee (since 2003), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2012), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2012), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). |
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Nabil N. El-Hage Age: 59 | | Trustee | | Since 2012 | | Founder and sole member of PR Academy of Executive Education, LLC (since 2016); Chairman (2011-2016), Academy of Executive Education, LLC (predecessor to PR Academy of Executive Education, LLC). | | 93 | | Director (2011-2015), Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products); Trustee (since 2012), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2005), Chairman (2006-2012), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2003), Chairman (2006-2012), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). |
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Maria D. Furman Age: 63 | | Trustee | | Since 2012 | | Retired. | | 93 | | Trustee (since 2011), GMO Series Trust (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2012), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2005), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2004), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). |
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R. Alan Hunter, Jr. Age: 71 | | Chairperson Trustee | | Since 2016 Since 2003 | | Retired. | | 93 | | Director (since 2007), Actuant Corporation (diversified industrial company); Chairperson (since 2016), Trustee (since 2003), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Chairperson (since 2016), Trustee (since 2012), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Chairperson (since 2016), Trustee (since 2012), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). |
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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)
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Name, Address*, and Age | | Position(s) Held with Trust | | Term of Office** and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
C. Ann Merrifield Age: 66 | | Trustee | | Since 2012 | | Retired; President and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2014), PathoGenetix (genomics company). | | 93 | | Director (since 2015), Juniper Pharmaceuticals Inc. (specialty pharmaceutical company); Director (since 2014), Flexion Therapeutics (specialty pharmaceutical company); Chairperson (since 2017) and Director (since 2014), InVivo Therapeutics (research and clinical-stage biomaterials and biotechnology company); Trustee (since 2012), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2005), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2004), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). |
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Susan B. Sweeney Age: 65 | | Trustee | | Since 2009 | | Retired; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (2010-2014), Selective Insurance Group (property and casualty company). | | 95^ | | Trustee (since 2012), Barings Corporate Investors (closed-end investment company); Trustee (since 2012), Barings Participation Investors (closed-end investment company); Trustee (since 2009), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2012), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2012), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). |
Interested Trustees
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Name, Address*, and Age | | Position(s) Held with Trust | | Term of Office** and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
Teresa Hassara^^ Age: 55 | | Trustee | | Since 2017 | | Head of Workplace Solutions (since 2017), MassMutual; President of Institutional Retirement (2009-2016), TIAA-CREF | | 93 | | Director (since 2017), MML Advisers; Trustee (since 2017), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2017), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2017), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). |
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Robert E. Joyal^^^ Age: 72 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Retired. | | 95^ | | Director (since 2013), Leucadia National Corporation (holding company); Director (2012-2017), Ormat Technologies, Inc. (provider of alternative and renewable energy technology); Director (2006-2014), Jefferies Group LLC (investment bank); Trustee (since 2003), Barings Corporate Investors (closed-end investment company); Trustee (since 2003), Barings Participation Investors (closed-end investment company); Trustee (since 2003), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2012), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2012), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). |
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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)
Principal Officers who are Not Trustees
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Name, Address*, and Age | | Position(s) Held with Trust | | Term of Office# and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer |
Joseph Fallon Age: 42 | | Vice President Assistant Vice President | | Since
2017 2015- 2017 | | Investment Director (since 2014), MML Advisers; Head of Investment Consulting & Strategy (since 2017), Investment Director (2006-2017), MassMutual; Vice President (since 2017), Assistant Vice President (2015-2017), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2017), Assistant Vice President (2015-2017), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2017), Assistant Vice President (2015-2017), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). | | 93 |
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Andrew M. Goldberg Age: 51 | | Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Legal Officer Assistant Secretary | | Since
2008 2001- 2008 | | Assistant Vice President and Counsel (since 2004), MassMutual; Secretary (since 2015), Assistant Secretary (2013-2015), MML Advisers; Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Legal Officer (since 2008), Assistant Secretary (2001-2008), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Vice President, Secretary, (formerly known as “Clerk”), and Chief Legal Officer (since 2008), Assistant Clerk (2005-2008), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Vice President, Secretary, (formerly known as “Clerk”), and Chief Legal Officer (since 2008), Assistant Clerk (2004-2008), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). | | 93 |
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Renee Hitchcock Age: 47 | | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Assistant Treasurer | | Since
2016 2007- 2016 | | Assistant Vice President (since 2015), Director (2007-2015), MassMutual; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (since 2016), Assistant Treasurer (2007-2016), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (since 2016), Assistant Treasurer (2007-2016), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (since 2016), Assistant Treasurer (2007-2016), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). | | 93 |
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Jill Nareau Robert Age: 45 | | Vice President and Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary | | Since 2017 2008- 2017 | | Assistant Vice President and Counsel (since 2009), MassMutual; Assistant Secretary (since 2015), MML Advisers; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2017), Assistant Secretary (2008-2017), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2017), Assistant Secretary (formerly known as “Assistant Clerk”) (2008-2017), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2017), Assistant Secretary (formerly known as “Assistant Clerk”) (2008-2017), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). | | 93 |
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Douglas Steele Age: 42 | | Vice President | | Since
2016 | | Vice President and Head of Investment Management (since 2017), Head of Investment Due Diligence (2016-2017), MML Advisers; Head of Investment Management (since 2017), Assistant Vice President (2013-2017), Investment Director (2005-2013), MassMutual; Vice President (since 2016), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2016), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2016), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). | | 93 |
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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)
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Name, Address*, and Age | | Position(s) Held with Trust | | Term of Office# and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer |
Philip S. Wellman Age: 53 | | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer | | Since 2007 | | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2013), MML Advisers; Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer (Mutual Funds) (since 2014), Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer (Mutual Funds and Investment Advisory) (2008-2014), MassMutual; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). | | 93 |
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Eric H. Wietsma Age: 51 | | Vice President | | Since
2006 | | Director and President (since 2013), MML Advisers; Senior Vice President (since 2010), MassMutual; President (since 2008), Vice President (2006-2008), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2006), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); President (since 2008) Vice President (2006-2008), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). | | 93 |
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Tina Wilson Age: 47 | | President Vice President | | Since 2017 2016- 2017 | | Vice President and Head of Investments (since 2016), MML Advisers; Senior Vice President (since 2014), Vice President (2009-2014), MassMutual; Vice President (since 2016), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); President (since 2017), Vice President (2016-2017), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2016), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). | | 93 |
* | The address of each Trustee and Principal Officer is the same as that for the Trust; 100 Bright Meadow Blvd., Enfield, CT 06082-1981. |
** | Each Trustee of the Trust serves until the next meeting of shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his or her successor or until he or she dies, resigns, or is removed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the Trustees determine that it is desirable and in the best interest of the Trust that an exception to the retirement policy of the Trust be made, a Trustee shall retire and cease to serve as a Trustee upon the conclusion of the calendar year in which such Trustee attains the age of seventy-five years, however, with the exception of Mr. Robert E. Joyal, an interested Trustee of the Trust shall no longer serve as a Trustee if or when they are no longer an employee of MassMutual or an affiliate. |
| The Chairperson is elected to hold such office for a term of three years or until their successor is elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of their office, or until he or she retires, dies, resigns, is removed, or becomes disqualified. The Chairperson shall hold office at the pleasure of the Trustees. |
^ | Barings Participation Investors and Barings Corporate Investors are deemed to be a part of the Fund Complex, because they are managed by Barings LLC, an affiliate of MML Advisers. |
^^ | Ms. Hassara is an “Interested Person,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, as an employee of MassMutual. |
^^^ | Mr. Joyal is an “Interested Person,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, through his position as a director of Leucadia National Corporation, which controls Jefferies Group LLC, a broker-dealer that may execute portfolio transactions and/or engage in principal transactions with the Funds, other investment companies advised by MML Advisers or holding themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment or investor services, or any other advisory accounts over which MML Advisers has brokerage placement discretion. |
# | The President, Treasurer, and Secretary and such other officers as the Trustees may in their discretion from time to time elect are elected to hold such office until their successor is elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of their office, or until he or she dies, resigns, is removed, or becomes disqualified. Each officer shall hold office at the pleasure of the Trustees. |
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Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)
For corporate shareholders, a portion of the ordinary dividends paid during the Fund(s)’ year ended December 31, 2017, qualified for the dividends received deduction, as follows:
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| | Dividends Received Deductions | |
Conservative Allocation Fund | | | 15.45% | |
Balanced Allocation Fund | | | 19.24% | |
Moderate Allocation Fund | | | 24.24% | |
Growth Allocation Fund | | | 33.03% | |
Aggressive Allocation Fund | | | 95.69% | |
MML American Funds Growth Fund | | | 100.00% | |
MML American Funds International Fund | | | 0.55% | |
MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund | | | 84.95% | |
For the year ended December 31, 2017, the following Fund(s) earned the following foreign sources of income:
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| | Amount | |
Conservative Allocation Fund | | $ | 518,472 | |
Balanced Allocation Fund | | | 885,859 | |
Moderate Allocation Fund | | | 5,476,196 | |
Growth Allocation Fund | | | 4,930,206 | |
Aggressive Allocation Fund | | | 543,333 | |
MML American Funds International Fund | | | 4,872,434 | |
MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund | | | 6,966,931 | |
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Other Information (Unaudited)
Proxy Voting
A description of the policies and procedures that each Fund’s investment adviser uses to vote proxies relating to the Fund’s portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-309-3539, and on the SEC’s EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available, without charge, upon request, on the MassMutual website at http://www.massmutual.com/funds and on the SEC’s EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Reporting
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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Other Information (Unaudited) (Continued)
Fund Expenses December 31, 2017
Expense Examples:
The following information is in regards to expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2017:
As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs, including advisory fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the six months ended December 31, 2017.
Actual Expenses:
The first four columns of the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Operating Expenses Incurred” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes:
The last two columns of the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the last two columns of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning Value | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | | Ending Value (Based on Actual Returns and Expenses) | | | Operating Expenses Incurred* | | | Ending Value (Based on Hypothetical Returns and Expenses) | | | Operating Expenses Incurred* | |
Conservative Allocation Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | $ | 1,000 | | | | 0.12 | % | | $ | 1,041.10 | | | $ | 0.62 | | | $ | 1,024.60 | | | $ | 0.61 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.37 | % | | | 1,038.80 | | | | 1.90 | | | | 1,023.30 | | | | 1.89 | |
Balanced Allocation Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.12 | % | | | 1,049.90 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 1,024.60 | | | | 0.61 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.37 | % | | | 1,047.80 | | | | 1.91 | | | | 1,023.30 | | | | 1.89 | |
Moderate Allocation Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.11 | % | | | 1,057.80 | | | | 0.57 | | | | 1,024.70 | | | | 0.56 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.36 | % | | | 1,056.90 | | | | 1.87 | | | | 1,023.40 | | | | 1.84 | |
Growth Allocation Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.12 | % | | | 1,070.70 | | | | 0.63 | | | | 1,024.60 | | | | 0.61 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.37 | % | | | 1,069.80 | | | | 1.93 | | | | 1,023.30 | | | | 1.89 | |
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| | Beginning Value | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | | Ending Value (Based on Actual Returns and Expenses) | | | Operating Expenses Incurred* | | | Ending Value (Based on Hypothetical Returns and Expenses) | | | Operating Expenses Incurred* | |
Aggressive Allocation Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | $ | 1,000 | | | | 0.15 | % | | $ | 1,082.50 | | | $ | 0.79 | | | $ | 1,024.40 | | | $ | 0.77 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.40 | % | | | 1,081.40 | | | | 2.10 | | | | 1,023.20 | | | | 2.04 | |
MML American Funds Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Service Class I** | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1,113.20 | | | | 5.49 | | | | 1,020.00 | | | | 5.24 | |
MML American Funds International Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Service Class I** | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1,111.70 | | | | 6.55 | | | | 1,019.00 | | | | 6.26 | |
MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.71 | % | | | 1,073.90 | | | | 3.71 | | | | 1,021.60 | | | | 3.62 | |
* | Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio for the six months ended December 31, 2017, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year, unless stated otherwise. The annualized expense ratio does not reflect expenses deducted under the variable life insurance or variable annuity contract through which the Funds are invested in. Inclusion of these expenses would increase the annualized expense ratios shown. |
** | The annualized expense ratio reflects the expenses of both the Feeder Fund and the Master Fund in which it invests. |
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Table of Contents
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus (or summary prospectus, if available) for the MML Series Investment Fund. Investors should consider a Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses carefully before investing. This and other information about the investment company is available in the prospectus (or summary prospectus, if available). Read it carefully before investing.
MML Series Investment Fund – President’s Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited)
Tina Wilson
“MassMutual believes that ever-changing market conditions have the potential to benefit people who maintain a long-term perspective on investing.”
December 31, 2017
Continued strength in U.S. markets benefits equity investors; global markets stabilize
I am pleased to present you with the MML Series Investment Fund Annual Report, covering the year ended December 31, 2017 (the “fiscal year”). Domestic stocks enjoyed strong performance during the fiscal year, as investor sentiment was buoyed by campaign promises focused on tax reforms, infrastructure spending, health care reform, and the creation of American jobs. One campaign promise fulfilled was the passage of tax reform, as President Trump signed sweeping tax legislation (i.e., the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) into law on December 22, 2017.
Foreign stocks also performed well for investors, as European markets stabilized significantly with Brexit concerns shifting to the actual details of executing Great Britain’s separation from the European Union. Asian markets also stabilized, even though geopolitical tensions in the region escalated due to China’s disputed expansion in the South China Sea, North Korea’s increased nuclear and missile arsenal, and lingering suspicions regarding Russia’s covert involvement in the American political process and its participation in Middle Eastern conflicts. Japan’s economic policies also appeared to be helping that country overcome its long-term economic challenges.
While equity markets added to an impressive string of consecutive quarters with positive results, investment-grade bond investors found it more difficult to generate satisfying returns during the period.
In MassMutual’s view, the ongoing uncertainties associated with investing in today’s markets validate the importance of taking a long-term perspective and not reacting to current events or short-term market changes. We also believe investors preparing for retirement who follow certain investment guidelines, such as the ones below, may increase their chances of reaching their long-term retirement income goals.
Suggestions for retirement investors under any market conditions
Save as much as you can
There is no way to predict how the markets will perform. But you can control how often and how much you contribute to your retirement accounts. Contributing as much as you can and increasing your contribution level as often as possible may be one way to help you realize your retirement income goals.*
Invest in all market conditions
Many seasoned investors believe that retirement savers who can tolerate a market downturn have the potential to be rewarded by accumulating larger positions at more favorable prices (compared to those who do not invest during a down market). That’s why financial professionals often advise their clients to stay in the market, regardless of short-term results.
| * | Systematic investing and asset allocation do not ensure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market. Systematic investing involves continuous investment in securities regardless of fluctuating price levels. Investors should consider their ability to continue investing through periods of low price levels. |
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MML Series Investment Fund – President’s Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited) (Continued)
Retirement investors have time on their side
For most, saving and investing for retirement occurs over many decades. While most retirement investors may be familiar with market volatility, savvy investors know that adopting a long-term view of the markets can help them withstand all market conditions.
Monitor your asset allocation regularly – and diversify
Stocks, bonds, and short-term/money market investments typically (although not always) behave differently, depending on the economic and market environment. Each of these asset classes contains an even greater array of sub-categories, such as small-cap stocks, international stocks, and high-yield bonds. Many financial professionals believe that investors can take advantage of different opportunities in the market and reduce the risk of over-exposure to one or two poorly performing investment types by maintaining retirement accounts that contain a mix of investment types and sub-categories.
Make informed choices and seek professional guidance
Many financial advisors suggest that retirement investors select an appropriate combination of investments that aligns with their retirement income goals. Doing so can help you withstand the inevitable ups and downs of the markets.
If you work with a financial professional, this may be an excellent time to contact him or her for assistance in assessing whether or not you:
• | | may be saving enough for adequate retirement income based on your long-term needs; |
• | | are invested properly for all market conditions, based on your retirement income goals and objectives and where you are in your retirement planning journey; and |
• | | feel you are taking the right steps to help reduce your longevity risk, which is related to the possibility that you could “outlive” your retirement savings. |
We’re people protecting people
MassMutual believes that nothing matters more than people. Our commitment has always been to help you care for the people you care about. We’ve helped people secure their future and protect the ones they love since 1851. And that’s why we consistently encourage retirement investors to maintain a long-term view toward retirement investing, and avoid reacting to short-term market movements. We believe that ever-changing market conditions have the potential to benefit people who maintain a long-term perspective on investing. Thank you for your continued confidence in MassMutual.
Sincerely,
Tina Wilson
President
The information provided is the opinion of MML Investment Advisers, LLC as of 1/1/18 and is subject to change without notice. It is not to be construed as tax, legal, or investment advice. Of course, past performance does not guarantee future results.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Economic and Market Overview (Unaudited)
December 31, 2017
Market Highlights
• | | U.S. stock investors enjoyed strong performance during the fiscal year, bolstered by a rally which started after the November 2016 U.S. presidential election. |
• | | Data throughout the period pointed to sustained improvements in the global economic environment. |
• | | Foreign markets rebounded over the past 12 months, even though geopolitical turbulence increased in some regions. |
• | | The Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) raised short-term interest rates three times during the reporting period and introduced a plan to shrink its balance sheet, beginning in 2017. |
• | | Investment-grade bond investors saw the smallest returns during this annual reporting cycle. |
Market Environment
U.S. stock investors enjoyed strong performance during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, bolstered by a rally which started after the November 2016 U.S. presidential election. All major domestic stock indexes registered positive returns during the period, though returns varied widely across asset classes and investment types.
Following the surprising election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States, investor sentiment was buoyed by campaign promises focused on tax reforms, infrastructure spending, health care reform, and the creation of American jobs. While the Trump administration and the Republican-led Congress struggled, for a good bit of the year, to turn campaign promises into policy realities, investor sentiment remained high through the end of the reporting period. One campaign promise that the President was able to fulfill, however, was the passage of tax reform (i.e., the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act), which he signed into law on December 22, 2017.
Consecutive improved quarterly earnings reports fueled strong investor sentiment. For each quarterly reporting cycle of this fiscal year, the majority of American corporations reported earnings and sales that beat forecasts. (This, despite the fact that many companies cited the impact of hurricanes and high foreign exchange rates as negatively impacting earnings or revenue in the third quarter.) While the market generally acknowledges that stock valuations are high by historical standards, strong earnings and sales results appear to justify ongoing investor participation in equity markets.
Continued improving domestic economic data also supported investor confidence over the past 12 months. In 2017, the scope of improved economic data expanded to include developed international markets. European markets stabilized significantly as Brexit concerns shifted to the actual details of executing Great Britain’s separation from the European Union (EU). Prime Minister Teresa May triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty (which outlines the process for EU members to withdraw from the EU) on March 29, 2017 – setting the time frame for Britain to officially leave the EU as no later than April 2019. Continued German economic strength, bolstered by Angela Merkel’s re-election in September 2017, added stability to EU and global markets. Emmanuel Macron’s resounding victory in France’s May 2017 presidential election seemed to stem the populist political tide that had added turbulence to EU markets.
Asian markets also stabilized, even though geopolitical tensions in the region escalated due to China’s disputed expansion in the South China Sea, North Korea’s increased nuclear and missile arsenal, and lingering suspicions regarding Russia’s covert involvement in the American political process and its participation in Middle Eastern conflicts. China’s central bank managed to successfully navigate concerns about production declines, real estate, currency pricing, and the growing Chinese middle class. Japan’s economic policies also appeared to be helping that country overcome its long-term economic challenges.
The Fed continued to influence domestic and global markets during this annual reporting cycle, but generally improving economic conditions muted that influence. The Fed raised short-term interest rates three times during the fiscal year – in March,
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MML Series Investment Fund – Economic and Market Overview (Unaudited) (Continued)
June and December of 2017. After starting the reporting period at 0.75%, the short-term interest rate ended the year at 1.50%. In September, the Fed introduced plans to begin selling down its balance sheet, ending the era of Quantitative Easing (i.e., the Fed’s program of encouraging economic growth by purchasing government bonds). In other Fed news, President Trump announced his selection of Jerome Powell as the next Fed chair following current chair Janet Yellen’s term. The selection, which was largely anticipated, is expected to be supportive of markets. As noted earlier, the Fed’s impact on the markets in 2017 was relatively muted compared to recent years, when the mere threat of a rate hike added turbulence to markets. During this reporting period, Fed actions did not negatively disrupt markets.
During the one-year period ended December 31, 2017, the technology-focused NASDAQ Composite® Index rose 29.64%, the S&P 500® Index (S&P 500) of large-capitalization U.S. stocks gained 21.83%, the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM grew 28.11%, and the Russell 2000® Index of small-capitalization stocks added 14.65%. Notably, this marks the second consecutive year these indexes logged double-digit returns. Domestic large-cap growth stocks outperformed other domestic indexes for the reporting period, as the Russell 1000® Growth Index reported a remarkable 30.21% return.
In foreign markets, the MSCI EAFE® Index, a barometer for foreign stocks in developed markets, returned an impressive 25.03% for the fiscal year. Developing market companies also delivered strong performance for the period, as the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, a measure of the performance of emerging stock markets throughout the world, rose an astounding 37.28%.*
Investment-grade bond investors were once again left largely on the sidelines, as the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, a broad measure of the U.S. investment-grade bond markets, advanced only 3.54% for the period. Market yields generally accelerated following last November’s U.S. presidential election. Since bond prices typically fall during periods of rising interest rates, this was a particularly challenging time for the bond market.
Yield on the 2-year U.S. Treasury bond rose to end the reporting period at 1.88%. Yield on the 10-year Treasury bond dropped a modest 0.03%, ending the period at 2.41%. With equity markets returning double-digit growth for the second consecutive year, high-yield corporate bonds outperformed other fixed-income investments, as the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index, which measures the performance of fixed-rate, below-investment-grade debt securities from corporate sectors, delivered a return of 7.50%.*
With nine consecutive quarters of positive returns for the S&P 500 now in the history books, thoughtful investors are asking themselves how long this upward climb can continue. We remain convinced that a broadly diversified portfolio aligned to a long-term strategy is, for those investors seeking retirement income, the wisest course. When one side of the market enjoys outsized growth for a long period of time, portfolios may become overweight in one asset class. Consequently, as we close out this fiscal year, you may find that this is the right time to evaluate your portfolio to ensure that it matches your overall risk tolerance, investment strategy and objectives.
The information provided is the opinion of MML Investment Advisers, LLC as of 1/1/18 and is subject to change without notice. It is not to be construed as tax, legal, or investment advice. Of course, past performance does not guarantee future results.
* | Indexes are unmanaged, do not incur fees or expenses, and cannot be purchased directly for investment. |
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MML Blue Chip Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks long-term capital growth. Income is a secondary objective. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks of large- and medium-sized blue chip growth companies. The Fund’s subadviser currently defines blue chip growth companies to mean firms that, in its view, are well-established in their industries and have the potential for above-average earnings growth. The Fund’s subadviser is T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned 36.22%, outperforming, by a wide margin, the 30.21% return of the Russell 1000® Growth Index (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of U.S. equity securities. It includes the Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. In addition, the Fund substantially outperformed the 21.83% return of the S&P 500® Index, which measures the performance of 500 widely held stocks in U.S. equity market.
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Overview, beginning on page 3.
Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
Overall, for the year ended December 31, 2017, stock selection was the primary reason for the Fund’s relative outperformance, but sector weighting was also notably positive. Information technology, consumer discretionary, and consumer staples were the leading relative outperformers. Financials and industrials and business services were the largest detractors.
The information technology sector was the leading relative outperformer, mainly due to stock selection, but overweighting the benchmark’s second-strongest performer also helped. Higher-than-expected revenue growth in its gaming and cloud-computing businesses has helped drive shares of Tencent Holdings higher over the past year. This Fund holding, which operates the dominant social media platform in China, is the best-positioned mobile internet player in the region, with its WeChat messaging service and portfolio of other promising assets. Its large traffic base affords the company significant opportunities to monetize efforts in online payments, internet finance, cloud computing, and subscription-based content. Shares of Alibaba Group Holding rallied sharply, with results consistently exceeding expectations, driven by the strength in this Fund holding’s core Chinese e-commerce business, which continues to benefit from improving user engagement and ongoing mobile monetization efforts.
The consumer discretionary sector outperformed on stock selection. Shares of Fund holding Amazon.com traded higher over the past year, as the company continues to disrupt the traditional retail business model, while also dominating in cloud computing with its highly profitable and rapidly growing Amazon Web Services unit. Shares of Marriott International rose, as this Fund holding continued to execute on strategic initiatives, including strategic investments to increase loyalty program participation and capture new revenue and cost-savings opportunities through the Starwood integration.
The consumer staples sector aided relative performance on significant underweighting against the benchmark. In our view, valuations remain stretched as investors have bid up the sector over the past several years for its defensive characteristics and dividend support against a backdrop of historically low yields in the fixed-income sector.
For the year, the financial sector was the largest relative detractor from the Fund’s performance due to stock selection. While an overweight to the sector was a slight contributor to the Fund’s results, the benefit was offset by unfavorable stock selection. In particular, Fund holdings within the capital markets industry, which comprises the bulk of the Fund’s exposure in the sector, continued to face increasing regulatory headwinds.
Subadviser outlook
In our view, the current environment is almost an ideal one for equities, with elevated prices for a range of assets and high expectations for profit and economic growth encouraging investors to accept a higher level of risk. The strong earnings
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MML Blue Chip Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
performance of 2017 will set a higher bar for year-over-year profit comparisons – although we believe that investors are likely to look past some slowing in earnings growth if the overall economy remains healthy. Nevertheless, our opinion is that market leadership could narrow as the bull market continues to age. As always, unforeseen risks, such as geopolitical turmoil, also have the potential to present challenges. We are particularly on the lookout for a regulatory attack on leading technology and internet firms, which could have unintended consequences and result in widespread disruption in the markets.
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MML Blue Chip Growth Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 8.9 | % |
Facebook, Inc. Class A | | | 5.3 | % |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 4.5 | % |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C | | | 4.4 | % |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR | | | 3.7 | % |
The Priceline Group, Inc. | | | 3.6 | % |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 3.2 | % |
The Boeing Co. | | | 2.9 | % |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 2.8 | % |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A | | | 2.7 | % |
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MML Blue Chip Growth Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Communications | | | 31.4 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 20.2 | % |
Technology | | | 16.1 | % |
Financial | | | 15.4 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 9.6 | % |
Industrial | | | 6.2 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 0.6 | % |
Utilities | | | 0.2 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 0.0 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 99.7 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 0.3 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Blue Chip Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Blue Chip Growth Fund Initial Class, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, and the S&P 500 Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Ten Year Average Annual 1/1/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Initial Class | | | 36.22% | | | | 18.69% | | | | 10.39% | |
Russell 1000 Growth Index* | | | 30.21% | | | | 17.33% | | | | 10.00% | |
S&P 500 Index | | | 21.83% | | | | 15.79% | | | | 8.50% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Blue Chip Growth Fund Service Class, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, and the S&P 500 Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class | | | 35.89% | | | | 18.39% | | | | 12.07% | |
Russell 1000 Growth Index* | | | 30.21% | | | | 17.33% | | | | 11.76% | |
S&P 500 Index | | | 21.83% | | | | 15.79% | | | | 10.42% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
* Benchmark
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 1000 Growth Index and the S&P 500 Index are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Equity Income Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Equity Income Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks dividend income and long-term capital growth by investing primarily in common stocks, with an emphasis on large-capitalization companies that have a strong track record of paying dividends or that the Fund’s subadviser believes to be undervalued. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks. The Fund’s subadviser is T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned 16.33%, underperforming, by a wide margin, the 21.83% return of the S&P 500® Index (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of 500 widely held stocks in U.S. equity market. The Fund outperformed the 13.66% return of the Russell 1000® Value Index, which measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of U.S. equity securities. It includes the Russell 1000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values.
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Review, beginning on page 3.
Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
For the year ended December 31, 2017, Fund holdings in the utilities sector weighed on relative performance. On the other hand, both stock selection and sector weightings positively impacted relative returns overall. The leading contributor to Fund performance was a single Fund holding in the industrials and business services sector; Fund holdings in the information technology and real estate sectors also proved additive to the Fund’s full-year results.
Amid extensive wildfires in southern California, shares of two Fund holdings, PG&E and Edison International, suffered due to concerns that the electric utilities could be found liable for the multimillion-dollar fire damage. PG&E suspended its dividend in light of this potential headwind, a move that further weighed on its share price. The Fund sold shares of PG&E due to the uncertainty and is closely monitoring Edison International’s potential legal responsibility.
Turning to the positive, stock selection in the industrials and business services sector was by far the largest contributor to relative results, largely due the Fund’s position in Boeing. The company continued to benefit from cost reductions and productivity gains, which translated into increased earnings and cash flow. The Fund trimmed its position, but continued to hold Boeing because it operates in a market with only two major providers at this time and that is expected to see steady long-term global airline passenger growth.
The information technology sector also bolstered the Fund’s relative returns, driven by stock selection – particularly, the Fund’s investment in Applied Materials. This Fund holding, which produces manufacturing equipment for the semiconductor industry as well as supplies for flat-panel displays, benefited from smartphones transitioning to the next generation of memory and display technology – as well as growth in demand from China.
Subadviser outlook
We expect increased volatility and modest equity returns in the coming months, as investors assess the impact of U.S. tax reform on the economy and individual companies. In our view, the level of complacency in the market is a little concerning, and as a result, we believe a more thoughtful approach to balancing cyclical and defensive exposure is warranted. Valuations have remained elevated, making it challenging to identify areas of the market that could outperform over the long term. Given the higher potential for a choppy market environment, we believe a cautious approach that takes advantage of market gyrations is appropriate.
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MML Equity Income Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
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MML Equity Income Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 3.9 | % |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 2.9 | % |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 2.6 | % |
Morgan Stanley | | | 2.2 | % |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 2.1 | % |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 2.0 | % |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 1.9 | % |
Total SA | | | 1.9 | % |
DowDuPont, Inc. | | | 1.9 | % |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 1.8 | % |
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MML Equity Income Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Financial | | | 28.5 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 17.9 | % |
Industrial | | | 10.6 | % |
Energy | | | 9.7 | % |
Communications | | | 8.5 | % |
Technology | | | 6.6 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 6.2 | % |
Utilities | | | 5.4 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 4.7 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 0.0 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 98.1 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 1.9 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Equity Income Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Equity Income Fund Initial Class, the S&P 500 Index, and the Russell 1000 Value Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Ten Year Average Annual 1/1/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Initial Class | | | 16.33% | | | | 12.43% | | | | 6.81% | |
S&P 500 Index* | | | 21.83% | | | | 15.79% | | | | 8.50% | |
Russell 1000 Value Index | | | 13.66% | | | | 14.04% | | | | 7.10% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Equity Income Fund Service Class, the S&P 500 Index, and the Russell 1000 Value Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class | | | 15.97% | | | | 12.13% | | | | 8.33% | |
S&P 500 Index* | | | 21.83% | | | | 15.79% | | | | 10.42% | |
Russell 1000 Value Index | | | 13.66% | | | | 14.04% | | | | 9.13% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
* Benchmark
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the S&P 500 Index and the Russell 1000 Value Index are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Equity Index Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Equity Index Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of publicly traded common stocks in the aggregate as represented by the S&P 500® Index* (the “Index”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% (and, typically, substantially all) of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in the equity securities of companies included within the Index. The Fund’s subadviser is Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (NTI).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund’s Class I shares returned 21.34%, underperforming the 21.83% return of the Index, which measures the performance of 500 widely held stocks in U.S. equity market.
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Overview, beginning on page 3.
Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
The Fund’s underperformance versus the Index is mainly attributable to the impact of fees and expenses necessary for the management and operation of the Fund. The Index is not subject to fees, expenses, or taxes, and it is not possible to invest directly in the Index.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, information technology and materials were the strongest-performing sectors within the Index; the telecommunication services and energy sectors turned in the worst performances.
The year started off with a strong rally following the U.S. presidential election and never looked back. Markets posted positive gains each of the 12 months of 2017, a feat never achieved before.
The year was full of geopolitical risk, ranging from nuclear threats from North Korea to upheaval of royalty in Saudi Arabia. Throughout it all, however, investors focused on the continued global economic growth. During the year, U.S. equity markets continually posted new all-time highs, while volatility was suppressed to all-time lows.
In October, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) began the highly anticipated process of shrinking its balance sheet, as it let maturing bonds roll off without repurchasing new investments. In the same vein, the Fed continued its policy tightening – with three hikes to the federal funds rate throughout the year in March, June and December – despite the lack of any measurable inflation. (The federal funds rate is the interest rate that banks and financial institutions charge each other for borrowing funds overnight.)
With respect to the job market, the American unemployment rate continued to fall to what many are calling full employment. The yield curve flattened throughout the year to multi-year lows in spreads between the long and short ends of the curve, as the 10-year Treasury remained mostly unchanged from the previous year at just above 2.4%. (The yield curve is a graph showing the term structure of interest rates by plotting the yields of all bonds of comparable quality with maturities ranging from the shortest – typically one month – to the longest – typically 30 years – available. The resulting curve shows whether short-term interest rates are higher or lower than long-term rates.)
During most of 2017, the U.S. dollar unexpectedly fell, relative to other developed market currencies, despite the Fed continuing to raise rates. This caused a rally in commodities – most notably, oil, which almost topped $60 a barrel at the end of the year.
* | The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“SPDJI”), and has been licensed for use by MML Advisers. Standard & Poor’s®, S&P® and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by MML Advisers. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, their respective affiliates, and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s) nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P 500 Index. |
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MML Equity Index Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Subadviser outlook
In our view, U.S. earnings could get another boost in 2018 from the tax reform legislation that was signed into law in December 2017. We believe that the proposed reduction in the corporate tax rate could contribute an 8% boost in S&P 500 earnings per share, although we believe that U.S. share prices could face some headwind from their high valuations. Our return expectations for 2018 are more modest, but still show a healthy return outlook. We expect earnings to remain the primary driver of returns, led by U.S. earnings growth.
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MML Equity Index Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Apple, Inc. | | | 3.8 | % |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 2.9 | % |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 2.0 | % |
Facebook, Inc. Class A | | | 1.8 | % |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B | | | 1.6 | % |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 1.6 | % |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 1.6 | % |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 1.5 | % |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C | | | 1.4 | % |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A | | | 1.4 | % |
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| | | 19.6 | % |
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MML Equity Index Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 21.5 | % |
Financial | | | 18.7 | % |
Technology | | | 15.0 | % |
Communications | | | 13.4 | % |
Industrial | | | 10.0 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 8.7 | % |
Energy | | | 6.0 | % |
Utilities | | | 2.9 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 2.4 | % |
Diversified | | | 0.0 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 98.6 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 1.4 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Equity Index Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Equity Index Fund Class I, Class II, Class III, and the S&P 500 Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Ten Year Average Annual 1/1/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Class I | | | 21.34% | | | | 15.31% | | | | 8.05% | |
Class II | | | 21.50% | | | | 15.47% | | | | 8.23% | |
Class III | | | 21.69% | | | | 15.63% | | | | 8.37% | |
S&P 500 Index | | | 21.83% | | | | 15.79% | | | | 8.50% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Equity Index Fund Service Class I and the S&P 500 Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class I | | | 21.05% | | | | 15.01% | | | | 9.69% | |
S&P 500 Index | | | 21.83% | | | | 15.79% | | | | 10.42% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the S&P 500 Index is unmanaged, does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Focused Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Focused Equity Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks growth of capital over the long-term by investing primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies that the Fund’s subadviser believes are financially sound, valued conservatively by the market, and have improving prospects. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. The Fund’s subadviser is Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington Management). Effective May 1, 2017, Wellington Management replaced Harris Associates L.P. (Harris) as subadviser of the Fund.
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund’s Class II shares returned 21.99%, outperforming the 21.69% return of the Russell 1000® Index (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of the large-cap segment of U.S. equity securities. It is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index and includes approximately 1000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Overview, beginning on page 3.
Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
For the time that Harris served as subadviser for the Fund (January 1–April 30, 2017), stock selection and sector weightings both contributed to results. All six invested sectors delivered positive collective absolute returns for the period, with the health care sector leading the way. All three of the Fund’s health care holdings gained value for the period; health care equipment company Baxter International generated the largest return. The health care sector also delivered the best result relative to the benchmark. The financials sector supplied the smallest positive collective return, as six of the Fund’s eight underlying holdings within the sector advanced for the period. Credit ratings provider Moody’s and insurance firm Aon were the Fund holdings that were the top performers. Insurance company American International Group and financial company Wells Fargo were the two Fund holdings that detracted the most from returns for the period.
For the time that Wellington Management served as subadviser for the Fund (May 1–December 31, 2017), BlackRock (in the financials sector) and Microsoft (information technology) were among the top Fund holdings that contributed to relative performance for the period. BlackRock, a global asset manager serving retail and institutional clients across asset classes, continued to benefit from a diversified product suite and perception as a best-in-class firm. Shares of Microsoft, the world’s largest software company, jumped after the company reported strong revenue and earnings growth. A third Fund holding, North American railroad operator Union Pacific, was the top contributor in the strong-performing industrials sector during the period. Top relative detractors for the period included Cardinal Health and Medtronic (both in the health care sector). Cardinal Health, a drug distributor for large pharmaceutical companies, faced headwinds from generic drug-price deflation and competitive pressures in their drug wholesaling business. Medtronic, the world’s largest medical device manufacturer, reported disappointing revenue growth due to a week-long computer system outage and a capacity constraint in the diabetes division, which weighed on the stock price.
Subadviser outlook
Overall, as has been the case over the last few years, Wellington Management remains highly cautious in our investment posture. Whatever view we may have over the next month, next year – or even the next five years – will have little bearing on our portfolio decisions. We continue to believe in the power of compounding and in a growing dividend as the tool through which this power is expressed. We believe time is our friend, whereas many investors believe it to be the enemy. We believe a long-term outlook characterized by patience and low turnover is our best approach for managing the portfolio. As has always been the case, we are agnostic about sector positioning versus a benchmark, as the Fund’s weightings result from this bottom-up stock selection. At the end of the period, the Fund held its most overweight stake, relative to the benchmark, in the health care and consumer staples sectors, and its largest underweight position in the information technology and energy sectors.
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MML Focused Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
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MML Focused Equity Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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NIKE, Inc. Class B | | | 5.8 | % |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 5.7 | % |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 4.8 | % |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 4.8 | % |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 4.7 | % |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | | | 4.6 | % |
American Express Co. | | | 4.3 | % |
Public Storage | | | 4.2 | % |
Diageo PLC | | | 4.2 | % |
The TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 4.1 | % |
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| | | 47.2 | % |
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MML Focused Equity Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 30.2 | % |
Financial | | | 27.3 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 15.3 | % |
Industrial | | | 14.1 | % |
Technology | | | 9.4 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 2.0 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 98.3 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 1.7 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Focused Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Focused Equity Fund Class II and the Russell 1000 Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 12/8/11 - 12/31/17 | |
Class II | | | 21.99% | | | | 15.22% | | | | 16.00% | |
Russell 1000 Index | | | 21.69% | | | | 15.71% | | | | 15.59% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Focused Equity Fund Service Class I and the Russell 1000 Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 5/1/12 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class I | | | 21.61% | | | | 14.92% | | | | 13.96% | |
Russell 1000 Index | | | 21.69% | | | | 15.71% | | | | 14.47% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 1000 Index is unmanaged, does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund's prospectus with regard to the Fund's investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund's return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Foreign Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Foreign Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investments of issuers located outside of the U.S., including those in emerging markets. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests predominantly in equity securities, primarily to predominantly common stocks, and, while there are no set percentage targets, the Fund invests predominantly in large- to medium-capitalization companies with market capitalization values greater than $2 billion and may invest a portion in smaller companies. The Fund’s subadviser is Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC (Templeton).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned 21.73%, underperforming, by a wide margin, the 27.19% return of the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of the large- and mid-cap segments of the particular regions, excluding U.S. equity securities, including developed and emerging markets. The MSCI ACWI ex USA became the Fund’s benchmark on December 14, 2017 – because the MSCI ACWI ex USA more closely represents the Fund’s investment strategy than does the Fund’s former benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index. The Fund underperformed the 25.03% return of the MSCI EAFE Index, which measures the performance of the large- and mid-cap segments of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada equity securities.
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Overview, beginning on page 3.
Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
For the year ended December 31, 2017, stock selection and an overweighting (relative to the benchmark) in Europe, particularly in the U.K., hindered the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark. Within the region, security selection in France and Switzerland also hurt results. Additionally, stock selection and an underweighting in China weighed on results in Asia.
From a sector perspective, stock selection and an overweighted position in the health care sector detracted from the Fund’s relative performance, as did security selection in the consumer discretionary and industrials sectors. Within health care, generic drug manufacturer Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (Israel) was one Fund holding that significantly hindered results. In the consumer discretionary sector, Fund holding SES (Luxembourg), a satellite-based data transmission capacity provider, was a notable detractor. Electronics manufacturer Toshiba (Japan) was a Fund holding that detracted within industrials. Other Fund holdings that hampered the Fund’s full-year performance included U.K.-based oilfield services company Petrofac in the energy sector, and Japanese office equipment company Konica Minolta in the information technology sector.
During the period, the U.S. dollar rose in value relative to many currencies in which the Fund’s investments were traded. This hurt the Fund’s performance because investments in securities with non-U.S. currency lost value as the dollar rose.
In contrast, a lack of exposure to Australia and New Zealand benefited the Fund’s relative results. In North America, the benefit of an underweighted position in Canada more than offset the negative effect of stock selection there. Additionally, an overweighting and stock selection in South Korea contributed to relative performance.
From a sector perspective, stock selection in the financials sectors benefited the Fund’s relative performance. Within the sector, South Korean banks KB Financial Group and Hana Financial Group were two Fund holdings that helped results. Positioning in the utilities sector boosted the Fund’s relative performance to a lesser extent. Other notable Fund holdings that contributed included South Korea-based semiconductor manufacturer Samsung Electronics in the information technology sector, Japanese mining business Sumitomo Metal Mining in the materials sector, and German airline Deutsche Lufthansa in the industrials sector.
Subadviser outlook
One counterintuitive characteristic of financial markets is that the better things seem, the riskier they may be. Risks appear elevated to us at this point in the cycle, as policy makers begin raising rates against a backdrop of broadly high asset prices and historically low volatility. We plan to continue to take profits at this point in the cycle where and when it appears fundamentally warranted. However, we plan to also remain invested in equity markets, with a focus, in the words of founder, Sir John Templeton, on “those stocks having the lowest prices in relation to possible earning power of future years.”
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MML Foreign Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
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MML Foreign Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 3.2 | % |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B | | | 2.8 | % |
BP PLC | | | 2.8 | % |
Roche Holding AG | | | 2.0 | % |
Vodafone Group PLC Sponsored ADR | | | 1.9 | % |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 1.9 | % |
HSBC Holdings PLC | | | 1.8 | % |
Bayer AG Registered | | | 1.8 | % |
Standard Chartered PLC | | | 1.7 | % |
SoftBank Group Corp. | | | 1.7 | % |
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| | | 21.6 | % |
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MML Foreign Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Financial | | | 22.5 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 16.2 | % |
Energy | | | 12.8 | % |
Communications | | | 11.2 | % |
Industrial | | | 9.9 | % |
Technology | | | 7.3 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 7.1 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 6.5 | % |
Utilities | | | 2.2 | % |
Diversified | | | 1.4 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 1.0 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 98.1 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 1.9 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Foreign Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Foreign Fund Initial Class, MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the MSCI EAFE Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Ten Year Average Annual 1/1/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Initial Class | | | 21.73% | | | | 5.87% | | | | 1.30% | |
MSCI ACWI ex USA* | | | 27.19% | | | | 6.80% | | | | 1.84% | |
MSCI EAFE Index | | | 25.03% | | | | 7.90% | | | | 1.94% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Foreign Fund Service Class, MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the MSCI EAFE Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class | | | 21.45% | | | | 5.60% | | | | 3.19% | |
MSCI ACWI ex USA* | | | 27.19% | | | | 6.80% | | | | 4.06% | |
MSCI EAFE Index | | | 25.03% | | | | 7.90% | | | | 4.19% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
* Benchmark
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the MSCI ACWI ex USA and the MSCI EAFE Index are unmanaged, does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Fundamental Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Fundamental Growth Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in domestic equity securities that the Fund’s subadviser believes offer the potential for long-term growth. The Fund’s subadviser is Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington Management).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund’s Class II shares returned 27.67%, underperforming the 30.21% return of the Russell 1000® Growth Index (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of U.S. equity securities. It includes the Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Overview, beginning on page 3.
Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
For the year ended December 31, 2017, security selection within the health care and information technology sectors primarily drove the Fund’s underperformance. Selection within the financials sector also detracted from relative returns, as did the Fund’s overweight exposure, relative to the benchmark, to the energy sector. Positive selection within the industrials sector helped to partially offset these negative results. The Fund also benefited from its overweight allocation to the information technology sector and its underweight exposure to consumer staples.
With respect to individual Fund holdings, top detractors from relative performance included Allergan (in the health care sector) and Schlumberger (energy). Allergan, a multinational pharmaceuticals company, underperformed due to investor concerns over competitive pressures for some key products. Schlumberger, an oil and gas services company, struggled through an extended period of lower oil prices in 2017. Fund holding Qualcomm (a semiconductor and telecommunications equipment company) was the top detractor in the struggling information technology sector. The Fund trimmed its positions in all three of these stocks, but continued to hold them at the end of the period. Not owning benchmark constituent Boeing (an aerospace manufacturing company), which performed well during the period, also weighed on the Fund’s relative full-year results.
Fund holdings that were leading contributors to benchmark-relative returns included Alibaba Group Holding (Alibaba) and PayPal (both in information technology). Alibaba, the dominant Chinese online and mobile commerce company, outperformed after the company reported strong earnings ahead of consensus across multiple metrics and increased guidance. The company continued to execute on its advertising model and redeployed profits into cloud services. We believe they could become a leading cloud provider in China. PayPal, a digital payments company that enables digital and mobile payments on behalf of consumers and merchants, outperformed after the company reported strong earnings and announced that it was beginning to partner with major financial institutions. Caterpillar, a construction machinery and equipment company, was the Fund holding that contributed the most in the strong-performing industrials sector.
Subadviser outlook
As we turn to 2018, a new variable in our investment process will be the impact on demand over the next several years due to substantial changes in the tax bill and the multiplier effects from the tax savings to corporations and consumers. This is in addition to the recovery in demand throughout the world. From the Fund’s bottom-up investment perspective, we continue to expect the demand for productivity tools to increase, driven by business model disruptions across industries. As the pressure to grow while being more productive continues, companies are increasing their demand for these tools, which can help improve revenue or control costs. We believe many of the companies in the Fund’s portfolio have the potential to benefit from this secular trend.
Consumer discretionary continues to be an area of the Fund that we have been trimming over the past couple of years, as we continue to struggle to find attractive opportunities based on our investment process. We find it difficult to justify the high valuation of these low-growth, low-return-on-capital consumer companies – which we believe is partly driven by investors who are willing to pay a premium for low-volatility dividend-paying companies. At year end, the Fund’s largest overweight positions were in the information technology and financials sectors. The Fund’s most significant underweight stakes were in the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors.
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MML Fundamental Growth Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Apple, Inc. | | | 7.4 | % |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 6.7 | % |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C | | | 6.6 | % |
Facebook, Inc. Class A | | | 4.0 | % |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 3.5 | % |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 2.5 | % |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 2.1 | % |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 2.0 | % |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A | | | 1.9 | % |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 1.9 | % |
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| | | 38.6 | % |
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MML Fundamental Growth Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Technology | | | 33.2 | % |
Communications | | | 19.5 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 15.4 | % |
Financial | | | 11.6 | % |
Industrial | | | 10.8 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 4.3 | % |
Energy | | | 3.3 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 2.0 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 100.1 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | (0.1 | )% |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Fundamental Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Fundamental Growth Fund Class II and the Russell 1000 Growth Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 12/8/11 - 12/31/17 | |
Class II | | | 27.67% | | | | 15.63% | | | | 14.94% | |
Russell 1000 Growth Index | | | 30.21% | | | | 17.33% | | | | 16.61% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Fundamental Growth Fund Service Class I and the Russell 1000 Growth Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 5/1/12 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class I | | | 27.32% | | | | 15.35% | | | | 12.95% | |
Russell 1000 Growth Index | | | 30.21% | | | | 17.33% | | | | 15.26% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 1000 Growth Index is unmanaged, does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund's prospectus with regard to the Fund's investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund's return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Fundamental Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Fundamental Value Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks long-term total return by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers that the Fund’s subadviser believes are undervalued. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, with a focus on companies with large market capitalizations (which the subadviser believes are generally above $2 billion). The Fund’s subadviser is Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington Management).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund’s Class II shares returned 15.10%, outperforming the 13.66% return of the Russell 1000® Value Index (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of U.S. equity securities. It includes the Russell 1000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values.
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Overview, beginning on page 3.
Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
For the year ended December 31, 2017, security selection within the industrials and consumer discretionary sectors contributed the most to relative performance. The Fund’s overweight allocation, relative to the benchmark, to the strong-performing information technology sector and underweight stake in telecommunication services were also additive. These results were partially offset by weak security selection within the health care and financials sectors, as well as an overweight allocation to industrials. A frictional cash position in an upward trending market also detracted from returns. Sector allocation, a residual of our bottom-up stock selection process, contributed modestly to performance.
With respect to individual Fund holdings, top contributors to benchmark-relative results included Pulte Group (in the consumer discretionary sector) and Caterpillar (industrials). Pulte Group, an American home construction company, was another Fund holding that benefited from positive investor sentiment. Caterpillar, an American construction equipment and machinery company, had a strong year of beating earnings estimates and raising earnings guidance. The Fund maintained its positions in both stocks as of the end of the period.
Fund holdings that were top detractors from benchmark-relative performance included Signet Jewelers and Viacom (both consumer discretionary), and Allergan (health care). Signet Jewelers, a diamond jewelry retailer that is domiciled in Bermuda and headquartered in the U.S., struggled to perform under scrutiny from federal and state agencies regarding its financing and credit practices. The Fund eliminated its position in the stock near the end of the period. The Fund initiated a position in Viacom, an American media company, at the beginning of the period. The stock had underperformed in an environment of increasing negative sentiment toward the advertising sector. The company was also the subject of scrutiny regarding the funding of their Paramount studio. We maintained our position in the stock as of the end of the period. Allergan, an Ireland-based specialty pharmaceutical company, was the top detractor in the health care sector. Shares of this Fund holding underperformed due to investor concerns over competitive pressures for some key products.
Subadviser outlook
With U.S. tax reform now enacted into law, we see the potential for a further acceleration in U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) growth, driven by increases in consumer expenditures, corporate profits, and business spending. We are watching for a pick-up in inflation, as tax stimulus pulls forward growth in an economy with a low unemployment rate and decent current growth. During 2017, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) continued to raise rates and shrink its balance sheet at a very measured pace. The consensus view sees the potential for multiple federal funds rate increases during 2018. (The federal funds rate is the interest rate that banks and financial institutions charge each other for borrowing funds overnight.)
In our view, the macro environment looks favorable for markets over the next few quarters, although we believe risks remain. Equity markets closed out the year with historically low volatility in the face of the North Korean nuclear threat, Russian
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MML Fundamental Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
meddling in the U.S. presidential election, and multiple hurricanes hitting the U.S. this fall. Interest rates are low and are likely moving higher across the globe, while the European Central bank has been tapering its quantitative easing program, and the U.K. is proceeding with its planned exit from the European Union. We believe the potential exists for a year of strong earnings growth in the U.S. market, led by benefits of tax reform, and solid underlying fundamentals in the economy.
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MML Fundamental Value Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 4.5 | % |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 3.2 | % |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 2.8 | % |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 2.7 | % |
Intel Corp. | | | 2.6 | % |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 2.5 | % |
Chevron Corp. | | | 2.3 | % |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 2.1 | % |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 2.0 | % |
DowDuPont, Inc. | | | 1.6 | % |
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| | | 26.3 | % |
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MML Fundamental Value Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Financial | | | 28.8 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 16.4 | % |
Industrial | | | 10.9 | % |
Energy | | | 10.1 | % |
Communications | | | 9.0 | % |
Technology | | | 8.8 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 7.1 | % |
Utilities | | | 3.4 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 3.0 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 97.5 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 2.5 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Fundamental Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Fundamental Value Fund Class II and the Russell 1000 Value Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/10/10 - 12/31/17 | |
Class II | | | 15.10% | | | | 13.00% | | | | 12.26% | |
Russell 1000 Value Index | | | 13.66% | | | | 14.04% | | | | 13.41% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Fundamental Value Fund Service Class I and the Russell 1000 Value Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 5/1/12 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class I | | | 14.78% | | | | 12.73% | | | | 11.89% | |
Russell 1000 Value Index | | | 13.66% | | | | 14.04% | | | | 13.60% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 1000 Value Index is unmanaged, does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Global Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Global Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund may invest a significant percentage of its assets in issuers in a single country, a small number of countries, or a particular geographic region. The Fund’s subadviser is Massachusetts Financial Services Company (MFS).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund’s Class I shares returned 24.16%, outperforming the 22.40% return of the MSCI World Index (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of the large- and mid-cap segments of world equity securities.
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Overview, beginning on page 3.
Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Fund’s avoidance of the poor-performing utilities and communications sector was a primary factor that benefited performance relative to the benchmark. Strong security selection in both the health care and consumer staples sectors also lifted relative returns. Within the health care sector, the Fund’s overweight position, relative to the benchmark, in life sciences supply company Thermo Fisher Scientific contributed positively to relative results. Within the consumer staples sector, overweight positions in two Fund holdings – alcoholic beverage companies Pernod Ricard (France) and Diageo (United Kingdom) – further aided relative performance.
Stocks in other sectors that supported relative returns included not owning diversified industrial conglomerate General Electric and integrated oil and gas company ExxonMobil. Overweight positions in four Fund holdings – luxury goods company LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (France), global payments technology company Visa, pulp and paper manufacturer and consumer goods company Svenska Cellulosa (Sweden), and paint and specialty chemicals manufacturer Akzo Nobel (Netherlands) also helped drive Fund performance for the year. Holding shares of microchip and electronics manufacturer Samsung Electronics (South Korea), which is not a benchmark constituent, also aided relative results.
During the reporting period, the Fund’s relative currency exposure, resulting primarily from differences between the Fund’s and the benchmark’s exposures to holdings of securities denominated in foreign currencies, was a contributor to relative performance. All of MFS’s investment decisions are driven by the fundamentals of each individual opportunity and as such, it is common for the Fund to have different currency exposure than its benchmark.
Security selection in the leisure sector detracted from the Fund’s performance for the year, as the Fund’s overweight positions in four holdings – advertising and marketing firms WPP Group (United Kingdom) and Omnicom Group, media firm Time Warner and diversified entertainment company Walt Disney – hindered relative returns. An underweight allocation to – and, to a lesser extent, security selection within – the technology sector also hampered relative results. Not holding shares of computer and personal electronics maker Apple and software giant Microsoft also held back relative returns within the technology sector. Elsewhere, the Fund’s overweight positions in convenience foods manufacturer Kellogg and in oil field services company Schlumberger detracted from relative returns. Holding shares of professional beauty supplier retailer Sally Beauty, which is not a benchmark constituent, and not owning shares of internet retailer Amazon.com also hurt relative results, as both of these companies were strong performers for the year.
Subadviser outlook
Our present business cycle is now in its ninth year. This compares with an average post-World War II cycle of about five years. We believe that one area of concern is the potential for labor markets to run too hot. Wages have not taken off yet, but the U.S. Federal Reserve is watching closely for that possibility. Further, we believe that surging private sector credit growth is a cause for concern, with debt-to-asset levels approaching peaks last seen in 2007, on the eve of the global financial crisis. A surge in credit utilization is typical late-cycle behavior.
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MML Global Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
We monitor the shape of the yield curve because an inversion of the curve has preceded the last seven U.S. recessions. (The yield curve is a graph showing the term structure of interest rates by plotting the yields of all bonds of comparable quality with maturities ranging from the shortest – typically one month – to the longest – typically 30 years – available. The resulting curve shows whether short-term interest rates are higher or lower than long-term rates.) The curve is quite flat, though it has steepened a bit lately, and this suggests, in our view, that the market believes the uptick in growth we have been experiencing recently might not last a year or two down the road. In summary, while MFS does not believe that we appear to be in near-term danger of recession, there are growing indications that we are late in the business cycle.
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MML Global Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 2.8 | % |
Bayer AG Registered | | | 2.6 | % |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 2.6 | % |
Nestle SA Registered | | | 2.4 | % |
Accenture PLC Class A | | | 2.4 | % |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 2.4 | % |
Medtronic PLC | | | 2.3 | % |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | | 2.2 | % |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | | | 2.2 | % |
Diageo PLC | | | 2.1 | % |
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| | | 24.0 | % |
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MML Global Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 36.3 | % |
Industrial | | | 17.0 | % |
Financial | | | 13.2 | % |
Communications | | | 9.6 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 9.1 | % |
Technology | | | 7.0 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 5.7 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 1.8 | % |
Energy | | | 1.0 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 100.7 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | (0.7 | )% |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Global Fund Class I, Class II, and the MSCI World Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Ten Year Average Annual 1/1/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Class I | | | 24.16% | | | | 11.90% | | | | 5.70% | |
Class II | | | 24.30% | | | | 11.97% | | | | 5.84% | |
MSCI World Index | | | 22.40% | | | | 11.64% | | | | 5.03% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Global Fund Service Class I and the MSCI World Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class I | | | 23.95% | | | | 11.64% | | | | 7.79% | |
MSCI World Index | | | 22.40% | | | | 11.64% | | | | 7.07% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the MSCI World Index is unmanaged, does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Growth & Income Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Growth & Income Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks capital appreciation and income by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities and equity-related securities, including convertible securities, preferred stocks, options, and warrants, of U.S. companies with market capitalizations at the time of purchase greater than $1 billion. The Fund’s subadviser is Massachusetts Financial Services Company (MFS).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned 23.70%, outperforming the 21.83% return of the S&P 500® Index (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of 500 widely held stocks in U.S. equity market.
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Overview, beginning on page 3.
Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
For the year ended December 31, 2017, stock selection in the financial services sector contributed to the Fund’s benchmark-relative performance. Most notably, the Fund’s overweight positions, relative to the benchmark, in global payments technology company Visa and debit and credit transaction processing company Mastercard aided relative results. Stock selection and an underweight position in the utilities and communications sector further helped the Fund’s relative performance. Within that sector, the Fund’s overweight position in broadcast and communication tower management firm American Tower and avoiding poor-performing telecommunication services provider AT&T further supported relative results. Elsewhere, not owning shares of diversified industrial conglomerate General Electric and integrated oil and gas company ExxonMobil boosted relative returns, as both companies underperformed the benchmark. The Fund’s overweight positions in broadband communications and networking services Broadcom and paint and coating manufacturer Sherwin-Williams contributed to relative returns. Additionally, the Fund’s holdings of luxury goods company LVMH Moet Hennessy (France) and wine and alcoholic beverage producer Pernod Ricard (France) – neither of which are benchmark constituents – helped performance relative to the benchmark.
During the reporting period, the Fund’s relative currency exposure, resulting primarily from differences between the Fund’s and the benchmark’s exposures to holdings of securities denominated in foreign currencies, was a contributor to relative performance.
An underweight position in the technology sector hurt relative performance. The Fund’s underweight holdings of computer and personal electronics maker Apple and social networking service provider Facebook detracted from relative returns, as did not owning strong-performing software giant Microsoft. In other sectors, the Fund’s overweight positions in commercial products manufacturer Newell Brands, oil field services company Schlumberger, snack food and beverage producer Mondelez International, and financial services firm Goldman Sachs Group weighed on relative performance. Not owning shares of internet retailer Amazon.com and aerospace company Boeing further hurt relative results, as both companies outperformed the benchmark during the year.
The Fund’s cash and/or cash equivalents position was also a detractor from relative performance. Under normal market conditions, the Fund strives to be fully invested and generally holds cash to buy new holdings and to provide liquidity. In a strong equity market, however, holding cash hurt relative performance, since the benchmark has no cash position.
Subadviser outlook
Our present business cycle is now in its ninth year. This compares with an average post-World War II cycle of about five years. We believe that one area of concern is the potential for labor markets to run too hot. Wages have not taken off yet, but the U.S. Federal Reserve is watching closely for that possibility. Further, we believe that surging private sector credit growth is a cause for concern, with debt-to-asset levels approaching peaks last seen in 2007, on the eve of the global financial crisis. A surge in credit utilization is typical late-cycle behavior.
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MML Growth & Income Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
We monitor the shape of the yield curve because an inversion of the curve has preceded the last seven U.S. recessions. (The yield curve is a graph showing the term structure of interest rates by plotting the yields of all bonds of comparable quality with maturities ranging from the shortest – typically one month – to the longest – typically 30 years – available. The resulting curve shows whether short-term interest rates are higher or lower than long-term rates.) The curve is quite flat, though it has steepened a bit lately, and this suggests, in our view, that the market believes the uptick in growth we’ve been experiencing recently might not last a year or two down the road. In summary, while we don’t believe that we appear to be in near-term danger of recession, there are growing indications that we’re late in the business cycle.
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MML Growth & Income Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 3.9 | % |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 3.1 | % |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 3.1 | % |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A | | | 3.0 | % |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 2.8 | % |
American Tower Corp. | | | 2.6 | % |
Broadcom Ltd. | | | 2.5 | % |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C | | | 2.4 | % |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A | | | 2.4 | % |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | | 2.3 | % |
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| | | 28.1 | % |
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MML Growth & Income Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 23.7 | % |
Financial | | | 23.3 | % |
Technology | | | 15.4 | % |
Communications | | | 10.5 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 9.6 | % |
Industrial | | | 8.1 | % |
Energy | | | 5.0 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 2.4 | % |
Utilities | | | 0.6 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 98.6 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 1.4 | % |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Growth & Income Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Growth & Income Fund Initial Class and the S&P 500 Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Ten Year Average Annual 1/1/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Initial Class | | | 23.70% | | | | 14.78% | | | | 7.14% | |
S&P 500 Index | | | 21.83% | | | | 15.79% | | | | 8.50% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Growth & Income Fund Service Class and the S&P 500 Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class | | | 23.41% | | | | 14.49% | | | | 8.87% | |
S&P 500 Index | | | 21.83% | | | | 15.79% | | | | 10.42% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the S&P 500 Index is unmanaged, does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Income & Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Income & Growth Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks long-term total return and current income by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers that the Fund’s subadviser believes are undervalued. Although the Fund may invest in companies of any size, the Fund will tend to focus on companies with large market capitalizations (which the Fund’s subadviser believes are generally above $2 billion). The Fund’s subadviser is Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC (Barrow Hanley). Effective December 4, 2017, Barrow Hanley replaced BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (BlackRock) as subadviser of the Fund.
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned 17.43%, outperforming the 13.66% return of the Russell 1000® Value Index (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of U.S. equity securities. It includes the Russell 1000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. The Russell 1000 Value Index became the Fund’s benchmark on December 14, 2017 – because the Russell 1000 Value Index more closely represents the Fund’s investment strategy than does the Fund’s former benchmark, the S&P 500® Index. The Fund underperformed the 21.83% return of the S&P 500 Index, which measures the performance of 500 widely held stocks in U.S. equity market.
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Review, beginning on page 3.
Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
For the time that BlackRock served as subadviser for the Fund (January 1–December 3, 2017), the Fund generated relative outperformance in nine out of 11 sectors during the period. The largest contributor to the Fund’s relative performance was a combination of stock selection and allocation decisions in the energy sector. Notably, the Fund’s underweight position, relative to the S&P 500 Index, to the energy equipment and services industry proved beneficial for performance. Further, the Fund’s underweight stake in U.S. integrated oil and gas operators and its overweight in their non-U.S. domiciled peers boosted relative returns within the oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry. In health care, stock selection and an overweight to the health care providers and services industry and stock selection in pharmaceuticals added to relative performance. Lastly, a combination of stock selection in, and an underweight to, the telecommunication services sector contributed to relative performance, as did stock selection in the industrials sector. The largest detractor from relative performance was the Fund’s cash position, which averaged 4.5% during the period. In utilities, a combination of stock selection and an underweight to the electric utilities industry negatively impacted relative returns. Within financials, stock selection in the insurance industry and an underweight allocation to the diversified financial services industry also hampered relative performance. At the industry level, stock selection in food and staples retailing was a notable detractor.
For the time that Barrow Hanley served as subadviser for the Fund (December 4–31, 2017), on a sector-level basis, an underweight to utilities and real estate, as well as stock selection in industrials, added to performance. Within industrials, Fund holding Owens Corning added to performance. Owens Corning manufactures asphalt shingles for residential roofs, insulation for residential and commercial use, and fiberglass composites for a wide variety of industrial applications. The company reported strong results as the year progressed and earnings forecasts continued to see upward revisions. Detracting from the Fund’s performance for the period was QUALCOMM, a smartphone chipset manufacturer, and Oracle, a software, hardware, and services company. Both of these Fund holdings fell slightly late in the fourth quarter due primarily to a sell-off in the technology sector.
Subadviser outlook
We have been expecting a sustained turn in favor of value stocks for some time now. After 8 1⁄2 years of growth stock dominance (with a brief reprieve in 2016), the patience of value investors is being tested. Yet this is not the first growth cycle Barrow Hanley has endured in our 38-year history and we are confident that the environment for value investing is a ripe one. If markets cannot rely on continued easy monetary policies as an incentive to drive valuations higher, investors must once again look at earnings and fundamentals of the underlying companies. We remain confident that our conservative, defensive style of investing has the potential to provide downside protection due to the Fund’s focus on undervalued companies with strong fundamentals and a meaningful and growing dividend.
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MML Income & Growth Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Bank of America Corp. | | | 3.4 | % |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 3.0 | % |
American Express Co. | | | 2.8 | % |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 2.8 | % |
BP PLC Sponsored ADR | | | 2.6 | % |
DowDuPont, Inc. | | | 2.6 | % |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 2.4 | % |
Phillips 66 | | | 2.3 | % |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 2.3 | % |
Chevron Corp. | | | 2.2 | % |
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| | | 26.4 | % |
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MML Income & Growth Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Financial | | | 26.6 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 18.3 | % |
Energy | | | 12.9 | % |
Industrial | | | 11.2 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 8.9 | % |
Technology | | | 8.7 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 6.0 | % |
Communications | | | 4.2 | % |
Utilities | | | 1.4 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 98.2 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 1.8 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Income & Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Income & Growth Fund Initial Class, the Russell 1000 Value Index, and the S&P 500 Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Ten Year Average Annual 1/1/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Initial Class | | | 17.43% | | | | 13.20% | | | | 6.58% | |
Russell 1000 Value Index* | | | 13.66% | | | | 14.04% | | | | 7.10% | |
S&P 500 Index | | | 21.83% | | | | 15.79% | | | | 8.50% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Income & Growth Fund Service Class, the Russell 1000 Value Index, and the S&P 500 Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class | | | 17.21% | | | | 12.91% | | | | 8.13% | |
Russell 1000 Value Index* | | | 13.66% | | | | 14.04% | | | | 9.13% | |
S&P 500 Index | | | 21.83% | | | | 15.79% | | | | 10.42% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
* Benchmark
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 1000 Value Index and the S&P 500 Index are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML International Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML International Equity Fund, and who is the Fund���s subadviser?
The Fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of non-U.S. companies located in non-U.S. markets throughout the world, including emerging markets. The Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in just one region or country and may, but does not currently intend to, invest in U.S. companies. Ordinarily, the Fund’s portfolio typically holds thirty to sixty stocks and the Fund invests in the securities of at least five countries outside the U.S. The Fund’s subadviser is Harris Associates L.P. (Harris).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund’s Class II shares returned 30.35%, outperforming, by a wide margin, the 24.21% return of the MSCI World Index ex USA (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of the large- and mid-cap segments of world, excluding U.S. equity securities.
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Overview, beginning on page 3.
Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
For the year ended December 31, 2017, Fund holdings in Switzerland, the U.K. and France contributed most to the Fund’s performance compared with the benchmark for the year. All but one of the 31 underlying holdings in these countries produced positive absolute returns. Switzerland’s materials metals and mining company Glencore, U.K.-based industrials firm CNH Industrial, and France’s luxury goods company Kering were the three Fund holdings that supplied the largest positive returns in these respective locations.
From a sector perspective, the best relative performance for the reporting period came from Fund holdings in the financials sector, as all 14 underlying holdings advanced for the year. Technology produced the largest positive absolute return, which stemmed from all of the sector’s underlying holdings generating double-digit positive returns, led by Samsung Electronics. The industrials sector was the next-largest positive relative performer and also generated the second-highest absolute return.
The Fund’s positions in Sweden, Japan, and Mexico hindered its full-year relative performance. However, the absolute collective returns from Sweden and Japan were positive for the year, as only one holding in each of these countries lost value. Mexico’s absolute return of -10% came from its single underlying holding, Grupo Televisa, which declined for the period. From a sector perspective, Fund holdings in consumer discretionary weighed on relative results even though the sector’s absolute return was positive for the period. No other sectors detracted from relative performance during the year.
The Fund is permitted to use derivative instruments. Derivatives are securities that derive their value from the performance of one or more other investments and take the form of a contract between two or more parties. Most derivatives are used for hedging, speculation, or both. The Fund currently holds hedges on the Swiss franc. Approximately 15% of the underlying franc is hedged. We believe this currency has appreciated above the range of its intrinsic value as measured by purchasing power parity and other economic fundamentals. Currency hedges detracted 0.04% from the Fund’s cumulative performance for the year.
Subadviser outlook
A confluence of positive economic news, including low volatility, paved the way for stock market growth around the globe. Economic improvements in the United States prompted the Federal Reserve to raise key interest rates in December for the third time in 2017. In addition, Congress passed a new tax bill that lowers the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, a move that investors see as business friendly. In Japan, unemployment continued to fall, while core consumer prices increased in November from a year ago. The Bank of Japan plans to continue its monetary easing policy into 2018. In December, the European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged and sees this trend continuing. Although market prices of companies march higher in the short term, our perception of a business’s intrinsic value is measured over the long term. The Fund seeks to own stocks that are trading at the largest current discount to fair value in all market environments.
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MML International Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
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MML International Equity Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Lloyds Banking Group PLC | | | 5.1 | % |
Daimler AG Registered | | | 4.9 | % |
Glencore PLC | | | 4.7 | % |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 4.6 | % |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | | | 4.2 | % |
Credit Suisse Group AG Registered | | | 3.9 | % |
Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B | | | 3.8 | % |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | | | 3.8 | % |
Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 3.6 | % |
CNH Industrial NV | | | 3.4 | % |
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| | | 42.0 | % |
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MML International Equity Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Financial | | | 33.8 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 24.2 | % |
Industrial | | | 12.9 | % |
Communications | | | 9.6 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 9.5 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 5.0 | % |
Technology | | | 2.2 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 0.4 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 97.6 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 2.4 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML International Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML International Equity Fund Class II and the MSCI World Index ex USA.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 1/7/14 - 12/31/17 | |
Class II | | | 30.35% | | | | 6.42% | |
MSCI World Index ex USA | | | 24.21% | | | | 4.65% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML International Equity Fund Service Class I and the MSCI World Index ex USA.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 5/1/14 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class I | | | 30.16% | | | | 5.91% | |
MSCI World Index ex USA | | | 24.21% | | | | 4.05% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the MSCI World Index ex USA is unmanaged, does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Large Cap Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Large Cap Growth Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in large-capitalization companies that the Fund’s subadviser believes offer the potential for long-term growth. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks of companies whose market capitalizations at the time of purchase are within the market capitalization range of companies included in the Russell 1000® Growth Index. The Fund’s subadviser is Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (Loomis Sayles).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned 33.51%, outperforming the 30.21% return of the Russell 1000 Growth Index (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of U.S. equity securities. It includes the Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Review, beginning on page 3.
Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
For the year ended December 31, 2017, stock selection in the consumer discretionary, consumer staples, health care, and financials sectors – and the Fund’s allocation to the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors – contributed positively to relative returns. Fund holdings Alibaba Group Holding (Alibaba) and Amazon.com were the top contributors for the year.
Fund holding Alibaba, China’s e-commerce leader, reported fundamentally strong results during the period, with revenue growth exceeding consensus expectations. Demonstrating the power of its brands and network ecosystem, Alibaba’s revenue growth accelerated to the fastest rate since the IPO for what is now a much larger company. Benefiting from strong customer engagement and innovation, Alibaba’s gross merchandise volume (GMV) increased at a higher rate than the growth in China’s retail sector. Alibaba continued to execute well on its business model, allowing it to expand its already dominant market position and to invest to strengthen its competitive advantages. Online retailer Amazon.com reported healthy fundamentals and strong growth in revenue. With GMV growing, this Fund holding continued to take market share. Amazon Web Services also posted impressive revenue growth. Amazon.com continued rapid investment in key areas that capitalize on its strength, focusing on businesses with high, durable growth prospects and strong financial returns.
Stock selection in the energy, industrials and information technology sectors – as well as the Fund’s allocation to the consumer staples, energy, industrials, and health care sectors – detracted from relative performance. Fund holdings Schlumberger and Qualcomm were the largest detractors. Schlumberger, the world’s leading oil field services company, reported global sales that were lower compared to the same period last year. In markets outside of North America, the company continued to experience low demand. However, Schlumberger reported improved results in North America, with strong growth in regional rig-count as well as in hydraulic fracturing revenue. Qualcomm, the pioneer developer of 3G and 4G technology, continued to benefit from its difficult-to-replicate skill in designing and manufacturing the chipsets used in mobile devices for wireless communication. A lawsuit filed in early 2017 by Apple alleging unfair practices resulted in a substantial near-term decline in royalty revenues and associated segment margins, which led to a decline in share value. Shares rebounded sharply in November after an unsolicited bid from Broadcom to acquire Qualcomm for $70 per share. The bid was unanimously rejected by Qualcomm’s Board of Directors on the grounds that it substantially undervalued the company relative to its leadership position and growth prospects in mobile technology.
Subadviser outlook
We remain positive on global equities looking out at 2018. Earnings rose at a double-digit rate in most major equity markets in 2017, and we anticipate a similar growth rate for 2018. U.S. earnings growth will likely be further boosted in future years by tax reform. The prospect of a lower and more globally competitive corporate tax structure in the U.S., coupled with the prospect of repatriated earnings, could provide a foundation for significant earnings-per-share (EPS) growth. The two primary risks to
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MML Large Cap Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
our equity market outlook are if the current trajectory of improved earnings growth is derailed, and/or there is an unexpected shift in the Federal Reserve’s accommodative monetary policy. Both developments would put downward pressure on equity valuations and impede earnings growth. We are optimistic about 2018, but recognize volatility could increase somewhat. With valuations already reflecting expectations for the strong earnings trend to continue and meaningful benefits from tax reform, any related disappointments could weigh on sentiment.
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MML Large Cap Growth Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 7.3 | % |
Facebook, Inc. Class A | | | 6.6 | % |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR | | | 6.3 | % |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 5.4 | % |
Oracle Corp. | | | 4.9 | % |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 4.8 | % |
Monster Beverage Corp. | | | 4.1 | % |
Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR | | | 3.3 | % |
Autodesk, Inc. | | | 3.3 | % |
SEI Investments Co. | | | 3.3 | % |
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| | | 49.3 | % |
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MML Large Cap Growth Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Communications | | | 32.6 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 26.0 | % |
Technology | | | 16.7 | % |
Financial | | | 10.2 | % |
Industrial | | | 8.0 | % |
Energy | | | 3.2 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 3.0 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 99.7 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 0.3 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Large Cap Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Large Cap Growth Fund Initial Class and the Russell 1000 Growth Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year
Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Ten Year Average Annual 1/1/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Initial Class | | | 33.51% | | | | 15.38% | | | | 7.77% | |
Russell 1000 Growth Index | | | 30.21% | | | | 17.33% | | | | 10.00% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Large Cap Growth Fund Service Class and the Russell 1000 Growth Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class | | | 33.00% | | | | 15.08% | | | | 9.64% | |
Russell 1000 Growth Index | | | 30.21% | | | | 17.33% | | | | 11.76% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 1000 Growth Index is unmanaged, does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Managed Volatility Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Managed Volatility Fund and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks to capture the majority of the returns associated with equity market investments, while exposing investors to less risk than other equity investments. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests in a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks, while also selling index call options and purchasing index put options. The Fund’s stock portfolio will have approximately 500 stocks, and seeks to duplicate the investment composition and return of the S&P 500® Index* (the “Index”) by holding each stock included in the Index in approximately the same proportion as each stock’s relative weighting in the Index. The Fund’s subadviser is Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC (Gateway).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned 9.03%, underperforming, by a wide margin, the 21.83% return of the Index, which measures the performance of 500 widely held stocks in U.S. equity market. The Index is the Fund’s benchmark. The Fund significantly outperformed the 3.54% return of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which measures the performance of the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (MBS) (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM pass-throughs), asset-backed securities (ABS), and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS).
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Overview, beginning on page 3.
Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
The Fund underperformed its primary benchmark, the Index, for the year – which is to be expected during a period when the equity market advanced at an above-average rate with well-below-average volatility. Throughout 2017, the Fund’s two-part option strategy delivered equity market participation during market advances and protection during market declines.
Like the Index, the total return of the Fund was positive in each month of the year. In addition, the Fund had two months of outperformance during 2017, but underperformed the Index in each of the four quarters.
Equity market declines in 2017 were brief, shallow and infrequent, but the Fund delivered downside protection during the market’s largest peak-to-trough decline for the year. Specifically, from March 1 through April 13, the Fund declined 0.41%, delivering 2.17% of downside protection relative to the loss of 2.58% for the Index.
The Fund’s equity portfolio returned 21.89% for the year, a performance differential of +0.06% versus the Index, which contributed to the Fund’s return. Consistent with its investment objective, the measured risk of the Fund was low relative to the U.S. equity market, as its standard deviation for 2017 was 2.93% versus 6.78% for the Index.
Subadviser outlook
Gateway’s investment philosophy maintains that the U.S. equity market is the most reliable source of attractive long-term returns, despite its high volatility and tendency to periodically deliver significant losses over shorter periods of time. Our investment philosophy also holds that consistency is the key to long-term investment success and that generating cash flow, rather than seeking to forecast the rise and fall of the market, can be a lower-risk means to participate in equity markets. By staying true to our philosophy and continuing to manage the Fund consistently with the firm’s historical approach, Gateway will continue to assist investors in managing risk while pursuing long-term return in this positive, yet uncertain, environment.
* | The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“SPDJI”), and has been licensed for use by MML Advisers. Standard & Poor’s®, S&P® and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by MML Advisers. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, their respective affiliates, and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s) nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P 500 Index. |
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MML Managed Volatility Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
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MML Managed Volatility Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Apple, Inc. | | | 3.8 | % |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 2.9 | % |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 2.0 | % |
Facebook, Inc. Class A | | | 1.8 | % |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B | | | 1.7 | % |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 1.6 | % |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 1.6 | % |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 1.5 | % |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C | | | 1.4 | % |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A | | | 1.4 | % |
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| | | 19.7 | % |
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MML Managed Volatility Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 21.6 | % |
Financial | | | 18.9 | % |
Technology | | | 15.1 | % |
Communications | | | 13.4 | % |
Industrial | | | 10.0 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 8.9 | % |
Energy | | | 6.0 | % |
Utilities | | | 2.9 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 2.5 | % |
Diversified | | | 0.0 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 99.3 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 0.7 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Managed Volatility Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Managed Volatility Fund Initial Class, the S&P 500 Index, and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Ten Year Average Annual 1/1/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Initial Class | | | 9.03% | | | | 7.45% | | | | 3.33% | |
S&P 500 Index* | | | 21.83% | | | | 15.79% | | | | 8.50% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | | | 3.54% | | | | 2.10% | | | | 4.01% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Managed Volatility Fund Service Class, the S&P 500 Index, and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class | | | 8.76% | | | | 7.19% | | | | 4.78% | |
S&P 500 Index* | | | 21.83% | | | | 15.79% | | | | 10.42% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | | | 3.54% | | | | 2.10% | | | | 4.15% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
* Benchmark
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the S&P 500 Index and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Mid Cap Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies that the Fund’s subadviser believes offer the potential for above-average earnings growth. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks of mid-cap companies whose earnings the subadviser expects to grow at a faster rate than the average company. The Fund’s subadviser is T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned 24.81%, underperforming the 25.27% return of the Russell Midcap® Growth Index (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Fund’s 24.81% return outperformed, by a wide margin, the 16.24% return of the S&P MidCap 400® Index, which measures the performance of mid-sized U.S. companies, reflecting the distinctive risk and return characteristics of this market segment. It comprises stocks in the middle capitalization range, covering approximately 7% of the of U.S. equity market.
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Overview, beginning on page 3.
Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
For the year ended December 31, 2017, Fund holdings in the information technology and health care sectors detracted from the Fund’s full-year returns, while stock selection in the consumer discretionary, industrials and business services, and financials sectors helped the Fund’s results relative to the benchmark.
The information technology sector detracted from relative results, due to stock selection and an underweight position, relative to the benchmark. CSRA provides information technology solutions and services to the U.S. government. This Fund holding’s shares fell, due to slower-than-expected ramp-ups of new programs and margin pressure from contract transitions. Security selection in the health care sector also hindered relative performance. Shares of health care services provider Envision Healthcare came under pressure, as this Fund holding announced a class action lawsuit alleging unfair billing practices, several unexpected management changes, and disappointing guidance. Shares of MEDNAX, a leading provider of physician-outsourced services to hospitals, fell as declining neonatal volume growth and an unfavorable anesthesia mix-shift toward government payors pressured pricing and caused margins to deteriorate for this Fund holding.
The consumer discretionary sector was the largest contributor to relative performance, due to an underweight position and stock selection. Among the sector contributors was hotel developer and operator Marriott. Shares of this Fund holding advanced, thanks to steady increases in revenue per available room in Europe and the Asia Pacific region, the resumption of share repurchases, and the acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Stock selection in the industrials and business services sector also benefited relative results. The share price of Fund holding IDEX, which designs, manufactures, and sells pumps, flow meters, and engineered components advanced, as broad improvement across end markets fueled organic growth.
The financials sector also contributed to the Fund’s relative performance, due to security selection and an overweight position. Fund holding FNF is a leading provider of title insurance and mortgage services, which benefited from strengthening residential and commercial trends that produced better-than-expected topline results and pretax title margin expansion.
Subadviser outlook
The stock market has continued to rise rapidly in recent months, extending an already exceptional bull market, both in magnitude and duration. While a sense that the good times cannot continue forever might call for some caution, we are also moderately concerned about valuations, which seem to be higher than underlying fundamentals may merit. The market’s steady advance has also made it more difficult to find entry points to add new positions to the Fund’s portfolio.
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MML Mid Cap Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
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MML Mid Cap Growth Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Teleflex, Inc. | | | 2.3 | % |
Textron, Inc. | | | 2.2 | % |
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund 0.010% 9/19/34 | | | 1.8 | % |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 1.8 | % |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 1.7 | % |
Fiserv, Inc. | | | 1.7 | % |
Hologic, Inc. | | | 1.7 | % |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 1.7 | % |
Tapestry, Inc. | | | 1.7 | % |
IDEX Corp. | | | 1.6 | % |
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| | | 18.2 | % |
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MML Mid Cap Growth Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 27.5 | % |
Industrial | | | 20.7 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 15.4 | % |
Technology | | | 14.4 | % |
Financial | | | 8.2 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 5.8 | % |
Communications | | | 4.3 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 3.7 | % |
Energy | | | 1.4 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 101.4 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | (1.4 | )% |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Mid Cap Growth Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Mid Cap Growth Fund Initial Class, the Russell Midcap Growth Index, and the S&P MidCap 400 Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Ten Year Average Annual 1/1/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Initial Class | | | 24.81% | | | | 17.01% | | | | 10.62% | |
Russell Midcap Growth Index* | | | 25.27% | | | | 15.30% | | | | 9.10% | |
S&P MidCap 400 Index | | | 16.24% | | | | 15.01% | | | | 9.97% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Mid Cap Growth Fund Service Class, the Russell Midcap Growth Index, and the S&P MidCap 400 Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class | | | 24.47% | | | | 16.72% | | | | 11.87% | |
Russell Midcap Growth Index* | | | 25.27% | | | | 15.30% | | | | 10.78% | |
S&P MidCap 400 Index | | | 16.24% | | | | 15.01% | | | | 11.06% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
* Benchmark
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell Midcap Growth Index and the S&P MidCap 400 Index are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Mid Cap Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Mid Cap Value Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks long-term capital growth. Income is a secondary objective. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies that the Fund’s subadviser believes offer prospects for long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of medium-size companies. The Fund’s subadviser is American Century Investment Management, Inc. (American Century).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned 11.70%, underperforming the 13.34% return of Russell Midcap® Value Index (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of the mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes Russell Midcap Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Overview, beginning on page 3.
Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
For the year ended December 31, 2017, on an absolute basis, the portfolio benefited from upbeat earnings reports, improving growth prospects, moderate inflation, and the passage of the largest corporate tax cut in decades. On a relative basis, stock selection in energy (and the Fund’s allocation to that poorly performing sector) and consumer discretionary hampered full-year relative returns, whereas stock selection in real estate and technology companies helped to drive Fund performance for the year.
Energy stocks detracted for the year – driven in part by an overweight position, relative to the benchmark, as well as by stock selection in the sector. Oil prices declined, and energy stocks generally sold off in the first half of the year due to concerns about increased oil supplies in 2018 and increased capital expenditures within the sector. Fund holding Anadarko Petroleum was a top detractor within the sector. Stock selection in consumer discretionary also dampened the Fund’s relative performance, due largely to an overweight position in automotive and accessories retailer Advance Auto Parts, a prominent detractor. An overweight stake in Fund holding Johnson Controls International was another disappointment. The stock declined as the building products company reported disappointing 2018 guidance, profitability and growth challenges, and an unexpected tax headwind that will pressure free cash flow.
From the equity real estate investment trust (REIT) industry, Fund holding American Tower, an owner and operator of wireless communications towers, performed particularly well. The Fund’s underweight position in real estate also aided relative performance, as that sector underperformed the broader market. Stock selection in information technology was also a positive, as robust earnings growth and a healthy cycle for semiconductor stocks helped fuel gains. Fund holdings in the semiconductor industry, including overweight positions in Applied Materials, Lam Research, and Teradyne, turned in particularly strong performances due to continued robust demand trends.
The Fund is permitted to use derivative instruments. Derivatives are securities that derive their value from the performance of one or more other investments and take the form of a contract between two or more parties. Most derivatives are used for hedging, speculation, or both. Though the use of derivatives is not a principal investment strategy, the Fund can use index futures to equitize cash in the portfolio and foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge any foreign currency exposure. The use of derivatives did not have a material impact on the Fund’s performance for the year.
Subadviser outlook
Value stocks have underperformed for a decade or so, but we believe the underlying characteristics of value stocks, namely their lower valuations and the lowered expectations held by the market for higher quality companies that are temporarily out of favor, will stand the test of time once again. Over time, equity returns tend to be revert to their mean as investor preferences for one style of asset over another tends to push both growth and value stocks back toward their long-term averages. A market correction seems inevitable at some point, but we can only speculate when it will occur and the magnitude of the decline. It is worth
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MML Mid Cap Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
remembering that investing in growth stocks, which tend to have higher market expectations and higher valuations, is fraught with risk. Indexes also tend to grow heavier weights in these securities as their prices appreciate. Our value approach focuses on higher quality companies, which have lower market expectations and valuations which, we believe, are below their true value. This approach to investing can help us avoid some of the risks that occur in a market decline.
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MML Mid Cap Value Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Northern Trust Corp. | | | 2.6 | % |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 2.6 | % |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 2.5 | % |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 2.2 | % |
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF | | | 2.0 | % |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 1.8 | % |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 1.8 | % |
WestRock Co. | | | 1.8 | % |
BB&T Corp. | | | 1.7 | % |
Imperial Oil Ltd. | | | 1.7 | % |
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| | | 20.7 | % |
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MML Mid Cap Value Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Financial | | | 25.8 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 20.4 | % |
Industrial | | | 19.0 | % |
Energy | | | 13.7 | % |
Utilities | | | 6.5 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 5.4 | % |
Technology | | | 4.2 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 2.0 | % |
Communications | | | 0.2 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 97.2 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 2.8 | % |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Mid Cap Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Mid Cap Value Fund Initial Class and the Russell Midcap Value Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Ten Year Average Annual 1/1/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Initial Class | | | 11.70% | | | | 15.60% | | | | 10.95% | |
Russell Midcap Value Index | | | 13.34% | | | | 14.68% | | | | 9.10% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Mid Cap Value Fund Service Class and the Russell Midcap Value Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class | | | 11.46% | | | | 15.32% | | | | 11.60% | |
Russell Midcap Value Index | | | 13.34% | | | | 14.68% | | | | 10.55% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell Midcap Value Index is unmanaged, does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of smaller companies that the Fund’s subadviser believes offer potential for long-term growth. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in the equity securities of companies whose market capitalizations at the time of purchase are within the market capitalization range of companies included in the Russell 2000® Index or the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. The Fund’s subadviser is Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington Management).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned 22.81%, outperforming the 22.17% return of the Russell 2000 Growth Index (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of the small- to mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes Russell 2000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Fund’s 22.81% return outperformed, by a wide margin, the 14.65% return of the Russell 2000 Index, which measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index and includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Overview, beginning on page 3.
Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
For the year ended December 31, 2017, security selection within the consumer discretionary, information technology, and consumer staples sectors contributed the most to relative returns. These results were partially offset by weaker selection within the financials and industrials sectors, underweight exposure (relative to the benchmark) to the health care sector, and an overweight position in the energy sector.
On an individual basis, Fund holdings that were top relative contributors to performance for the period included Insulet (in the health care sector), Arista Networks and HubSpot (both in information technology), and Panera Bread (consumer discretionary). Insulet, a medical device company, delivered above-consensus results and raised guidance, citing strong sales gains for its Omnipod insulin pumps, particularly in international markets. Arista Networks, a provider of cloud networking solutions – such as operating systems and Ethernet switching technology – also contributed, as it continued to take market share from competitors such as Cisco. The Fund eliminated its position in Arista Networks near the end of the period. HubSpot, a provider of cloud-based integrated sales and marketing software for small to medium-sized businesses, outperformed, as some lingering concerns about the firm’s growth trajectory eased. Panera Bread (a chain of bakery-café fast casual restaurants) was the top contributor in the well-performing consumer discretionary sector.
Fund holdings that detracted the most from the Fund’s relative returns included Nektar Therapeutics (health care), QEP Resources (energy), MB Financial (financials), and Spirit Airlines (industrials). The Fund initiated a position in Nektar Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company with a promising pipeline, toward the end of the period. Nektar had performed well prior to the Fund’s purchase of the stock, but detracted from performance, based on the timing of the Fund’s purchase. QEP Resources, an oil and gas producer with assets in the Bakken and Permian shale oil basins, was a detractor as well, as execution disappointed against expectations set by management. The Fund subsequently eliminated its position in the company. MB Financial (a banking company) was the top detractor in the poorly performing financials sector. Finally, low-cost commercial airline Spirit Airlines was the top detractor in the underperforming industrials sector.
Subadviser outlook
The U.S. economy continues to expand at a steady pace and we believe growth in 2018 could be bolstered by an expansionary fiscal stance. Consumer confidence is high as the job market is strong, wage gains are reasonable, and home prices are rising. Business investment is also starting to rebound. Against this backdrop, our view is that some combination of tax relief and hurricane-recovery spending could add to growth in 2018. Further, many expect deregulation to be a tailwind for investment spending and growth. That said, uncertainties and risks related to Washington politics as well as potential international developments (North Korea, Iran) could possibly increase market volatility. As of the end of the period, the Fund held its largest overweight allocations in the materials and financials sectors – and its greatest underweights in health care and information technology.
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MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
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MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Insulet Corp. | | | 1.7 | % |
2U, Inc. | | | 1.6 | % |
Sterling Bancorp | | | 1.5 | % |
HubSpot, Inc. | | | 1.4 | % |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 1.4 | % |
Performance Food Group Co. | | | 1.4 | % |
MB Financial, Inc. | | | 1.3 | % |
Western Alliance Bancorp | | | 1.2 | % |
Ferro Corp. | | | 1.2 | % |
Planet Fitness, Inc. Class A | | | 1.2 | % |
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| | | 13.9 | % |
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MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
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Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 20.7 | % |
Financial | | | 19.0 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 16.8 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 15.3 | % |
Industrial | | | 13.9 | % |
Technology | | | 12.1 | % |
Communications | | | 6.8 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 4.7 | % |
Energy | | | 3.1 | % |
Utilities | | | 0.9 | % |
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Total Long-Term Investments | | | 113.3 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | (13.3 | )% |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund Initial Class, the Russell 2000 Growth Index, and the Russell 2000 Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Ten Year Average Annual 1/1/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Initial Class | | | 22.81% | | | | 15.63% | | | | 8.73% | |
Russell 2000 Growth Index* | | | 22.17% | | | | 15.21% | | | | 9.19% | |
Russell 2000 Index | | | 14.65% | | | | 14.12% | | | | 8.71% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund Service Class, the Russell 2000 Growth Index, and the Russell 2000 Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class | | | 22.51% | | | | 15.34% | | | | 9.94% | |
Russell 2000 Growth Index* | | | 22.17% | | | | 15.21% | | | | 10.11% | |
Russell 2000 Index | | | 14.65% | | | | 14.12% | | | | 9.40% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
* Benchmark
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 2000 Growth Index and the Russell 2000 Index are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Small Company Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Small Company Value Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities that the Fund’s subadviser believes are undervalued. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in the securities of companies whose market capitalizations at the time of purchase are within the market capitalization range of companies included in the Russell 2000® Index. The Fund’s subadviser is T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund’s Class II shares returned 11.69%, outperforming the 7.84% return of the Russell 2000 Value Index (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Fund underperformed the 14.65% return of the Russell 2000 Index, which measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index and includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Overview, beginning on page 3.
Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
For the year ended December 31, 2017, generally speaking, stock selection and sector allocation accounted for the Fund’s outperformance relative to the benchmark. Fund holdings in the financials, information technology, utilities, and energy sectors all contributed. Fund holdings in the industrials and business services hurt performance.
In the financials sector, financial technology innovator Green Dot was the Fund holding that was the largest contributor to performance. This firm, which is the leading provider of general-purpose reloadable cards in the U.S., has begun to focus on operational improvements to address a significant market opportunity. Additionally, Fund holding SVB Financial Group, a California-based financial services company, was a market leader within the venture capital banking niche, where it has demonstrated pricing power. The information technology, utilities, and energy sectors were also sources of relative strength, due to Fund holdings within those market segments.
Both stock choices and an overweight, relative to the benchmark, to the health care sector also contributed to the Fund’s performance. One notable Fund holding in the health care group was Quidel, a diagnostic testing solutions firm whose share price surged mid-summer 2017 and has risen through much of late 2017, due to positive developments from the firm’s opportunity to purchase assets at a favorable price.
The industrials and business services sector was the only source of relative weakness for the Fund, due to less-than-favorable stock selection. CIRCOR International, which designs, manufactures, and markets engineered products and subsystems, was one Fund holding within that sector that detracted – due to its exposure to oil end markets, which continued to weigh on share prices. Despite a slight uptick in oil prices over the past year, the companies operating in this space have been experiencing a challenging environment.
The Fund is permitted to use derivative instruments. Derivatives are securities that derive their value from the performance of one or more other investments and take the form of a contract between two or more parties. Most derivatives are used for hedging, speculation, or both. As of December 31, 2017, the Fund held warrants that generated minimal exposure. These were held at various points during year – and the estimated return impact on the Fund from employing warrants was 0.01% for the full year.
Subadviser outlook
Small-cap shares, as measured by various indexes, touched new highs in early December, amid expectations that the U.S. tax reform legislation would become law. Now that this new law is in effect, we expect smaller companies – and small-cap value
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MML Small Company Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
companies in particular – to benefit from the lower tax rates that will, in some cases, disproportionately impact smaller companies (which generally pay a higher effective tax rate than their larger counterparts). We believe passage of the legislation improves the prospects of companies in a wide range of industries to book higher earnings, particularly as the benefits of lower taxes potentially work their way through to consumers in many market segments. However, while the benefits of tax reform may prove stimulative for small-cap value shares, it’s worth noting that longer-term benefits may prove fleeting. In our view, return on capital is determined primarily by industry competitive structure and pricing power, not tax policy.
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MML Small Company Value Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
| |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 1.7 | % |
Home BancShares, Inc. | | | 1.6 | % |
Littelfuse, Inc. | | | 1.6 | % |
Landstar System, Inc. | | | 1.5 | % |
SVB Financial Group | | | 1.3 | % |
Belden, Inc. | | | 1.3 | % |
BankUnited, Inc. | | | 1.3 | % |
Atrion Corp. | | | 1.2 | % |
Green Dot Corp. Class A | | | 1.2 | % |
PNM Resources, Inc. | | | 1.2 | % |
| | | | |
| | | 13.9 | % |
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MML Small Company Value Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
| |
Financial | | | 36.1 | % |
Industrial | | | 16.5 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 15.9 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 9.1 | % |
Utilities | | | 6.3 | % |
Energy | | | 5.5 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 4.6 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 3.8 | % |
Technology | | | 2.6 | % |
Communications | | | 1.7 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 102.1 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | (2.1 | )% |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
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MML Small Company Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Small Company Value Fund Class II, Service Class I, the Russell 2000 Value Index, and the Russell 2000 Index.
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TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 2/27/09 - 12/31/17 | |
Class II | | | 11.69% | | | | 13.13% | | | | 17.32% | |
Service Class I | | | 11.42% | | | | 12.84% | | | | 17.02% | |
Russell 2000 Value Index* | | | 7.84% | | | | 13.01% | | | | 17.43% | |
Russell 2000 Index | | | 14.65% | | | | 14.12% | | | | 18.28% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
* Benchmark
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 2000 Value Index and the Russell 2000 Index are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks long-term total return by investing primarily in securities that the Fund’s subadviser believes to be undervalued. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of small- and mid-cap companies. The Fund’s subadviser is AllianceBernstein L.P. (AllianceBernstein).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund’s Initial Class Shares returned 13.44%, outperforming the 10.36% return of the Russell 2500TM Value Index (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of the small- to mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes Russell 2500 Index companies with lower price-to-book and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 2500 Value Index became the Fund’s benchmark on December 14, 2017 – because the Russell 2500 Value Index more closely represents the Fund’s investment strategy than does the Fund’s former benchmark, the Russell 2500 Index. The Fund underperformed the 16.81% return of the Russell 2500 Index, which measures the performance of the small- to mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index and includes approximately 2500 of the smallest securities based on the combination of their market cap and current index membership.
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Overview, beginning on page 3.
Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
For the year ended December 31, 2017, overall stock selection contributed to the Fund’s performance, primarily owing to Fund holdings in the financials and consumer discretionary sectors. An underweight position, relative to the benchmark, in real estate – and overweight stakes in technology and consumer discretionary – also contributed. The Fund’s technology and real estate holdings and an overweight position in the energy sector detracted.
Leading contributors for the period included homebuilder CalAtlantic Group, Inc., which rose as the company agreed to be acquired by Lennar, a large competitor, for cash and Lennar shares.
Diverging from broader energy sector performance for the year, Fund holding HollyFrontier’s shares rose as this petroleum refiner and distributor of petroleum products continued to benefit from wider spreads between the cost of its oil inputs and prices for the gasoline and other refined products it sells.
In contrast, several energy names were among those Fund holdings that were the biggest detractors for the year amid broader underperformance in the energy sector. Among the underperformers were QEP Resources (a leading independent crude oil and natural gas exploration and production company) and Oasis Petroleum (a petroleum and natural gas exploration and production company). Both of these Fund holdings saw their share prices pressured in light of investor concerns over the impact on shareholders from raising additional capital to purchase acreage.
Subadviser outlook
The end of 2017 marked the ninth year of the economic recovery following the global financial crisis. Over this period, small-cap companies have significantly improved their profits through a mix of solid revenue growth and strong cost discipline. Their valuations have appreciated, and the market has recognized this improved profitability. Entering 2018, investors are now asking whether the asset class remains attractive. We believe the opportunity for small-cap stocks rests on looking at individual companies rather than the aggregated small cap sectors. While the economic expansion has benefited smaller companies overall, its effects have not been evenly distributed. Left behind have been numerous small-cap companies that remain unrewarded by investors, despite having created significant value. It is these types of companies that we seek to identify through the use of the Fund’s value-with-a-catalyst approach.
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MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
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MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund Largest Holdings (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
| |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 1.8 | % |
CalAtlantic Group, Inc. | | | 1.8 | % |
Alcoa Corp. | | | 1.6 | % |
Zions Bancorp | | | 1.6 | % |
HollyFrontier Corp. | | | 1.5 | % |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 1.5 | % |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 1.4 | % |
RPC, Inc. | | | 1.4 | % |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 1.4 | % |
SkyWest, Inc. | | | 1.4 | % |
| | | | |
| | | 15.4 | % |
| | | | |
| | | | |
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund Sector Table (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
| |
Financial | | | 25.5 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 17.2 | % |
Industrial | | | 15.9 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 10.6 | % |
Energy | | | 9.5 | % |
Technology | | | 9.3 | % |
Communications | | | 4.0 | % |
Utilities | | | 3.9 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 2.2 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 98.1 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 1.9 | % |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
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MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund Initial Class, the Russell 2500 Value Index, and the Russell 2500 Index.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Ten Year Average Annual 1/1/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Initial Class | | | 13.44% | | | | 15.18% | | | | 9.56% | |
Russell 2500 Value Index* | | | 10.36% | | | | 13.27% | | | | 8.82% | |
Russell 2500 Index | | | 16.81% | | | | 14.33% | | | | 9.22% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund Service Class, the Russell 2500 Value Index, and the Russell 2500 Index.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/15/08 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class | | | 13.08% | | | | 14.89% | | | | 10.43% | |
Russell 2500 Value Index* | | | 10.36% | | | | 13.27% | | | | 9.72% | |
Russell 2500 Index | | | 16.81% | | | | 14.33% | | | | 10.32% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
* Benchmark
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Russell 2500 Value Index and the Russell 2500 Index are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Total Return Bond Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)
What is the investment approach of MML Total Return Bond Fund, and who is the Fund’s subadviser?
The Fund seeks maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management, by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of investment grade fixed income securities (rated Baa3 or higher by Moody’s, BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s, BBB- or higher by Fitch, or A-2 by S&P, P-2 by Moody’s, or F-2 by Fitch for short-term debt obligations, or, if unrated, determined by the Fund’s subadviser to be of comparable quality). The Fund’s subadviser is Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC (MetWest).
How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2017?
The Fund’s Class II shares returned 2.96%, underperforming the 3.54% return of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “benchmark”), which measures the performance of the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (MBS) (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM pass-throughs), asset-backed securities (ABS), and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS).
For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017, please see the Economic and Market Overview, beginning on page 3.
Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance
A “Goldilocks” scenario of open markets, ongoing global central bank accommodation – notwithstanding Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) rate hikes and balance sheet reduction of mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and largely inflation-free growth combined to propel risk assets higher in 2017. Most economic data were decidedly positive to end the year. Additionally, the political apparatus in Washington finally agreed on a comprehensive tax reform bill, providing for a substantial cut in corporate taxes as well as lower personal income tax rates. This new law comes at a time when unemployment is relatively low at 4%, thereby providing stimulus to an economy that is already showing momentum. To this point, the third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) reported in December came in at 3.2% – bringing the year-over-year growth rate to 2.3%, up from 1.8% at the end of 2016. Despite this increase, consumer price pressures remained muted, with the latest core CPI and core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) coming in at an annualized rate of 1.7% and 1.5% respectively, well below the Fed’s 2% target. (The core PCE price index measures the prices paid by consumers for goods and services, without the volatility caused by movements in food and energy prices to reveal underlying inflation trends.) Above all, volatility remained dormant, with both the Volatility Index and Merrill Lynch Option Volatility Estimate Index at all-time lows, notwithstanding headline risks (i.e., political uncertainties, escalating North Korea rhetoric, and Fed composition changes) and a flatter yield curve, with the 2-year and 10-year spreads (i.e., yield disparity) at the tightest level in a decade.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Fund’s returns were held back by underweight positions, relative to the benchmark, in credit and non-U.S. sovereigns – as those sectors outpaced the benchmark. Specifically, the underweight to technology- and commodity-related sectors, such as energy and metals, detracted – though issue selection among financials, utilities, and consumer non-cyclicals somewhat offset the drag.
On a positive note, securitized products with government-guaranteed student loan asset-backed securities – largely adjustable rate issues – boosted returns, due in part to the conclusion of rating agency reviews. Adding to performance was the overweight position in commercial mortgage-backed securities, which led the benchmark by nearly 0.40% on a duration-adjusted basis. The Fund’s off-benchmark allocation to non-agency mortgage-backed securities was also additive, particularly subprime and alt-A collateral, as the sector gained approximately 10% on solid demand and improving fundamentals. (“Agency” refers to government-sponsored entities that issue bonds backed by mortgage loans, including Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks.) Finally, the Fund continued to see small contributions from its position in Japanese government issued T-bills, with the yen exposure fully hedged using a dollar-yen cross currency swap.
The Fund is permitted to use derivative instruments. Derivatives are securities that derive their value from the performance of one or more other investments and take the form of a contract between two or more parties. The Fund utilized derivatives to manage duration and yield curve, but the use of derivatives had no material impact on the Fund’s performance for the reporting period.
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MML Total Return Bond Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Subadviser outlook
Looking to 2018, notwithstanding the apparent tranquility in markets, we believe that risks are abundant below the surface, particularly within the below-investment-grade universe, where there are increasingly aggressive underwriting standards. Investors appear far too complacent with regard to these risks, and are willing to accept lower and lower compensation in the form of compressing yield spreads. With compensation near historical lows, risk appears meaningfully mispriced, with limited potential for upside going forward. In this environment, we look for opportunities to add yield, with a focus on higher-quality, more defensive areas of the market and a relatively short duration profile. (Duration is a measure of a bond fund’s sensitivity to interest rates. The longer the duration, the greater the price impact on the bond or portfolio when interest rates rise or fall.) Securitized products, which offer opportunities for attractive risk-adjusted returns, remain an emphasis for the Fund and the Fund’s positioning favors high-quality, more senior issues, while its selection among credit remains conservative.
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MML Total Return Bond Fund Portfolio Characteristics (% of Net Assets) on 12/31/17 | |
| |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | 30.3 | % |
Corporate Debt | | | 27.5 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | 27.0 | % |
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | 14.2 | % |
Municipal Obligations | | | 1.3 | % |
Bank Loans | | | 0.4 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 100.7 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | (0.7 | )% |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
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MML Total Return Bond Fund – Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited) (Continued)
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
Hypothetical Investments in MML Total Return Bond Fund Class II and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 8/10/10 - 12/31/17 | |
Class II | | | 2.96% | | | | 1.74% | | | | 2.71% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | | | 3.54% | | | | 2.10% | | | | 3.00% | |
Hypothetical Investments in MML Total Return Bond Fund Service Class I and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
TOTAL RETURN | | One Year 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 | | | Five Year Average Annual 1/1/13 - 12/31/17 | | | Since Inception Average Annual 5/1/12 - 12/31/17 | |
Service Class I | | | 2.73% | | | | 1.49% | | | | 2.18% | |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | | | 3.54% | | | | 2.10% | | | | 2.34% | |
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights.
Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by accessing the website www.massmutual.com.
Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is unmanaged, does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Investors should read the Fund’s prospectus with regard to the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses in conjunction with these financial statements. The Fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any product charges (e.g., cost of insurance, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative fees, and CDSL). The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here.
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MML Blue Chip Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 99.7% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
COMMON STOCK — 99.7% | | | | | | | | |
Basic Materials — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
DowDuPont, Inc. | | | 4,184 | | | $ | 297,984 | |
The Sherwin-Williams Co. | | | 4,900 | | | | 2,009,196 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,307,180 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 31.4% | | | | | | | | |
Internet — 31.4% | | | | | | | | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a) | | | 81,946 | | | | 14,129,949 | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 6,805 | | | | 7,168,387 | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a) | | | 15,781 | | | | 16,513,238 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | | | 28,643 | | | | 33,497,129 | |
Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR (a) | | | 19,840 | | | | 874,945 | |
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 113,459 | | | | 20,020,975 | |
Netflix, Inc. (a) | | | 18,200 | | | | 3,493,672 | |
The Priceline Group, Inc. (a) | | | 7,778 | | | | 13,516,142 | |
Symantec Corp. | | | 21,200 | | | | 594,872 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 175,800 | | | | 9,087,978 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 118,897,287 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 9.6% | | | | | | | | |
Airlines — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | | | 26,100 | | | | 1,918,611 | |
American Airlines Group, Inc. | | | 119,500 | | | | 6,217,585 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 22,300 | | | | 1,248,800 | |
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 3,500 | | | | 235,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,620,896 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Ferrari NV | | | 9,800 | | | | 1,027,432 | |
Tesla, Inc. (a) | | | 7,202 | | | | 2,242,343 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,269,775 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Aptiv PLC | | | 7,300 | | | | 619,259 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Time — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a) | | | 4,600 | | | | 244,950 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | | 17,000 | | | | 2,027,760 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,272,710 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Lodging — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 16,076 | | | | 1,283,829 | |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | | | 31,887 | | | | 4,328,023 | |
MGM Resorts International | | | 700 | | | | 23,373 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,635,225 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Retail — 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 300 | | | $ | 55,836 | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 20,400 | | | | 1,897,404 | |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 20,076 | | | | 3,805,004 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 900 | | | | 83,646 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 11,400 | | | | 1,962,168 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) | | | 144 | | | | 34,638 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 37,900 | | | | 3,041,475 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 1,000 | | | | 57,430 | |
Tapestry, Inc. | | | 2,100 | | | | 92,883 | |
The TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 1,000 | | | | 76,460 | |
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a) | | | 300 | | | | 67,098 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 42,900 | | | | 3,501,069 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,675,111 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 36,092,976 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 20.2% | | | | | | | | |
Agriculture — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 13,200 | | | | 1,394,580 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A | | | 3,600 | | | | 822,852 | |
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) | | | 3,100 | | | | 196,199 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,019,051 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 31,527 | | | | 3,770,314 | |
Biogen, Inc. (a) | | | 9,300 | | | | 2,962,701 | |
Celgene Corp. (a) | | | 8,113 | | | | 846,672 | |
Illumina, Inc. (a) | | | 626 | | | | 136,775 | |
Incyte Corp. (a) | | | 2,900 | | | | 274,659 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 200 | | | | 75,192 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 39,200 | | | | 5,874,512 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,940,825 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 3,800 | | | | 592,154 | |
CoStar Group, Inc. (a) | | | 600 | | | | 178,170 | |
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 6,200 | | | | 1,193,066 | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 26,500 | | | | 2,656,360 | |
IHS Markit Ltd. (a) | | | 1,148 | | | | 51,832 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 68,816 | | | | 5,066,234 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 6,600 | | | | 1,118,040 | |
Vantiv, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 11,600 | | | | 853,180 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,709,036 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 6.6% | | | | | | | | |
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | | | 27,395 | | | | 5,864,174 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 47,360 | | | | 4,395,955 | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) | | | 14,180 | | | | 5,174,849 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 36,601 | | | | 5,667,299 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 20,771 | | | | 3,943,997 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,046,274 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Health Care – Services — 6.0% | | | | | | | | |
Aetna, Inc. | | | 19,339 | | | $ | 3,488,562 | |
Anthem, Inc. | | | 9,300 | | | | 2,092,593 | |
Cigna Corp. | | | 21,287 | | | | 4,323,177 | |
Humana, Inc. | | | 9,400 | | | | 2,331,858 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 48,151 | | | | 10,615,370 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,851,560 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Allergan PLC | | | 154 | | | | 25,192 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 700 | | | | 39,389 | |
Shire PLC ADR | | | 319 | | | | 49,483 | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 4,800 | | | | 345,792 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 459,856 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 76,421,182 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 15.4% | | | | | | | | |
Banks — 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | 5,700 | | | | 307,002 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 5,400 | | | | 401,814 | |
First Republic Bank | | | 469 | | | | 40,634 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 25,100 | | | | 2,684,194 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 164,578 | | | | 8,635,408 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 32,600 | | | | 3,182,086 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,251,138 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 9.0% | | | | | |
American Express Co. | | | 400 | | | | 39,724 | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 3,700 | | | | 627,039 | |
The Charles Schwab Corp. | | | 29,500 | | | | 1,515,415 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 56,194 | | | | 3,965,049 | |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A | | | 66,339 | | | | 10,041,071 | |
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | | | 109,884 | | | | 5,618,369 | |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 107,475 | | | | 12,254,299 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 34,060,966 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 2,000 | | | | 292,260 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 7,900 | | | | 642,981 | |
The Progressive Corp. | | | 11,500 | | | | 647,680 | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 18,593 | | | | 2,801,779 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,384,700 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.2% | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 22,394 | | | | 3,194,952 | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 2,509 | | | | 1,137,129 | |
SBA Communications Corp. (a) | | | 1,400 | | | | 228,704 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,560,785 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 58,257,589 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 6.2% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
The Boeing Co. | | | 37,058 | | | | 10,928,775 | |
Harris Corp. | | | 5,900 | | | | 835,735 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 3,000 | | | $ | 920,730 | |
Raytheon Co. | | | 300 | | | | 56,355 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,741,595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | | 174,122 | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 33,180 | | | | 2,400,573 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 19,800 | | | | 3,036,528 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,611,223 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 8,300 | | | | 1,408,427 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 8,700 | | | | 2,253,300 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.0% | |
Textron, Inc. | | | 700 | | | | 39,613 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Ball Corp. | | | 1,716 | | | | 64,950 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. | | | 4,300 | | | | 785,868 | |
CSX Corp. | | | 6,900 | | | | 379,569 | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 400 | | | | 99,816 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 400 | | | | 53,640 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,318,893 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23,438,001 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 16.1% | | | | | | | | |
Computers — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 49,167 | | | | 8,320,531 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 200 | | | | 17,806 | |
ASML Holding NV | | | 2,000 | | | | 347,640 | |
Broadcom Ltd. | | | 14,500 | | | | 3,725,050 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 1,100 | | | | 202,477 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 11,900 | | | | 1,045,772 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 10,000 | | | | 1,044,400 | |
Xilinx, Inc. | | | 1,976 | | | | 133,222 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,516,367 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 12.2% | | | | | | | | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | 10,400 | | | | 658,528 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | | | 18,200 | | | | 1,912,092 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 19,250 | | | | 1,811,233 | |
Fiserv, Inc. (a) | | | 24,640 | | | | 3,231,043 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 24,577 | | | | 3,877,759 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 200,558 | | | | 17,155,731 | |
Red Hat, Inc. (a) | | | 22,948 | | | | 2,756,055 | |
salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | | | 64,900 | | | | 6,634,727 | |
ServiceNow, Inc. (a) | | | 42,586 | | | | 5,552,789 | |
VMware, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 5,200 | | | | 651,664 | |
Workday, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 17,400 | | | | 1,770,276 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 46,011,897 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 60,848,795 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Utilities — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Electric — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | $ | 406,094 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Sempra Energy | | | 2,900 | | | | 310,068 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 716,162 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $218,639,765) | | | | | | | 376,979,172 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $218,639,765) | | | | | | | 376,979,172 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.0% | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0% | | | | | |
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund | | | 1,027 | | | | 1,027 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $1,027) | | | | | | | 1,027 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $218,640,792) | | | | | | | 376,980,199 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/29/17, 0.540%, due 1/02/18 (b) | | $ | 1,084,037 | | | | 1,084,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,084,037) | | | | | | | 1,084,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost $219,724,829) (c) | | | | | | | 378,064,236 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.0% | | | | | | | 81,228 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 378,145,464 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Maturity value of $1,084,102. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 2/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,107,330. |
(c) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
| | | | |
United States | | | 90.0 | % |
Cayman Islands | | | 6.4 | % |
Singapore | | | 1.0 | % |
Ireland | | | 0.8 | % |
Liberia | | | 0.5 | % |
Netherlands | | | 0.4 | % |
Canada | | | 0.2 | % |
United Kingdom | | | 0.2 | % |
Bermuda | | | 0.1 | % |
Switzerland | | | 0.1 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 99.7 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 0.3 | % |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Equity Income Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 97.6% | | | | | | | | |
|
COMMON STOCK — 96.1% | |
Basic Materials — 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Akzo Nobel NV | | | 11,456 | | | $ | 1,002,050 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 135,300 | | | | 5,755,662 | |
DowDuPont, Inc. | | | 138,115 | | | | 9,836,550 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,594,262 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Forest Products & Paper — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
International Paper Co. | | | 87,300 | | | | 5,058,162 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Iron & Steel — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 51,600 | | | | 3,280,728 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,933,152 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 8.5% | | | | | | | | |
Media — 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | | 155,595 | | | | 6,231,580 | |
News Corp. Class A | | | 281,700 | | | | 4,566,357 | |
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B | | | 263,700 | | | | 8,997,444 | |
The Walt Disney Co. | | | 15,900 | | | | 1,709,409 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,504,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 4.4% | | | | | | | | |
CenturyLink, Inc. | | | 88,905 | | | | 1,482,935 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 199,600 | | | | 7,644,680 | |
Telefonica SA | | | 270,540 | | | | 2,634,147 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 203,035 | | | | 10,746,643 | |
Vodafone Group PLC | | | 243,613 | | | | 769,591 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23,277,996 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 44,782,786 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 5.9% | | | | | | | | |
Airlines — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 39,500 | | | | 2,212,000 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 34,100 | | | | 2,231,845 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,443,845 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 106,300 | | | | 1,327,687 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Adient PLC | | | 43,381 | | | | 3,414,085 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Lodging — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 72,800 | | | | 5,058,872 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 22,403 | | | | 1,624,217 | |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | 74,900 | | | | 4,061,827 | |
L Brands, Inc. | | | 22,000 | | | | 1,324,840 | |
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 30,900 | | | | 778,371 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 64,700 | | | | 6,389,125 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,178,380 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Mattel, Inc. | | | 166,400 | | | $ | 2,559,232 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 30,982,101 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 17.2% | | | | | | | | |
Agriculture — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 107,100 | | | | 4,292,568 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 45,100 | | | | 4,764,815 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,057,383 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Diageo PLC | | | 34,936 | | | | 1,278,599 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 44,400 | | | | 5,324,448 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,603,047 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 79,500 | | | | 5,695,380 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Coty, Inc. Class A | | | 111,573 | | | | 2,219,187 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Kellogg Co. | | | 32,300 | | | | 2,195,754 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | | | 88,800 | | | | 7,199,016 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,394,770 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | | | 18,700 | | | | 4,002,922 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 76,049 | | | | 6,140,957 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,143,879 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Anthem, Inc. | | | 42,400 | | | | 9,540,424 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products & Wares — 1.1% | | | | | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 49,500 | | | | 5,972,670 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 6.1% | | | | | | | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 71,400 | | | | 4,375,392 | |
GlaxoSmithKline PLC | | | 172,502 | | | | 3,051,189 | |
GlaxoSmithKline PLC Sponsored ADR | | | 58,400 | | | | 2,071,448 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 72,800 | | | | 10,171,616 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 89,500 | | | | 5,036,165 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 200,054 | | | | 7,245,956 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 31,951,766 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 90,578,506 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 9.7% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 9.0% | | | | | | | | |
Apache Corp. | | | 103,286 | | | | 4,360,735 | |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | | | 14,600 | | | | 521,512 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 49,000 | | | | 6,134,310 | |
EQT Corp. | | | 11,280 | | | | 642,058 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 164,942 | | | | 13,795,749 | |
Hess Corp. | | | 112,200 | | | | 5,326,134 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 86,400 | | | | 6,364,224 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Equity Income Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Total SA | | | 184,298 | | | $ | 10,168,696 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 47,313,418 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
TransCanada Corp. | | | 73,800 | | | | 3,589,632 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 50,903,050 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 28.5% | | | | | | | | |
Banks — 18.4% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 34,477 | | | | 1,017,761 | |
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | 81,500 | | | | 4,389,590 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 108,000 | | | | 8,036,280 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 232,000 | | | | 7,038,880 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 190,700 | | | | 20,393,458 | |
KeyCorp | | | 213,000 | | | | 4,296,210 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 219,800 | | | | 11,532,906 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 36,500 | | | | 3,645,985 | |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 35,600 | | | | 5,136,724 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 92,600 | | | | 9,038,686 | |
US Bancorp | | | 138,200 | | | | 7,404,756 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 247,600 | | | | 15,021,892 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 96,953,128 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 1.2% | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 28,400 | | | | 4,812,948 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 31,500 | | | | 1,364,895 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,177,843 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 6.8% | | | | | | | | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 103,000 | | | | 6,136,740 | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (a) | | | 65,181 | | | | 3,822,214 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 37,108 | | | | 5,422,592 | |
Loews Corp. | | | 151,700 | | | | 7,589,551 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 33,900 | | | | 2,759,121 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 126,500 | | | | 6,395,840 | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 11,541 | | | | 1,739,114 | |
XL Group Ltd. | | | 60,570 | | | | 2,129,641 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 35,994,813 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.1% | |
Equity Residential | | | 48,400 | | | | 3,086,468 | |
Rayonier, Inc. | | | 139,541 | | | | 4,413,682 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 96,971 | | | | 3,419,197 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,919,347 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 150,045,131 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 10.6% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
The Boeing Co. | | | 28,500 | | | | 8,404,935 | |
Harris Corp. | | | 62,135 | | | | 8,801,423 | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 5,794 | | | | 739,140 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,945,498 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Building Materials — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 208,615 | | | $ | 7,950,318 | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 29,700 | | | | 3,812,589 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,762,907 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.0% | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 71,900 | | | | 5,010,711 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 24,500 | | | | 2,328,480 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Environmental Controls — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Stericycle, Inc. (a) | | | 17,802 | | | | 1,210,358 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | 62,992 | | | | 2,653,853 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.7% | |
General Electric Co. | | | 146,900 | | | | 2,563,405 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 19,400 | | | | 3,236,890 | |
Pentair PLC | | | 40,900 | | | | 2,888,358 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,688,653 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | | | 53,300 | | | | 6,350,695 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 55,951,155 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 6.4% | | | | | | | | |
Computers — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 5,400 | | | | 913,842 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 83,400 | | | | 1,197,624 | |
Western Digital Corp. | | | 17,100 | | | | 1,359,963 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,471,429 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 15,457 | | | | 1,376,137 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 79,400 | | | | 4,058,928 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 150,500 | | | | 9,635,010 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 32,073 | | | | 3,349,704 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,419,779 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
CA, Inc. | | | 27,000 | | | | 898,560 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 130,100 | | | | 11,128,754 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,027,314 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 33,918,522 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
Electric — 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
Edison International | | | 60,950 | | | | 3,854,478 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 50,717 | | | | 1,998,757 | |
PG&E Corp. | | | 66,004 | | | | 2,958,959 | |
The Southern Co. | | | 176,927 | | | | 8,508,419 | |
Westar Energy, Inc. | | | 25,500 | | | | 1,346,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,667,013 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Gas — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
NiSource, Inc. | | | 200,200 | | | $ | 5,139,134 | |
Sempra Energy | | | 4,240 | | | | 453,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,592,475 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,259,488 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $385,185,597) | | | | | | | 506,353,891 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
PREFERRED STOCK — 1.5% | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. 6.125% | | | 63,549 | | | | 3,679,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Electric — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
DTE Energy Co. Convertible 6.500% | | | 15,505 | | | | 836,650 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. Convertible 6.123% | | | 64,753 | | | | 3,639,119 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,475,769 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $7,120,268) | | | | | | | 8,155,256 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $392,305,865) | | | | | | | 514,509,147 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
BONDS & NOTES — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
CORPORATE DEBT — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Computers — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Western Digital Corp. 10.500% 4/01/24 | | $ | 695,000 | | | | 805,331 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Mattel, Inc. 6.750% 12/31/25 (b) | | | 1,575,000 | | | | 1,596,184 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $2,258,554) | | | | | | | 2,401,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $2,258,554) | | | | | | | 2,401,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.0% | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0% | | | | | |
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund | | | 1,027 | | | $ | 1,027 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $1,027) | | | | | | | 1,027 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $394,565,446) | | | | | | | 516,911,689 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.7% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/29/17, 0.540%, due 1/02/18 (c) | | $ | 9,036,108 | | | | 9,036,108 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $9,036,108) | | | | | | | 9,036,108 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8% (Cost $403,601,554) (d) | | | | | | | 525,947,797 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.2% | | | | | | | 852,766 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 526,800,563 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Securities exempt from registration under rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $1,596,184 or 0.30% of net assets. |
(c) | Maturity value of $9,036,650. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 2/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $9,220,852. |
(d) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 98.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
COMMON STOCK — 98.6% | | | | | | | | |
Basic Materials — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 6,993 | | | $ | 1,147,411 | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | 3,546 | | | | 453,498 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,485 | | | | 318,412 | |
DowDuPont, Inc. | | | 75,086 | | | | 5,347,625 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 4,612 | | | | 427,256 | |
FMC Corp. | | | 4,308 | | | | 407,795 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | 2,534 | | | | 386,714 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | | | 10,379 | | | | 1,145,011 | |
Monsanto Co. | | | 14,095 | | | | 1,646,014 | |
The Mosaic Co. | | | 11,266 | | | | 289,086 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 8,165 | | | | 953,835 | |
Praxair, Inc. | | | 9,187 | | | | 1,421,045 | |
The Sherwin-Williams Co. | | | 2,641 | | | | 1,082,916 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,026,618 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
International Paper Co. | | | 13,248 | | | | 767,589 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Iron & Steel — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 10,202 | | | | 648,643 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (a) | | | 43,202 | | | | 819,110 | |
Newmont Mining Corp. | | | 17,116 | | | | 642,192 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,461,302 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,904,152 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 13.4% | | | | | | | | |
Advertising — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | | | 12,457 | | | | 251,133 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 7,392 | | | | 538,360 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 789,493 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet — 7.7% | | | | | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 9,564 | | | | 10,074,718 | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a) | | | 9,686 | | | | 10,135,430 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | | | 12,834 | | | | 15,008,978 | |
eBay, Inc. (a) | | | 31,172 | | | | 1,176,431 | |
Expedia, Inc. | | | 3,945 | | | | 472,493 | |
F5 Networks, Inc. (a) | | | 2,008 | | | | 263,490 | |
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 76,523 | | | | 13,503,248 | |
Netflix, Inc. (a) | | | 13,886 | | | | 2,665,556 | |
The Priceline Group, Inc. (a) | | | 1,565 | | | | 2,719,563 | |
Symantec Corp. | | | 19,894 | | | | 558,226 | |
TripAdvisor, Inc. (a) | | | 3,447 | | | | 118,784 | |
VeriSign, Inc. (a) | | | 2,721 | | | | 311,391 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 57,008,308 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Media — 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
CBS Corp. Class B | | | 11,629 | | | $ | 686,111 | |
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 6,222 | | | | 2,090,343 | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | | 149,660 | | | | 5,993,883 | |
Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 4,906 | | | | 109,796 | |
Discovery Communications, Inc. Class C (a) | | | 6,518 | | | | 137,986 | |
DISH Network Corp. Class A (a) | | | 7,309 | | | | 349,005 | |
News Corp. Class A | | | 12,273 | | | | 198,945 | |
News Corp. Class B | | | 3,915 | | | | 64,989 | |
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A | | | 3,150 | | | | 268,947 | |
Time Warner, Inc. | | | 24,978 | | | | 2,284,738 | |
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A | | | 33,815 | | | | 1,167,632 | |
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B | | | 14,086 | | | | 480,614 | |
Viacom, Inc. Class B | | | 11,319 | | | | 348,738 | |
The Walt Disney Co. | | | 48,456 | | | | 5,209,505 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,391,232 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 197,016 | | | | 7,659,982 | |
CenturyLink, Inc. | | | 31,216 | | | | 520,683 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 158,627 | | | | 6,075,414 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 12,031 | | | | 342,884 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 5,196 | | | | 469,407 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 130,894 | | | | 6,928,219 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,996,589 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 99,185,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 8.7% | | | | | | | | |
Airlines — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | | | 3,949 | | | | 290,291 | |
American Airlines Group, Inc. | | | 13,666 | | | | 711,042 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 21,049 | | | | 1,178,744 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 17,517 | | | | 1,146,488 | |
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 8,081 | | | | 544,659 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,871,224 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Apparel — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | 11,697 | | | | 244,585 | |
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (a) | | | 4,879 | | | | 307,133 | |
NIKE, Inc. Class B | | | 42,158 | | | | 2,636,983 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 1,777 | | | | 184,257 | |
Under Armour, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 6,028 | | | | 86,984 | |
Under Armour, Inc. Class C (a) | | | 5,985 | | | | 79,720 | |
VF Corp. | | | 10,520 | | | | 778,480 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,318,142 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Equity Index Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Auto Manufacturers — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 125,195 | | | $ | 1,563,685 | |
General Motors Co. | | | 41,021 | | | | 1,681,451 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 11,283 | | | | 801,996 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,047,132 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Aptiv PLC | | | 8,530 | | | | 723,600 | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 6,358 | | | | 324,830 | |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 7,904 | | | | 255,378 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,303,808 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 9,221 | | | | 504,297 | |
LKQ Corp. (a) | | | 9,918 | | | | 403,365 | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 1,664 | | | | 393,120 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,300,782 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Builders — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 10,952 | | | | 559,319 | |
Lennar Corp. Class A | | | 6,563 | | | | 415,044 | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 8,682 | | | | 288,676 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,263,039 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Furnishing — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 4,211 | | | | 200,991 | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 2,306 | | | | 388,884 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 589,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Housewares — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 15,728 | | | | 485,995 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Time — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Carnival Corp. | | | 13,087 | | | | 868,584 | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 5,401 | | | | 274,803 | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a) | | | 5,718 | | | | 304,483 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | | 5,496 | | | | 655,563 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,103,433 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Lodging — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,488 | | | | 518,131 | |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | | | 9,827 | | | | 1,333,819 | |
MGM Resorts International | | | 16,351 | | | | 545,960 | |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | | | 3,253 | | | | 376,925 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 2,573 | | | | 433,782 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,208,617 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 5.6% | | | | | | | | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 2,372 | | | | 236,465 | |
AutoZone, Inc. (a) | | | 882 | | | | 627,428 | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 8,161 | | | | 558,784 | |
CarMax, Inc. (a) | | | 5,851 | | | | 375,225 | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a) | | | 797 | | | | 230,357 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 14,022 | | | | 2,609,775 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 32,506 | | | | 2,356,685 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 3,969 | | | | 381,103 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 8,362 | | | $ | 777,750 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) | | | 7,610 | | | | 816,629 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 3,980 | | | | 186,582 | |
The Gap, Inc. | | | 6,990 | | | | 238,079 | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 4,705 | | | | 447,022 | |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 37,471 | | | | 7,101,879 | |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | 5,414 | | | | 293,601 | |
L Brands, Inc. | | | 7,925 | | | | 477,244 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 26,724 | | | | 2,483,729 | |
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 9,781 | | | | 246,383 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 25,580 | | | | 4,402,830 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 3,696 | | | | 175,116 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) | | | 2,728 | | | | 656,193 | |
PVH Corp. | | | 2,483 | | | | 340,692 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 12,373 | | | | 992,933 | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | | | 1,925 | | | | 108,859 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 45,654 | | | | 2,621,909 | |
Tapestry, Inc. | | | 9,123 | | | | 403,510 | |
Target Corp. | | | 17,446 | | | | 1,138,352 | |
Tiffany & Co. | | | 3,277 | | | | 340,644 | |
The TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 20,417 | | | | 1,561,084 | |
Tractor Supply Co. | | | 4,030 | | | | 301,243 | |
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a) | | | 1,873 | | | | 418,915 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 46,968 | | | | 4,638,090 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 27,860 | | | | 2,023,193 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 10,813 | | | | 882,449 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 41,450,732 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 2,028 | | | | 559,525 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | | 3,637 | | | | 330,567 | |
Mattel, Inc. | | | 10,999 | | | | 169,165 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 499,732 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 65,002,036 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 21.5% | | | | | | | | |
Agriculture — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 61,229 | | | | 4,372,363 | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 17,946 | | | | 719,275 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 49,838 | | | | 5,265,385 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,357,023 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B | | | 6,283 | | | | 431,454 | |
The Coca-Cola Co. | | | 123,044 | | | | 5,645,259 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A | | | 5,528 | | | | 1,263,535 | |
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | | | 5,793 | | | | 562,268 | |
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B | | | 5,930 | | | | 486,675 | |
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) | | | 13,209 | | | | 835,998 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 45,634 | | | | 5,472,429 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,697,618 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Equity Index Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Biotechnology — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 7,169 | | | $ | 857,341 | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 23,293 | | | | 4,050,653 | |
Biogen, Inc. (a) | | | 6,784 | | | | 2,161,179 | |
Celgene Corp. (a) | | | 25,263 | | | | 2,636,447 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 41,916 | | | | 3,002,862 | |
Illumina, Inc. (a) | | | 4,685 | | | | 1,023,625 | |
Incyte Corp. (a) | | | 5,620 | | | | 532,270 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 2,472 | | | | 929,373 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 8,115 | | | | 1,216,114 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,409,864 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 14,230 | | | | 1,667,614 | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 2,763 | | | | 430,558 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 8,342 | | | | 1,119,330 | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 3,853 | | | | 454,346 | |
Gartner, Inc. (a) | | | 2,909 | | | | 358,243 | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 5,106 | | | | 511,826 | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 6,658 | | | | 174,573 | |
IHS Markit Ltd. (a) | | | 11,655 | | | | 526,223 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 5,329 | | | | 786,614 | |
Nielsen Holdings PLC | | | 10,743 | | | | 391,045 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 36,253 | | | | 2,668,946 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. (a) | | | 4,967 | | | | 194,259 | |
Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 4,021 | | | | 223,326 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 8,177 | | | | 1,385,184 | |
Total System Services, Inc. | | | 5,368 | | | | 424,555 | |
United Rentals, Inc. (a) | | | 2,712 | | | | 466,220 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a) | | | 4,985 | | | | 478,560 | |
The Western Union Co. | | | 14,740 | | | | 280,207 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,541,629 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 28,175 | | | | 2,125,804 | |
Coty, Inc. Class A | | | 15,153 | | | | 301,393 | |
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A | | | 7,183 | | | | 913,965 | |
The Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 81,761 | | | | 7,512,201 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,853,363 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 6,172 | | | | 296,935 | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 13,106 | | | | 493,703 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 18,237 | | | | 1,081,272 | |
The Hershey Co. | | | 4,527 | | | | 513,860 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 8,636 | | | | 314,264 | |
The J.M. Smucker Co. | | | 3,645 | | | | 452,855 | |
Kellogg Co. | | | 7,982 | | | | 542,616 | |
The Kraft Heinz Co. | | | 19,157 | | | | 1,489,648 | |
The Kroger Co. | | | 28,544 | | | | 783,533 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 3,842 | | | | 391,538 | |
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | | | 47,950 | | | | 2,052,260 | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 15,382 | | | | 934,149 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | | | 9,549 | | | | 774,137 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,120,770 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Health Care – Products — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 55,853 | | | $ | 3,187,531 | |
Align Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 2,316 | | | | 514,592 | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | | 16,084 | | | | 1,039,670 | |
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | | | 8,503 | | | | 1,820,153 | |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | | | 44,065 | | | | 1,092,371 | |
The Cooper Cos., Inc. | | | 1,571 | | | | 342,289 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 19,641 | | | | 1,823,078 | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | | 7,370 | | | | 485,167 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) | | | 6,790 | | | | 765,301 | |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | | | 5,038 | | | | 352,055 | |
Hologic, Inc. (a) | | | 8,847 | | | | 378,209 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a) | | | 2,799 | | | | 437,708 | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) | | | 3,595 | | | | 1,311,959 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 43,434 | | | | 3,507,296 | |
Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 2,642 | | | | 95,455 | |
ResMed, Inc. | | | 4,553 | | | | 385,594 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 10,327 | | | | 1,599,033 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 12,867 | | | | 2,443,186 | |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 2,940 | | | | 326,781 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,497 | | | | 783,993 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,691,421 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Aetna, Inc. | | | 10,465 | | | | 1,887,781 | |
Anthem, Inc. | | | 8,239 | | | | 1,853,857 | |
Centene Corp. (a) | | | 5,535 | | | | 558,371 | |
Cigna Corp. | | | 7,912 | | | | 1,606,848 | |
DaVita, Inc. (a) | | | 4,859 | | | | 351,063 | |
Envision Healthcare Corp. (a) | | | 3,815 | | | | 131,846 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (a) | | | 9,090 | | | | 798,466 | |
Humana, Inc. | | | 4,584 | | | | 1,137,153 | |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 4,672 | | | | 457,389 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a) | | | 3,267 | | | | 521,119 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 4,375 | | | | 430,894 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 31,096 | | | | 6,855,424 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | | | 2,813 | | | | 318,854 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,909,065 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products & Wares — 0.4% | | | | | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 2,836 | | | | 325,743 | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 8,018 | | | | 402,263 | |
The Clorox Co. | | | 4,137 | | | | 615,337 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 11,288 | | | | 1,362,010 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,705,353 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 5.7% | | | | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 51,151 | | | | 4,946,813 | |
Allergan PLC | | | 10,672 | | | | 1,745,726 | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 5,179 | | | | 475,536 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 52,517 | | | | 3,218,242 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 10,097 | | | $ | 618,643 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 31,087 | | | | 2,625,608 | |
Express Scripts Holding Co. (a) | | | 18,175 | | | | 1,356,582 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 86,204 | | | | 12,044,423 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 6,690 | | | | 1,043,306 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 87,765 | | | | 4,938,537 | |
Mylan NV (a) | | | 17,208 | | | | 728,070 | |
Perrigo Co. PLC | | | 4,203 | | | | 366,333 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 191,261 | | | | 6,927,473 | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 15,635 | | | | 1,126,345 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 42,161,637 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 159,447,743 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Holding Company – Diversified — 0.0% | |
Leucadia National Corp. | | | 10,050 | | | | 266,225 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 6.0% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 4.9% | | | | | | | | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 17,558 | | | | 941,811 | |
Andeavor | | | 4,605 | | | | 526,536 | |
Apache Corp. | | | 12,224 | | | | 516,097 | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 14,841 | | | | 424,453 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a) | | | 29,084 | | | | 115,173 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 60,947 | | | | 7,629,955 | |
Cimarex Energy Co. | | | 3,057 | | | | 372,985 | |
Concho Resources, Inc. (a) | | | 4,772 | | | | 716,850 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 38,362 | | | | 2,105,690 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 16,864 | | | | 698,170 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 18,553 | | | | 2,002,054 | |
EQT Corp. | | | 7,857 | | | | 447,220 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 135,964 | | | | 11,372,029 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 3,486 | | | | 225,335 | |
Hess Corp. | | | 8,668 | | | | 411,470 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 27,268 | | | | 461,647 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 15,672 | | | | 1,034,039 | |
Newfield Exploration Co. (a) | | | 6,370 | | | | 200,846 | |
Noble Energy, Inc. | | | 15,617 | | | | 455,079 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 24,555 | | | | 1,808,721 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 13,787 | | | | 1,394,555 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 5,460 | | | | 943,761 | |
Range Resources Corp. | | | 7,245 | | | | 123,600 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 14,041 | | | | 1,290,508 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 36,218,584 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Baker Hughes a GE Co. | | | 13,741 | | | | 434,765 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 27,999 | | | | 1,368,311 | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | 12,197 | | | | 439,336 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 44,451 | | | | 2,995,553 | |
TechnipFMC PLC | | | 14,072 | | | | 440,595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,678,560 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Pipelines — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 61,633 | | | $ | 1,113,708 | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 12,305 | | | | 657,702 | |
The Williams Cos., Inc. | | | 26,530 | | | | 808,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,580,310 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 44,477,454 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 18.7% | | | | | | | | |
Banks — 7.9% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 311,265 | | | | 9,188,543 | |
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | 32,832 | | | | 1,768,332 | |
BB&T Corp. | | | 25,311 | | | | 1,258,463 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 15,554 | | | | 1,548,867 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 84,841 | | | | 6,313,019 | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 15,787 | | | | 662,738 | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 5,578 | | | | 484,226 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 22,636 | | | | 686,776 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 11,254 | | | | 2,867,069 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 34,675 | | | | 504,868 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 111,335 | | | | 11,906,165 | |
KeyCorp | | | 34,502 | | | | 695,905 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 4,828 | | | | 825,540 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 44,652 | | | | 2,342,890 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 7,173 | | | | 716,511 | |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 15,264 | | | | 2,202,443 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 37,216 | | | | 643,093 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 11,890 | | | | 1,160,583 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | 15,271 | | | | 986,354 | |
US Bancorp | | | 50,580 | | | | 2,710,076 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 142,207 | | | | 8,627,699 | |
Zions Bancorp | | | 6,409 | | | | 325,769 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 58,425,929 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 3.6% | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | | | 1,780 | | | | 365,345 | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp. | | | 1,542 | | | | 390,866 | |
American Express Co. | | | 23,114 | | | | 2,295,451 | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 4,742 | | | | 803,627 | |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | 3,959 | | | | 2,033,778 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 3,633 | | | | 452,635 | |
The Charles Schwab Corp. | | | 38,270 | | | | 1,965,930 | |
CME Group, Inc. | | | 10,911 | | | | 1,593,552 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 11,658 | | | | 896,733 | |
E*TRADE Financial Corp. (a) | | | 8,673 | | | | 429,921 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 10,461 | | | | 453,275 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 18,762 | | | | 1,323,847 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 13,042 | | | | 476,555 | |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A | | | 29,803 | | | | 4,510,982 | |
Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 3,723 | | | | 286,038 | |
Navient Corp. | | | 8,423 | | | | 112,194 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 4,110 | | | | 367,023 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Synchrony Financial | | | 23,603 | | | $ | 911,312 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 7,768 | | | | 815,096 | |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 58,189 | | | | 6,634,710 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 27,118,870 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 12,615 | | | | 1,107,345 | |
The Allstate Corp. | | | 11,514 | | | | 1,205,631 | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 28,849 | | | | 1,718,823 | |
Aon PLC | | | 8,018 | | | | 1,074,412 | |
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | | | 5,803 | | | | 367,214 | |
Assurant, Inc. | | | 1,713 | | | | 172,739 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a) | | | 61,743 | | | | 12,238,697 | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (a) | | | 3,070 | | | | 180,025 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 14,896 | | | | 2,176,752 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 4,791 | | | | 359,181 | |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | | | 1,318 | | | | 291,621 | |
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 11,447 | | | | 644,237 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 7,022 | | | | 539,781 | |
Loews Corp. | | | 8,858 | | | | 443,166 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 16,376 | | | | 1,332,843 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 33,767 | | | | 1,707,259 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 8,616 | | | | 607,945 | |
The Progressive Corp. | | | 18,661 | | | | 1,050,987 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 13,606 | | | | 1,564,418 | |
Torchmark Corp. | | | 3,443 | | | | 312,315 | |
The Travelers Cos., Inc. | | | 8,783 | | | | 1,191,326 | |
Unum Group | | | 7,200 | | | | 395,208 | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 4,237 | | | | 638,474 | |
XL Group Ltd. | | | 8,219 | | | | 288,980 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 31,609,379 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 9,692 | | | | 419,761 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.8% | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 3,071 | | | | 401,042 | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 13,761 | | | | 1,963,282 | |
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A | | | 5,039 | | | | 220,255 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 4,430 | | | | 790,356 | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 4,951 | | | | 643,778 | |
Crown Castle International Corp. | | | 13,036 | | | | 1,447,126 | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 6,593 | | | | 750,943 | |
Duke Realty Corp. | | | 11,429 | | | | 310,983 | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 2,510 | | | | 1,137,582 | |
Equity Residential | | | 11,790 | | | | 751,848 | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 2,119 | | | | 511,463 | |
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 4,041 | | | | 353,385 | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 2,328 | | | | 309,182 | |
GGP, Inc. | | | 20,035 | | | | 468,619 | |
HCP, Inc. | | | 15,055 | | | | 392,634 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 23,748 | | | | 471,398 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 9,034 | | | $ | 340,853 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 13,664 | | | | 248,002 | |
The Macerich Co. | | | 3,466 | | | | 227,647 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 3,646 | | | | 366,642 | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 17,073 | | | | 1,101,379 | |
Public Storage | | | 4,803 | | | | 1,003,827 | |
Realty Income Corp. | | | 9,043 | | | | 515,632 | |
Regency Centers Corp. | | | 4,749 | | | | 328,536 | |
SBA Communications Corp. (a) | | | 3,772 | | | | 616,194 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 9,975 | | | | 1,713,106 | |
SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 3,154 | | | | 318,333 | |
UDR, Inc. | | | 8,586 | | | | 330,733 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 11,429 | | | | 685,854 | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | 5,532 | | | | 432,492 | |
Welltower, Inc. | | | 11,885 | | | | 757,906 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 24,218 | | | | 853,927 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,764,939 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Savings & Loans — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
People’s United Financial, Inc. | | | 11,112 | | | | 207,794 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 138,546,672 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 10.0% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Arconic, Inc. | | | 13,593 | | | | 370,409 | |
The Boeing Co. | | | 17,965 | | | | 5,298,058 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 8,910 | | | | 1,812,739 | |
Harris Corp. | | | 3,823 | | | | 541,528 | |
L3 Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,507 | | | | 496,010 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 8,005 | | | | 2,570,005 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 5,585 | | | | 1,714,092 | |
Raytheon Co. | | | 9,276 | | | | 1,742,497 | |
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | | | 5,224 | | | | 708,479 | |
TransDigm Group, Inc. | | | 1,551 | | | | 425,936 | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 23,831 | | | | 3,040,121 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,719,874 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | | | 4,942 | | | | 338,230 | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 29,696 | | | | 1,131,715 | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 2,018 | | | | 446,059 | |
Masco Corp. | | | 10,092 | | | | 443,442 | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 4,245 | | | | 544,931 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,904,377 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.3% | |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 1,353 | | | | 238,128 | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 7,414 | | | | 537,293 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 20,595 | | | | 1,435,265 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,210,686 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Electronics — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 10,327 | | | $ | 691,599 | |
Allegion PLC | | | 3,049 | | | | 242,578 | |
Amphenol Corp. Class A | | | 9,795 | | | | 860,001 | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 27,886 | | | | 892,073 | |
FLIR Systems, Inc. | | | 4,446 | | | | 207,273 | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 9,812 | | | | 709,898 | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 3,561 | | | | 212,129 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 24,445 | | | | 3,748,885 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) | | | 821 | | | | 508,626 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 3,537 | | | | 258,626 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 11,283 | | | | 1,072,336 | |
Waters Corp. (a) | | | 2,552 | | | | 493,021 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,897,045 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Engineering & Construction — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Fluor Corp. | | | 4,476 | | | | 231,186 | |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | | | 3,867 | | | | 255,067 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 486,253 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Environmental Controls — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 7,293 | | | | 493,080 | |
Stericycle, Inc. (a) | | | 2,740 | | | | 186,293 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 12,818 | | | | 1,106,193 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,785,566 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Snap-on, Inc. | | | 1,829 | | | | 318,795 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 4,921 | | | | 835,044 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,153,839 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.4% | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 19,091 | | | | 3,008,360 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 5,006 | | | | 884,260 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 10,264 | | | | 1,606,419 | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | 4,193 | | | | 176,651 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 4,123 | | | | 809,551 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 3,284 | | | | 850,556 | |
Xylem, Inc. | | | 5,762 | | | | 392,968 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,720,405 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 2.1% | |
3M Co. | | | 19,149 | | | | 4,507,100 | |
A.O. Smith Corp. | | | 4,678 | | | | 286,668 | |
Dover Corp. | | | 4,999 | | | | 504,849 | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 14,139 | | | | 1,117,122 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 278,272 | | | | 4,855,846 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 9,893 | | | | 1,650,647 | |
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | | | 8,018 | | | | 715,126 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 4,275 | | | | 853,205 | |
Pentair PLC | | | 5,299 | | | | 374,215 | |
Textron, Inc. | | | 8,452 | | | | 478,299 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,343,077 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.2% | |
Ball Corp. | | | 11,231 | | | $ | 425,093 | |
Packaging Corp. of America | | | 3,028 | | | | 365,025 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 5,789 | | | | 285,398 | |
WestRock Co. | | | 8,170 | | | | 516,426 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,591,942 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 4,473 | | | | 398,499 | |
CSX Corp. | | | 28,678 | | | | 1,577,577 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 5,700 | | | | 368,733 | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 7,915 | | | | 1,975,109 | |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 2,746 | | | | 315,735 | |
Kansas City Southern | | | 3,323 | | | | 349,646 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 9,181 | | | | 1,330,327 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 25,258 | | | | 3,387,098 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | | | 22,046 | | | | 2,626,781 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,329,505 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 74,150,929 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 15.0% | | | | | | | | |
Computers — 5.5% | | | | | | | | |
Accenture PLC Class A | | | 19,829 | | | | 3,035,622 | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 164,749 | | | | 27,880,473 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A | | | 18,918 | | | | 1,343,556 | |
CSRA, Inc. | | | 5,257 | | | | 157,290 | |
DXC Technology Co. | | | 9,154 | | | | 868,715 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 51,183 | | | | 734,988 | |
HP, Inc. | | | 53,594 | | | | 1,126,010 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 27,627 | | | | 4,238,534 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 8,656 | | | | 478,850 | |
Seagate Technology PLC | | | 9,285 | | | | 388,484 | |
Western Digital Corp. | | | 9,492 | | | | 754,899 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 41,007,421 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Office & Business Equipment — 0.0% | |
Xerox Corp. | | | 6,853 | | | | 199,765 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a) | | | 26,316 | | | | 270,528 | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 11,829 | | | | 1,053,136 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 34,223 | | | | 1,749,480 | |
Broadcom Ltd. | | | 13,047 | | | | 3,351,774 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 150,171 | | | | 6,931,893 | |
KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | 5,029 | | | | 528,397 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 5,197 | | | | 956,612 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 7,505 | | | | 659,539 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 37,007 | | | | 1,521,728 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 19,445 | | | | 3,762,608 | |
Qorvo, Inc. (a) | | | 4,085 | | | | 272,061 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 47,303 | | | | 3,028,338 | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 5,896 | | | | 559,825 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 31,624 | | | $ | 3,302,811 | |
Xilinx, Inc. | | | 8,052 | | | | 542,866 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 28,491,596 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 5.6% | | | | | | | | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | 24,262 | | | | 1,536,270 | |
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 15,817 | | | | 2,771,771 | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 5,428 | | | | 353,037 | |
ANSYS, Inc. (a) | | | 2,723 | | | | 401,888 | |
Autodesk, Inc. (a) | | | 7,034 | | | | 737,374 | |
CA, Inc. | | | 10,072 | | | | 335,196 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 9,060 | | | | 378,889 | |
Cerner Corp. (a) | | | 10,133 | | | | 682,863 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 4,593 | | | | 404,184 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | | | 9,880 | | | | 1,037,993 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 10,712 | | | | 1,007,892 | |
Fiserv, Inc. (a) | | | 6,685 | | | | 876,604 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 7,793 | | | | 1,229,579 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 247,544 | | | | 21,174,914 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 97,760 | | | | 4,622,093 | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 10,260 | | | | 698,501 | |
Red Hat, Inc. (a) | | | 5,678 | | | | 681,928 | |
salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | | | 22,018 | | | | 2,250,900 | |
Synopsys, Inc. (a) | | | 4,819 | | | | 410,771 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 41,592,647 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 111,291,429 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Electric — 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
AES Corp. | | | 21,163 | | | | 229,195 | |
Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 7,422 | | | | 316,251 | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 7,786 | | | | 459,296 | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 15,781 | | | | 1,161,008 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 13,831 | | | | 392,247 | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 9,048 | | | | 427,970 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 9,951 | | | | 845,337 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 20,648 | | | | 1,673,727 | |
DTE Energy Co. | | | 5,756 | | | | 630,052 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 22,460 | | | | 1,889,111 | |
Edison International | | | 10,455 | | | | 661,174 | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 5,786 | | | | 470,923 | |
Eversource Energy | | | 10,165 | | | | 642,225 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 30,810 | | | | 1,214,222 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 14,277 | | | | 437,162 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 15,093 | | | | 2,357,376 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 9,656 | | | | 275,003 | |
PG&E Corp. | | | 16,458 | | | | 737,812 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 3,587 | | | | 305,541 | |
PPL Corp. | | | 21,926 | | | | 678,610 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 16,239 | | | | 836,308 | |
SCANA Corp. | | | 4,578 | | | | 182,113 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
The Southern Co. | | | 32,206 | | | $ | 1,548,786 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 10,125 | | | | 672,604 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 16,291 | | | | 783,760 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,827,813 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
NiSource, Inc. | | | 10,814 | | | | 277,595 | |
Sempra Energy | | | 8,057 | | | | 861,455 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,139,050 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Water — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 5,723 | | | | 523,597 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,490,460 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $426,265,111) | | | | | | | 731,762,722 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $426,265,111) | | | | | | | 731,762,722 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $426,265,111) | | | | | | | 731,762,722 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.3% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 1.2% | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/29/17, 0.540%, due 1/02/18 (b) | | $ | 8,673,848 | | | | 8,673,848 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bill — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bill (c) 0.000% 2/01/18 | | | 655,000 | | | | 654,309 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $9,328,244) | | | | | | | 9,328,157 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9% (Cost $435,593,355) (d) | | | | | | | 741,090,879 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.1% | | | | | | | 910,958 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 742,001,837 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Maturity value of $8,674,368. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.000%, maturity date of 4/30/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $8,847,950. |
(c) | A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open futures contracts. (Note 2). |
(d) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The Fund had the following open Futures contracts at December 31, 2017:
Futures
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value/ Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Future Contract — Long | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P 500 E Mini Index | | | 3/16/18 | | | | 75 | | | $ | 9,915,671 | | | $ | 119,329 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Focused Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 98.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
COMMON STOCK — 98.3% | | | | | | | | |
Basic Materials — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Praxair, Inc. | | | 8,818 | | | $ | 1,363,968 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 15.3% | | | | | | | | |
Apparel — 5.8% | | | | | | | | |
NIKE, Inc. Class B | | | 62,119 | | | | 3,885,543 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 9.5% | | | | | | | | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 10,700 | | | | 1,991,484 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 9,748 | | | | 1,677,826 | |
The TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 35,713 | | | | 2,730,616 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,399,926 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,285,469 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 30.2% | | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 7.2% | | | | | | | | |
The Coca-Cola Co. | | | 43,845 | | | | 2,011,609 | |
Diageo PLC | | | 77,094 | | | | 2,821,512 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,833,121 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 31,837 | | | | 2,402,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 33,422 | | | | 2,698,826 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 7,674 | | | | 1,691,810 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 12.9% | | | | | | | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 51,656 | | | | 3,165,480 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 33,804 | | | | 2,071,171 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 13,614 | | | | 2,123,103 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 24,161 | | | | 1,359,540 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,719,294 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,345,153 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 27.3% | | | | | | | | |
Banks — 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 22,196 | | | | 3,202,661 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 10.7% | | | | | |
American Express Co. | | | 28,874 | | | | 2,867,477 | |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | 4,278 | | | | 2,197,651 | |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 18,639 | | | | 2,125,219 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,190,347 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 7.7% | | | | | | | | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 22,157 | | | | 3,237,802 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 23,751 | | | | 1,933,094 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,170,896 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 4.2% | |
Public Storage | | | 13,595 | | | | 2,841,355 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,405,259 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Industrial — 14.1% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 2.1% | | | | | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 4,320 | | | $ | 1,386,936 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 12.0% | | | | | | | | |
Canadian National Railway Co. | | | 29,724 | | | | 2,450,989 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 18,541 | | | | 2,486,348 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | | | 26,255 | | | | 3,128,283 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,065,620 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,452,556 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 9.4% | | | | | | | | |
Computers — 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
Accenture PLC Class A | | | 16,028 | | | | 2,453,727 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 5.7% | | | | | | | | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 45,219 | | | | 3,868,033 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,321,760 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $59,159,390) | | | | | | | 66,174,165 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $59,159,390) | | | | | | | 66,174,165 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $59,159,390) | | | | | | | 66,174,165 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.8% | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/29/17, 0.540%, due 1/02/18 (a) | | $ | 1,230,285 | | | | 1,230,285 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,230,285) | | | | | | | 1,230,285 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost $60,389,675) (b) | | | | | | | 67,404,450 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)% | | | | | | | (41,575 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 67,362,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Focused Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Maturity value of $1,230,359. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 2/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,257,389. |
(b) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
| | | | |
United States | | | 78.1 | % |
Ireland | | | 7.6 | % |
Switzerland | | | 4.8 | % |
United Kingdom | | | 4.2 | % |
Canada | | | 3.6 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 98.3 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 1.7 | % |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Foreign Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 97.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
COMMON STOCK — 97.1% | | | | | | | | |
Bermuda — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd | | | 1,700,000 | | | $ | 1,771,636 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Canada — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Alamos Gold, Inc. Class A | | | 306,210 | | | | 1,993,427 | |
Husky Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 273,500 | | | | 3,862,073 | |
Tahoe Resources, Inc. | | | 100,806 | | | | 483,580 | |
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | | | 96,200 | | | | 2,126,808 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,465,888 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cayman Islands — 4.2% | | | | | | | | |
Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (a) | | | 20,070 | | | | 4,700,594 | |
CK Asset Holdings Ltd. | | | 452,254 | | | | 3,953,110 | |
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. | | | 425,754 | | | | 5,345,334 | |
NetEase, Inc. ADR | | | 7,300 | | | | 2,519,011 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,518,049 | |
| | | | | | | | |
China — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H | | | 1,251,000 | | | | 3,905,293 | |
China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Class H | | | 11,037,643 | | | | 5,251,712 | |
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. Class H | | | 568,800 | | | | 2,449,916 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,606,921 | |
| | | | | | | | |
France — 9.8% | | | | | | | | |
AXA SA | | | 216,747 | | | | 6,424,044 | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 97,912 | | | | 7,301,678 | |
Cie de Saint-Gobain | | | 77,198 | | | | 4,248,648 | |
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin | | | 27,433 | | | | 3,929,621 | |
Credit Agricole SA | | | 112,057 | | | | 1,851,150 | |
Sanofi | | | 76,358 | | | | 6,574,696 | |
Total SA | | | 73,362 | | | | 4,047,770 | |
Veolia Environnement SA | | | 172,122 | | | | 4,391,495 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 38,769,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Germany — 11.2% | | | | | | | | |
Bayer AG Registered | | | 55,810 | | | | 6,941,371 | |
HeidelbergCement AG | | | 46,022 | | | | 4,981,977 | |
Infineon Technologies AG | | | 241,765 | | | | 6,603,153 | |
Innogy SE (c) | | | 107,200 | | | | 4,177,626 | |
LANXESS AG | | | 74,400 | | | | 5,915,711 | |
Merck KGaA | | | 50,900 | | | | 5,481,395 | |
MorphoSys AG (a) | | | 20,350 | | | | 1,862,859 | |
SAP SE Sponsored ADR | | | 18,178 | | | | 2,042,480 | |
Siemens AG Registered | | | 42,985 | | | | 5,964,127 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 43,970,699 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hong Kong — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | | 485,200 | | | | 4,137,940 | |
China Mobile Ltd. | | | 433,500 | | | | 4,387,993 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,525,933 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Ireland — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of Ireland Group PLC (a) | | | 71,800 | | | $ | 610,786 | |
CRH PLC | | | 141,012 | | | | 5,072,945 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,683,731 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Israel — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Sponsored ADR (b) | | | 203,468 | | | | 3,855,719 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Italy — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Eni SpA | | | 350,704 | | | | 5,799,536 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Japan — 12.3% | | | | | | | | |
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | | 150,100 | | | | 1,906,436 | |
IHI Corp. | | | 88,700 | | | | 2,952,641 | |
Inpex Corp. | | | 304,100 | | | | 3,805,422 | |
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. | | | 173,300 | | | | 3,885,030 | |
Omron Corp. | | | 95,900 | | | | 5,711,991 | |
Panasonic Corp. | | | 380,000 | | | | 5,564,905 | |
Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd. | | | 15,100 | | | | 4,701,465 | |
SoftBank Group Corp. | | | 83,700 | | | | 6,612,562 | |
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. | | | 118,400 | | | | 5,431,947 | |
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. | | | 121,700 | | | | 2,261,132 | |
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. | | | 129,100 | | | | 5,741,105 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 48,574,636 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Luxembourg — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
SES SA | | | 246,017 | | | | 3,833,653 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Netherlands — 4.2% | | | | | | | | |
Akzo Nobel NV | | | 32,182 | | | | 2,814,943 | |
ING Groep NV | | | 283,019 | | | | 5,207,776 | |
NN Group NV | | | 63,590 | | | | 2,749,571 | |
QIAGEN NV | | | 81,562 | | | | 2,546,864 | |
SBM Offshore NV | | | 191,128 | | | | 3,363,226 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,682,380 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Norway — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Telenor ASA | | | 288,124 | | | | 6,171,811 | |
Yara International ASA | | | 65,009 | | | | 2,975,579 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,147,390 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Portugal — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Galp Energia SGPS SA | | | 242,320 | | | | 4,451,686 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Republic of Korea — 6.5% | | | | | | | | |
Hana Financial Group, Inc. | | | 79,353 | | | | 3,692,285 | |
Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. | | | 18,195 | | | | 4,472,734 | |
KB Financial Group, Inc. ADR (a) | | | 80,916 | | | | 4,734,395 | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 5,373 | | | | 12,765,306 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,664,720 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Singapore — 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
DBS Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 258,279 | | | | 4,782,235 | |
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | | | 621,100 | | | | 1,662,397 | |
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | | | 1,468,000 | | | | 3,918,298 | |
United Overseas Bank Ltd. | | | 168,300 | | | | 3,320,111 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,683,041 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Foreign Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Sweden — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Arjo AB Class B (a) | | | 146,444 | | | $ | 417,922 | |
Getinge AB Class B | | | 146,444 | | | | 2,115,931 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,533,853 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Switzerland — 5.5% | | | | | | | | |
Landis+Gyr Group AG (a) | | | 16,800 | | | | 1,334,373 | |
Novartis AG Registered | | | 54,480 | | | | 4,605,835 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 31,790 | | | | 8,041,065 | |
Swiss Re AG | | | 20,349 | | | | 1,904,805 | |
UBS Group AG Registered | | | 306,210 | | | | 5,626,366 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,512,444 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Taiwan — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 641,275 | | | | 4,927,598 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Thailand — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Bangkok Bank PCL Foreign Registered | | | 792,100 | | | | 5,321,145 | |
| | | | | | | | |
United Kingdom — 20.7% | | | | | | | | |
BAE Systems PLC | | | 654,597 | | | | 5,034,676 | |
Barclays PLC | | | 1,995,343 | | | | 5,440,529 | |
BP PLC | | | 1,542,293 | | | | 10,877,035 | |
Cobham PLC (a) | | | 1,698,528 | | | | 2,885,788 | |
GlaxoSmithKline PLC | | | 198,649 | | | | 3,513,673 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC | | | 702,000 | | | | 7,171,273 | |
Johnson Matthey PLC | | | 96,470 | | | | 3,988,653 | |
Kingfisher PLC | | | 889,844 | | | | 4,056,566 | |
LivaNova PLC (a) | | | 47,130 | | | | 3,766,630 | |
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | | | 187,570 | | | | 2,134,719 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A | | | 2,397 | | | | 80,244 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B | | | 323,082 | | | | 10,896,563 | |
Shire PLC | | | 79,386 | | | | 4,117,622 | |
Standard Chartered PLC (a) | | | 647,794 | | | | 6,816,984 | |
Travis Perkins PLC | | | 149,165 | | | | 3,153,951 | |
Vodafone Group PLC Sponsored ADR (b) | | | 236,983 | | | | 7,559,758 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 81,494,664 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $316,306,125) | | | | | | | 382,794,424 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $316,306,125) | | | | | | | 382,794,424 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
United States — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (d) | | | 4,039,373 | | | | 4,039,373 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $4,039,373) | | | | | | | 4,039,373 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $320,345,498) | | | | | | | 386,833,797 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.3% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 3.3% | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/29/17, 0.540%, due 1/02/18 (e) | | $ | 13,002,320 | | | $ | 13,002,320 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $13,002,320) | | | | | | | 13,002,320 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.4% (Cost $333,347,818) (f) | | | | | | | 399,836,117 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (1.4)% | | | | | | | (5,535,402 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 394,300,715 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2017, was $3,923,282 or 0.99% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers. (Note 2). |
(c) | Securities exempt from registration under rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $4,177,626 or 1.06% of net assets. |
(d) | Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2). |
(e) | Maturity value of $13,003,100. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 2/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $13,267,264. |
(f) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Foreign Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
Notes to Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
Sector weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
| | | | |
Financial | | | 22.5 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 16.2 | % |
Energy | | | 12.8 | % |
Communications | | | 11.2 | % |
Industrial | | | 9.9 | % |
Technology | | | 7.3 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 7.1 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 6.5 | % |
Utilities | | | 2.2 | % |
Diversified | | | 1.4 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 1.0 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 98.1 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 1.9 | % |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Fundamental Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 100.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
COMMON STOCK — 100.1% | | | | | | | | |
Basic Materials — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Iron & Steel — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. (a) | | | 40,199 | | | $ | 289,835 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Rio Tinto PLC Sponsored ADR | | | 41,998 | | | | 2,222,954 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,512,789 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 19.5% | | | | | | | | |
Internet — 18.9% | | | | | | | | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a) | | | 3,691 | | | | 636,439 | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a) | | | 8,074 | | | | 8,448,634 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | | | 3,767 | | | | 4,405,393 | |
eBay, Inc. (a) | | | 33,077 | | | | 1,248,326 | |
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 28,854 | | | | 5,091,577 | |
Okta, Inc. (a) | | | 8,065 | | | | 206,545 | |
The Priceline Group, Inc. (a) | | | 1,058 | | | | 1,838,529 | |
VeriSign, Inc. (a) | | | 13,650 | | | | 1,562,106 | |
Yandex NV Class A (a) | | | 19,528 | | | | 639,542 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,077,091 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | 4,124 | | | | 794,942 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,872,033 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
Lodging — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 14,227 | | | | 988,634 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 2,505 | | | | 473,345 | |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 13,862 | | | | 2,627,265 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) | | | 1,046 | | | | 251,605 | |
The TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 14,762 | | | | 1,128,702 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,480,917 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,469,551 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 15.4% | | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 7,285 | | | | 1,266,861 | |
Celgene Corp. (a) | | | 14,146 | | | | 1,476,277 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 18,115 | | | | 1,297,759 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,040,897 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 5.3% | | | | | | | | |
Experian PLC | | | 34,894 | | | | 766,873 | |
Gartner, Inc. (a) | | | 6,588 | | | | 811,312 | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 12,425 | | | | 1,245,482 | |
IHS Markit Ltd. (a) | | | 19,946 | | | | 900,562 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 22,326 | | | | 1,643,640 | |
Vantiv, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 19,336 | | | | 1,422,163 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,790,032 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Health Care – Products — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 10,255 | | | $ | 951,869 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) | | | 10,607 | | | | 1,195,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,147,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
Aetna, Inc. | | | 8,696 | | | | 1,568,671 | |
Anthem, Inc. | | | 5,265 | | | | 1,184,678 | |
ICON PLC (a) | | | 7,372 | | | | 826,770 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,580,119 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Allergan PLC | | | 2,795 | | | | 457,206 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 13,190 | | | | 808,283 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 7,736 | | | | 1,080,874 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 4,696 | | | | 732,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,078,704 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,637,136 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
BP PLC Sponsored ADR | | | 29,039 | | | | 1,220,509 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 7,740 | | | | 968,971 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 5,192 | | | | 897,437 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,086,917 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Baker Hughes a GE Co. | | | 19,152 | | | | 605,969 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 8,335 | | | | 561,696 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,167,665 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,254,582 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 11.6% | | | | | | | | |
Banks — 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 45,766 | | | | 1,351,012 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 18,129 | | | | 1,348,979 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 7,421 | | | | 793,602 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,493,593 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 7.3% | | | | | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp. | | | 2,043 | | | | 517,860 | |
American Express Co. | | | 17,907 | | | | 1,778,344 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 19,741 | | | | 1,392,925 | |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A | | | 16,287 | | | | 2,465,200 | |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 27,752 | | | | 3,164,283 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,318,612 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 15,354 | | | | 776,298 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.0% | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 8,923 | | | | 1,273,045 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,861,548 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Fundamental Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Industrial — 10.8% | | | | | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.1% | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 19,982 | | | $ | 1,392,546 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 15,768 | | | | 1,140,815 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 7,487 | | | | 1,148,206 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,289,021 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 2.0% | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 15,899 | | | | 2,505,364 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 9,531 | | | | 1,683,556 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 8,663 | | | | 1,700,980 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 3,812 | | | | 987,308 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,371,844 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 2.5% | | | | | |
Dover Corp. | | | 15,047 | | | | 1,519,597 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 8,390 | | | | 1,674,476 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,194,073 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,752,848 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 33.2% | | | | | | | | |
Computers — 10.3% | | | | | | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 55,690 | | | | 9,424,419 | |
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a) | | | 7,051 | | | | 730,625 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 11,001 | | | | 1,687,773 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 22,954 | | | | 1,269,815 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,112,632 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 7.7% | | | | | | | | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 11,689 | | | | 1,040,672 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 31,496 | | | | 1,610,076 | |
KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | 3,638 | | | | 382,245 | |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | | | 22,572 | | | | 1,180,064 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 18,518 | | | | 1,185,522 | |
Teradyne, Inc. | | | 23,021 | | | | 963,889 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 23,550 | | | | 2,459,562 | |
Xilinx, Inc. | | | 14,810 | | | | 998,490 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,820,520 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 15.2% | | | | | | | | |
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 7,402 | | | | 1,297,126 | |
Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A (a) | | | 7,730 | | | | 351,870 | |
Autodesk, Inc. (a) | | | 6,392 | | | | 670,073 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | | | 8,041 | | | | 844,787 | |
Fiserv, Inc. (a) | | | 2,222 | | | | 291,371 | |
Guidewire Software, Inc. (a) | | | 3,877 | | | | 287,906 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 7,400 | | | | 1,167,572 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 100,422 | | | | 8,590,098 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 46,223 | | | | 2,185,423 | |
salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | | | 7,511 | | | | 767,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
ServiceNow, Inc. (a) | | | 7,489 | | | $ | 976,491 | |
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc | | | 24,131 | | | | 976,823 | |
Workday, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 9,695 | | | | 986,369 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,393,759 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 42,326,911 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $100,381,527) | | | | | | | 127,687,398 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $100,381,527) | | | | | | | 127,687,398 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $100,381,527) | | | | | | | 127,687,398 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.0% | |
Time Deposit — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Euro Time Deposit 0.120% 1/02/18 | | $ | 34,522 | | | | 34,522 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $34,522) | | | | | | | 34,522 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost $100,416,049) (b) | | | | | | | 127,721,920 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)% | | | | | | | (181,183 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 127,540,737 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Fundamental Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 97.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
COMMON STOCK — 97.5% | | | | | | | | |
Basic Materials — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
DowDuPont, Inc. | | | 54,780 | | | $ | 3,901,432 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Forest Products & Paper — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
International Paper Co. | | | 55,640 | | | | 3,223,782 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,125,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 9.0% | | | | | | | | |
Internet — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
eBay, Inc. (a) | | | 59,130 | | | | 2,231,566 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
CBS Corp. Class B | | | 32,680 | | | | 1,928,120 | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | | 67,990 | | | | 2,723,000 | |
Thomson Reuters Corp. | | | 27,880 | | | | 1,215,289 | |
Viacom, Inc. Class B | | | 49,390 | | | | 1,521,706 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,388,115 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 171,540 | | | | 6,569,982 | |
Nokia OYJ Sponsored ADR | | | 306,780 | | | | 1,429,595 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 73,240 | | | | 3,876,593 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,876,170 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,495,851 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 7.1% | | | | | | | | |
Home Builders — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 70,210 | | | | 2,334,483 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Time — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a) | | | 40,060 | | | | 2,133,195 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Lodging — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 35,650 | | | | 2,847,009 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 13,220 | | | | 2,505,586 | |
L Brands, Inc. | | | 37,490 | | | | 2,257,648 | |
Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group Class A (a) | | | 103,490 | | | | 2,527,226 | |
The TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 31,520 | | | | 2,410,019 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,700,479 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,015,166 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 16.4% | | | | | | | | |
Agriculture — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
British American Tobacco PLC | | | 33,900 | | | | 2,287,927 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 33,260 | | | | 3,513,919 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,801,846 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 13,160 | | | | 2,288,524 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Commercial Services — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Nielsen Holdings PLC | | | 40,880 | | | $ | 1,488,032 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Unilever NV NY Shares | | | 31,730 | | | | 1,787,034 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
The Kraft Heinz Co. | | | 19,576 | | | | 1,522,230 | |
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | | | 49,110 | | | | 2,101,908 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,624,138 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 40,799 | | | | 3,294,519 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,840 | | | | 1,187,393 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,481,912 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 16,020 | | | | 3,531,769 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 6.8% | | | | | | | | |
Allergan PLC | | | 15,350 | | | | 2,510,953 | |
AstraZeneca PLC Sponsored ADR | | | 69,840 | | | | 2,423,448 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 52,230 | | | | 3,200,654 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 82,860 | | | | 4,662,532 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 13,195 | | | | 3,337,586 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,135,173 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 39,138,428 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 10.1% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 8.9% | | | | | | | | |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | | | 75,750 | | | | 2,705,790 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 44,410 | | | | 5,559,688 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | �� | 32,300 | | | | 3,485,493 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 35,610 | | | | 2,978,420 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 145,914 | | | | 2,470,324 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 19,230 | | | | 1,416,482 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 12,540 | | | | 2,167,539 | |
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | | | 89,240 | | | | 497,959 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,281,695 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 60,140 | | | | 2,939,042 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,220,737 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 28.8% | | | | | | | | |
Banks — 17.7% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 171,710 | | | | 5,068,879 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 91,520 | | | | 6,810,003 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 11,720 | | | | 2,985,787 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 101,390 | | | | 10,842,647 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 18,440 | | | | 3,153,056 | |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 40,850 | | | | 5,894,246 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 125,410 | | | | 7,608,625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 42,363,243 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Diversified Financial Services — 3.5% | | | | | |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | 5,800 | | | $ | 2,979,518 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 80,340 | | | | 2,935,623 | |
Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 32,460 | | | | 2,493,902 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,409,043 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 6.6% | | | | | | | | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 34,190 | | | | 2,037,040 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 26,475 | | | | 3,868,792 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 33,620 | | | | 2,736,332 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 47,970 | | | | 2,425,363 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 19,910 | | | | 1,404,850 | |
Unum Group | | | 21,860 | | | | 1,199,895 | |
XL Group Ltd. | | | 55,230 | | | | 1,941,887 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,614,159 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.0% | |
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 85,440 | | | | 2,456,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 68,842,845 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 10.9% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Triumph Group, Inc. | | | 32,970 | | | | 896,784 | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 27,300 | | | | 3,482,661 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,379,445 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | | | 38,010 | | | | 2,601,404 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 1.1% | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 16,570 | | | | 2,611,101 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 4.8% | | | | | |
3M Co. | | | 10,360 | | | | 2,438,433 | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 47,900 | | | | 3,784,579 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 111,620 | | | | 1,947,769 | |
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | | | 38,690 | | | | 3,450,761 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,621,542 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Schneider National, Inc. Class B | | | 54,200 | | | | 1,547,952 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 25,280 | | | | 3,390,048 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,938,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,151,492 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 8.8% | | | | | | | | |
Computers — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A | | | 31,830 | | | | 2,260,567 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 50,360 | | | | 2,785,915 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,046,482 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 5.6% | | | | | | | | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 16,760 | | | | 1,492,143 | |
Intel Corp. | | | 133,800 | | | | 6,176,208 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | | | 44,420 | | | $ | 2,322,278 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 52,070 | | | | 3,333,521 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,324,150 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 30,500 | | | | 2,608,970 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,979,602 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
Electric — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 17,970 | | | | 1,456,648 | |
Edison International | | | 32,890 | | | | 2,079,964 | |
Eversource Energy | | | 45,480 | | | | 2,873,426 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 10,630 | | | | 1,660,300 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,070,338 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $172,306,238) | | | | | | | 233,039,673 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $172,306,238) | | | | | | | 233,039,673 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $172,306,238) | | | | | | | 233,039,673 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.4% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/29/17, 0.540%, due 1/02/18 (b) | | $ | 5,893,795 | | | | 5,893,795 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $5,893,795) | | | | | | | 5,893,795 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9% (Cost $178,200,033) (c) | | | | | | | 238,933,468 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.1% | | | | | | | 160,892 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 239,094,360 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Maturity value of $5,894,149. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 2/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $6,012,699. |
(c) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
| | | | |
United States | | | 80.6 | % |
Ireland | | | 5.5 | % |
Switzerland | | | 3.0 | % |
Bermuda | | | 2.9 | % |
United Kingdom | | | 2.6 | % |
Canada | | | 1.6 | % |
Netherlands | | | 0.7 | % |
Finland | | | 0.6 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 97.5 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 2.5 | % |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 98.9% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
COMMON STOCK — 98.9% | | | | | | | | |
Austria — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Erste Group Bank AG | | | 23,868 | | | $ | 1,029,309 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Brazil — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Ambev SA | | | 202,431 | | | | 1,312,033 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Canada — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Canadian National Railway Co. | | | 50,216 | | | | 4,142,820 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cayman Islands — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Sands China Ltd. | | | 95,200 | | | | 489,982 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Denmark — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Carlsberg A/S Class B | | | 14,790 | | | | 1,771,492 | |
| | | | | | | | |
France — 9.2% | | | | | | | | |
Air Liquide SA | | | 16,157 | | | | 2,032,085 | |
Danone SA | | | 53,372 | | | | 4,474,578 | |
Hermes International | | | 884 | | | | 473,199 | |
Legrand SA | | | 27,206 | | | | 2,091,652 | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | | 16,700 | | | | 4,905,623 | |
Pernod Ricard SA | | | 30,927 | | | | 4,895,455 | |
Schneider Electric SE | | | 38,794 | | | | 3,290,164 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,162,756 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Germany — 6.7% | | | | | | | | |
Bayer AG Registered | | | 51,089 | | | | 6,354,196 | |
Brenntag AG | | | 17,736 | | | | 1,118,811 | |
Deutsche Boerse AG | | | 13,028 | | | | 1,510,131 | |
Linde AG (a) | | | 15,312 | | | | 3,582,039 | |
Merck KGaA | | | 16,080 | | | | 1,731,647 | |
MTU Aero Engines AG | | | 10,041 | | | | 1,795,896 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,092,720 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Ireland — 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
Accenture PLC Class A | | | 38,355 | | | | 5,871,767 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 69,467 | | | | 5,609,460 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,481,227 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Israel — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a) | | | 19,416 | | | | 2,011,886 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Japan — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Hoya Corp. | | | 25,500 | | | | 1,274,181 | |
Kubota Corp. | | | 101,700 | | | | 1,991,460 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,265,641 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mexico — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Class O | | | 123,032 | | | | 675,339 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Netherlands — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Akzo Nobel NV | | | 37,225 | | | | 3,256,052 | |
Heineken NV | | | 22,603 | | | | 2,356,009 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 26,036 | | | | 1,754,566 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,366,627 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Republic of Korea — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 999 | | | $ | 2,373,449 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Spain — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Aena SME SA (b) | | | 12,467 | | | | 2,523,854 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Sweden — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Essity AB Class B (a) | | | 160,482 | | | | 4,544,685 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Switzerland — 8.3% | | | | | | | | |
Adecco Group AG Registered | | | 21,798 | | | | 1,666,013 | |
Cie Financiere Richemont SA Registered | | | 27,264 | | | | 2,468,562 | |
Julius Baer Group Ltd. | | | 23,421 | | | | 1,431,890 | |
Nestle SA Registered | | | 68,628 | | | | 5,897,350 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 14,846 | | | | 3,755,195 | |
Sonova Holding AG Registered | | | 4,938 | | | | 770,976 | |
Swiss Re AG | | | 6,361 | | | | 595,433 | |
UBS Group AG Registered | | | 184,418 | | | | 3,388,535 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,973,954 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Thailand — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Kasikornbank PCL | | | 84,000 | | | | 613,924 | |
| | | | | | | | |
United Kingdom — 9.4% | | | | | | | | |
Aptiv PLC | | | 15,156 | | | | 1,285,684 | |
Burberry Group PLC | | | 61,325 | | | | 1,482,589 | |
Compass Group PLC | | | 116,723 | | | | 2,523,896 | |
Delphi Technologies PLC (a) | | | 5,052 | | | | 265,078 | |
Diageo PLC | | | 141,168 | | | | 5,166,515 | |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | | | 56,873 | | | | 5,312,455 | |
Sky PLC (a) | | | 100,089 | | | | 1,364,817 | |
Whitbread PLC | | | 25,363 | | | | 1,369,750 | |
WPP PLC | | | 215,795 | | | | 3,910,765 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,681,549 | |
| | | | | | | | |
United States — 47.2% | | | | | | | | |
3M Co. | | | 18,568 | | | | 4,370,350 | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 52,253 | | | | 2,982,079 | |
American Express Co. | | | 36,466 | | | | 3,621,438 | |
Amphenol Corp. Class A | | | 15,950 | | | | 1,400,410 | |
AutoZone, Inc. (a) | | | 1,915 | | | | 1,362,274 | |
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | 74,942 | | | | 4,036,376 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 46,307 | | | | 1,773,558 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A | | | 27,885 | | | | 1,980,393 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 35,789 | | | | 2,700,280 | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | | 132,786 | | | | 5,318,079 | |
The Cooper Cos., Inc. | | | 8,497 | | | | 1,851,326 | |
Coty, Inc. Class A (c) | | | 195,882 | | | | 3,896,093 | |
eBay, Inc. (a) | | | 53,718 | | | | 2,027,317 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 46,471 | | | | 2,013,588 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 9,888 | | | | 2,519,067 | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (c) | | | 20,507 | | | | 1,043,396 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 40,602 | | | | 6,226,723 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 7,141 | | | | 997,741 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Kansas City Southern | | | 24,997 | | | $ | 2,630,184 | |
Kellogg Co. | | | 34,387 | | | | 2,337,628 | |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | | | 5,525 | | | | 749,908 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 11,921 | | | | 1,047,617 | |
Monsanto Co. | | | 20,670 | | | | 2,413,843 | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | 17,875 | | | | 643,858 | |
NOW, Inc. (a) | | | 10,451 | | | | 115,275 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 17,191 | | | | 1,252,021 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 74,344 | | | | 3,514,984 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 17,058 | | | | 1,255,810 | |
Praxair, Inc. | | | 7,899 | | | | 1,221,817 | |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 46,277 | | | | 868,157 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 46,601 | | | | 4,548,724 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 30,967 | | | | 4,794,930 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 35,693 | | | | 6,777,387 | |
Time Warner, Inc. | | | 31,283 | | | | 2,861,456 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 3,897 | | | | 522,588 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | | | 32,802 | | | | 3,908,358 | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 19,948 | | | | 2,544,766 | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a) | | | 25,965 | | | | 910,333 | |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 50,871 | | | | 5,800,311 | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 4,345 | | | | 1,026,506 | |
The Walt Disney Co. | | | 42,339 | | | | 4,551,866 | |
Waters Corp. (a) | | | 10,982 | | | | 2,121,613 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 3,821 | | | | 644,182 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 37,652 | | | | 4,543,467 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 113,728,077 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $184,393,249) | | | | | | | 238,241,324 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $184,393,249) | | | | | | | 238,241,324 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
United States — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (d) | | | 4,245,862 | | | | 4,245,862 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $4,245,862) | | | | | | | 4,245,862 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $188,639,111) | | | | | | | 242,487,186 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.6% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/29/17, 0.540%, due 1/02/18 (e) | | $ | 1,418,260 | | | | 1,418,260 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Time Deposit — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Euro Time Deposit 0.120% 1/02/18 | | $ | 16,797 | | | $ | 16,797 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,435,057) | | | | | | | 1,435,057 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.3% (Cost $190,074,168) (f) | | | | | | | 243,922,243 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (1.3)% | | | | | | | (3,056,004 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 240,866,239 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Securities exempt from registration under rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $2,523,854 or 1.05% of net assets. |
(c) | Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2017, was $4,128,197 or 1.71% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers. (Note 2). |
(d) | Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2). |
(e) | Maturity value of $1,418,345. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 2/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,448,843. |
(f) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
Sector weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
| | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 36.3 | % |
Industrial | | | 17.0 | % |
Financial | | | 13.2 | % |
Communications | | | 9.6 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 9.1 | % |
Technology | | | 7.0 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 5.7 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 1.8 | % |
Energy | | | 1.0 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 100.7 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | (0.7 | )% |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 98.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
COMMON STOCK — 98.6% | | | | | | | | |
Basic Materials — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 12,450 | | | $ | 1,454,409 | |
The Sherwin-Williams Co. | | | 4,924 | | | | 2,019,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,473,446 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 10.5% | | | | | | | | |
Advertising — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | | | 19,234 | | | | 387,757 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet — 6.9% | | | | | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 4,074 | | | | 4,291,552 | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a) | | | 3,270 | | | | 3,421,728 | |
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 11,961 | | | | 2,110,638 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,823,918 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | | 80,660 | | | | 3,230,433 | |
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A | | | 19,405 | | | | 670,055 | |
The Walt Disney Co. | | | 8,399 | | | | 902,976 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,803,464 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,015,139 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 9.6% | | | | | | | | |
Apparel — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | | 6,889 | | | | 2,023,643 | |
NIKE, Inc. Class B | | | 23,319 | | | | 1,458,604 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,482,247 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Services — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Aramark | | | 26,145 | | | | 1,117,437 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Housewares — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 66,461 | | | | 2,053,645 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 4.9% | | | | | | | | |
AutoZone, Inc. (a) | | | 847 | | | | 602,530 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 7,713 | | | | 1,435,544 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 19,356 | | | | 1,553,319 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 36,688 | | | | 2,106,992 | |
Tractor Supply Co. | | | 17,718 | | | | 1,324,420 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,022,805 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,676,134 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 23.7% | | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Diageo PLC | | | 34,366 | | | | 1,257,739 | |
Pernod Ricard SA | | | 13,845 | | | | 2,191,534 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,449,273 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Biotechnology — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Biogen, Inc. (a) | | | 5,121 | | | $ | 1,631,397 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 22,934 | | | | 1,730,370 | |
Coty, Inc. Class A | | | 56,073 | | | | 1,115,292 | |
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A | | | 7,840 | | | | 997,562 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,843,224 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Danone SA | | | 24,056 | | | | 2,016,796 | |
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | | | 52,803 | | | | 2,259,968 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,276,764 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 8.4% | | | | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 25,814 | | | | 1,473,205 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 31,101 | | | | 2,886,795 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 34,882 | | | | 2,816,721 | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 5,464 | | | | 846,046 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 20,803 | | | | 3,950,074 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,972,841 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products & Wares — 0.5% | | | | | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 5,581 | | | | 673,403 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 5.5% | | | | | | | | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 23,681 | | | | 2,000,097 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 19,257 | | | | 2,690,588 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 9,789 | | | | 1,526,595 | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 23,024 | | | | 1,658,649 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,875,929 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 33,722,831 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 23,994 | | | | 2,589,193 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 39,339 | | | | 2,651,055 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Enterprise Products Partners LP (b) | | | 71,771 | | | | 1,902,649 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,142,897 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 23.3% | | | | | | | | |
Banks — 11.6% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 151,198 | | | | 4,463,365 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 11,878 | | | | 3,026,039 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 51,547 | | | | 5,512,436 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 37,627 | | | | 1,974,289 | |
US Bancorp | | | 30,113 | | | | 1,613,455 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,589,584 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 7.1% | | | | | |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | 1,765 | | | | 906,698 | |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A | | | 19,935 | | | | 3,017,362 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 23,324 | | | $ | 1,791,983 | |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 38,411 | | | | 4,379,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,095,665 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 11,489 | | | | 1,678,888 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Private Equity — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
The Blackstone Group LP (b) | | | 35,373 | | | | 1,132,643 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.6% | | | | | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 25,636 | | | | 3,657,488 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 33,154,268 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 8.1% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 14,392 | | | | 1,835,987 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.9% | | | | | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 17,414 | | | | 1,261,993 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 17,151 | | | | 2,630,277 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Engineering & Construction — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Fluor Corp. | | | 15,535 | | | | 802,383 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Crown Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 40,720 | | | | 2,290,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Canadian National Railway Co. | | | 32,924 | | | | 2,716,230 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,537,370 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 15.4% | | | | | | | | |
Computers — 8.4% | | | | | | | | |
Accenture PLC Class A | | | 20,715 | | | | 3,171,259 | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | | 13,450 | | | | 880,706 | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 9,789 | | | | 1,656,593 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A | | | 47,438 | | | | 3,369,047 | |
DXC Technology Co. | | | 20,541 | | | | 1,949,341 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 67,242 | | | | 965,595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,992,541 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
Broadcom Ltd. | | | 13,721 | | | | 3,524,925 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 19,513 | | | | 2,037,938 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,562,863 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 7,631 | | | | 1,337,256 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 29,829 | | | | 2,806,611 | |
Micro Focus International PLC Sponsered ADR (a) | | | 6,580 | | | | 221,022 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,364,889 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,920,293 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Utilities — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Electric — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 10,568 | | | $ | 777,488 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $87,396,083) | | | | | | | 140,419,866 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $87,396,083) | | | | | | | 140,419,866 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $87,396,083) | | | | | | | 140,419,866 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.4% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement , dated 12/29/17, 0.540%, due 1/02/18 (c) | | $ | 1,989,656 | | | | 1,989,656 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Time Deposit — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Euro Time Deposit 0.120% 1/02/18 | | | 9,210 | | | | 9,210 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,998,866) | | | | | | | 1,998,866 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost $89,394,949) (d) | | | | | | | 142,418,732 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.0% | | | | | | | 21,658 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 142,440,390 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security is a Master Limited Partnership. |
(c) | Maturity value of $1,989,775. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 2/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $2,033,555. |
(d) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 98.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
COMMON STOCK — 98.2% | | | | | | | | |
Basic Materials — 6.0% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 5.8% | | | | | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 15,441 | | | $ | 2,533,558 | |
Celanese Corp. Series A | | | 43,911 | | | | 4,701,990 | |
DowDuPont, Inc. | | | 117,152 | | | | 8,343,565 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | | | 14,939 | | | | 1,648,071 | |
Versum Materials, Inc. | | | 26,755 | | | | 1,012,677 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,239,861 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Fairmount Santrol Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 128,926 | | | | 674,283 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,914,144 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 4.2% | | | | | | | | |
Media — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | | 51,195 | | | | 2,050,360 | |
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A | | | 74,875 | | | | 2,585,433 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,635,793 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 72,629 | | | | 2,823,816 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 111,580 | | | | 5,905,929 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,729,745 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,365,538 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 8.9% | | | | | | | | |
Airlines — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 27,461 | | | | 1,797,322 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Apparel — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | 67,879 | | | | 1,419,350 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Adient PLC | | | 26,562 | | | | 2,090,429 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Furnishing — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 11,987 | | | | 2,021,488 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Housewares — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 26,460 | | | | 817,614 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Time — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Carnival Corp. | | | 22,624 | | | | 1,501,555 | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a) | | | 31,073 | | | | 1,654,637 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | | 15,098 | | | | 1,800,890 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,957,082 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 21,524 | | | | 1,560,490 | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 28,053 | | | | 2,609,210 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 29,486 | | | | 2,740,429 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Target Corp. | | | 39,506 | | | $ | 2,577,766 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 56,350 | | | | 5,564,562 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,052,457 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 28,155,742 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 18.3% | | | | | | | | |
Agriculture — 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 91,529 | | | | 6,536,086 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 55,998 | | | | 5,916,189 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,452,275 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC | | | 49,981 | | | | 1,991,743 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
AMERCO | | | 5,083 | | | | 1,920,916 | |
Nielsen Holdings PLC | | | 33,797 | | | | 1,230,211 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,151,127 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | | | 25,546 | | | | 2,071,014 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 27,983 | | | | 2,259,627 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Anthem, Inc. | | | 12,368 | | | | 2,782,924 | |
Cigna Corp. | | | 12,645 | | | | 2,568,073 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 13,159 | | | | 2,901,033 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,252,030 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 8.8% | | | | | | | | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 20,099 | | | | 1,231,466 | |
Express Scripts Holding Co. (a) | | | 24,305 | | | | 1,814,125 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 53,378 | | | | 7,457,974 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 98,316 | | | | 5,532,241 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 199,986 | | | | 7,243,493 | |
Sanofi ADR | | | 90,482 | | | | 3,890,726 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Sponsored ADR | | | 45,569 | | | | 863,533 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 28,033,558 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 58,211,374 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 12.9% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 12.9% | | | | | | | | |
BP PLC Sponsored ADR | | | 199,796 | | | | 8,397,426 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 56,603 | | | | 7,086,130 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 128,081 | | | | 7,030,366 | |
Hess Corp. | | | 40,849 | | | | 1,939,102 | |
Kosmos Energy Ltd. (a) | | | 178,752 | | | | 1,224,451 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 85,266 | | | | 6,280,694 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 72,392 | | | | 7,322,451 | |
Vermilion Energy, Inc. | | | 42,914 | | | | 1,558,636 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 40,839,256 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Financial — 26.6% | | | | | | | | |
Banks — 15.6% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 360,525 | | | $ | 10,642,698 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 17,346 | | | | 1,727,315 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 93,115 | | | | 6,928,687 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 88,780 | | | | 9,494,133 | |
KeyCorp | | | 243,636 | | | | 4,914,138 | |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 11,458 | | | | 1,653,275 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 53,591 | | | | 5,231,017 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 146,589 | | | | 8,893,555 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 49,484,818 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 5.4% | | | | | |
American Express Co. | | | 89,846 | | | | 8,922,606 | |
E*TRADE Financial Corp. (a) | | | 45,313 | | | | 2,246,166 | |
FNF Group | | | 39,126 | | | | 1,535,304 | |
Navient Corp. | | | 97,561 | | | | 1,299,513 | |
SLM Corp. (a) | | | 265,020 | | | | 2,994,726 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,998,315 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 4.5% | | | | | | | | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a) | | | 12,422 | | | | 2,462,289 | |
Loews Corp. | | | 118,794 | | | | 5,943,264 | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 11,838 | | | | 1,783,868 | |
XL Group Ltd. | | | 120,509 | | | | 4,237,096 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,426,517 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 0.6% | | | | | |
HCP, Inc. | | | 70,715 | | | | 1,844,247 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Savings & Loans — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | | | 123,278 | | | | 1,605,080 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 84,358,977 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 11.2% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 7,689 | | | | 1,564,327 | |
Raytheon Co. | | | 10,478 | | | | 1,968,292 | |
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Class A | | | 29,143 | | | | 2,542,727 | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 55,074 | | | | 7,025,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,101,136 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 167,514 | | | | 6,383,958 | |
Owens Corning | | | 26,470 | | | | 2,433,652 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,817,610 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hand & Machine Tools — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 32,282 | | | | 5,477,933 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.7% | |
General Electric Co. | | | 317,217 | | | | 5,535,437 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 18,927 | | | | 2,742,522 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 35,674,638 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Technology — 8.7% | | | | | | | | |
Computers — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 140,614 | | | $ | 2,019,217 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 22,993 | | | | 3,527,586 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,546,803 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
Broadcom Ltd. | | | 5,848 | | | | 1,502,351 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 29,458 | | | | 2,588,769 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 87,334 | | | | 5,591,123 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 24,537 | | | | 2,562,644 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,244,887 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Black Knight, Inc. (a) | | | 12,685 | | | | 560,043 | |
Micro Focus International PLC Sponsered ADR (a) | | | 45,196 | | | | 1,518,134 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 28,636 | | | | 2,449,523 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 109,706 | | | | 5,186,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,714,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 27,506,290 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Electric — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 53,227 | | | | 4,332,147 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $285,860,910) | | | | | | | 311,358,106 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $285,860,910) | | | | | | | 311,358,106 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $285,860,910) | | | | | | | 311,358,106 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.8% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/29/17, 0.540%, due 1/02/18 (b) | | $ | 5,662,073 | | | | 5,662,073 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $5,662,073) | | | | | | | 5,662,073 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost $291,522,983) (c) | | | | | | | 317,020,179 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.0)% | | | | | | | (26,669 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 316,993,510 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Income & Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
Abbreviation Legend
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages | are stated as a percent of net assets. |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Maturity value of $5,662,413. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates ranging from 0.125% – 2.750%, maturity dates ranging from 4/15/19 – 2/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $5,781,052. |
(c) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML International Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 97.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
COMMON STOCK — 97.2% | | | | | | | | |
Australia — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
AMP Ltd. | | | 870,900 | | | $ | 3,518,833 | |
Orica Ltd. | | | 161,111 | | | | 2,273,541 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,792,374 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cayman Islands — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (a) | | | 8,495 | | | | 1,989,614 | |
| | | | | | | | |
France — 14.1% | | | | | | | | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | 117,620 | | | | 8,771,379 | |
Bureau Veritas SA | | | 91,800 | | | | 2,509,849 | |
Danone SA | | | 25,094 | | | | 2,103,820 | |
Kering | | | 405 | | | | 190,927 | |
Pernod Ricard SA | | | 12,890 | | | | 2,040,367 | |
Publicis Groupe SA | | | 62,791 | | | | 4,265,807 | |
Safran SA | | | 27,270 | | | | 2,804,157 | |
Sanofi | | | 4,000 | | | | 344,414 | |
Valeo SA | | | 52,210 | | | | 3,890,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,921,510 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Germany — 14.9% | | | | | | | | |
Allianz SE Registered | | | 28,105 | | | | 6,436,427 | |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | | | 77,740 | | | | 8,075,052 | |
Continental AG | | | 17,215 | | | | 4,647,620 | |
Daimler AG Registered | | | 110,700 | | | | 9,399,819 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 28,558,918 | |
| | | | | | | | |
India — 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Axis Bank Ltd. | | | 335,100 | | | | 2,953,755 | |
Infosys Ltd. | | | 6,103 | | | | 99,434 | |
Infosys Ltd. Sponsored ADR (b) | | | 114,700 | | | | 1,860,434 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,913,623 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Indonesia — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT | | | 5,820,200 | | | | 3,427,860 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Ireland — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 24,619 | | | | 3,709,837 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Italy — 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | | | 2,164,200 | | | | 7,177,647 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Japan — 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
Komatsu Ltd. | | | 5,600 | | | | 202,851 | |
Olympus Corp. | | | 53,700 | | | | 2,056,069 | |
Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 107,300 | | | | 6,871,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,129,957 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mexico — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Grupo Televisa SAB Sponsored ADR | | | 141,100 | | | | 2,634,337 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Netherlands — 7.2% | | | | | | | | |
Akzo Nobel NV | | | 7,561 | | | | 661,357 | |
ASML Holding NV | | | 9,725 | | | | 1,687,170 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
CNH Industrial NV | | | 489,100 | | | $ | 6,538,738 | |
EXOR NV | | | 61,400 | | | | 3,763,427 | |
Koninklijke Philips NV | | | 30,415 | | | | 1,150,642 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,801,334 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Republic of Korea — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 110 | | | | 261,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Sweden — 5.7% | | | | | | | | |
Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B | | | 350,200 | | | | 7,216,066 | |
SKF AB Class B | | | 130,800 | | | | 2,900,438 | |
Volvo AB Class B | | | 42,470 | | | | 790,216 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,906,720 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Switzerland — 10.1% | | | | | | | | |
Cie Financiere Richemont SA Registered | | | 33,050 | | | | 2,992,443 | |
Credit Suisse Group AG Registered | | | 423,423 | | | | 7,537,057 | |
Kuehne & Nagel International AG Registered | | | 9,035 | | | | 1,596,699 | |
LafargeHolcim Ltd. Registered | | | 88,680 | | | | 4,996,399 | |
Nestle SA Registered | | | 5,470 | | | | 470,049 | |
The Swatch Group AG | | | 4,180 | | | | 1,703,979 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,296,626 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Taiwan — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 45,000 | | | | 345,783 | |
| | | | | | | | |
United Kingdom — 24.6% | | | | | | | | |
Ashtead Group PLC | | | 67,900 | | | | 1,812,109 | |
Diageo PLC | | | 70,700 | | | | 2,587,503 | |
Experian PLC | | | 117,300 | | | | 2,577,929 | |
Ferguson PLC | | | 6,200 | | | | 443,627 | |
G4S PLC | | | 442,700 | | | | 1,591,452 | |
Glencore PLC | | | 1,709,500 | | | | 8,994,176 | |
Liberty Global PLC Series A (a) | | | 42,700 | | | | 1,530,368 | |
Liberty Global PLC Series C (a) | | | 106,300 | | | | 3,597,192 | |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC | | | 10,621,300 | | | | 9,725,874 | |
Meggitt PLC | | | 188,238 | | | | 1,218,845 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (a) | | | 1,035,100 | | | | 3,860,760 | |
Schroders PLC | | | 79,900 | | | | 3,779,409 | |
Smiths Group PLC | | | 49,000 | | | | 980,253 | |
WPP PLC | | | 237,800 | | | | 4,309,553 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 47,009,050 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $156,528,904) | | | | | | | 185,876,531 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $156,528,904) | | | | | | | 185,876,531 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML International Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
United States — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (c) | | | 686,750 | | | $ | 686,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $686,750) | | | | | | | 686,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $157,215,654) | | | | | | | 186,563,281 | |
| | | | | �� | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.0% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/29/17, 0.540%, due 1/02/18 (d) | | $ | 3,874,880 | | | | 3,874,880 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $3,874,880) | | | | | | | 3,874,880 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6% (Cost $161,090,534) (e) | | | | | | | 190,438,161 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.4% | | | | | | | 774,820 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 191,212,981 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2017, was $665,020 or 0.35% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers. (Note 2). |
(c) | Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2). |
(d) | Maturity value of $3,875,112. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 2/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $3,953,272. |
(e) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The Fund had the following open Forward contracts at December 31, 2017:
Forward Contracts
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | In Exchange for | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Contract to Deliver | |
CHF | | | 2,909,000 | | | State Street Bank and Trust Co.* | | 3/21/18 | | $ | 3,064,334 | | | $ | 62,572 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
* Contracts are subject to a Master Netting Agreement. | |
| | | |
Currency Legend | | | | | | | | | | |
CHF | | | | | | Swiss Franc | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML International Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
Sector weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
| | | | |
Financial | | | 33.8 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 24.2 | % |
Industrial | | | 12.9 | % |
Communications | | | 9.6 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 9.5 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 5.0 | % |
Technology | | | 2.2 | % |
Mutual Funds | | | 0.4 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 97.6 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 2.4 | % |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
95
MML Large Cap Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 99.7% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
COMMON STOCK — 99.7% | | | | | | | | |
Communications — 32.6% | | | | | | | | |
Internet — 26.1% | | | | | | | | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a) | | | 41,649 | | | $ | 7,181,537 | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 3,241 | | | | 3,414,069 | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a) | | | 3,249 | | | | 3,399,754 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | | | 7,175 | | | | 8,390,947 | |
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 42,893 | | | | 7,568,899 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 29,955,206 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | | 9,967 | | | | 1,921,239 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 143,403 | | | | 5,492,335 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 37,368,780 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Retail — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Yum China Holdings, Inc. | | | 35,920 | | | | 1,437,518 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 24,406 | | | | 1,991,774 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,429,292 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 26.0% | | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 6.8% | | | | | | | | |
The Coca-Cola Co. | | | 66,456 | | | | 3,049,001 | |
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) | | | 74,615 | | | | 4,722,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,771,385 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
Amgen, Inc. | | | 11,481 | | | | 1,996,546 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 7,271 | | | | 2,733,605 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,730,151 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 8,340 | | | | 977,365 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
The Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 33,348 | | | | 3,064,014 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
Danone SA Sponsored ADR | | | 220,287 | | | | 3,694,213 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 22,649 | | | | 2,517,436 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 6.1% | | | | | | | | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 19,700 | | | | 1,108,519 | |
Novartis AG Sponsored ADR | | | 24,407 | | | | 2,049,211 | |
Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR | | | 71,446 | | | | 3,834,507 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,992,237 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 29,746,801 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 54,392 | | | | 3,665,477 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Financial — 10.2% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 10.2% | | | | | |
American Express Co. | | | 17,113 | | | $ | 1,699,492 | |
SEI Investments Co. | | | 51,906 | | | | 3,729,965 | |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | | 54,207 | | | | 6,180,682 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,610,139 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 8.0% | | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Deere & Co. | | | 21,511 | | | | 3,366,687 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 5.1% | | | | | | | | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 50,046 | | | | 3,237,476 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | | | 21,362 | | | | 2,545,282 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,782,758 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,149,445 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 16.7% | | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 5,628 | | | | 501,061 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 56,415 | | | | 3,611,688 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,112,749 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 13.1% | | | | | | | | |
Autodesk, Inc. (a) | | | 35,690 | | | | 3,741,383 | |
Cerner Corp. (a) | | | 35,691 | | | | 2,405,217 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 38,089 | | | | 3,258,133 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 118,768 | | | | 5,615,351 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,020,084 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,132,833 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $81,737,825) | | | | | | | 114,102,767 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $81,737,825) | | | | | | | 114,102,767 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $81,737,825) | | | | | | | 114,102,767 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Large Cap Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.4% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/29/17, 0.540%, due 1/02/18 (b) | | $ | 496,080 | | | $ | 496,080 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $496,080) | | | | | | | 496,080 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost $82,233,905) (c) | | | | | | | 114,598,847 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)% | | | | | | | (99,739 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 114,499,108 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages | are stated as a percent of net assets. |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Maturity value of $496,110. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 2/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $507,095. |
(c) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
| | | | |
United States | | | 81.9 | % |
Cayman Islands | | | 6.3 | % |
Denmark | | | 3.3 | % |
France | | | 3.2 | % |
Netherlands | | | 3.2 | % |
Switzerland | | | 1.8 | % |
| | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 99.7 | % |
Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities | | | 0.3 | % |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
97
MML Managed Volatility Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 99.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
COMMON STOCK — 99.2% | | | | | | | | |
Basic Materials — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (a) | | | 1,675 | | | $ | 274,834 | |
Albemarle Corp. (a) | | | 902 | | | | 115,357 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 1,971 | | | | 83,846 | |
DowDuPont, Inc. (a) | | | 18,912 | | | | 1,346,913 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. (a) | | | 1,127 | | | | 104,405 | |
FMC Corp. (a) | | | 1,063 | | | | 100,624 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (a) | | | 675 | | | | 103,012 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A (a) | | | 2,633 | | | | 290,472 | |
Monsanto Co. (a) | | | 3,561 | | | | 415,854 | |
The Mosaic Co. (a) | | | 2,738 | | | | 70,257 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 2,059 | | | | 240,532 | |
Praxair, Inc. (a) | | | 2,226 | | | | 344,318 | |
The Sherwin-Williams Co. (a) | | | 659 | | | | 270,216 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,760,640 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
International Paper Co. (a) | | | 3,361 | | | | 194,736 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Iron & Steel — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Nucor Corp. (a) | | | 2,526 | | | | 160,603 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 11,274 | | | | 213,755 | |
Newmont Mining Corp. (a) | | | 4,444 | | | | 166,739 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 380,494 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,496,473 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 13.4% | | | | | | | | |
Advertising — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (a) | | | 3,159 | | | | 63,685 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. (a) | | | 1,859 | | | | 135,391 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 199,076 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet — 7.7% | | | | | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) (b) | | | 2,385 | | | | 2,512,359 | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a) (b) | | | 2,426 | | | | 2,538,566 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 3,203 | | | | 3,745,812 | |
eBay, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 7,721 | | | | 291,391 | |
Expedia, Inc. (a) | | | 976 | | | | 116,896 | |
F5 Networks, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 552 | | | | 72,433 | |
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a) (b) | | | 19,102 | | | | 3,370,739 | |
Netflix, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 3,503 | | | | 672,436 | |
The Priceline Group, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 387 | | | | 672,505 | |
Symantec Corp. (a) | | | 5,042 | | | | 141,478 | |
TripAdvisor, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 845 | | | | 29,119 | |
VeriSign, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 674 | | | | 77,133 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,240,867 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Media — 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
CBS Corp. Class B (a) | | | 2,951 | | | $ | 174,109 | |
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a) (b) | | | 1,535 | | | | 515,699 | |
Comcast Corp. Class A (a) | | | 37,270 | | | | 1,492,663 | |
Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A (a) (b) | | | 1,248 | | | | 27,930 | |
Discovery Communications, Inc. Class C (a) (b) | | | 1,480 | | | | 31,332 | |
DISH Network Corp. Class A (a) (b) | | | 1,796 | | | | 85,759 | |
News Corp. Class A (a) | | | 3,310 | | | | 53,655 | |
News Corp. Class B (a) | | | 778 | | | | 12,915 | |
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 856 | | | | 73,085 | |
Time Warner, Inc. (a) | | | 6,210 | | | | 568,029 | |
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 8,486 | | | | 293,022 | |
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B (a) | | | 3,546 | | | | 120,990 | |
Viacom, Inc. Class B (a) | | | 3,051 | | | | 94,001 | |
The Walt Disney Co. (a) | | | 12,073 | | | | 1,297,968 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,841,157 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
AT&T, Inc. (a) | | | 49,158 | | | | 1,911,263 | |
CenturyLink, Inc. (a) | | | 7,795 | | | | 130,021 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 39,457 | | | | 1,511,203 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. (a) | | | 3,066 | | | | 87,381 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (a) | | | 1,338 | | | | 120,875 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. (a) | | | 32,665 | | | | 1,728,958 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,489,701 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,770,801 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 8.9% | | | | | | | | |
Airlines — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a) | | | 929 | | | | 68,291 | |
American Airlines Group, Inc. (a) | | | 3,197 | | | | 166,340 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a) | | | 5,308 | | | | 297,248 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. (a) | | | 4,497 | | | | 294,329 | |
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 2,161 | | | | 145,651 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 971,859 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Apparel — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Hanesbrands, Inc. (a) | | | 2,974 | | | | 62,186 | |
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (a) (b) | | | 1,200 | | | | 75,540 | |
NIKE, Inc. Class B (a) | | | 10,596 | | | | 662,780 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp. (a) | | | 411 | | | | 42,616 | |
Under Armour, Inc. Class A (a) (b) | | | 1,616 | | | | 23,319 | |
Under Armour, Inc. Class C (a) (b) | | | 1,787 | | | | 23,803 | |
VF Corp. (a) | | | 2,682 | | | | 198,468 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,088,712 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Auto Manufacturers — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Co. (a) | | | 31,344 | | | $ | 391,487 | |
General Motors Co. (a) | | | 10,146 | | | | 415,885 | |
PACCAR, Inc. (a) | | | 2,831 | | | | 201,227 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,008,599 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Aptiv PLC (a) | | | 2,072 | | | | 175,768 | |
BorgWarner, Inc. (a) | | | 1,559 | | | | 79,649 | |
Delphi Technologies PLC (a) (b) | | | 756 | | | | 39,668 | |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a) | | | 2,062 | | | | 66,623 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 361,708 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Fastenal Co. (a) | | | 2,306 | | | | 126,115 | |
LKQ Corp. (a) (b) | | | 2,625 | | | | 106,759 | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (a) | | | 406 | | | | 95,917 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 328,791 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Builders — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
D.R. Horton, Inc. (a) | | | 2,825 | | | | 144,273 | |
Lennar Corp. Class A (a) | | | 1,496 | | | | 94,607 | |
PulteGroup, Inc. (a) | | | 2,438 | | | | 81,063 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 319,943 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Furnishing — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. (a) | | | 967 | | | | 46,155 | |
Whirlpool Corp. (a) | | | 585 | | | | 98,654 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 144,809 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Housewares — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Newell Brands, Inc. (a) | | | 3,972 | | | | 122,735 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Time — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Carnival Corp. (a) | | | 3,361 | | | | 223,070 | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (a) | | | 1,334 | | | | 67,874 | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a) (b) | | | 1,524 | | | | 81,153 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (a) | | | 1,409 | | | | 168,065 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 540,162 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Lodging — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 1,608 | | | | 128,415 | |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 2,395 | | | | 325,073 | |
MGM Resorts International (a) | | | 4,064 | | | | 135,697 | |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (a) | | | 837 | | | | 96,983 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. (a) | | | 650 | | | | 109,584 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 795,752 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 5.6% | | | | | | | | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (a) | | | 623 | | | | 62,107 | |
AutoZone, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 225 | | | | 160,058 | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. (a) | | | 1,971 | | | | 134,954 | |
CarMax, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 1,488 | | | | 95,425 | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 190 | | | | 54,916 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. (a) | | | 3,541 | | | | 659,051 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
CVS Health Corp. (a) | | | 8,020 | | | $ | 581,450 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (a) | | | 1,057 | | | | 101,493 | |
Dollar General Corp. (a) | | | 2,121 | | | | 197,274 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 1,872 | | | | 200,884 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. (a) | | | 994 | | | | 46,599 | |
The Gap, Inc. (a) | | | 1,661 | | | | 56,574 | |
Genuine Parts Co. (a) | | | 1,135 | | | | 107,836 | |
The Home Depot, Inc. (a) | | | 9,344 | | | | 1,770,968 | |
Kohl’s Corp. (a) | | | 1,471 | | | | 79,772 | |
L Brands, Inc. (a) | | | 2,034 | | | | 122,488 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (a) | | | 6,564 | | | | 610,058 | |
Macy’s, Inc. (a) | | | 2,426 | | | | 61,111 | |
McDonald’s Corp. (a) | | | 6,393 | | | | 1,100,363 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. (a) | | | 995 | | | | 47,143 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 702 | | | | 168,859 | |
PVH Corp. (a) | | | 632 | | | | 86,717 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. (a) | | | 3,159 | | | | 253,510 | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. (a) | | | 459 | | | | 25,957 | |
Starbucks Corp. (a) | | | 11,333 | | | | 650,854 | |
Tapestry, Inc. (a) | | | 2,258 | | | | 99,871 | |
Target Corp. (a) | | | 4,191 | | | | 273,463 | |
Tiffany & Co. (a) | | | 814 | | | | 84,615 | |
The TJX Cos., Inc. (a) | | | 4,961 | | | | 379,318 | |
Tractor Supply Co. (a) | | | 1,033 | | | | 77,217 | |
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 465 | | | | 104,002 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (a) | | | 11,881 | | | | 1,173,249 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (a) | | | 6,998 | | | | 508,195 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. (a) | | | 2,614 | | | | 213,329 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,349,680 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 501 | | | | 138,226 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Hasbro, Inc. (a) | | | 961 | | | | 87,345 | |
Mattel, Inc. (a) | | | 3,075 | | | | 47,294 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 134,639 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,305,615 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 21.6% | | | | | | | | |
Agriculture — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. (a) | | | 15,222 | | | | 1,087,003 | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (a) | | | 4,636 | | | | 185,811 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. (a) | | | 12,417 | | | | 1,311,856 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,584,670 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B (a) | | | 1,590 | | | | 109,185 | |
The Coca-Cola Co. (a) | | | 30,769 | | | | 1,411,682 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 1,358 | | | | 310,398 | |
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (a) | | | 1,487 | | | | 144,328 | |
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B (a) | | | 1,456 | | | | 119,494 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) (b) | | | 3,385 | | | $ | 214,237 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. (a) | | | 11,425 | | | | 1,370,086 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,679,410 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 1,830 | | | | 218,850 | |
Amgen, Inc. (a) | | | 5,772 | | | | 1,003,751 | |
Biogen, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 1,713 | | | | 545,710 | |
Celgene Corp. (a) (b) | | | 6,339 | | | | 661,538 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | | | 10,382 | | | | 743,766 | |
Illumina, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 1,198 | | | | 261,751 | |
Incyte Corp. (a) (b) | | | 1,397 | | | | 132,310 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 635 | | | | 238,735 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 2,042 | | | | 306,014 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,112,425 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (a) | | | 3,598 | | | | 421,650 | |
Cintas Corp. (a) | | | 707 | | | | 110,172 | |
Ecolab, Inc. (a) | | | 2,003 | | | | 268,762 | |
Equifax, Inc. (a) | | | 966 | | | | 113,911 | |
Gartner, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 725 | | | | 89,284 | |
Global Payments, Inc. (a) | | | 1,254 | | | | 125,701 | |
H&R Block, Inc. (a) | | | 1,881 | | | | 49,320 | |
IHS Markit Ltd. (a) (b) | | | 2,944 | | | | 132,922 | |
Moody’s Corp. (a) | | | 1,365 | | | | 201,488 | |
Nielsen Holdings PLC (a) | | | 2,718 | | | | 98,935 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 9,162 | | | | 674,506 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 1,344 | | | | 52,564 | |
Robert Half International, Inc. (a) | | | 1,002 | | | | 55,651 | |
S&P Global, Inc. (a) | | | 2,071 | | | | 350,827 | |
Total System Services, Inc. (a) | | | 1,371 | | | | 108,432 | |
United Rentals, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 677 | | | | 116,383 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 1,151 | | | | 110,496 | |
The Western Union Co. (a) | | | 3,614 | | | | 68,702 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,149,706 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. (a) | | | 6,922 | | | | 522,265 | |
Coty, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 4,013 | | | | 79,819 | |
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A (a) | | | 1,839 | | | | 233,994 | |
The Procter & Gamble Co. (a) | | | 20,461 | | | | 1,879,957 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,716,035 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Campbell Soup Co. (a) | | | 1,341 | | | | 64,516 | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. (a) | | | 3,361 | | | | 126,609 | |
General Mills, Inc. (a) | | | 4,260 | | | | 252,575 | |
The Hershey Co. (a) | | | 1,140 | | | | 129,401 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. (a) | | | 2,185 | | | | 79,512 | |
The J.M. Smucker Co. (a) | | | 955 | | | | 118,649 | |
Kellogg Co. (a) | | | 1,989 | | | | 135,212 | |
The Kraft Heinz Co. (a) | | | 4,788 | | | | 372,315 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
The Kroger Co. (a) | | | 7,342 | | | $ | 201,538 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. (a) | | | 992 | | | | 101,095 | |
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 12,152 | | | | 520,106 | |
Sysco Corp. (a) | | | 3,714 | | | | 225,551 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 2,384 | | | | 193,271 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,520,350 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories (a) | | | 14,088 | | | | 804,002 | |
Align Technology, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 581 | | | | 129,092 | |
Baxter International, Inc. (a) | | | 3,881 | | | | 250,868 | |
Becton, Dickinson & Co. (a) | | | 2,132 | | | | 456,397 | |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) (b) | | | 11,299 | | | | 280,102 | |
The Cooper Cos., Inc. (a) | | | 401 | | | | 87,370 | |
Danaher Corp. (a) | | | 4,953 | | | | 459,737 | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. (a) | | | 1,872 | | | | 123,234 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) (b) | | | 1,693 | | | | 190,818 | |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 1,262 | | | | 88,189 | |
Hologic, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 2,239 | | | | 95,717 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 725 | | | | 113,376 | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 869 | | | | 317,133 | |
Medtronic PLC (a) | | | 10,750 | | | | 868,063 | |
Patterson Cos., Inc. (a) | | | 663 | | | | 23,954 | |
ResMed, Inc. (a) | | | 1,171 | | | | 99,172 | |
Stryker Corp. (a) | | | 2,536 | | | | 392,674 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a) | | | 3,242 | | | | 615,591 | |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 743 | | | | 82,584 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 1,666 | | | | 201,036 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,679,109 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Aetna, Inc. (a) | | | 2,602 | | | | 469,375 | |
Anthem, Inc. (a) | | | 2,058 | | | | 463,071 | |
Centene Corp. (a) (b) | | | 1,416 | | | | 142,846 | |
Cigna Corp. (a) | | | 1,970 | | | | 400,087 | |
DaVita, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 1,224 | | | | 88,434 | |
Envision Healthcare Corp. (a) (b) | | | 1,006 | | | | 34,767 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 2,329 | | | | 204,579 | |
Humana, Inc. (a) | | | 1,132 | | | | 280,815 | |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 1,184 | | | | 115,914 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a) (b) | | | 802 | | | | 127,927 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (a) | | | 1,080 | | | | 106,369 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (a) | | | 7,789 | | | | 1,717,163 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B (a) | | | 680 | | | | 77,078 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,228,425 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products & Wares — 0.4% | |
Avery Dennison Corp. (a) | | | 729 | | | | 83,733 | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (a) | | | 1,910 | | | | 95,825 | |
The Clorox Co. (a) | | | 1,034 | | | | 153,797 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. (a) | | | 2,840 | | | | 342,674 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 676,029 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Pharmaceuticals — 5.7% | | | | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. (a) | | | 12,729 | | | $ | 1,231,022 | |
Allergan PLC (a) | | | 2,704 | | | | 442,320 | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. (a) | | | 1,303 | | | | 119,641 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (a) | | | 13,034 | | | | 798,723 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. (a) | | | 2,527 | | | | 154,829 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. (a) | | | 7,860 | | | | 663,856 | |
Express Scripts Holding Co. (a) (b) | | | 4,481 | | | | 334,462 | |
Johnson & Johnson (a) | | | 21,544 | | | | 3,010,128 | |
McKesson Corp. (a) | | | 1,639 | | | | 255,602 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. (a) | | | 21,828 | | | | 1,228,262 | |
Mylan NV (a) (b) | | | 4,392 | | | | 185,826 | |
Perrigo Co. PLC (a) | | | 1,077 | | | | 93,871 | |
Pfizer, Inc. (a) | | | 47,712 | | | | 1,728,129 | |
Zoetis, Inc. (a) | | | 3,827 | | | | 275,697 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,522,368 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 39,868,527 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Holding Company – Diversified — 0.0% | |
Leucadia National Corp. (a) | | | 2,549 | | | | 67,523 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 6.0% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 4.9% | | | | | | | | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (a) | | | 4,479 | | | | 240,254 | |
Andeavor (a) | | | 1,150 | | | | 131,491 | |
Apache Corp. (a) | | | 3,092 | | | | 130,544 | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. (a) | | | 3,885 | | | | 111,111 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a) (b) | | | 7,048 | | | | 27,910 | |
Chevron Corp. (a) | | | 15,179 | | | | 1,900,259 | |
Cimarex Energy Co. (a) | | | 769 | | | | 93,826 | |
Concho Resources, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 1,230 | | | | 184,771 | |
ConocoPhillips (a) | | | 9,421 | | | | 517,119 | |
Devon Energy Corp. (a) | | | 4,253 | | | | 176,074 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. (a) | | | 4,513 | | | | 486,998 | |
EQT Corp. (a) | | | 1,897 | | | | 107,977 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. (a) | | | 33,928 | | | | 2,837,738 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (a) | | | 913 | | | | 59,016 | |
Hess Corp. (a) | | | 2,120 | | | | 100,636 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. (a) | | | 6,864 | | | | 116,208 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (a) | | | 3,815 | | | | 251,714 | |
Newfield Exploration Co. (a) (b) | | | 1,681 | | | | 53,002 | |
Noble Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 4,058 | | | | 118,250 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. (a) | | | 6,172 | | | | 454,630 | |
Phillips 66 (a) | | | 3,450 | | | | 348,967 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (a) | | | 1,394 | | | | 240,953 | |
Range Resources Corp. (a) | | | 1,772 | | | | 30,230 | |
Valero Energy Corp. (a) | | | 3,550 | | | | 326,280 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,045,958 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Baker Hughes a GE Co. (a) | | | 3,407 | | | | 107,797 | |
Halliburton Co. (a) | | | 7,027 | | | | 343,410 | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (a) | | | 2,764 | | | | 99,559 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Schlumberger Ltd. (a) | | | 11,232 | | | $ | 756,925 | |
TechnipFMC PLC (a) | | | 3,472 | | | | 108,708 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,416,399 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. (a) | | | 15,498 | | | | 280,049 | |
ONEOK, Inc. (a) | | | 3,131 | | | | 167,352 | |
The Williams Cos., Inc. (a) | | | 6,791 | | | | 207,057 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 654,458 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,116,815 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 18.8% | | | | | | | | |
Banks — 7.9% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. (a) | | | 77,811 | | | | 2,296,981 | |
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (a) | | | 8,341 | | | | 449,246 | |
BB&T Corp. (a) | | | 6,165 | | | | 306,524 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. (a) | | | 3,831 | | | | 381,491 | |
Citigroup, Inc. (a) | | | 21,235 | | | | 1,580,096 | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (a) | | | 4,051 | | | | 170,061 | |
Comerica, Inc. (a) | | | 1,384 | | | | 120,145 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp (a) | | | 5,434 | | | | 164,868 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (a) | | | 2,795 | | | | 712,054 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (a) | | | 8,743 | | | | 127,298 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. (a) | | | 27,865 | | | | 2,979,883 | |
KeyCorp (a) | | | 8,796 | | | | 177,415 | |
M&T Bank Corp. (a) | | | 1,152 | | | | 196,981 | |
Morgan Stanley (a) | | | 11,086 | | | | 581,682 | |
Northern Trust Corp. (a) | | | 1,735 | | | | 173,309 | |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (a) | | | 3,890 | | | | 561,288 | |
Regions Financial Corp. (a) | | | 9,541 | | | | 164,869 | |
State Street Corp. (a) | | | 2,925 | | | | 285,509 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. (a) | | | 3,711 | | | | 239,694 | |
US Bancorp (a) | | | 12,595 | | | | 674,840 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. (a) | | | 35,554 | | | | 2,157,061 | |
Zions Bancorp (a) | | | 1,567 | | | | 79,651 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,580,946 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 3.7% | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a) | | | 443 | | | | 90,926 | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a) | | | 373 | | | | 94,548 | |
American Express Co. (a) | | | 5,707 | | | | 566,762 | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (a) | | | 1,231 | | | | 208,618 | |
BlackRock, Inc. (a) | | | 985 | | | | 506,004 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (a) | | | 888 | | | | 110,636 | |
The Charles Schwab Corp. (a) | | | 9,646 | | | | 495,515 | |
CME Group, Inc. (a) | | | 2,744 | | | | 400,761 | |
Discover Financial Services (a) | | | 2,819 | | | | 216,837 | |
E*TRADE Financial Corp. (a) (b) | | | 2,153 | | | | 106,724 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. (a) | | | 2,621 | | | | 113,568 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (a) | | | 4,609 | | | | 325,211 | |
Invesco Ltd. (a) | | | 3,209 | | | | 117,257 | |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 7,429 | | | | 1,124,453 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Nasdaq, Inc. (a) | | | 989 | | | $ | 75,985 | |
Navient Corp. (a) | | | 2,663 | | | | 35,471 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. (a) | | | 1,032 | | | | 92,158 | |
Synchrony Financial (a) | | | 5,759 | | | | 222,355 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (a) | | | 1,961 | | | | 205,768 | |
Visa, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 14,508 | | | | 1,654,202 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,763,759 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
Aflac, Inc. (a) | | | 3,305 | | | | 290,113 | |
The Allstate Corp. (a) | | | 2,774 | | | | 290,466 | |
American International Group, Inc. (a) | | | 7,062 | | | | 420,754 | |
Aon PLC (a) | | | 2,051 | | | | 274,834 | |
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. (a) | | | 1,492 | | | | 94,414 | |
Assurant, Inc. (a) | | | 459 | | | | 46,286 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a) (b) | | | 15,451 | | | | 3,062,697 | |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 849 | | | | 49,785 | |
Chubb Ltd. (a) | | | 3,756 | | | | 548,864 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. (a) | | | 1,225 | | | | 91,838 | |
Everest Re Group Ltd. (a) | | | 314 | | | | 69,476 | |
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (a) | | | 2,605 | | | | 146,609 | |
Lincoln National Corp. (a) | | | 1,825 | | | | 140,288 | |
Loews Corp. (a) | | | 1,886 | | | | 94,357 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. (a) | | | 4,128 | | | | 335,978 | |
MetLife, Inc. (a) | | | 8,616 | | | | 435,625 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. (a) | | | 2,161 | | | | 152,480 | |
The Progressive Corp. (a) | | | 4,781 | | | | 269,266 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. (a) | | | 3,434 | | | | 394,841 | |
Torchmark Corp. (a) | | | 812 | | | | 73,656 | |
The Travelers Cos., Inc. (a) | | | 2,224 | | | | 301,663 | |
Unum Group (a) | | | 1,794 | | | | 98,473 | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC (a) | | | 1,112 | | | | 167,567 | |
XL Group Ltd. (a) | | | 2,136 | | | | 75,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,925,432 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a) (b) | | | 2,406 | | | | 104,204 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.8% | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (a) | | | 801 | | | | 104,603 | |
American Tower Corp. (a) | | | 3,471 | | | | 495,208 | |
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A (a) | | | 1,362 | | | | 59,533 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (a) | | | 1,104 | | | | 196,965 | |
Boston Properties, Inc. (a) | | | 1,251 | | | | 162,667 | |
Crown Castle International Corp. (a) | | | 3,337 | | | | 370,440 | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (a) | | | 1,690 | | | | 192,491 | |
Duke Realty Corp. (a) | | | 2,766 | | | | 75,263 | |
Equinix, Inc. (a) | | | 608 | | | | 275,558 | |
Equity Residential (a) | | | 2,987 | | | | 190,481 | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. (a) | | | 538 | | | | 129,857 | |
Extra Space Storage, Inc. (a) | | | 1,011 | | | | 88,412 | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust (a) | | | 618 | | | | 82,077 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
GGP, Inc. (a) | | | 4,979 | | | $ | 116,459 | |
HCP, Inc. (a) | | | 3,863 | | | | 100,747 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (a) | | | 6,006 | | | | 119,219 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. (a) | | | 2,212 | | | | 83,459 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. (a) | | | 3,267 | | | | 59,296 | |
The Macerich Co. (a) | | | 680 | | | | 44,662 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (a) | | | 888 | | | | 89,297 | |
Prologis, Inc. (a) | | | 4,109 | | | | 265,072 | |
Public Storage (a) | | | 1,230 | | | | 257,070 | |
Realty Income Corp. (a) | | | 2,250 | | | | 128,295 | |
Regency Centers Corp. (a) | | | 1,155 | | | | 79,903 | |
SBA Communications Corp. (a) (b) | | | 957 | | | | 156,335 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. (a) | | | 2,501 | | | | 429,522 | |
SL Green Realty Corp. (a) | | | 783 | | | | 79,028 | |
UDR, Inc. (a) | | | 1,703 | | | | 65,600 | |
Ventas, Inc. (a) | | | 2,847 | | | | 170,848 | |
Vornado Realty Trust (a) | | | 1,452 | | | | 113,517 | |
Welltower, Inc. (a) | | | 3,036 | | | | 193,606 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. (a) | | | 6,205 | | | | 218,788 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,194,278 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Savings & Loans — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
People’s United Financial, Inc. (a) | | | 2,973 | | | | 55,595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 34,624,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 10.0% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Arconic, Inc. (a) | | | 3,130 | | | | 85,293 | |
The Boeing Co. (a) | | | 4,512 | | | | 1,330,634 | |
General Dynamics Corp. (a) | | | 2,192 | | | | 445,962 | |
Harris Corp. (a) | | | 952 | | | | 134,851 | |
L3 Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 618 | | | | 122,271 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. (a) | | | 1,984 | | | | 636,963 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. (a) | | | 1,403 | | | | 430,595 | |
Raytheon Co. (a) | | | 2,345 | | | | 440,508 | |
Rockwell Collins, Inc. (a) | | | 1,361 | | | | 184,579 | |
TransDigm Group, Inc. (a) | | | 394 | | | | 108,200 | |
United Technologies Corp. (a) | | | 5,903 | | | | 753,046 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,672,902 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (a) | | | 1,174 | | | | 80,349 | |
Johnson Controls International PLC (a) | | | 7,213 | | | | 274,887 | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (a) | | | 514 | | | | 113,614 | |
Masco Corp. (a) | | | 2,537 | | | | 111,476 | |
Vulcan Materials Co. (a) | | | 1,089 | | | | 139,795 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 720,121 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.3% | |
Acuity Brands, Inc. (a) | | | 370 | | | | 65,120 | |
AMETEK, Inc. (a) | | | 1,827 | | | | 132,403 | |
Emerson Electric Co. (a) | | | 5,155 | | | | 359,252 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 556,775 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Electronics — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 2,600 | | | $ | 174,122 | |
Allegion PLC (a) | | | 810 | | | | 64,444 | |
Amphenol Corp. Class A (a) | | | 2,430 | | | | 213,354 | |
Corning, Inc. (a) | | | 6,659 | | | | 213,021 | |
FLIR Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 1,108 | | | | 51,655 | |
Fortive Corp. (a) | | | 2,477 | | | | 179,211 | |
Garmin Ltd. (a) | | | 965 | | | | 57,485 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. (a) | | | 6,084 | | | | 933,042 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 189 | | | | 117,089 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. (a) | | | 920 | | | | 67,270 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. (a) | | | 2,722 | | | | 258,699 | |
Waters Corp. (a) (b) | | | 650 | | | | 125,574 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,454,966 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Engineering & Construction — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Fluor Corp. (a) | | | 1,022 | | | | 52,786 | |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a) | | | 1,015 | | | | 66,950 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 119,736 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Environmental Controls — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Republic Services, Inc. (a) | | | 1,662 | | | | 112,368 | |
Stericycle, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 712 | | | | 48,409 | |
Waste Management, Inc. (a) | | | 3,243 | | | | 279,871 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 440,648 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Snap-on, Inc. (a) | | | 442 | | | | 77,041 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (a) | | | 1,247 | | | | 211,603 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 288,644 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.4% | |
Caterpillar, Inc. (a) | | | 4,783 | | | | 753,705 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Cummins, Inc. (a) | | | 1,283 | | | | 226,629 | |
Deere & Co. (a) | | | 2,532 | | | | 396,283 | |
Flowserve Corp. (a) | | | 1,113 | | | | 46,891 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (a) | | | 1,052 | | | | 206,560 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 827 | | | | 214,193 | |
Xylem, Inc. (a) | | | 1,448 | | | | 98,754 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,189,310 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 2.1% | |
3M Co. (a) | | | 4,769 | | | | 1,122,480 | |
A.O. Smith Corp. (a) | | | 1,181 | | | | 72,372 | |
Dover Corp. (a) | | | 1,245 | | | | 125,733 | |
Eaton Corp. PLC (a) | | | 3,425 | | | | 270,609 | |
General Electric Co. (a) | | | 69,010 | | | | 1,204,224 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (a) | | | 2,500 | | | | 417,125 | |
Ingersoll-Rand PLC (a) | | | 2,030 | | | | 181,056 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. (a) | | | 1,068 | | | | 213,151 | |
Pentair PLC (a) | | | 1,307 | | | | 92,300 | |
Textron, Inc. (a) | | | 2,161 | | | | 122,291 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,821,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Ball Corp. (a) | | | 2,887 | | | $ | 109,273 | |
Packaging Corp. of America (a) | | | 787 | | | | 94,873 | |
Sealed Air Corp. (a) | | | 1,481 | | | | 73,013 | |
WestRock Co. (a) | | | 2,001 | | | | 126,483 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 403,642 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (a) | | | 990 | | | | 88,199 | |
CSX Corp. (a) | | | 7,068 | | | | 388,811 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (a) | | | 1,436 | | | | 92,895 | |
FedEx Corp. (a) | | | 1,987 | | | | 495,836 | |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (a) | | | 653 | | | | 75,082 | |
Kansas City Southern (a) | | | 910 | | | | 95,750 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. (a) | | | 2,263 | | | | 327,909 | |
Union Pacific Corp. (a) | | | 6,294 | | | | 844,025 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B (a) | | | 5,570 | | | | 663,665 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,072,172 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,493,962 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 15.1% | | | | | | | | |
Computers — 5.6% | | | | | | | | |
Accenture PLC Class A (a) | | | 5,013 | | | | 767,440 | |
Apple, Inc. (a) | | | 41,151 | | | | 6,963,984 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a) | | | 4,780 | | | | 339,476 | |
CSRA, Inc. (a) | | | 1,196 | | | | 35,784 | |
DXC Technology Co. (a) | | | 2,346 | | | | 222,635 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (a) | | | 12,514 | | | | 179,701 | |
HP, Inc. (a) | | | 13,785 | | | | 289,623 | |
International Business Machines Corp. (a) | | | 6,883 | | | | 1,055,990 | |
NetApp, Inc. (a) | | | 2,266 | | | | 125,355 | |
Seagate Technology PLC (a) | | | 2,367 | | | | 99,035 | |
Western Digital Corp. (a) | | | 2,430 | | | | 193,258 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,272,281 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Office & Business Equipment — 0.0% | |
Xerox Corp. (a) | | | 1,879 | | | | 54,773 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 6,954 | | | | 71,487 | |
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) | | | 2,998 | | | | 266,912 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) | | | 8,440 | | | | 431,453 | |
Broadcom Ltd. (a) | | | 3,230 | | | | 829,787 | |
Intel Corp. (a) | | | 37,487 | | | | 1,730,400 | |
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) | | | 1,260 | | | | 132,388 | |
Lam Research Corp. (a) | | | 1,276 | | | | 234,873 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 1,904 | | | | 167,324 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 8,990 | | | | 369,669 | |
NVIDIA Corp. (a) | | | 4,863 | | | | 940,990 | |
Qorvo, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 1,124 | | | | 74,858 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. (a) | | | 11,763 | | | | 753,067 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (a) | | | 1,505 | | | $ | 142,900 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. (a) | | | 7,995 | | | | 834,998 | |
Xilinx, Inc. (a) | | | 2,056 | | | | 138,616 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,119,722 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 5.6% | | | | | | | | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (a) | | | 5,967 | | | | 377,830 | |
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 3,986 | | | | 698,507 | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 1,357 | | | | 88,259 | |
ANSYS, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 669 | | | | 98,738 | |
Autodesk, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 1,755 | | | | 183,977 | |
CA, Inc. (a) | | | 2,689 | | | | 89,490 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 2,199 | | | | 91,962 | |
Cerner Corp. (a) (b) | | | 2,609 | | | | 175,821 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 1,063 | | | | 93,544 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 2,420 | | | | 254,245 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (a) | | | 2,598 | | | | 244,446 | |
Fiserv, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 1,618 | | | | 212,168 | |
Intuit, Inc. (a) | | | 2,004 | | | | 316,191 | |
Microsoft Corp. (a) | | | 61,848 | | | | 5,290,478 | |
Oracle Corp. (a) | | | 24,511 | | | | 1,158,880 | |
Paychex, Inc. (a) | | | 2,641 | | | | 179,799 | |
Red Hat, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 1,344 | | | | 161,414 | |
salesforce.com, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 5,534 | | | | 565,741 | |
Synopsys, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 1,209 | | | | 103,055 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,384,545 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 27,831,321 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Electric — 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
AES Corp. (a) | | | 5,869 | | | | 63,561 | |
Alliant Energy Corp. (a) | | | 1,733 | | | | 73,843 | |
Ameren Corp. (a) | | | 1,885 | | | | 111,196 | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. (a) | | | 3,961 | | | | 291,411 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 2,934 | | | | 83,208 | |
CMS Energy Corp. (a) | | | 2,412 | | | | 114,088 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. (a) | | | 2,498 | | | | 212,205 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 5,198 | | | | 421,350 | |
DTE Energy Co. (a) | | | 1,392 | | | | 152,368 | |
Duke Energy Corp. (a) | | | 5,791 | | | | 487,081 | |
Edison International (a) | | | 2,664 | | | | 168,471 | |
Entergy Corp. (a) | | | 1,411 | | | | 114,841 | |
Eversource Energy (a) | | | 2,514 | | | | 158,835 | |
Exelon Corp. (a) | | | 7,762 | | | | 305,900 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. (a) | | | 3,630 | | | | 111,151 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 3,803 | | | | 593,991 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 2,433 | | | | 69,292 | |
PG&E Corp. (a) | | | 3,904 | | | | 175,016 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (a) | | | 653 | | | | 55,623 | |
PPL Corp. (a) | | | 5,601 | | | | 173,351 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (a) | | | 4,041 | | | | 208,111 | |
SCANA Corp. (a) | | | 1,266 | | | | 50,361 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
The Southern Co. (a) | | | 8,117 | | | $ | 390,347 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. (a) | | | 2,453 | | | | 162,953 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 4,092 | | | | 196,866 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,945,420 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
NiSource, Inc. (a) | | | 2,737 | | | | 70,259 | |
Sempra Energy (a) | | | 2,056 | | | | 219,827 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 290,086 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Water — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
American Water Works Co., Inc. (a) | | | 1,417 | | | | 129,642 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,365,148 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $129,962,595) | | | | | | | 182,940,399 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $129,962,595) | | | | | | | 182,940,399 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
BONDS & NOTES — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
CORPORATE DEBT — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Forest Products & Paper — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Sino Forest Corp. (c) (d) 5.000% 8/01/49 | | $ | 359,000 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $0) | | | | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $0) | | | | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.1% (Cost $817,165) | | | | | | | 290,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $130,779,760) | | | | | | | 183,231,124 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.5% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/29/17, 0.540%, due 1/02/18 (e) | | $ | 4,573,145 | | | $ | 4,573,145 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $4,573,145) | | | | | | | 4,573,145 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.8% (Cost $135,352,905) (f) | | | | | | | 187,804,269 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (1.8)% | | | | | | | (3,368,944 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 184,435,325 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages | are stated as a percent of net assets. |
(a) | All or a portion of these securities are pledged/held as collateral for written options. (Note 2). |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs. |
(d) | This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $0 or 0.00% of net assets. |
(e) | Maturity value of $4,573,419. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 2/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $4,667,345. |
(f) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
(#) The Fund had the following open Purchased Options contracts at December 31, 2017:
Purchased Options
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Units | | | Notional Amount | | | Expiration Date | | | Description | | Premiums Purchased | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Put | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 114 | | | | USD | | | | 27,075,000 | | | | 1/19/18 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,375 | | $ | 118,845 | | | $ | 17,100 | | | $ | (101,745 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 81 | | | | USD | | | | 19,440,000 | | | | 1/19/18 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,400 | | | 86,873 | | | | 13,365 | | | | (73,508 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 67 | | | | USD | | | | 15,577,500 | | | | 2/16/18 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,325 | | | 78,223 | | | | 20,100 | | | | (58,123 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 78 | | | | USD | | | | 18,330,000 | | | | 2/16/18 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,350 | | | 128,895 | | | | 22,230 | | | | (106,665 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 97 | | | | USD | | | | 23,037,500 | | | | 2/16/18 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,375 | | | 113,248 | | | | 33,465 | | | | (79,783 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 79 | | | | USD | | | | 18,960,000 | | | | 2/16/18 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,400 | | | 83,937 | | | | 32,390 | | | | (51,547 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 85 | | | | USD | | | | 20,400,000 | | | | 3/16/18 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,400 | | | 107,312 | | | | 73,100 | | | | (34,212 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 81 | | | | USD | | | | 19,642,500 | | | | 3/16/18 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,425 | | | 99,832 | | | | 78,975 | | | | (20,857 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 817,165 | | | $ | 290,725 | | | $ | (526,440 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Managed Volatility Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
The Fund had the following open Written Options contracts at December 31, 2017:
Written Options
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Units | | | Notional Amount | | | Expiration Date | | | Description | | Premiums Received | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Call | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 76 | | | | USD | | | | 20,140,000 | | | | 1/05/18 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,650 | | $ | 159,410 | | | $ | 197,220 | | | $ | (37,810 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 77 | | | | USD | | | | 20,020,000 | | | | 1/19/18 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,600 | | | 237,507 | | | | 616,770 | | | | (379,263 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 75 | | | | USD | | | | 19,875,000 | | | | 1/19/18 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,650 | | | 329,813 | | | | 262,500 | | | | 67,313 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 76 | | | | USD | | | | 20,520,000 | | | | 1/26/18 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,700 | | | 113,810 | | | | 67,640 | | | | 46,170 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 77 | | | | USD | | | | 20,020,000 | | | | 2/16/18 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,600 | | | 415,607 | | | | 751,135 | | | | (335,528 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 80 | | | | USD | | | | 21,000,000 | | | | 2/16/18 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,625 | | | 439,800 | | | | 617,600 | | | | (177,800 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 71 | | | | USD | | | | 18,815,000 | | | | 2/16/18 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,650 | | | 326,422 | | | | 332,635 | | | | (6,213 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 72 | | | | USD | | | | 19,260,000 | | | | 2/16/18 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,675 | | | 259,020 | | | | 259,128 | | | | (108 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 78 | | | | USD | | | | 21,060,000 | | | | 3/16/18 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,700 | | | 350,805 | | | | 228,150 | | | | 122,655 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,632,194 | | | $ | 3,332,778 | | | $ | (700,584 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Currency Legend
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Mid Cap Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 95.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
COMMON STOCK — 94.9% | | | | | | | | |
Basic Materials — 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 32,000 | | | $ | 5,250,560 | |
Ashland Global Holdings, Inc. | | | 25,000 | | | | 1,780,000 | |
RPM International, Inc. | | | 64,000 | | | | 3,354,880 | |
Valvoline, Inc. | | | 175,000 | | | | 4,385,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,770,940 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Franco-Nevada Corp. | | | 32,000 | | | | 2,558,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,329,340 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
Internet — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
Dropbox, Inc. Class B (a) (b) (c) | | | 9,011 | | | | 119,126 | |
Expedia, Inc. | | | 20,000 | | | | 2,395,400 | |
IAC/InterActiveCorp (b) | | | 32,000 | | | | 3,912,960 | |
Match Group, Inc. (b) (d) | | | 39,000 | | | | 1,221,090 | |
Shopify, Inc. Class A (b) | | | 9,000 | | | | 909,000 | |
Symantec Corp. | | | 95,000 | | | | 2,665,700 | |
TripAdvisor, Inc. (b) (d) | | | 36,000 | | | | 1,240,560 | |
VeriSign, Inc. (b) (d) | | | 24,000 | | | | 2,746,560 | |
Zillow Group, Inc. Class A (b) | | | 8,000 | | | | 325,920 | |
Zillow Group, Inc. Class C (b) (d) | | | 8,000 | | | | 327,360 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,863,676 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Maxar Technologies Ltd. | | | 12,793 | | | | 822,846 | |
Maxar Technologies Ltd. | | | 32,000 | | | | 2,060,016 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,882,862 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,746,538 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 15.4% | | | | | | | | |
Airlines — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (b) | | | 40,000 | | | | 2,696,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Ferrari NV | | | 16,000 | | | | 1,677,440 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (b) | | | 95,000 | | | | 3,802,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 14,000 | | | | 2,974,580 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Services — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Aramark | | | 77,000 | | | | 3,290,980 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Time — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (b) | | | 135,000 | | | | 7,188,750 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | | 16,000 | | | | 1,908,480 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,097,230 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Lodging — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | | | 51,000 | | | $ | 6,922,230 | |
MGM Resorts International | | | 114,000 | | | | 3,806,460 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,728,690 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 8.1% | | | | | | | | |
Burlington Stores, Inc. (b) | | | 24,000 | | | | 2,952,720 | |
CarMax, Inc. (b) | | | 52,000 | | | | 3,334,760 | |
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (d) | | | 25,000 | | | | 2,798,500 | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 87,000 | | | | 8,091,870 | |
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. | | | 42,000 | | | | 2,707,740 | |
L Brands, Inc. | | | 20,000 | | | | 1,204,400 | |
The Michaels Cos., Inc. (b) | | | 79,000 | | | | 1,911,010 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (b) | | | 16,000 | | | | 3,848,640 | |
PVH Corp. | | | 14,000 | | | | 1,920,940 | |
Tapestry, Inc. | | | 182,000 | | | | 8,049,860 | |
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (b) | | | 8,000 | | | | 1,789,280 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 38,609,720 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 72,877,490 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 27.1% | | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) | | | 28,000 | | | | 3,557,400 | |
Bioverativ, Inc. (b) | | | 20,000 | | | | 1,078,400 | |
Illumina, Inc. (b) | | | 12,000 | | | | 2,621,880 | |
Incyte Corp. (b) | | | 17,456 | | | | 1,653,258 | |
Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (b) | | | 150 | | | | 24,706 | |
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (b) | | | 20,000 | | | | 1,070,000 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) | | | 12,000 | | | | 1,798,320 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,803,964 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 9.2% | | | | | | | | |
CoreLogic, Inc. (b) | | | 80,000 | | | | 3,696,800 | |
CoStar Group, Inc. (b) | | | 8,200 | | | | 2,434,990 | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 24,000 | | | | 2,830,080 | |
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (b) | | | 16,000 | | | | 3,078,880 | |
Gartner, Inc. (b) | | | 16,000 | | | | 1,970,400 | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 51,000 | | | | 5,112,240 | |
IHS Markit Ltd. (b) | | | 71,000 | | | | 3,205,650 | |
KAR Auction Services, Inc. | | | 64,000 | | | | 3,232,640 | |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,967 | | | | 1,405,592 | |
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. (b) | | | 39,472 | | | | 2,023,730 | |
TransUnion (b) | | | 66,000 | | | | 3,627,360 | |
Vantiv, Inc. Class A (b) (d) | | | 79,000 | | | | 5,810,450 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. (b) | | | 49,000 | | | | 4,704,000 | |
WeWork Companies, Inc. Class A (a) (b) (c) | | | 8,764 | | | | 401,829 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 43,534,641 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 55,000 | | | | 2,071,850 | |
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (b) | | | 95,000 | | | | 2,313,250 | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (b) | | | 56,000 | | | | 2,769,760 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,154,860 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Mid Cap Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Health Care – Products — 8.6% | | | | | | | | |
Bruker Corp. | | | 154,500 | | | $ | 5,302,440 | |
The Cooper Cos., Inc. | | | 32,000 | | | | 6,972,160 | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | | 43,000 | | | | 2,830,690 | |
Henry Schein, Inc. (b) | | | 40,000 | | | | 2,795,200 | |
Hologic, Inc. (b) | | | 190,000 | | | | 8,122,500 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (b) | | | 5,000 | | | | 781,900 | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (b) | | | 3,000 | | | | 1,094,820 | |
Teleflex, Inc. | | | 44,000 | | | | 10,948,080 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 23,000 | | | | 2,269,410 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 41,117,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (b) (d) | | | 44,000 | | | | 1,435,720 | |
Envision Healthcare Corp. (b) | | | 111,000 | | | | 3,836,160 | |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (b) | | | 28,000 | | | | 2,741,200 | |
MEDNAX, Inc. (b) | | | 63,000 | | | | 3,366,720 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,379,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Alkermes PLC (b) | | | 87,000 | | | | 4,761,510 | |
Catalent, Inc. (b) | | | 95,000 | | | | 3,902,600 | |
DexCom, Inc. (b) (d) | | | 28,000 | | | | 1,606,920 | |
TESARO, Inc. (b) (d) | | | 6,000 | | | | 497,220 | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 40,000 | | | | 2,881,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,649,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 128,640,315 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
ARC Resources Ltd. (d) | | | 79,000 | | | | 927,009 | |
Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (b) (c) | | | 36,204 | | | | 716,839 | |
Centennial Resource Development, Inc. Class A (b) (d) | | | 36,796 | | | | 728,561 | |
Concho Resources, Inc. (b) | | | 24,000 | | | | 3,605,280 | |
Venture Global LNG (a) (b) (c) | | | 127 | | | | 478,917 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,456,606 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 8.2% | | | | | | | | |
Banks — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 79,000 | | | | 2,396,860 | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 25,000 | | | | 1,404,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,800,860 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 4.5% | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 48,000 | | | | 5,980,320 | |
FNF Group | | | 174,000 | | | | 6,827,760 | |
SLM Corp. (b) | | | 151,000 | | | | 1,706,300 | |
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | | | 131,000 | | | | 6,698,030 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,212,410 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
The Progressive Corp. | | | 119,000 | | | | 6,702,080 | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 48,000 | | | | 7,233,120 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,935,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 38,948,470 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Industrial — 20.7% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Harris Corp. | | | 48,000 | | | $ | 6,799,200 | |
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | | | 8,000 | | | | 1,084,960 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,884,160 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 12,000 | | | | 2,652,480 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.4% | |
Acuity Brands, Inc. (d) | | | 12,000 | | | | 2,112,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 7.1% | | | | | | | | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 111,000 | | | | 7,433,670 | |
Allegion PLC | | | 48,000 | | | | 3,818,880 | |
Coherent, Inc. (b) | | | 7,000 | | | | 1,975,540 | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 16,000 | | | | 511,840 | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 59,000 | | | | 4,268,650 | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (b) | | | 158,000 | | | | 6,572,800 | |
National Instruments Corp. | | | 32,000 | | | | 1,332,160 | |
Sensata Technologies Holding NV (b) | | | 149,000 | | | | 7,615,390 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 33,528,930 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Environmental Controls — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 72,000 | | | | 5,107,680 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.3% | |
BWX Technologies, Inc. | | | 26,423 | | | | 1,598,327 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. (b) | | | 54,000 | | | | 1,832,220 | |
IDEX Corp. | | | 58,260 | | | | 7,688,572 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 32,000 | | | | 8,288,000 | |
Xylem, Inc. | | | 60,000 | | | | 4,092,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,900,792 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 2.9% | |
Colfax Corp. (b) | | | 74,719 | | | | 2,960,367 | |
Textron, Inc. | | | 188,000 | | | | 10,638,920 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,599,287 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Ardagh Group SA | | | 9,000 | | | | 189,900 | |
Ball Corp. | | | 143,000 | | | | 5,412,550 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,602,450 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 11,000 | | | | 1,264,780 | |
Kansas City Southern | | | 28,000 | | | | 2,946,160 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,210,940 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 98,197,046 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 14.4% | | | | | | | | |
Computers — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
CSRA, Inc. | | | 99,000 | | | | 2,962,080 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | 12,000 | | | | 1,260,840 | |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | | | 170,000 | | | | 3,649,900 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 95,000 | | | $ | 8,348,600 | |
Microsemi Corp. (b) | | | 28,000 | | | | 1,446,200 | |
Xilinx, Inc. | | | 71,000 | | | | 4,786,820 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,492,360 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 9.7% | | | | | | | | |
athenahealth, Inc. (b) | | | 7,000 | | | | 931,280 | |
Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A (b) | | | 58,000 | | | | 2,640,160 | |
Black Knight, Inc. (b) | | | 71,000 | | | | 3,134,650 | |
CDK Global, Inc. | | | 37,000 | | | | 2,637,360 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (b) | | | 30,000 | | | | 3,151,800 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 28,000 | | | | 2,634,520 | |
Fiserv, Inc. (b) | | | 63,000 | | | | 8,261,190 | |
Guidewire Software, Inc. (b) | | | 20,000 | | | | 1,485,200 | |
MSCI, Inc. | | | 16,000 | | | | 2,024,640 | |
Red Hat, Inc. (b) | | | 47,000 | | | | 5,644,700 | |
ServiceNow, Inc. (b) | | | 8,000 | | | | 1,043,120 | |
Splunk, Inc. (b) | | | 35,000 | | | | 2,899,400 | |
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc | | | 63,000 | | | | 2,550,240 | |
Tableau Software, Inc. Class A (b) | | | 29,000 | | | | 2,006,800 | |
Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (b) | | | 20,000 | | | | 1,105,600 | |
Workday, Inc. Class A (b) | | | 37,000 | | | | 3,764,380 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 45,915,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 68,369,480 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $306,622,761) | | | | | | | 449,565,285 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Communications — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Internet — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Dropbox, Inc. Series A 1, Convertible (a) (b) (c) | | | 54,965 | | | | 726,637 | |
Dropbox, Inc. Series A, Convertible (a) (b) (c) | | | 11,190 | | | | 147,932 | |
Roofoods Ltd. Series F (a) (b) (c) | | | 1,915 | | | | 677,088 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,551,657 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
WeWork Companies, Inc. Series D 1 (a) (b) (c) | | | 22,197 | | | | 1,017,732 | |
WeWork Companies, Inc. Series D 2 (a) (b) (c) | | | 17,440 | | | | 799,624 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,817,356 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $1,935,733) | | | | | | | 3,369,013 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $308,558,494) | | | | | | | 452,934,298 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 5.8% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 5.8% | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (e) | | | 18,846,121 | | | $ | 18,846,121 | |
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund | | | 8,551,094 | | | | 8,551,094 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 27,397,215 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $27,397,215) | | | | | | | 27,397,215 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $335,955,709) | | | | | | | 480,331,513 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.6% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/29/17, 0.540%, due 1/02/18 (f) | | $ | 12,502,566 | | | | 12,502,566 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Time Deposit — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Euro Time Deposit 0.120% 1/02/18 | | | 15,350 | | | | 15,350 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $12,517,916) | | | | | | | 12,517,916 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 104.0% (Cost $348,473,625) (g) | | | | | | | 492,849,429 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (4.0)% | | | | | | | (19,037,761 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 473,811,668 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $5,085,724 or 1.07% of net assets. |
(d) | Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2017, was $18,406,489 or 3.88% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers. (Note 2). |
(e) | Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2). |
(f) | Maturity value of $12,503,316. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 2/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $12,754,995. |
(g) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 95.2% | |
|
COMMON STOCK — 95.2% | |
Communications — 0.2% | |
Telecommunications — 0.2% | |
CenturyLink, Inc. | | | 67,237 | | | $ | 1,121,513 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 5.4% | |
Auto Manufacturers — 1.5% | |
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR | | | 144,533 | | | | 4,925,684 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 30,774 | | | | 2,187,416 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,113,100 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.2% | |
Aptiv PLC | | | 14,418 | | | | 1,223,079 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Builders — 0.7% | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 110,036 | | | | 3,658,697 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 3.0% | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 53,645 | | | | 5,347,870 | |
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Class A | | | 54,140 | | | | 5,233,173 | |
Target Corp. | | | 59,733 | | | | 3,897,578 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,478,621 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,473,497 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 20.4% | |
Beverages — 0.9% | |
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | | | 46,515 | | | | 4,514,746 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 9.6% | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 236,932 | | | | 8,925,229 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 128,710 | | | | 7,631,216 | |
The J.M. Smucker Co. | | | 34,122 | | | | 4,239,317 | |
Kellogg Co. | | | 93,178 | | | | 6,334,241 | |
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A | | | 182,475 | | | | 7,809,930 | |
Orkla ASA | | | 484,663 | | | | 5,137,878 | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 112,769 | | | | 6,848,461 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 46,926,272 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 3.7% | |
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) | | | 34,569 | | | | 2,415,682 | |
STERIS PLC | | | 42,789 | | | | 3,742,754 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 99,790 | | | | 12,041,659 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,200,095 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 3.0% | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (a) | | | 59,388 | | | | 5,216,642 | |
LifePoint Health, Inc. (a) | | | 111,461 | | | | 5,550,758 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 40,847 | | | | 4,023,021 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,790,421 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 3.2% | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 103,473 | | | | 6,339,791 | |
Express Scripts Holding Co. (a) | | | 62,769 | | | | 4,685,078 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 27,448 | | | $ | 4,280,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,305,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 99,736,918 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 13.7% | |
Oil & Gas — 9.9% | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 93,866 | | | | 5,034,972 | |
Cimarex Energy Co. | | | 22,670 | | | | 2,765,967 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 110,934 | | | | 4,592,667 | |
EQT Corp. | | | 113,863 | | | | 6,481,082 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 55,231 | | | | 3,570,132 | |
Imperial Oil Ltd. | | | 260,829 | | | | 8,140,272 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 61,717 | | | | 4,072,088 | |
Noble Energy, Inc. | | | 227,035 | | | | 6,615,800 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 95,016 | | | | 6,998,878 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 48,271,858 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 3.3% | |
Baker Hughes a GE Co. | | | 200,134 | | | | 6,332,240 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 63,327 | | | | 3,094,791 | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | 179,709 | | | | 6,473,118 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,900,149 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 0.5% | |
Spectra Energy Partners LP (b) | | | 67,734 | | | | 2,678,202 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 66,850,209 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 25.8% | |
Banks — 10.4% | |
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | | 43,146 | | | | 3,697,612 | |
BB&T Corp. | | | 167,906 | | | | 8,348,286 | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 15,577 | | | | 1,352,239 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 78,475 | | | | 4,382,044 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 36,548 | | | | 6,249,343 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 125,842 | | | | 12,570,357 | |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 23,755 | | | | 3,427,609 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | 63,888 | | | | 4,126,526 | |
UMB Financial Corp. | | | 22,780 | | | | 1,638,338 | |
Westamerica Bancorp. | | | 82,203 | | | | 4,895,189 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 50,687,543 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 3.7% | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 39,881 | | | | 6,758,633 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 244,914 | | | | 8,949,158 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 24,301 | | | | 2,549,904 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,257,695 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 5.5% | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 33,530 | | | | 2,943,263 | |
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | | | 50,884 | | | | 3,219,939 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 45,180 | | | | 2,324,963 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 50,522 | | | | 7,382,780 | |
ProAssurance Corp. | | | 36,284 | | | | 2,073,631 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 23,291 | | | $ | 3,631,766 | |
Torchmark Corp. | | | 18,742 | | | | 1,700,087 | |
The Travelers Cos., Inc. | | | 10,003 | | | | 1,356,807 | |
Unum Group | | | 36,928 | | | | 2,026,978 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,660,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 5.4% | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 31,938 | | | | 4,556,594 | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 21,863 | | | | 2,842,846 | |
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Class A | | | 78,374 | | | | 1,609,018 | |
MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A | | | 105,905 | | | | 3,087,131 | |
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A | | | 182,967 | | | | 3,587,983 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 305,328 | | | | 10,765,865 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,449,437 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Savings & Loans — 0.8% | |
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. | | | 292,932 | | | | 3,928,218 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 125,983,107 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 19.0% | |
Building Materials — 2.6% | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 329,814 | | | | 12,569,212 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment — 3.0% | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 99,638 | | | | 6,943,772 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | | 56,498 | | | | 7,646,439 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,590,211 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 2.4% | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 140,254 | | | | 5,834,566 | |
Koninklijke Philips NV | | | 22,820 | | | | 863,313 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 51,185 | | | | 4,864,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,562,501 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Environmental Controls — 0.8% | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 53,924 | | | | 3,645,802 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 0.7% | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 20,167 | | | | 3,562,299 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 3.3% | |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 59,284 | | | | 4,684,029 | |
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | | | 51,169 | | | | 4,563,763 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 7,041 | | | | 1,405,243 | |
Textron, Inc. | | | 98,216 | | | | 5,558,043 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,211,078 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 4.7% | |
Bemis Co., Inc. | | | 70,847 | | | | 3,385,778 | |
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | 408,568 | | | | 6,312,376 | |
Sonoco Products Co. | | | 91,311 | | | | 4,852,266 | |
WestRock Co. | | | 135,919 | | | | 8,591,440 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23,141,860 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Transportation — 1.5% | |
Heartland Express, Inc. | | | 208,507 | | | $ | 4,866,553 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 18,416 | | | | 2,668,479 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,535,032 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 92,817,995 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 4.2% | |
Semiconductors — 4.2% | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 107,925 | | | | 5,517,126 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 17,142 | | | | 3,155,328 | |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | | | 130,600 | | | | 6,827,768 | |
Teradyne, Inc. | | | 114,334 | | | | 4,787,165 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,287,387 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 6.5% | |
Electric — 5.1% | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 40,553 | | | | 2,392,221 | |
Edison International | | | 56,562 | | | | 3,576,981 | |
Eversource Energy | | | 35,217 | | | | 2,225,010 | |
NorthWestern Corp. | | | 81,358 | | | | 4,857,073 | |
PG&E Corp. | | | 29,363 | | | | 1,316,343 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 41,807 | | | | 3,561,120 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 148,398 | | | | 7,139,428 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,068,176 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 1.4% | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 34,073 | | | | 2,926,530 | |
Spire, Inc. | | | 48,181 | | | | 3,620,802 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,547,332 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 31,615,508 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $399,853,903) | | | | | | | 464,886,134 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $399,853,903) | | | | | | | 464,886,134 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
MUTUAL FUNDS — 2.0% | |
Diversified Financial Services — 2.0% | | | | | |
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF | | | 107,082 | | | | 9,546,360 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $9,112,406) | | | | | | | 9,546,360 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $408,966,309) | | | | | | | 474,432,494 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.7% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 2.7% | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/29/17, 0.540%, due 1/02/18 (c) | | $ | 13,347,640 | | | $ | 13,347,640 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $13,347,640) | | | | | | | 13,347,640 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9% (Cost $422,313,949) (d) | | | | | | | 487,780,134 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.1% | | | | | | | 544,703 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 488,324,837 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security is a Master Limited Partnership. |
(c) | Maturity value of $13,348,440. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 2/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $13,619,126. |
(d) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The Fund had the following open Forward contracts at December 31, 2017:
Forward Contracts
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | In Exchange for | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Contracts to Deliver | |
JPY | | | 331,724,629 | | | Credit Suisse International | | 3/30/18 | | $ | 2,963,679 | | | $ | 6,586 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NOK | | | 35,455,640 | | | JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. | | 3/28/18 | | | 4,242,323 | | | | (86,094 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CAD | | | 8,546,671 | | | Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | | 3/29/18 | | | 6,651,200 | | | | (155,707 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
EUR | | | 630,887 | | | UBS AG | | 3/29/18 | | | 747,387 | | | | (13,519 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 14,604,589 | | | $ | (248,734 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Currency Legend
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 98.0% | |
|
COMMON STOCK — 97.7% | |
Basic Materials — 4.7% | |
Chemicals — 3.6% | |
Ferro Corp. (a) | | | 107,033 | | | $ | 2,524,909 | |
Ingevity Corp. (a) | | | 8,205 | | | | 578,205 | |
Methanex Corp. | | | 24,410 | | | | 1,478,026 | |
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | | 13,479 | | | | 928,029 | |
Orion Engineered Carbons SA | | | 43,439 | | | | 1,112,038 | |
PolyOne Corp. | | | 23,765 | | | | 1,033,778 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,654,985 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Iron & Steel — 1.1% | |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | | | 47,161 | | | | 2,404,739 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,059,724 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 6.6% | |
Internet — 4.3% | |
DraftKings, Inc. (b) (c) | | | 78,904 | | | | 112,044 | |
Dropbox, Inc. Class B (b) (c) | | | 6,694 | | | | 88,495 | |
GoDaddy, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 28,500 | | | | 1,432,980 | |
GrubHub, Inc. (a) (d) | | | 8,262 | | | | 593,212 | |
Mimecast Ltd. (a) | | | 50,872 | | | | 1,458,500 | |
Okta, Inc. (a) | | | 29,103 | | | | 745,328 | |
Proofpoint, Inc. (a) | | | 7,074 | | | | 628,242 | |
Quotient Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 43,602 | | | | 512,323 | |
The Trade Desk, Inc. Class A (a) (d) | | | 17,538 | | | | 802,013 | |
Veracode, Inc. (Escrow Shares) (a) (b) (c) | | | 10,688 | | | | 42,966 | |
Wayfair, Inc. Class A (a) (d) | | | 13,750 | | | | 1,103,712 | |
Zendesk, Inc. (a) | | | 28,904 | | | | 978,111 | |
Zillow Group, Inc. Class C (a) (d) | | | 18,877 | | | | 772,447 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,270,373 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
The New York Times Co. Class A | | | 65,046 | | | | 1,203,351 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Acacia Communications, Inc. (a) (d) | | | 16,836 | | | | 609,968 | |
Ciena Corp. (a) | | | 47,808 | | | | 1,000,621 | |
Oclaro, Inc. (a) (d) | | | 77,470 | | | | 522,148 | |
Vonage Holdings Corp. (a) | | | 156,671 | | | | 1,593,344 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,726,081 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,199,805 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 16.8% | | | | | | | | |
Airlines — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
JetBlue Airways Corp. (a) | | | 73,044 | | | | 1,631,803 | |
Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a) (d) | | | 14,262 | | | | 639,651 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,271,454 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Apparel — 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
Carter’s, Inc. | | | 15,594 | | | | 1,832,139 | |
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a) | | | 14,854 | | | | 1,192,034 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Oxford Industries, Inc. | | | 15,149 | | | $ | 1,139,053 | |
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A (a) | | | 36,067 | | | | 1,364,775 | |
Under Armour, Inc. Class C (a) (d) | | | 38,947 | | | | 518,774 | |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | | | 33,903 | | | | 1,080,828 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,127,603 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Wabash National Corp. (d) | | | 37,081 | | | | 804,658 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (d) | | | 16,640 | | | | 588,224 | |
Tenneco, Inc. | | | 18,088 | | | | 1,058,871 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,647,095 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a) | | | 25,434 | | | | 1,621,672 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | | | 33,469 | | | | 1,165,391 | |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | | | 10,467 | | | | 1,415,243 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,580,634 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Builders — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
TRI Pointe Group, Inc. (a) | | | 125,486 | | | | 2,248,709 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Time — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Acushnet Holdings Corp. (d) | | | 53,895 | | | | 1,136,107 | |
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 92,879 | | | | 909,285 | |
Nautilus, Inc. (a) | | | 39,986 | | | | 533,813 | |
Planet Fitness, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 72,185 | | | | 2,499,767 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,078,972 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Lodging — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Boyd Gaming Corp. (d) | | | 41,204 | | | | 1,444,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 5.2% | | | | | | | | |
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 85,578 | | | | 2,165,123 | |
The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (d) | | | 22,799 | | | | 1,098,456 | |
Chico’s FAS, Inc. | | | 116,854 | | | | 1,030,652 | |
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (a) | | | 20,962 | | | | 1,156,473 | |
FirstCash, Inc. | | | 17,607 | | | | 1,187,592 | |
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 20,490 | | | | 997,453 | |
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | | | 30,313 | | | | 945,766 | |
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. Class A | | | 16,355 | | | | 1,115,902 | |
Papa John’s International, Inc. (d) | | | 8,700 | | | | 488,157 | |
Wingstop, Inc. (d) | | | 24,921 | | | | 971,421 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,156,995 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 35,981,992 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 20.7% | | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
Aduro Biotech, Inc. (a) (d) | | | 40,312 | | | | 302,340 | |
Bluebird Bio, Inc. (a) | | | 3,818 | | | | 679,986 | |
Blueprint Medicines Corp. (a) | | | 16,404 | | | | 1,237,026 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Dermira, Inc. (a) | | | 42,113 | | | $ | 1,171,162 | |
Exact Sciences Corp. (a) | | | 37,296 | | | | 1,959,532 | |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 9,602 | | | | 482,981 | |
Loxo Oncology, Inc. (a) (d) | | | 4,237 | | | | 356,671 | |
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 40,451 | | | | 564,291 | |
Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | | 5,195 | | | | 855,668 | |
Spark Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | | 17,228 | | | | 885,864 | |
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a) (d) | | | 5,964 | | | | 276,610 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,772,131 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
The Brink’s Co. | | | 20,174 | | | | 1,587,694 | |
Cardtronics PLC Class A (a) | | | 32,446 | | | | 600,900 | |
CoStar Group, Inc. (a) | | | 4,929 | | | | 1,463,666 | |
HealthEquity, Inc. (a) | | | 12,642 | | | | 589,876 | |
HMS Holdings Corp. (a) | | | 57,176 | | | | 969,133 | |
Nutrisystem, Inc. | | | 18,721 | | | | 984,724 | |
Paylocity Holding Corp. (a) | | | 18,092 | | | | 853,219 | |
TriNet Group, Inc. (a) | | | 30,802 | | | | 1,365,761 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,414,973 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. (a) (d) | | | 50,315 | | | | 1,649,829 | |
Performance Food Group Co. (a) | | | 87,763 | | | | 2,904,955 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,554,784 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 4.2% | | | | | | | | |
Globus Medical, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 29,514 | | | | 1,213,025 | |
Haemonetics Corp. (a) | | | 26,480 | | | | 1,537,958 | |
Inogen, Inc. (a) | | | 3,256 | | | | 387,725 | |
Insulet Corp. (a) | | | 53,074 | | | | 3,662,106 | |
MiMedx Group, Inc. (a) (d) | | | 85,706 | | | | 1,080,753 | |
OraSure Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 61,740 | | | | 1,164,416 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,045,983 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. | | | 123,791 | | | | 1,200,773 | |
LifePoint Health, Inc. (a) | | | 18,881 | | | | 940,274 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a) | | | 17,455 | | | | 1,338,449 | |
Teladoc, Inc. (a) (d) | | | 14,175 | | | | 493,999 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,973,495 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 4.5% | | | | | | | | |
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 18,886 | | | | 1,128,438 | |
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (a) (d) | | | 37,878 | | | | 545,064 | |
DexCom, Inc. (a) (d) | | | 10,686 | | | | 613,270 | |
Galapagos NV Sponsored ADR (a) | | | 8,673 | | | | 813,180 | |
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | | 13,399 | | | | 527,251 | |
Ignyta, Inc. (a) | | | 32,200 | | | | 859,740 | |
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 25,839 | | | | 387,327 | |
MyoKardia, Inc. (a) | | | 11,563 | | | | 486,802 | |
Nektar Therapeutics (a) | | | 14,962 | | | | 893,531 | |
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a) | | | 10,157 | | | | 788,082 | |
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | | 15,926 | | | | 775,278 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
PRA Health Sciences, Inc. (a) | | | 14,146 | | | $ | 1,288,276 | |
Revance Therapeutics, Inc. (a) (d) | | | 10,037 | | | | 358,823 | |
TESARO, Inc. (a) (d) | | | 3,105 | | | | 257,311 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,722,373 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 44,483,739 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Energy – Alternate Sources — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
First Solar, Inc. (a) | | | 18,510 | | | | 1,249,795 | |
Pattern Energy Group, Inc. (d) | | | 45,958 | | | | 987,638 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,237,433 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Callon Petroleum Co. (a) (d) | | | 99,818 | | | | 1,212,789 | |
Centennial Resource Development, Inc. Class A (a) (d) | | | 82,778 | | | | 1,639,004 | |
Delek US Holdings, Inc. | | | 42,496 | | | | 1,484,810 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,336,603 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,574,036 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 19.0% | | | | | | | | |
Banks — 5.2% | | | | | | | | |
Ameris Bancorp | | | 22,661 | | | | 1,092,260 | |
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 26,150 | | | | 1,328,420 | |
MB Financial, Inc. | | | 65,035 | | | | 2,895,358 | |
South State Corp. | | | 10,811 | | | | 942,179 | |
State Bank Financial Corp. | | | 38,485 | | | | 1,148,392 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a) | | | 13,492 | | | | 1,199,439 | |
Western Alliance Bancorp (a) | | | 46,169 | | | | 2,614,089 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,220,137 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 2.2% | | | | | |
Air Lease Corp. | | | 23,981 | | | | 1,153,246 | |
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 12,859 | | | | 458,423 | |
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (d) | | | 86,204 | | | | 2,074,068 | |
PRA Group, Inc. (a) (d) | | | 27,647 | | | | 917,881 | |
WageWorks, Inc. (a) | | | 3,481 | | | | 215,822 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,819,440 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | | | 26,266 | | | | 889,630 | |
eHealth, Inc. (a) | | | 38,681 | | | | 671,889 | |
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | | 22,224 | | | | 980,078 | |
James River Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 15,018 | | | | 600,870 | |
Kemper Corp. | | | 17,463 | | | | 1,203,201 | |
MGIC Investment Corp. (a) | | | 208,571 | | | | 2,942,937 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,288,605 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Private Equity — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. | | | 92,490 | | | | 1,604,702 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Five Point Holdings LLC Class A (a) | | | 45,023 | | | | 634,824 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 4.8% | | | | | |
CoreSite Realty Corp. | | | 5,368 | | | $ | 611,415 | |
Corporate Office Properties Trust | | | 24,672 | | | | 720,422 | |
LaSalle Hotel Properties | | | 55,496 | | | | 1,557,773 | |
Life Storage, Inc. | | | 13,785 | | | | 1,227,830 | |
MFA Financial, Inc. | | | 123,310 | | | | 976,615 | |
Outfront Media, Inc. | | | 40,728 | | | | 944,890 | |
Potlatch Corp. | | | 17,698 | | | | 883,130 | |
QTS Realty Trust, Inc. Class A | | | 26,708 | | | | 1,446,505 | |
Redwood Trust, Inc. | | | 62,222 | | | | 922,130 | |
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | | | 35,636 | | | | 1,039,146 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,329,856 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Savings & Loans — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Banc of California, Inc. (d) | | | 23,370 | | | | 482,591 | |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (a) | | | 27,329 | | | | 1,093,160 | |
Sterling Bancorp | | | 134,024 | | | | 3,296,990 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,872,741 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 40,770,305 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 13.9% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Kaman Corp. | | | 22,475 | | | | 1,322,429 | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 6,363 | | | | 1,152,657 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,475,086 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (a) | | | 40,705 | | | | 1,602,556 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
II-VI, Inc. (a) | | | 25,240 | | | | 1,185,018 | |
Itron, Inc. (a) | | | 7,860 | | | | 536,052 | |
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. Class A | | | 15,094 | | | | 1,146,389 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,867,459 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Engineering & Construction — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
TopBuild Corp. (a) | | | 13,589 | | | | 1,029,231 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Environmental Controls — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Clean Harbors, Inc. (a) | | | 17,726 | | | | 960,749 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Regal Beloit Corp. | | | 9,988 | | | | 765,081 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Diversified — 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | | | 28,847 | | | | 1,453,889 | |
Chart Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 28,677 | | | | 1,343,804 | |
SPX FLOW, Inc. (a) | | | 27,400 | | | | 1,302,870 | |
Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (a) | | | 19,048 | | | | 1,977,182 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,077,745 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 2.1% | | | | | |
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | | | 50,203 | | | | 1,197,342 | |
Rexnord Corp. (a) | | | 83,763 | | | | 2,179,513 | |
The Timken Co. | | | 24,522 | | | | 1,205,256 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,582,111 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.3% | | | | | |
ITT, Inc. | | | 28,485 | | | $ | 1,520,245 | |
John Bean Technologies Corp. | | | 10,640 | | | | 1,178,912 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,699,157 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | 60,307 | | | | 931,743 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Kirby Corp. (a) | | | 17,948 | | | | 1,198,927 | |
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. (d) | | | 31,081 | | | | 1,358,861 | |
Schneider National, Inc. Class B (d) | | | 42,391 | | | | 1,210,687 | |
Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | 23,800 | | | | 919,870 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,688,345 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trucking & Leasing — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
GATX Corp. (d) | | | 17,068 | | | | 1,060,947 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 29,740,210 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 12.0% | | | | | | | | |
Computers — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
EPAM Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 12,967 | | | | 1,393,045 | |
Science Applications International Corp. | | | 9,872 | | | | 755,899 | |
VeriFone Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 33,870 | | | | 599,838 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,748,782 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
Ambarella, Inc. (a) | | | 8,300 | | | | 487,625 | |
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 29,889 | | | | 857,814 | |
Cavium, Inc. (a) | | | 15,790 | | | | 1,323,676 | |
Entegris, Inc. | | | 76,361 | | | | 2,325,192 | |
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a) (d) | | | 11,048 | | | | 359,502 | |
Rambus, Inc. (a) | | | 44,000 | | | | 625,680 | |
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (a) (d) | | | 60,199 | | | | 2,051,582 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,031,071 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 7.0% | | | | | | | | |
2U, Inc. (a) (d) | | | 52,913 | | | | 3,413,418 | |
BroadSoft, Inc. (a) (d) | | | 19,667 | | | | 1,079,718 | |
Callidus Software, Inc. (a) | | | 29,588 | | | | 847,696 | |
Cloudera, Inc. (a) | | | 90,600 | | | | 1,496,712 | |
Docusign, Inc. (Escrow Shares) (a) (b) (c) | | | 2,601 | | | | - | |
Fair Isaac Corp. | | | 8,515 | | | | 1,304,498 | |
Five9, Inc. (a) | | | 28,294 | | | | 703,955 | |
Guidewire Software, Inc. (a) | | | 14,641 | | | | 1,087,241 | |
HubSpot, Inc. (a) | | | 34,101 | | | | 3,014,528 | |
ManTech International Corp. Class A | | | 21,189 | | | | 1,063,476 | |
Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 6,924 | | | | 382,759 | |
Zynga, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 173,823 | | | | 695,292 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,089,293 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,869,146 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Utilities — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Electric — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
8Point3 Energy Partners LP | | | 60,701 | | | $ | 923,262 | |
Black Hills Corp. (d) | | | 15,747 | | | | 946,552 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,869,814 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $170,623,043) | | | | | | | 209,548,771 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Communications — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Internet — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
The Honest Company, Inc. Series D (a) (b) (c) | | | 4,027 | | | | 142,435 | |
Zuora, Inc. Series F, Convertible (a) (b) (c) | | | 69,937 | | | | 372,764 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 515,199 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Software — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
MarkLogic Corp. Series F (a) (b) (c) | | | 22,966 | | | | 225,067 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $716,699) | | | | | | | 740,266 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $171,339,742) | | | | | | | 210,289,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 15.3% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 15.3% | | | | | |
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund | | | 6,546 | | | | 998,003 | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (e) | | | 31,758,905 | | | | 31,758,905 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $32,759,250) | | | | | | | 32,756,908 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $204,098,992) | | | | | | | 243,045,945 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.5% | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/29/17, 0.540%, due 1/02/18 (f) | | $ | 3,259,445 | | | | 3,259,445 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Time Deposit — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Euro Time Deposit 0.120% 1/02/18 | | $ | 7,373 | | | $ | 7,373 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $3,266,818) | | | | | | | 3,266,818 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 114.8% (Cost $207,365,810) (g) | | | | | | | 246,312,763 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (14.8)% | | | | | | | (31,784,760 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 214,528,003 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs. |
(c) | This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $983,771 or 0.46% of net assets. |
(d) | Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2017, was $31,000,863 or 14.45% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers. (Note 2). |
(e) | Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2). |
(f) | Maturity value of $3,259,641. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 2/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $3,332,339. |
(g) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Small Company Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 98.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
COMMON STOCK — 98.3% | | | | | | | | |
Basic Materials — 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
American Vanguard Corp. | | | 21,600 | | | $ | 424,440 | |
Innospec, Inc. | | | 4,683 | | | | 330,620 | |
KMG Chemicals, Inc. | | | 15,784 | | | | 1,043,007 | |
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | | 9,300 | | | | 640,305 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,438,372 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Forest Products & Paper — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Clearwater Paper Corp. (a) | | | 16,300 | | | | 740,020 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Iron & Steel — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | | | 17,100 | | | | 871,929 | |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 5,300 | | | | 454,687 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,326,616 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Constellium NV Class A (a) | | | 25,500 | | | | 284,325 | |
New Gold, Inc. (a) | | | 69,800 | | | | 229,642 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 513,967 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,018,975 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Internet — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Cargurus, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 1,362 | | | | 40,833 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Cable One, Inc. | | | 980 | | | | 689,283 | |
Scholastic Corp. | | | 8,200 | | | | 328,902 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,018,185 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
GTT Communications, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 6,800 | | | | 319,260 | |
Harmonic, Inc. (a) | | | 124,380 | | | | 522,396 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 841,656 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,900,674 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 9.1% | | | | | | | | |
Apparel — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Crocs, Inc. (a) | | | 21,200 | | | | 267,968 | |
Steven Madden Ltd. (a) | | | 16,100 | | | | 751,870 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,019,838 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Blue Bird Corp. (a) | | | 16,400 | | | | 326,360 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Dorman Products, Inc. (a) | | | 11,400 | | | | 696,996 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distribution & Wholesale — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a) | | | 15,900 | | | | 1,013,784 | |
Pool Corp. | | | 7,200 | | | | 933,480 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,947,264 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Home Builders — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Cavco Industries, Inc. (a) | | | 5,600 | | | $ | 854,560 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Time — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
LCI Industries | | | 8,900 | | | | 1,157,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Lodging — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
ILG, Inc. | | | 21,000 | | | | 598,080 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail — 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Express, Inc. (a) | | | 34,300 | | | | 348,145 | |
Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 25,156 | | | | 789,647 | |
Party City Holdco, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 30,255 | | | | 422,057 | |
PriceSmart, Inc. | | | 7,300 | | | | 628,530 | |
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 7,000 | | | | 394,800 | |
Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 38,233 | | | | 252,720 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,835,899 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Culp, Inc. | | | 15,200 | | | | 509,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,945,197 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 15.9% | | | | | | | | |
Agriculture — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Vector Group Ltd. (b) | | | 14,467 | | | | 323,771 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (a) | | | 3,800 | | | | 375,630 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 5.1% | | | | | | | | |
Aaron’s, Inc. | | | 25,900 | | | | 1,032,115 | |
American Public Education, Inc. (a) | | | 16,800 | | | | 420,840 | |
Capella Education Co. | | | 10,250 | | | | 793,350 | |
FTI Consulting, Inc. (a) | | | 12,600 | | | | 541,296 | |
Green Dot Corp. Class A (a) | | | 21,280 | | | | 1,282,333 | |
Matthews International Corp. Class A | | | 5,700 | | | | 300,960 | |
McGrath RentCorp | | | 14,199 | | | | 667,069 | |
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (a) | | | 29,000 | | | | 562,890 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,600,853 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
Nomad Foods Ltd. (a) | | | 73,300 | | | | 1,239,503 | |
Pinnacle Foods, Inc. | | | 8,400 | | | | 499,548 | |
Post Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 6,700 | | | | 530,841 | |
The Simply Good Foods Co. (a) | | | 21,700 | | | | 309,442 | |
SpartanNash Co. | | | 18,500 | | | | 493,580 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,072,914 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
Analogic Corp. | | | 5,300 | | | | 443,875 | |
Atrion Corp. | | | 2,050 | | | | 1,292,730 | |
Haemonetics Corp. (a) | | | 11,300 | | | | 656,304 | |
Halyard Health, Inc. (a) | | | 20,700 | | | | 955,926 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Small Company Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Quidel Corp. (a) | | | 24,500 | | | $ | 1,062,075 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | | 11,200 | | | | 1,105,104 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,516,014 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
The Ensign Group, Inc. | | | 20,700 | | | | 459,540 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a) | | | 6,000 | | | | 460,080 | |
Select Medical Holdings Corp. (a) | | | 30,600 | | | | 540,090 | |
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a) | | | 3,900 | | | | 784,329 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,244,039 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products & Wares — 0.4% | | | | | |
CSS Industries, Inc. | | | 14,000 | | | | 389,620 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,522,841 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 5.5% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
Andeavor | | | 6,521 | | | | 745,611 | |
Centennial Resource Development, Inc. Class A (a) (b) | | | 37,100 | | | | 734,580 | |
Jagged Peak Energy, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 23,900 | | | | 377,142 | |
Matador Resources Co. (a) | | | 32,600 | | | | 1,014,838 | |
Parsley Energy, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 17,800 | | | | 524,032 | |
WPX Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 57,300 | | | | 806,211 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,202,414 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Frank’s International NV (b) | | | 54,100 | | | | 359,765 | |
Keane Group, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 17,880 | | | | 339,899 | |
Oceaneering International, Inc. | | | 16,400 | | | | 346,696 | |
TETRA Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 94,500 | | | | 403,515 | |
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 15,900 | | | | 376,353 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,826,228 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,028,642 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 36.1% | | | | | | | | |
Banks — 18.7% | | | | | | | | |
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a) | | | 17,622 | | | | 310,147 | |
BankUnited, Inc. | | | 33,800 | | | | 1,376,336 | |
CoBiz Financial, Inc. | | | 40,800 | | | | 815,592 | |
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | | | 27,600 | | | | 1,198,944 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 29,826 | | | | 1,814,316 | |
First Hawaiian, Inc. | | | 13,442 | | | | 392,238 | |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | | | 25,800 | | | | 1,016,262 | |
Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 15,300 | | | | 471,240 | |
Home BancShares, Inc. | | | 77,650 | | | | 1,805,362 | |
Hope Bancorp, Inc. | | | 36,200 | | | | 660,650 | |
Howard Bancorp, Inc. (a) | | | 13,583 | | | | 298,826 | |
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. | | | 13,569 | | | | 323,621 | |
National Bank Holdings Corp. Class A | | | 27,300 | | | | 885,339 | |
PCSB Financial Corp. (a) (b) | | | 14,813 | | | | 282,188 | |
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 7,500 | | | | 497,250 | |
Ponce de Leon Federal Bank (a) | | | 16,569 | | | | 251,517 | |
Popular, Inc. | | | 24,500 | | | | 869,505 | |
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | 17,100 | | | | 1,198,197 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
South State Corp. | | | 3,668 | | | $ | 319,666 | |
Sterling Bancorp, Inc. (a) | | | 8,922 | | | | 113,309 | |
SVB Financial Group (a) | | | 6,150 | | | | 1,437,686 | |
Synovus Financial Corp. | | | 10,200 | | | | 488,988 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a) | | | 10,200 | | | | 906,780 | |
Towne Bank | | | 33,000 | | | | 1,014,750 | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 15,475 | | | | 869,076 | |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 11,600 | | | | 955,492 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,573,277 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 2.3% | | | | | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 7,821 | | | | 974,418 | |
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | | | 11,326 | | | | 514,540 | |
Janus Henderson Group PLC | | | 14,298 | | | | 547,042 | |
Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 7,400 | | | | 440,744 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,476,744 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | | | 15,682 | | | | 531,149 | |
Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 13,800 | | | | 612,720 | |
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | | | 9,413 | | | | 423,585 | |
ProAssurance Corp. | | | 18,600 | | | | 1,062,990 | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 48,100 | | | | 991,341 | |
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 5,400 | | | | 434,160 | |
State Auto Financial Corp. | | | 16,900 | | | | 492,128 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,548,073 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Private Equity — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (a) | | | 19,200 | | | | 215,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 8.5% | |
Acadia Realty Trust | | | 22,400 | | | | 612,864 | |
American Assets Trust, Inc. | | | 6,800 | | | | 260,032 | |
American Campus Communities, Inc. | | | 9,900 | | | | 406,197 | |
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 155,700 | | | | 946,656 | |
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | | 13,500 | | | | 554,310 | |
EastGroup Properties, Inc. | | | 12,100 | | | | 1,069,398 | |
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 17,100 | | | | 549,252 | |
JBG SMITH Properties | | | 19,527 | | | | 678,173 | |
Kilroy Realty Corp. | | | 8,300 | | | | 619,595 | |
Potlatch Corp. | | | 16,000 | | | | 798,400 | |
PS Business Parks, Inc. | | | 5,700 | | | | 713,013 | |
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | | | 18,000 | | | | 359,100 | |
Saul Centers, Inc. | | | 10,700 | | | | 660,725 | |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | | | 26,200 | | | | 433,086 | |
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 21,000 | | | | 653,520 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,314,321 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Savings & Loans — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. | | | 42,823 | | | | 704,438 | |
Meridian Bancorp, Inc. | | | 24,200 | | | | 498,520 | |
United Financial Bancorp, Inc. | | | 40,700 | | | | 717,948 | |
WSFS Financial Corp. | | | 13,600 | | | | 650,760 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,571,666 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 39,699,121 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Small Company Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Industrial — 16.5% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Kaman Corp. | | | 6,400 | | | $ | 376,576 | |
Triumph Group, Inc. | | | 30,950 | | | | 841,840 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,218,416 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Materials — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Universal Forest Products, Inc. | | | 19,200 | | | | 722,304 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment — 3.4% | | | | | |
Belden, Inc. | | | 18,160 | | | | 1,401,407 | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. | | | 11,700 | | | | 561,366 | |
Littelfuse, Inc. | | | 9,100 | | | | 1,800,162 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,762,935 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
Badger Meter, Inc. | | | 12,300 | | | | 587,940 | |
Brady Corp. Class A | | | 11,900 | | | | 451,010 | |
ESCO Technologies, Inc. | | | 17,200 | | | | 1,036,300 | |
Knowles Corp. (a) | | | 45,900 | | | | 672,894 | |
Methode Electronics, Inc. | | | 13,200 | | | | 529,320 | |
SYNNEX Corp. | | | 6,800 | | | | 924,460 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,201,924 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Engineering & Construction — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Aegion Corp. (a) | | | 32,800 | | | | 834,104 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Environmental Controls — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
MSA Safety, Inc. | | | 5,600 | | | | 434,112 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 1.8% | | | | | |
CIRCOR International, Inc. | | | 10,300 | | | | 501,404 | |
RBC Bearings, Inc. (a) | | | 5,900 | | | | 745,760 | |
Sun Hydraulics Corp. | | | 11,500 | | | | 743,935 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,991,099 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.6% | | | | | |
Colfax Corp. (a) | | | 11,500 | | | | 455,630 | |
Hillenbrand, Inc. | | | 10,230 | | | | 457,281 | |
Myers Industries, Inc. | | | 41,450 | | | | 808,275 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,721,186 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class A (a) | | | 10,050 | | | | 791,237 | |
Kirby Corp. (a) | | | 5,950 | | | | 397,460 | |
Landstar System, Inc. | | | 15,900 | | | | 1,655,190 | |
Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. | | | 19,200 | | | | 456,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,299,887 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,185,967 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Computers — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Conduent, Inc. (a) | | | 17,500 | | | | 282,800 | |
CSRA, Inc. | | | 19,700 | | | | 589,424 | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc. (a) (b) | | | 2,300 | | | | 112,470 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 984,694 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Semiconductors — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Cabot Microelectronics Corp. | | | 6,300 | | | $ | 592,704 | |
MaxLinear, Inc. (a) | | | 11,100 | | | | 293,262 | |
Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 12,800 | | | | 305,920 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,191,886 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Callidus Software, Inc. (a) | | | 24,300 | | | | 696,195 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,872,775 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 6.3% | | | | | | | | |
Electric — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
El Paso Electric Co. | | | 11,100 | | | | 614,385 | |
MGE Energy, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | | 164,060 | |
NorthWestern Corp. | | | 13,800 | | | | 823,860 | |
PNM Resources, Inc. | | | 31,600 | | | | 1,278,220 | |
Portland General Electric Co. | | | 12,700 | | | | 578,866 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,459,391 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 7,200 | | | | 618,408 | |
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | | | 13,600 | | | | 1,068,280 | |
ONE Gas, Inc. | | | 16,600 | | | | 1,216,116 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,902,804 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Water — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
California Water Service Group | | | 12,300 | | | | 557,805 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,920,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $73,612,060) | | | | | | | 108,094,192 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $73,612,060) | | | | | | | 108,094,192 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
WARRANTS — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Foods — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
The Simply Good Foods Co. (a) | | | 4,866 | | | | 18,880 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost $9,781) | | | | | | | 18,880 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
MUTUAL FUNDS — 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 3.8% | | | | | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (c) | | | 4,160,883 | | | | 4,160,883 | |
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund | | | 1,017 | | | | 1,017 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,161,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $4,161,900) | | | | | | | 4,161,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $77,783,741) | | | | | | | 112,274,972 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.6% | |
Repurchase Agreement — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/29/17, 0.540%, due 1/02/18 (d) | | $ | 1,761,372 | | | $ | 1,761,372 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,761,372) | | | | | | | 1,761,372 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.7% (Cost $79,545,113) (e) | | | | | | | 114,036,344 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (3.7)% | | | | | | | (4,109,719 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 109,926,625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2017, was $4,051,218 or 3.69% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers. (Note 2). |
(c) | Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2). |
(d) | Maturity value of $1,761,478. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 2/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,800,705. |
(e) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
EQUITIES — 98.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
COMMON STOCK — 98.1% | | | | | | | | |
Basic Materials — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Ingevity Corp. (a) | | | 13,105 | | | $ | 923,509 | |
Orion Engineered Carbons SA | | | 16,000 | | | | 409,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,333,109 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mining — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Alcoa Corp. (a) | | | 69,690 | | | | 3,754,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,087,309 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications — 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
Internet — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
CDW Corp. | | | 39,770 | | | | 2,763,617 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (a) | | | 145,560 | | | | 1,353,708 | |
Scholastic Corp. | | | 40,680 | | | | 1,631,675 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,985,383 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Finisar Corp. (a) | | | 73,850 | | | | 1,502,848 | |
Infinera Corp. (a) | | | 136,510 | | | | 864,108 | |
NETGEAR, Inc. (a) | | | 21,375 | | | | 1,255,781 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,622,737 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,371,737 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical — 17.2% | | | | | | | | |
Airlines — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. | | | 31,580 | | | | 1,258,463 | |
SkyWest, Inc. | | | 60,862 | | | | 3,231,772 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,490,235 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Apparel — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Crocs, Inc. (a) | | | 161,700 | | | | 2,043,888 | |
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a) | | | 22,460 | | | | 1,802,415 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,846,303 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc. (a) | | | 23,297 | | | | 2,853,883 | |
Dana, Inc. | | | 98,313 | | | | 3,146,999 | |
Lear Corp. | | | 9,012 | | | | 1,592,060 | |
Tenneco, Inc. | | | 22,531 | | | | 1,318,965 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,911,907 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Anixter International, Inc. (a) | | | 28,530 | | | | 2,168,280 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Builders — 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
CalAtlantic Group, Inc. | | | 72,530 | | | | 4,089,967 | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 55,570 | | | | 1,847,702 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,937,669 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Office Furnishings — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Steelcase, Inc. Class A | | | 153,100 | | | | 2,327,120 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Retail — 5.3% | | | | | | | | |
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. | | | 125,920 | | | $ | 2,687,133 | |
Brinker International, Inc. | | | 50,249 | | | | 1,951,671 | |
Burlington Stores, Inc. (a) | | | 12,499 | | | | 1,537,752 | |
Caleres, Inc. | | | 48,486 | | | | 1,623,311 | |
The Michaels Cos., Inc. (a) | | | 125,270 | | | | 3,030,281 | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | | | 25,970 | | | | 1,468,604 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,298,752 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 39,980,266 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 10.6% | | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Cott Corp. | | | 135,397 | | | | 2,255,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services — 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
ABM Industries, Inc. | | | 36,280 | | | | 1,368,482 | |
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | | | 80,640 | | | | 3,074,803 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. (a) | | | 78,098 | | | | 3,054,413 | |
Sotheby’s (a) | | | 62,010 | | | | 3,199,716 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,697,414 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Ingredion, Inc. | | | 12,894 | | | | 1,802,581 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 4.2% | | | | | | | | |
ICON PLC (a) | | | 26,942 | | | | 3,021,545 | |
LifePoint Health, Inc. (a) | | | 47,100 | | | | 2,345,580 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a) | | | 30,580 | | | | 2,344,875 | |
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a) | | | 10,221 | | | | 2,055,545 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,767,545 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,523,254 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy — 9.5% | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 5.9% | | | | | | | | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 21,940 | | | | 1,418,201 | |
HollyFrontier Corp. | | | 68,990 | | | | 3,533,668 | |
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. (a) | | | 210,310 | | | | 1,768,707 | |
QEP Resources, Inc. (a) | | | 268,500 | | | | 2,569,545 | |
SM Energy Co. | | | 109,410 | | | | 2,415,773 | |
SRC Energy, Inc. (a) | | | 248,090 | | | | 2,116,208 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,822,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Services — 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a) | | | 85,030 | | | | 641,126 | |
MRC Global, Inc. (a) | | | 129,260 | | | | 2,187,079 | |
Oil States International, Inc. (a) | | | 75,920 | | | | 2,148,536 | |
RPC, Inc. | | | 128,237 | | | | 3,273,891 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,250,632 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,072,734 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial — 25.5% | | | | | | | | |
Banks — 11.4% | | | | | | | | |
Associated Banc-Corp. | | | 106,147 | | | | 2,696,134 | |
BankUnited, Inc. | | | 50,660 | | | | 2,062,875 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 38,270 | | | $ | 3,322,219 | |
Fulton Financial Corp. | | | 122,250 | | | | 2,188,275 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 236,465 | | | | 3,442,930 | |
Synovus Financial Corp. | | | 46,300 | | | | 2,219,622 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a) | | | 26,390 | | | | 2,346,071 | |
Umpqua Holdings Corp. | | | 87,420 | | | | 1,818,336 | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 47,693 | | | | 2,678,439 | |
Zions Bancorp | | | 73,085 | | | | 3,714,910 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 26,489,811 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.6% | | | | | |
OneMain Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 49,030 | | | | 1,274,290 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 8.7% | | | | | | | | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 29,781 | | | | 3,232,430 | |
Essent Group Ltd. (a) | | | 51,500 | | | | 2,236,130 | |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | | | 5,310 | | | | 1,174,891 | |
First American Financial Corp. | | | 40,570 | | | | 2,273,543 | |
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 13,180 | | | | 1,424,494 | |
Old Republic International Corp. | | | 115,530 | | | | 2,470,032 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 26,440 | | | | 4,122,789 | |
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 36,020 | | | | 2,114,374 | |
Validus Holdings Ltd. | | | 26,170 | | | | 1,227,896 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,276,579 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 4.8% | | | | | |
American Campus Communities, Inc. | | | 39,700 | | | | 1,628,891 | |
Education Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 58,080 | | | | 2,028,154 | |
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Class A | | | 116,516 | | | | 2,392,073 | |
Gramercy Property Trust | | | 105,788 | | | | 2,820,308 | |
STAG Industrial, Inc. | | | 85,370 | | | | 2,333,162 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,202,588 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 59,243,268 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial — 15.9% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Esterline Technologies Corp. (a) | | | 18,780 | | | | 1,402,866 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.2% | | | | | |
EnerSys | | | 41,430 | | | | 2,884,771 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronics — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Avnet, Inc. | | | 62,940 | | | | 2,493,683 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Engineering & Construction — 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
AECOM (a) | | | 67,303 | | | | 2,500,306 | |
Granite Construction, Inc. | | | 32,340 | | | | 2,051,326 | |
Tutor Perini Corp. (a) | | | 66,710 | | | | 1,691,099 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,242,731 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hand & Machine Tools — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Regal Beloit Corp. | | | 33,130 | | | | 2,537,758 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 2.2% | | | | | |
Oshkosh Corp. | | | 30,280 | | | | 2,752,149 | |
Terex Corp. | | | 50,540 | | | | 2,437,039 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,189,188 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | Value | |
Machinery – Diversified — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
SPX FLOW, Inc. (a) | | | 53,500 | | | $ | 2,543,925 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.3% | | | | | |
Trinseo SA | | | 41,370 | | | | 3,003,462 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Packaging & Containers — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | 184,980 | | | | 2,857,941 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 33,700 | | | | 1,976,505 | |
Ryder System, Inc. | | | 34,350 | | | | 2,891,240 | |
Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | | 76,750 | | | | 2,966,387 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,834,132 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 36,990,457 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology — 9.3% | | | | | | | | |
Computers — 5.4% | | | | | | | | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | | 35,788 | | | | 2,343,398 | |
Convergys Corp. | | | 69,059 | | | | 1,622,887 | |
Genpact Ltd. | | | 98,827 | | | | 3,136,769 | |
NCR Corp. (a) | | | 88,359 | | | | 3,003,322 | |
VeriFone Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 141,230 | | | | 2,501,183 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,607,559 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. | | | 161,670 | | | | 2,463,851 | |
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (a) | | | 25,780 | | | | 766,439 | |
Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (a) | | | 27,430 | | | | 1,774,721 | |
Qorvo, Inc. (a) | | | 20,123 | | | | 1,340,192 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,345,203 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Verint Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 62,995 | | | | 2,636,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,589,103 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
Electric — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 51,797 | | | | 2,207,070 | |
Black Hills Corp. | | | 25,455 | | | | 1,530,100 | |
PNM Resources, Inc. | | | 52,093 | | | | 2,107,162 | |
Portland General Electric Co. | | | 44,890 | | | | 2,046,086 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,890,418 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | | | 15,570 | | | | 1,253,074 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,143,492 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $182,978,929) | | | | | | | 228,001,620 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $182,978,929) | | | | | | | 228,001,620 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $182,978,929) | | | | | | | 228,001,620 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.1% | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp, Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/29/17, 0.540%, due 1/02/18 (b) | | $ | 4,868,316 | | | $ | 4,868,316 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $4,868,316) | | | | | | | 4,868,316 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2% (Cost $187,847,245) (c) | | | | | | | 232,869,936 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.2)% | | | | | | | (453,172 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 232,416,764 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Maturity value of $4,868,609. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 2/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $4,967,462. |
(c) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Total Return Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
BONDS & NOTES — 100.7% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
BANK LOANS — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 5 Year Term Loan, VRN 3 mo. LIBOR + 1.000% 2.343% 9/08/22 | | $ | 500,000 | | | $ | 499,375 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Computers — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Dell, Inc., 2017 Term Loan A3, VRN 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.500% 3.070% 12/31/18 | | | 543,197 | | | | 542,969 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Delos Finance Sarl, 2017 Term Loan B, VRN 3 mo. LIBOR + 2.000% 3.693% 10/06/23 | | | 591,000 | | | | 595,220 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 0.1% | | | | | |
Ventas Realty Ltd., Term Loan A, VRN (a) 0.975% 8/03/20 | | | 210,000 | | | | 207,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL BANK LOANS (Cost $1,843,934) | | | | | | | 1,845,464 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
CORPORATE DEBT — 27.5% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
L3 Technologies, Inc. 5.200% 10/15/19 | | | 750,000 | | | | 785,561 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. 3.250% 1/15/28 | | | 640,000 | | | | 640,935 | |
United Technologies Corp. STEP 1.778% 5/04/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 998,471 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,424,967 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Agriculture — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
BAT International Finance PLC (b) 1.850% 6/15/18 | | | 750,000 | | | | 749,362 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust 7.250% 5/10/21 | | | 1,644,551 | | | | 1,773,031 | |
Northwest Airlines Pass-Through Trust 7.041% 10/01/23 | | | 376,604 | | | | 427,916 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,200,947 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Manufacturers — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 2.145% 1/09/18 | | | 500,000 | | | | 500,010 | |
General Motors Co. 3.500% 10/02/18 | | | 500,000 | | | | 505,201 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 2.350% 10/04/19 | | | 500,000 | | | | 498,530 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,503,741 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 4.875% 3/15/27 | | $ | 93,000 | | | $ | 95,209 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks — 9.1% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .660%, VRN 2.369% 7/21/21 | | | 515,000 | | | | 514,098 | |
Bank of America Corp. VRN (a) (b) 3.004% 12/20/23 | | | 1,079,000 | | | | 1,081,770 | |
Bank of America Corp. VRN (a) 3.093% 10/01/25 | | | 860,000 | | | | 858,028 | |
Bank of America Corp. 5.650% 5/01/18 | | | 500,000 | | | | 505,967 | |
Bank of America Corp. 6.875% 4/25/18 | | | 4,950,000 | | | | 5,025,622 | |
Bank of America Corp. 6.875% 11/15/18 | | | 750,000 | | | | 781,046 | |
Citigroup, Inc. 1.800% 2/05/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,895 | |
Citigroup, Inc. 2.050% 12/07/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 998,954 | |
Citigroup, Inc. 6.125% 5/15/18 | | | 2,720,000 | | | | 2,761,216 | |
Discover Bank 2.000% 2/21/18 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,500,104 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 2.375% 1/22/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,204 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. VRN (a) 3.272% 9/29/25 | | | 645,000 | | | | 642,401 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 5.950% 1/18/18 | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 2,103,312 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 6.150% 4/01/18 | | | 1,860,000 | | | | 1,879,576 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 7.500% 2/15/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,056,835 | |
HBOS PLC (b) 6.750% 5/21/18 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,118,649 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .550%, FRN 1.917% 4/25/18 | | | 700,000 | | | | 700,798 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. 2.950% 10/01/26 | | | 895,000 | | | | 879,105 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.380%, VRN 3.540% 5/01/28 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,034,693 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.337%, VRN 3.782% 2/01/28 | | | 500,000 | | | | 518,125 | |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. 6.000% 1/15/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,001,391 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC VRN (a) 2.907% 11/07/23 | | $ | 430,000 | | | $ | 426,315 | |
Morgan Stanley 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%, FRN 2.213% 2/14/20 | | | 3,395,000 | | | | 3,408,532 | |
Morgan Stanley 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .930%, FRN 2.293% 7/22/22 | | | 510,000 | | | | 514,096 | |
Morgan Stanley 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.280%, FRN 2.647% 4/25/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,003,266 | |
Morgan Stanley 5.500% 7/24/20 | | | 250,000 | | | | 268,045 | |
Morgan Stanley 6.625% 4/01/18 | | | 895,000 | | | | 904,805 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. 3.000% 4/22/26 | | | 475,000 | | | | 466,022 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. 3.000% 10/23/26 | | | 345,000 | | | | 338,154 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. 3.550% 9/29/25 | | | 725,000 | | | | 744,187 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.310%, VRN 3.584% 5/22/28 | | | 1,865,000 | | | | 1,901,288 | |
Wells Fargo Bank NA 2.150% 12/06/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 998,458 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 38,934,957 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Beverages — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. 4.900% 2/01/46 | | | 600,000 | | | | 695,393 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc. 6.000% 5/01/22 | | | 325,000 | | | | 365,279 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,060,672 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Amgen, Inc. 4.400% 5/01/45 | | | 500,000 | | | | 544,019 | |
Baxalta, Inc. 2.875% 6/23/20 | | | 725,000 | | | | 729,683 | |
Celgene Corp. 5.000% 8/15/45 | | | 750,000 | | | | 850,942 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 3.650% 3/01/26 | | | 525,000 | | | | 544,635 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 4.150% 3/01/47 | | | 445,000 | | | | 473,336 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,142,615 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Axalta Coating Systems LLC (b) 4.875% 8/15/24 | | | 150,000 | | | | 157,500 | |
Valvoline, Inc. 5.500% 7/15/24 | | | 200,000 | | | | 212,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 370,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Commercial Services — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
IHS Markit Ltd. (b) 4.000% 3/01/26 | | $ | 53,000 | | | $ | 52,934 | |
Service Corp. International 4.625% 12/15/27 | | | 210,000 | | | | 213,070 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 266,004 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Computers — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Apple, Inc. 4.650% 2/23/46 | | | 850,000 | | | | 995,380 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
First Quality Finance Co., Inc. (b) 4.625% 5/15/21 | | | 132,000 | | | | 132,990 | |
First Quality Finance Co., Inc. (b) 5.000% 7/01/25 | | | 80,000 | | | | 81,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 214,590 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.8% | | | | | |
Citigroup, Inc. 8.500% 5/22/19 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,299,986 | |
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co. 4.418% 11/15/35 | | | 780,000 | | | | 844,160 | |
International Lease Finance Corp. (b) 7.125% 9/01/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,031,868 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. 4.950% 7/15/46 | | | 400,000 | | | | 452,222 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,628,236 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electric — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
AEP Transmission Co. LLC (b) 3.100% 12/01/26 | | | 855,000 | | | | 856,698 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. (b) 1.875% 12/15/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 996,812 | |
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC 4.000% 9/30/42 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,066,908 | |
Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. (b) 6.400% 9/15/20 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,093,541 | |
Emera US Finance LP 2.150% 6/15/19 | | | 1,068,000 | | | | 1,063,845 | |
Jersey Central Power & Light Co. (b) 4.700% 4/01/24 | | | 800,000 | | | | 866,239 | |
Jersey Central Power & Light Co. 6.400% 5/15/36 | | | 425,000 | | | | 519,516 | |
Kansas City Power & Light Co. 3.150% 3/15/23 | | | 500,000 | | | | 502,282 | |
LG&E & KU Energy LLC 4.375% 10/01/21 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,268,180 | |
MidAmerican Energy Co. 4.800% 9/15/43 | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,681,580 | |
The Southern Co. 1.550% 7/01/18 | | | 750,000 | | | | 748,480 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,664,081 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Electronics — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Itron, Inc. (b) 5.000% 1/15/26 | | $ | 125,000 | | | $ | 125,469 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. 5.375% 4/15/26 | | | 200,000 | | | | 214,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foods — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc. (b) 7.500% 4/15/25 | | | 53,000 | | | | 56,180 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co. FRN (a) 1.823% 8/09/19 | | | 750,000 | | | | 751,771 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co. 3.950% 7/15/25 | | | 500,000 | | | | 516,436 | |
Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV (b) 1.625% 10/28/19 | | | 1,195,000 | | | | 1,177,755 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. (b) 5.875% 9/30/27 | | | 107,000 | | | | 110,210 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,612,352 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gas — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. 6.250% 2/01/37 | | | 595,000 | | | | 751,833 | |
Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp. 2.450% 10/01/23 | | | 100,000 | | | | 96,778 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 848,611 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Products — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories 4.900% 11/30/46 | | | 600,000 | | | | 687,898 | |
Teleflex, Inc. 4.625% 11/15/27 | | | 107,000 | | | | 107,915 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 795,813 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care – Services — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Aetna, Inc. 2.800% 6/15/23 | | | 485,000 | | | | 477,328 | |
Anthem, Inc. 3.125% 5/15/22 | | | 500,000 | | | | 504,417 | |
Anthem, Inc. 3.300% 1/15/23 | | | 530,000 | | | | 537,773 | |
Centene Corp. 4.750% 1/15/25 | | | 259,000 | | | | 263,532 | |
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. 6.250% 3/31/23 | | | 135,000 | | | | 121,500 | |
Cigna Corp. 3.050% 10/15/27 | | | 945,000 | | | | 928,212 | |
DaVita, Inc. 5.000% 5/01/25 | | | 88,000 | | | | 87,974 | |
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc. (b) 6.500% 9/15/18 | | | 805,000 | | | | 830,043 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
HCA, Inc. 5.000% 3/15/24 | | $ | 600,000 | | | $ | 624,000 | |
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals 3.150% 5/01/27 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,942 | |
NYU Hospitals Center 4.368% 7/01/47 | | | 400,000 | | | | 431,013 | |
Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group 2.746% 10/01/26 | | | 845,000 | | | | 818,566 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.500% 4/01/21 | | | 26,000 | | | | 26,130 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (b) 4.625% 7/15/24 | | | 204,000 | | | | 198,900 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 3.750% 10/15/47 | | | 645,000 | | | | 658,073 | |
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 5.250% 4/01/25 | | | 122,000 | | | | 128,710 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,637,113 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Products & Wares — 0.1% | | | | | |
Central Garden & Pet Co. 6.125% 11/15/23 | | | 205,000 | | | | 216,787 | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc. 5.750% 7/15/25 | | | 85,000 | | | | 89,463 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 306,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. 4.300% 5/15/43 | | | 500,000 | | | | 558,993 | |
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. 4.400% 5/15/42 | | | 750,000 | | | | 845,154 | |
Farmers Exchange Capital III 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.454%, VRN (b) 5.454% 10/15/54 | | | 970,000 | | | | 1,045,466 | |
New York Life Global Funding (b) 1.550% 11/02/18 | | | 750,000 | | | | 747,395 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,197,008 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (b) 3.150% 8/22/27 | | | 645,000 | | | | 645,972 | |
Zayo Group LLC / Zayo Capital, Inc. (b) 5.750% 1/15/27 | | | 80,000 | | | | 81,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 727,572 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Altice US Finance I Corp. (b) 5.375% 7/15/23 | | | 425,000 | | | | 434,563 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (b) 5.000% 2/01/28 | | | 127,000 | | | | 123,508 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (b) 5.125% 5/01/27 | | | 170,000 | | | | 167,450 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital 4.464% 7/23/22 | | $ | 875,000 | | | $ | 912,930 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital 6.484% 10/23/45 | | | 200,000 | | | | 233,186 | |
CSC Holdings LLC (b) 5.500% 4/15/27 | | | 200,000 | | | | 204,000 | |
CSC Holdings LLC 8.625% 2/15/19 | | | 100,000 | | | | 105,500 | |
DISH DBS Corp. 5.875% 7/15/22 | | | 100,000 | | | | 100,500 | |
DISH DBS Corp. 6.750% 6/01/21 | | | 70,000 | | | | 73,500 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (b) 3.875% 8/01/22 | | | 220,000 | | | | 220,550 | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (b) 5.250% 1/15/26 | | | 200,000 | | | | 202,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,777,687 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.2% | | | | | |
General Electric Co. 5.875% 1/14/38 | | | 244,000 | | | | 315,538 | |
Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV (b) 2.000% 9/15/23 | | | 550,000 | | | | 527,185 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 842,723 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Antero Resources Corp. 5.000% 3/01/25 | | | 125,000 | | | | 127,500 | |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. 3.850% 6/01/27 | | | 171,000 | | | | 174,534 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. 4.750% 11/01/24 | | | 84,000 | | | | 84,315 | |
Gulfport Energy Corp. 6.375% 5/15/25 | | | 47,000 | | | | 47,235 | |
Noble Energy, Inc. 5.250% 11/15/43 | | | 140,000 | | | | 154,947 | |
Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp. (b) 5.375% 1/15/25 | | | 210,000 | | | | 212,100 | |
QEP Resources, Inc. 5.250% 5/01/23 | | | 39,000 | | | | 39,463 | |
QEP Resources, Inc. 5.375% 10/01/22 | | | 39,000 | | | | 39,877 | |
Shell International Finance BV 4.375% 5/11/45 | | | 415,000 | | | | 466,615 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,346,586 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Packaging & Containers — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Amcor Finance USA, Inc. (b) 3.625% 4/28/26 | | $ | 650,000 | | | $ | 640,499 | |
Ball Corp. 4.375% 12/15/20 | | | 350,000 | | | | 362,250 | |
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. 4.125% 8/15/24 | | | 200,000 | | | | 207,000 | |
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu 5.750% 10/15/20 | | | 397,334 | | | | 403,294 | |
Sealed Air Corp. (b) 5.500% 9/15/25 | | | 190,000 | | | | 207,100 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,820,143 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. 1.800% 5/14/18 | | | 500,000 | | | | 499,755 | |
AbbVie, Inc. 3.600% 5/14/25 | | | 500,000 | | | | 514,038 | |
Allergan Funding SCS 2.350% 3/12/18 | | | 500,000 | | | | 500,396 | |
Allergan Funding SCS 3.800% 3/15/25 | | | 850,000 | | | | 865,340 | |
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC 1.900% 9/23/19 | | | 500,000 | | | | 495,473 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV 1.700% 7/19/19 | | | 550,000 | | | | 534,378 | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (b) 5.500% 3/01/23 | | | 400,000 | | | | 366,000 | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (b) 5.500% 11/01/25 | | | 124,000 | | | | 126,170 | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (b) 5.625% 12/01/21 | | | 100,000 | | | | 97,750 | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (b) 6.125% 4/15/25 | | | 100,000 | | | | 91,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,090,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipelines — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC (b) 5.125% 6/30/27 | | | 75,000 | | | | 77,580 | |
Energy Transfer LP 5.150% 3/15/45 | | | 400,000 | | | | 388,939 | |
Florida Gas Transmission Co. LLC (b) 7.900% 5/15/19 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,070,774 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 3.500% 9/01/23 | | | 567,000 | | | | 567,365 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp. 4.650% 10/15/25 | | $ | 600,000 | | | $ | 618,295 | |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (b) 5.625% 4/15/20 | | | 155,000 | | | | 162,362 | |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (b) 6.000% 1/15/19 | | | 75,000 | | | | 77,063 | |
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC (b) 4.200% 3/15/28 | | | 500,000 | | | | 505,890 | |
Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP 5.400% 10/01/47 | | | 644,000 | | | | 648,349 | |
TC PipeLines LP 3.900% 5/25/27 | | | 500,000 | | | | 502,498 | |
Williams Partners LP 3.600% 3/15/22 | | | 683,000 | | | | 698,648 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,317,763 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.1% | | | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 3.450% 4/30/25 | | | 450,000 | | | | 448,505 | |
American Tower Corp. 3.000% 6/15/23 | | | 430,000 | | | | 428,874 | |
Boston Properties LP 3.200% 1/15/25 | | | 430,000 | | | | 428,630 | |
Crown Castle International Corp. 3.200% 9/01/24 | | | 625,000 | | | | 618,519 | |
Duke Realty LP 3.875% 2/15/21 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,033,498 | |
HCP, Inc. 3.875% 8/15/24 | | | 500,000 | | | | 511,774 | |
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc. 5.625% 5/01/24 | | | 100,000 | | | | 106,500 | |
Realty Income Corp. 2.000% 1/31/18 | | | 750,000 | | | | 749,933 | |
SBA Communications Corp. (b) 4.000% 10/01/22 | | | 213,000 | | | | 213,266 | |
SBA Communications Corp. 4.875% 9/01/24 | | | 98,000 | | | | 100,695 | |
SL Green Operating Partnership LP 3.250% 10/15/22 | | | 500,000 | | | | 498,084 | |
Ventas Realty LP 3.500% 2/01/25 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,511,164 | |
WEA Finance LLC / Westfield UK & Europe Finance PLC (b) 3.250% 10/05/20 | | | 700,000 | | | | 712,258 | |
Welltower, Inc. 4.000% 6/01/25 | | | 830,000 | | | | 858,257 | |
Welltower, Inc. 4.125% 4/01/19 | | | 750,000 | | | | 763,362 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,983,319 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Retail — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. (b) 4.250% 5/15/24 | | $ | 299,000 | | | $ | 298,253 | |
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC (b) 4.750% 6/01/27 | | | 210,000 | | | | 214,725 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 3.800% 11/18/24 | | | 400,000 | | | | 408,502 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 4.800% 11/18/44 | | | 275,000 | | | | 296,077 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,217,557 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC (b) 4.125% 6/01/21 | | | 200,000 | | | | 204,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
CDK Global, Inc. (b) 4.875% 6/01/27 | | | 62,000 | | | | 62,775 | |
Change Healthcare Holdings LLC/Change Healthcare Finance, Inc. (b) 5.750% 3/01/25 | | | 210,000 | | | | 210,000 | |
First Data Corp. (b) 5.000% 1/15/24 | | | 193,000 | | | | 198,549 | |
Microsoft Corp. 3.750% 2/12/45 | | | 635,000 | | | | 668,969 | |
Oracle Corp. 3.250% 11/15/27 | | | 430,000 | | | | 437,295 | |
Quintiles IMS, Inc. (b) 4.875% 5/15/23 | | | 175,000 | | | | 180,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,757,838 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunications — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
AT&T, Inc. 3.950% 1/15/25 | | | 160,000 | | | | 163,818 | |
AT&T, Inc. 4.125% 2/17/26 | | | 500,000 | | | | 511,428 | |
AT&T, Inc. 4.500% 3/09/48 | | | 540,000 | | | | 505,970 | |
AT&T, Inc. 4.800% 6/15/44 | | | 760,000 | | | | 751,702 | |
AT&T, Inc. 4.900% 8/14/37 | | | 425,000 | | | | 430,353 | |
AT&T, Inc. (b) 5.150% 11/15/46 | | | 530,000 | | | | 541,677 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (b) 9.750% 7/15/25 | | | 78,000 | | | | 75,075 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc. 5.375% 1/15/24 | | | 46,000 | | | | 45,942 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc. 5.625% 2/01/23 | | | 175,000 | | | | 176,312 | |
SoftBank Group Corp. (b) 4.500% 4/15/20 | | | 200,000 | | | | 204,306 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Sprint Communications, Inc. (b) 9.000% 11/15/18 | | $ | 148,000 | | | $ | 155,785 | |
Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC STEP (b) 3.360% 3/20/23 | | | 604,688 | | | | 608,467 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc. 6.625% 4/01/23 | | | 415,000 | | | | 432,637 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. 4.522% 9/15/48 | | | 600,000 | | | | 590,789 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. 4.862% 8/21/46 | | | 600,000 | | | | 624,974 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. 5.150% 9/15/23 | | | 500,000 | | | | 556,322 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. 5.250% 3/16/37 | | | 630,000 | | | | 692,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,068,357 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 4.150% 4/01/45 | | | 265,000 | | | | 287,974 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $117,158,142) | | | | | | | 118,430,196 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 1.3% | | | | | |
Alabama Economic Settlement Authority 3.163% 9/15/25 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,011,140 | |
City of New York NY 5.206% 10/01/31 | | | 750,000 | | | | 876,758 | |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 4.910% 5/01/29 | | | 550,000 | | | | 645,618 | |
Los Angeles Unified School District 5.755% 7/01/29 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,223,850 | |
New York State Dormitory Authority 5.289% 3/15/33 | | | 750,000 | | | | 879,727 | |
State of California 7.950% 3/01/36 | | | 850,000 | | | | 949,212 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,586,305 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS (Cost $5,640,756) | | | | | | | 5,586,305 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 14.2% | |
Commercial MBS — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
7 WTC Depositor LLC Trust, Series 2012-7WTC, Class A (b) 4.082% 3/13/31 | | | 47,468 | | | | 47,521 | |
BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2012-PARK, Class A (b) 2.959% 12/10/30 | | | 375,000 | | | | 379,246 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
CGRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-VN05, Class A (b) 3.369% 3/13/35 | | $ | 420,000 | | | $ | 429,599 | |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-375P, Class A (b) 3.251% 5/10/35 | | | 340,000 | | | | 345,974 | |
COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-WWP, Class A2 (b) 3.424% 3/10/31 | | | 390,000 | | | | 404,460 | |
COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-787S, Class A (b) 3.545% 2/10/36 | | | 340,000 | | | | 347,034 | |
COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-300P, Class A1 (b) 4.353% 8/10/30 | | | 325,000 | | | | 348,204 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Corp Trust, Series 2012-SHOP, Class A, 144A (b) 2.933% 6/05/31 | | | 210,000 | | | | 211,389 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2012-ALOH, Class A (b) 3.551% 4/10/34 | | | 370,000 | | | | 381,511 | |
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2010-C2, Class A2 (b) 3.616% 11/15/43 | | | 122,427 | | | | 123,383 | |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2012-C6, Class A4 2.858% 11/15/45 | | | 1,780,000 | | | | 1,788,137 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2015-420, Class A (b) 3.727% 10/11/50 | | | 400,000 | | | | 413,306 | |
RBS Commercial Funding, Inc. Trust, Series 2013-GSP, Class A, VRN (a) (b) 3.834% 1/13/32 | | | 330,000 | | | | 341,511 | |
SFAVE Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2015-5AVE, Class A1, VRN (a) (b) 3.872% 1/05/43 | | | 370,000 | | | | 372,120 | |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2010-C1, Class A2 (b) 4.393% 11/15/43 | | | 500,000 | | | | 522,581 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,455,976 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Home Equity ABS — 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Bear Stearns I Trust, Series 2006-HE1, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .410%, FRN 1.962% 12/25/35 | | | 946,745 | | | | 946,672 | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2006-HE2, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .290%, FRN 1.842% 8/25/36 | | | 2,400,000 | | | | 2,342,796 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust, Series 2004-2, Class M3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%, FRN 2.602% 10/25/34 | | $ | 1,262,135 | | | $ | 1,267,310 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,556,778 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other ABS — 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
AIMCO CLO, Series 2014-AA, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%, FRN (b) 2.463% 7/20/26 | | | 330,000 | | | | 330,550 | |
Blue Hill CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180%, FRN (b) 2.539% 1/15/26 | | | 960,000 | | | | 960,329 | |
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-15, Class A3, VRN (a) 4.804% 10/25/46 | | | 1,324,034 | | | | 1,271,891 | |
First Frankin Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-FF7, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .470%, FRN 2.022% 7/25/35 | | | 578,324 | | | | 579,801 | |
Magnetite CLO Ltd., Series 2015-12A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.330%, FRN (b) 2.689% 4/15/27 | | | 1,060,000 | | | | 1,066,937 | |
Saxon Asset Securities Trust, Series 2007-2, Class A2C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .240%, FRN 1.792% 5/25/47 | | | 2,564,516 | | | | 2,066,258 | |
Saxon Asset Securities Trust, Series 2005-1, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .690%, FRN 2.018% 5/25/35 | | | 980,236 | | | | 982,151 | |
Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class A1R, FRN (a) (b) (c) (i) 2.236% 7/25/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,257,917 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Student Loans ABS — 4.9% | | | | | | | | |
Access Group, Inc., Series 2015-1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700%, FRN (b) 2.252% 7/25/56 | | | 838,950 | | | | 839,957 | |
Collegiate Funding Services Education Loan Trust, Series 2005-A, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%, FRN 1.886% 3/28/35 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,424,605 | |
Navient Student Loan Trust, Series 2015-1, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .600%, FRN 2.152% 4/25/40 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,099,999 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Navient Student Loan Trust, Series 2017-3A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%, FRN (b) 2.602% 7/26/66 | | $ | 1,100,000 | | | $ | 1,128,747 | |
Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .590%, FRN (b) 1.918% 4/25/46 | | | 1,427,920 | | | | 1,426,655 | |
Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 2015-3A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .600%, FRN (b) 1.928% 2/27/51 | | | 1,742,809 | | | | 1,738,870 | |
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Series 2013-3A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + ..750%, FRN (b) 2.302% 11/25/42 | | | 1,272,087 | | | | 1,275,561 | |
SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .160%, FRN 1.749% 9/15/39 | | | 2,300,000 | | | | 2,184,425 | |
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2005-9, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .300%, FRN 1.667% 1/25/41 | | | 184,402 | | | | 169,242 | |
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2007-6, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .380%, FRN 1.747% 10/25/24 | | | 1,442,383 | | | | 1,441,831 | |
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2004-3A, Class A6A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .550%, FRN (b) 1.917% 10/25/64 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,088,016 | |
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2012-7, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .650%, FRN 1.978% 5/26/26 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,092,349 | |
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2008-1, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .650%, FRN 2.017% 1/25/22 | | | 1,077,174 | | | | 1,072,082 | |
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2003-10A, Class A3, 3 mo. LIBOR + .550%, FRN (b) 2.059% 12/15/27 | | | 1,125,088 | | | | 1,124,373 | |
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2012-2, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700%, FRN 2.252% 1/25/29 | | | 1,286,328 | | | | 1,291,021 | |
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2008-9, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%, FRN 2.867% 4/25/23 | | | 1,213,024 | | | | 1,240,989 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2008-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%, FRN 3.217% 7/25/73 | | $ | 700,000 | | | $ | 712,801 | |
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2008-9, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%, FRN 3.617% 10/25/83 | | | 680,000 | | | | 704,441 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,055,964 | |
| | | | | | | | |
WL Collateral CMO — 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
American Home Mortgage Investment Trust Series 2005-1, 3.561% 6/25/45 Class 6A 6 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%, FRN | | | 1,829,294 | | | | 1,859,830 | |
Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2016-R1, Class A1, VRN (a) (b) 2.500% 3/25/40 | | | 1,571,474 | | | | 1,549,388 | |
Chase Mortgage Finance Trust, Series 2007-A1, Class 11A4, VRN (a) 3.394% 3/25/37 | | | 659,491 | | | | 658,045 | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-11, Class A2A, 1 year CMT + 2.400%, FRN 3.630% 10/25/35 | | | 780,070 | | | | 798,665 | |
First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2005-AR5, Class 2A1, VRN (a) 3.673% 11/25/35 | | | 1,091,318 | | | | 1,073,288 | |
HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-10, 1.695% 11/19/36 Class 1A1A 1 mo. USD LIBOR + ..200%, FRN | | | 2,219,795 | | | | 1,964,549 | |
Impac CMB Trust, Series 2005-1, Class 1A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .520%, FRN 2.072% 4/25/35 | | | 1,437,545 | | | | 1,381,328 | |
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR27, Class 1A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .270%, FRN 1.822% 10/25/36 | | | 2,260,776 | | | | 1,488,882 | |
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR19, Class A1, VRN (a) 3.326% 10/25/35 | | | 1,316,173 | | | | 1,148,141 | |
Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust, Series 2014-R9, Class 3A, 12 mo. MTA + .840%, FRN (b) 1.842% 11/26/46 | | | 1,150,422 | | | | 1,109,994 | |
Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR1, Class M1, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.070%, FRN 2.622% 2/25/35 | | | 2,296,558 | | | | 2,249,077 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Nomura Resecuritization Trust, Series 2015-1R, Class 6A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .210%, FRN (b) 1.544% 5/26/47 | | $ | 568,318 | | | $ | 560,697 | |
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR13, Class A1A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .290%, FRN 1.842% 10/25/45 | | | 1,189,839 | | | | 1,163,011 | |
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR2, Class 2A21, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .330%, FRN 1.882% 1/25/45 | | | 1,153,924 | | | | 1,138,304 | |
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 Class 3A2 5.750% 2/25/36 | | | 1,205,731 | | | | 1,160,607 | |
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2004-DD, Class 2A6, VRN (a) 3.581% 1/25/35 | | | 275,266 | | | | 278,488 | |
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-AR8, Class 3A1, VRN (a) 3.612% 4/25/36 | | | 1,096,708 | | | | 1,109,598 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 20,691,892 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $59,634,079) | | | | | | | 61,018,527 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 30.3% | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.1% | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates | | | | | | | | |
Series KF34, 1.732% 8/25/24 Class A FRN (a) | | | 859,977 | | | | 861,262 | |
Series S8FX, 3.291% 3/25/27 Class A2 | | | 1,775,000 | | | | 1,804,670 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICS Series 4639, 1.750% 4/15/53 Class HZ STEP | | | 1,389,080 | | | | 1,300,782 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association Series 2017-M11, 1.708% 9/25/24 Class FA FRN (a) | | | 1,072,231 | | | | 1,070,778 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5,037,492 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pass-Through Securities — 29.2% | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Pool #G18622 2.500% 12/01/31 | | | 999,498 | | | | 998,483 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Pool #G18626 2.500% 1/01/32 | | $ | 970,509 | | | $ | 969,524 | |
Pool #G18592 3.000% 3/01/31 | | | 659,086 | | | | 671,521 | |
Pool #G18627 3.000% 1/01/32 | | | 1,922,734 | | | | 1,959,011 | |
Pool #G08710 3.000% 6/01/46 | | | 421,078 | | | | 421,653 | |
Pool #G08715 3.000% 8/01/46 | | | 3,214,652 | | | | 3,219,047 | |
Pool #G08726 3.000% 10/01/46 | | | 3,078,436 | | | | 3,081,682 | |
Pool #G08732 3.000% 11/01/46 | | | 1,079,857 | | | | 1,080,996 | |
Pool #G08737 3.000% 12/01/46 | | | 387,606 | | | | 388,015 | |
Pool #G08741 3.000% 1/01/47 | | | 2,670,012 | | | | 2,671,994 | |
Pool #G08747 3.000% 2/01/47 | | | 764,385 | | | | 764,952 | |
Pool #G08791 3.000% 12/01/47 | | | 997,163 | | | | 997,903 | |
Pool #G07848 3.500% 4/01/44 | | | 2,786,355 | | | | 2,890,843 | |
Pool #G60023 3.500% 4/01/45 | | | 2,917,643 | | | | 3,024,319 | |
Pool #G08698 3.500% 3/01/46 | | | 2,726,707 | | | | 2,803,396 | |
Pool #G08711 3.500% 6/01/46 | | | 1,723,663 | | | | 1,771,064 | |
Pool #G08716 3.500% 8/01/46 | | | 2,380,220 | | | | 2,445,676 | |
Pool #G67700 3.500% 8/01/46 | | | 1,584,322 | | | | 1,637,050 | |
Pool #G08722 3.500% 9/01/46 | | | 413,704 | | | | 425,081 | |
Pool #G08742 3.500% 1/01/47 | | | 1,657,854 | | | | 1,703,575 | |
Pool #G67703 3.500% 4/01/47 | | | 2,257,094 | | | | 2,331,508 | |
Pool #G08757 3.500% 4/01/47 | | | 565,389 | | | | 580,981 | |
Pool #G67706 3.500% 12/01/47 | | | 1,516,595 | | | | 1,567,069 | |
Pool #G08677 4.000% 11/01/45 | | | 1,453,873 | | | | 1,522,194 | |
Pool #G60344 4.000% 12/01/45 | | | 1,934,216 | | | | 2,042,940 | |
Pool #G08707 4.000% 5/01/46 | | | 1,891,293 | | | | 1,978,396 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. TBA Pool #648 3.500% 1/01/45 (d) | | | 1,185,000 | | | | 1,217,217 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Federal National Mortgage Association | | | | | | | | |
Pool #AM0359 2.310% 8/01/22 | | $ | 500,000 | | | $ | 496,071 | |
Pool #AM0992 2.340% 11/01/22 | | | 820,000 | | | | 813,588 | |
Pool #AM1402 2.420% 11/01/22 | | | 945,000 | | | | 941,095 | |
Pool #AM0827 2.600% 11/01/22 | | | 977,706 | | | | 982,251 | |
Pool #AM2808 2.700% 3/01/23 | | | 375,000 | | | | 378,110 | |
Pool #AN1089 2.740% 3/01/26 | | | 690,000 | | | | 685,112 | |
Pool #AL6829 2.964% 5/01/27 | | | 1,353,192 | | | | 1,361,575 | |
Pool #MA2915 3.000% 2/01/27 | | | 1,003,895 | | | | 1,025,267 | |
Pool #MA1607 3.000% 10/01/33 | | | 793,907 | | | | 809,351 | |
Pool #AM9188 3.120% 6/01/35 | | | 780,000 | | | | 774,027 | |
Pool #FN0039 3.201% 9/01/27 | | | 819,524 | | | | 838,514 | |
Pool #AN4431 3.220% 1/01/27 | | | 805,000 | | | | 823,973 | |
Pool #AM9623 3.340% 7/01/30 | | | 755,000 | | | | 777,848 | |
Pool #AB4262 3.500% 1/01/32 | | | 814,846 | | | | 847,377 | |
Pool #MA1512 3.500% 7/01/33 | | | 375,540 | | | | 390,532 | |
Pool #MA1148 3.500% 8/01/42 | | | 2,588,742 | | | | 2,658,516 | |
Pool #469621 3.650% 11/01/21 | | | 1,563,109 | | | | 1,629,551 | |
Pool #AM4109 3.850% 8/01/25 | | | 416,097 | | | | 442,702 | |
Pool #AM4108 3.850% 8/01/25 | | | 374,019 | | | | 397,935 | |
Pool #466960 3.890% 12/01/20 | | | 1,116,422 | | | | 1,162,928 | |
Pool #466919 3.930% 1/01/21 | | | 1,451,913 | | | | 1,515,585 | |
Pool #AM4236 3.940% 8/01/25 | | | 620,075 | | | | 663,031 | |
Pool #468551 3.980% 7/01/21 | | | 1,230,000 | | | | 1,293,670 | |
Pool #MA3027 4.000% 6/01/47 | | | 1,281,450 | | | | 1,341,067 | |
Pool #AS9830 4.000% 6/01/47 | | | 1,258,267 | | | | 1,319,951 | |
Pool #AS9972 4.000% 7/01/47 | | | 1,092,740 | | | | 1,146,310 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Pool #MA3088 4.000% 8/01/47 | | $ | 1,814,111 | | | $ | 1,898,793 | |
Pool #931504 4.500% 7/01/39 | | | 109,759 | | | | 118,089 | |
Pool #986268 5.000% 7/01/38 | | | 1,616 | | | | 1,753 | |
Pool #AD6374 5.000% 5/01/40 | | | 34,247 | | | | 37,069 | |
Pool #AI2733 5.000% 5/01/41 | | | 276,204 | | | | 298,322 | |
Pool #977014 5.500% 5/01/38 | | | 42,783 | | | | 47,540 | |
Pool #985524 5.500% 6/01/38 | | | 34,419 | | | | 38,193 | |
Pool #988578 5.500% 8/01/38 | | | 229,125 | | | | 254,248 | |
Pool #995482 5.500% 1/01/39 | | | 178,278 | | | | 198,049 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association TBA | | | | | | | | |
Pool #4241 3.000% 5/01/44 (d) | | | 2,145,000 | | | | 2,145,503 | |
Pool #1963 3.500% 10/01/44 (d) | | | 9,360,000 | | | | 9,613,744 | |
Pool #9174 4.000% 3/01/44 (d) | | | 290,000 | | | | 303,322 | |
Pool #18718 4.500% 11/01/41 (d) | | | 7,920,000 | | | | 8,426,137 | |
Government National Mortgage Association | | | | | |
Pool #MA4719 3.500% 9/20/47 | | | 595,013 | | | | 616,187 | |
Pool #MA4838 4.000% 11/20/47 | | | 1,082,582 | | | | 1,135,654 | |
Pool #MA3666 5.000% 5/20/46 | | | 362,564 | | | | 386,967 | |
Pool #MA4199 5.000% 1/20/47 | | | 411,670 | | | | 439,377 | |
Pool #MA4722 5.000% 9/20/47 | | | 1,174,555 | | | | 1,258,013 | |
Government National Mortgage Association II | |
Pool #MA4126 3.000% 12/20/46 | | | 2,726,931 | | | | 2,754,307 | |
Pool #MA3521 3.500% 3/20/46 | | | 1,151,583 | | | | 1,192,114 | |
Pool #MA3597 3.500% 4/20/46 | | | 745,159 | | | | 771,385 | |
Pool #MA3663 3.500% 5/20/46 | | | 536,004 | | | | 554,702 | |
Pool #MA3736 3.500% 6/20/46 | | | 1,045,565 | | | | 1,082,038 | |
Pool #MA3937 3.500% 9/20/46 | | | 422,409 | | | | 437,144 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
Pool #MA4127 3.500% 12/20/46 | | $ | 1,417,046 | | | $ | 1,466,477 | |
Pool #MA4262 3.500% 2/20/47 | | | 1,662,450 | | | | 1,720,441 | |
Pool #MA4382 3.500% 4/20/47 | | | 461,164 | | | | 477,251 | |
Pool #MA4454 5.000% 5/20/47 | | | 943,849 | | | | 1,015,043 | |
Government National Mortgage Association II TBA | |
Pool #188 3.000% 4/01/45 (d) | | | 2,445,000 | | | | 2,467,540 | |
Pool #207 3.500% 5/01/45 (d) | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 2,171,860 | |
Pool #232 4.000% 1/24/48 (d) | | | 1,015,000 | | | | 1,058,296 | |
Pool #872 4.500% 7/01/42 (d) | | | 9,910,000 | | | | 10,397,758 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | 125,465,343 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES (Cost $131,666,070) | | | | | | | 130,502,835 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 27.0% | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 27.0% | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bond 2.750% 11/15/47 | | | 21,580,000 | | | | 21,615,404 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index 0.125% 4/15/22 | | | 2,687,842 | | | | 2,668,914 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index 0.125% 7/15/26 | | | 3,128,342 | | | | 3,056,675 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index 0.375% 7/15/27 | | | 2,223,478 | | | | 2,211,639 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index 0.875% 2/15/47 | | | 4,342,863 | | | | 4,512,869 | |
U.S. Treasury Note 1.500% 10/31/19 | | | 11,250,000 | | | | 11,173,315 | |
U.S. Treasury Note 1.750% 12/31/19 | | | 1,395,000 | | | | 1,394,399 | |
U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% 10/31/22 | | | 9,980,000 | | | | 9,893,454 | |
U.S. Treasury Note 2.000% 11/30/22 | | | 30,070,000 | | | | 29,799,839 | |
U.S. Treasury Note 2.125% 12/31/22 | | | 19,110,000 | | | | 19,030,126 | |
U.S. Treasury Note 2.250% 11/15/27 | | | 10,935,000 | | | | 10,782,080 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 116,138,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $115,837,091) | | | | | | | 116,138,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES (Cost $431,780,072) | | | | | | $ | 433,522,041 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $431,780,072) | | | | | | | 433,522,041 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 13.1% | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement — 6.4% | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/29/17, 0.540%, due 1/02/18 (e) | | $ | 27,331,719 | | | | 27,331,719 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Sovereign Debt Obligations — 4.4% | | | | | |
Japan Treasury Discount Bill, JPY, 0.000%, due 1/10/18 (f) | | | 840,000,000 | | | | 7,455,226 | |
Japan Treasury Discount Bill, JPY, 0.000%, due 2/26/18 (f) | | | 340,000,000 | | | | 3,018,186 | |
Japan Treasury Discount Bill, JPY, 0.000%, due 3/26/18 (f) | | | 925,000,000 | | | | 8,212,186 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,685,598 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bill — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bill (g) 0.000% 3/01/18 | | | 211,000 | | | | 210,568 | |
U.S. Treasury Bill (g) 0.000% 3/01/18 | | | 52,000 | | | | 51,893 | |
U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000% 4/19/18 | | | 9,780,000 | | | | 9,739,450 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,001,911 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $56,047,224) | | | | | | | 56,019,228 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 113.8% (Cost $487,827,296) (h) | | | | | | | 489,541,269 | |
| | |
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (13.8)% | | | | | | | (59,483,701 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 430,057,568 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Abbreviation Legend
CLO | Collateralized Loan Obligation |
CMO | Collateralized Mortgage Obligation |
CMT | Constant Maturity Treasury Index |
MBS | Mortgage-Backed Security |
MTA | Monthly Treasury Average Index |
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) | Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. The rates shown are the current interest rates at 12/31/17. |
(b) | Securities exempt from registration under rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $42,500,296 or 9.88% of net assets. |
(c) | This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $1,000,000 or 0.23% of net assets. |
(d) | A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis. (Note 2). |
(e) | Maturity value of $27,333,359. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 2/15/24, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $27,879,883. |
(f) | The principal amount of the security is in foreign currency. The market value is in U.S. dollars. |
(g) | A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open futures contracts. (Note 2). |
(h) | See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes. |
(i) | Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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The Fund had the following open Forward contracts at December 31, 2017:
Forward Contracts
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | In Exchange for | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Contracts to Deliver | |
JPY | | | 840,000,000 | | | Goldman Sachs International* | | 1/10/18 | | $ | 7,489,101 | | | $ | 32,140 | |
JPY | | | 340,000,000 | | | Goldman Sachs International* | | 2/26/18 | | | 3,036,646 | | | | 11,466 | |
JPY | | | 925,000,000 | | | Goldman Sachs International* | | 3/26/18 | | | 8,283,632 | | | | 39,932 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 18,809,379 | | | $ | 83,538 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | Contracts are subject to a Master Netting Agreement. |
The Fund had the following open Futures contracts at December 31, 2017:
Futures
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value/ Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Futures Contracts — Long | |
U.S. Treasury Ultra Long Bond | | | 3/20/18 | | | | 3 | | | $ | 493,888 | | | $ | 9,081 | |
U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year | | | 3/29/18 | | | | 212 | | | | 45,472,072 | | | | (80,884 | ) |
U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year | | | 3/29/18 | | | | 145 | | | | 16,893,494 | | | | (49,705 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | (121,508 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Future Contract — Short | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Euro-BOBL | | | 3/08/18 | | | | 55 | | | $ | (8,714,285 | ) | | $ | 29,116 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Currency Legend
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Blue Chip Growth Fund | | | MML Equity Income Fund | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value (Note 2) (a) | | $ | 376,980,199 | | | $ | 516,911,689 | |
Repurchase agreements, at value (Note 2) (b) | | | 1,084,037 | | | | 9,036,108 | |
Other short-term investments, at value (Note 2) (c) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments (d) | | | 378,064,236 | | | | 525,947,797 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency, at value (e) | | | - | | | | 50,085 | |
Receivables from: | | | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 469,233 | | | | 668,242 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 153,371 | | | | 25,221 | |
Interest and dividends | | | 103,571 | | | | 999,970 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | - | | | | 2,473 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 378,790,411 | | | | 527,693,788 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Payables for: | | | | | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 127,742 | | | | 179,128 | |
Foreign currency overdraft | | | - | | | | - | |
Fund shares repurchased | | | 108,910 | | | | 189,768 | |
Securities on loan (Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 3) | | | 58,476 | | | | 87,947 | |
Variation margin on open derivative instruments (Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
Affiliates (Note 3): | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 242,673 | | | | 335,501 | |
Administration fees | | | - | | | | - | |
Service fees | | | 46,731 | | | | 53,680 | |
Commitment and Contingent Liabilities (Note 9) | | | - | | | | - | |
Accrued expense and other liabilities | | | 60,415 | | | | 47,201 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 644,947 | | | | 893,225 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 378,145,464 | | | $ | 526,800,563 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets consist of: | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 147,873,944 | | | $ | 346,890,342 | |
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) | | | (55,713 | ) | | | 9,475,861 | |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | | 71,987,823 | | | | 48,084,157 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations | | | 158,339,410 | | | | 122,350,203 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 378,145,464 | | | $ | 526,800,563 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) Cost of investments: | | $ | 218,640,792 | | | $ | 394,565,446 | |
(b) Cost of repurchase agreements: | | $ | 1,084,037 | | | $ | 9,036,108 | |
(c) Cost of other short-term investments: | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
(d) Securities on loan with market value of: | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
(e) Cost of foreign currency: | | $ | - | | | $ | 49,589 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Equity Index Fund | | | MML Focused Equity Fund | | | MML Foreign Fund | | | MML Fundamental Growth Fund | | | MML Fundamental Value Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 731,762,722 | | | $ | 66,174,165 | | | $ | 386,833,797 | | | $ | 127,687,398 | | | $ | 233,039,673 | |
| 8,673,848 | | | | 1,230,285 | | | | 13,002,320 | | | | - | | | | 5,893,795 | |
| 654,309 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 34,522 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 741,090,879 | | | | 67,404,450 | | | | 399,836,117 | | | | 127,721,920 | | | | 238,933,468 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 8,291 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 778,042 | | | | - | | | | 12,624 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 5,011 | | | | 15,547 | | | | 10,993 | | | | 20,483 | | | | 110,067 | |
| 757,255 | | | | 76,346 | | | | 497,222 | | | | 13,583 | | | | 294,767 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 518,028 | | | | - | | | | 52,894 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 742,631,187 | | | | 67,504,634 | | | | 400,874,984 | | | | 127,755,986 | | | | 239,391,196 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 256,832 | | | | - | | | | 1,781,496 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 35 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 15,446 | | | | 40,034 | | | | 140,211 | | | | 64,579 | | | | 81,414 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 4,039,373 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 113,192 | | | | 16,805 | | | | 63,769 | | | | 22,839 | | | | 29,366 | |
| 36,370 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 59,976 | | | | 40,232 | | | | 295,752 | | | | 68,665 | | | | 121,482 | |
| 55,280 | | | | 8,621 | | | | - | | | | 16,613 | | | | 30,370 | |
| 30,134 | | | | 6,100 | | | | 7,228 | | | | 4,131 | | | | 7,943 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 62,120 | | | | 29,967 | | | | 246,405 | | | | 38,422 | | | | 26,261 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 629,350 | | | | 141,759 | | | | 6,574,269 | | | | 215,249 | | | | 296,836 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 742,001,837 | | | $ | 67,362,875 | | | $ | 394,300,715 | | | $ | 127,540,737 | | | $ | 239,094,360 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 404,879,657 | | | $ | 22,803,193 | | | $ | 332,834,147 | | | $ | 67,871,639 | | | $ | 155,230,944 | |
| 12,530,229 | | | | 1,670,547 | | | | 6,148,272 | | | | 1,224,164 | | | | 3,690,269 | |
| 18,975,098 | | | | 35,874,361 | | | | (11,026,943 | ) | | | 31,139,063 | | | | 19,438,646 | |
| 305,616,853 | | | | 7,014,774 | | | | 66,345,239 | | | | 27,305,871 | | | | 60,734,501 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 742,001,837 | | | $ | 67,362,875 | | | $ | 394,300,715 | | | $ | 127,540,737 | | | $ | 239,094,360 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 426,265,111 | | | $ | 59,159,390 | | | $ | 320,345,498 | | | $ | 100,381,527 | | | $ | 172,306,238 | |
$ | 8,673,848 | | | $ | 1,230,285 | | | $ | 13,002,320 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 5,893,795 | |
$ | 654,396 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 34,522 | | | $ | - | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 3,923,282 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
$ | - | | | $ | 8,291 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Blue Chip Growth Fund | | | MML Equity Income Fund | |
Initial Class shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 301,054,472 | | | $ | 440,607,206 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | 17,295,038 | | | | 35,255,317 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 17.41 | | | $ | 12.50 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Class I shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Class II shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Class III shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Service Class shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 77,090,992 | | | $ | 86,193,357 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | 4,565,881 | | | | 6,969,081 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 16.88 | | | $ | 12.37 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Service Class I shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | Authorized unlimited number of shares with no par value. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Equity Index Fund | | | MML Focused Equity Fund | | | MML Foreign Fund | | | MML Fundamental Growth Fund | | | MML Fundamental Value Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 382,812,978 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 34,018,102 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11.25 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 66,373,554 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,140,595 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 31.01 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 186,673,763 | | | $ | 57,382,092 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 120,665,625 | | | $ | 225,882,552 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6,019,002 | | | | 4,522,790 | | | | - | | | | 9,328,100 | | | | 14,648,295 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 31.01 | | | $ | 12.69 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 12.94 | | | $ | 15.42 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 440,242,392 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14,215,975 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 30.97 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11,487,737 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 1,027,219 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11.18 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 48,712,128 | | | $ | 9,980,783 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 6,875,112 | | | $ | 13,211,808 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1,616,841 | | | | 797,273 | | | | - | | | | 539,830 | | | | 869,195 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 30.13 | | | $ | 12.52 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 12.74 | | | $ | 15.20 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Global Fund | | | MML Growth & Income Fund | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value (Note 2) (a) | | $ | 242,487,186 | | | $ | 140,419,866 | |
Repurchase agreements, at value (Note 2) (b) | | | 1,418,260 | | | | 1,989,656 | |
Other short-term investments, at value (Note 2) (c) | | | 16,797 | | | | 9,210 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments (d) | | | 243,922,243 | | | | 142,418,732 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency, at value (e) | | | 16,327 | | | | - | |
Receivables from: | | | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 1,003,168 | | | | - | |
Open forward contracts (Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
Investment adviser (Note 3) | | | - | | | | - | |
Fund shares sold | | | 23,561 | | | | 57,257 | |
Interest and dividends | | | 202,507 | | | | 128,024 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | 366,519 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 245,534,325 | | | | 142,604,013 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Payables for: | | | | | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 73,573 | | | | - | |
Written options outstanding, at value (Note 2) (f) | | | - | | | | - | |
Fund shares repurchased | | | 48,703 | | | | 25,046 | |
Securities on loan (Note 2) | | | 4,245,862 | | | | - | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 3) | | | 28,977 | | | | 29,894 | |
Affiliates (Note 3): | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 122,524 | | | | 60,403 | |
Administration fees | | | 30,631 | | | | - | |
Service fees | | | 9,918 | | | | 18,596 | |
Due to custodian | | | 16,796 | | | | - | |
Commitment and Contingent Liabilities (Note 9) | | | - | | | | - | |
Accrued expense and other liabilities | | | 91,102 | | | | 29,684 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 4,668,086 | | | | 163,623 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 240,866,239 | | | $ | 142,440,390 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets consist of: | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 155,496,499 | | | $ | 88,172,872 | |
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) | | | 2,602,686 | | | | 1,276,731 | |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | | 28,943,620 | | | | (32,996 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations | | | 53,823,434 | | | | 53,023,783 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 240,866,239 | | | $ | 142,440,390 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) Cost of investments: | | $ | 188,639,111 | | | $ | 87,396,083 | |
(b) Cost of repurchase agreements: | | $ | 1,418,260 | | | $ | 1,989,656 | |
(c) Cost of other short-term investments: | | $ | 16,797 | | | $ | 9,210 | |
(d) Securities on loan with market value of: | | $ | 4,128,197 | | | $ | - | |
(e) Cost of foreign currency: | | $ | 16,321 | | | $ | - | |
(f) Premiums on written options: | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Income & Growth Fund | | | MML International Equity Fund | | | MML Large Cap Growth Fund | | | MML Managed Volatility Fund | | | MML Mid Cap Growth Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 311,358,106 | | | $ | 186,563,281 | | | $ | 114,102,767 | | | $ | 183,231,124 | | | $ | 480,331,513 | |
| 5,662,073 | | | | 3,874,880 | | | | 496,080 | | | | 4,573,145 | | | | 12,502,566 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 15,350 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 317,020,179 | | | | 190,438,161 | | | | 114,598,847 | | | | 187,804,269 | | | | 492,849,429 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 96,586 | | | | - | | | | 18,930 | | | | 2,671 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 1,808,877 | | | | - | | | | 312,480 | | | | 318,009 | |
| - | | | | 62,572 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | 19,572 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 69,531 | | | | 20,093 | | | | 20,633 | | | | 11,458 | | | | 22,426 | |
| 480,713 | | | | 65,899 | | | | 70,977 | | | | 187,312 | | | | 239,645 | |
| - | | | | 406,116 | | | | 16,217 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 317,570,423 | | | | 192,917,876 | | | | 114,706,674 | | | | 188,334,449 | | | | 493,432,180 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 232,347 | | | | 662,621 | | | | - | | | | 65,581 | | | | 172,293 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 3,332,778 | | | | - | |
| 65,190 | | | | 54,136 | | | | 78,001 | | | | 98,665 | | | | 87,500 | |
| - | | | | 686,750 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 18,846,121 | |
| 38,213 | | | | 14,299 | | | | 26,685 | | | | 50,807 | | | | 68,023 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 174,443 | | | | 128,803 | | | | 63,832 | | | | 117,848 | | | | 311,857 | |
| - | | | | 24,151 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 16,752 | | | | 2,095 | | | | 4,365 | | | | 21,434 | | | | 56,972 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 113,799 | | | | 15,851 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 49,968 | | | | 132,040 | | | | 34,683 | | | | 98,212 | | | | 61,895 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 576,913 | | | | 1,704,895 | | | | 207,566 | | | | 3,899,124 | | | | 19,620,512 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 316,993,510 | | | $ | 191,212,981 | | | $ | 114,499,108 | | | $ | 184,435,325 | | | $ | 473,811,668 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 216,655,660 | | | $ | 160,016,276 | | | $ | 74,213,597 | | | $ | 144,261,713 | | | $ | 270,035,825 | |
| 5,247,136 | | | | 2,677,223 | | | | 608,991 | | | | 2,033,496 | | | | (275,603 | ) |
| 69,593,510 | | | | (842,823 | ) | | | 7,311,578 | | | | (13,611,342 | ) | | | 59,675,489 | |
| 25,497,204 | | | | 29,362,305 | | | | 32,364,942 | | | | 51,751,458 | | | | 144,375,957 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 316,993,510 | | | $ | 191,212,981 | | | $ | 114,499,108 | | | $ | 184,435,325 | | | $ | 473,811,668 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 285,860,910 | | | $ | 157,215,654 | | | $ | 81,737,825 | | | $ | 130,779,760 | | | $ | 335,955,709 | |
$ | 5,662,073 | | | $ | 3,874,880 | | | $ | 496,080 | | | $ | 4,573,145 | | | $ | 12,502,566 | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 15,350 | |
$ | - | | | $ | 665,020 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 18,406,489 | |
$ | - | | | $ | 95,329 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 18,250 | | | $ | 2,632 | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,632,194 | | | $ | - | |
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Global Fund | | | MML Growth & Income Fund | |
Initial Class shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | - | | | $ | 111,830,261 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | - | | | | 6,431,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | - | | | $ | 17.39 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Class I shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 206,794,918 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | 15,854,481 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 13.04 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Class II shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 18,082,094 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | 1,359,989 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 13.30 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Service Class shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | - | | | $ | 30,610,129 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | - | | | | 1,772,656 | |
| �� | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | - | | | $ | 17.27 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Service Class I shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 15,989,227 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | 1,239,748 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 12.90 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | Authorized unlimited number of shares with no par value. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Income & Growth Fund | | | MML International Equity Fund | | | MML Large Cap Growth Fund | | | MML Managed Volatility Fund | | | MML Mid Cap Growth Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 289,310,290 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 106,988,733 | | | $ | 150,737,313 | | | $ | 382,666,185 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22,739,092 | | | | - | | | | 10,011,172 | | | | 11,930,279 | | | | 23,635,218 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 12.72 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 10.69 | | | $ | 12.63 | | | $ | 16.19 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | 187,213,127 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 15,637,440 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | 11.97 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 27,683,220 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 7,510,375 | | | $ | 33,698,012 | | | $ | 91,145,483 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,200,716 | | | | - | | | | 723,899 | | | | 2,689,474 | | | | 5,823,068 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 12.58 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 10.37 | | | $ | 12.53 | | | $ | 15.65 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | 3,999,854 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 336,006 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | 11.90 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Mid Cap Value Fund | | | MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value (Note 2) (a) | | $ | 474,432,494 | | | $ | 243,045,945 | |
Repurchase agreements, at value (Note 2) (b) | | | 13,347,640 | | | | 3,259,445 | |
Other short-term investments, at value (Note 2) (c) | | | - | | | | 7,373 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments (d) | | | 487,780,134 | | | | 246,312,763 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cash | | | - | | | | - | |
Foreign currency, at value (e) | | | 1 | | | | 11 | |
Receivables from: | | | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 924,813 | | | | 604,048 | |
Investments sold on a when-issued basis (Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
Open forward contracts (Note 2) | | | 6,586 | | | | - | |
Investment adviser (Note 3) | | | - | | | | - | |
Fund shares sold | | | 31,682 | | | | 107,981 | |
Variation margin on open derivative instruments (Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
Interest and dividends | | | 1,058,038 | | | | 227,550 | |
Interest tax reclaim receivable | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 489,801,254 | | | | 247,252,353 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Payables for: | | | | | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 561,315 | | | | 587,963 | |
Open forward contracts (Note 2) | | | 255,320 | | | | - | |
Investments purchased on a when-issued basis (Note 2) | | | - | | | | - | |
Fund shares repurchased | | | 139,672 | | | | 97,662 | |
Securities on loan (Note 2) | | | - | | | | 31,758,905 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 3) | | | 80,500 | | | | 49,880 | |
Affiliates (Note 3): | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 347,315 | | | | 188,894 | |
Administration fees | | | - | | | | - | |
Service fees | | | 30,852 | | | | 9,875 | |
Commitment and Contingent Liabilities (Note 9) | | | - | | | | - | |
Accrued expense and other liabilities | | | 61,443 | | | | 31,171 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 1,476,417 | | | | 32,724,350 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 488,324,837 | | | $ | 214,528,003 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets consist of: | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 373,001,432 | | | $ | 153,233,960 | |
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) | | | 7,226,444 | | | | (48,314 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | | 42,878,850 | | | | 22,395,404 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations | | | 65,218,111 | | | | 38,946,953 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 488,324,837 | | | $ | 214,528,003 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) Cost of investments: | | $ | 408,966,309 | | | $ | 204,098,992 | |
(b) Cost of repurchase agreements: | | $ | 13,347,640 | | | $ | 3,259,445 | |
(c) Cost of other short-term investments: | | $ | - | | | $ | 7,373 | |
(d) Securities on loan with market value of: | | $ | - | | | $ | 31,000,863 | |
(e) Cost of foreign currency: | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 11 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | |
MML Small Company Value Fund | | | MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund | | | MML Total Return Bond Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 112,274,972 | | | $ | 228,001,620 | | | $ | 433,522,041 | |
| 1,761,372 | | | | 4,868,316 | | | | 27,331,719 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 28,687,509 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 114,036,344 | | | | 232,869,936 | | | | 489,541,269 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 5,748 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 2,475,921 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 83,538 | |
| 1 | | | | - | | | | 14,112 | |
| 100,998 | | | | 6,808 | | | | 44,779 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 27,142 | |
| 181,542 | | | | 250,800 | | | | 1,899,898 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 101 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 114,318,885 | | | | 233,127,544 | | | | 494,092,509 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 379,259 | | | | 23,156,830 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 40,329,316 | |
| 89,228 | | | | 96,231 | | | | 159,085 | |
| 4,160,883 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 15,320 | | | | 38,551 | | | | 50,361 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 75,345 | | | | 147,563 | | | | 145,646 | |
| 14,127 | | | | - | | | | 54,617 | |
| 12,530 | | | | 13,652 | | | | 13,643 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 24,827 | | | | 35,524 | | | | 125,443 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 4,392,260 | | | | 710,780 | | | | 64,034,941 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 109,926,625 | | | $ | 232,416,764 | | | $ | 430,057,568 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 69,020,991 | | | $ | 163,420,975 | | | $ | 424,011,578 | |
| 288,981 | | | | 951,221 | | | | 7,545,522 | |
| 6,125,422 | | | | 23,021,877 | | | | (3,204,651 | ) |
| 34,491,231 | | | | 45,022,691 | | | | 1,705,119 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 109,926,625 | | | $ | 232,416,764 | | | $ | 430,057,568 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 77,783,741 | | | $ | 182,978,929 | | | $ | 431,780,072 | |
$ | 1,761,372 | | | $ | 4,868,316 | | | $ | 27,331,719 | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 28,715,505 | |
$ | 4,051,218 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1 | |
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Mid Cap Value Fund | | | MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund | |
Initial Class shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 438,601,435 | | | $ | 198,403,664 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | 36,118,771 | | | | 13,247,317 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 12.14 | | | $ | 14.98 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Class II shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Service Class shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 49,723,402 | | | $ | 16,124,339 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | 4,158,898 | | | | 1,130,224 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 11.96 | | | $ | 14.27 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Service Class I shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (a) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) | Authorized unlimited number of shares with no par value. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
148
| | | | | | | | | | |
MML Small Company Value Fund | | | MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund | | | MML Total Return Bond Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | 210,030,404 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 15,014,963 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | 13.99 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 89,256,042 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 408,199,459 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 5,281,654 | | | | - | | | | 39,398,453 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 16.90 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 10.36 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | 22,386,360 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 1,615,850 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | 13.85 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 20,670,583 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 21,858,109 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 1,257,963 | | | | - | | | | 2,128,425 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 16.43 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 10.27 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
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Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Blue Chip Growth Fund | | | MML Equity Income Fund | |
Investment income (Note 2): | | | | | | | | |
Dividends (a) | | $ | 2,960,312 | | | $ | 13,379,991 | |
Interest | | | 2,120 | | | | 88,365 | |
Securities lending net income | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 2,962,432 | | | | 13,468,356 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Expenses (Note 3): | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 2,777,607 | | | | 3,760,416 | |
Custody fees | | | 57,796 | | | | 58,026 | |
Audit fees | | | 36,229 | | | | 35,685 | |
Legal fees | | | 3,039 | | | | 4,657 | |
Proxy fees | | | 976 | | | | 976 | |
Shareholder reporting fees | | | 46,305 | | | | 57,451 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 25,369 | | | | 34,353 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 2,947,321 | | | | 3,951,564 | |
Administration fees: | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
Class II | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
Service fees: | | | | | | | | |
Service Class | | | 154,344 | | | | 199,005 | |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 3,101,665 | | | | 4,150,569 | |
Expenses waived: | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class advisory fees waived | | | - | | | | (126,697 | ) |
Class II advisory fees waived | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class advisory fees waived | | | - | | | | (23,884 | ) |
Service Class I advisory fees waived | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | | | 3,101,665 | | | | 3,999,988 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (139,233 | ) | | | 9,468,368 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss): | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | 72,878,094 | | | | 49,556,881 | |
Futures contracts | | | - | | | | - | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | 406 | | | | 9,587 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 72,878,500 | | | | 49,566,468 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | 42,058,451 | | | | 17,112,411 | |
Futures contracts | | | - | | | | - | |
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | | (29 | ) | | | 3,640 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 42,058,422 | | | | 17,116,051 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 114,936,922 | | | | 66,682,519 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 114,797,689 | | | $ | 76,150,887 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) Net of foreign withholding tax of: | | $ | 1,142 | | | $ | 152,125 | |
* Net increase (decrease) in accrued foreign capital gains tax of: | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Equity Index Fund | | | MML Focused Equity Fund | | | MML Foreign Fund | | | MML Fundamental Growth Fund | | | MML Fundamental Value Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 13,856,954 | | | $ | 2,516,000 | | | $ | 10,498,535 | | | $ | 2,513,863 | | | $ | 5,537,046 | |
| 14,636 | | | | 2,354 | | | | 3,789 | | | | 196 | | | | 4,826 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 130,198 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13,871,590 | | | | 2,518,354 | | | | 10,632,522 | | | | 2,514,059 | | | | 5,541,872 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 654,949 | | | | 608,296 | | | | 3,425,092 | | | | 927,214 | | | | 1,361,763 | |
| 75,427 | | | | 12,229 | | | | 191,277 | | | | 34,413 | | | | 27,349 | |
| 36,465 | | | | 35,378 | | | | 41,516 | | | | 35,426 | | | | 35,481 | |
| 5,319 | | | | 1,047 | | | | 3,120 | | | | 1,357 | | | | 1,881 | |
| 976 | | | | 976 | | | | 976 | | | | 976 | | | | 976 | |
| 68,283 | | | | 18,697 | | | | 43,849 | | | | 22,097 | | | | 29,975 | |
| 46,882 | | | | 6,658 | | | | 26,439 | | | | 10,564 | | | | 15,445 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 888,301 | | | | 683,281 | | | | 3,732,269 | | | | 1,032,047 | | | | 1,472,870 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 197,068 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 286,655 | | | | 117,491 | | | | - | | | | 216,080 | | | | 323,701 | |
| 136,515 | | | | 12,859 | | | | - | | | | 8,246 | | | | 16,739 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 27,139 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| 113,763 | | | | 21,431 | | | | - | | | | 13,743 | | | | 27,899 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1,622,302 | | | | 835,062 | | | | 3,759,408 | | | | 1,270,116 | | | | 1,841,209 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (11,183 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (584 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1,622,302 | | | | 835,062 | | | | 3,759,408 | | | | 1,270,116 | | | | 1,829,442 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12,249,288 | | | | 1,683,292 | | | | 6,873,114 | | | | 1,243,943 | | | | 3,712,430 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24,070,873 | | | | 35,904,705 | | | | 4,499,409 | | | | 31,280,948 | | | | 19,462,414 | |
| 1,672,991 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | 2,583 | | | | (74,273 | ) | | | 253 | | | | 2,012 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25,743,864 | | | | 35,907,288 | | | | 4,425,136 | | | | 31,281,201 | | | | 19,464,426 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 96,178,429 | | | | (19,195,107 | ) | | | 63,806,023 | * | | | 4,712,494 | | | | 9,095,583 | |
| 243,447 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | (1 | ) | | | 32,902 | | | | - | | | | 5,067 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 96,421,876 | | | | (19,195,108 | ) | | | 63,838,925 | | | | 4,712,494 | | | | 9,100,650 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 122,165,740 | | | | 16,712,180 | | | | 68,264,061 | | | | 35,993,695 | | | | 28,565,076 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 134,415,028 | | | $ | 18,395,472 | | | $ | 75,137,175 | | | $ | 37,237,638 | | | $ | 32,277,506 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | - | | | $ | 4,204 | | | $ | 1,024,488 | | | $ | 527 | | | $ | 44,355 | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (141,034 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Global Fund | | | MML Growth & Income Fund | |
Investment income (Note 2): | | | | | | | | |
Dividends (a) | | $ | 4,688,545 | | | $ | 2,125,572 | |
Interest | | | 1,408 | | | | 1,706 | |
Securities lending net income | | | 25,083 | | | | - | |
Non cash income | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 4,715,036 | | | | 2,127,278 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Expenses (Note 3): | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 1,464,190 | | | | 674,635 | |
Custody fees | | | 102,562 | | | | 16,296 | |
Audit fees | | | 44,545 | | | | 35,414 | |
Legal fees | | | 2,066 | | | | 1,098 | |
Proxy fees | | | 976 | | | | 976 | |
Shareholder reporting fees | | | 31,637 | | | | 17,466 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 16,778 | | | | 9,208 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 1,662,754 | | | | 755,093 | |
Administration fees: | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | 318,718 | | | | - | |
Class II | | | 25,686 | | | | - | |
Service Class I | | | 21,644 | | | | - | |
Service fees: | | | | | | | | |
Service Class | | | - | | | | 66,959 | |
Service Class I | | | 36,073 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 2,064,875 | | | | 822,052 | |
Expenses waived: | | | | | | | | |
Class II fees reimbursed by adviser | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class I fees reimbursed by adviser | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | | | 2,064,875 | | | | 822,052 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 2,650,161 | | | | 1,305,226 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss): | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | 28,876,764 | | | | 9,536,539 | |
Written options | | | - | | | | - | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (21,219 | ) | | | (297 | ) |
Forward contracts | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 28,855,545 | | | | 9,536,242 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | 21,850,079 | * | | | 17,668,759 | |
Written options | | | - | | | | - | |
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | | 20,887 | | | | - | |
Forward contracts | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 21,870,966 | | | | 17,668,759 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 50,726,511 | | | | 27,205,001 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 53,376,672 | | | $ | 28,510,227 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) Net of foreign withholding tax of: | | $ | 277,299 | | | $ | 23,661 | |
* Net increase (decrease) in accrued foreign capital gains tax of: | | $ | (23,639 | ) | | $ | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Income & Growth Fund | | | MML International Equity Fund | | | MML Large Cap Growth Fund | | | MML Managed Volatility Fund | | | MML Mid Cap Growth Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 7,389,831 | | | $ | 4,043,457 | | | $ | 1,371,073 | | | $ | 3,743,993 | | | $ | 3,169,172 | |
| 14,278 | | | | 1,795 | | | | 1,224 | | | | 4,399 | | | | 79,567 | |
| - | | | | 55,796 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 92,506 | |
| - | | | | 547,469 | | | | 94,971 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7,404,109 | | | | 4,648,517 | | | | 1,467,268 | | | | 3,748,392 | | | | 3,341,245 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1,924,037 | | | | 1,422,892 | | | | 730,744 | | | | 1,389,351 | | | | 3,517,812 | |
| 53,391 | | | | 162,861 | | | | 17,884 | | | | 198,393 | | | | 61,478 | |
| 36,174 | | | | 40,740 | | | | 35,391 | | | | 35,451 | | | | 36,291 | |
| 2,374 | | | | 1,404 | | | | 1,640 | | | | 1,540 | | | | 3,706 | |
| 976 | | | | 976 | | | | 976 | | | | 976 | | | | 976 | |
| 35,105 | | | | 22,743 | | | | 25,278 | | | | 22,176 | | | | 52,773 | |
| 20,421 | | | | 12,149 | | | | 7,804 | | | | 12,724 | | | | 31,222 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,072,478 | | | | 1,663,765 | | | | 819,717 | | | | 1,660,611 | | | | 3,704,258 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | 263,591 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | 3,202 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 58,412 | | | | - | | | | 13,077 | | | | 83,402 | | | | 205,175 | |
| - | | | | 5,336 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,130,890 | | | | 1,935,894 | | | | 832,794 | | | | 1,744,013 | | | | 3,909,433 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (150,109 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | (1,842 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,130,890 | | | | 1,783,943 | | | | 832,794 | | | | 1,744,013 | | | | 3,909,433 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5,273,219 | | | | 2,864,574 | | | | 634,474 | | | | 2,004,379 | | | | (568,188 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 69,866,154 | | | | 15,992,654 | | | | 7,311,742 | | | | 3,844,803 | | | | 60,271,717 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (13,105,498 | ) | | | - | |
| 5,322 | | | | (11,055 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (420 | ) |
| - | | | | 194,046 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 69,871,476 | | | | 16,175,645 | | | | 7,311,742 | | | | (9,260,695 | ) | | | 60,271,297 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (27,080,867 | ) | | | 27,068,163 | * | | | 24,299,190 | | | | 23,669,414 | | | | 40,371,557 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (475,605 | ) | | | - | |
| 182 | | | | 50,632 | | | | - | | | | 1,207 | | | | 139 | |
| - | | | | (231,452 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (27,080,685 | ) | | | 26,887,343 | | | | 24,299,190 | | | | 23,195,016 | | | | 40,371,696 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 42,790,791 | | | | 43,062,988 | | | | 31,610,932 | | | | 13,934,321 | | | | 100,642,993 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 48,064,010 | | | $ | 45,927,562 | | | $ | 32,245,406 | | | $ | 15,938,700 | | | $ | 100,074,805 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 190,588 | | | $ | 445,692 | | | $ | 41,628 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 21,448 | |
$ | - | | | $ | (51,702 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Mid Cap Value Fund | | | MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund | |
Investment income (Note 2): | | | | | | | | |
Dividends (a) | | $ | 12,158,071 | | | $ | 1,694,219 | |
Interest (b) | | | 16,083 | | | | 3,458 | |
Securities lending net income | | | - | | | | 144,467 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 12,174,154 | | | | 1,842,144 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Expenses (Note 3): | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 3,980,273 | | | | 2,167,049 | |
Custody fees | | | 58,374 | | | | 36,804 | |
Audit fees | | | 36,307 | | | | 38,106 | |
Legal fees | | | 3,943 | | | | 1,718 | |
Proxy fees | | | 976 | | | | 976 | |
Shareholder reporting fees | | | 57,430 | | | | 25,038 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 32,453 | | | | 14,303 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 4,169,756 | | | | 2,283,994 | |
Administration fees: | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
Service fees: | | | | | | | | |
Service Class | | | 116,115 | | | | 35,949 | |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 4,285,871 | | | | 2,319,943 | |
Expenses waived: | | | | | | | | |
Class II fees reimbursed by adviser | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class I fees reimbursed by adviser | | | - | | | | - | |
Initial Class advisory fees waived | | | - | | | | (9,939 | ) |
Class II advisory fees waived | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class advisory fees waived | | | - | | | | (782 | ) |
Service Class I advisory fees waived | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net expenses | | | 4,285,871 | | | | 2,309,222 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 7,888,283 | | | | (467,078 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss): | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | 47,556,258 | | | | 23,786,765 | |
Futures contracts | | | - | | | | - | |
Swap agreements | | | - | | | | - | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | 3,509 | | | | (1,488 | ) |
Forward contracts | | | (566,119 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 46,993,648 | | | | 23,785,277 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | (2,166,009 | ) | | | 19,597,256 | |
Futures contracts | | | - | | | | - | |
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | | 135 | | | | 286 | |
Forward contracts | | | (174,420 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (2,340,294 | ) | | | 19,597,542 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 44,653,354 | | | | 43,382,819 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 52,541,637 | | | $ | 42,915,741 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
(a) Net of foreign withholding tax of: | | $ | 127,490 | | | $ | 6,236 | |
(b) Net of foreign withholding tax of: | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | |
MML Small Company Value Fund | | | MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund | | | MML Total Return Bond Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 1,311,958 | | | $ | 2,818,777 | | | $ | - | |
| 2,454 | | | | 4,288 | | | | 10,377,692 | |
| 19,962 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 1,334,374 | | | | 2,823,065 | | | | 10,377,692 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 837,623 | | | | 1,666,440 | | | | 1,694,293 | |
| 17,102 | | | | 19,814 | | | | 102,063 | |
| 36,034 | | | | 35,475 | | | | 98,788 | |
| 863 | | | | 1,850 | | | | 3,456 | |
| 976 | | | | 976 | | | | 976 | |
| 14,947 | | | | 28,019 | | | | 56,944 | |
| 7,137 | | | | 15,180 | | | | 29,167 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 914,682 | | | | 1,767,754 | | | | 1,985,687 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 130,808 | | | | - | | | | 605,151 | |
| 26,247 | | | | - | | | | 30,208 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | 50,522 | | | | - | |
| 43,744 | | | | - | | | | 50,347 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 1,115,481 | | | | 1,818,276 | | | | 2,671,393 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (75,762 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | (3,860 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| (43,593 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| (8,758 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 1,063,130 | | | | 1,818,276 | | | | 2,591,771 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 271,244 | | | | 1,004,789 | | | | 7,785,921 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 6,262,328 | | | | 23,444,864 | | | | (429,812 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | (137,589 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | (1,097 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | 197,620 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (153,710 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 6,262,328 | | | | 23,444,864 | | | | (524,588 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 5,180,820 | | | | 3,802,915 | | | | 5,591,275 | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (31,325 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (281,145 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 5,180,820 | | | | 3,802,915 | | | | 5,278,805 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 11,443,148 | | | | 27,247,779 | | | | 4,754,217 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 11,714,392 | | | $ | 28,252,568 | | | $ | 12,540,138 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 3,270 | | | $ | 2,928 | | | $ | - | |
$ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 190 | |
155
MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Blue Chip Growth Fund | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2017
| | | Year Ended December 31, 2016
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (139,233 | ) | | $ | (2,321 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 72,878,500 | | | | 31,710,233 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 42,058,422 | | | | (29,103,596 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 114,797,689 | | | | 2,604,316 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2): | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | (32,493 | ) | | | - | |
Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
Class II | | | - | | | | - | |
Class III | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (32,493 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
From net realized gains: | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | (25,580,003 | ) | | | (44,016,658 | ) |
Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
Class II | | | - | | | | - | |
Class III | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class | | | (5,770,103 | ) | | | (5,513,029 | ) |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (31,350,106 | ) | | | (49,529,687 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net fund share transactions (Note 5): | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | (102,659,338 | ) | | | (14,216,357 | ) |
Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
Class II | | | - | | | | - | |
Class III | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class | | | 17,290,881 | | | | 10,100,450 | |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions | | | (85,368,457 | ) | | | (4,115,907 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (1,953,367 | ) | | | (51,041,278 | ) |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 380,098,831 | | | | 431,140,109 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of year | | $ | 378,145,464 | | | $ | 380,098,831 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of year | | $ | (55,713 | ) | | $ | (33,171 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
156
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Equity Income Fund | | | MML Equity Index Fund | |
Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 9,468,368 | | | $ | 10,635,854 | | | $ | 12,249,288 | | | $ | 8,729,346 | |
| 49,566,468 | | | | 35,667,359 | | | | 25,743,864 | | | | 20,006,619 | |
| 17,116,051 | | | | 32,950,785 | | | | 96,421,876 | | | | 21,401,004 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 76,150,887 | | | | 79,253,998 | | | | 134,415,028 | | | | 50,136,969 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (9,221,700 | ) | | | (8,080,286 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (624,117 | ) | | | (1,138,655 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | (2,272,325 | ) | | | (3,098,350 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | (5,304,119 | ) | | | (3,556,322 | ) |
| (1,575,413 | ) | | | (1,211,150 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (395,720 | ) | | | (617,842 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (10,797,113 | ) | | | (9,291,436 | ) | | | (8,596,281 | ) | | | (8,411,169 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (27,939,287 | ) | | | (40,910,962 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (1,703,715 | ) | | | (1,622,191 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | (5,142,562 | ) | | | (3,906,075 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | (10,821,040 | ) | | | (4,183,965 | ) |
| (5,273,575 | ) | | | (6,930,496 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (1,247,272 | ) | | | (962,234 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (33,212,862 | ) | | | (47,841,458 | ) | | | (18,914,589 | ) | | | (10,674,465 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 304,296 | | | | (14,762,650 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (10,341,658 | ) | | | (13,086,785 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | (18,748,239 | ) | | | (384,062 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | 100,677,105 | | | | 94,690,407 | |
| 3,404,774 | | | | 11,031,372 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (464,084 | ) | | | 874,480 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3,709,070 | | | | (3,731,278 | ) | | | 71,123,124 | | | | 82,094,040 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 35,849,982 | | | | 18,389,826 | | | | 178,027,282 | | | | 113,145,375 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 490,950,581 | | | | 472,560,755 | | | | 563,974,555 | | | | 450,829,180 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 526,800,563 | | | $ | 490,950,581 | | | $ | 742,001,837 | | | $ | 563,974,555 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ |
9,475,861 |
| | $ | 10,818,884 | | | $ | 12,530,229 | | | $ | 8,699,279 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
157
MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Focused Equity Fund | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2017
| | | Year Ended December 31, 2016
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 1,683,292 | | | $ | 1,625,429 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 35,907,288 | | | | 12,576,129 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (19,195,108 | ) | | | 10,422,355 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 18,395,472 | | | | 24,623,913 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2): | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Class II | | | (1,400,996 | ) | | | (2,228,977 | ) |
Service Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class I | | | (222,205 | ) | | | (75,702 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (1,623,201 | ) | | | (2,304,679 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
From net realized gains: | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | (10,927,302 | ) | | | (9,579,688 | ) |
Service Class I | | | (1,679,164 | ) | | | (406,428 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (12,606,466 | ) | | | (9,986,116 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net fund share transactions (Note 5): | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Class II | | | (76,022,756 | ) | | | (30,259,067 | ) |
Service Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class I | | | 3,401,694 | | | | (715,507 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions | | | (72,621,062 | ) | | | (30,974,574 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (68,455,257 | ) | | | (18,641,456 | ) |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 135,818,132 | | | | 154,459,588 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of year | | $ | 67,362,875 | | | $ | 135,818,132 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of year | | $ | 1,670,547 | | | $ | 1,607,936 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
158
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Foreign Fund | | | MML Fundamental Growth Fund | |
Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 6,873,114 | | | $ | 7,698,670 | | | $ | 1,243,943 | | | $ | 1,396,083 | |
| 4,425,136 | | | | (10,744,191 | ) | | | 31,281,201 | | | | 14,186,025 | |
| 63,838,925 | | | | 7,900,012 | | | | 4,712,494 | | | | (9,193,322 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 75,137,175 | | | | 4,854,491 | | | | 37,237,638 | | | | 6,388,786 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (7,849,280 | ) | | | (6,733,929 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (1,314,332 | ) | | | (1,164,469 | ) |
| (200,743 | ) | | | (193,084 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (55,714 | ) | | | (18,624 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (8,050,023 | ) | | | (6,927,013 | ) | | | (1,370,046 | ) | | | (1,183,093 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (13,651,844 | ) | | | (20,436,093 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | (599,932 | ) | | | (412,071 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (14,251,776 | ) | | | (20,848,164 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (31,216,352 | ) | | | 3,739,806 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (65,501,533 | ) | | | (2,566,740 | ) |
| (637,618 | ) | | | (1,068,302 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 1,980,177 | | | | 1,606,362 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (31,853,970 | ) | | | 2,671,504 | | | | (63,521,356 | ) | | | (960,378 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 35,233,182 | | | | 598,982 | | | | (41,905,540 | ) | | | (16,602,849 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 359,067,533 | | | | 358,468,551 | | | | 169,446,277 | | | | 186,049,126 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 394,300,715 | | | $ | 359,067,533 | | | $ | 127,540,737 | | | $ | 169,446,277 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ |
6,148,272 |
| | $ | 7,399,681 | | | $ | 1,224,164 | | | $ | 1,372,286 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
159
MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Fundamental Value Fund | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2017
| | | Year Ended December 31, 2016
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 3,712,430 | | | $ | 4,228,593 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 19,464,426 | | | | 15,832,600 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 9,100,650 | | | | 10,958,344 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 32,277,506 | | | | 31,019,537 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2): | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
Class II | | | (4,019,511 | ) | | | (3,177,117 | ) |
Service Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class I | | | (204,734 | ) | | | (97,403 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (4,224,245 | ) | | | (3,274,520 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
From net realized gains: | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
Class II | | | (15,175,978 | ) | | | (16,431,141 | ) |
Service Class I | | | (825,157 | ) | | | (574,567 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (16,001,135 | ) | | | (17,005,708 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net fund share transactions (Note 5): | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
Class II | | | (9,424,599 | ) | | | (3,697,842 | ) |
Service Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class I | | | 3,346,211 | | | | 1,213,663 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions | | | (6,078,388 | ) | | | (2,484,179 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 5,973,738 | | | | 8,255,130 | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 233,120,622 | | | | 224,865,492 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of year | | $ | 239,094,360 | | | $ | 233,120,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of year | | $ | 3,690,269 | | | $ | 4,200,172 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
160
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Global Fund | | | MML Growth & Income Fund | |
Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 2,650,161 | | | $ | 2,891,952 | | | $ | 1,305,226 | | | $ | 1,304,043 | |
| 28,855,545 | | | | 18,214,796 | | | | 9,536,242 | | | | 4,898,883 | |
| 21,870,966 | | | | (2,058,580 | ) | | | 17,668,759 | | | | 4,121,853 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 53,376,672 | | | | 19,048,168 | | | | 28,510,227 | | | | 10,324,779 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (991,174 | ) | | | (1,079,085 | ) |
| (2,418,638 | ) | | | (2,547,594 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| (206,465 | ) | | | (177,958 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (208,011 | ) | | | (171,221 | ) |
| (158,628 | ) | | | (116,936 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (2,783,731 | ) | | | (2,842,488 | ) | | | (1,199,185 | ) | | | (1,250,306 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (15,725,213 | ) | | | (17,521,108 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| (1,314,771 | ) | | | (1,198,304 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| (1,168,589 | ) | | | (941,843 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (18,208,573 | ) | | | (19,661,255 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (12,980,668 | ) | | | (11,230,669 | ) |
| (40,436,076 | ) | | | (3,174,455 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| 175,037 | | | | 113,343 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 2,055,683 | | | | 2,835,766 | |
| 2,159,339 | | | | 1,770,763 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (38,101,700 | ) | | | (1,290,349 | ) | | | (10,924,985 | ) | | | (8,394,903 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (5,717,332 | ) | | | (4,745,924 | ) | | | 16,386,057 | | | | 679,570 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 246,583,571 | | | | 251,329,495 | | | | 126,054,333 | | | | 125,374,763 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 240,866,239 | | | $ | 246,583,571 | | | $ | 142,440,390 | | | $ | 126,054,333 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ |
2,602,686 |
| | $ | 2,804,692 | | | $ | 1,276,731 | | | $ | 1,261,399 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
161
MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Income & Growth Fund | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2017
| | | Year Ended December 31, 2016
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 5,273,219 | | | $ | 5,010,804 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 69,871,476 | | | | 20,795,313 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (27,080,685 | ) | | | 15,591,554 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 48,064,010 | | | | 41,397,671 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2): | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | (4,623,698 | ) | | | (4,279,358 | ) |
Class II | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class | | | (355,159 | ) | | | (277,905 | ) |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (4,978,857 | ) | | | (4,557,263 | ) |
| �� | | | | | | | |
From net realized gains: | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | (19,214,600 | ) | | | (21,028,191 | ) |
Class II | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class | | | (1,661,119 | ) | | | (1,563,913 | ) |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (20,875,719 | ) | | | (22,592,104 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net fund share transactions (Note 5): | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 11,012,736 | | | | 22,805,308 | |
Class II | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class | | | 5,271,619 | | | | 2,776,981 | |
Service Class I | | �� | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions | | | 16,284,355 | | | | 25,582,289 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 38,493,789 | | | | 39,830,593 | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 278,499,721 | | | | 238,669,128 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of year | | $ | 316,993,510 | | | $ | 278,499,721 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of year | | $ | 5,247,136 | | | $ | 4,967,449 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML International Equity Fund | | | MML Large Cap Growth Fund | |
Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 2,864,574 | | | $ | 2,708,054 | | | $ | 634,474 | | | $ | 414,374 | |
| 16,175,645 | | | | (15,801,369 | ) | | | 7,311,742 | | | | 27,762,845 | |
| 26,887,343 | | | | 25,824,924 | | | | 24,299,190 | | | | (29,371,491 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 45,927,562 | | | | 12,731,609 | | | | 32,245,406 | | | | (1,194,272 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (391,609 | ) | | | (231,013 | ) |
| (2,875,413 | ) | | | (3,276,084 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (12,785 | ) | | | - | |
| (37,585 | ) | | | (19,857 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (2,912,998 | ) | | | (3,295,941 | ) | | | (404,394 | ) | | | (231,013 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (26,160,819 | ) | | | (16,047,562 | ) |
| - | | | | (366,284 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (1,411,660 | ) | | | (316,827 | ) |
| - | | | | (2,464 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | (368,748 | ) | | | (27,572,479 | ) | | | (16,364,389 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (607,361 | ) | | | (93,549,683 | ) |
| (6,097,450 | ) | | | (22,358,626 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 3,918,089 | | | | 459,219 | |
| 2,479,792 | | | | (488,347 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (3,617,658 | ) | | | (22,846,973 | ) | | | 3,310,728 | | | | (93,090,464 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 39,396,906 | | | | (13,780,053 | ) | | | 7,579,261 | | | | (110,880,138 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 151,816,075 | | | | 165,596,128 | | | | 106,919,847 | | | | 217,799,985 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 191,212,981 | | | $ | 151,816,075 | | | $ | 114,499,108 | | | $ | 106,919,847 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ |
2,677,223 |
| | $ | 2,549,717 | | | $ | 608,991 | | | $ | 379,013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Managed Volatility Fund | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2017
| | | Year Ended December 31, 2016
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | |
Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 2,004,379 | | | $ | 2,324,904 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (9,260,695 | ) | | | (2,400,749 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 23,195,016 | | | | 6,540,486 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 15,938,700 | | | | 6,464,641 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2): | |
From net investment income: | |
Initial Class | | | (1,918,611 | ) | | | (2,685,854 | ) |
Service Class | | | (348,002 | ) | | | (494,437 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (2,266,613 | ) | | | (3,180,291 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
From net realized gains: | |
Initial Class | | | - | | | | (28,897,380 | ) |
Service Class | | | - | | | | (6,196,954 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | - | | | | (35,094,334 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net fund share transactions (Note 5): | |
Initial Class | | | (12,023,577 | ) | | | 15,411,463 | |
Service Class | | | (1,319,141 | ) | | | 4,991,636 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions | | | (13,342,718 | ) | | | 20,403,099 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 329,369 | | | | (11,406,885 | ) |
Net assets | |
Beginning of year | | | 184,105,956 | | | | 195,512,841 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of year | | $ | 184,435,325 | | | $ | 184,105,956 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of year | | $ | 2,033,496 | | | $ | 2,303,224 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
164
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund | | | MML Mid Cap Value Fund | |
Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | (568,188 | ) | | $ | (246,544 | ) | | $ | 7,888,283 | | | $ | 7,213,214 | |
| 60,271,297 | | | | 44,833,334 | | | | 46,993,648 | | | | 27,659,591 | |
| 40,371,696 | | | | (19,044,476 | ) | | | (2,340,294 | ) | | | 64,330,831 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 100,074,805 | | | | 25,542,314 | | | | 52,541,637 | | | | 99,203,636 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (130,181 | ) | | | - | | | | (6,665,180 | ) | | | (6,934,131 | ) |
| - | | | | - | | | | (656,987 | ) | | | (550,572 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (130,181 | ) | | | - | | | | (7,322,167 | ) | | | (7,484,703 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (35,666,242 | ) | | | (47,049,556 | ) | | | (25,581,613 | ) | | | (41,783,431 | ) |
| (8,306,713 | ) | | | (9,296,846 | ) | | | (2,878,531 | ) | | | (3,795,883 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (43,972,955 | ) | | | (56,346,402 | ) | | | (28,460,144 | ) | | | (45,579,314 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (16,756,988 | ) | | | 2,845,685 | | | | (9,668,318 | ) | | | (37,553,607 | ) |
| 10,616,432 | | | | 9,674,951 | | | | 4,039,848 | | | | 7,738,309 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (6,140,556 | ) | | | 12,520,636 | | | | (5,628,470 | ) | | | (29,815,298 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 49,831,113 | | | | (18,283,452 | ) | | | 11,130,856 | | | | 16,324,321 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 423,980,555 | | | | 442,264,007 | | | | 477,193,981 | | | | 460,869,660 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 473,811,668 | | | $ | 423,980,555 | | | $ | 488,324,837 | | | $ | 477,193,981 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ |
(275,603 |
) | | $ | (153,367 | ) | | $ | 7,226,444 | | | $ | 7,414,131 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2017
| | | Year Ended December 31, 2016
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | |
Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (467,078 | ) | | $ | (9,127 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 23,785,277 | | | | 8,366,596 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 19,597,542 | | | | 15,347,479 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 42,915,741 | | | | 23,704,948 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2): | |
From net investment income: | |
Initial Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Class II | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
From net realized gains: | |
Initial Class | | | (7,444,016 | ) | | | (32,147,623 | ) |
Class II | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class | | | (591,748 | ) | | | (2,198,947 | ) |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (8,035,764 | ) | | | (34,346,570 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net fund share transactions (Note 5): | |
Initial Class | | | (25,383,985 | ) | | | 6,283,248 | |
Class II | | | - | | | | - | |
Service Class | | | 818,278 | | | | 2,308,313 | |
Service Class I | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions | | | (24,565,707 | ) | | | 8,591,561 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 10,314,270 | | | | (2,050,061 | ) |
Net assets | |
Beginning of year | | | 204,213,733 | | | | 206,263,794 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of year | | $ | 214,528,003 | | | $ | 204,213,733 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of year | | $ | (48,314 | ) | | $ | 27,553 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
166
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MML Small Company Value Fund | | | MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund | |
Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 271,244 | | | $ | 645,054 | | | $ | 1,004,789 | | | $ | 1,059,731 | |
| 6,262,328 | | | | 11,762,787 | | | | 23,444,864 | | | | 13,034,233 | |
| 5,180,820 | | | | 16,968,232 | | | | 3,802,915 | | | | 36,465,058 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11,714,392 | | | | 29,376,073 | | | | 28,252,568 | | | | 50,559,022 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (1,001,313 | ) | | | (1,124,385 | ) |
| (490,843 | ) | | | (555,663 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (60,317 | ) | | | (53,616 | ) |
| (83,665 | ) | | | (49,139 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (574,508 | ) | | | (604,802 | ) | | | (1,061,630 | ) | | | (1,178,001 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (12,126,596 | ) | | | (13,026,952 | ) |
| (9,766,024 | ) | | | (11,625,602 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (1,233,402 | ) | | | (1,081,940 | ) |
| (2,055,613 | ) | | | (1,548,667 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (11,821,637 | ) | | | (13,174,269 | ) | | | (13,359,998 | ) | | | (14,108,892 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | | | | - | | | | (14,368,459 | ) | | | (18,016,276 | ) |
| 1,080,128 | | | | (12,961,576 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| - | | | | - | | | | 1,541,770 | | | | 940,646 | |
| 5,333,990 | | | | 2,661,360 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6,414,118 | | | | (10,300,216 | ) | | | (12,826,689 | ) | | | (17,075,630 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5,732,365 | | | | 5,296,786 | | | | 1,004,251 | | | | 18,196,499 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 104,194,260 | | | | 98,897,474 | | | | 231,412,513 | | | | 213,216,014 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 109,926,625 | | | $ | 104,194,260 | | | $ | 232,416,764 | | | $ | 231,412,513 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ |
288,981 |
| | $ | 633,459 | | | $ | 951,221 | | | $ | 1,008,202 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
167
MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | MML Total Return Bond Fund | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2017
| | | Year Ended December 31, 2016
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | |
Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 7,785,921 | | | $ | 6,105,819 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (524,588 | ) | | | 935,899 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 5,278,805 | | | | 530,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 12,540,138 | | | | 7,572,530 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2): | |
From net investment income: | |
Class II | | | (8,304,200 | ) | | | (5,873,606 | ) |
Service Class I | | | (372,986 | ) | | | (333,516 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (8,677,186 | ) | | | (6,207,122 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
From net realized gains: | |
Net fund share transactions (Note 5): | |
Class II | | | 11,225,248 | | | | 63,034,175 | |
Service Class I | | | 2,614,895 | | | | 1,865,939 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions | | | 13,840,143 | | | | 64,900,114 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 17,703,095 | | | | 66,265,522 | |
Net assets | |
Beginning of year | | | 412,354,473 | | | | 346,088,951 | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of year | | $ | 430,057,568 | | | $ | 412,354,473 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of year | | $ | 7,545,522 | | | $ | 8,272,525 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 13.98 | | | $ | 0.00 | d | | $ | 4.93 | | | $ | 4.93 | | | $ | (0.00 | )d | | $ | (1.50 | ) | | $ | (1.50 | ) | | $ | 17.41 | | | | 36.22% | | | $ | 301,054 | | | | 0.80% | | | | 0.00% | e |
12/31/16 | | | 15.79 | | | | 0.00 | d | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.13 | | | | - | | | | (1.94 | ) | | | (1.94 | ) | | | 13.98 | | | | 0.91% | | | | 332,688 | | | | 0.79% | | | | 0.03% | |
12/31/15 | | | 17.09 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 1.70 | | | | 1.69 | | | | - | | | | (2.99 | ) | | | (2.99 | ) | | | 15.79 | | | | 11.10% | | | | 388,654 | | | | 0.79% | | | | (0.06% | ) |
12/31/14 | | | 17.35 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 1.55 | | | | 1.54 | | | | - | | | | (1.80 | ) | | | (1.80 | ) | | | 17.09 | | | | 9.13% | | | | 390,322 | | | | 0.79% | | | | (0.09% | ) |
12/31/13 | | | 13.50 | | | | (0.00 | )d | | | 5.28 | | | | 5.28 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (1.39 | ) | | | (1.43 | ) | | | 17.35 | | | | 41.33% | | | | 429,689 | | | | 0.79% | | | | (0.01% | ) |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 13.62 | | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | 4.80 | | | $ | 4.76 | | | $ | - | | | $ | (1.50 | ) | | $ | (1.50 | ) | | $ | 16.88 | | | | 35.89% | | | $ | 77,091 | | | | 1.05% | | | | (0.25% | ) |
12/31/16 | | | 15.47 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.09 | | | | - | | | | (1.94 | ) | | | (1.94 | ) | | | 13.62 | | | | 0.65% | | | | 47,411 | | | | 1.04% | | | | (0.22% | ) |
12/31/15 | | | 16.85 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.61 | | | | - | | | | (2.99 | ) | | | (2.99 | ) | | | 15.47 | | | | 10.76% | | | | 42,486 | | | | 1.04% | | | | (0.31% | ) |
12/31/14 | | | 17.17 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 1.54 | | | | 1.48 | | | | - | | | | (1.80 | ) | | | (1.80 | ) | | | 16.85 | | | | 8.87% | | | | 31,721 | | | | 1.04% | | | | (0.34% | ) |
12/31/13 | | | 13.38 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 5.23 | | | | 5.19 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (1.39 | ) | | | (1.40 | ) | | | 17.17 | | | | 41.00% | | | | 23,273 | | | | 1.04% | | | | (0.26% | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 25 | % | | | 29 | % | | | 31 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 35 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
d | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
e | Amount is less than 0.005%. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Equity Income Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Income (loss) from investment operations | | |
| Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waiver | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversj | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 11.78 | | | $ | 0.23 | | | $ | 1.58 | | | $ | 1.81 | | | $ | (0.27 | ) | | $ | (0.82 | ) | | $ | (1.09 | ) | | $ | 12.50 | | | | 16.33% | | | $ | 440,607 | | | | 0.79% | | | | 0.76 | % | | | 1.93% | |
12/31/16 | | | 11.29 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 2.00 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (1.26 | ) | | | (1.51 | ) | | | 11.78 | | | | 18.68% | | | | 413,304 | | | | 0.79% | | | | 0.77 | % | | | 2.33% | |
12/31/15 | | | 13.93 | | | | 0.25 | | | | (1.28 | ) | | | (1.03 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (1.35 | ) | | | (1.61 | ) | | | 11.29 | | | | (6.88% | ) | | | 409,298 | | | | 0.78% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.96% | |
12/31/14 | | | 13.47 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.76 | | | | 1.01 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | 13.93 | | | | 7.54% | | | | 472,989 | | | | 0.78% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.84% | |
12/31/13 | | | 10.57 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 2.93 | | | | 3.13 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 13.47 | | | | 29.93% | | | | 556,649 | | | | 0.78% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.64% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 11.68 | | | $ | 0.20 | | | $ | 1.56 | | | $ | 1.76 | | | $ | (0.25 | ) | | $ | (0.82 | ) | | $ | (1.07 | ) | | $ | 12.37 | | | | 15.97% | | | $ | 86,193 | | | | 1.04% | | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.68% | |
12/31/16 | | | 11.20 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 1.72 | | | | 1.96 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (1.26 | ) | | | (1.48 | ) | | | 11.68 | | | | 18.46% | | | | 77,647 | | | | 1.04% | | | | 1.02 | % | | | 2.10% | |
12/31/15 | | | 13.83 | | | | 0.22 | | | | (1.27 | ) | | | (1.05 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (1.35 | ) | | | (1.58 | ) | | | 11.20 | | | | (7.10% | ) | | | 63,263 | | | | 1.03% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.72% | |
12/31/14 | | | 13.39 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.74 | | | | 0.96 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) | | | 13.83 | | | | 7.23% | | | | 63,751 | | | | 1.03% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.58% | |
12/31/13 | | | 10.52 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 2.91 | | | | 3.08 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | 13.39 | | | | 29.55% | | | | 54,576 | | | | 1.03% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.39% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 25 | % | | | 22 | % | | | 39 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 15 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
170
MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Equity Index Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Income (loss) from investment operations | | |
| Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000's) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waivers | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversj | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 26.53 | | | $ | 0.45 | | | $ | 5.11 | | | $ | 5.56 | | | $ | (0.29 | ) | | $ | (0.79 | ) | | $ | (1.08 | ) | | $ | 31.01 | | | | 21.34% | | | $ | 66,374 | | | | 0.43% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.57% | |
12/31/16 | | | 24.76 | | | | 0.44 | | | | 2.37 | | | | 2.81 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (1.04 | ) | | | 26.53 | | | | 11.48% | | | | 66,343 | | | | 0.43% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.76% | |
12/31/15 | | | 25.52 | | | | 0.42 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 0.19 | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.95 | ) | | | 24.76 | | | | 0.95% | | | | 74,631 | | | | 0.43% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.67% | |
12/31/14 | | | 23.14 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 2.65 | | | | 3.03 | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.65 | ) | | | 25.52 | | | | 13.17% | | | | 84,445 | | | | 0.44% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.58% | |
12/31/13 | | | 17.89 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 5.30 | | | | 5.64 | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | 23.14 | | | | 31.84% | | | | 92,853 | | | | 0.44% | | | | 0.44 | %l | | | 1.65% | |
Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 26.55 | | | $ | 0.50 | | | $ | 5.10 | | | $ | 5.60 | | | $ | (0.35 | ) | | $ | (0.79 | ) | | $ | (1.14 | ) | | $ | 31.01 | | | | 21.50% | | | $ | 186,674 | | | | 0.28% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.72% | |
12/31/16 | | | 24.80 | | | | 0.48 | | | | 2.36 | | | | 2.84 | | | | (0.48 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | 26.55 | | | | 11.62% | | | | 175,525 | | | | 0.28% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.91% | |
12/31/15 | | | 25.56 | | | | 0.47 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 0.24 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (1.00 | ) | | | 24.80 | | | | 1.17% | | | | 164,515 | | | | 0.30% | | | | 0.28 | % | | | 1.83% | |
12/31/14 | | | 23.19 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 2.65 | | | | 3.07 | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | 25.56 | | | | 13.35% | | | | 154,210 | | | | 0.33% | | | | 0.28 | % | | | 1.74% | |
12/31/13 | | | 17.93 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 5.31 | | | | 5.68 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | 23.19 | | | | 32.02% | | | | 141,468 | | | | 0.33% | | | | 0.28 | % | | | 1.81% | |
Class III | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 26.51 | | | $ | 0.54 | | | $ | 5.10 | | | $ | 5.64 | | | $ | (0.39 | ) | | $ | (0.79 | ) | | $ | (1.18 | ) | | $ | 30.97 | | | | 21.69% | | | $ | 440,242 | | | | 0.13% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.87% | |
12/31/16 | | | 24.78 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 2.34 | | | | 2.86 | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (1.13 | ) | | | 26.51 | | | | 11.69% | | | | 279,941 | | | | 0.13% | | | | N/A | | | | 2.05% | |
12/31/15 | | | 25.54 | | | | 0.50 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 0.28 | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (1.04 | ) | | | 24.78 | | | | 1.32% | | | | 172,992 | | | | 0.15% | | | | 0.13 | % | | | 1.97% | |
12/31/14 | | | 23.16 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 2.65 | | | | 3.11 | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) | | | 25.54 | | | | 13.54% | | | | 173,459 | | | | 0.19% | | | | 0.14 | % | | | 1.88% | |
12/31/13 | | | 17.91 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 5.29 | | | | 5.69 | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | 23.16 | | | | 32.17% | | | | 155,356 | | | | 0.19% | | | | 0.14 | % | | | 1.95% | |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 25.84 | | | $ | 0.37 | | | $ | 4.96 | | | $ | 5.33 | | | $ | (0.25 | ) | | $ | (0.79 | ) | | $ | (1.04 | ) | | $ | 30.13 | | | | 21.01% | | | $ | 48,712 | | | | 0.68% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.32% | |
12/31/16 | | | 24.16 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 2.31 | | | | 2.68 | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (1.00 | ) | | | 25.84 | | | | 11.24% | | | | 42,165 | | | | 0.68% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.51% | |
12/31/15 | | | 24.98 | | | | 0.35 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 0.12 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.94 | ) | | | 24.16 | | | | 0.70% | | | | 38,691 | | | | 0.68% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.43% | |
12/31/14 | | | 22.72 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 2.59 | | | | 2.91 | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.65 | ) | | | 24.98 | | | | 12.92% | | | | 32,075 | | | | 0.69% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.34% | |
12/31/13 | | | 17.62 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 5.20 | | | | 5.49 | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | 22.72 | | | | 31.49% | | | | 21,443 | | | | 0.69% | | | | 0.69 | %l | | | 1.40% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 7 | % | | | 8 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 3 | % | | | 4 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers and/or MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
l | Expenses incurred during the period fell under the expense cap. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
171
MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Focused Equity Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Income (loss) from investment operations | | |
| Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gain | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waivers | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversj | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 13.20 | | | $ | 0.27 | | | $ | 2.35 | | | $ | 2.62 | | | $ | (0.36 | ) | | $ | (2.77 | ) | | $ | (3.13 | ) | | $ | 12.69 | | | | 21.99% | | | $ | 57,382 | | | | 0.94% | | | | N/A | | | | 2.00% | |
12/31/16 | | | 12.15 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 1.96 | | | | 2.09 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.84 | ) | | | (1.04 | ) | | | 13.20 | | | | 17.96% | | | | 128,990 | | | | 0.90% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.11% | |
12/31/15 | | | 15.97 | | | | 0.21 | | | | (1.71 | ) | | | (1.50 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (2.04 | ) | | | (2.32 | ) | | | 12.15 | | | | (8.93% | ) | | | 147,436 | | | | 0.90% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.43% | |
12/31/14 | | | 15.64 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 1.88 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (1.49 | ) | | | (1.55 | ) | | | 15.97 | | | | 12.24% | | | | 160,206 | | | | 0.90% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.86% | |
12/31/13 | | | 11.49 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 4.29 | | | | 4.34 | | | | - | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 15.64 | | | | 38.05% | | | | 166,655 | | | | 0.90% | | | | 0.90 | %l | | | 0.40% | |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 13.11 | | | $ | 0.18 | | | $ | 2.37 | | | $ | 2.55 | | | $ | (0.37 | ) | | $ | (2.77 | ) | | $ | (3.14 | ) | | $ | 12.52 | | | | 21.61% | | | $ | 9,981 | | | | 1.19% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.39% | |
12/31/16 | | | 12.06 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 1.95 | | | | 2.05 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.84 | ) | | | (1.00 | ) | | | 13.11 | | | | 17.74% | | | | 6,829 | | | | 1.15% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.87% | |
12/31/15 | | | 15.87 | | | | 0.17 | | | | (1.69 | ) | | | (1.52 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (2.04 | ) | | | (2.29 | ) | | | 12.06 | | | | (9.16% | ) | | | 7,023 | | | | 1.15% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.20% | |
12/31/14 | | | 15.58 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 1.61 | | | | 1.83 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (1.49 | ) | | | (1.54 | ) | | | 15.87 | | | | 11.97% | | | | 7,289 | | | | 1.15% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.39% | |
12/31/13 | | | 11.48 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 4.27 | | | | 4.29 | | | | - | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 15.58 | | | | 37.64% | | | | 4,960 | | | | 1.15% | | | | 1.15 | %k | | | 0.18% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 108 | % | | | 37 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 35 | % | | | 28 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers and/or MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
k | Amount waived had no impact on the ratio of expenses to average daily net assets. |
l | Expenses incurred during the period fell under the expense cap. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
172
MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Foreign Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 9.44 | | | $ | 0.19 | | | $ | 1.85 | | | $ | 2.04 | | | $ | (0.23 | ) | | $ | (0.23 | ) | | $ | 11.25 | | | | 21.73% | | | $ | 382,813 | | | | 0.97% | | | | 1.79% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.49 | | | | 0.20 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 0.13 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 9.44 | | | | 1.44% | | | | 348,836 | | | | 0.97% | | | | 2.22% | |
12/31/15 | | | 10.22 | | | | 0.20 | | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | 9.49 | | | | (4.26% | ) | | | 347,072 | | | | 0.97% | | | | 1.89% | |
12/31/14 | | | 11.22 | | | | 0.34 | | | | (1.09 | ) | | | (0.75 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | 10.22 | | | | (6.97% | ) | | | 328,045 | | | | 0.97% | | | | 3.09% | |
12/31/13 | | | 9.47 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 1.75 | | | | 1.95 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 11.22 | | | | 20.80% | | | | 412,363 | | | | 0.97% | | | | 2.00% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 9.38 | | | $ | 0.16 | | | $ | 1.84 | | | $ | 2.00 | | | $ | (0.20 | ) | | $ | (0.20 | ) | | $ | 11.18 | | | | 21.45% | | | $ | 11,488 | | | | 1.22% | | | | 1.53% | |
12/31/16 | | | 9.43 | | | | 0.18 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 0.11 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 9.38 | | | | 1.18% | | | | 10,231 | | | | 1.22% | | | | 2.02% | |
12/31/15 | | | 10.16 | | | | 0.17 | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 9.43 | | | | (4.51% | ) | | | 11,396 | | | | 1.22% | | | | 1.59% | |
12/31/14 | | | 11.16 | | | | 0.30 | | | | (1.07 | ) | | | (0.77 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 10.16 | | | | (7.07% | ) | | | 11,089 | | | | 1.22% | | | | 2.72% | |
12/31/13 | | | 9.43 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 1.74 | | | | 1.91 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 11.16 | | | | 20.42% | | | | 8,350 | | | | 1.22% | | | | 1.71% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 15 | % | | | 19 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 13 | %t | | | 20 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
t | The portfolio turnover rate was not impacted as a result of the cash merger. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Fundamental Growth Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waivers | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversj | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 11.42 | | | $ | 0.11 | | | $ | 2.92 | | | $ | 3.03 | | | $ | (0.13 | ) | | $ | (1.38 | ) | | $ | (1.51 | ) | | $ | 12.94 | | | | 27.67% | | | $ | 120,666 | | | | 0.84% | | | | 0.84% | l | | | 0.84% | |
12/31/16 | | | 12.53 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.45 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (1.48 | ) | | | (1.56 | ) | | | 11.42 | | | | 3.73% | | | | 165,183 | | | | 0.83% | | | | 0.83% | l | | | 0.79% | |
12/31/15 | | | 14.89 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.73 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (2.96 | ) | | | (3.09 | ) | | | 12.53 | | | | 6.22% | | | | 183,094 | | | | 0.84% | | | | 0.84% | l | | | 0.63% | |
12/31/14 | | | 14.46 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 1.44 | | | | 1.56 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (1.02 | ) | | | (1.13 | ) | | | 14.89 | | | | 11.06% | | | | 207,086 | | | | 0.86% | | | | 0.85% | | | | 0.81% | |
12/31/13 | | | 10.94 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 3.44 | | | | 3.53 | | | | - | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 14.46 | | | | 32.29% | | | | 236,837 | | | | 0.86% | | | | 0.85% | | | | 0.72% | |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 11.29 | | | $ | 0.07 | | | $ | 2.89 | | | $ | 2.96 | | | $ | (0.13 | ) | | $ | (1.38 | ) | | $ | (1.51 | ) | | $ | 12.74 | | | | 27.32% | | | $ | 6,875 | | | | 1.09% | | | | 1.09% | l | | | 0.57% | |
12/31/16 | | | 12.41 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.43 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (1.48 | ) | | | (1.55 | ) | | | 11.29 | | | | 3.54% | | | | 4,263 | | | | 1.08% | | | | 1.08% | l | | | 0.54% | |
12/31/15 | | | 14.80 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.63 | | | | 0.68 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (2.96 | ) | | | (3.07 | ) | | | 12.41 | | | | 5.91% | | | | 2,955 | | | | 1.09% | | | | 1.09% | l | | | 0.36% | |
12/31/14 | | | 14.40 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 1.43 | | | | 1.52 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (1.02 | ) | | | (1.12 | ) | | | 14.80 | | | | 10.81% | | | | 2,214 | | | | 1.11% | | | | 1.10% | | | | 0.59% | |
12/31/13 | | | 10.92 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 3.43 | | | | 3.49 | | | | - | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 14.40 | | | | 31.98% | | | | 1,353 | | | | 1.11% | | | | 1.10% | | | | 0.45% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 40 | % | | | 49 | % | | | 44 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 61 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers and/or MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
l | Expenses incurred during the period fell under the expense cap. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Fundamental Value Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waivers | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversj | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 14.74 | | | $ | 0.25 | | | $ | 1.83 | | | $ | 2.08 | | | $ | (0.29 | ) | | $ | (1.11 | ) | | $ | (1.40 | ) | | $ | 15.42 | | | | 15.10% | | | $ | 225,883 | | | | 0.80% | | | | 0.79 | % | | | 1.65% | |
12/31/16 | | | 14.20 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 1.82 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (1.07 | ) | | | (1.28 | ) | | | 14.74 | | | | 13.25% | | | | 223,801 | | | | 0.79% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.81% | |
12/31/15 | | | 16.20 | | | | 0.23 | | | | (0.76 | ) | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (1.25 | ) | | | (1.47 | ) | | | 14.20 | | | | (2.88% | ) | | | 217,109 | | | | 0.79% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.51% | |
12/31/14 | | | 15.46 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 1.47 | | | | 1.70 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (0.96 | ) | | | 16.20 | | | | 11.19% | | | | 219,679 | | | | 0.79% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.47% | |
12/31/13 | | | 12.45 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 3.54 | | | | 3.77 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.76 | ) | | | 15.46 | | | | 30.91% | | | | 233,724 | | | | 0.79% | | | | 0.79 | %l | | | 1.61% | |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 14.57 | | | $ | 0.21 | | | $ | 1.80 | | | $ | 2.01 | | | $ | (0.27 | ) | | $ | (1.11 | ) | | $ | (1.38 | ) | | $ | 15.20 | | | | 14.78% | | | $ | 13,212 | | | | 1.05% | | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.39% | |
12/31/16 | | | 14.05 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 1.55 | | | | 1.77 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (1.07 | ) | | | (1.25 | ) | | | 14.57 | | | | 13.05% | | | | 9,319 | | | | 1.04% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.55% | |
12/31/15 | | | 16.07 | | | | 0.19 | | | | (0.76 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (1.25 | ) | | | (1.45 | ) | | | 14.05 | | | | (3.18% | ) | | | 7,757 | | | | 1.04% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.26% | |
12/31/14 | | | 15.37 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 1.47 | | | | 1.66 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (0.96 | ) | | | 16.07 | | | | 10.98% | | | | 5,611 | | | | 1.04% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.21% | |
12/31/13 | | | 12.42 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 3.52 | | | | 3.71 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.76 | ) | | | 15.37 | | | | 30.55% | | | | 2,650 | | | | 1.04% | | | | 1.04 | %l | | | 1.28% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 18 | % | �� | | 20 | % | | | 19 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 22 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers and/or MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
l | Expenses incurred during the period fell under the expense cap. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Global Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waivers | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversj | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 11.54 | | | $ | 0.14 | | | $ | 2.56 | | | $ | 2.70 | | | $ | (0.16 | ) | | $ | (1.04 | ) | | $ | (1.20 | ) | | $ | 13.04 | | | | 24.16% | | | $ | 206,795 | | | | 0.83% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.10% | |
12/31/16 | | | 11.74 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.76 | | | | 0.90 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.96 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) | | | 11.54 | | | | 7.55% | | | | 218,698 | | | | 0.82% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.18% | |
12/31/15 | | | 12.61 | | | | 0.14 | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | | | 11.74 | | | | (1.36% | ) | | | 224,808 | | | | 0.86% | | | | 0.85 | % | | | 1.13% | |
12/31/14 | | | 12.44 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.49 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 12.61 | | | | 3.95% | | | | 210,395 | | | | 0.95% | | | | 0.90 | % | | | 1.29% | |
12/31/13 | | | 9.82 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 2.63 | | | | 2.75 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 12.44 | | | | 28.13% | | | | 149,796 | | | | 0.96% | | | | 0.90 | % | | | 1.10% | |
Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 11.74 | | | $ | 0.14 | | | $ | 2.62 | | | $ | 2.76 | | | $ | (0.16 | ) | | $ | (1.04 | ) | | $ | (1.20 | ) | | $ | 13.30 | | | | 24.30% | | | $ | 18,082 | | | | 0.83% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.09% | |
12/31/16 | | | 11.93 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.77 | | | | 0.91 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.96 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) | | | 11.74 | | | | 7.54% | | | | 15,757 | | | | 0.82% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.17% | |
12/31/15 | | | 12.81 | | | | 0.15 | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | 11.93 | | | | (1.35% | ) | | | 15,876 | | | | 0.83% | | | | 0.81 | % | | | 1.13% | |
12/31/14 | | | 12.63 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.50 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 12.81 | | | | 4.00% | | | | 17,481 | | | | 0.85% | | | | 0.80 | % | | | 1.35% | |
12/31/13 | | | 9.96 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 2.66 | | | | 2.80 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 12.63 | | | | 28.34% | | | | 18,681 | | | | 0.86% | | | | 0.80 | % | | | 1.21% | |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 11.43 | | | $ | 0.11 | | | $ | 2.54 | | | $ | 2.65 | | | $ | (0.14 | ) | | $ | (1.04 | ) | | $ | (1.18 | ) | | $ | 12.90 | | | | 23.95% | | | $ | 15,989 | | | | 1.08% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.84% | |
12/31/16 | | | 11.65 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.76 | | | | 0.86 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.96 | ) | | | (1.08 | ) | | | 11.43 | | | | 7.25% | | | | 12,129 | | | | 1.07% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.89% | |
12/31/15 | | | 12.52 | | | | 0.10 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | 11.65 | | | | (1.55% | ) | | | 10,646 | | | | 1.11% | | | | 1.10 | % | | | 0.84% | |
12/31/14 | | | 12.38 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.44 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | 12.52 | | | | 3.57% | | | | 9,220 | | | | 1.20% | | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.00% | |
12/31/13 | | | 9.78 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 2.63 | | | | 2.72 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 12.38 | | | | 27.94% | | | | 6,657 | | | | 1.21% | | | | 1.15 | % | | | 0.82% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | |
| 10
| %
| | | 15 | % | | | 17 | % | | | 12 | % | | | 11 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers and/or MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
176
MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Growth & Income Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Income (loss) from investment operations | | |
| Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 14.19 | | | $ | 0.16 | | | $ | 3.19 | | | $ | 3.35 | | | $ | (0.15 | ) | | $ | (0.15 | ) | | $ | 17.39 | | | | 23.70% | | | $ | 111,830 | | | | 0.56% | | | | 1.02% | |
12/31/16 | | | 13.18 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.15 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 14.19 | | | | 8.77% | | | | 102,858 | | | | 0.56% | | | | 1.10% | |
12/31/15 | | | 13.28 | | | | 0.14 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.06 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 13.18 | | | | 0.49% | | | | 106,578 | | | | 0.56% | | | | 1.01% | |
12/31/14 | | | 12.08 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 1.20 | | | | 1.34 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 13.28 | | | | 11.19% | | | | 121,667 | | | | 0.56% | | | | 1.16% | |
12/31/13 | | | 9.24 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 2.85 | | | | 2.98 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 12.08 | | | | 32.53% | | | | 129,107 | | | | 0.57% | | | | 1.22% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 14.10 | | | $ | 0.12 | | | $ | 3.17 | | | $ | 3.29 | | | $ | (0.12 | ) | | $ | (0.12 | ) | | $ | 17.27 | | | | 23.41% | | | $ | 30,610 | | | | 0.81% | | | | 0.77% | |
12/31/16 | | | 13.10 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.11 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 14.10 | | | | 8.50% | | | | 23,197 | | | | 0.81% | | | | 0.85% | |
12/31/15 | | | 13.21 | | | | 0.10 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.02 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 13.10 | | | | 0.18% | | | | 18,797 | | | | 0.81% | | | | 0.76% | |
12/31/14 | | | 12.02 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 1.20 | | | | 1.31 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 13.21 | | | | 10.94% | | | | 18,929 | | | | 0.81% | | | | 0.91% | |
12/31/13 | | | 9.20 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 2.84 | | | | 2.94 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 12.02 | | | | 32.20% | | | | 17,142 | | | | 0.82% | | | | 0.97% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 12 | % | | | 17 | % | | | 17 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 19 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
177
MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Income & Growth Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 11.86 | | | $ | 0.22 | | | $ | 1.74 | | | $ | 1.96 | | | $ | (0.21 | ) | | $ | (0.89 | ) | | $ | (1.10 | ) | | $ | 12.72 | | | | 17.43% | | | $ | 289,310 | | | | 0.70% | | | | 1.80% | |
12/31/16 | | | 11.35 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 1.55 | | | | 1.77 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (1.05 | ) | | | (1.26 | ) | | | 11.86 | | | | 16.40% | | | | 257,874 | | | | 0.69% | | | | 1.97% | |
12/31/15 | | | 12.44 | | | | 0.23 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.77 | ) | | | (1.01 | ) | | | 11.35 | | | | (0.09% | ) | | | 221,763 | | | | 0.69% | | | | 1.90% | |
12/31/14 | | | 11.60 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.83 | | | | 1.06 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 12.44 | | | | 9.22% | | | | 232,187 | | | | 0.70% | | | | 1.91% | |
12/31/13 | | | 9.48 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 2.09 | | | | 2.31 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 11.60 | | | | 24.62% | | | | 228,095 | | | | 0.70% | | | | 2.07% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 11.74 | | | $ | 0.19 | | | $ | 1.73 | | | $ | 1.92 | | | $ | (0.19 | ) | | $ | (0.89 | ) | | $ | (1.08 | ) | | $ | 12.58 | | | | 17.21% | | | $ | 27,683 | | | | 0.95% | | | | 1.55% | |
12/31/16 | | | 11.25 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 1.54 | | | | 1.73 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (1.05 | ) | | | (1.24 | ) | | | 11.74 | | | | 16.10% | | | | 20,626 | | | | 0.94% | | | | 1.71% | |
12/31/15 | | | 12.34 | | | | 0.20 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.77 | ) | | | (0.98 | ) | | | 11.25 | | | | (0.35% | ) | | | 16,906 | | | | 0.94% | | | | 1.65% | |
12/31/14 | | | 11.51 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.83 | | | | 1.03 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 12.34 | | | | 8.96% | | | | 16,131 | | | | 0.95% | | | | 1.66% | |
12/31/13 | | | 9.42 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 2.06 | | | | 2.26 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 11.51 | | | | 24.22% | | | | 14,775 | | | | 0.95% | | | | 1.82% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 110 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 27 | % | | | 19 | % | | | 15 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML International Equity Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waivers | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversj | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 9.33 | | | $ | 0.18 | | | $ | 2.64 | | | $ | 2.82 | | | $ | (0.18 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (0.18 | ) | | $ | 11.97 | | | | 30.35% | | | $ | 187,213 | | | | 1.09% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 1.62% | |
12/31/16 | | | 8.81 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.56 | | | | 0.71 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 9.33 | | | | 8.27% | | | | 150,753 | | | | 1.07% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 1.70% | |
12/31/15 | | | 9.27 | | | | 0.15 | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 8.81 | | | | (4.77% | ) | | | 164,083 | | | | 1.09% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 1.59% | |
12/31/14g | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.18 | | | | (0.65 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 9.27 | | | | (4.67% | )b | | | 123,915 | | | | 1.15% | a | | | 1.00% | a | | | 1.79% | a |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 9.29 | | | $ | 0.11 | | | $ | 2.67 | | | $ | 2.78 | | | $ | (0.17 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (0.17 | ) | | $ | 11.90 | | | | 30.05% | | | $ | 4,000 | | | | 1.34% | | | | 1.25% | | | | 0.95% | |
12/31/16 | | | 8.78 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.56 | | | | 0.69 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 9.29 | | | | 7.97% | | | | 1,063 | | | | 1.32% | | | | 1.25% | | | | 1.50% | |
12/31/15 | | | 9.27 | | | | 0.10 | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 8.78 | | | | (5.10% | ) | | | 1,513 | | | | 1.35% | | | | 1.25% | | | | 1.11% | |
12/31/14h | | | 10.29 | | | | 0.07 | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | (0.76 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 9.27 | | | | (7.44% | )b | | | 298 | | | | 1.36% | a | | | 1.25% | a | | | 1.08% | a |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 45 | % | | | 50 | % | | | 46 | % | | | 39 | %b,g |
b | Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized. |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
g | For the period January 7, 2014 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2014. |
h | For the period May 1, 2014 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2014. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers and/or MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Large Cap Growth Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 10.63 | | | $ | 0.07 | | | $ | 3.23 | | | $ | 3.30 | | | $ | (0.05 | ) | | $ | (3.19 | ) | | $ | (3.24 | ) | | $ | 10.69 | | | | 33.51% | | | $ | 106,989 | | | | 0.73% | | | | 0.58% | |
12/31/16 | | | 11.70 | | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (1.03 | ) | | | (1.04 | ) | | | 10.63 | | | | (0.38% | ) | | | 103,315 | | | | 0.70% | | | | 0.24% | |
12/31/15 | | | 14.06 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.58 | | | | 0.59 | | | | - | | | | (2.95 | ) | | | (2.95 | ) | | | 11.70 | | | | 5.12% | | | | 214,299 | | | | 0.69% | | | | 0.10% | |
12/31/14 | | | 14.63 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 1.36 | | | | 1.35 | | | | - | | | | (1.92 | ) | | | (1.92 | ) | | | 14.06 | | | | 9.51% | | | | 242,229 | | | | 0.69% | | | | (0.07% | ) |
12/31/13 | | | 11.62 | | | | 0.00 | d | | | 3.76 | | | | 3.76 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | (0.75 | ) | | | 14.63 | | | | 33.54% | | | | 268,330 | | | | 0.70% | | | | 0.00% | e |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 10.41 | | | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | 3.15 | | | $ | 3.18 | | | $ | (0.03 | ) | | $ | (3.19 | ) | | $ | (3.22 | ) | | $ | 10.37 | | | | 33.00% | | | $ | 7,510 | | | | 0.98% | | | | 0.29% | |
12/31/16 | | | 11.48 | | | | (0.00 | )d | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | - | | | | (1.03 | ) | | | (1.03 | ) | | | 10.41 | | | | (0.52% | ) | | | 3,604 | | | | 0.95% | | | | (0.02% | ) |
12/31/15 | | | 13.89 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.56 | | | | 0.54 | | | | - | | | | (2.95 | ) | | | (2.95 | ) | | | 11.48 | | | | 4.80% | | | | 3,501 | | | | 0.94% | | | | (0.15% | ) |
12/31/14 | | | 14.51 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 1.34 | | | | 1.30 | | | | - | | | | (1.92 | ) | | | (1.92 | ) | | | 13.89 | | | | 9.23% | | | | 2,726 | | | | 0.94% | | | | (0.29% | ) |
12/31/13 | | | 11.53 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 3.73 | | | | 3.70 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | 14.51 | | | | 33.24% | | | | 1,849 | | | | 0.95% | | | | (0.25% | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 3 | % | | | 134 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 77 | % | | | 89 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
d | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
e | Amount is less than 0.005%. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Managed Volatility Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 11.74 | | | $ | 0.14 | | | $ | 0.91 | | | $ | 1.05 | | | $ | (0.16 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (0.16 | ) | | $ | 12.63 | | | | 9.03% | | | $ | 150,737 | | | | 0.90% | | | | 1.13% | |
12/31/16 | | | 14.27 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.48 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (2.75 | ) | | | (3.01 | ) | | | 11.74 | | | | 3.69% | | | | 151,537 | | | | 0.91% | | | | 1.29% | |
12/31/15 | | | 14.11 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.42 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 14.27 | | | | 3.01% | | | | 162,332 | | | | 0.89% | | | | 1.18% | |
12/31/14 | | | 14.33 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.62 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (0.84 | ) | | | 14.11 | | | | 4.41% | | | | 336,931 | | | | 0.90% | | | | 1.14% | |
12/31/13 | | | 12.34 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 2.02 | | | | 2.18 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 14.33 | | | | 17.78% | | | | 203,330 | | | | 0.88% | | | | 1.19% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 11.64 | | | $ | 0.11 | | | $ | 0.91 | | | $ | 1.02 | | | $ | (0.13 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (0.13 | ) | | $ | 12.53 | | | | 8.76% | | | $ | 33,698 | | | | 1.15% | | | | 0.88% | |
12/31/16 | | | 14.18 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.43 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (2.75 | ) | | | (2.97 | ) | | | 11.64 | | | | 3.42% | | | | 32,569 | | | | 1.16% | | | | 1.04% | |
12/31/15 | | | 14.02 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.38 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 14.18 | | | | 2.79% | | | | 33,180 | | | | 1.14% | | | | 0.95% | |
12/31/14 | | | 14.25 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.58 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (0.81 | ) | | | 14.02 | | | | 4.14% | | | | 31,812 | | | | 1.15% | | | | 0.88% | |
12/31/13 | | | 12.27 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 2.02 | | | | 2.15 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 14.25 | | | | 17.56% | | | | 28,423 | | | | 1.13% | | | | 0.95% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 2 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 3 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 94 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Income (loss) from investment operations | | |
| Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 14.35 | | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | 3.45 | | | $ | 3.44 | | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | (1.59 | ) | | $ | (1.60 | ) | | $ | 16.19 | | | | 24.81% | | | $ | 382,666 | | | | 0.81% | | | | (0.08% | ) |
12/31/16 | | | 15.50 | | | | (0.00 | )d | | | 0.97 | | | | 0.97 | | | | - | | | | (2.12 | ) | | | (2.12 | ) | | | 14.35 | | | | 6.29% | | | | 352,754 | | | | 0.81% | | | | (0.02% | ) |
12/31/15 | | | 16.41 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.04 | | | | - | | | | (1.95 | ) | | | (1.95 | ) | | | 15.50 | | | | 6.78% | | | | 375,328 | | | | 0.81% | | | | (0.07% | ) |
12/31/14 | | | 16.59 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 2.11 | | | | 2.08 | | | | - | | | | (2.26 | ) | | | (2.26 | ) | | | 16.41 | | | | 13.27% | | | | 377,028 | | | | 0.81% | | | | (0.17% | ) |
12/31/13 | | | 12.96 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 4.65 | | | | 4.62 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.95 | ) | | | (0.99 | ) | | | 16.59 | | | | 36.69% | | | | 371,803 | | | | 0.81% | | | | (0.21% | ) |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 13.95 | | | $ | (0.05 | ) | | $ | 3.34 | | | $ | 3.29 | | | $ | - | | | $ | (1.59 | ) | | $ | (1.59 | ) | | $ | 15.65 | | | | 24.47% | | | $ | 91,145 | | | | 1.06% | | | | (0.33% | ) |
12/31/16 | | | 15.16 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 0.95 | | | | 0.91 | | | | - | | | | (2.12 | ) | | | (2.12 | ) | | | 13.95 | | | | 6.02% | | | | 71,227 | | | | 1.06% | | | | (0.27% | ) |
12/31/15 | | | 16.12 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 1.04 | | | | 0.99 | | | | - | | | | (1.95 | ) | | | (1.95 | ) | | | 15.16 | | | | 6.59% | | | | 66,936 | | | | 1.06% | | | | (0.31% | ) |
12/31/14 | | | 16.38 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 2.07 | | | | 2.00 | | | | - | | | | (2.26 | ) | | | (2.26 | ) | | | 16.12 | | | | 12.93% | | | | 56,457 | | | | 1.06% | | | | (0.42% | ) |
12/31/13 | | | 12.81 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 4.61 | | | | 4.54 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.95 | ) | | | (0.97 | ) | | | 16.38 | | | | 36.40% | | | | 43,873 | | | | 1.06% | | | | (0.45% | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 28 | % | | | 29 | % | | | 35 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 26 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
d | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Mid Cap Value Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Income (loss) from investment operations | | |
| Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 11.79 | | | $ | 0.20 | | | $ | 1.09 | | | $ | 1.29 | | | $ | (0.19 | ) | | $ | (0.75 | ) | | $ | (0.94 | ) | | $ | 12.14 | | | | 11.70% | | | $ | 438,601 | | | | 0.88% | | | | 1.69% | |
12/31/16 | | | 10.74 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 2.22 | | | | 2.39 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (1.15 | ) | | | (1.34 | ) | | | 11.79 | | | | 23.23% | | | | 433,046 | | | | 0.88% | | | | 1.55% | |
12/31/15 | | | 13.12 | | | | 0.16 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (1.86 | ) | | | (2.11 | ) | | | 10.74 | | | | (1.45% | ) | | | 427,920 | | | | 0.88% | | | | 1.26% | |
12/31/14 | | | 13.65 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 1.97 | | | | 2.16 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (2.45 | ) | | | (2.69 | ) | | | 13.12 | | | | 16.66% | | | | 465,533 | | | | 0.88% | | | | 1.39% | |
12/31/13 | | | 11.11 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 3.09 | | | | 3.29 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.75 | ) | | | 13.65 | | | | 30.43% | | | | 467,386 | | | | 0.88% | | | | 1.57% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 11.63 | | | $ | 0.17 | | | $ | 1.08 | | | $ | 1.25 | | | $ | (0.17 | ) | | $ | (0.75 | ) | | $ | (0.92 | ) | | $ | 11.96 | | | | 11.46% | | | $ | 49,723 | | | | 1.13% | | | | 1.46% | |
12/31/16 | | | 10.62 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 2.18 | | | | 2.33 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (1.15 | ) | | | (1.32 | ) | | | 11.63 | | | | 22.86% | | | | 44,148 | | | | 1.13% | | | | 1.35% | |
12/31/15 | | | 12.99 | | | | 0.12 | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (1.86 | ) | | | (2.08 | ) | | | 10.62 | | | | (1.60% | ) | | | 32,950 | | | | 1.13% | | | | 1.03% | |
12/31/14 | | | 13.55 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 1.94 | | | | 2.10 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (2.45 | ) | | | (2.66 | ) | | | 12.99 | | | | 16.33% | | | | 30,017 | | | | 1.13% | | | | 1.16% | |
12/31/13 | | | 11.04 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 3.07 | | | | 3.24 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) | | | 13.55 | | | | 30.11% | | | | 23,348 | | | | 1.13% | | | | 1.33% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 42 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 68 | % | | | 66 | % | | | 71 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
183
MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Income (loss) from investment operations | | |
| Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000's) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waivers | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversj | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 12.69 | | | $ | (0.03 | ) | | $ | 2.87 | | | $ | 2.84 | | | $ | (0.55 | ) | | $ | (0.55 | ) | | $ | 14.98 | | | | 22.81 | % | | $ | 198,404 | | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.09 | %k | | | (0.21 | %) |
12/31/16 | | | 13.51 | | | | 0.00 | d | | | 1.59 | | | | 1.59 | | | | (2.41 | ) | | | (2.41 | ) | | | 12.69 | | | | 12.74 | % | | | 191,245 | | | | 1.10 | % | | | N/A | | | | 0.01 | % |
12/31/15 | | | 17.85 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (0.78 | ) | | | (3.56 | ) | | | (3.56 | ) | | | 13.51 | | | | (5.11 | %) | | | 194,889 | | | | 1.09 | % | | | N/A | | | | (0.22 | %) |
12/31/14 | | | 22.81 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 1.21 | | | | 1.12 | | | | (6.08 | ) | | | (6.08 | ) | | | 17.85 | | | | 5.92 | % | | | 253,096 | | | | 1.08 | % | | | N/A | | | | (0.43 | %) |
12/31/13 | | | 16.30 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 7.79 | | | | 7.71 | | | | (1.20 | ) | | | (1.20 | ) | | | 22.81 | | | | 48.54 | % | | | 273,041 | | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.08 | % | | | (0.43 | %) |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 12.14 | | | $ | (0.06 | ) | | $ | 2.74 | | | $ | 2.68 | | | $ | (0.55 | ) | | $ | (0.55 | ) | | $ | 14.27 | | | | 22.51 | % | | $ | 16,124 | | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | (0.45 | %) |
12/31/16 | | | 13.05 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 1.53 | | | | 1.50 | | | | (2.41 | ) | | | (2.41 | ) | | | 12.14 | | | | 12.46 | % | | | 12,969 | | | | 1.35 | % | | | N/A | | | | (0.23 | %) |
12/31/15 | | | 17.40 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.79 | ) | | | (3.56 | ) | | | (3.56 | ) | | | 13.05 | | | | (5.33 | %) | | | 11,375 | | | | 1.34 | % | | | N/A | | | | (0.46 | %) |
12/31/14 | | | 22.44 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 1.17 | | | | 1.04 | | | | (6.08 | ) | | | (6.08 | ) | | | 17.40 | | | | 5.62 | % | | | 9,977 | | | | 1.33 | % | | | N/A | | | | (0.67 | %) |
12/31/13 | | | 16.09 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 7.68 | | | | 7.55 | | | | (1.20 | ) | | | (1.20 | ) | | | 22.44 | | | | 48.17 | % | | | 7,871 | | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | (0.69 | %) |
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| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 74 | % | | | 105 | % | | | 78 | % | | | 78 | % | | | 86 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
d | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers and/or MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
k | Amount waived had no impact on the ratio of expenses to average daily net assets. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Small Company Value Fund
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| | | | | Income (loss) from investment operations | | | Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waivers | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waiversj | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 17.23 | | | $ | 0.05 | | | $ | 1.73 | | | $ | 1.78 | | | $ | (0.10 | ) | | $ | (2.01 | ) | | $ | (2.11 | ) | | $ | 16.90 | | | | 11.69% | | | $ | 89,256 | | | | 1.02% | | | | 0.97% | | | | 0.30% | |
12/31/16 | | | 14.88 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 4.44 | | | | 4.54 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (2.09 | ) | | | (2.19 | ) | | | 17.23 | | | | 32.46% | | | | 88,729 | | | | 1.02% | | | | 0.97% | | | | 0.66% | |
12/31/15 | | | 17.59 | | | | 0.10 | | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (0.96 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (1.69 | ) | | | (1.75 | ) | | | 14.88 | | | | (5.36% | ) | | | 88,068 | | | | 1.09% | | | | 1.05% | | | | 0.62% | |
12/31/14 | | | 23.88 | | | | 0.05 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.04 | | | | - | | | | (6.33 | ) | | | (6.33 | ) | | | 17.59 | | | | 0.47% | | | | 95,788 | | | | 1.17% | | | | 1.15% | | | | 0.26% | |
12/31/13 | | | 18.86 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 5.87 | | | | 5.86 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.84 | ) | | | 23.88 | | | | 31.71% | | | | 97,840 | | | | 1.16% | | | | 1.15% | | | | (0.04% | ) |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 16.83 | | | $ | 0.01 | | | $ | 1.68 | | | $ | 1.69 | | | $ | (0.08 | ) | | $ | (2.01 | ) | | $ | (2.09 | ) | | $ | 16.43 | | | | 11.42% | | | $ | 20,671 | | | | 1.27% | | | | 1.22% | | | | 0.06% | |
12/31/16 | | | 14.58 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 4.34 | | | | 4.41 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (2.09 | ) | | | (2.16 | ) | | | 16.83 | | | | 32.16% | | | | 15,465 | | | | 1.27% | | | | 1.22% | | | | 0.44% | |
12/31/15 | | | 17.29 | | | | 0.06 | | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (1.00 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (1.69 | ) | | | (1.71 | ) | | | 14.58 | | | | (5.65% | ) | | | 10,829 | | | | 1.33% | | | | 1.30% | | | | 0.37% | |
12/31/14 | | | 23.63 | | | | 0.00 | d | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | - | | | | (6.33 | ) | | | (6.33 | ) | | | 17.29 | | | | 0.24% | | | | 10,726 | | | | 1.42% | | | | 1.40% | | | | 0.02% | |
12/31/13 | | | 18.70 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 5.79 | | | | 5.74 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.81 | ) | | | 23.63 | | | | 31.34% | | | | 9,944 | | | | 1.41% | | | | 1.40% | | | | (0.23% | ) |
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| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 14 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 44 | % | | | 22 | % | | | 12 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
d | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers and/or MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund
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| | | | | |
| Income (loss) from investment operations | | |
| Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets | |
Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 13.23 | | | $ | 0.06 | | | $ | 1.60 | | | $ | 1.66 | | | $ | (0.07 | ) | | $ | (0.83 | ) | | $ | (0.90 | ) | | $ | 13.99 | | | | 13.44% | | | $ | 210,030 | | | | 0.80% | | | | 0.47% | |
12/31/16 | | | 11.34 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 2.70 | | | | 2.76 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.80 | ) | | | (0.87 | ) | | | 13.23 | | | | 25.10% | | | | 211,849 | | | | 0.79% | | | | 0.51% | |
12/31/15 | | | 14.69 | | | | 0.07 | | | | (0.89 | ) | | | (0.82 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (2.42 | ) | | | (2.53 | ) | | | 11.34 | | | | (5.53% | ) | | | 197,297 | | | | 0.79% | | | | 0.50% | |
12/31/14 | | | 13.80 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 1.19 | | | | 1.30 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | 14.69 | | | | 9.45% | | | | 236,399 | | | | 0.79% | | | | 0.80% | |
12/31/13 | | | 10.06 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 3.74 | | | | 3.83 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 13.80 | | | | 38.18% | | | | 257,210 | | | | 0.80% | | | | 0.74% | |
Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 13.12 | | | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | 1.57 | | | $ | 1.60 | | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | (0.83 | ) | | $ | (0.87 | ) | | $ | 13.85 | | | | 13.08% | | | $ | 22,386 | | | | 1.05% | | | | 0.23% | |
12/31/16 | | | 11.25 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 2.68 | | | | 2.71 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.80 | ) | | | (0.84 | ) | | | 13.12 | | | | 24.83% | | | | 19,563 | | | | 1.04% | | | | 0.26% | |
12/31/15 | | | 14.59 | | | | 0.04 | | | | (0.89 | ) | | | (0.85 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (2.42 | ) | | | (2.49 | ) | | | 11.25 | | | | (5.74% | ) | | | 15,919 | | | | 1.04% | | | | 0.27% | |
12/31/14 | | | 13.72 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.26 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | 14.59 | | | | 9.16% | | | | 15,484 | | | | 1.04% | | | | 0.56% | |
12/31/13 | | | 10.01 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 3.72 | | | | 3.78 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 13.72 | | | | 37.82% | | | | 12,729 | | | | 1.05% | | | | 0.47% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 34 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 46 | % | | | 67 | % |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)
Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MML Total Return Bond Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Income (loss) from investment operations |
| |
| Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratios / Supplemental Data | |
| | Net asset value, beginning of the period | | | Net investment income (loss)c,j | | | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | From net investment income | | | From net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of the period | | | Total returnm | | | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets before expense waivers (including interest expense) | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waivers (including interest expense)j | | | Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets after expense waivers (excluding interest expense)j | | | Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets (including interest expense) | |
Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 10.27 | | | $ | 0.19 | | | $ | 0.11 | | | $ | 0.30 | | | $ | (0.21 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (0.21 | ) | | $ | 10.36 | | | | 2.96% | | | $ | 408,199 | | | | 0.62% | | | | 0.60% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.85% | |
12/31/16 | | | 10.19 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.26 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 10.27 | | | | 2.52% | | | | 393,276 | | | | 0.62% | | | | 0.60% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.67% | |
12/31/15 | | | 10.64 | | | | 0.14 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.48 | ) | | | 10.19 | | | | 0.24% | | | | 328,928 | | | | 0.66% | | | | 0.60% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.32% | |
12/31/14 | | | 10.34 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.49 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 10.64 | | | | 4.75% | | | | 403,732 | | | | 0.70% | p | | | 0.65% | p | | | 0.65% | n | | | 1.27% | |
12/31/13 | | | 10.82 | | | | 0.13 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | 10.34 | | | | (1.63% | ) | | | 401,127 | | | | 0.69% | p | | | 0.65% | p | | | 0.65% | n | | | 1.23% | |
Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12/31/17 | | $ | 10.18 | | | $ | 0.16 | | | $ | 0.12 | | | $ | 0.28 | | | $ | (0.19 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (0.19 | ) | | $ | 10.27 | | | | 2.73% | | | $ | 21,858 | | | | 0.87% | | | | 0.85% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.60% | |
12/31/16 | | | 10.11 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.24 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 10.18 | | | | 2.30% | | | | 19,079 | | | | 0.87% | | | | 0.85% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.43% | |
12/31/15 | | | 10.57 | | | | 0.11 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.00 | )d | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | 10.11 | | | | (0.05% | ) | | | 17,161 | | | | 0.90% | | | | 0.85% | | | | N/A | | | | 1.09% | |
12/31/14 | | | 10.29 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.45 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 10.57 | | | | 4.43% | | | | 14,435 | | | | 0.95% | p | | | 0.90% | p | | | 0.90% | n | | | 1.00% | |
12/31/13 | | | 10.79 | | | | 0.10 | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | 10.29 | | | | (1.85% | ) | | | 11,404 | | | | 0.94% | p | | | 0.90% | p | | | 0.90% | n | | | 1.00% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 313 | % | | | 278 | % | | | 322 | % | | | 447 | %u | | | 550 | %u |
c | Per share amount calculated on the average shares method. |
d | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
j | Computed after giving effect to an agreement by MML Advisers and/or MassMutual to waive certain fees and expenses of the Fund. |
m | Total return does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown. |
n | Amount of interest expense had no impact on the ratio of expenses to average daily net assets. |
p | Interest expense incurred as a result of entering into reverse repurchase agreements is included in the Fund’s net expenses in the Statements of Operations. Income earned on investing proceeds from reverse repurchase agreements is included in interest income in the Statements of Operations. |
u | Excludes Treasury roll transactions. Including these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 479% and 574%, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
MML Series Investment Fund (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a no-load, open-end, management investment company. The Trust is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Massachusetts business trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated December 19, 1984, as restated May 14, 1993, and further amended and restated as of December 15, 2011, as it may be further amended from time to time. The following are 19 series of the Trust (each individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”):
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund (“Blue Chip Growth Fund”)
MML Equity Income Fund (“Equity Income Fund”)
MML Equity Index Fund (“Equity Index Fund”)
MML Focused Equity Fund (“Focused Equity Fund”)
MML Foreign Fund (“Foreign Fund”)
MML Fundamental Growth Fund (“Fundamental Growth Fund”)
MML Fundamental Value Fund (“Fundamental Value Fund”)
MML Global Fund (“Global Fund”)
MML Growth & Income Fund (“Growth & Income Fund”)
MML Income & Growth Fund (“Income & Growth Fund”)
MML International Equity Fund (“International Equity Fund”)
MML Large Cap Growth Fund (“Large Cap Growth Fund”)
MML Managed Volatility Fund (“Managed Volatility Fund”)
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund (“Mid Cap Growth Fund”)
MML Mid Cap Value Fund (“Mid Cap Value Fund”)
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund (“Small Cap Growth Equity Fund”)
MML Small Company Value Fund (“Small Company Value Fund”)
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund (“Small/Mid Cap Value Fund”)
MML Total Return Bond Fund (“Total Return Bond Fund”)
The Trust makes shares of the Funds available for the investment of assets of various separate investment accounts established by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”) and by life insurance companies which are subsidiaries of MassMutual. Shares of the Trust are not offered to the general public. MassMutual, MML Bay State Life Insurance Company, C.M. Life Insurance Company, and the MML Allocation Funds, which are “funds of funds” series of the Trust, are the record owners of all of the outstanding shares of the Funds.
Each share class of a Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of assets. The principal difference among the classes is the level of service and administration fees, and shareholder and distribution service expenses borne by the classes. Because each class will have different fees and expenses, performance and share prices will vary between the classes. The classes of shares are offered to different types of investors, as outlined in the Funds’ Prospectus.
2. | | Significant Accounting Policies |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed consistently by each Fund in the preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“generally accepted accounting principles”). The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Investment Valuation
The net asset value of each Fund’s shares is determined once daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), on each day the NYSE is open for trading (a “business day”). The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, but may close earlier on some days. If the NYSE is scheduled to close early, the business day will be considered to end as of the time of the NYSE’s scheduled close. A Fund will not treat an intraday disruption in NYSE trading or other event that
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
causes an unscheduled closing of the NYSE as a close of business of the NYSE for these purposes and will instead fair value securities in accordance with procedures approved annually by the Trustees, and under the general oversight of the Trustees. On holidays and other days when the NYSE is closed, each Fund’s net asset value generally is not calculated and the Funds do not anticipate accepting buy or sell orders. However, the value of each Fund’s assets may still be affected on such days to the extent that a Fund holds foreign securities that trade on days that foreign securities markets are open.
Equity securities and derivative contracts that are actively traded on a national securities exchange or contract market are valued on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service, which provides the last reported sale price, or, in the case of futures contracts, the settlement price, for securities or derivatives listed on the exchange or contract market or the official closing price on the NASDAQ National Market System (“NASDAQ System”), or in the case of over-the-counter (“OTC”) securities for which an official closing price is unavailable or not reported on the NASDAQ System, the last reported bid price. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange are valued at the last price at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Debt securities are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, which generally determines valuations taking into account factors such as institutional-size trading in similar securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. Shares of other open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing net asset values as reported on each business day.
Investments for which market quotations are readily available are marked to market daily based on those quotations. Market quotations may be provided by third-party vendors or market makers, and may be determined on the basis of a variety of factors, such as broker quotations, financial modeling, and other market data, such as market indexes and yield curves, counterparty information, and foreign exchange rates. U.S. Government and agency securities may be valued on the basis of market quotations or using a model that may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, quoted market prices, and reference data. The fair values of OTC derivative contracts, including forward, swap, and option contracts related to interest rates, foreign currencies, credit standing of reference entities, equity prices, or commodity prices, may be based on market quotations or may be modeled using a series of techniques, including simulation models, depending on the contract and the terms of the transaction. The fair values of asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities are estimated based on models that consider the estimated cash flows of each debt tranche of the issuer, established benchmark yield, and estimated tranche-specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche, including, but not limited to, prepayment speed assumptions and attributes of the collateral. Restricted securities are generally valued at a discount to similar publicly traded securities.
Investments for which market quotations are not available or for which a pricing service or vendor does not provide a value, or for which such market quotations or values are considered by the investment adviser or subadviser to be unreliable (including, for example, certain foreign securities, thinly-traded securities, certain restricted securities, certain initial public offerings, or securities whose values may have been affected by a significant event) are stated at fair valuations determined in good faith by the Funds’ Valuation Committee1 in accordance with procedures approved annually by the Board of Trustees (“Trustees”), and under the general oversight of the Trustees. The Funds’ Valuation Committee employs various methods to determine fair valuations including a regular review of significant inputs and assumptions and review of any related market activity. The Funds’ Valuation Committee reports to the Trustees at its regularly scheduled meetings. It is possible that fair value prices will be used by the Funds to a significant extent. The value determined for an investment using the Funds’ fair value procedures may differ from recent market prices for the investment and may be significantly different from the value realized upon the sale of such investment.
The Funds may invest in securities that are traded principally in foreign markets and that trade on weekends and other days when the Funds do not price their shares. As a result, the values of the Funds’ portfolio securities may change on days when the prices of the Funds’ shares are not calculated. The prices of the Funds’ shares will reflect any such changes when the prices of the Funds’ shares are next calculated, which is the next business day. The Funds may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities primarily traded in foreign markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Funds value their securities. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market
1 | The Valuation Committee consists of the President, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurers, Vice Presidents (except for the CCO), Secretary, and Assistant Secretaries of the Trust, as well as such alternate members as the Trustees may from time to time designate. The Valuation Committee reviews and determines the fair valuation of portfolio securities and the Funds’ pricing procedures in general. |
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moves, may have occurred in the interim. The Funds’ investments may be priced based on fair values provided by a third-party vendor, based on certain factors and methodologies applied by such vendor, in the event that there is movement in the U.S. market, between the close of the foreign market and the time the Funds calculate their net asset values. All assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the mean between the buying and selling rates of such currencies against the U.S. dollar at the end of each business day.
For investments in equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds (“Private Company” or collectively, the “Private Companies”) and any other investments fair valued using significant unobservable inputs, as described below, the fair valuation approaches used by third party service providers and/or the Funds’ subadvisers utilize one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs.
Market approach: (i) recent market transactions, including subsequent rounds of financing, in the underlying investment or comparable issuers; (ii) recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure; and (iii) market multiples of comparable issuers.
Income approach: (i) future cash flows discounted to present value and adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, and/or market risks; (ii) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and (iii) other risk factors, such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts, and/or default rates.
Cost approach: (i) audited or unaudited financial statements, investor communications, and financial or operational metrics issued by the Private Company; (ii) changes in the valuation of relevant indices or publicly traded companies comparable to the Private Company; (iii) relevant news and other public sources; and (iv) known secondary market transactions in the Private Company’s interests and merger or acquisition activity in companies comparable to the Private Company.
Investments in series of preferred stock issued by Private Companies are typically valued utilizing Market approach in determining the enterprise value of the company. Such investments often contain rights and preferences that differ from other series of preferred and common stock of the same issuer. Valuation techniques such as the current value method (“CVM”), an option pricing model (“OPM”), a probability weighted expected return model (“PWERM”), or a hybrid of those techniques are used in allocating enterprise value of the company, as deemed appropriate under the circumstances. The CVM allocates value among the various parts of a company’s capital structure assuming that the value of convertible preferred stock is represented by the most favorable claim the preferred stockholders have on the enterprise value as of the valuation date. The use of OPM and PWERM techniques involve a determination of the exit scenarios of the investment in order to appropriately allocate the enterprise value of the company among the various parts of its capital structure.
The Private Companies are not subject to the public company disclosure, timing, and reporting standards as other investments held by a Fund. Typically, the most recently available information for a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date a Fund is calculating its net asset value. This factor may result in a difference between the value of the investment and the price a Fund could receive upon the sale of the investment.
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-tier hierarchy is utilized to maximize the use of observable market data inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value (such as a pricing model) and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and consideration of factors specific to each security.
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Level 1 – quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical investments that the Funds can access at the measurement date
The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 1 generally include actively traded domestic and certain foreign equity securities, derivatives actively traded on a national securities exchange (such as some warrants, rights, futures, and options), and shares of open-end mutual funds.
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 2 generally include debt securities such as U.S. Government and agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, municipal obligations, sovereign debt obligations, bank loans, corporate bonds, and those securities valued at amortized cost; OTC derivatives such as swaps, options, swaptions, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts; certain restricted securities; and non-exchange traded equity securities and certain foreign equity securities traded on particular foreign exchanges that close before the Funds determine their net asset values.
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 3 generally include securities for which prices, spreads, or any of the other aforementioned significant inputs are unobservable. Generally, securities whose trading has been suspended or that have been de-listed from their current primary trading exchange; securities in default or bankruptcy proceedings for which there is no current market quotation; securities and certain derivatives valued by broker quotes which may include brokers’ assumptions; and any illiquid Rule 144A securities or restricted securities issued by non-public entities are categorized in Level 3.
The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned Level within the hierarchy. In addition, in periods of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition, as well as changes related to liquidity of investments, could cause a security to be reclassified between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.
In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the overall fair value measurement.
The Income & Growth Fund, Small Company Value Fund, and Small/Mid Cap Value Fund characterized all long-term investments at Level 1, and all short-term investments at Level 2, as of December 31, 2017. For each Fund noted in the preceding sentence, the level classification by major category of investments is the same as the category presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.
The following is the aggregate value by input level, as of December 31, 2017, for the remaining Funds’ investments:
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Blue Chip Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 367,891,194 | | | $ | 9,087,978 | * | | $ | - | | | $ | 376,979,172 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 1,027 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,027 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 1,084,037 | | | | - | | | | 1,084,037 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 367,892,221 | | | $ | 10,172,015 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 378,064,236 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 487,449,619 | | | $ | 18,904,272 | * | | $ | - | | | $ | 506,353,891 | |
Preferred Stock | | | 8,155,256 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 8,155,256 | |
Corporate Debt | | | - | | | | 2,401,515 | | | | - | | | | 2,401,515 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 1,027 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,027 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 9,036,108 | | | | - | | | | 9,036,108 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 495,605,902 | | | $ | 30,341,895 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 525,947,797 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Equity Index Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 731,762,722 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 731,762,722 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 9,328,157 | | | | - | | | | 9,328,157 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 731,762,722 | | | $ | 9,328,157 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 741,090,879 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 119,329 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 119,329 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Focused Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 63,352,653 | | | $ | 2,821,512 | * | | $ | - | | | $ | 66,174,165 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 1,230,285 | | | | - | | | | 1,230,285 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 63,352,653 | | | $ | 4,051,797 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 67,404,450 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Foreign Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bermuda | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,771,636 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,771,636 | |
Canada | | | 8,465,888 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 8,465,888 | |
Cayman Islands | | | 7,219,605 | | | | 9,298,444 | | | | - | | | | 16,518,049 | |
China | | | - | | | | 11,606,921 | | | | - | | | | 11,606,921 | |
France | | | - | | | | 38,769,102 | | | | - | | | | 38,769,102 | |
Germany | | | 2,042,480 | | | | 41,928,219 | | | | - | | | | 43,970,699 | |
Hong Kong | | | - | | | | 8,525,933 | | | | - | | | | 8,525,933 | |
Ireland | | | - | | | | 5,683,731 | | | | - | | | | 5,683,731 | |
Israel | | | 3,855,719 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 3,855,719 | |
Italy | | | - | | | | 5,799,536 | | | | - | | | | 5,799,536 | |
Japan | | | - | | | | 48,574,636 | | | | - | | | | 48,574,636 | |
Luxembourg | | | - | | | | 3,833,653 | | | | - | | | | 3,833,653 | |
Netherlands | | | - | | | | 16,682,380 | | | | - | | | | 16,682,380 | |
Norway | | | - | | | | 9,147,390 | | | | - | | | | 9,147,390 | |
Portugal | | | - | | | | 4,451,686 | | | | - | | | | 4,451,686 | |
Republic of Korea | | | 4,734,395 | | | | 20,930,325 | | | | - | | | | 25,664,720 | |
Singapore | | | - | | | | 13,683,041 | | | | - | | | | 13,683,041 | |
Sweden | | | 417,922 | | | | 2,115,931 | | | | - | | | | 2,533,853 | |
Switzerland | | | - | | | | 21,512,444 | | | | - | | | | 21,512,444 | |
Taiwan | | | - | | | | 4,927,598 | | | | - | | | | 4,927,598 | |
Thailand | | | - | | | | 5,321,145 | | | | - | | | | 5,321,145 | |
United Kingdom | | | 11,326,388 | | | | 70,168,276 | | | | - | | | | 81,494,664 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 4,039,373 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 4,039,373 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 13,002,320 | | | | - | | | | 13,002,320 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 42,101,770 | | | $ | 357,734,347 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 399,836,117 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Fundamental Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 126,920,525 | | | $ | 766,873 | * | | $ | - | | | $ | 127,687,398 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 34,522 | | | | - | | | | 34,522 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 126,920,525 | | | $ | 801,395 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 127,721,920 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Fundamental Value Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 227,414,160 | | | $ | 5,625,513 | * | | $ | - | | | $ | 233,039,673 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 5,893,795 | | | | - | | | | 5,893,795 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 227,414,160 | | | $ | 11,519,308 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 238,933,468 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Global Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Austria | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,029,309 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,029,309 | |
Brazil | | | - | | | | 1,312,033 | | | | - | | | | 1,312,033 | |
Canada | | | 4,142,820 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 4,142,820 | |
Cayman Islands | | | - | | | | 489,982 | | | | - | | | | 489,982 | |
Denmark | | | - | | | | 1,771,492 | | | | - | | | | 1,771,492 | |
France | | | - | | | | 22,162,756 | | | | - | | | | 22,162,756 | |
Germany | | | - | | | | 16,092,720 | | | | - | | | | 16,092,720 | |
Ireland | | | 11,481,227 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 11,481,227 | |
Israel | | | 2,011,886 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,011,886 | |
Japan | | | - | | | | 3,265,641 | | | | - | | | | 3,265,641 | |
Mexico | | | 675,339 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 675,339 | |
Netherlands | | | 1,754,566 | | | | 5,612,061 | | | | - | | | | 7,366,627 | |
Republic of Korea | | | - | | | | 2,373,449 | | | | - | | | | 2,373,449 | |
Spain | | | - | | | | 2,523,854 | | | | - | | | | 2,523,854 | |
Sweden | | | - | | | | 4,544,685 | | | | - | | | | 4,544,685 | |
Switzerland | | | - | | | | 19,973,954 | | | | - | | | | 19,973,954 | |
Thailand | | | - | | | | 613,924 | | | | - | | | | 613,924 | |
United Kingdom | | | 1,550,762 | | | | 21,130,787 | | | | - | | | | 22,681,549 | |
United States | | | 113,728,077 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 113,728,077 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 4,245,862 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 4,245,862 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 1,435,057 | | | | - | | | | 1,435,057 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 139,590,539 | | | $ | 104,331,704 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 243,922,243 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Growth & Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 132,930,154 | | | $ | 7,489,712 | * | | $ | - | | | $ | 140,419,866 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 1,998,866 | | | | - | | | | 1,998,866 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 132,930,154 | | | $ | 9,488,578 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 142,418,732 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
International Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Australia | | $ | - | | | $ | 5,792,374 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 5,792,374 | |
Cayman Islands | | | 1,989,614 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,989,614 | |
France | | | - | | | | 26,921,510 | | | | - | | | | 26,921,510 | |
Germany | | | - | | | | 28,558,918 | | | | - | | | | 28,558,918 | |
India | | | 1,860,434 | | | | 3,053,189 | | | | - | | | | 4,913,623 | |
Indonesia | | | - | | | | 3,427,860 | | | | - | | | | 3,427,860 | |
Ireland | | | 3,709,837 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 3,709,837 | |
Italy | | | - | | | | 7,177,647 | | | | - | | | | 7,177,647 | |
Japan | | | - | | | | 9,129,957 | | | | - | | | | 9,129,957 | |
Mexico | | | 2,634,337 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,634,337 | |
Netherlands | | | - | | | | 13,801,334 | | | | - | | | | 13,801,334 | |
Republic of Korea | | | - | | | | 261,341 | | | | - | | | | 261,341 | |
Sweden | | | - | | | | 10,906,720 | | | | - | | | | 10,906,720 | |
Switzerland | | | - | | | | 19,296,626 | | | | - | | | | 19,296,626 | |
Taiwan | | | - | | | | 345,783 | | | | - | | | | 345,783 | |
United Kingdom | | | 5,127,560 | | | | 41,881,490 | | | | - | | | | 47,009,050 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 686,750 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 686,750 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 3,874,880 | | | | - | | | | 3,874,880 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 16,008,532 | | | $ | 174,429,629 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 190,438,161 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forwards Contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | 62,572 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 62,572 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Large Cap Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 110,408,554 | | | $ | 3,694,213 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 114,102,767 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 496,080 | | | | - | | | | 496,080 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 110,408,554 | | | $ | 4,190,293 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 114,598,847 | |
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| | | | |
Managed Volatility Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 182,940,399 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 182,940,399 | |
Corporate Debt | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | +,** | | | - | |
Purchased Options | | | 290,725 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 290,725 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 4,573,145 | | | | - | | | | 4,573,145 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 183,231,124 | | | $ | 4,573,145 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 187,804,269 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Written Options | | $ | (3,332,778 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (3,332,778 | ) |
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Mid Cap Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 447,848,574 | | | $ | 716,839 | | | $ | 999,872 | ** | | $ | 449,565,285 | |
Preferred Stock | | | - | | | | - | | | | 3,369,013 | ** | | | 3,369,013 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 27,397,215 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 27,397,215 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 12,517,916 | | | | - | | | | 12,517,916 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 475,245,789 | | | $ | 13,234,755 | | | $ | 4,368,885 | | | $ | 492,849,429 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 458,884,943 | | | $ | 6,001,191 | * | | $ | - | | | $ | 464,886,134 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 9,546,360 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 9,546,360 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 13,347,640 | | | | - | | | | 13,347,640 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 468,431,303 | | | $ | 19,348,831 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 487,780,134 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | 6,586 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 6,586 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | (255,320 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (255,320 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 209,305,266 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 243,505 | | | $ | 209,548,771 | |
Preferred Stock | | | - | | | | - | | | | 740,266 | | | | 740,266 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 32,756,908 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 32,756,908 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 3,266,818 | | | | - | | | | 3,266,818 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 242,062,174 | | | $ | 3,266,818 | | | $ | 983,771 | | | $ | 246,312,763 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank Loans | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,845,464 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,845,464 | |
Corporate Debt | | | - | | | | 118,430,196 | | | | - | | | | 118,430,196 | |
Municipal Obligations | | | - | | | | 5,586,305 | | | | - | | | | 5,586,305 | |
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | - | | | | 60,018,527 | | | | 1,000,000 | ** | | | 61,018,527 | |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities | | | - | | | | 130,502,835 | | | | - | | | | 130,502,835 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | - | | | | 116,138,714 | | | | - | | | | 116,138,714 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | - | | | | 56,019,228 | | | | - | | | | 56,019,228 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | - | | | $ | 488,541,269 | | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 489,541,269 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | 83,538 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 83,538 | |
Futures Contracts | | | 38,197 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 38,197 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 38,197 | | | $ | 83,538 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 121,735 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | (130,589 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (130,589 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading of comparable securities or other correlated instruments after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets, as applicable. |
** | None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Fund(s). Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the year ended December 31, 2017 is not presented. |
+ | Represents a security at $0 value as of December 31, 2017. |
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The following tables show Fund(s) with certain assets and liabilities, which approximate fair value and would be categorized at Level 2 as of December 31, 2017.
| | |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: | | Total Return Bond Fund |
Receivables from: | | |
Investments sold on a when-issued basis | | X |
Payables for: | | |
Investments purchased on a when-issued basis | | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: | | Foreign Fund | | Global Fund | | International Equity Fund | | Managed Volatility Fund | | Mid Cap Growth Fund | | Small Cap Growth Equity Fund | | Small Company Value Fund |
Due to custodian | | | | X | | | | X | | X | | | | |
Foreign currency overdraft | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities on loan | | X | | X | | X | | | | X | | X | | X |
The Funds, with the exception of the Mid Cap Growth Fund, had no transfers between Levels of the fair value hierarchy during the year ended December 31, 2017. The Mid Cap Growth Fund had transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy during the year ended December 31, 2017; however, none of the transfers individually or collectively had a material impact on the Fund. The Funds recognize transfers between the Levels as of the beginning of the year.
Following is a reconciliation of investments for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:
Asset Valuation Inputs
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Investments in Securities | |
| | Balance as of 12/31/16 | | | Accrued Discounts (Premiums) | | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Purchases | | | (Sales) | | | Balance as of 12/31/17 | | | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) from Investments Still Held as of 12/31/17 | |
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | | $ | 431,128 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 103,892 | | | $ | (255,004 | ) | | $ | 320,543 | | | $ | (357,054 | ) | | $ | 243,505 | | | $ | (143,685 | ) |
Preferred Stock | | | 1,879,253 | | | | - | | | | 475,080 | | | | (119,496 | ) | | | - | | | | (1,494,571 | ) | | | 740,266 | | | | 105,008 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 2,310,381 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 578,972 | | | $ | (374,500 | ) | | $ | 320,543 | | | $ | (1,851,625 | ) | | $ | 983,771 | | | $ | (38,677 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The Small Cap Growth Equity Fund fair values certain of its Level 3 investments using acquisition cost, although the transaction may not have occurred during the current reporting period. These investments are generally privately held investments, but may include defaulted securities and new debt issuances. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The determination to fair value such investments at cost is based upon factors consistent with the principles of fair value measurement that are reasonably available to the Valuation Committee. Valuations are reviewed utilizing available market information to determine if the carrying value should be adjusted. Such market data may include, but is not limited to, observations of the trading multiples of public companies considered comparable to the private companies being valued, financial or operational information released by the company, and/or news or corporate events that affect the investment, also referred to as enterprise value (EV) to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) ratios. Valuations may be adjusted to account for company-specific issues, the lack of liquidity inherent in a nonpublic investment, and the fact that comparable public companies are not identical to the investments being fair valued by the Small Cap Growth Equity Fund. All market variables are assessed on a regular frequency and calibrated as necessary.
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Small Cap Growth Equity Fund | | Fair Value Amount | | | Valuation Technique | | Unobservable Input Description | | Value/ Weighted Average Range | |
Common stock — $243,505 | | | | | | | | | | |
Docusign, Inc. (Escrow Shares) | | $ | 0 | | | Worthless | | Worthless | | $ | 0.00 | |
Draftkings, Inc. | | | 112,044 | | | Market Approach | | EV/Multiple | | | 3.08x | |
| | | | | | | | Discount for Lack of Marketability | | | 10% | |
Dropbox, Inc. Class B | | | 88,495 | | | Market Approach | | EV/Multiple | | | 6.51x | |
| | | | | | | | Discount for Lack of Marketability | | | 10% | |
Veracode, Inc. (Escrow Shares) | | | 42,966 | | | Asset Valuation | | Future Cash Distribution | | $ | 4.02 | |
| | | | | | | | Discount for Lack of Certainty | | | 20% | |
| | | | |
Preferred stock — $740,266 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MarkLogic Corp. Series F | | $ | 225,067 | | | Market Approach | | EV/Multiple | | | 2.20x | |
| | | | | | | | Discount for Lack of Marketability | | | 10% | |
The Honest Company, Inc. Series D | | | 142,435 | | | Market Approach | | Market Transaction | | $ | 818m | |
| | | | | | | | Probability Weighted Expected Return Model | | | | |
| | | | | | | | IPO Probability | | | 20% | |
| | | | | | | | No IPO Probability | | | 80% | |
| | | | | | | | Discount for Lack of Marketability | | | 10% | |
Zuora, Inc. Series F, Convertible | | | 372,764 | | | Market Approach | | EV/Multiple | | | 7.60x | |
| | | | | | | | Discount for Lack of Marketability | | | 10% | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 983,771 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivative Instruments
Derivatives are financial instruments whose values are based on the values of one or more indicators, such as a security, asset, currency, interest rate, or index. Derivative transactions can create investment leverage and may be highly volatile. Gains or losses from derivatives can be substantially greater than their original cost and can sometimes be unlimited. A Fund may not be able to close out a derivative transaction at a favorable time or price. For those Funds that held derivatives during the year ended December 31, 2017, the following table shows how the Fund used these types of derivatives during the period (marked with an “A”), as well as additional uses, if any, it may have for them in the future (marked with an “M”).
| | | | | | | | | | |
Type of Derivative and Objective for Use | | Equity Index Fund | | International Equity Fund | | Managed Volatility Fund | | Mid Cap Value Fund | | Total Return Bond Fund |
Foreign Currency Exchange Transactions* | | | | | | | | | | |
Hedging/Risk Management | | | | A | | | | A | | A |
Directional Exposures to Currencies | | | | | | | | | | M |
| | | | | |
Futures Contracts** | | | | | | | | | | |
Hedging/Risk Management | | | | | | | | | | A |
Duration/Credit Quality Management | | | | | | | | | | A |
Substitution for Direct Investment | | A | | | | | | | | M |
| | | | | |
Interest Rate Swaps*** | | | | | | | | | | |
Hedging/Risk Management | | | | | | | | | | A |
Duration Management | | | | | | | | | | A |
| | | | | |
Options (Purchased) | | | | | | | | | | |
Hedging/Risk Management | | | | | | A | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | |
Type of Derivative and Objective for Use | | Equity Index Fund | | International Equity Fund | | Managed Volatility Fund | | Mid Cap Value Fund | | Total Return Bond Fund |
Options (Written) | | | | | | | | | | |
Hedging/Risk Management | | | | | | A | | | | |
Income | | | | | | A | | | | |
* | Includes any options purchased or written, futures contracts, forward contracts, and swap agreements, if applicable. |
** | Includes any options purchased or written on futures contracts, if applicable. |
*** | Includes any caps, floors, and collars, and related purchased or written options, if applicable. |
At December 31, 2017, and during the year then ended, the Fund(s) had the following derivatives and transactions in derivatives, grouped into the indicated risk categories:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Equity Risk | | | Foreign Exchange Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
Equity Index Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | $ | 119,329 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 119,329 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized Gain (Loss)# | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 1,672,991 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,672,991 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)## | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 243,447 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 243,447 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
International Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Contracts* | | $ | - | | | $ | 62,572 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 62,572 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized Gain (Loss)# | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | 194,046 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 194,046 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)## | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | (231,452 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (231,452 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Managed Volatility Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchased Options* | | $ | 290,725 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 290,725 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Written Options^ | | $ | (3,332,778 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (3,332,778 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized Gain (Loss)# | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchased Options | | $ | (5,589,280 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (5,589,280 | ) |
Written Options | | | (13,105,498 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (13,105,498 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | | $ | (18,694,778 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (18,694,778 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)## | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchased Options | | $ | (51,710 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (51,710 | ) |
Written Options | | | (475,605 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (475,605 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation) | | $ | (527,315 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (527,315 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Equity Risk | | | Foreign Exchange Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Contracts* | | $ | - | | | $ | 6,586 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 6,586 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Contracts^ | | $ | - | | | $ | (255,320 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (255,320 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized Gain (Loss)# | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | (566,119 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (566,119 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)## | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | (174,420 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (174,420 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Contracts* | | $ | - | | | $ | 83,538 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 83,538 | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | | - | | | | - | | | | 38,197 | | | | 38,197 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Value | | $ | - | | | $ | 83,538 | | | $ | 38,197 | | | $ | 121,735 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts^^ | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (130,589 | ) | | $ | (130,589 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Realized Gain (Loss)# | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | (153,710 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (153,710 | ) |
Futures Contracts | | | - | | | | - | | | | (137,589 | ) | | | (137,589 | ) |
Swap Agreements | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,097 | ) | | | (1,097 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) | | $ | - | | | $ | (153,710 | ) | | $ | (138,686 | ) | | $ | (292,396 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)## | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Contracts | | $ | - | | | $ | (281,145 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (281,145 | ) |
Futures Contracts | | | - | | | | - | | | | (31,325 | ) | | | (31,325 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation) | | $ | - | | | $ | (281,145 | ) | | $ | (31,325 | ) | | $ | (312,470 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Investments, at value, Receivables from: open forward contracts, as applicable. |
^ | Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Payables for: open forward contracts, or written options outstanding, at value, as applicable. |
^^ | Cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts is reported in each applicable Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin, if any, is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
# | Statements of Operations location: Amounts are included in net realized gain (loss) on: investment transactions, forward contracts, futures contracts, swap agreements, or written options, as applicable. |
## | Statements of Operations location: Amounts are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: investment transactions, forward contracts, futures contracts, or written options, as applicable. |
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For the year ended December 31, 2017, the number of contracts, notional amounts, or shares/units for each derivative type was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Contracts, Notional Amounts, or Shares/Units† | |
| | Futures Contracts | | | Forward Contracts | | | Swap Agreements | | | Purchased Options | | | Written Options | |
Equity Index Fund | | | 74 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
International Equity Fund | | | - | | | | 3,475,634 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Managed Volatility Fund | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 746 | | | | 746 | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | - | | | | 16,000,214 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Total Return Bond Fund | | | 349 | | | | 14,979,731 | | | | 2,130,000 | | | | - | | | | - | |
† | Amount(s) disclosed represent average number of contracts for futures contracts, notional amounts for forward contracts and swap agreements, and shares/units outstanding for purchased options, and written options, based on absolute values, which is indicative of volume of this derivative type, for the months that the Fund held such derivatives during the year ended December 31, 2017. |
The following table presents derivative assets by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement (“MNA”), or similar agreement, and net of the related collateral received by the Fund(s) as of December 31, 2017.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Derivative Assets Subject to an MNA by Counterparty† | | | Financial Instruments Available for Offset | | | Collateral Received** | | | Net Amount* | |
International Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
State Street Bank and Trust Co. | | $ | 62,572 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 62,572 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Goldman Sachs International | | $ | 83,538 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 83,538 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | Represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default. |
** | The amount presented here may be less than the total amount of collateral received/pledged as the net amount of derivative assets and liabilities for a counterparty cannot be less than $0. |
† | The amount presented here may be less than the total amount shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as some derivatives held by the counterparty are not covered within the master netting agreements. |
Such agreements typically permit a single net payment in the event of default, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Typically, the Fund(s) and counterparties are not permitted to sell, re-pledge, or use the collateral they receive.
Further details regarding the derivatives and other investments held by the Fund(s) during the year ended December 31, 2017, are discussed below.
Foreign Currency Exchange Transactions
A Fund may engage in foreign currency exchange transactions for hedging purposes in order to protect against uncertainty in the level of future foreign currency exchange rates, or for other, non-hedging purposes.
A Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions, including foreign currency forward contracts. These contracts call for the Fund to deliver in the future an amount of one currency in return for an amount of another currency, at an exchange rate determined at the time the contract is entered into. Forward contracts are private contractual arrangements and a Fund is subject to the risk that its counterparty will not, or will not be able to, perform its obligations. This type of arrangement may require the Fund to post margin. A Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions in order to hedge against changes in the values of the assets or liabilities denominated in one or more foreign currencies, or otherwise to increase or reduce a Fund’s exposure to various foreign currencies. The use of foreign currency exchange transactions may create investment leverage.
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Whenever a Fund enters into a foreign currency exchange transaction, it is subject to the risk that the value of the transaction will move in a direction unfavorable to it. When the Fund uses the transactions for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the transactions, at least in part. If a Fund enters into foreign currency exchange transactions other than for hedging purposes (for example, seeking to profit from an anticipated change in the values of currencies by creating directional exposures in the portfolio with respect to one or more currencies), it will generally be subject to the same risks, but is less likely to have assets or liabilities that will offset any losses on the transactions. There can be no assurance that a Fund will be able to terminate any foreign currency exchange transaction prior to its maturity in order to limit its loss on the transaction.
Forward foreign currency contracts are marked to market daily and the change in their value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the settlement price established through dealers or other market sources on the day which they are traded. When a forward foreign currency contract is extinguished, through delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was extinguished or offset. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risk associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions and counterparty risks are considered.
Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding at the end of the year, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. A Fund’s current exposure to a counterparty is the unrealized appreciation on the contract.
Futures Contracts
A Fund may seek to manage a variety of different risks, such as interest rate risk, equity price risk, and currency risk, through the use of futures contracts. A Fund may use interest rate futures contracts to adjust the interest rate sensitivity (duration) of its portfolio or the credit exposure of the portfolio. Interest rate futures contracts obligate the long or short holder to take or make delivery of a specified quantity of a financial instrument, such as a specific fixed-income security, during a specified future period at a specified price. A Fund may use index futures to hedge against broad market risks to its portfolio or to gain broad market exposure when it holds uninvested cash or as an inexpensive substitute for cash investments directly in securities or other assets. Securities index futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell units of a securities index at a specified future date at a price agreed upon when the contract is made and are settled in cash. Positions in futures may be closed out only on an exchange or board of trade which provides a secondary market for such futures. Because futures contracts are exchange-traded, they typically have minimal exposure to counterparty risk.
Parties to a futures contract are not required to post the entire notional amount of the contract, but rather a small percentage of that amount (by way of margin), both at the time they enter into futures transactions, and then on a daily basis if their positions decline in value; as a result, futures contracts are highly leveraged. Such payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Funds as unrealized gains or losses. Because futures markets are highly leveraged, they can be extremely volatile, and there can be no assurance that the pricing of a futures contract will correlate precisely with the pricing of the asset or index underlying it or the asset or liability of the Fund that is the subject of the hedge. It may not always be possible for a Fund to enter into a closing transaction with respect to a futures contract it has entered into, at a favorable time or price. When a Fund enters into a futures transaction, it is subject to the risk that the value of the futures contract will move in a direction unfavorable to it. When a Fund uses futures contracts for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the transactions, at least in part.
When a futures contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.
Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the year, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
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Swap Agreements
Swap agreements are typically two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” (i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index).
Interest Rate Swaps. When a Fund enters into an interest rate swap, it typically agrees to make payments to its counterparty based on a specified long- or short-term interest rate, and will receive payments from its counterparty based on another interest rate. Other forms of interest rate swap agreements include interest rate caps, under which, in return for a specified payment stream, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates exceed a specified rate, or “cap”; interest rate floors, under which, in return for a specified payment stream, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates fall below a specified rate, or “floor”; and interest rate collars, under which a party sells a cap and purchases a floor or vice versa in an attempt to protect itself against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels. A Fund may enter into an interest rate swap in order, for example, to hedge against the effect of interest rate changes on the value of specific securities in its portfolio, or to adjust the interest rate sensitivity (duration) or the credit exposure of its portfolio overall, or otherwise as a substitute for a direct investment in debt securities.
Whenever a Fund enters into a swap agreement, it takes on counterparty risk — the risk that its counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the swap agreement. The Fund also takes the risk that the market will move against its position in the swap agreement. In the case of an interest rate swap, the value of the swap may increase or decrease depending on changes in interest rates. When the Fund enters into any type of swap for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the swap, at least in part. Swap agreements may be non-transferable or otherwise highly illiquid, and a Fund may not be able to terminate or transfer a swap agreement at any particular time or at an acceptable price.
Centrally Cleared Swaps. Certain clearinghouses currently offer clearing for limited types of derivatives transactions, principally certain interest rate swaps, certain index swaps, and credit derivatives. In a cleared derivative transaction, a Fund typically enters into the transaction with a financial institution counterparty, and performance of the transaction is effectively guaranteed by a central clearinghouse, thereby reducing or eliminating the Fund’s exposure to the credit risk of its original counterparty. The Fund will be required to post amounts (“initial margin”) with the clearinghouse or at the instruction of the clearinghouse. The initial margin required by a clearinghouse may be greater than the initial margin the Fund would be required to post in an uncleared transaction. If cash is deposited as the initial margin, it is shown as collateral on a Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swap agreements are marked-to-market daily and subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by a Fund depending on whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on a Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities (“Variation margin on open derivative instruments”) and as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a Fund’s Statement of Operations. Only a limited number of transaction types are currently eligible for clearing.
During the term of a swap transaction, changes in the value of the swap are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by marking to market to reflect the market value of the swap. When the swap is terminated, a Fund will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and a Fund’s basis in the agreement. Upfront swap premium payments paid or received by a Fund, if any, are recorded within the value of the open swap agreement on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represent payments paid or received upon entering into the swap agreement to compensate for differences between stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, and other relevant factors). These upfront payments are recorded as realized gain or loss on the Fund’s Statement of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap agreement.
During the term of a swap transaction, the periodic net payments can be made for a set period of time or may be triggered by a predetermined credit event. The net periodic payments may be based on a fixed or variable interest rate, the change in market value of a specified security, basket of securities or index, or the return generated by a security. These periodic payments received or made by the Funds are recorded in the accompanying Statements of Operations as realized gains and losses, respectively.
Swap agreements outstanding at the end of the year, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. A Fund’s current exposure to a counterparty is the fair value of the transaction.
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Options, Rights, and Warrants
A Fund may purchase and sell put and call options on securities or an index of securities to enhance investment performance or to protect against changes in market prices. A Fund that invests in debt securities may also purchase and sell put and call options to adjust the interest rate sensitivity of its portfolio or the credit exposure of the portfolio.
Call Options. A call option gives the holder the right to purchase, and obligates the writer to sell, a security at the strike price at any time before the expiration date.
Put Options. A put option gives the holder the right to sell, and obligates the writer to buy, a security at the exercise price at any time before the expiration date.
Writing put and call options. A Fund may write call options on a security it owns, in a “directional” strategy hoping to realize a greater current return through the receipt of premiums. In return for the option premium, the Fund takes the risk that it will have to forego any increase in the value of the security over the strike price. When a Fund has written a call option on a security it does not own, its exposure on such an option is theoretically unlimited. A Fund may enter into closing purchase transactions in order to realize a profit or limit a loss on a previously written call option or, in the case of a call option on a security it owns, to free itself to sell the underlying security or to write another call on the security, or protect a security from being called in an unexpected market rise. Any profits from a closing purchase transaction in the case of a call option on a security a Fund owns may be offset by a decline in the value of the underlying security. Conversely, because increases in the market price of a call option will generally reflect increases in the market price of the underlying security, any loss resulting from a closing purchase transaction relating to a call option on a security a Fund owns is likely to be offset in whole or in part by unrealized appreciation of the underlying security owned by the Fund. A Fund may not be able to close out a call option that it has previously written. A Fund may write put options in order to enhance its current return by taking a long directional position as to a security or index of securities. By writing a put option, the Fund assumes the risk that it may be required to purchase the underlying security for an exercise price higher than its then current market value, resulting in a potential capital loss unless the security later appreciates in value. A Fund may terminate a put option that it has written before it expires by entering into a closing purchase transaction. Any loss from this transaction may be partially or entirely offset by the premium received on the terminated option. A Fund may not be able to close out a put option that it has previously written.
When a Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to the proceeds or offset against the amount paid on the underlying investment to determine the realized gain or loss.
Purchasing put and call options. A Fund may purchase put options to protect portfolio holdings against a decline in market value of a security or securities held by it. A Fund may also purchase a put option hoping to profit from an anticipated decline in the value of the underlying security. If the Fund holds the security underlying the option, the option premium and any transaction costs will reduce any profit the Fund might have realized had it sold the underlying security instead of buying the put option. A Fund may purchase call options to hedge against an increase in the price of securities that the Fund wants ultimately to buy. A Fund may also purchase a call option as a long directional investment hoping to profit from an anticipated increase in the value of the underlying security. In order for a call option to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security must rise sufficiently above the exercise price to cover the premium and transaction costs. These costs will reduce any profit the Fund might have realized had it bought the underlying security at the time it purchased the call option.
When a Fund purchases an option, it runs the risk that it will lose its entire investment in the option in a relatively short period of time, unless the Fund exercises the option or enters into a closing sale transaction before the option’s expiration. If the price of the underlying security does not rise (in the case of a call) or fall (in the case of a put) to an extent sufficient to cover the option premium and transaction costs, the Fund will lose part or all of its investment in the option. This contrasts with an investment by a Fund in the underlying security, since the Fund will not realize a loss if the security’s price does not change. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses.
Exchange Traded Options. Exchange traded options purchased or sold by a Fund may be traded on a securities or options exchange or market. Such options typically have minimal exposure to counterparty risk. However, an exchange or market may at times find
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it necessary to impose restrictions on particular types of options transactions, such as opening transactions. If an underlying security ceases to meet qualifications imposed by the market or the Options Clearing Corporation, new series of options on that security will no longer be opened to replace expiring series, and opening transactions in existing series may be prohibited. Exchange traded options are valued at the last sale price, or if no sales are reported, the last bid price.
Rights and Warrants. A Fund may purchase or hold warrants or rights in order to gain exposure to the underlying security without owning the security, including, for example, cases where the Fund hopes to lock in the price today of a security it may wish to purchase in the future. Warrants generally give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a security at a stated price. In order for a warrant to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security must rise sufficiently above the exercise price to cover any premium and transaction costs. Rights may similarly confer on the holder the right to purchase or acquire securities, including through participation in a so-called rights offering. Bonds may be issued with warrants or other rights attached to purchase or acquire equity or other debt securities, typically of the bond issuer. The market prices of bonds with warrants or rights attached to purchase equity securities or bonds may, to some degree, reflect changes in the values of the underlying securities.
When a Fund purchases or otherwise acquires warrants or other rights, it runs the risk that it will lose its entire investment in the warrants or rights, unless the Fund exercises the warrant or right, acquires the underlying securities, or enters into a closing transaction before expiration. If the price of the underlying security does not rise to an extent sufficient to cover any premium and transaction costs, the Fund will lose part or all of its investment. Any premiums or purchase price paid for warrants or other rights that expire are treated as realized losses. Warrants and similar rights differ from options in that they are typically written by the issuer of the security underlying the warrant or right. Although some warrants and rights may be non-transferable, others may be traded over-the-counter or on an exchange.
Written option contracts outstanding at the end of the year, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
Inflation-Indexed Bonds
The Funds may invest in inflation-indexed bonds, which are fixed income securities whose principal value or coupon is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (“CPI-U”) (for U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds) or, generally, by a comparable inflation index calculated by the foreign government issuing the inflation-indexed bonds.
If the periodic adjustment rate measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds, even during a period of deflation. However, the current market value of the bonds is not guaranteed, and will fluctuate. The Funds may also invest in other inflation related bonds which may or may not provide a similar guarantee. If a guarantee of principal is not provided, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal. Any adjustments to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond due to inflation will be reflected as increases or decreases to interest income. Such adjustments may have a significant impact on the Fund’s distributions.
The value of inflation-indexed bonds is generally based on changes in real interest rates, which in turn are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. Therefore, if nominal interest rates increased at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates might rise, leading to a decrease in value of inflation-indexed bonds. While the values of these securities are expected to be protected from long-term inflationary trends, short-term increases in inflation may lead to a decline in value. There can be no assurance that the CPI-U or any foreign inflation index will accurately measure the real rate of inflation, or that the rate of inflation in a foreign country will correlate to the rate of inflation in the United States. Additionally, if interest rates rise due to reasons other than inflation, investors in these securities may not be protected to the extent that the increase is not reflected in the bond’s inflation measure.
Bank Loans
Certain of the Funds may invest in bank loans including, for example, corporate loans, loan participations, direct debt, bank debt, and bridge debt. A Fund may invest in a loan by lending money to a borrower directly as part of a syndicate of lenders. In a
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syndicated loan, the agent that originated and structured the loan typically administers and enforces the loan on behalf of the syndicate. Failure by the agent to fulfill its obligations may delay or adversely affect receipt of payment by a Fund. A Fund may also invest in loans through novations, assignments, and participation interests. In a novation, a Fund typically assumes all of the rights of a lending institution in a loan, including the right to receive payments of principal and interest and other amounts directly from the borrower and to enforce its rights as a lender directly against the borrower. When a Fund takes an assignment of a loan, the Fund acquires some or all of the interest of another lender (or assignee) in the loan. In such cases, the Fund may be required generally to rely upon the assignor to demand payment and enforce rights under the loan. If a Fund acquires a participation in the loan, the Fund purchases an indirect interest in a loan held by a third party and the Fund typically will have a contractual relationship only with the third party loan investor, not with the borrower. As a result, a Fund may have the right to receive payments of principal, interest, and any fees to which it is entitled only from the loan investor selling the participation and only upon receipt by such loan investor of such payments from the borrower. In such cases, a Fund assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the loan investor selling the participation, and the Fund may be unable to realize some or all of the value of its interest in the loan in the event of the insolvency of the third party.
Changes in the financial condition of the borrower or economic conditions or other circumstances may reduce the capacity of the borrower to make principal and interest payments on such instruments and may lead to defaults. The value of any collateral securing a bank loan may decline after the Fund invests, and there is a risk that the value of the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed to the Fund.
At December 31, 2017, the Funds had no unfunded loan commitments.
Repurchase Agreements
Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with certain banks and broker-dealers whereby a Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. A Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of the securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement in a segregated account. Repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized at all times, but involve some risk to a Fund if the other party should default on its obligation and the Fund is delayed or prevented from recovering the collateral, or if the Fund is required to return collateral to a borrower at a time when it may realize a loss on the investment of that collateral.
When-Issued, Delayed-Delivery, Forward Commitment, and To-Be-Announced Transactions
A Fund may enter into when-issued, delayed-delivery, forward commitment, or to-be-announced (“TBA”) transactions (collectively, the “Forward Transactions”) in order to lock in the purchase price of the underlying security, or in order to adjust the interest rate exposure of the Fund’s existing portfolio. In Forward Transactions, a Fund commits to purchase or sell particular securities, with payment and delivery to take place at a future date. In the case of TBA purchase commitments, the unit price and the estimated principal amount are established when the Fund enters into a commitment, with the actual principal amount being within a specified range of the estimate. Although a Fund does not typically pay for the securities in these types of transactions until they are delivered, it immediately assumes the risks of ownership, including the risk of price fluctuation. As a result, each of these types of transactions may create investment leverage in a Fund’s portfolio and increase the volatility of the Fund. If a Fund’s counterparty fails to deliver a security purchased in a Forward Transaction, there may be a loss, and the Fund may have missed an opportunity to make an alternative investment.
These securities are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, selected pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees, which determines valuations taking into account appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. Securities for which no market quotation is available are valued at fair value in accordance with procedures approved by the Trustees. The Funds record on a daily basis the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) based upon changes in the values of these securities. When a Forward Transaction is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the transaction at the time it was opened and the value of the transaction at the time it was closed.
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Dollar Roll Transactions
A Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions, in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to purchase substantially similar securities on a specified future date from the same party. A Fund may invest in dollar rolls in order to benefit from anticipated changes in pricing for the mortgage-backed securities during the term of the transaction, or for the purpose of creating investment leverage. In a dollar roll, the securities that are to be purchased will be of the same type as the securities sold, but will be supported by different pools of mortgages.
Dollar rolls involve the risk that the Fund’s counterparty will be unable to deliver the mortgage-backed securities underlying the dollar roll at the fixed time. If the counterparty files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a Fund’s use of the transaction proceeds may be restricted pending a determination by the counterparty or its representative, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities. A Fund can incur a loss on a dollar roll transaction (either because its counterparty fails to perform or because the value of the mortgages subject to the transaction declines) and on the investments made by the Fund with the proceeds of the dollar roll transaction.
A Fund accounts for a dollar roll transaction as a purchase and sale whereby the difference in the sales price and purchase price of the security sold is recorded as a realized gain (loss). If certain criteria are met, these dollar roll transactions may be considered financing transactions, whereby the difference in the sales price and the future purchase price is recorded as an adjustment to interest income. Dollar roll transactions generally have the effect of creating leverage in a Fund’s portfolio.
Securities Lending
Each Fund may lend its securities; however, lending cannot exceed 33% of the total assets of the Fund taken at current value. The Funds’ securities lending activities are governed by a Securities Lending Agency Agreement (“Lending Agreement”) between each Fund and the lending agent (“Agent”). The Lending Agreement authorizes the Agent to lend qualifying U.S. and foreign securities held by a Fund to approved borrowers (each, a “Borrower”).
Each Fund expects that in connection with any securities on loan, the loan will be secured continuously by collateral consisting of cash or securities adjusted daily to have market value at least equal to the current market value of the securities loaned. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a Fund and any additional collateral is delivered to the Fund the next business day. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of cash collateral. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may bear the risk of delay in recovery of the loaned securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the Borrower of the securities fail financially. Pursuant to the Lending Agreement, the Agent has provided indemnification to the Funds in the event of default by a Borrower with respect to a loan. The Funds receive compensation for lending their securities in the form of a securities loan fee paid by the Borrower, as well as a share of the income earned on investment of the cash collateral received for the loaned securities. At December 31, 2017, the Funds’ collateral was equal to or greater than 100% of the market value of securities on loan.
Security loans can be terminated at the discretion of either the Agent or the Fund and the related securities must be returned within the earlier of the standard trade settlement period for such securities or within three business days. For all Funds, all securities on loan are classified as common stock in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments at December 31, 2017.
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The Funds employ the Agent to implement their securities lending program and the Agent receives a fee from the Funds for its services. In addition, the Funds may be required to pay a rebate to the Borrower. Accordingly, a Fund’s compensation for lending its securities is reduced by any such fees or rebate paid to the Agent or Borrower, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Fund(s) earned securities lending net income as follows:
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| | Securities Lending Gross Income | | | Securities Lending Fees and Expenses | | | Securities Lending Net Income | |
Foreign Fund | | $ | 162,765 | | | $ | 32,567 | | | $ | 130,198 | |
Global Fund | | | 31,248 | | | | 6,165 | | | | 25,083 | |
International Equity Fund | | | 69,697 | | | | 13,901 | | | | 55,796 | |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | | | 115,424 | | | | 22,918 | | | | 92,506 | |
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund | | | 179,564 | | | | 35,097 | | | | 144,467 | |
Small Company Value Fund | | | 24,878 | | | | 4,916 | | | | 19,962 | |
Accounting for Investment Transactions
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments are computed by the specific identification cost method. Proceeds received from litigation, if any, are included in realized gains on investment transactions for any investments that are no longer held in the portfolio and as a reduction in cost for investments that continue to be held in the portfolio. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of discounts and premiums on debt securities, is earned from the settlement date and is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income and realized capital gain distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign interest, dividends, and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Foreign dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as practicable after the Fund determines the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Funds determine the classification of distributions received as return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions.
Foreign Currency Translation
The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The market values of foreign currencies, foreign securities, and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the buying and selling rates of such currencies against the U.S. dollar at the end of each business day. Purchases and sales of foreign securities and income and expense items are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in the exchange rates from that portion arising from changes in the market prices of securities. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends or interest recorded on the books of the Funds and the amount actually received.
Allocation of Operating Activity
In maintaining the records for the Funds, the income and expense accounts are allocated daily to each class of shares. Investment income and loss, and unrealized and realized gains or losses are prorated among the classes of shares based on the relative net assets of each. Expenses are allocated to each class of shares depending on the nature of the expenditures. Administration and service fees, if any, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class’s operations. Expenses of a Fund not directly attributable to the operations of any specific class of shares of the Fund are prorated among the classes to which the expense relates based on relative net assets.
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Foreign Securities
Each of the Foreign Fund and the International Equity Fund invests substantially all of its assets and the Global Fund invests a significant amount of its assets in foreign securities. The other Funds may also invest in foreign securities. Foreign securities, including American Depositary Receipts, are subject to additional risks compared to securities of U.S. issuers, including international trade, currency, political, regulatory, and diplomatic risks. In addition, fluctuations in currency exchange rates may adversely affect the values of foreign securities and the price of a Fund’s shares. Emerging markets securities are subject to greater risks than securities issued in developed foreign markets, including less liquidity, greater price volatility, higher relative rates of inflation, greater political, economic, and social instability, greater custody and operational risks, and greater volatility in currency exchange rates.
Federal Income Tax
It is each Fund’s intent to continue to comply with the provisions of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to a regulated investment company. Under such provisions, the Funds would not be subject to federal income taxes on their ordinary income and net realized capital gains to the extent they are distributed or deemed to have been distributed to their shareholders. Therefore, the Funds have not made any provision for federal income tax.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income and distributions of any net realized capital gains of each Fund are declared and paid annually and at other times as may be required to satisfy tax or regulatory requirements.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. As a result, net investment income and net realized capital gains on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period.
3. | | Advisory Fees and Other Transactions |
Investment Advisory Fees and Investment Subadvisers
MML Investment Advisers, LLC (“MML Advisers”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MassMutual, serves as investment adviser to each Fund. Under the investment advisory agreements between MML Advisers and the Trust on behalf of each Fund, MML Advisers is responsible for providing investment management services for each Fund. In return for these services, MML Advisers receives advisory fees, based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at the annual rates shown in the following table.
MML Advisers has also entered into investment subadvisory agreements for each Fund with the unaffiliated investment subadviser(s) shown in the following table. MML Advisers pays a subadvisory fee to each of these subadvisers based upon the aggregate net assets under management which include (1) the average daily net assets of the specified Fund which it manages, and, if applicable, (2) the average daily net assets of other Funds or accounts of MML Advisers or its affiliates for which the subadviser provides subadvisory services.
The Funds’ subadvisory fees are paid monthly by MML Advisers out of the advisory fees.
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Fund | | Investment Advisory Fee | | Investment Subadviser(s) |
Blue Chip Growth Fund | | 0.75% on the first $400 million; and | | T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. |
| | 0.70% on any excess over $400 million | | |
Equity Income Fund | | 0.75% on the first $500 million; and | | T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. |
| | 0.70% on any excess over $500 million | | |
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Fund | | Investment Advisory Fee | | Investment Subadviser(s) |
Equity Index Fund | | 0.10% on the first $500 million; and | | Northern Trust Investments, Inc. |
| | 0.08% on any excess over $500 million | | |
Focused Equity Fund* | | 0.70% on the first $250 million; and | | Wellington Management Company LLP |
| | 0.60% on any excess over $250 million | | |
Foreign Fund | | 0.89% on the first $500 million; and | | Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC |
| | 0.85% on any excess over $500 million | | |
Fundamental Growth Fund | | 0.62% on the first $250 million; and | | Wellington Management Company LLP |
| | 0.60% on any excess over $250 million | | |
Fundamental Value Fund | | 0.60% on the first $500 million; and | | Wellington Management Company LLP |
| | 0.575% on any excess over $500 million | | |
Global Fund | | 0.60% on the first $500 million; and | | Massachusetts Financial Services Company |
| | 0.55% on any excess over $500 million | | |
Growth & Income Fund | | 0.50% on the first $500 million; and | | Massachusetts Financial Services Company |
| | 0.475% on any excess over $500 million | | |
Income & Growth Fund** | | 0.65% on the first $500 million; and | | Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC |
| | 0.60% on any excess over $500 million | | |
International Equity Fund | | 0.80% on the first $250 million; and | | Harris Associates L.P. |
| | 0.75% on any excess over $250 million | | |
Large Cap Growth Fund | | 0.65% on the first $500 million; and | | Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
| | 0.60% on any excess over $500 million | | |
Managed Volatility Fund | | 0.75% on the first $500 million; and | | Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC |
| | 0.70% on any excess over $500 million | | |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | | 0.77% on the first $500 million; and | | T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. |
| | 0.75% on any excess over $500 million | | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | 0.84% on the first $500 million; and | | American Century Investment Management, Inc. |
| | 0.80% on any excess over $500 million | | |
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund | | 1.04% on the first $200 million; and | | Wellington Management Company LLP |
| | 1.00% on any excess over $200 million | | |
Small Company Value Fund | | 0.80% on the first $150 million; and | | T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. |
| | 0.70% on any excess over $150 million | | |
Small/Mid Cap Value Fund | | 0.75% on the first $500 million; and | | AllianceBernstein L.P. |
| | 0.70% on any excess over $500 million | | |
Total Return Bond Fund | | 0.40% on the first $500 million; and | | Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC |
| | 0.38% on any excess over $500 million | | |
* | Effective May 1, 2017, Wellington Management Company LLP replaced Harris Associates L.P. as subadviser to the Fund. |
** | Effective December 4, 2017, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC replaced BlackRock Investment Management, LLC as subadviser to the Fund. |
Administration Fees
For the Equity Index Fund, Focused Equity Fund, Fundamental Growth Fund, Fundamental Value Fund, Global Fund, International Equity Fund, Small Company Value Fund, and Total Return Bond Fund, under a separate Administrative and Shareholder Services Agreement between the Funds and MML Advisers, MML Advisers is obligated to provide all necessary
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administrative and shareholder services and bear some of the Fund specific administrative expenses. In return for these services, MML Advisers receives an administrative services fee based upon the average daily net assets of the applicable class of shares of the Funds, at the following annual rates:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class I | | | Class II | | | Class III | | | Service Class I | |
Equity Index Fund | | | 0.30% | | | | 0.15% | | | | None | | | | 0.30% | |
Focused Equity Fund | | | N/A | | | | 0.15% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.15% | |
Fundamental Growth Fund | | | N/A | | | | 0.15% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.15% | |
Fundamental Value Fund | | | N/A | | | | 0.15% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.15% | |
Global Fund | | | 0.15% | | | | 0.15% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.15% | |
International Equity Fund | | | N/A | | | | 0.15% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.15% | |
Small Company Value Fund | | | N/A | | | | 0.15% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.15% | |
Total Return Bond Fund | | | N/A | | | | 0.15% | | | | N/A | | | | 0.15% | |
Distribution and Service Fees
MML Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as distributor to the Funds. Pursuant to a Distribution and Services Plan adopted by the Funds pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Service Class shares and Service Class I shares of the Funds pay an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value of Service Class shares and Service Class I shares. This fee, or a portion thereof, is paid to: (i) the Distributor for services provided and expenses incurred by it in connection with the distribution of Service Class shares or Service Class I shares, as applicable, of each Fund; and/or (ii) MassMutual for services provided and expenses incurred by it for purposes of maintaining or providing personal services to Service Class and Service Class I shareholders. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MassMutual.
Expense Caps and Waivers
MML Advisers agreed to cap the fees and expenses of the Funds noted below (other than extraordinary litigation and legal expenses, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses#, interest expense, short sale dividend and loan expense, or other non-recurring or unusual expenses such as organizational expenses and shareholder meeting expenses) based upon the average daily net assets of the applicable class of shares of the Funds, as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Class II | | | Service Class I | |
Fundamental Growth Fund* | | | 0.85% | | | | 1.10% | |
International Equity Fund* | | | 1.00% | | | | 1.25% | |
Total Return Bond Fund* | | | 0.60% | | | | 0.85% | |
# | Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are expenses borne indirectly by a Fund through investments in other pooled investment vehicles. |
* | Expense caps in effect through April 30, 2018. |
MML Advisers has agreed to voluntarily waive 0.03% of the advisory fee of the Equity Income Fund. MML Advisers may amend or discontinue this waiver at any time without advance notice.
MML Advisers has agreed to voluntarily waive 0.05% of the advisory fee of the Small Company Value Fund. MML Advisers may amend or discontinue this waiver at any time without advance notice.
Effective October 1, 2017, MML Advisers has agreed to waive 0.02% of the advisory fee of the Fundamental Value Fund through April 30, 2019.
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Effective October 1, 2017, MML Advisers has agreed to waive 0.02% of the advisory fee of the Small Cap Growth Equity Fund through April 30, 2019.
Expense caps and waiver amounts are reflected as a reduction of expenses on the Statements of Operations.
Rebated Brokerage Commissions
The Funds listed below have entered into agreements with certain brokers whereby the brokers will rebate to the Funds, in cash, a portion of brokerage commissions. Rebated brokerage commissions are amounts earned by the Funds and are included with realized gain or loss on investment transactions presented in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2017, brokerage commissions rebated under these agreements were as follows:
| | | | |
| | Rebated Commissions | |
Blue Chip Growth Fund | | $ | 2,071 | |
Equity Income Fund | | | 3,282 | |
Foreign Fund | | | 3 | |
Fundamental Growth Fund | | | 97 | |
Fundamental Value Fund | | | 181 | |
Global Fund | | | 950 | |
Growth & Income Fund | | | 2,445 | |
Income & Growth Fund | | | 157 | |
Large Cap Growth Fund | | | 987 | |
Managed Volatility Fund | | | 621 | |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | | | 4,699 | |
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund | | | 3,700 | |
Small Company Value Fund | | | 1,246 | |
Small/Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 12,643 | |
Deferred Compensation
Trustees of the Funds who are not officers or employees of MassMutual may elect to defer receipt of their annual fees in accordance with terms of a Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Amounts deferred shall accrue interest or earnings and shall be recorded on the Funds’ books as other liabilities. Deferred compensation is included within Trustees’ fees and expenses in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Other
Certain officers and trustees of the Funds may also be employees of MassMutual. The compensation of a trustee who is not an employee of MassMutual is borne by the Funds.
Elaine A. Sarsynski resigned as a Trustee of the Trust effective as of February 1, 2017. Teresa Hassara became a Trustee of the Trust effective as of June 6, 2017.
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4. | | Purchases and Sales of Investments |
Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended December 31, 2017, were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | | Sales | |
| | Long-Term U.S. Government Securities | | | Other Long-Term Securities | | | Long-Term U.S. Government Securities | | | Other Long-Term Securities | |
Blue Chip Growth Fund | | $ | - | | | $ | 94,040,175 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 210,039,148 | |
Equity Income Fund | | | - | | | | 124,560,844 | | | | - | | | | 154,151,475 | |
Equity Index Fund | | | - | | | | 117,811,264 | | | | - | | | | 47,636,739 | |
Focused Equity Fund | | | - | | | | 93,112,378 | | | | - | | | | 176,438,088 | |
Foreign Fund | | | - | | | | 57,307,384 | | | | - | | | | 92,748,562 | |
Fundamental Growth Fund | | | - | | | | 59,896,073 | | | | - | | | | 135,975,788 | |
Fundamental Value Fund | | | - | | | | 39,285,948 | | | | - | | | | 67,306,562 | |
Global Fund | | | - | | | | 23,520,487 | | | | - | | | | 78,774,612 | |
Growth & Income Fund | | | - | | | | 16,366,851 | | | | - | | | | 27,520,658 | |
Income & Growth Fund | | | - | | | | 311,916,222 | | | | - | | | | 310,196,842 | |
International Equity Fund | | | - | | | | 76,767,423 | | | | - | | | | 82,242,957 | |
Large Cap Growth Fund | | | - | | | | 3,291,689 | | | | - | | | | 26,525,671 | |
Managed Volatility Fund | | | - | | | | 4,159,259 | | | | - | | | | 35,041,149 | |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | | | - | | | | 121,446,957 | | | | - | | | | 169,469,992 | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | - | | | | 194,847,836 | | | | - | | | | 232,019,933 | |
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund | | | - | | | | 154,138,973 | | | | - | | | | 185,991,409 | |
Small Company Value Fund | | | - | | | | 13,982,956 | | | | - | | | | 19,125,804 | |
Small/Mid Cap Value Fund | | | - | | | | 74,395,781 | | | | - | | | | 101,386,842 | |
Total Return Bond Fund | | | 1,243,187,487 | | | | 97,991,060 | | | | 1,261,454,348 | | | | 68,128,355 | |
The Funds may purchase from, or sell securities to, other affiliated Funds under procedures adopted by the Trustees. These policies have been designed to ensure that cross-trades conducted by the Funds comply with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. These trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the table above, as applicable.
5. | | Capital Share Transactions |
Changes in shares outstanding for each Fund were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |
| | | | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Blue Chip Growth Fund Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 1,482,018 | | | $ | 24,146,807 | | | | 1,829,690 | | | $ | 26,464,359 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 1,602,785 | | | | 25,612,496 | | | | 3,178,098 | | | | 44,016,658 | |
Redeemed | | | (9,593,538 | ) | | | (152,418,641 | ) | | | (5,822,807 | ) | | | (84,697,374 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (6,508,735 | ) | | $ | (102,659,338 | ) | | | (815,019 | ) | | $ | (14,216,357 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Blue Chip Growth Fund Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 1,095,342 | | | $ | 17,544,966 | | | | 843,322 | | | $ | 11,915,061 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 371,785 | | | | 5,770,103 | | | | 408,070 | | | | 5,513,029 | |
Redeemed | | | (381,362 | ) | | | (6,024,188 | ) | | | (516,842 | ) | | | (7,327,640 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 1,085,765 | | | $ | 17,290,881 | | | | 734,550 | | | $ | 10,100,450 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |
| | | | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Income Fund Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 3,849,143 | | | $ | 47,033,271 | | | | 1,822,027 | | | $ | 20,681,583 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 3,262,598 | | | | 37,160,987 | | | | 4,457,802 | | | | 48,991,248 | |
Redeemed | | | (6,929,438 | ) | | | (83,889,962 | ) | | | (7,467,353 | ) | | | (84,435,481 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 182,303 | | | $ | 304,296 | | | | (1,187,524 | ) | | $ | (14,762,650 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Income Fund Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 731,065 | | | $ | 8,744,889 | | | | 823,658 | | | $ | 9,374,307 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 607,180 | | | | 6,848,988 | | | | 746,940 | | | | 8,141,646 | |
Redeemed | | | (1,018,878 | ) | | | (12,189,103 | ) | | | (570,439 | ) | | | (6,484,581 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 319,367 | | | $ | 3,404,774 | | | | 1,000,159 | | | $ | 11,031,372 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Index Fund Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 163,370 | | | $ | 4,680,045 | | | | 195,781 | | | $ | 5,000,396 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 82,082 | | | | 2,327,832 | | | | 107,635 | | | | 2,760,846 | |
Redeemed | | | (605,423 | ) | | | (17,349,535 | ) | | | (816,790 | ) | | | (20,848,027 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (359,971 | ) | | $ | (10,341,658 | ) | | | (513,374 | ) | | $ | (13,086,785 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Index Fund Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 824,627 | | | $ | 23,653,381 | | | | 530,976 | | | $ | 13,600,841 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 261,548 | | | | 7,414,887 | | | | 273,077 | | | | 7,004,425 | |
Redeemed | | | (1,678,018 | ) | | | (49,816,507 | ) | | | (828,193 | ) | | | (20,989,328 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (591,843 | ) | | $ | (18,748,239 | ) | | | (24,140 | ) | | $ | (384,062 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Index Fund Class III | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 3,464,358 | | | $ | 95,343,796 | | | | 3,454,116 | | | $ | 91,463,486 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 569,794 | | | | 16,125,159 | | | | 302,119 | | | | 7,740,287 | |
Redeemed | | | (378,540 | ) | | | (10,791,850 | ) | | | (178,330 | ) | | | (4,513,366 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 3,655,612 | | | $ | 100,677,105 | | | | 3,577,905 | | | $ | 94,690,407 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Index Fund Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 131,430 | | | $ | 3,644,032 | | | | 171,504 | | | $ | 4,242,101 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 59,572 | | | | 1,642,992 | | | | 63,228 | | | | 1,580,076 | |
Redeemed | | | (206,249 | ) | | | (5,751,108 | ) | | | (203,834 | ) | | | (4,947,697 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (15,247 | ) | | $ | (464,084 | ) | | | 30,898 | | | $ | 874,480 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Focused Equity Fund Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 693,604 | | | $ | 9,238,953 | | | | 842,595 | | | $ | 10,160,682 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 1,059,132 | | | | 12,328,298 | | | | 974,312 | | | | 11,808,665 | |
Redeemed | | | (7,000,220 | ) | | | (97,590,007 | ) | | | (4,185,139 | ) | | | (52,228,414 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (5,247,484 | ) | | $ | (76,022,756 | ) | | | (2,368,232 | ) | | $ | (30,259,067 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Focused Equity Fund Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 256,583 | | | $ | 3,422,281 | | | | 85,127 | | | $ | 1,035,236 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 165,480 | | | | 1,901,369 | | | | 40,044 | | | | 482,130 | |
Redeemed | | | (145,844 | ) | | | (1,921,956 | ) | | | (186,584 | ) | | | (2,232,873 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 276,219 | | | $ | 3,401,694 | | | | (61,413 | ) | | $ | (715,507 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign Fund Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 1,762,962 | | | $ | 18,142,876 | | | | 4,766,959 | | | $ | 44,140,856 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 745,421 | | | | 7,849,280 | | | | 721,750 | | | | 6,733,929 | |
Redeemed | | | (5,448,887 | ) | | | (57,208,508 | ) | | | (5,117,276 | ) | | | (47,134,979 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (2,940,504 | ) | | $ | (31,216,352 | ) | | | 371,433 | | | $ | 3,739,806 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |
| | | | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign Fund Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 90,005 | | | $ | 941,821 | | | | 113,772 | | | $ | 1,038,692 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 19,155 | | | | 200,743 | | | | 20,806 | | | | 193,084 | |
Redeemed | | | (172,623 | ) | | | (1,780,182 | ) | | | (252,633 | ) | | | (2,300,078 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (63,463 | ) | | $ | (637,618 | ) | | | (118,055 | ) | | $ | (1,068,302 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fundamental Growth Fund Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 888,782 | | | $ | 11,185,241 | | | | 1,199,321 | | | $ | 14,211,982 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 1,255,552 | | | | 14,966,176 | | | | 1,903,133 | | | | 21,600,562 | |
Redeemed | | | (7,277,808 | ) | | | (91,652,950 | ) | | | (3,258,560 | ) | | | (38,379,284 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (5,133,474 | ) | | $ | (65,501,533 | ) | | | (156,106 | ) | | $ | (2,566,740 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fundamental Growth Fund Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 190,964 | | | $ | 2,374,345 | | | | 134,103 | | | $ | 1,564,543 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 55,847 | | | | 655,646 | | | | 38,353 | | | | 430,695 | |
Redeemed | | | (84,626 | ) | | | (1,049,814 | ) | | | (32,918 | ) | | | (388,876 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 162,185 | | | $ | 1,980,177 | | | | 139,538 | | | $ | 1,606,362 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fundamental Value Fund Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 1,918,050 | | | $ | 29,257,704 | | | | 2,062,479 | | | $ | 27,882,168 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 1,375,035 | | | | 19,195,489 | | | | 1,391,644 | | | | 19,608,258 | |
Redeemed | | | (3,827,642 | ) | | | (57,877,792 | ) | | | (3,561,951 | ) | | | (51,188,268 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (534,557 | ) | | $ | (9,424,599 | ) | | | (107,828 | ) | | $ | (3,697,842 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fundamental Value Fund Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 253,529 | | | $ | 3,788,789 | | | | 171,789 | | | $ | 2,410,217 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 74,792 | | | | 1,029,891 | | | | 48,204 | | | | 671,970 | |
Redeemed | | | (98,918 | ) | | | (1,472,469 | ) | | | (132,120 | ) | | | (1,868,524 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 229,403 | | | $ | 3,346,211 | | | | 87,873 | | | $ | 1,213,663 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Global Fund Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 833,525 | | | $ | 10,585,260 | | | | 2,598,743 | | | $ | 29,871,905 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 1,488,421 | | | | 18,143,851 | | | | 1,719,683 | | | | 20,068,702 | |
Redeemed | | | (5,421,433 | ) | | | (69,165,187 | ) | | | (4,521,059 | ) | | | (53,115,062 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (3,099,487 | ) | | $ | (40,436,076 | ) | | | (202,633 | ) | | $ | (3,174,455 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Global Fund Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 62,632 | | | $ | 805,960 | | | | 83,397 | | | $ | 996,780 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 122,384 | | | | 1,521,236 | | | | 115,847 | | | | 1,376,262 | |
Redeemed | | | (166,722 | ) | | | (2,152,159 | ) | | | (188,416 | ) | | | (2,259,699 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 18,294 | | | $ | 175,037 | | | | 10,828 | | | $ | 113,343 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Global Fund Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 260,118 | | | $ | 3,245,449 | | | | 288,887 | | | $ | 3,365,358 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 109,960 | | | | 1,327,217 | | | | 91,432 | | | | 1,058,779 | |
Redeemed | | | (191,283 | ) | | | (2,413,327 | ) | | | (233,534 | ) | | | (2,653,374 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 178,795 | | | $ | 2,159,339 | | | | 146,785 | | | $ | 1,770,763 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Growth & Income Fund Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 110,768 | | | $ | 1,745,482 | | | | 83,218 | | | $ | 1,108,925 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 62,181 | | | | 991,174 | | | | 77,520 | | | | 1,079,085 | |
Redeemed | | | (992,201 | ) | | | (15,717,324 | ) | | | (998,028 | ) | | | (13,418,679 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (819,252 | ) | | $ | (12,980,668 | ) | | | (837,290 | ) | | $ | (11,230,669 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |
| | | | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Growth & Income Fund Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 350,699 | | | $ | 5,565,536 | | | | 331,928 | | | $ | 4,463,523 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 13,124 | | | | 208,011 | | | | 12,363 | | | | 171,221 | |
Redeemed | | | (236,528 | ) | | | (3,717,864 | ) | | | (133,828 | ) | | | (1,798,978 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 127,295 | | | $ | 2,055,683 | | | | 210,463 | | | $ | 2,835,766 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income & Growth Fund Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 2,996,060 | | | $ | 37,011,365 | | | | 3,182,082 | | | $ | 34,660,334 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 2,060,354 | | | | 23,838,298 | | | | 2,288,205 | | | | 25,307,549 | |
Redeemed | | | (4,058,420 | ) | | | (49,836,927 | ) | | | (3,264,374 | ) | | | (37,162,575 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 997,994 | | | $ | 11,012,736 | | | | 2,205,913 | | | $ | 22,805,308 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income & Growth Fund Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 515,103 | | | $ | 6,259,724 | | | | 371,022 | | | $ | 4,206,923 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 176,094 | | | | 2,016,278 | | | | 168,049 | | | | 1,841,818 | |
Redeemed | | | (246,629 | ) | | | (3,004,383 | ) | | | (285,123 | ) | | | (3,271,760 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 444,568 | | | $ | 5,271,619 | | | | 253,948 | | | $ | 2,776,981 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
International Equity Fund Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 1,771,196 | | | $ | 18,597,206 | | | | 1,971,894 | | | $ | 17,061,558 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 257,885 | | | | 2,875,413 | | | | 419,628 | | | | 3,642,368 | |
Redeemed | | | (2,550,772 | ) | | | (27,570,069 | ) | | | (4,857,377 | ) | | | (43,062,552 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (521,691 | ) | | $ | (6,097,450 | ) | | | (2,465,855 | ) | | $ | (22,358,626 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
International Equity Fund Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 270,277 | | | $ | 3,012,126 | | | | 48,207 | | | $ | 424,819 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 3,389 | | | | 37,585 | | | | 2,580 | | | | 22,321 | |
Redeemed | | | (52,072 | ) | | | (569,919 | ) | | | (108,685 | ) | | | (935,487 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 221,594 | | | $ | 2,479,792 | | | | (57,898 | ) | | $ | (488,347 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Large Cap Growth Fund Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 1,190,878 | | | $ | 13,387,491 | | | | 1,278,788 | | | $ | 14,028,042 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 2,690,216 | | | | 26,552,428 | | | | 1,498,948 | | | | 16,278,575 | |
Redeemed | | | (3,585,531 | ) | | | (40,547,280 | ) | | | (11,384,877 | ) | | | (123,856,300 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 295,563 | | | $ | (607,361 | ) | | | (8,607,141 | ) | | $ | (93,549,683 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Large Cap Growth Fund Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 297,962 | | | $ | 3,268,288 | | | | 81,402 | | | $ | 891,887 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 148,534 | | | | 1,424,445 | | | | 29,777 | | | | 316,827 | |
Redeemed | | | (68,908 | ) | | | (774,644 | ) | | | (69,781 | ) | | | (749,495 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 377,588 | | | $ | 3,918,089 | | | | 41,398 | | | $ | 459,219 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Managed Volatility Fund Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 762,233 | | | $ | 9,288,168 | | | | 611,322 | | | $ | 7,531,963 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 156,715 | | | | 1,918,611 | | | | 2,741,867 | | | | 31,583,234 | |
Redeemed | | | (1,899,774 | ) | | | (23,230,356 | ) | | | (1,816,708 | ) | | | (23,703,734 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (980,826 | ) | | $ | (12,023,577 | ) | | | 1,536,481 | | | $ | 15,411,463 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Managed Volatility Fund Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 177,787 | | | $ | 2,144,134 | | | | 205,968 | | | $ | 2,692,032 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 28,640 | | | | 348,002 | | | | 585,189 | | | | 6,691,391 | |
Redeemed | | | (314,656 | ) | | | (3,811,277 | ) | | | (333,962 | ) | | | (4,391,787 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (108,229 | ) | | $ | (1,319,141 | ) | | | 457,195 | | | $ | 4,991,636 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |
| | | | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mid Cap Growth Fund Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 760,551 | | | $ | 12,007,734 | | | | 1,110,396 | | | $ | 16,404,679 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 2,376,921 | | | | 35,796,423 | | | | 3,283,291 | | | | 47,049,556 | |
Redeemed | | | (4,076,355 | ) | | | (64,561,145 | ) | | | (4,029,757 | ) | | | (60,608,550 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (938,883 | ) | | $ | (16,756,988 | ) | | | 363,930 | | | $ | 2,845,685 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mid Cap Growth Fund Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 755,731 | | | $ | 11,621,005 | | | | 556,668 | | | $ | 8,058,126 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 570,124 | | | | 8,306,713 | | | | 666,919 | | | | 9,296,846 | |
Redeemed | | | (607,819 | ) | | | (9,311,286 | ) | | | (533,707 | ) | | | (7,680,021 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 718,036 | | | $ | 10,616,432 | | | | 689,880 | | | $ | 9,674,951 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mid Cap Value Fund Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 2,068,226 | | | $ | 24,969,955 | | | | 1,763,938 | | | $ | 19,370,422 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 2,905,116 | | | | 32,246,793 | | | | 4,436,936 | | | | 48,717,562 | |
Redeemed | | | (5,576,341 | ) | | | (66,885,066 | ) | | | (9,309,783 | ) | | | (105,641,591 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (602,999 | ) | | $ | (9,668,318 | ) | | | (3,108,909 | ) | | $ | (37,553,607 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mid Cap Value Fund Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 735,449 | | | $ | 8,724,071 | | | | 736,023 | | | $ | 8,348,539 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 323,174 | | | | 3,535,518 | | | | 400,965 | | | | 4,346,455 | |
Redeemed | | | (695,980 | ) | | | (8,219,741 | ) | | | (444,687 | ) | | | (4,956,685 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 362,643 | | | $ | 4,039,848 | | | | 692,301 | | | $ | 7,738,309 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 560,830 | | | $ | 7,816,100 | | | | 816,707 | | | $ | 10,463,524 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 551,546 | | | | 7,444,016 | | | | 2,665,580 | | | | 32,147,623 | |
Redeemed | | | (2,933,480 | ) | | | (40,644,101 | ) | | | (2,841,442 | ) | | | (36,327,899 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (1,821,104 | ) | | $ | (25,383,985 | ) | | | 640,845 | | | $ | 6,283,248 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 191,887 | | | $ | 2,559,433 | | | | 125,182 | | | $ | 1,542,294 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 45,989 | | | | 591,748 | | | | 190,406 | | | | 2,198,947 | |
Redeemed | | | (175,615 | ) | | | (2,332,903 | ) | | | (119,127 | ) | | | (1,432,928 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 62,261 | | | $ | 818,278 | | | | 196,461 | | | $ | 2,308,313 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Small Company Value Fund Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 245,227 | | | $ | 4,150,868 | | | | 314,449 | | | $ | 4,852,846 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 673,465 | | | | 10,256,867 | | | | 799,296 | | | | 12,181,265 | |
Redeemed | | | (787,220 | ) | | | (13,327,607 | ) | | | (1,883,020 | ) | | | (29,995,687 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 131,472 | | | $ | 1,080,128 | | | | (769,275 | ) | | $ | (12,961,576 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Small Company Value Fund Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 384,126 | | | $ | 6,338,052 | | | | 193,177 | | | $ | 2,982,699 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 144,351 | | | | 2,139,278 | | | | 107,235 | | | | 1,597,806 | |
Redeemed | | | (189,368 | ) | | | (3,143,340 | ) | | | (124,129 | ) | | | (1,919,145 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 339,109 | | | $ | 5,333,990 | | | | 176,283 | | | $ | 2,661,360 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Small/Mid Cap Value Fund Initial Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 932,151 | | | $ | 12,499,876 | | | | 1,016,666 | | | $ | 11,162,219 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 1,069,048 | | | | 13,127,909 | | | | 1,182,234 | | | | 14,151,337 | |
Redeemed | | | (2,994,947 | ) | | | (39,996,244 | ) | | | (3,593,861 | ) | | | (43,329,832 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (993,748 | ) | | $ | (14,368,459 | ) | | | (1,394,961 | ) | | $ | (18,016,276 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |
| | | | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Small/Mid Cap Value Fund Service Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 269,021 | | | $ | 3,566,299 | | | | 174,099 | | | $ | 2,111,665 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 106,304 | | | | 1,293,719 | | | | 95,585 | | | | 1,135,556 | |
Redeemed | | | (250,665 | ) | | | (3,318,248 | ) | | | (193,927 | ) | | | (2,306,575 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 124,660 | | | $ | 1,541,770 | | | | 75,757 | | | $ | 940,646 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return Bond Fund Class II | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 5,523,539 | | | $ | 57,254,481 | | | | 9,918,042 | | | $ | 103,634,335 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 800,791 | | | | 8,304,200 | | | | 557,268 | | | | 5,873,606 | |
Redeemed | | | (5,236,172 | ) | | | (54,333,433 | ) | | | (4,445,964 | ) | | | (46,473,766 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 1,088,158 | | | $ | 11,225,248 | | | | 6,029,346 | | | $ | 63,034,175 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return Bond Fund Service Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 573,867 | | | $ | 5,906,177 | | | | 723,394 | | | $ | 7,489,748 | |
Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 36,247 | | | | 372,986 | | | | 31,915 | | | | 333,516 | |
Redeemed | | | (356,440 | ) | | | (3,664,268 | ) | | | (577,333 | ) | | | (5,957,325 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 253,674 | | | $ | 2,614,895 | | | | 177,976 | | | $ | 1,865,939 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
6. | | Federal Income Tax Information |
At December 31, 2017, the aggregate cost of investments and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of all investments owned by the Fund(s), as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Federal Income Tax Cost | | | Tax Basis Unrealized Appreciation | | | Tax Basis Unrealized (Depreciation) | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Blue Chip Growth Fund | | $ | 220,138,983 | | | $ | 159,381,854 | | | $ | (1,456,601 | ) | | $ | 157,925,253 | |
Equity Income Fund | | | 404,391,054 | | | | 132,845,064 | | | | (11,288,321 | ) | | | 121,556,743 | |
Equity Index Fund | | | 442,189,888 | | | | 309,038,289 | | | | (10,017,969 | ) | | | 299,020,320 | |
Focused Equity Fund | | | 60,515,234 | | | | 7,405,427 | | | | (516,211 | ) | | | 6,889,216 | |
Foreign Fund | | | 335,441,349 | | | | 79,247,210 | | | | (14,852,220 | ) | | | 64,394,990 | |
Fundamental Growth Fund | | | 100,607,520 | | | | 28,941,854 | | | | (1,827,454 | ) | | | 27,114,400 | |
Fundamental Value Fund | | | 178,477,087 | | | | 67,071,343 | | | | (6,614,962 | ) | | | 60,456,381 | |
Global Fund | | | 190,374,089 | | | | 56,220,762 | | | | (2,673,307 | ) | | | 53,547,455 | |
Growth & Income Fund | | | 89,427,945 | | | | 54,210,151 | | | | (1,219,364 | ) | | | 52,990,787 | |
Income & Growth Fund | | | 291,762,912 | | | | 28,934,830 | | | | (3,677,563 | ) | | | 25,257,267 | |
International Equity Fund | | | 163,412,711 | | | | 30,955,118 | | | | (3,868,733 | ) | | | 27,086,385 | |
Large Cap Growth Fund | | | 82,241,887 | | | | 33,083,789 | | | | (726,829 | ) | | | 32,356,960 | |
Managed Volatility Fund | | | 135,591,134 | | | | 59,090,052 | | | | (6,876,917 | ) | | | 52,213,135 | |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | | | 348,911,701 | | | | 152,304,662 | | | | (8,366,934 | ) | | | 143,937,728 | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 426,457,165 | | | | 71,985,008 | | | | (10,910,773 | ) | | | 61,074,235 | |
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund | | | 207,760,650 | | | | 43,931,731 | | | | (5,379,618 | ) | | | 38,552,113 | |
Small Company Value Fund | | | 79,679,461 | | | | 35,295,465 | | | | (938,582 | ) | | | 34,356,883 | |
Small/Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 188,151,387 | | | | 50,319,300 | | | | (5,600,751 | ) | | | 44,718,549 | |
Total Return Bond Fund | | | 490,004,095 | | | | 6,014,820 | | | | (6,486,500 | ) | | | (471,680 | ) |
Net capital loss carryforwards may be applied against any net realized taxable gains in succeeding years, subject to the carryforward period limitations, where applicable. On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”) was signed by the President. The Modernization Act changed the capital loss carryforward rules as they relate to regulated investment companies. Capital losses generated in tax years beginning after the date of enactment may
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now be carried forward indefinitely, and retain the character of the original loss. Under pre-enactment law, capital losses could be carried forward for up to eight tax years as short-term capital losses. The provisions affecting the utilization of capital loss carryforwards under the Modernization Act also require the utilization of post-enactment losses prior to the utilization of pre-enactment losses.
At December 31, 2017, the following Fund(s) had available, for federal income tax purposes, pre-enactment unused capital losses:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Expiring 2018 | | | Expiring 2019 | |
Foreign Fund | | $ | 4,482,917 | | | $ | - | |
Net capital loss carryforwards for the Fund(s) shown in the above table are from pre-enactment years and are, therefore, subject to the eight-year carryforward period and possible expiration.
At December 31, 2017, the following Fund(s) had post-enactment accumulated capital loss carryforwards:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Short Term Capital Loss Carryforward | | | Long Term Capital Loss Carryforward | |
Foreign Fund | | $ | 989,451 | | | $ | 5,128,501 | |
Managed Volatility Fund | | | 12,401,183 | | | | 2,198,954 | |
Total Return Bond Fund | | | 1,111,390 | | | | - | |
Net capital loss carryforwards for the Fund(s) shown in the above table are from post-enactment years and are, therefore, not subject to the eight-year carryforward period and possible expiration.
Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital.
The tax character of distributions (including capital gain dividends, if any, designated pursuant to Section 852 of the Code) paid during the year ended December 31, 2017, was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | | Long Term Capital Gain | | | Return of Capital | |
Blue Chip Growth Fund | | $ | 32,478 | | | $ | 31,350,121 | | | $ | - | |
Equity Income Fund | | | 11,528,073 | | | | 32,481,902 | | | | - | |
Equity Index Fund | | | 8,997,680 | | | | 18,513,190 | | | | - | |
Focused Equity Fund | | | 3,204,748 | | | | 11,024,919 | | | | - | |
Foreign Fund | | | 8,050,023 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Fundamental Growth Fund | | | 1,370,046 | | | | 14,251,776 | | | | - | |
Fundamental Value Fund | | | 4,677,319 | | | | 15,548,061 | | | | - | |
Global Fund | | | 2,880,184 | | | | 18,112,120 | | | | - | |
Growth & Income Fund | | | 1,199,185 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Income & Growth Fund | | | 5,911,133 | | | | 19,943,443 | | | | - | |
International Equity Fund | | | 2,912,998 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Large Cap Growth Fund | | | 5,221,204 | | | | 22,755,669 | | | | - | |
Managed Volatility Fund | | | 2,266,613 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | | | 2,119,102 | | | | 41,984,034 | | | | - | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 12,193,913 | | | | 23,588,398 | | | | - | |
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund | | | - | | | | 8,035,764 | | | | - | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | | Long Term Capital Gain | | | Return of Capital | |
Small Company Value Fund | | $ | 574,508 | | | $ | 11,821,637 | | | $ | - | |
Small/Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 1,463,885 | | | | 12,957,743 | | | | - | |
Total Return Bond Fund | | | 8,677,186 | | | | - | | | | - | |
The tax character of distributions (including capital gain dividends, if any, designated pursuant to Section 852 of the Code) paid during the year ended December 31, 2016, was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary Income | | | Long Term Capital Gain | | | Return of Capital | |
Blue Chip Growth Fund | | $ | 694,802 | | | $ | 48,834,885 | | | $ | - | |
Equity Income Fund | | | 9,291,436 | | | | 47,841,458 | | | | - | |
Equity Index Fund | | | 8,411,169 | | | | 10,674,465 | | | | - | |
Focused Equity Fund | | | 2,825,171 | | | | 9,465,624 | | | | - | |
Foreign Fund | | | 6,927,013 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Fundamental Growth Fund | | | 1,183,093 | | | | 20,848,164 | | | | - | |
Fundamental Value Fund | | | 4,256,760 | | | | 16,023,468 | | | | - | |
Global Fund | | | 3,088,772 | | | | 19,414,971 | | | | - | |
Growth & Income Fund | | | 1,250,306 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Income & Growth Fund | | | 5,016,926 | | | | 22,132,441 | | | | - | |
International Equity Fund | | | 3,664,689 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Large Cap Growth Fund | | | 231,013 | | | | 16,364,389 | | | | - | |
Managed Volatility Fund | | | 3,180,298 | | | | 35,094,327 | | | | - | |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | | | 1,790,170 | | | | 54,556,232 | | | | - | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 18,837,469 | | | | 34,226,548 | | | | - | |
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund | | | - | | | | 34,346,570 | | | | - | |
Small Company Value Fund | | | 604,802 | | | | 13,174,269 | | | | - | |
Small/Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 1,871,211 | | | | 13,415,682 | | | | - | |
Total Return Bond Fund | | | 6,207,122 | | | | - | | | | - | |
The following Fund(s) have elected to pass through the foreign tax credit for the year ended December 31, 2017:
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| | Amount | |
Foreign Fund | | $ | 613,799 | |
Global Fund | | | 212,987 | |
International Equity Fund | | | 330,740 | |
Capital accounts within the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences between book and tax accounting. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book and tax accounting differences will reverse in subsequent periods. At December 31, 2017, temporary book and tax accounting differences were primarily attributable to investments in forward contracts, futures contracts, options contracts, premium amortization accruals, passive foreign investment companies, non-taxable dividends basis adjustments, partnership basis adjustments, the deferral of wash sale losses, and deferred Trustee compensation.
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At December 31, 2017, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
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| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | Undistributed Long Term Capital Gain (Capital Loss Carryover) | | | Other Temporary Differences | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Blue Chip Growth Fund | | $ | 2,763,246 | | | $ | 69,638,731 | | | $ | (55,713 | ) | | $ | 157,925,256 | |
Equity Income Fund | | | 10,755,710 | | | | 47,677,945 | | | | (84,137 | ) | | | 121,560,703 | |
Equity Index Fund | | | 13,597,952 | | | | 24,611,720 | | | | (107,812 | ) | | | 299,020,320 | |
Focused Equity Fund | | | 11,225,414 | | | | 26,461,182 | | | | (16,129 | ) | | | 6,889,215 | |
Foreign Fund | | | 7,876,575 | | | | (10,600,869 | ) | | | (60,846 | ) | | | 64,251,708 | |
Fundamental Growth Fund | | | 3,311,549 | | | | 29,264,946 | | | | (21,797 | ) | | | 27,114,400 | |
Fundamental Value Fund | | | 4,541,691 | | | | 18,891,944 | | | | (27,666 | ) | | | 60,457,447 | |
Global Fund | | | 3,160,121 | | | | 28,713,299 | | | | (27,193 | ) | | | 53,523,513 | |
Growth & Income Fund | | | 1,305,606 | | | | - | | | | (28,875 | ) | | | 52,990,787 | |
Income & Growth Fund | | | 12,043,543 | | | | 63,072,984 | | | | (35,952 | ) | | | 25,257,275 | |
International Equity Fund | | | 2,955,082 | | | | 1,214,397 | | | | (12,902 | ) | | | 27,040,128 | |
Large Cap Growth Fund | | | 2,955,808 | | | | 4,998,580 | | | | (25,837 | ) | | | 32,356,960 | |
Managed Volatility Fund | | | 2,082,926 | | | | (14,600,137 | ) | | | 1,177,594 | | | | 51,513,229 | |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | | | 2,939,553 | | | | 56,962,957 | | | | (64,549 | ) | | | 143,937,882 | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 12,760,384 | | | | 41,565,098 | | | | (76,972 | ) | | | 61,074,895 | |
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund | | | 8,285,139 | | | | 14,505,105 | | | | (48,314 | ) | | | 38,552,113 | |
Small Company Value Fund | | | 433,547 | | | | 6,129,729 | | | | (14,525 | ) | | | 34,356,883 | |
Small/Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 1,757,941 | | | | 22,556,194 | | | | (36,895 | ) | | | 44,718,549 | |
Total Return Bond Fund | | | 7,676,242 | | | | (1,111,390 | ) | | | (47,182 | ) | | | (471,680 | ) |
During the year ended December 31, 2017, the following amounts were reclassified due to permanent differences between book and tax accounting:
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| | Paid-in Capital | | | Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss) | |
Blue Chip Growth Fund | | $ | (107,059 | ) | | $ | (42,125 | ) | | $ | 149,184 | |
Equity Income Fund | | | 227 | | | | 14,051 | | | | (14,278 | ) |
Equity Index Fund | | | (351,840 | ) | | | 173,897 | | | | 177,943 | |
Focused Equity Fund | | | 63 | | | | (2,583 | ) | | | 2,520 | |
Foreign Fund | | | (5,029,734 | ) | | | 5,104,234 | | | | (74,500 | ) |
Fundamental Growth Fund | | | (194,214 | ) | | | 216,233 | | | | (22,019 | ) |
Fundamental Value Fund | | | 100 | | | | (2,012 | ) | | | 1,912 | |
Global Fund | | | 97 | | | | 68,339 | | | | (68,436 | ) |
Growth & Income Fund | | | (4,714,087 | ) | | | 4,804,796 | | | | (90,709 | ) |
Income & Growth Fund | | | 126 | | | | 14,549 | | | | (14,675 | ) |
International Equity Fund | | | 39 | | | | (175,969 | ) | | | 175,930 | |
Large Cap Growth Fund | | | 102 | | | | - | | | | (102 | ) |
Managed Volatility Fund | | | (152,967 | ) | | | 160,461 | | | | (7,494 | ) |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | | | 232 | | | | (576,365 | ) | | | 576,133 | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 45 | | | | 753,758 | | | | (753,803 | ) |
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund | | | (322,986 | ) | | | (68,225 | ) | | | 391,211 | |
Small Company Value Fund | | | 52 | | | | 41,162 | | | | (41,214 | ) |
Small/Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 141 | | | | (1 | ) | | | (140 | ) |
Total Return Bond Fund | | | 162 | | | | (164,424 | ) | | | 164,262 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
The Funds did not have any unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2017, nor were there any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the year then ended. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as an income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Funds did not incur any such interest or penalties. The Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the prior three fiscal years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Funds’ understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which they invest.
Under the Funds’ organizational documents, current and former Trustees and Officers are provided with specified rights to indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Funds, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for obligations of the Funds. In the normal course of business, the Funds may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
8. | | New Accounting Pronouncements |
In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released its Final Rule on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rule”). The Rule, which introduces two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contains amendments to Regulation S-X which impact financial statement presentation, particularly the presentation of derivative investments, for all reporting periods ending after August 1, 2017. Management is still evaluating the impact of the Rule; however, the Funds have adopted the Rule’s Regulation S-X amendments and the Funds’ financial statements are in compliance with those amendments.
In March 2017, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2017-08, Receivables — Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities (“ASU 2017-08”). For entities that hold callable debt securities at a premium, ASU 2017-08 requires that the premium be amortized to the earliest call date. ASU 2017-08 would first be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the implication, if any, of these changes and its impact on the Funds’ financial statements.
On December 7, 2010, the Trust was named as a defendant and putative member of the proposed defendant class of shareholders named in an adversary proceeding brought by The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tribune Company (the “Official Committee”) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, in connection with Tribune Company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding (In re Tribune Company). The proceeding relates to a leveraged buyout (“LBO”) transaction by which Tribune Company converted to a privately-held company in 2007, and the putative defendant class is comprised of beneficial owners of shares of Tribune Company who received proceeds (the “Proceeds”) of the LBO. The Official Committee seeks to recover payments of those Proceeds.
The potential amounts sought to be recovered from the Equity Income Fund and Equity Index Fund, plus interest and the Official Committee’s court costs, are approximately $4,562,800 and $207,706, respectively.
In addition, on June 2, 2011, the Equity Income Fund was named as a defendant in two closely related, parallel adversary proceedings brought in connection with the Tribune Company’s LBO by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, in its capacity as successor indenture trustee for a certain series of Senior Notes, Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, in its capacity as successor indenture trustee for a certain series of Senior Notes, and Wilmington Trust Company, in its capacity as successor indenture trustee for the PHONES Notes (together, the “Plaintiffs”), one in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and one in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. The Plaintiffs also seek to recover payments of the Proceeds.
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The Funds cannot predict the outcome of these proceedings. Accordingly, the Funds have not accrued any amounts related to these proceedings. If the proceedings were to be decided in a manner adverse to the Funds, or if the Funds were to enter into a settlement agreement with the Official Committee or the Plaintiffs, as applicable, the payment of such judgment or settlement could potentially have a material adverse effect on the Funds’ net asset values depending on the net assets of each applicable Fund at the time of such judgment or settlement.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of MML Series Investment Fund and Shareholders of MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, MML Equity Income Fund, MML Equity Index Fund, MML Focused Equity Fund, MML Foreign Fund, MML Fundamental Growth Fund, MML Fundamental Value Fund, MML Global Fund, MML Growth & Income Fund, MML Income & Growth Fund, MML International Equity Fund, MML Large Cap Growth Fund, MML Managed Volatility Fund, MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, MML Mid Cap Value Fund, MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, MML Small Company Value Fund, MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, and MML Total Return Bond Fund (collectively, the “Funds”):
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of the Funds, including the portfolios of investments, as of December 31, 2017, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds constituting the MML Series Investment Fund as of December 31, 2017, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2017, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 20, 2018
We have served as the auditor of one or more of the MassMutual investment companies since 1995.
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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The following table lists the Trust’s Trustees and Officers; their address and age; their position with the Trust; the length of time holding that position with the Trust; their principal occupation(s) during the past five years; the number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee; and other directorships they hold in companies subject to registration or reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (generally called “public companies”) or in registered investment companies. The Trust’s Statements of Additional Information include additional information about the Trust’s Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-888-309-3539 or by writing MML Series Investment Fund, c/o Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, 100 Bright Meadow Blvd., Enfield, Connecticut 06082-1981, Attention: MassMutual U.S. Product and Marketing.
Disinterested Trustees
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Name, Address*, and Age | | Position(s) Held with Trust | | Term of Office** and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorships
Held by Trustee |
Allan W. Blair Age: 69 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Retired; President and Chief Executive Officer (1996-2014), Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts (non-profit development company); President and Chief Executive Officer (1984-2014), Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation (quasi-public development company). | | 93 | | Trustee (since 2003), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2012), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2012), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). |
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Nabil N. El-Hage Age: 59 | | Trustee | | Since 2012 | | Founder and sole member of PR Academy of Executive Education, LLC (since 2016); Chairman (2011-2016), Academy of Executive Education, LLC (predecessor to PR Academy of Executive Education, LLC). | | 93 | | Director (2011-2015), Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products); Trustee (since 2012), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2005), Chairman (2006-2012), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2003), Chairman (2006-2012), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). |
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Maria D. Furman Age: 63 | | Trustee | | Since 2012 | | Retired. | | 93 | | Trustee (since 2011), GMO Series Trust (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2012), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2005), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2004), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). |
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R. Alan Hunter, Jr. Age: 71 | | Chairperson Trustee | | Since 2016 Since 2003 | | Retired. | | 93 | | Director (since 2007), Actuant Corporation (diversified industrial company); Chairperson (since 2016), Trustee (since 2003), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Chairperson (since 2016), Trustee (since 2012), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Chairperson (since 2016), Trustee (since 2012), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). |
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Name, Address*, and Age | | Position(s) Held with Trust | | Term of Office** and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
C. Ann Merrifield Age: 66 | | Trustee | | Since 2012 | | Retired; President and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2014), PathoGenetix (genomics company). | | 93 | | Director (since 2015), Juniper Pharmaceuticals Inc. (specialty pharmaceutical company); Director (since 2014), Flexion Therapeutics (specialty pharmaceutical company); Chairperson (since 2017) and Director (since 2014), InVivo Therapeutics (research and clinical-stage biomaterials and biotechnology company); Trustee (since 2012), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2005), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2004), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). |
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Susan B. Sweeney Age: 65 | | Trustee | | Since 2009 | | Retired; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (2010-2014), Selective Insurance Group (property and casualty company). | | 95^ | | Trustee (since 2012), Barings Corporate Investors (closed-end investment company); Trustee (since 2012), Barings Participation Investors (closed-end investment company); Trustee (since 2009), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2012), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2012), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). |
Interested Trustees
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Name, Address*, and Age | | Position(s) Held with Trust | | Term of Office** and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
Teresa Hassara^^ Age: 55 | | Trustee | | Since 2017 | | Head of Workplace Solutions (since 2017), MassMutual; President of Institutional Retirement (2009-2016), TIAA-CREF | | 93 | | Director (since 2017), MML Advisers; Trustee (since 2017), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2017), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2017), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). |
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Robert E. Joyal^^^ Age: 72 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Retired. | | 95^ | | Director (since 2013), Leucadia National Corporation (holding company); Director (2012-2017), Ormat Technologies, Inc. (provider of alternative and renewable energy technology); Director (2006-2014), Jefferies Group LLC (investment bank); Trustee (since 2003), Barings Corporate Investors (closed-end investment company); Trustee (since 2003), Barings Participation Investors (closed-end investment company); Trustee (since 2003), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2012), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Trustee (since 2012), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). |
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Principal Officers who are Not Trustees
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Name, Address*, and Age | | Position(s) Held with Trust | | Term of Office# and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer |
Joseph Fallon Age: 42 | | Vice President Assistant Vice President | | Since
2017 2015- 2017 | | Investment Director (since 2014), MML Advisers; Head of Investment Consulting & Strategy (since 2017), Investment Director (2006-2017), MassMutual; Vice President (since 2017), Assistant Vice President (2015-2017), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2017), Assistant Vice President (2015-2017), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2017), Assistant Vice President (2015-2017), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). | | 93 |
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Andrew M. Goldberg Age: 51 | | Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Legal Officer Assistant Secretary | | Since
2008 2001- 2008 | | Assistant Vice President and Counsel (since 2004), MassMutual; Secretary (since 2015), Assistant Secretary (2013-2015), MML Advisers; Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Legal Officer (since 2008), Assistant Secretary (2001-2008), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Vice President, Secretary, (formerly known as “Clerk”), and Chief Legal Officer (since 2008), Assistant Clerk (2005-2008), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Vice President, Secretary, (formerly known as “Clerk”), and Chief Legal Officer (since 2008), Assistant Clerk (2004-2008), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). | | 93 |
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Renee Hitchcock Age: 47 | | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Assistant Treasurer | | Since
2016 2007- 2016 | | Assistant Vice President (since 2015), Director (2007-2015), MassMutual; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (since 2016), Assistant Treasurer (2007-2016), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (since 2016), Assistant Treasurer (2007-2016), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (since 2016), Assistant Treasurer (2007-2016), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). | | 93 |
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Jill Nareau Robert Age: 45 | | Vice President and Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary | | Since 2017 2008- 2017 | | Assistant Vice President and Counsel (since 2009), MassMutual; Assistant Secretary (since 2015), MML Advisers; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2017), Assistant Secretary (2008-2017), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2017), Assistant Secretary (formerly known as “Assistant Clerk”) (2008-2017), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2017), Assistant Secretary (formerly known as “Assistant Clerk”) (2008-2017), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). | | 93 |
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Douglas Steele Age: 42 | | Vice President | | Since
2016 | | Vice President and Head of Investment Management (since 2017), Head of Investment Due Diligence (2016-2017), MML Advisers; Head of Investment Management (since 2017), Assistant Vice President (2013-2017), Investment Director (2005-2013), MassMutual; Vice President (since 2016), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2016), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2016), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). | | 93 |
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Name, Address*, and Age | | Position(s) Held with Trust | | Term of Office# and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer |
Philip S. Wellman Age: 53 | | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer | | Since 2007 | | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2013), MML Advisers; Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer (Mutual Funds) (since 2014), Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer (Mutual Funds and Investment Advisory) (2008-2014), MassMutual; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). | | 93 |
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Eric H. Wietsma Age: 51 | | Vice President | | Since
2006 | | Director and President (since 2013), MML Advisers; Senior Vice President (since 2010), MassMutual; President (since 2008), Vice President (2006-2008), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2006), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); President (since 2008) Vice President (2006-2008), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). | | 93 |
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Tina Wilson Age: 47 | | President Vice President | | Since 2017 2016- 2017 | | Vice President and Head of Investments (since 2016), MML Advisers; Senior Vice President (since 2014), Vice President (2009-2014), MassMutual; Vice President (since 2016), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); President (since 2017), Vice President (2016-2017), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2016), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company). | | 93 |
* | The address of each Trustee and Principal Officer is the same as that for the Trust; 100 Bright Meadow Blvd., Enfield, CT 06082-1981. |
** | Each Trustee of the Trust serves until the next meeting of shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his or her successor or until he or she dies, resigns, or is removed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the Trustees determine that it is desirable and in the best interest of the Trust that an exception to the retirement policy of the Trust be made, a Trustee shall retire and cease to serve as a Trustee upon the conclusion of the calendar year in which such Trustee attains the age of seventy-five years, however, with the exception of Mr. Robert E. Joyal, an interested Trustee of the Trust shall no longer serve as a Trustee if or when they are no longer an employee of MassMutual or an affiliate. |
| The Chairperson is elected to hold such office for a term of three years or until their successor is elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of their office, or until he or she retires, dies, resigns, is removed, or becomes disqualified. The Chairperson shall hold office at the pleasure of the Trustees. |
^ | Barings Participation Investors and Barings Corporate Investors are deemed to be a part of the Fund Complex, because they are managed by Barings LLC, an affiliate of MML Advisers. |
^^ | Ms. Hassara is an “Interested Person,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, as an employee of MassMutual. |
^^^ | Mr. Joyal is an “Interested Person,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, through his position as a director of Leucadia National Corporation, which controls Jefferies Group LLC, a broker-dealer that may execute portfolio transactions and/or engage in principal transactions with the Funds, other investment companies advised by MML Advisers or holding themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment or investor services, or any other advisory accounts over which MML Advisers has brokerage placement discretion. |
# | The President, Treasurer, and Secretary and such other officers as the Trustees may in their discretion from time to time elect are elected to hold such office until their successor is elected and qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of their office, or until he or she dies, resigns, is removed, or becomes disqualified. Each officer shall hold office at the pleasure of the Trustees. |
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Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)
For corporate shareholders, a portion of the ordinary dividends paid during the Fund(s)’ year ended December 31, 2017, qualified for the dividends received deduction, as follows:
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| | Dividends Received Deductions | |
Blue Chip Growth Fund | | | 100.00% | |
Equity Income Fund | | | 97.64% | |
Equity Index Fund | | | 99.34% | |
Focused Equity Fund | | | 89.93% | |
Fundamental Growth Fund | | | 100.00% | |
Fundamental Value Fund | | | 100.00% | |
Global Fund | | | 65.98% | |
Growth & Income Fund | | | 100.00% | |
Income & Growth Fund | | | 100.00% | |
Large Cap Growth Fund | | | 29.79% | |
Managed Volatility Fund | | | 100.00% | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 65.56% | |
Small Company Value Fund | | | 100.00% | |
Small/Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 100.00% | |
For the year ended December 31, 2017, the following Fund(s) earned the following foreign sources of income:
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| | Amount | |
Foreign Fund | | $ | 7,845,435 | |
Global Fund | | | 2,751,543 | |
International Equity Fund | | | 4,155,566 | |
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Other Information (Unaudited)
Proxy Voting
A description of the policies and procedures that each Fund’s investment adviser and subadvisers use to vote proxies relating to the Fund’s portfolio securities is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-309-3539, and on the SEC’s EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available, without charge, upon request, on the MassMutual website at http://www.massmutual.com/funds and on the SEC’s EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Reporting
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Trustees’ Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
At their meeting in September 2017, the Trustees, including the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust, MML Advisers, or the subadvisers (the “Independent Trustees”), approved a new subadvisory agreement with Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC (“Barrow Hanley”) for the Income & Growth Fund (the “Fund” and the “New Subadvisory Agreement”). In preparation for the meeting, the Trustees requested, and MML Advisers provided in advance, certain materials relevant to the consideration of the New Subadvisory Agreement. In all of their deliberations, the Trustees were advised by independent counsel.
In reviewing the New Subadvisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees discussed with MML Advisers and considered a wide range of information about, among other things: (i) Barrow Hanley and its personnel with responsibilities for providing services to the Fund; (ii) the terms of the New Subadvisory Agreement; (iii) the scope and quality of services that Barrow Hanley will provide under the New Subadvisory Agreement; (iv) the historical investment performance track record of Barrow Hanley; and (v) the fees payable to Barrow Hanley by MML Advisers for the Fund, and the effect of such fees on the profitability to MML Advisers.
Based on the foregoing, the Trustees concluded that: (i) overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of services expected to be provided under the New Subadvisory Agreement; (ii) MML Advisers’ projected levels of profitability due to the New Subadvisory Agreement were not excessive and the subadvisory fee amount under the New Subadvisory Agreement is fair and reasonable; (iii) the investment processes, research capabilities, and philosophy of Barrow Hanley appear well suited to the Fund given its investment objective and policies; and (iv) the terms of the New Subadvisory Agreement are fair and reasonable with respect to the Fund and are in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders. After carefully considering the information summarized above, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees voting separately, unanimously voted to approve the New Subadvisory Agreement.
The New Subadvisory Agreement became effective on December 4, 2017.
Also at their meeting in September 2017, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed and approved proposals to make changes to the existing subadvisory agreements between MML Advisers and each of Massachusetts Financial Services Company (“MFS”) for the Global Fund and Growth & Income Fund, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. for the Blue Chip Growth Fund and Equity Income Fund, and Wellington Management Company LLP for the Fundamental Growth Fund and Fundamental Value Fund in order to lower fees or, with respect to the Equity Income Fund, to clarify the calculation of fees. In arriving at their decision, the Trustees discussed the fees payable to each subadviser on behalf of the applicable Fund by MML Advisers and the effect of such fees on the profitability to MML Advisers. The Trustees concluded that they were satisfied that MML Advisers’ projected level of profitability due to the amended subadvisory agreements (the “October Amended Agreements”) was not excessive and the subadvisory fee amount under each Amended Agreement was fair and reasonable. In their deliberations, the Trustees were advised by independent counsel.
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The October Amended Agreements became effective on October 1, 2017.
The existing subadvisory agreements between MML Advisers and MFS for the Global Fund and the Growth & Income Fund and Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC for the Foreign Fund were also amended to clarify their terms with respect to foreign currency transactions (the “September Amended Agreements”).
The September Amended Agreements became effective on September 14, 2017.
Prior to the votes being taken to approve the New Subadvisory Agreements, the October Amended Agreements, and the September Amended Agreements discussed above, the Independent Trustees met separately in executive session to discuss the appropriateness of the contracts. The Independent Trustees weighed the foregoing matters in light of the advice given to them by their independent legal counsel as to the law applicable to the review of investment advisory contracts. In arriving at a decision, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single matter as all-important or controlling. The foregoing summary does not detail all of the matters considered.
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Fund Expenses December 31, 2017
Expense Examples:
The following information is in regards to expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2017:
As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs, including advisory fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the six months ended December 31, 2017.
Actual Expenses:
The first four columns of the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Operating Expenses Incurred” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes:
The last two columns of the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the last two columns of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning Value | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | | Ending Value (Based on Actual Returns and Expenses) | | | Operating Expenses Incurred* | | | Ending Value (Based on Hypothetical Returns and Expenses) | | | Operating Expenses Incurred* | |
Blue Chip Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | $ | 1,000 | | | | 0.80 | % | | $ | 1,143.10 | | | $ | 4.32 | | | $ | 1,021.20 | | | $ | 4.08 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1,141.10 | | | | 5.67 | | | | 1,019.90 | | | | 5.35 | |
Equity Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.76 | % | | | 1,101.60 | | | | 4.03 | | | | 1,021.40 | | | | 3.87 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1,100.30 | | | | 5.35 | | | | 1,020.10 | | | | 5.14 | |
Equity Index Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.43 | % | | | 1,112.00 | | | | 2.29 | | | | 1,023.00 | | | | 2.19 | |
Class II | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.28 | % | | | 1,112.70 | | | | 1.49 | | | | 1,023.80 | | | | 1.43 | |
Class III | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.13 | % | | | 1,113.60 | | | | 0.69 | | | | 1,024.60 | | | | 0.66 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.68 | % | | | 1,110.80 | | | | 3.62 | | | | 1,021.80 | | | | 3.47 | |
Focused Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.96 | % | | | 1,087.30 | | | | 5.05 | | | | 1,020.40 | | | | 4.89 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1,086.00 | | | | 6.31 | | | | 1,019.20 | | | | 6.11 | |
Foreign Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.97 | % | | | 1,077.00 | | | | 5.08 | | | | 1,020.30 | | | | 4.94 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1,075.70 | | | | 6.38 | | | | 1,019.10 | | | | 6.21 | |
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| | Beginning Value | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | | Ending Value (Based on Actual Returns and Expenses) | | | Operating Expenses Incurred* | | | Ending Value (Based on Hypothetical Returns and Expenses) | | | Operating Expenses Incurred* | |
Fundamental Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | $ | 1,000 | | | | 0.84 | % | | $ | 1,123.20 | | | $ | 4.50 | | | $ | 1,021.00 | | | $ | 4.28 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1,122.10 | | | | 5.83 | | | | 1,019.70 | | | | 5.55 | |
Fundamental Value Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.79 | % | | | 1,086.80 | | | | 4.16 | | | | 1,021.20 | | | | 4.02 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1,086.00 | | | | 5.47 | | | | 1,020.00 | | | | 5.30 | |
Global Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.84 | % | | | 1,072.50 | | | | 4.39 | | | | 1,021.00 | | | | 4.28 | |
Class II | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.84 | % | | | 1,073.00 | | | | 4.39 | | | | 1,021.00 | | | | 4.28 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1,071.70 | | | | 5.69 | | | | 1,019.70 | | | | 5.55 | |
Growth & Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.56 | % | | | 1,103.20 | | | | 2.97 | | | | 1,022.40 | | | | 2.85 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.81 | % | | | 1,102.00 | | | | 4.29 | | | | 1,021.10 | | | | 4.13 | |
Income & Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.70 | % | | | 1,103.60 | | | | 3.71 | | | | 1,021.70 | | | | 3.57 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.95 | % | | | 1,102.60 | | | | 5.03 | | | | 1,020.40 | | | | 4.84 | |
International Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1,114.70 | | | | 5.33 | | | | 1,020.20 | | | | 5.09 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1,114.50 | | | | 6.66 | | | | 1,018.90 | | | | 6.36 | |
Large Cap Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.74 | % | | | 1,129.90 | | | | 3.97 | | | | 1,021.50 | | | | 3.77 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.99 | % | | | 1,128.40 | | | | 5.31 | | | | 1,020.20 | | | | 5.04 | |
Managed Volatility Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.90 | % | | | 1,044.00 | | | | 4.64 | | | | 1,020.70 | | | | 4.58 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1,042.70 | | | | 5.92 | | | | 1,019.40 | | | | 5.85 | |
Mid Cap Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.81 | % | | | 1,088.10 | | | | 4.26 | | | | 1,021.10 | | | | 4.13 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.06 | % | | | 1,086.50 | | | | 5.57 | | | | 1,019.90 | | | | 5.40 | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.88 | % | | | 1,072.50 | | | | 4.60 | | | | 1,020.80 | | | | 4.48 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1,072.20 | | | | 5.90 | | | | 1,019.50 | | | | 5.75 | |
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1,106.20 | | | | 5.79 | | | | 1,019.70 | | | | 5.55 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1,104.80 | | | | 7.11 | | | | 1,018.50 | | | | 6.82 | |
Small Company Value Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.97 | % | | | 1,101.60 | | | | 5.14 | | | | 1,020.30 | | | | 4.94 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1,099.80 | | | | 6.51 | | | | 1,019.00 | | | | 6.26 | |
Small/Mid Cap Value Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.80 | % | | | 1,117.50 | | | | 4.27 | | | | 1,021.20 | | | | 4.08 | |
Service Class | | | 1,000 | | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1,115.40 | | | | 5.60 | | | | 1,019.90 | | | | 5.35 | |
Total Return Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class II | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.60 | % | | | 1,010.00 | | | | 3.04 | | | | 1,022.20 | | | | 3.06 | |
Service Class I | | | 1,000 | | | | 0.85 | % | | | 1,008.50 | | | | 4.30 | | | | 1,020.90 | | | | 4.33 | |
* | Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio for the six months ended December 31, 2017, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 days in the period, divided by 365 days in the year, unless stated otherwise. The annualized expense ratio does not reflect expenses deducted under the variable life insurance or variable annuity contract through which the Funds are invested in. Inclusion of these expenses would increase the annualized expense ratios shown. |
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Underwriter: MML Distributors, LLC 100 Bright Meadow Blvd. Enfield, CT 06082-1981 | | |
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© 2018 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), Springfield, MA 01111-0001. All rights reserved. www.massmutual.com. Investment Adviser: MML Investment Advisers, LLC | | RS-44300-00 |
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
As of December 31, 2017, the Registrant adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. For the year ended December 31, 2017, there were no reportable amendments to a provision of the Code of Ethics. A copy of its Code of Ethics is filed with this Form N-CSR under Item 13(a)(1).
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Susan B. Sweeney and Nabil N. El-Hage, both members of the Audit Committee, are audit committee financial experts as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Ms. Sweeney and Mr. El-Hage are both “independent” as defined by the SEC for purposes of audit committee financial expert determinations.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
References below to Deloitte & Touche LLP include its affiliates where applicable.
| (a) | AUDIT FEES: The aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for professional services rendered by its independent auditors, Deloitte & Touche LLP, for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements for the fiscal years ended 2017 and 2016 were $816,829 and $796,851, respectively. |
| (b) | AUDIT RELATED FEES: No such fees were billed to the Registrant by Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal years ended 2017 and 2016. No such fees were billed to the Registrant’s adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant by Deloitte & Touche LLP* for the fiscal years ended 2017 and 2016. |
| (c) | TAX FEES: The aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for professional services rendered by Deloitte & Touche LLP for the review of Form 1120-RIC, Form 8613, excise distribution projections, distribution calculation and reasonable out of pocket expenses for the fiscal years ended 2017 and 2016 were $134,953 and $128,347, respectively. No such fees were billed to the Registrant’s adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant by Deloitte & Touche LLP* for the fiscal years ended 2017 and 2016. |
| (d) | ALL OTHER FEES: No such fees were billed to the Registrant by Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal years ended 2017 and 2016. No such fees were billed to the Registrant’s adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant by Deloitte & Touche LLP* for the fiscal years ended 2017 and 2016. |
| (e) | (1) AUDIT COMMITTEE PRE-APPOVAL POLICY: All services to be performed for the Registrant by Deloitte & Touche LLP must be pre-approved by the audit committee. All services performed during the fiscal years ended 2017 and 2016 were pre-approved by the committee. |
(2) Not applicable.
| (g) | The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP for services rendered to the Registrant, the Registrant’s adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, for the fiscal years ended 2017 and 2016 were $12,658,928 and $7,296,695, respectively. |
| (h) | The audit committee considers whether the provision of non-audit services by Deloitte & Touche LLP to the Registrant’s adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining Deloitte & Touche LLP’s independence. |
| * | Refers to fees that were required to be approved by the audit committee for services that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant. |
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 6. Investments.
Please see portfolio of investments contained in the Reports to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-CSR, to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).
(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable to this filing.
Item 13. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Code of Ethics (Item 2) is attached.
(a)(2) Certifications of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) are attached hereto as Exhibit 99CERT.
(a)(3) Not applicable to this filing.
(a)(4) Not applicable to this filing.
(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as required by Rule 30a-2(b), under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 15d-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.15d-
14(b)) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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(Registrant) | | MML Series Investment Fund |
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By (Signature and Title) | | /s/ Tina Wilson |
| | Tina Wilson, President and Principal Executive Officer |
Date 2/21/2018
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By (Signature and Title) | | /s/ Tina Wilson |
| | Tina Wilson, President and Principal Executive Officer |
Date 2/21/2018
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By (Signature and Title) | | /s/ Renee Hitchcock |
| | Renee Hitchcock, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer |
Date 2/21/2018