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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-02224

 

 

MML Series Investment Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

100 Bright Meadow Blvd., Enfield, CT 06082

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Jeffrey M. Dube

100 Bright Meadow Blvd., Enfield, CT 06082

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 562-1000

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2015

Date of reporting period: 12/31/2015

 

 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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President’s Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited)

     1   

Economic and Market Review (Unaudited)

     3   

Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)

     6   

Portfolio of Investments

  

MML Conservative Allocation Fund

     25   

MML Balanced Allocation Fund

     26   

MML Moderate Allocation Fund

     27   

MML Growth Allocation Fund

     28   

MML Aggressive Allocation Fund

     29   

MML American Funds® Growth Fund

     30   

MML American Funds® International Fund

     31   

MML American Funds® Core Allocation Fund

     32   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     34   

Statements of Operations

     38   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     40   

Financial Highlights

     44   

Notes to Financial Statements

     52   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     65   

Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

     66   

Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

     70   

Other Information (Unaudited)

  

Proxy Voting

     71   

Quarterly Reporting

     71   

Trustees Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

     71   

Fund Expenses

     72   

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.


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MML Series Investment Fund – President’s Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

To Our Shareholders

 

LOGO

Jeffrey M. Dube

“In our view, the 2015 market environment underscored once again how important it can be for investors to take a long-term perspective and avoid reacting to current events or short-term market changes.”

December 31, 2015

The return of market volatility challenges retirement investors

Welcome to the MML Series Investment Fund Annual Report covering the year ended December 31, 2015. Large-company U.S. stocks and technology shares represented by the S&P 500® Index, NASDAQ Composite® Index, and Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM outperformed stocks of small and midsize U.S. companies along with foreign stocks from both developed and emerging markets in a volatile market environment. Despite the challenges presented by slowdowns in large and emerging economies across the globe, the U.S. economy continued to show overall progress. The economic difficulties elsewhere, which were exacerbated by new concerns about China, continuing low oil prices, and other factors, created a challenging investing environment that left some major U.S. and international stock indexes in negative territory for the year. While the market volatility that generally characterized the year presented a significant challenge, it can serve to remind investors that market conditions are cyclical and subject to change at any time.

In our view, the 2015 market environment underscored once again how important it can be for investors to take a long-term perspective and avoid reacting to current events or short-term market changes. We also believe individuals are wise to maintain a plan that focuses on their goals, how long they have to invest, and how comfortable they are with the ups and downs of the market.

Suggestions for retirement investors under any market conditions

 

  You are likely in it for the long term. Investing for retirement doesn’t happen overnight. Many people save and invest throughout their working years. It may help you to keep in mind that, although the financial markets will go up and down over time, taking a long-term approach to investing gives you more time to ride out the downturns as you work toward your long-term investment goals.

 

  Continue to invest. Of course, you can’t control the performance of your investments, but you can control how often and how much you save. Contributing to your retirement account on a regular basis and increasing your contribution level as often as possible can help you boost your retirement savings.*

 

  Monitor your asset allocation and diversify. Stocks, bonds, and short-term/money market investments are asset classes that tend to behave differently, depending upon the economic and market environment. Those broad asset classes contain an even greater array of asset sub-categories (such as small-cap stocks, international stocks, and high-yield bonds). Most financial professionals agree that investors can take advantage of different opportunities in the market and reduce the risk of over-exposure to one or two poorly performing asset types by selecting a number of investments that represent a mix of asset classes and sub-categories.*

Who and what matter most

We believe “Who Matters Most to You Says the Most About You.” Helping our customers prepare for the kind of financial future they see for themselves matters most to us. That’s why we encourage you to maintain perspective when it comes to retirement investing, despite short-term changes in the

 

 

  * 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)

 

markets or day-to-day events that may seem unsettling. We also believe changing market conditions have the potential to reward patient investors. If you work with a financial professional, this may be an excellent time to contact him or her for assistance in reviewing your personal retirement investment strategy and making any adjustments that may be appropriate. Thank you for your continued confidence and trust in us.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Jeffrey M. Dube

President

The information provided is the opinion of MassMutual Retirement Services Investments Services as of 1/1/16 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, 2015

Stocks mixed in a period of economic weakness abroad and low oil prices

Stock performance was mixed in the U.S. and around the world in a volatile market environment that challenged investors for much of the year ended December 31, 2015. High-quality U.S. bonds finished in positive territory, as many investors sought cover in the traditionally safer investments amid the market choppiness. Data pointing to weakness in certain measures confounded investors at different points during the year, but the U.S. economy continued to show overall progress, which stood in contrast to slowdowns in other large and emerging markets across the globe. Geopolitical wrangling centered around the Middle East, economic events and issues in China and Europe, dramatically lower oil prices, the strength of the U.S. dollar versus other benchmark currencies, and the latest announcements from the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) occupied the attention of investors and impacted markets throughout the year.

As 2015 kicked off, Fed watchers – fresh from witnessing the end of the central bank’s Quantitative Easing monthly bond purchase program in autumn 2014 – were speculating about when the central bank would see the U.S. economy as strong enough to begin increasing key short-term interest rates. Investors drove market volatility in reaction to economic data and statements by the Fed that possibly offered clues about when increases might start. The U.S. economy continued to show improvement in key measures, including in unemployment and some price categories; but the threat to U.S. growth represented by the nearly worldwide economic slowdown and unsettling news from China contributed to the Fed’s decision to delay increasing interest rates until its final meeting of the year in mid-December, when policymakers increased the federal funds rate by 0.25%, from 0.0% – 0.25% to 0.25% – 0.50% and made comparable increases in other relevant short-term rates. (The federal funds rate is the interest rate that banks and other financial institutions charge each other for borrowing funds overnight.)

Slowing economic growth and weak demand in foreign markets combined with an overabundant supply drove investor concerns about oil, which continued its dramatic decline into 2015 before finally hitting a low of $43.39 per barrel in mid-March. The closely watched commodity gushed as high as $61.36 in June, and dropped to $38.22 in the late-August market turmoil. Oil never got as high as $50 again in 2015 and finished the year at $37.13, its lowest price since the height of the 2008 financial crisis. U.S. retail gasoline prices started 2015 at their lowest levels since 2009 and drove uphill into mid-summer before rolling back down to near where they had started the year. Gold prices peaked in late January 2015 at $1,295.75 per ounce then lost luster for much of the rest of the year and finished at approximately $1,060.

Market performance

A strong fourth quarter for U.S. stocks, with the strongest gains coming in October, helped lift most broad-market indexes into positive territory, but small- and mid-cap stocks failed to keep pace and declined for the year. The full-year advances in the most widely followed U.S. indexes masked the volatile environment, as the strong U.S. dollar made American goods more expensive in foreign markets and the nearly worldwide economic slowdown reduced overall demand. For the year, the technology-focused NASDAQ Composite® Index rose 6.96%, the S&P 500® Index (S&P 500) of large-capitalization U.S. stocks gained 1.38%, and the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM (Dow) just made it into positive territory with a 0.21% advance. Conversely, the Russell 2000® Index of small-capitalization stocks declined 4.41%. In foreign markets, the MSCI EAFE® Index, a barometer for foreign stocks in developed markets, fell 0.81%, and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, a measure of the performance of emerging stock markets throughout the world, dropped 14.92%.*

Bonds mainly advanced during the year, with the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, a broad measure of the U.S. investment-grade bond markets, rising just 0.55% in the nearly unrelenting low interest rate environment. The Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year Government Bond Index, which measures the performance of short-term U.S. government bonds, returned 0.57%. Treasury bills, as measured by the Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index, gained only 0.03%. The impact of lower oil prices on energy companies during the year worked against high-yield bonds, as many issuers of such bonds are energy companies. In this environment, the Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index, a measure of the performance of fixed-rate, non-investment-grade debt from corporate sectors, dropped 4.47% for the year. The yield of the bellwether 10-year Treasury note increased from 2.17% at the beginning of 2015 to 2.27% at the close of business on the last day of the year, although that change masked considerable volatility along the way.*

 

* Indexes are unmanaged, do not incur fees or expenses and cannot be purchased directly for investment.

 

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Q1 2015: Market momentum cools amid increasing talk of Fed rate hikes

In the first quarter of 2015, U.S. stocks declined in January and March, but produced strong gains in February. When the dust settled at the end of March, some key market benchmarks were not far from where they started the quarter. Much of the downside volatility in January was due to weakness in crude oil prices. A surging U.S. dollar also fueled concern about multinational companies that derive a significant portion of their profits from overseas, especially Europe.

February brought renewed optimism among stock investors amid some stabilization in oil’s price and favorable corporate earnings reports. However, stocks surrendered some of those gains in March, as a better-than-expected February employment report raised the possibility that the Fed might speed up its timetable for raising short-term interest rates. Other reports offered a mixed picture of the U.S. economy, however. According to data released in the first quarter, gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by a relatively modest 2.2% in the fourth quarter of 2014, which also included weak durable goods orders and retail sales.

The possibility of Greece defaulting on its debt following the January election of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (who had run a campaign against austerity), air strikes in Yemen by Saudi Arabia, more disappointing economic data from Europe and China, and concern about the upcoming second-quarter earnings season were other factors unsettling the market as the first quarter wound to a close.

Q2 2015: Greek debt crisis drives increased volatility

U.S. stocks were choppy in the second quarter of 2015, and most indexes made little headway in either direction. Investors sought clarity on a number of issues, including the debt problems of Greece, the sustainability of the U.S. economic recovery following a weak first quarter, when the Fed’s first interest-rate hike since mid-2006 could occur, and the near-term path of crude oil and the U.S. dollar.

Despite repeated efforts to forge an agreement with other countries in the European Union to reschedule its debt, Greece was unable to make a loan payment to the International Monetary Fund of 1.6 billion (euro), or roughly $1.8 billion, by a June 30 deadline. The default resulted in Greek banks and markets closing the week of June 29 through July 3. Global stock markets fell sharply in response on Monday, June 29, but stabilized on the final day of the quarter.

On the U.S. economic front, the news was somewhat encouraging – but still mixed. First-quarter GDP had originally been reported at -0.7% but underwent an upward revision to -0.2%. Nonfarm payrolls bounced back nicely in April and May after falling well short of estimates in March; however, industrial production remained weak amid challenges from lower oil prices and the stronger dollar.

The Fed’s Open Market Committee met in April and June, deciding both times to leave short-term interest rates unchanged. Crude oil, the focus of so much attention in prior quarters due to its steep decline, receded from the limelight in the second quarter when prices for the commodity rose.

Q3 2015: China’s economic slowdown sinks stocks worldwide; Fed leaves rates unchanged

U.S. stocks struggled in the third quarter of 2015, as concerns about China and fresh weakness in commodity prices prompted nervous investors to sell stocks and seek safer ground. A string of disappointing reports on China’s economy, coupled with that nation’s decision to devalue its currency on August 11 and another freefall in its share prices, contributed to the risk-sensitive environment.

The extreme volatility in Chinese stocks – partly a result of local investors buying on margin – had little effect on U.S. securities markets for much of 2015, but that changed in August, as the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index plunged 43% following its mid-June peak. Most major U.S. stock benchmarks had their worst quarter since 2011 after U.S. stocks dropped roughly 10% in a decline that mostly occurred in just a handful of days in the second half of August. Crude oil prices had recovered somewhat starting in early spring, but again came under pressure during the August stock decline before regaining some ground by the end of the quarter. Following its mid-September meeting, the Fed provided few clues to investors about when the central bank would start increasing interest rates, and the lack of guidance roiled markets in the immediate aftermath.

 

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Despite the market jitters, most data indicated the U.S. economy was expanding at a reasonably healthy rate, even if the progress was subpar compared with most other post-World War II recoveries. Following a slow first quarter attributed to extreme weather, the final revised estimate for U.S. second-quarter growth came in at a fairly robust 3.9% annual rate, and overall expectations for 2015 were about in line with 2014’s annual growth of 2.4%. In August, the U.S. unemployment rate fell from 5.3% to 5.1%, the lowest level in seven years.

Q4 2015: Good quarter in a mediocre year; Fed increases rates

Stocks recovered strongly in October, with two of the most widely followed U.S. equity benchmarks, the Dow and the S&P 500, turning in their best monthly gains since October 2011. Fears about China and crude oil eased, and a weak September payroll number fueled hopes that the Fed might delay raising short-term interest rates; however, the October and November employment reports were considerably stronger, renewing talk of a rate increase, which ultimately occurred at the Fed’s December 16 meeting. Elsewhere, crude oil broke to another new low for the year in December and ended 2015 with an annual decline of 31% after falling almost 50% in 2014. These factors led to choppy market action over the final two months of the year.

Data from the Department of Commerce continued to support the view the U.S. economy is generally expanding at a reasonably healthy rate that, nevertheless, has been subdued compared with most other post-World War II recoveries. Following a weak 0.6% pace for real (inflation-adjusted) GDP in the first quarter, second-quarter growth rebounded strongly, putting GDP at 3.9%, but it settled back to 2.0% in the third quarter. As of late December, the Fed was forecasting further slowing and GDP at 1.3% for the fourth quarter.

With 2015 in the books, stocks worldwide kicked off 2016 by declining sharply in response to more bad news about the Chinese economy, and investors entered the new year wary of many of the same factors that drove markets in 2015, including the ongoing impact of economic malaise in China, Europe and emerging markets, the low price of oil, the timetable for Fed interest rate increases and the potential actions of other central banks around the world.

The information provided is the opinion of MassMutual Retirement Services Investment Services as of 1/1/16 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 Allocation Fund 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. Each Fund may allocate a portion of its assets to “alternative” investments, such as investments in commodities, precious metals, real estate, and foreign currencies.

 

  MML Conservative Allocation Fund: Approximately 40% in equity and similar funds and 60% in fixed income and similar funds, including money market funds.

 

  MML Balanced Allocation Fund: Approximately 50% in equity and similar funds and 50% in fixed income and similar funds, including money market funds.

 

  MML Moderate Allocation Fund: Approximately 60% in equity and similar funds and 40% in fixed income and similar funds, including money market funds.

 

  MML Growth Allocation Fund: Approximately 75% in equity and similar funds and 25% in fixed income and similar funds, including money market funds.

 

  MML Aggressive Allocation Fund: Approximately 90% in equity and similar funds and 10% in fixed income and similar funds, including money market funds.

How did each Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2015?

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, a widely recognized, unmanaged index that measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on market capitalization; the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA, an unmanaged index representative of stocks domiciled in global developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States; and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, an unmanaged index of fixed-rate investment-grade securities with at least one year to maturity, combining the Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index, the Barclays U.S. Government-Related Bond Index, the Barclays U.S. Corporate Bond Index, and the Barclays U.S. Securitized Bond Index.

 

   

Fund’s Initial
Class Return

 

Custom
Index Return

 

Russell 3000
Index Return

 

MSCI ACWI
ex USA Return

 

Barclays U.S.
Aggregate Bond
Index Return

MML Conservative Allocation Fund   -0.38%   -0.02%   0.48%   -5.66%   0.55%*
MML Balanced Allocation Fund   -0.36%   -0.18%   0.48%*   -5.66%   0.55%

 

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Fund’s Initial
Class Return

 

Custom
Index Return

 

Russell 3000
Index Return

 

MSCI ACWI
ex USA Return

 

Barclays U.S.
Aggregate Bond
Index Return

MML Moderate Allocation Fund   -0.64%   -0.34%   0.48%*   -5.66%   0.55%
MML Growth Allocation Fund   -0.71%   -0.60%   0.48%*   -5.66%   0.55%
MML Aggressive Allocation Fund   -0.84%   -0.87%   0.48%*   -5.66%   0.55%

* Benchmark return

Each of the MML Allocation Series Funds – except MML Aggressive Allocation Fund – underperformed its respective Custom Index. All five Funds underperformed the Russell 3000 Index and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index for the full year. Conversely, all five Funds outpaced the MSCI ACWI ex USA.

MML Allocation Fund Series Custom Indexes

 

  The Custom MML Conservative Allocation Index comprises the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Russell 3000 Index, and the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA. The weightings of each index are 60%, 30%, and 10%, respectively.

 

  The Custom MML Balanced Allocation Index comprises the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Russell 3000 Index, and the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA. The weightings of each index are 50%, 37.5%, and 12.5%, respectively.

 

  The Custom MML Moderate Allocation Index comprises the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Russell 3000 Index, and the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA. The weightings of each index are 40%, 45%, and 15%, respectively.

 

  The Custom MML Growth Allocation Index comprises the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Russell 3000 Index, and the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA. The weightings of each index are 25%, 56.25%, and 18.75%, respectively.

 

  The Custom MML Aggressive Allocation Index comprises the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Russell 3000 Index, and the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA. 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, 2015, 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, 2015, the Series Funds delivered slightly negative returns. As in 2014, once again diversification did not pay off in 2015 – as we continued to see markets in which only certain investment categories rewarded investors. Indeed, the S&P 500® Index was one of the only major global equity indexes to post a positive return for the year.

In the equity (stock) components of the Series, performance drivers included underweight positioning, relative to Series history, in international stocks as well as favorable strategy selection in international MML Underlying Funds, including Oppenheimer International Growth Fund and Oppenheimer Global Fund. In the U.S., performance by mid-cap equity strategies held by the Series Funds helped offset the general weakness of the mid-cap market in 2015. In the large-cap equity segment of the Series, allocation and strategy selection in large-cap growth MML Underlying Funds made a solid contribution, particularly the Series Funds’ allocation to the MML Blue Chip Growth Fund. Additional allocation in the MML Focused Equity Fund, a concentrated large-cap equity strategy, was a notable detractor from the Series Funds’ performance for the year.

 

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In the fixed-income (bond) components of the Series, allocation to sectors that are not included in the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index detracted. The Series allocation to high-yield bonds declined as weakness in oil prices plagued bond issuers in the poorly performing energy sector and lost additional ground in response to the Federal Reserve’s (the “Fed”) long-awaited increase in interest rates. Series positioning in U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities (“TIPS”) – which declined due to falling inflation expectations – also worked against returns. Series holdings within the investment-grade market segment lagged their benchmarks, as managers of MML Underlying Funds in this segment dealt with market realities in positioning portfolios in consideration of Fed interest rate policy, the credit impact of the slowdown in China, and the steep decline in oil prices.

Investment adviser outlook

We believe 2016 is likely to be a challenging year with continued divergence of central bank policy around the world, as the Fed moves toward increasing interest rates while other central banks continue to implement more accommodative monetary policies in an effort to stimulate growth in their respective regions. Slowing growth in China and the prospect of declining earnings in the first half of 2016 are likely to cause even more disruption, in our view. With regard to the management of the Series, we plan to continue focusing on large-cap equities (over their small-cap counterparts), given valuation differentials, and to seek a more neutral positing of growth versus value style, particularly given declines in energy and the potential growth in financial stocks due to rising interest rates. We also expect to seek additional allocation to international equities, as easing central bank policies against a backdrop of significant U.S. dollar strengthening may spark growth in the segment. In the fixed-income positioning of the Series, we plan to continue to focus on increasing quality and reduce exposure to interest rate movements, on the assumption that the Fed may implement more modest rate hikes in 2016.

 

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MML Conservative Allocation Fund
Asset Allocation
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Fixed Income Funds

     57.3

Equity Funds

     42.8
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     100.1

Other Assets & Liabilities

     (0.1 )% 
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 

 

MML Balanced Allocation Fund
Asset Allocation
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Equity Funds

     52.1

Fixed Income Funds

     48.0
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     100.1

Other Assets & Liabilities

     (0.1 )% 
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 
 

 

MML Moderate Allocation Fund
Asset Allocation
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Equity Funds

     61.4

Fixed Income Funds

     38.7
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     100.1

Other Assets & Liabilities

     (0.1 )% 
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 

 

MML Growth Allocation Fund
Asset Allocation
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Equity Funds

     75.6

Fixed Income Funds

     24.5
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     100.1

Other Assets & Liabilities

     (0.1 )% 
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 
 

 

MML Aggressive Allocation Fund
Asset Allocation
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Equity Funds

     90.0

Fixed Income Funds

     10.1
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     100.1

Other Assets & Liabilities

     (0.1 )% 
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

Hypothetical Investments in MML Conservative Allocation Fund Initial Class, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Russell 3000 Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Conservative Allocation Index.

 

       

TOTAL RETURN

 

One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15

   

Since
Inception
Average
Annual
8/31/07 -
12/31/15

 

Initial Class

    -0.38%        5.90%        4.99%   

Barclays U.S Aggregate Bond Index*

    0.55%        3.25%        4.50%   

Russell 3000 Index

    0.48%        12.18%        6.53%   

MSCI ACWI ex USA

    -5.66%        1.06%        -0.34%   

Custom MML Conservative Allocation Index

    -0.02%        5.84%        5.18%

Hypothetical Investments in MML Conservative Allocation Fund Service Class, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Russell 3000 Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Conservative Allocation Index.

 

       

TOTAL RETURN

 

One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15

   

Since
Inception
Average
Annual
8/15/08 -
12/31/15

 

Service Class

    -0.63%        5.63%        5.41%   

Barclays U.S Aggregate Bond Index*

    0.55%        3.25%        4.43%   

Russell 3000 Index

    0.48%        12.18%        8.70%   

MSCI ACWI ex

USA

    -5.66%        1.06%        1.21%   

Custom MML Conservative Allocation Index

    -0.02%        5.84%        6.01% ++ 

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

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* Benchmark

+ From 9/4/07.

++ From 9/2/08.

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 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 Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Balanced Allocation Index.

 

       

TOTAL RETURN

 

One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15

   

Since
Inception
Average
Annual
8/31/07 -
12/31/15

 

Initial Class

    -0.36%        6.56%        4.84%   

Russell 3000 Index*

    0.48%        12.18%        6.53%   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    0.55%        3.25%        4.50%   

MSCI ACWI ex USA

    -5.66%        1.06%        -0.34%   

Custom MML Balanced Allocation Index

    -0.18%        6.46%        5.23%

Hypothetical Investments in MML Balanced Allocation Fund Service Class, the Russell 3000 Index, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Balanced Allocation Index.

 

       

TOTAL RETURN

 

One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15

   

Since
Inception
Average
Annual
8/15/08 -
12/31/15

 

Service Class

    -0.61%        6.31%        5.52%   

Russell 3000 Index*

    0.48%        12.18%        8.70%   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    0.55%        3.25%        4.43%   

MSCI ACWI ex USA

    -5.66%        1.06%        1.21%   

Custom MML Balanced Allocation Index

    -0.18%        6.46%        6.31% ++ 

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

LOGO

 

LOGO

 

* Benchmark

+ From 9/4/07.

++ From 9/2/08.

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 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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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

Hypothetical Investments in MML Moderate Allocation Fund Initial Class, the Russell 3000 Index, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Moderate Allocation Index.

 

       

TOTAL RETURN

 

One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15

   

Since
Inception
Average
Annual
8/31/07 -
12/31/15

 

Initial Class

    -0.64%        7.12%        4.94%   

Russell 3000 Index*

    0.48%        12.18%        6.53%   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    0.55%        3.25%        4.50%   

MSCI ACWI ex

USA

    -5.66%        1.06%        -0.34%   

Custom MML Moderate Allocation Index

    -0.34%        7.07%        5.23%

Hypothetical Investments in MML Moderate Allocation Fund Service Class, the Russell 3000 Index, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Moderate Allocation Index.

 

       

TOTAL RETURN

 

One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15

   

Since
Inception
Average
Annual
8/15/08 -
12/31/15

 

Service Class

    -0.86%        6.86%        5.86%   

Russell 3000 Index*

    0.48%        12.18%        8.70%   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    0.55%        3.25%        4.43%   

MSCI ACWI ex

USA

    -5.66%        1.06%        1.21%   

Custom MML Moderate Allocation Index

    -0.34%        7.07%        6.56% ++ 

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

LOGO

 

LOGO

 

* Benchmark

+ From 9/4/07.

++ From 9/2/08.

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 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 Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Growth Allocation Index.

 

       

TOTAL RETURN

 

One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15

   

Since
Inception
Average
Annual
8/31/07 -
12/31/15

 

Initial Class

    -0.71%        7.99%        4.89%   

Russell 3000 Index*

    0.48%        12.18%        6.53%   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    0.55%        3.25%        4.50%   

MSCI ACWI ex USA

    -5.66%        1.06%        -0.34%   

Custom MML Growth Allocation Index

    -0.60%        7.96%        5.13%

Hypothetical Investments in MML Growth Allocation Fund Service Class, the Russell 3000 Index, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Growth Allocation Index.

 

       

TOTAL RETURN

 

One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average

Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15

   

Since
Inception
Average
Annual
8/15/08 -
12/31/15

 

Service Class

    -0.97%        7.73%        6.17%   

Russell 3000 Index*

    0.48%        12.18%        8.70%   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    0.55%        3.25%        4.43%   

MSCI ACWI ex USA

    -5.66%        1.06%        1.21%   

Custom MML Growth Allocation Index

    -0.60%        7.96%        6.84% ++ 

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

LOGO

 

LOGO

 

* Benchmark

+ From 9/4/07.

++ From 9/2/08.

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 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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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

Hypothetical Investments in MML Aggressive Allocation Fund Initial Class, the Russell 3000 Index, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Aggressive Allocation Index.

 

       

TOTAL RETURN

 

One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average

Annual

1/1/11 -
12/31/15

   

Since
Inception
Average
Annual
8/31/07 -
12/31/15

 

Initial Class

    -0.84%        8.72%        4.86%   

Russell 3000 Index*

    0.48%        12.18%        6.53%   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    0.55%        3.25%        4.50%   

MSCI ACWI ex USA

    -5.66%        1.06%        -0.34%   

Custom MML Aggressive Allocation Index

    -0.87%        8.82%        4.92%

Hypothetical Investments in MML Aggressive Allocation Fund Service Class, the Russell 3000 Index, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Aggressive Allocation Index.

 

       

TOTAL RETURN

 

One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15

   

Since
Inception
Average
Annual
8/15/08 -
12/31/15

 

Service Class

    -1.07%        8.47%        6.47%   

Russell 3000 Index*

    0.48%        12.18%        8.70%   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    0.55%        3.25%        4.43%   

MSCI ACWI ex USA

    -5.66%        1.06%        1.21%   

Custom MML Aggressive Allocation Index

    -0.87%        8.82%        6.99% ++ 

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

LOGO

 

LOGO

 

* Benchmark

+ From 9/4/07.

++ From 9/2/08.

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 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 long-term capital growth through a “master feeder” relationship. (See page 52 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), with 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 a portion of its assets in common stocks and other securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. Although the Master Growth Fund focuses on investments in medium- to large-capitalization companies, the Master Growth Fund’s investments are not limited to a particular capitalization size. The Fund’s investment adviser is MML Investment Advisers, LLC (MML Advisers).

How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2015?

The Fund returned 6.41%, substantially outperforming the 1.38% return of the S&P 500® Index (the “benchmark”), a widely recognized, unmanaged index representative of common stocks of larger capitalized U.S. companies. The Fund also significantly outperformed the 5.67% return of the Russell 1000® Growth Index, an unmanaged index consisting of those Russell 1000 securities (representing the 1,000 largest U.S. companies based on market capitalization) with greater than average growth orientation that tend to exhibit higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth rates than securities in the value universe.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, 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, 2015, the Fund’s favorable stock selection in the consumer discretionary, health care, and technology sectors was the primary driver of the Fund’s strong performance. In consumer discretionary, where the Fund held an overweight position, relative to the benchmark, Fund holding Amazon continued its market leadership in e-commerce and built on the success of its cloud business, Amazon Web Services. Another Fund holding, Home Depot, a home improvement retailer, outperformed due to the recovery in the U.S. housing market, as well as the growth of its Pro Xtra loyalty program, which has helped convince more contractors to turn to Home Depot as their supplier. In health care, another area in which the Fund held an overweight position, biotechnology companies did well, particularly those with new drugs entering the pipeline for the treatment of rare diseases. For example, Fund holding Incyte, which focuses on small molecule drugs for cancer and inflammation, advanced for the year. Another Fund holding, Regeneron, benefited from its cardiovascular disease drug, Praluent, as well as a robust drug pipeline. In the technology sector, Fund holding Avago Technologies, a component manufacturer for mobile devices, advanced strongly, consistent with the continued growth of the overall mobile phone industry. Finally, Fund holding SalesForce.com, a leader in cloud-based CRM (Customer Relationship Management) solutions, rose on continued growth in 2015.

Specific holdings in the industrials, energy, and materials sectors detracted from the Fund’s performance. In industrials, the Fund held an overweight allocation to airlines earlier in the year, which underperformed on fears of increased competition and capacity growth (which can translate to lower ticket prices, since the supply of seats increases). The Fund sold most of its airline holdings in the first half of the year – including American Airlines and United Continental. Fund holdings in the materials and energy sectors, including Noble Energy, declined along with prices across the commodities spectrum, and the Fund’s exploration and production stocks declined more than stocks of large integrated oil companies. In materials, Saskatchewan-based PotashCorp – an integrated producer of fertilizer, industrial chemicals, and animal feed – underperformed on investor fears of a dividend cut.

Capital Research’s outlook

Market volatility resurfaced in a big way in 2015. Markets were buffeted by slowing growth in China and emerging markets, depressed commodity prices, instability in the Middle East, and a focus on the Federal Reserve in the U.S. American consumers seem to have made their way back to the marketplace, and the U.S. economy has been experiencing moderate growth; however, the uncertainty and unsteadiness of economic growth abroad and fluctuating energy prices drive our belief there may be greater volatility in 2016.

 

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MML American Funds Growth Fund
Asset Allocation
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Equity Funds

     100.1
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     100.1

Other Assets & Liabilities

     (0.1 )% 
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

       

TOTAL RETURN

 

One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15

   

Since
Inception
Average
Annual
8/15/08 -
12/31/15

 

Service Class I

    6.41%        10.74%        7.77%   

S&P 500 Index*

    1.38%        12.57%        8.75%   

Russell 1000 Growth Index

    5.67%        13.53%        10.11%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

LOGO

 

* 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 52 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), with 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. Although the Master International Fund focuses on investments in medium- to large-capitalization companies, the Master International Fund’s investments are not limited to a particular capitalization size. The Fund’s investment adviser is MML Investment Advisers, LLC (MML Advisers).

How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2015?

The Fund returned -4.93%, outperforming the -5.66% return of MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA (the “benchmark”), an unmanaged index representative of stocks domiciled in global developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States. On the other hand, the Fund trailed the -0.81% return of the MSCI EAFE Index, a widely recognized, unmanaged index representative of equity securities in developed markets around the world, excluding the U.S. and Canada.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, 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, 2015, Fund holdings in the financials, energy, and health care sectors were the primary drivers of Fund performance. In financials, stock selection contributed to performance, particularly with respect to Indian banks and insurance companies. During 2015, privately managed Indian banks continued to take market share away from their government-operated counterparts, including Fund holdings HDFC Bank and Axis Bank. In insurance, Fund holding AIA Group advanced strongly on the continued growth of demand for life insurance and annuities in the Asia-Pacific region. The Fund held an underweight position in the underperforming energy sector, which benefited relative performance. One strong performer within energy was Fund holding BG Group, a U.K. energy producer that advanced due to its position as an acquisition target of Royal Dutch Shell. In health care, where the Fund’s slightly overweight stake proved beneficial, Fresenius, a German health care provider, was a Fund holding that advanced on investor endorsement of the course taken by company management to expand the business. Fund holding UCB, a Belgian pharmaceutical company that primarily focuses on neurological disease drugs, rose on the success of its treatment for osteoporosis.

From a geographic perspective, China (ex-Hong Kong), where the Fund held a slightly overweight position, was a relative contributor to Fund performance, largely due to the Fund’s focus on Chinese Internet stocks as well as its low exposure to banks and infrastructure companies. Fund holdings that contributed to the Fund’s relative performance included Tencent (a social media platform), Baidu (a popular search engine), and Alibaba (a favored shopping platform). Although Baidu and Alibaba posted slightly negative absolute returns for the year, all three of these Fund holdings outperformed other Chinese stocks. In addition, the Fund largely avoided Canada and Australia, a strategy that contributed to Fund performance, as many of each country’s stocks – particularly those in commodity-related industries – underperformed.

Conversely, Fund holdings in the consumer discretionary, telecommunications, and consumer staples sectors detracted from performance. In consumer discretionary, where the Fund had an overweight stake, Volkswagen was the primary driver of the Fund’s underperformance. The German automobile maker became embroiled in a scandal over its alleged rigging of emissions tests. The Fund ultimately sold its position in Volkswagen. Macau gaming stocks also detracted from performance, with Fund holdings Galaxy Entertainment Group and Sands China losing ground largely due to China’s anti-corruption crackdown and macro-economic weakness. In telecommunications, Fund holding Softbank – a Japanese multinational telecommunications and Internet corporation that owns Sprint USA and a large stake in Alibaba – underperformed largely due to poor performance by Sprint, which continued to face competitive challenges. Finally, an underweight allocation to the strong-performing consumer staples sector, especially with respect to beverages, worked against relative returns. The Fund did not hold AB InBev, the world’s largest brewer and a strong performer, which also held back relative returns. SABMiller, in which the Fund held just a small position, advanced strongly, as it was acquired by AB InBev.

 

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From a geographic perspective, Japan was a relative detractor because it was one of the strongest-performing developed international equity markets – and the Fund held an underweight stake there. Finally, Hong Kong also detracted as a result of overall weakness in China.

Capital Research’s outlook

Market volatility resurfaced in a big way in 2015. Markets were buffeted by slowing growth in China and emerging markets, depressed commodity prices, instability in the Middle East, and a focus on the Federal Reserve in the U.S.

We believe there is likely to be further volatility in 2016, as major world markets are being pulled in different directions. We believe that questions for investors will revolve around whether or not the U.S. can sustain its growth while China slows, whether consumption in China will pick up enough to offset slowing infrastructure spending, and what opportunity may look like in low-growth areas such as Europe and Japan. Our view is that, as the year unfolds, investors who can see beyond macro-economic headlines and seek out bright spots across the investment landscape potentially stand to benefit.

 

MML American Funds
International Fund
Asset Allocation
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Equity Funds

     100.1
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     100.1

Other Assets and Liabilities

     (0.1 )% 
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

       

TOTAL RETURN

 

One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15

   

Since
Inception
Average
Annual
8/15/08 -
12/31/15

 

Service Class I

    -4.93%        2.32%        2.30%   

MSCI ACWI
ex USA*

    -5.66%        1.06%        1.21%   

MSCI EAFE Index

    -0.81%        3.60%        2.07%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

LOGO

 

* 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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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, 2015?

The Fund returned -1.12%, trailing the 1.38% return of the S&P 500® Index (the “benchmark”), a widely recognized, unmanaged index representative of common stocks of larger capitalized U.S. companies. Conversely, the Fund outperformed the -5.66% return of the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA, an unmanaged index representative of stocks domiciled in global developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States. The Fund also underperformed the 0.55% return of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, an unmanaged index of fixed-rate investment-grade securities with at least one year to maturity, combining the Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index, the Barclays U.S. Government-Related Bond Index, the Barclays U.S. Corporate Bond Index, and the Barclays U.S. Securitized Bond Index. Finally, the Fund’s -1.12% return trailed the 0.61% return of the Custom MML Core Allocation Index, which comprises the benchmark (55%), the 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, 2015, 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 Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Index”) for the year. The main driver of performance was issuer and bond selection, which included investment-grade corporate bonds, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), and asset-backed securities (ABS). The Bond Fund’s CMBS holdings from high-quality issuers helped drive returns, as did our strategy with regard to interest rate movements. Conversely, positioning in securities of certain maturities was a minor negative for the Bond Fund, along with its small allocation to high-yield bonds, which underperformed broadly.

The American Funds Insurance Series – Blue Chip Income and Growth Fund (the “Income and Growth Fund”) underperformed the benchmark in 2015. Unfortunately, in 2015, high-dividend-paying stocks – which are a main focus of the Income and Growth Fund – were significantly weaker overall, compared to fast-growing, non-dividend-paying stocks. From a sector perspective, consumer discretionary was the largest detractor, followed by industrials and utilities. In consumer discretionary, the Income and Growth Fund did not hold online retailing giant Amazon, which detracted from relative returns. The Income and Growth Fund’s position in high-dividend-paying stocks in Macau also worked against returns due to a slowdown in China and that country’s anti-corruption crackdown. In industrials, U.S. rail companies – including Income and Growth Fund holdings CSX, Norfolk, and Union Pacific – suffered over investor fears of a U.S. economic slowdown. Utilities underperformed in 2015 and were the

 

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second-weakest market segment in the S&P 500 – after being the strongest sector in 2014. One laggard in utilities was Income and Growth Fund holding Exelon, an electricity provider and nuclear power plant operator. Income and Growth Fund holdings in the consumer staples, technology, and financials sectors contributed to performance. In consumer staples, tobacco companies and food companies outperformed. Specifically, Income and Growth Fund holdings Altria (tobacco) and Kraft (a food company that merged with Heinz in July) were both standouts. The Income and Growth Fund also benefited from an underweight stake in the underperforming financials sector, which contributed to relative performance, as that sector faced challenges due to interest rate uncertainty.

The American Funds Insurance Series – Growth-Income Fund (the “Growth-Income Fund”) outperformed the benchmark for the year, as strong stock selection in consumer discretionary, technology, and health care stocks contributed. Amazon, the Growth-Income Fund’s second-largest holding, was the strongest contributor and continued to grow its market leadership in e-commerce and build on the success of its cloud business, Amazon Web Services. Another strong contributor was Alphabet (the parent company of Google), the Growth-Income Fund’s third-largest holding, which continued its dominance in the search engine business. In health care, biotechnology company Gilead was a Growth-Income Fund holding that enjoyed continued success with its hepatitis C drug. Conversely, from a sector perspective, industrials, materials, and energy detracted from the Growth-Income Fund’s performance. In industrials, U.S. rail companies CSX, Norfolk, and Union Pacific were Growth-Income Fund holdings that suffered over investor fears of a U.S. economic slowdown. Fund holdings in the materials and energy sectors declined along with prices across the commodities spectrum. Examples of laggards there included Vale, a Brazilian metals and mining company in the materials sector, and U.K. oil company Royal Dutch Shell, in the energy sector.

The American Funds Insurance Series – International Fund (the “International Fund”) outperformed the MSCI ACWI ex USA (the “Index”) for the year, as International Fund holdings in the financials, energy, and health care sectors were the primary drivers of performance. In financials, stock selection contributed, particularly with respect to Indian banks and insurance companies. Specifically, International Fund holdings HDFC Bank and Axis Bank were top contributors. In insurance, AIA Group was an International Fund holding that advanced strongly, driven by the continued growth of demand for life insurance and annuities in the Asia-Pacific region. The Fund held an underweight position in the underperforming energy sector, which benefited relative performance. Conversely, International Fund holdings in the consumer discretionary, telecommunications, and consumer staples sectors detracted from performance. In consumer discretionary, where the International Fund had an overweight stake, Volkswagen was the largest detractor. The German automobile maker became embroiled in a scandal over its alleged rigging of emissions tests. The International Fund ultimately sold its position in Volkswagen. Macau gaming stocks also detracted, with International Fund holdings Galaxy Entertainment Group and Sands China losing ground, largely due to China’s anti-corruption crackdown and macro-economic weakness. In telecommunications, International Fund holding Softbank – a Japanese multinational telecommunications and Internet corporation that owns Sprint USA and a large stake in Alibaba – underperformed, largely due to poor performance by Sprint, which continued to face competitive challenges. Finally, the International Fund’s underweight allocation to the strong-performing consumer staples sector worked against relative returns.

Capital Research’s outlook

Market volatility resurfaced in a big way in 2015. Markets were buffeted by slowing growth in China and emerging markets, depressed commodity prices, instability in the Middle East and a focus on the Federal Reserve in the U.S.

We believe there is likely to be further volatility in 2016, as major world markets are being pulled in different directions. We believe that questions for investors will revolve around whether or not the U.S. can sustain its growth while China slows, whether consumption in China will pick up enough to offset slowing infrastructure spending, and what opportunity may look like in low-growth areas such as Europe and Japan. Our view is that, as the year unfolds, investors who can see beyond macro-economic headlines and seek out bright spots across the investment landscape potentially stand to benefit.

 

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MML American Funds
Core Allocation Fund
Asset Allocation
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Equity Funds

     64.0

Fixed Income Funds

     36.1
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     100.1

Other Assets & Liabilities

     (0.1 )% 
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

Hypothetical Investments in MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund Service Class I, the S&P 500 Index, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, and the Custom MML Core Allocation Index.

 

       

TOTAL RETURN

 

One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average
Annual

1/1/11 -
12/31/15

   

Since

Inception
Average
Annual
8/15/08 -
12/31/15

 

Service Class I

    -1.12%        7.11%        5.50%   

S&P 500 Index*

    1.38%        12.57%        8.75%   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    0.55%        3.25%        4.43%   

MSCI ACWI ex USA

    -5.66%        1.06%        1.21%   

Custom MML Core Allocation Index

    0.61%        8.27%        6.90%

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

LOGO

 

* Benchmark

+ From 9/2/08.

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 Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA, 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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December 31, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%      
Equity Funds — 42.8%      

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     1,167,140       $ 18,429,146   

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a)

     1,311,877         14,811,092   

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a)

     494,591         6,009,276   

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a)

     940,166         8,922,172   

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a)

     940,992         11,790,634   

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a)

     1,124,438         15,967,015   

MML Global Fund, Class I (a)

     918,807         10,786,796   

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     961,082         10,908,280   

MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a)

     1,005,672         8,859,973   

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     987,465         11,553,346   

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     565,678         8,768,004   

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)

     1,012,760         10,877,046   

MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class (a)

     161,880         2,186,669   

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a)

     340,419         5,065,433   

MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)

     195,748         2,219,785   

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     40,579         3,118,463   

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     217,899         8,280,166   

Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     3,090,684         29,856,003   

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     3,148,664         6,927,061   
     

 

 

 
        195,336,360   
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds — 57.3%      

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a)

     5,963,265         57,903,299   

MML High Yield Fund, Class II (a)

     1,936,560         17,758,252   

MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class (a)

     1,831,486         18,150,023   

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a)

     8,526,226         104,975,821   

MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II (a)

     1,705,983         16,548,033   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a)

     4,513,410       $ 45,991,649   
     

 

 

 
        261,327,077   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $477,773,933)
        456,663,437   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost $477,773,933)
        456,663,437   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $477,773,933) (b)
        456,663,437   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%         (350,065
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 456,313,372   
     

 

 

 

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, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%      
Equity Funds — 52.1%      

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     1,712,363       $ 27,038,213   

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a)

     1,744,461         19,694,962   

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a)

     863,712         10,494,099   

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a)

     1,578,092         14,976,094   

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a)

     1,356,886         17,001,780   

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a)

     1,548,381         21,987,008   

MML Global Fund, Class I (a)

     1,357,142         15,932,846   

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     1,581,322         17,948,003   

MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a)

     1,688,153         14,872,626   

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     1,417,002         16,578,923   

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     1,018,445         15,785,904   

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)

     1,589,173         17,067,721   

MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class (a)

     295,911         3,997,140   

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a)

     486,852         7,244,363   

MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)

     385,482         4,371,363   

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     73,033         5,612,556   

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     346,047         13,149,782   

Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     4,230,578         40,867,384   

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     6,092,835         13,404,237   
     

 

 

 
        298,025,004   
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds — 48.0%      

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a)

     6,262,802         60,811,811   

MML High Yield Fund, Class II (a)

     2,113,483         19,380,635   

MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class (a)

     2,006,442         19,883,840   

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a)

     8,462,758         104,194,402   

MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II (a)

     2,144,780         20,804,370   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a)

     4,817,762       $ 49,092,996   
     

 

 

 
        274,168,054   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $588,621,892)
        572,193,058   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost $588,621,892)
        572,193,058   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $588,621,892) (b)
        572,193,058   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%         (427,306
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 571,765,752   
     

 

 

 

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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December 31, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%   
Equity Funds — 61.4%   

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     8,184,941       $ 129,240,217   

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a)

     7,849,388         88,619,596   

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a)

     5,314,303         64,568,779   

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a)

     7,686,617         72,945,999   

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a)

     6,304,428         78,994,479   

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a)

     6,892,236         97,869,752   

MML Global Fund, Class I (a)

     8,079,675         94,855,380   

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     6,906,198         78,385,343   

MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a)

     8,224,169         72,454,931   

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     6,659,363         77,914,545   

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     5,220,967         80,924,987   

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)

     8,084,466         86,827,162   

MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class (a)

     1,495,898         20,206,474   

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a)

     2,639,451         39,275,032   

MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)

     1,746,669         19,807,224   

MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II (a)

     4,949,839         40,341,191   

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     371,954         28,584,668   

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     1,369,488         52,040,525   

Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     18,158,610         175,412,174   

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     16,540,251         36,388,553   
     

 

 

 
        1,435,657,011   
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds — 38.7%      

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a)

     19,891,309         193,144,610   

MML High Yield Fund, Class II (a)

     6,660,545         61,077,196   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class (a)

     7,044,413       $ 69,810,133   

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a)

     27,926,248         343,831,012   

MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II (a)

     7,835,240         76,001,830   

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a)

     15,791,998         160,920,460   
     

 

 

 
        904,785,241   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $2,403,523,778)
        2,340,442,252   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost $2,403,523,778)
        2,340,442,252   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost $2,403,523,778) (b)         2,340,442,252   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%         (1,711,803
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 2,338,730,449   
     

 

 

 

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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December 31, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%      
Equity Funds — 75.6%      

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     7,224,353       $ 114,072,529   

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a)

     5,960,113         67,289,675   

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a)

     5,009,056         60,860,036   

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a)

     6,575,048         62,397,206   

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a)

     5,526,176         69,242,990   

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a)

     5,259,437         74,684,001   

MML Global Fund, Class I (a)

     7,587,562         89,077,979   

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     4,641,511         52,681,147   

MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a)

     7,033,804         61,967,810   

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     5,852,306         68,471,985   

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     4,928,272         76,388,220   

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)

     6,623,031         71,131,352   

MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class (a)

     1,310,125         17,697,071   

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a)

     2,231,233         33,200,753   

MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)

     1,958,155         22,205,475   

MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II (a)

     4,892,264         39,871,950   

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     353,340         27,154,191   

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     1,041,496         39,576,848   

Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     14,402,875         139,131,775   

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     13,406,401         29,494,082   
     

 

 

 
        1,216,597,075   
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds — 24.5%      

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a)

     8,864,352         86,072,859   

MML High Yield Fund, Class II (a)

     1,709,366         15,674,888   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class (a)

     6,207,439       $ 61,515,724   

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a)

     9,735,409         119,863,423   

MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II (a)

     4,041,195         39,199,592   

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a)

     6,991,579         71,244,187   
     

 

 

 
        393,570,673   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $1,591,182,890)
        1,610,167,748   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,591,182,890)
        1,610,167,748   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $1,591,182,890) (b)
        1,610,167,748   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%         (1,063,939
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 1,609,103,809   
     

 

 

 

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, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%      
Equity Funds — 90.0%      

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     634,872       $ 10,024,622   

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a)

     534,057         6,029,504   

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a)

     456,845         5,550,668   

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a)

     629,255         5,971,630   

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a)

     489,197         6,129,644   

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a)

     466,188         6,619,874   

MML Global Fund, Class I (a)

     667,387         7,835,128   

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     413,791         4,696,528   

MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a)

     673,188         5,930,787   

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     522,418         6,112,291   

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     483,289         7,490,979   

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)

     660,236         7,090,938   

MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class (a)

     132,887         1,795,033   

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a)

     221,501         3,295,938   

MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)

     193,691         2,196,451   

MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II (a)

     503,233         4,101,350   

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     35,731         2,745,932   

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     91,900         3,492,213   

Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     1,171,285         11,314,615   

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)

     1,172,242         2,578,933   
     

 

 

 
        111,003,058   
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds — 10.1%      

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a)

     237,604         2,307,131   

MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class (a)

     314,711         3,118,783   

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a)

     216,089         2,660,506   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II (a)

     278,729       $ 2,703,668   

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a)

     166,200         1,693,578   
     

 

 

 
        12,483,666   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $129,247,807)
        123,486,724   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost $129,247,807)
        123,486,724   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $129,247,807) (b)
        123,486,724   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%         (94,175
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 123,392,549   
     

 

 

 

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, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%      
Equity Funds — 100.1%      

American Funds Growth Fund, Class 1

     1,879,221       $ 127,824,642   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $119,475,530)
        127,824,642   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost $119,475,530)
        127,824,642   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $119,475,530) (a)
        127,824,642   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%         (158,079
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 127,666,563   
     

 

 

 

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, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%      
Equity Funds — 100.1%      

American Funds International Fund, Class 1

     3,078,980       $ 55,667,966   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $55,442,016)
        55,667,966   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost $55,442,016)
        55,667,966   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $55,442,016) (a)
        55,667,966   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%         (79,295
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 55,588,671   
     

 

 

 

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, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%      
Equity Funds — 64.0%      

American Funds Blue Chip Income and Growth Fund, Class 1

     15,742,011       $ 198,664,175   

American Funds Growth-Income Fund, Class 1

     5,413,169         245,757,854   

American Funds International Fund, Class 1

     4,221,182         76,318,978   
     

 

 

 
        520,741,007   
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds — 36.1%      

American Funds Bond Fund, Class 1

     27,410,102         293,288,087   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $767,911,454)
        814,029,094   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost $767,911,454)
        814,029,094   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $767,911,454) (a)
        814,029,094   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%         (925,939
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 813,103,155   
     

 

 

 

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, 2015

 

       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)

       456,663,437           572,193,058   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investments

       456,663,437           572,193,058   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Receivables from:

         

Investments sold

       162,730           1,199   

Investment adviser (Note 3)

       -           -   

Fund shares sold

       2,276           135,489   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

       456,828,443           572,329,746   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Liabilities:          

Payables for:

         

Investments purchased

       -           119,556   

Fund shares repurchased

       162,901           14,516   

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 3)

       66,999           80,328   

Affiliates (Note 3):

         

Investment advisory fees

       39,174           48,790   

Administration fees

       -           -   

Service fees

       217,318           271,159   

Accrued expense and other liabilities

       28,679           29,645   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

       515,071           563,994   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets

     $ 456,313,372         $ 571,765,752   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Net assets consist of:          

Paid-in capital

     $ 443,296,647         $ 537,193,801   

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)

       10,438,968           12,170,055   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

       23,688,253           38,830,730   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations

       (21,110,496        (16,428,834
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets

     $ 456,313,372         $ 571,765,752   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
         

(a)        Cost of investments — unaffiliated issuers:

     $ -         $ -   

(b)        Cost of investments — affiliated issuers:

     $ 477,773,933         $ 588,621,892   

 

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
 
            
$ -      $ -       $ -      $ 127,824,642       $ 55,667,966       $ 814,029,094   
  2,340,442,252        1,610,167,748         123,486,724        -         -         -   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  2,340,442,252        1,610,167,748         123,486,724        127,824,642         55,667,966         814,029,094   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            
  39,775        290,707         -        3,332,469         -         -   
  -        -         -        -         1,241         -   
  781,396        19,463         79,433        55,404         764,712         524,361   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  2,341,263,423        1,610,477,918         123,566,157        131,212,515         56,433,919         814,553,455   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            
            
  252,963        -         71,640        -         764,394         229,317   
  557,556        302,767         7,235        3,387,291         65         291,403   
  266,139        255,231         15,407        12,660         7,249         84,684   
            
  199,384        137,534         10,495        16,674         6,994         137,964   
  -        -         -        27,790         11,657         172,457   
  1,213,518        639,910         42,636        81,247         35,061         508,388   
  43,414        38,667         26,195        20,290         19,828         26,087   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  2,532,974        1,374,109         173,608        3,545,952         845,248         1,450,300   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 2,338,730,449      $ 1,609,103,809       $ 123,392,549      $ 127,666,563       $ 55,588,671       $ 813,103,155   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            
$ 2,192,617,319      $ 1,397,830,631       $ 114,277,073      $ 89,999,933       $ 50,790,773       $ 684,839,169   
  44,735,030        27,457,310         1,780,744        255,401         625,998         16,008,733   
  164,459,626        164,831,010         13,095,815        29,062,117         3,945,950         66,137,613   
  (63,081,526     18,984,858         (5,761,083     8,349,112         225,950         46,117,640   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 2,338,730,449      $ 1,609,103,809       $ 123,392,549      $ 127,666,563       $ 55,588,671       $ 813,103,155   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            
$ -      $ -       $ -      $ 119,475,530       $ 55,442,016       $ 767,911,454   
$ 2,403,523,778      $ 1,591,182,890       $ 129,247,807      $ -       $ -       $ -   

 

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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2015

 

       MML
Conservative
Allocation
Fund
       MML
Balanced
Allocation
Fund
 
Initial Class shares:          

Net assets

     $ 117,636,437         $ 144,083,859   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (a)

       11,970,664           14,336,318   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

     $ 9.83         $ 10.05   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Service Class shares:          

Net assets

     $ 338,676,935         $ 427,681,893   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (a)

       34,770,097           42,872,100   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

     $ 9.74         $ 9.98   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
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
 
              
$ 416,556,050       $ 605,992,819       $ 55,419,852       $ -       $ -       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  39,070,890         62,532,072         5,485,822         -         -         -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 10.66       $ 9.69       $ 10.10       $ -       $ -       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
$ 1,922,174,399       $ 1,003,110,990       $ 67,972,697       $ -       $ -       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  181,932,664         104,193,068         6,800,218         -         -         -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 10.57       $ 9.63       $ 10.00       $ -       $ -       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
$ -       $ -       $ -       $ 127,666,563       $ 55,588,671       $ 813,103,155   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  -         -         -         8,786,323         5,774,530         67,299,568   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ -       $ -       $ -       $ 14.53       $ 9.63       $ 12.08   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

       MML
Conservative
Allocation
Fund
       MML
Balanced
Allocation
Fund
 
Investment income (Note 2):          

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers

     $ -         $ -   

Dividends — affiliated issuers (Note 7)

       9,964,954           11,352,912   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment income

       9,964,954           11,352,912   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Expenses (Note 3):          

Investment advisory fees

       470,952           591,685   

Custody fees

       23,116           23,130   

Audit fees

       29,371           29,449   

Legal fees

       5,214           6,651   

Proxy fees

       1,033           1,033   

Shareholder reporting fees

       10,878           12,888   

Trustees’ fees

       28,697           36,163   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
       569,261           700,999   

Administration fees:

         

Service Class I

       -           -   

Service fees:

         

Service Class

       863,469           1,086,564   

Service Class I

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses

       1,432,730           1,787,563   

Expenses waived (Note 3):

         

Service Class I fees reimbursed by adviser

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net expenses

       1,432,730           1,787,563   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

       8,532,224           9,565,349   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):          

Net realized gain (loss) on:

         

Investment transactions — unaffiliated issuers

       -           -   

Investment transactions — affiliated issuers (Note 7)

       6,926,931           13,278,807   

Realized gain distributions — unaffiliated issuers

       -           -   

Realized gain distributions — affiliated issuers (Note 7)

       19,317,782           28,418,562   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

       26,244,713           41,697,369   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investment transactions — unaffiliated issuers

       -           -   

Investment transactions — affiliated issuers

       (37,319,169        (54,370,281
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (37,319,169        (54,370,281
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

        (11,074,456         (12,672,912
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     $ (2,542,232      $ (3,107,563
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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
 
         
$ -      $ -      $ -      $ 1,109,099      $ 1,020,621      $ 15,246,133   
  40,571,246        22,576,087        1,343,053        -        -        -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  40,571,246        22,576,087        1,343,053        1,109,099        1,020,621        15,246,133   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
  2,338,604        1,683,932        124,068        183,960        83,254        1,532,195   
  24,153        24,109        23,961        1,824        1,824        6,394   
  30,558        30,149        29,151        29,147        29,106        29,551   
  26,273        18,905        1,399        1,521        702        9,429   
  1,033        1,033        1,033        1,033        1,033        1,033   
  40,997        29,959        5,537        5,613        4,368        15,576   
  141,845        103,126        7,561        7,367        3,381        45,949   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  2,603,463        1,891,213        192,710        230,465        123,668        1,640,127   
         
  -        -        -        306,600        138,757        1,915,244   
         
  4,713,383        2,595,280        166,345        -        -        -   
  -        -        -        306,600        138,757        1,915,244   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  7,316,846        4,486,493        359,055        843,665        401,182        5,470,615   
         
  -        -        -        -        (12,664     -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  7,316,846        4,486,493        359,055        843,665        388,518        5,470,615   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  33,254,400        18,089,594        983,998        265,434        632,103        9,775,518   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
         
  -        -        -        4,118,479        836,336        11,907,660   
  46,080,871        60,120,589        3,962,832        -        -        -   
  -        -        -        24,972,422        3,120,671        60,826,255   
  130,754,133        115,181,420        10,131,124        -        -        -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  176,835,004        175,302,009        14,093,956        29,090,901        3,957,007        72,733,915   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
  -        -        -        (21,936,851     (7,549,023     (92,597,078
  (232,107,546     (206,408,711     (16,481,035     -        -        -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (232,107,546      (206,408,711      (16,481,035      (21,936,851      (7,549,023      (92,597,078

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (55,272,542     (31,106,702     (2,387,079     7,154,050        (3,592,016     (19,863,163

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ (22,018,142   $ (13,017,108   $ (1,403,081   $ 7,419,484      $ (2,959,913   $ (10,087,645

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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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, 2015
       Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:          
Operations:          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 8,532,224         $ 9,748,029   

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

       26,244,713           35,476,461   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

       (37,319,169        (22,033,023
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       (2,542,232        23,191,467   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):          

From net investment income:

         

Initial Class

       (3,548,310        (3,316,678

Service Class

       (9,257,469        (7,634,184
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

       (12,805,779        (10,950,862
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

From net realized gains:

         

Initial Class

       (8,482,637        (8,558,756

Service Class

       (24,137,599        (21,713,529
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

       (32,620,236        (30,272,285
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):          

Initial Class

       (1,290,436        (4,941,717

Service Class

       32,124,904           28,425,895   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions

       30,834,468           23,484,178   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (17,133,779        5,452,498   
Net assets          

Beginning of year

       473,447,151           467,994,653   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 456,313,372         $ 473,447,151   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of year

     $ 10,438,968         $ 12,743,544   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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, 2015
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
 
         
         
$ 9,565,349      $ 10,862,858      $ 33,254,400      $ 33,468,350      $ 18,089,594      $ 20,696,901   
  41,697,369        47,662,995        176,835,004        180,516,920        175,302,009        202,866,564   
  (54,370,281     (29,577,365     (232,107,546     (103,221,483     (206,408,711     (131,625,524

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (3,107,563     28,948,488        (22,018,142     110,763,787        (13,017,108     91,937,941   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
         
  (4,229,838     (3,493,205     (10,521,815     (7,789,127     (15,422,196     (10,171,624
  (11,062,307     (7,749,627     (41,343,113     (25,050,379     (22,654,401     (13,443,525

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (15,292,145     (11,242,832     (51,864,928     (32,839,506     (38,076,597     (23,615,149

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
  (11,110,139     (10,148,367     (30,264,718     (27,413,258     (68,635,702     (54,601,309
  (31,751,368     (25,073,115     (130,628,347     (99,204,242     (112,068,753     (84,318,527

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (42,861,507     (35,221,482     (160,893,065     (126,617,500     (180,704,455     (138,919,836

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
  (7,845,258     7,872,198        (6,251,096     9,978,414        32,647,952        28,647,305   
  42,469,680        49,812,634        322,910,814        349,026,913        112,688,243        82,255,959   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  34,624,422        57,684,832        316,659,718        359,005,327        145,336,195        110,903,264   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (26,636,793     40,169,006        81,883,583        310,312,108        (86,461,965     40,306,220   
         
  598,402,545        558,233,539        2,256,846,866        1,946,534,758        1,695,565,774        1,655,259,554   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 571,765,752      $ 598,402,545      $ 2,338,730,449      $ 2,256,846,866      $ 1,609,103,809      $ 1,695,565,774   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

$

12,170,055

  

  $ 15,218,288      $ 44,735,030      $ 33,284,754      $ 27,457,310      $ 37,836,803   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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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, 2015
       Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:          
Operations:          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 983,998         $ 1,002,461   

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

       14,093,956           16,175,218   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

       (16,481,035        (10,698,722
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       (1,403,081        6,478,957   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):          

From net investment income:

         

Initial Class

       (1,172,374        (602,090

Service Class

       (1,250,188        (524,093

Service Class I

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

       (2,422,562        (1,126,183
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

From net realized gains:

         

Initial Class

       (6,716,268        (4,842,596

Service Class

       (7,984,963        (5,079,903

Service Class I

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

       (14,701,231        (9,922,499
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):          

Initial Class

       5,801,096           3,432,821   

Service Class

       15,411,238           13,802,672   

Service Class I

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions

       21,212,334           17,235,493   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       2,685,460           12,665,768   
Net assets          

Beginning of year

       120,707,089           108,041,321   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 123,392,549         $ 120,707,089   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of year

     $ 1,780,744         $ 2,408,677   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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, 2015
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
 
         
         
$ 265,434      $ 842,597      $ 632,103      $ 505,794      $ 9,775,518      $ 10,438,955   
  29,090,901        7,372,634        3,957,007        1,279,794        72,733,915        19,404,007   
  (21,936,851     (124,585     (7,549,023     (3,343,434     (92,597,078     17,450,415   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  7,419,484        8,090,646        (2,959,913     (1,557,846     (10,087,645     47,293,377   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
         
  -        -        -        -        -        -   
  -        -        -        -        -        -   
  (845,292     (446,049     (507,014     (420,622     (10,454,332     (6,184,753

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (845,292     (446,049     (507,014     (420,622     (10,454,332     (6,184,753

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
  -        -        -        -        -        -   
  -        -        -        -        -        -   
  (7,362,462     (3,755,899     (1,269,671     (1,619,296     (19,404,002     (20,183,153

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (7,362,462     (3,755,899     (1,269,671     (1,619,296     (19,404,002     (20,183,153

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
  -        -        -        -        -        -   
  -        -        -        -        -        -   
  16,528,308        13,870,736        8,983,872        6,484,094        156,441,371        125,165,626   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  16,528,308        13,870,736        8,983,872        6,484,094        156,441,371        125,165,626   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  15,740,038        17,759,434        4,247,274        2,886,330        116,495,392        146,091,097   
         
  111,926,525        94,167,091        51,341,397        48,455,067        696,607,763        550,516,666   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 127,666,563      $ 111,926,525      $ 55,588,671      $ 51,341,397      $ 813,103,155      $ 696,607,763   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

$

255,401

  

  $ 835,284      $ 625,998      $ 500,927      $ 16,008,733      $ 10,386,072   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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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

  

                   
12/31/15   $ 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%   
12/31/12     10.24        0.25        0.90        1.15        (0.21     (0.37     (0.58     10.81        11.40%        140,899        0.13%        2.29%   
12/31/11     10.82        0.21        0.06        0.27        (0.31     (0.54     (0.85     10.24        2.57%        113,666        0.13%        2.00%   
Service Class                         
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%   
12/31/12     10.18        0.22        0.90        1.12        (0.19     (0.37     (0.56     10.74        11.15%        295,560        0.38%        2.05%   
12/31/11     10.77        0.19        0.04        0.23        (0.28     (0.54     (0.82     10.18        2.28%        231,334        0.38%        1.75%   

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover ratex

       29      33      33      18      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.
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

  

                     
12/31/15   $ 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%   
12/31/12     10.06        0.22        1.01        1.23        (0.19     (0.25     (0.44     10.85        12.40%        148,872        0.13%        2.08%   
12/31/11     10.34        0.18        (0.00 )d      0.18        (0.27     (0.19     (0.46     10.06        1.73%        126,438        0.13%        1.76%   

Service Class

  

                     
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%   
12/31/12     10.02        0.19        1.01        1.20        (0.17     (0.25     (0.42     10.80        12.12%        312,268        0.38%        1.83%   
12/31/11     10.30        0.16        0.00 d      0.16        (0.25     (0.19     (0.44     10.02        1.54%        249,453        0.38%        1.51%   

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover ratex

       26      23      22      21      12

 

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.
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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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                       
12/31/15   $ 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%   
12/31/12     10.04        0.20        1.11        1.31        (0.16     (0.23     (0.39     10.96        13.17%        410,035        0.12%        1.82%   
12/31/11     10.16        0.16        (0.06     0.10        (0.21     (0.01     (0.22     10.04        1.00%        365,793        0.12%        1.55%   
Service Class                       
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%   
12/31/12     9.99        0.17        1.10        1.27        (0.14     (0.23     (0.37     10.89        12.82%        1,060,743        0.37%        1.60%   
12/31/11     10.12        0.13        (0.06     0.07        (0.19     (0.01     (0.20     9.99        0.73%        780,302        0.37%        1.31%   

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover ratex

       19      19      19      18      12

 

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

  

                   
12/31/15   $ 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%   
12/31/12     9.53        0.15        1.22        1.37        (0.14     (0.10     (0.24     10.66        14.49%        559,044        0.12%        1.43%   
12/31/11     9.75        0.12        (0.16     (0.04     (0.18     -        (0.18     9.53        (0.41%     518,216        0.12%        1.23%   

Service Class

  

                   
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%   
12/31/12     9.49        0.12        1.23        1.35        (0.12     (0.10     (0.22     10.62        14.28%        826,960        0.37%        1.18%   
12/31/11     9.71        0.10        (0.16     (0.06     (0.16     -        (0.16     9.49        (0.63%     745,526        0.37%        0.98%   

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover ratex

       22      25      22      27      12

 

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 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

                         
12/31/15   $ 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%   
12/31/12     9.12        0.10        1.33        1.43        (0.08     -        (0.08     10.47        15.73%        45,399        0.20%        0.20% k      0.98%   
12/31/11     9.40        0.08        (0.26     (0.18     (0.10     -        (0.10     9.12        (1.86%     40,085        0.19%        N/A        0.81%   

Service Class

                         
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%   
12/31/12     9.07        0.07        1.32        1.39        (0.06     -        (0.06     10.40        15.35%        34,472        0.45%        0.45% k      0.72%   
12/31/11     9.35        0.05        (0.24     (0.19     (0.09     -        (0.09     9.07        (2.03%     28,803        0.44%        N/A        0.59%   

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover ratex

       22      31      27      35      20

 

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.
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 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                         
12/31/15   $ 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%   
12/31/12     9.61        0.05        1.62        1.67        (0.02     (0.10     (0.12     11.16        17.41%        66,069        0.74%      0.70%     0.44%   
12/31/11     10.32        0.03        (0.51     (0.48     (0.03     (0.20     (0.23     9.61        (4.74%     49,279        0.77%      0.70%     0.26%   

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover ratex

       7      4      8      6      3

 

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.

 

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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

  

                       
12/31/15   $ 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%   
12/31/12     8.44        0.10        1.34        1.44        (0.12     (0.14     (0.26     9.62        17.38%        38,624        0.79%        0.70%        1.11%   
12/31/11     10.22        0.14        (1.60     (1.46     (0.13     (0.19     (0.32     8.44        (14.36%     31,801        0.81%        0.70%        1.49%   

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover ratex

       4      6      8      10      6

 

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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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                         
12/31/15   $ 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%   
12/31/12     10.00        0.17        0.99        1.16        (0.16     (0.28     (0.44     10.72        11.70%        422,997        0.73%      0.73%l     1.63%   
12/31/11     10.21        0.18        (0.20     (0.02     (0.15     (0.04     (0.19     10.00        (0.16%     356,240        0.75%      N/A     1.77%   

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover ratex

       3      3      8      8      13

 

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

 

1.   The Funds

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 (“American Funds Growth Fund”)

MML American Funds® International Fund (“American Funds International Fund”)

MML American Funds® Core Allocation Fund (“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 primarily in shares of various funds advised by MML Investment Advisers, LLC (“MML Advisers”) or its affiliate. The Allocation Funds may also invest in non-affiliated funds. The financial statements of other series of the Trust and the applicable series of the MML Series Investment Fund II (which are advised by MML Advisers), Oppenheimer Funds (which are advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc., a majority-owned, indirect subsidiary of MassMutual), and non-affiliated 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 MassMutual 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 series of the Trust, MML Series Investment Fund II, Oppenheimer Funds, or any non-affiliated funds in which the shares are invested.

American Funds Growth Fund and 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, 2015, the American Funds Growth Fund and American Funds International Fund owned 0.59% and 0.74% of the Growth and International Master Funds, respectively. The 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.

The SEC file number for the American Funds Insurance Series is 811-03857. Additional information related to the Master 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 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.

 

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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.

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 or Master Funds, as applicable, explain the valuation methods for the underlying funds or 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, 2015. 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, 2015. The Funds recognize transfers between the Levels as of the beginning of the year.

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.

 

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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 may own different proportions of underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by each of the Allocation Funds 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 (the “Code”), 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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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, at the following annual rates:

 

 

 

Conservative Allocation Fund

   0.10%    Aggressive Allocation Fund    0.10%

Balanced Allocation Fund

   0.10%    American Funds Growth Fund    0.15%

Moderate Allocation Fund

   0.10%    American Funds International Fund    0.15%

Growth Allocation Fund

   0.10%    American Funds Core Allocation Fund    0.20%

 

Administration Fees

For the American Funds Growth Fund, American Funds International Fund, and 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  

American Funds Growth Fund

     0.25%   

American Funds International Fund

     0.25%   

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.

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  

American Funds Growth Fund*

     0.70%   

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, 2016.

 

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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 are also employees of MassMutual. The compensation of each trustee who is not an employee of MassMutual is borne by the Funds.

 

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, 2015, 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

   $         -       $ 152,024,783       $         -       $ 138,770,154   

Balanced Allocation Fund

     -         167,458,560         -         153,003,471   

Moderate Allocation Fund

     -         721,016,788         -         452,975,177   

Growth Allocation Fund

     -         430,670,860         -         370,860,767   

Aggressive Allocation Fund

     -         42,776,546         -         27,571,431   

American Funds Growth Fund

     -         42,105,436         -         8,532,747   

American Funds International Fund

     -         13,272,110         -         2,310,799   

American Funds Core Allocation Fund

     -         221,530,844         -         24,220,822   

 

 

5.   Capital Share Transactions

Changes in shares outstanding for each Fund were as follows:

 

 

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2015      Year Ended December 31, 2014  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Conservative Allocation Fund Initial Class

           

Sold

     1,756,649       $ 18,905,121         2,112,131       $ 23,846,397   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     1,221,416         12,030,947         1,088,491         11,875,434   

Redeemed

     (3,000,297      (32,226,504      (3,587,170      (40,663,548
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (22,232    $ (1,290,436      (386,548    $ (4,941,717
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Conservative Allocation Fund Service Class

           

Sold

     4,182,198       $ 44,590,385         4,651,064       $ 51,932,797   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     3,418,124         33,395,068         2,709,853         29,347,713   

Redeemed

     (4,360,810      (45,860,549      (4,720,909      (52,854,615
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     3,239,512       $ 32,124,904         2,640,008       $ 28,425,895   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Year Ended December 31, 2015      Year Ended December 31, 2014  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Balanced Allocation Fund Initial Class

           

Sold

     670,590       $ 7,374,874         1,232,264       $ 14,334,033   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     1,524,849         15,339,977         1,219,086         13,641,572   

Redeemed

     (2,773,827      (30,560,109      (1,744,750      (20,103,407
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (578,388    $ (7,845,258      706,600       $ 7,872,198   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balanced Allocation Fund Service Class

           

Sold

     3,556,395       $ 38,690,272         3,947,500       $ 45,132,445   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     4,281,368         42,813,675         2,951,685         32,822,742   

Redeemed

     (3,583,988      (39,034,267      (2,462,441      (28,142,553
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     4,253,775       $ 42,469,680         4,436,744       $ 49,812,634   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Moderate Allocation Fund Initial Class

           

Sold

     1,881,741       $ 21,996,513         2,320,547       $ 27,998,154   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     3,826,129         40,786,533         2,985,783         35,202,385   

Redeemed

     (6,009,084      (69,034,142      (4,409,998      (53,222,125
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (301,214    $ (6,251,096      896,332       $ 9,978,414   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Moderate Allocation Fund Service Class

           

Sold

     17,299,728       $ 198,445,800         21,621,081       $ 259,141,484   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     16,269,769         171,971,460         10,610,984         124,254,621   

Redeemed

     (4,174,971      (47,506,446      (2,874,675      (34,369,192
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     29,394,526       $ 322,910,814         29,357,390       $ 349,026,913   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Growth Allocation Fund Initial Class

           

Sold

     1,743,894       $ 19,150,556         2,037,865       $ 23,891,204   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     8,692,647         84,057,898         5,767,848         64,772,933   

Redeemed

     (6,497,306      (70,560,502      (5,151,777      (60,016,832
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     3,939,235       $ 32,647,952         2,653,936       $ 28,647,305   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Growth Allocation Fund Service Class

           

Sold

     3,281,727       $ 34,772,801         3,641,064       $ 41,825,560   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     14,019,059         134,723,154         8,744,370         97,762,052   

Redeemed

     (5,344,473      (56,807,712      (4,961,969      (57,331,653
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     11,956,313       $ 112,688,243         7,423,465       $ 82,255,959   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Aggressive Allocation Fund Initial Class

           

Sold

     515,681       $ 5,777,095         523,477       $ 6,383,805   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     784,159         7,888,642         461,023         5,444,686   

Redeemed

     (702,596      (7,864,641      (676,706      (8,395,670
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     597,244       $ 5,801,096         307,794       $ 3,432,821   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Aggressive Allocation Fund Service Class

           

Sold

     984,077       $ 11,205,683         1,045,467       $ 12,696,529   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     927,224         9,235,151         478,157         5,603,996   

Redeemed

     (444,298      (5,029,596      (366,062      (4,497,853
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     1,467,003       $ 15,411,238         1,157,562       $ 13,802,672   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

American Funds Growth Fund Service Class I

           

Sold

     1,352,994       $ 20,149,461         1,182,031       $ 16,969,319   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     599,106         8,207,754         289,390         4,201,948   

Redeemed

     (793,612      (11,828,907      (504,045      (7,300,531
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     1,158,488       $ 16,528,308         967,376       $ 13,870,736   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Year Ended December 31, 2015      Year Ended December 31, 2014  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

American Funds International Fund Service Class I

           

Sold

     1,042,589       $ 10,938,123         766,614       $ 8,359,495   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     182,224         1,776,685         184,274         2,039,918   

Redeemed

     (351,204      (3,730,936      (351,053      (3,915,319
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     873,609       $ 8,983,872         599,835       $ 6,484,094   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

American Funds Core Allocation Fund Service Class I

           

Sold

     12,267,580       $ 154,946,189         9,571,220       $ 120,895,852   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     2,526,086         29,858,334         2,087,720         26,367,906   

Redeemed

     (2,241,931      (28,363,152      (1,751,227      (22,098,132
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     12,551,735       $ 156,441,371         9,907,713       $ 125,165,626   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

6.   Federal Income Tax Information

At December 31, 2015, the cost of securities and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of 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

   $ 479,262,963       $ 1,837,746       $ (24,437,272   $ (22,599,526

Balanced Allocation Fund

     589,181,703         9,778,257         (26,766,902     (16,988,645

Moderate Allocation Fund

     2,405,183,908         45,701,867         (110,443,523     (64,741,656

Growth Allocation Fund

     1,592,972,132         78,395,209         (61,199,593     17,195,616   

Aggressive Allocation Fund

     129,564,654         1,482,339         (7,560,269     (6,077,930

American Funds Growth Fund

     119,482,384         8,342,258         -        8,342,258   

American Funds International Fund

     55,451,150         216,816         -        216,816   

American Funds Core Allocation Fund

     768,204,283         51,296,719         (5,471,908     45,824,811   

 

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 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, 2015, 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, 2015, was as follows:

 

 

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Long Term
Capital Gain
     Return of
Capital
 

Conservative Allocation Fund

   $ 13,013,682       $ 32,412,333       $         -   

Balanced Allocation Fund

     15,528,133         42,625,519         -   

Moderate Allocation Fund

     52,556,082         160,201,911         -   

 

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     Ordinary
Income
     Long Term
Capital Gain
     Return of
Capital
 

Growth Allocation Fund

   $ 38,564,652       $ 180,216,400       $         -   

Aggressive Allocation Fund

     2,510,513         14,613,280         -   

American Funds Growth Fund

     845,292         7,362,462         -   

American Funds International Fund

     507,014         1,269,671         -   

American Funds Core Allocation Fund

     10,454,332         19,404,002         -   

 

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, 2014, was as follows:

 

 

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Long Term
Capital Gain
     Return of
Capital
 

Conservative Allocation Fund

   $ 11,109,037       $ 30,114,110       $         -   

Balanced Allocation Fund

     11,336,038         35,128,276         -   

Moderate Allocation Fund

     33,338,544         126,118,462         -   

Growth Allocation Fund

     23,848,590         138,686,395         -   

Aggressive Allocation Fund

     1,151,808         9,896,874         -   

American Funds Growth Fund

     446,049         3,755,899         -   

American Funds International Fund

     420,622         1,619,296         -   

American Funds Core Allocation Fund

     6,184,753         20,183,153         -   

 

The following Fund(s) have elected to pass through the foreign tax credit for the year ended December 31, 2015:

 

 

 

     Amount  

Conservative Allocation Fund

   $ 23,822   

Balanced Allocation Fund

     39,619   

Moderate Allocation Fund

     680,362   

Growth Allocation Fund

     670,546   

Aggressive Allocation Fund

     65,711   

American Funds International Fund

     91,329   

American Funds Core Allocation Fund

     193,462   

 

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, 2015, temporary book and tax accounting differences were primarily attributable to the deferral of wash sale losses and deferred Trustee compensation.

At December 31, 2015, 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

   $ 10,503,230       $ 25,177,282       $ (64,262   $ (22,599,526

Balanced Allocation Fund

     12,246,976         39,390,540         (76,920     (16,988,645

Moderate Allocation Fund

     44,987,385         166,119,757         (252,356     (64,741,656

Growth Allocation Fund

     27,702,878         166,620,253         (245,569     17,195,616   

Aggressive Allocation Fund

     1,795,427         13,412,663         (14,684     (6,077,930

American Funds Growth Fund

     267,316         29,068,970         (11,914     8,342,258   

American Funds International Fund

     632,919         3,955,085         (6,922     216,816   

American Funds Core Allocation Fund

     16,088,754         66,430,441         (80,020     45,824,811   

 

 

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During the year ended December 31, 2015, 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

   $ 146       $ (1,969,125   $ 1,968,979   

Balanced Allocation Fund

     184         (2,678,747     2,678,563   

Moderate Allocation Fund

     544         (30,061,348     30,060,804   

Growth Allocation Fund

     659         (9,608,169     9,607,510   

Aggressive Allocation Fund

     35         (810,666     810,631   

American Funds Growth Fund

     25         -        (25

American Funds International Fund

     18         -        (18

American Funds Core Allocation Fund

     198         (6,301,673     6,301,475   

 

The Funds did not have any unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2015, 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, 2015, 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.

 

7.   Investment in Affiliated Issuers

A summary of the Funds’ transactions in the securities of affiliated issuers during the year ended December 31, 2015, was as follows:

 

 

 

    Number of
Shares Held
as of
12/31/14
    Purchases     Sales     Number of
Shares Held
as of
12/31/15
    Value as of
12/31/15
    Dividend
Income
    Realized
Gains
Distributions
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Conservative Allocation Fund

               

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class

    1,108,468        324,487        265,815        1,167,140      $ 18,429,146      $ -      $ 3,030,533      $ 1,539,792   

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II

    -        6,013,668        50,403        5,963,265        57,903,299        924,476        -        (2,520

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class

    1,305,812        315,496        309,431        1,311,877        14,811,092        304,319        1,605,896        1,477,926   

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II

    426,033        163,078        94,520        494,591        6,009,276        119,025        852,012        321,269   

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class

    680,114        331,256        71,204        940,166        8,922,172        279,071        -        49,070   

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II

    862,515        298,603        220,126        940,992        11,790,634        100,945        2,349,907        617,634   

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II

    1,051,603        270,744        197,909        1,124,438        15,967,015        234,863        1,333,631        1,019,981   

MML Global Fund, Class I

    753,705        311,818        146,716        918,807        10,786,796        125,615        481,394        690,973   

MML High Yield Fund, Class II

    1,856,018        138,025        57,483        1,936,560        17,758,252        1,231,129        106,188        (19,133

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class

    849,973        258,009        146,900        961,082        10,908,280        215,833        704,664        412,376   

MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class

    1,833,931        217,554        219,999        1,831,486        18,150,023        217,106        -        (333,811

MML International Equity Fund, Class II

    781,144        306,710        82,182        1,005,672        8,859,973        18,247        -        (56,241

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    910,651        313,614        236,800        987,465        11,553,346        -        2,415,743        815,820   

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class

    10,091,028        1,670,202        3,235,004        8,526,226        104,975,821        3,212,796        530,402        (929,252

MML Managed Volatility Fund, Initial Class

    647,599        -        647,599        -        -        -        -        (61,874

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    489,785        154,079        78,186        565,678        8,768,004        -        1,000,303        310,984   

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    799,616        325,744        112,600        1,012,760        10,877,046        216,086        1,602,903        153,675   

MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II

    2,318,005        121,732        733,754        1,705,983        16,548,033        438,164        -        (169,934

MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class

    238,652        54,838        131,610        161,880        2,186,669        -        500,824        114,184   

 

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    Number of
Shares Held
as of
12/31/14
    Purchases     Sales     Number of
Shares Held
as of
12/31/15
    Value as of
12/31/15
    Dividend
Income
    Realized
Gains
Distributions
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Conservative Allocation Fund (Continued)

               

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II

    317,539        65,492        42,612        340,419      $ 5,065,433      $ 17,188      $ 528,691      $ 51,280   

MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    234,751        55,818        94,821        195,748        2,219,785        17,566        401,275        123,568   

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II

    5,752,757        639,641        1,878,988        4,513,410        45,991,649        1,593,815        519,700        597,058   

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    35,830        10,490        5,741        40,579        3,118,463        -        271,446        59,741   

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    180,730        84,055        46,886        217,899        8,280,166        113,286        564,781        550,248   

Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    2,359,705        730,979        -        3,090,684        29,856,003        104,100        -        -   

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    3,912,966        78,368        3,991,334        -        -        396,540        -        (579,113

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    3,030,603        1,183,883        1,065,822        3,148,664        6,927,061        84,784        517,489        173,230   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 456,663,437      $ 9,964,954      $ 19,317,782      $ 6,926,931   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balanced Allocation Fund

               

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class

    1,672,364        375,819        335,820        1,712,363      $ 27,038,213      $ -      $ 4,333,731      $ 2,830,903   

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II

    -        6,313,205        50,403        6,262,802        60,811,811        970,843        -        (2,520

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class

    1,761,921        322,391        339,851        1,744,461        19,694,962        395,108        2,084,991        1,645,752   

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II

    779,283        231,946        147,517        863,712        10,494,099        208,256        1,490,757        554,252   

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class

    1,184,484        524,181        130,573        1,578,092        14,976,094        464,139        -        246,473   

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II

    1,285,251        359,972        288,337        1,356,886        17,001,780        141,149        3,285,808        994,746   

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II

    1,455,693        263,308        170,620        1,548,381        21,987,008        311,544        1,769,054        682,922   

MML Global Fund, Class I

    1,119,769        404,467        167,094        1,357,142        15,932,846        183,240        702,232        777,013   

MML High Yield Fund, Class II

    2,009,508        161,525        57,550        2,113,483        19,380,635        1,353,629        114,970        (37,192

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class

    1,466,044        328,880        213,602        1,581,322        17,948,003        346,544        1,131,416        666,883   

MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class

    2,027,046        172,642        193,246        2,006,442        19,883,840        236,343        -        (118,387

MML International Equity Fund, Class II

    1,365,174        474,217        151,238        1,688,153        14,872,626        30,347        -        (90,850

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    1,350,440        388,029        321,467        1,417,002        16,578,923        -        3,375,660        1,436,459   

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class

    10,638,276        1,127,452        3,302,970        8,462,758        104,194,402        3,250,271        554,713        (7,402

MML Managed Volatility Fund, Initial Class

    1,000,281        5,151        1,005,432        -        -        -        -        (89,172

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    989,339        170,185        141,079        1,018,445        15,785,904        -        1,776,326        779,540   

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    1,325,557        406,332        142,716        1,589,173        17,067,721        334,186        2,478,948        367,542   

MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II

    2,514,332        192,744        562,296        2,144,780        20,804,370        515,394        -        (157,019

MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class

    408,657        79,976        192,722        295,911        3,997,140        -        878,590        406,070   

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II

    462,499        72,029        47,676        486,852        7,244,363        24,178        743,698        734   

MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    410,739        89,122        114,379        385,482        4,371,363        33,809        772,341        150,998   

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II

    5,910,819        454,995        1,548,052        4,817,762        49,092,996        1,668,571        544,076        978,004   

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    70,294        12,887        10,148        73,033        5,612,556        -        505,704        87,695   

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    307,582        139,136        100,671        346,047        13,149,782        172,417        859,566        1,090,223   

Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    2,919,619        1,310,959        -        4,230,578        40,867,384        142,494        -        -   

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    3,999,649        79,840        4,079,489        -        -        403,991        -        (644,856

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    5,346,658        2,204,189        1,458,012        6,092,835        13,404,237        166,459        1,015,981        729,996   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 572,193,058      $ 11,352,912      $ 28,418,562      $ 13,278,807   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Moderate Allocation Fund

               

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class

    7,469,514        1,899,067        1,183,640        8,184,941      $ 129,240,217      $ -      $ 20,358,498      $ 10,260,295   

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II

    -        19,992,115        100,806        19,891,309        193,144,610        3,081,911        -        (5,040

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class

    6,690,847        1,805,931        647,390        7,849,388        88,619,596        1,726,721        9,111,931        3,316,829   

 

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    Number of
Shares Held
as of
12/31/14
    Purchases     Sales     Number of
Shares Held
as of
12/31/15
    Value as of
12/31/15
    Dividend
Income
    Realized
Gains
Distributions
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Moderate Allocation Fund (Continued)

               

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II

    4,049,828        1,679,728        415,253        5,314,303      $ 64,568,779      $ 1,243,317      $ 8,900,029      $ 1,755,997   

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class

    4,619,959        3,252,054        185,396        7,686,617        72,945,999        2,223,518        -        447,075   

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II

    5,840,289        1,755,035        1,290,896        6,304,428        78,994,479        644,772        15,009,676        4,618,523   

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II

    5,753,191        1,354,638        215,593        6,892,236        97,869,752        1,352,067        7,677,506        1,119,817   

MML Global Fund, Class I

    7,253,182        1,767,741        941,248        8,079,675        94,855,380        1,067,364        4,090,473        5,231,668   

MML High Yield Fund, Class II

    6,081,792        578,753        -        6,660,545        61,077,196        4,183,669        347,958        -   

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class

    6,201,946        1,221,086        516,834        6,906,198        78,385,343        1,497,042        4,887,630        1,646,740   

MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class

    6,555,075        717,563        228,225        7,044,413        69,810,133        818,181        -        (178,067

MML International Equity Fund, Class II

    5,300,929        3,083,418        160,178        8,224,169        72,454,931        145,382        -        (90,180

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    6,137,665        1,824,833        1,303,135        6,659,363        77,914,545        -        15,421,543        6,298,602   

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class

    32,590,196        4,577,746        9,241,694        27,926,248        343,831,012        10,416,451        1,773,185        313,939   

MML Managed Volatility Fund, Initial Class

    4,503,232        90,261        4,593,493        -        -        -        -        (328,528

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    4,635,039        1,035,297        449,369        5,220,967        80,924,987        -        8,922,738        3,363,226   

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    6,305,478        2,164,989        386,001        8,084,466        86,827,162        1,683,426        12,487,450        791,724   

MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II

    7,627,141        1,052,306        844,207        7,835,240        76,001,830        1,776,584        -        (231,460

MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class

    1,870,987        418,862        793,951        1,495,898        20,206,474        -        4,245,327        1,759,819   

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II

    2,331,749        419,528        111,826        2,639,451        39,275,032        128,220        3,943,908        23,454   

MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    1,864,400        428,808        546,539        1,746,669        19,807,224        148,927        3,402,134        1,032,190   

MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II

    4,014,300        1,132,057        196,518        4,949,839        40,341,191        500,232        -        (298,092

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II

    17,821,385        1,719,465        3,748,852        15,791,998        160,920,460        5,333,378        1,739,071        2,658,159   

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    319,778        78,795        26,619        371,954        28,584,668        -        2,514,703        243,353   

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    1,037,262        464,008        131,782        1,369,488        52,040,525        632,409        3,152,809        1,522,121   

Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    10,946,823        7,211,787        -        18,158,610        175,412,174        611,617        -        -   

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    9,723,403        178,384        9,901,787        -        -        902,621        -        (1,307,210

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    17,855,247        6,969,485        8,284,481        16,540,251        36,388,553        453,437        2,767,564        2,115,917   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 2,340,442,252      $ 40,571,246      $ 130,754,133      $ 46,080,871   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Growth Allocation Fund

               

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class

    6,943,503        1,378,902        1,098,052        7,224,353      $ 114,072,529      $ -      $ 18,550,886      $ 8,506,753   

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II

    -        8,965,158        100,806        8,864,352        86,072,859        1,358,757        -        (5,040

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class

    5,747,051        1,105,792        892,730        5,960,113        67,289,675        1,365,197        7,204,162        4,287,980   

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II

    4,410,908        1,285,574        687,426        5,009,056        60,860,036        1,219,742        8,731,267        2,692,278   

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class

    4,702,623        2,348,448        476,023        6,575,048        62,397,206        1,943,773        -        957,762   

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II

    5,462,334        1,301,440        1,237,598        5,526,176        69,242,990        585,709        13,634,736        4,263,825   

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II

    4,909,630        796,940        447,133        5,259,437        74,684,001        1,069,660        6,073,900        2,715,276   

MML Global Fund, Class I

    6,544,819        2,166,251        1,123,508        7,587,562        89,077,979        1,032,828        3,958,121        7,361,368   

MML High Yield Fund, Class II

    1,699,715        124,780        115,129        1,709,366        15,674,888        1,112,352        97,246        (57,909

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class

    4,593,643        680,038        632,170        4,641,511        52,681,147        1,041,684        3,400,949        1,964,724   

MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class

    6,199,487        463,851        455,899        6,207,439        61,515,724        729,113        -        (233,787

MML International Equity Fund, Class II

    5,397,692        2,051,610        415,498        7,033,804        61,967,810        127,101        -        (224,242

 

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    Number of
Shares Held
as of
12/31/14
    Purchases     Sales     Number of
Shares Held
as of
12/31/15
    Value as of
12/31/15
    Dividend
Income
    Realized
Gains
Distributions
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Growth Allocation Fund (Continued)

               

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    5,731,581        1,350,049        1,229,324        5,852,306      $ 68,471,985      $ -      $ 14,008,088      $ 6,444,179   

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class

    15,187,866        768,041        6,220,498        9,735,409        119,863,423        4,016,730        794,391        41,597   

MML Managed Volatility Fund, Initial Class

    4,282,220        13,789        4,296,009        -        -        -        -        (379,254

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    4,778,861        814,966        665,555        4,928,272        76,388,220        -        8,665,653        6,204,120   

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    6,102,725        1,372,968        852,662        6,623,031        71,131,352        1,432,026        10,622,597        4,523,258   

MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II

    4,208,966        478,068        645,839        4,041,195        39,199,592        975,804        -        (138,466

MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class

    1,897,224        303,988        891,087        1,310,125        17,697,071        -        3,871,203        2,283,489   

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II

    2,137,814        273,156        179,737        2,231,233        33,200,753        111,875        3,441,164        294,519   

MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    1,838,275        393,151        273,271        1,958,155        22,205,475        173,223        3,957,166        318,537   

MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II

    4,473,421        909,002        490,159        4,892,264        39,871,950        514,567        -        (849,757

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II

    8,276,281        563,408        1,848,110        6,991,579        71,244,187        2,393,903        780,588        1,418,941   

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    324,794        73,019        44,473        353,340        27,154,191        -        2,531,442        351,790   

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    796,419        506,905        261,828        1,041,496        39,576,848        496,840        2,476,945        2,949,161   

Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    8,331,471        6,071,404        -        14,402,875        139,131,775        485,117        -        -   

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    3,289        -        3,289        -        -        -        -        (124

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    18,560,470        2,746,379        7,900,448        13,406,401        29,494,082        390,086        2,380,916        4,429,611   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 1,610,167,748      $ 22,576,087      $ 115,181,420      $ 60,120,589   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Aggressive Allocation Fund

               

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class

    564,279        172,600        102,007        634,872      $ 10,024,622      $ -      $ 1,592,402      $ 679,454   

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II

    -        239,620        2,016        237,604        2,307,131        35,758        -        (101

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class

    458,450        148,895        73,288        534,057        6,029,504        117,873        622,015        292,175   

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II

    366,280        153,538        62,973        456,845        5,550,668        107,250        767,726        233,932   

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class

    453,685        208,773        33,203        629,255        5,971,630        182,220        -        41,764   

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II

    453,726        160,841        125,370        489,197        6,129,644        50,357        1,172,259        407,118   

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II

    390,143        120,265        44,220        466,188        6,619,874        91,704        520,727        172,285   

MML Global Fund, Class I

    499,894        259,128        91,635        667,387        7,835,128        88,520        339,235        478,367   

MML High Yield Fund, Class II

    5,880        -        5,880        -        -        -        -        (5,263

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class

    381,619        111,482        79,310        413,791        4,696,528        90,643        295,935        238,170   

MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class

    291,882        49,594        26,765        314,711        3,118,783        36,453        -        (32,670

MML International Equity Fund, Class II

    520,644        187,357        34,813        673,188        5,930,787        11,915        -        (27,409

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    475,358        166,777        119,717        522,418        6,112,291        -        1,204,342        472,879   

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class

    333,211        67,527        184,649        216,089        2,660,506        87,898        18,439        (41,499

MML Managed Volatility Fund, Initial Class

    363,799        5,654        369,453        -        -        -        -        (28,867

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    429,121        114,867        60,699        483,289        7,490,979        -        828,306        380,961   

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    557,787        174,315        71,866        660,236        7,090,938        136,318        1,011,188        175,400   

MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II

    242,510        55,970        19,751        278,729        2,703,668        60,809        -        (3,384

MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class

    176,916        45,287        89,316        132,887        1,795,033        -        371,057        80,246   

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II

    195,361        44,410        18,270        221,501        3,295,938        10,790        331,876        7,811   

 

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    Number of
Shares Held
as of
12/31/14
    Purchases     Sales     Number of
Shares Held
as of
12/31/15
    Value as of
12/31/15
    Dividend
Income
    Realized
Gains
Distributions
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Aggressive Allocation Fund (Continued)

               

MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    163,877        53,243        23,429        193,691      $ 2,196,451      $ 16,614      $ 379,540      $ 24,741   

MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II

    419,279        133,852        49,898        503,233        4,101,350        51,145        -        (81,135

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II

    173,768        34,201        41,769        166,200        1,693,578        52,971        17,273        (9,738

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    30,702        11,252        6,223        35,731        2,745,932        -        251,557        56,268   

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    64,709        61,555        34,364        91,900        3,492,213        41,717        207,973        251,416   

Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    590,256        581,029        -        1,171,285        11,314,615        39,450        -        -   

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    14,638        -        14,638        -        -        -        -        (961

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    1,559,480        340,812        728,050        1,172,242        2,578,933        32,648        199,274        200,872   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 123,486,724      $ 1,343,053      $ 10,131,124      $ 3,962,832   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Fund advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

 

8.   Indemnifications

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.   Subsequent Events

In preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated the events and transactions subsequent to December 31, 2015, through the date when the financial statements were issued, and determined that there are no subsequent events or transactions that would require adjustments to or disclosures in the Funds’ financial statements other than those disclosed below.

Effective January 1, 2016, the advisory fees, based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets, were changed for the following Funds as noted in the table below:

 

 

American Funds Growth Fund

   0.15% on the first $500 million; and
   0.125% on any excess over $500 million

American Funds International Fund

   0.15% on the first $500 million; and
   0.125% on any excess over $500 million

American Funds Core Allocation Fund

   0.20% on the first $750 million; and
   0.175% on any excess over $750 million

 

 

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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”):

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of the Funds as of December 31, 2015, 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, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 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. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, 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. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian and transfer agents; when replies were not received from transfer agents, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of December 31, 2015, the results of their operations for the year 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.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 22, 2016

 

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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 Statement of Additional Information includes 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: Retirement Services Marketing.

Disinterested Trustees

 

 

 

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: 67

   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).
Nabil N. El-Hage
Age: 57
  

Trustee

  

Since

2012

 

   Chairman (since 2011), Academy of Executive Education, LLC; Consultant (2010-2011); Senior Associate Dean for External Relations (2009-2010), Thomas Henry Carroll Ford Foundation Adjunct Professor of Business Administration (2009-2010), Harvard Business School.    93    Director (2011-2015), Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products); Director (2007-2010), Virtual Radiologic Corporation (telemedicine company); 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).
Maria D. Furman
Age: 62
   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).

R. Alan Hunter, Jr.

Age: 69

  

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: 64
   Trustee    Since
2012
   Retired; President and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2014), PathoGenetix (genomics company); Senior Vice President, Genzyme Business Excellence Initiative (2009-2011), Genzyme Corporation (biotechnology company).    93    Director (since 2015), Juniper Pharmaceuticals Inc. (specialty pharmaceutical company); Director (since 2014), Flexion Therapeutics (specialty pharmaceutical company); 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).

Susan B. Sweeney

Age: 63

   Trustee   

Since

2009

   Retired; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (2010-2014), Selective Insurance Group (property and casualty company); Senior Managing Director (2008-2010), Ironwood Capital (private equity firm).    95^    Trustee (since 2012), Babson Capital Corporate Investors (closed-end investment company); Trustee (since 2012), Babson Capital 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).

Robert E. Joyal^^

Age: 71

  

Trustee

  

Since

2003

   Retired.    95^    Director (since 2013), Leucadia National Corporation (holding company); Director (since 2012), Ormat Technologies, Inc. (provider of alternative and renewable energy technology); Director (2006-2014), Jefferies Group LLC (investment bank); Director (2007-2011), Scottish Re Group Ltd. (holding company); Trustee (since 2003), Babson Capital Corporate Investors (closed-end investment company); Trustee (since 2003), Babson Capital 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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Interested Trustees

 

 

 

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

Elaine A. Sarsynski^^^

Age: 60

  

Trustee

  

Since
2008

   Executive Vice President (since 2008), MassMutual Retirement Services Division, MassMutual; Chairman (since 2013), President, Chairman & CEO (2012-2013), Chairman & CEO (2008-2012), President & CEO (2006-2008), MassMutual International LLC.    93    Director (since 2012), Horizon Technology Finance Management LLC (specialty finance company); Director (since 2013), MML Advisers; Trustee (since 2008), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Vice Chairperson (2011-2012), Trustee (since 2011), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Vice Chairperson (2011-2012), Trustee (since 2011), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company).

Principal Officers who are Not Trustees

 

 

 

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

Jeffrey M. Dube

Age: 47

   President    Since
2014
   Vice President (since 2012), Assistant Vice President (2011-2012), Managing Director (2009-2011), MassMutual; President (since 2014), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company).    40
Michael C. Eldredge
Age: 51
   Vice President    Since

2009

   Head of Investments and portfolio manager (since 2014), MML Advisers; Vice President (since 2008), MassMutual; Vice President (since 2009), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2009), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2009), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company).    93

Andrew M. Goldberg

Age: 49

  

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

Brian K. Haendiges

Age: 55

  

Vice President

 

   Since
2014
   Vice President (since 2014), MML Advisers; Senior Vice President (since 2014), Vice President (2010-2014), MassMutual; Vice President (since 2014), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2014), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2014), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company).    93

Nicholas H. Palmerino

Age: 50

   Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer    Since
2006
   Vice President (since 2014), Assistant Vice President (2006-2014), MassMutual; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (since 2006), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (since 2006), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (since 2006), 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: 51

   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

Eric H. Wietsma

Age: 49

   Vice President    Since

2006

   Director and President (since 2013), MML Advisers; Senior Vice President (since 2010), Corporate Vice President (2007-2010), 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

 

* 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-two years.

 

   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.

 

^ Babson Capital Participation Investors and Babson Capital Corporate Investors are deemed to be a part of the Fund Complex, because they are managed by Babson Capital Management LLC, an affiliate of MML Advisers.

 

^^ 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.

 

^^^ Ms. Sarsynski is an Interested Person as a director of MML Advisers.

 

# 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, 2015, qualified for the dividends received deduction, as follows:

 

 

     Dividends Received
Deductions
 

Conservative Allocation Fund

     60.41%   

Balanced Allocation Fund

     75.32%   

Moderate Allocation Fund

     94.50%   

Growth Allocation Fund

     98.86%   

Aggressive Allocation Fund

     98.60%   

American Funds Core Allocation Fund

     81.64%   

 

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the following Fund(s) earned the following foreign sources of income:

 

 

     Amount  

Conservative Allocation Fund

   $ 186,979   

Balanced Allocation Fund

     310,977   

Moderate Allocation Fund

     1,922,517   

Growth Allocation Fund

     1,747,493   

Aggressive Allocation Fund

     166,334   

American Funds International Fund

     780,509   

American Funds Core Allocation Fund

     3,323,491   

 

 

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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.

Trustees Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

At their meeting in November 2015, the Trustees, including the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust or MML Advisers (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and approved a proposal to add breakpoints to the advisory fees of the American Funds Core Allocation Fund, American Funds Growth Fund, and American Funds International Fund (the “Funds”). In arriving at their decision, the Trustees considered materials provided by MML Advisers, including revised profitability schedules for the Funds. In their deliberations, the Trustees were advised by independent counsel.

The amendments to the advisory agreements for the Funds became effective on January 1, 2016.

Prior to the votes being taken to approve the amendments to the advisory agreements discussed above, the Independent Trustees met separately in executive session to discuss the appropriateness of each such contract. 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, 2015

 

Expense Examples:

The following information is in regards to expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2015:

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, 2015.

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.

 

 

 

     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   $ 981.80       $ 0.60       $ 1,024.60       $ 0.61   

Service Class

     1,000         0.37     980.10         1.85         1,023.30         1.89   
Balanced Allocation Fund                 

Initial Class

     1,000         0.12     978.90         0.60         1,024.60         0.61   

Service Class

     1,000         0.37     978.10         1.84         1,023.30         1.89   
Moderate Allocation Fund                 

Initial Class

     1,000         0.11     974.60         0.55         1,024.70         0.56   

Service Class

     1,000         0.36     974.00         1.79         1,023.40         1.84   
Growth Allocation Fund                 

Initial Class

     1,000         0.11     970.50         0.55         1,024.70         0.56   

Service Class

     1,000         0.36     969.60         1.79         1,023.40         1.84   
Aggressive Allocation Fund                 

Initial Class

     1,000         0.16     965.50         0.79         1,024.40         0.82   

Service Class

     1,000         0.41     964.70         2.03         1,023.10         2.09   

 

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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*
 
American Funds Growth Fund                 

Service Class I**

   $ 1,000         1.04   $ 1,007.10       $ 5.26       $ 1,020.00       $ 5.30   
American Funds International Fund                 

Service Class I**

     1,000         1.24     904.10         5.95         1,019.00         6.31   
American Funds Core Allocation Fund                 

Service Class I

     1,000         0.71     978.10         3.54         1,021.60         3.62   

 

 

* Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio for the six months ended December 31, 2015, 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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President’s Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited)

     1   

Economic and Market Review (Unaudited)

     3   

Portfolio Manager Report (Unaudited)

     6   

Portfolio of Investments

  

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund

     63   

MML Equity Income Fund

     66   

MML Equity Index Fund

     69   

MML Focused Equity Fund

     76   

MML Foreign Fund

     77   

MML Fundamental Growth Fund

     80   

MML Fundamental Value Fund

     83   

MML Global Fund

     86   

MML Growth & Income Fund

     88   

MML Income & Growth Fund

     91   

MML International Equity Fund

     94   

MML Large Cap Growth Fund

     96   

MML Managed Volatility Fund

     98   

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund

     106   

MML Mid Cap Value Fund

     110   

MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund

     113   

MML Small Company Value Fund

     118   

MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

     122   

MML Total Return Bond Fund

     125   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     134   

Statements of Operations

     146   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     152   

Financial Highlights

     165   

Notes to Financial Statements

     184   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     218   

Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

     219   

Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

     223   

Other Information (Unaudited)

  

Proxy Voting

     224   

Quarterly Reporting

     224   

Trustees Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

     224   

Fund Expenses

     226   

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.


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MML Series Investment Fund – President’s Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

To Our Shareholders

 

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Jeffrey M. Dube

“In our view, the 2015 market environment underscored once again how important it can be for investors to take a long-term perspective and avoid reacting to current events or short-term market changes.”

December 31, 2015

The return of market volatility challenges retirement investors

Welcome to the MML Series Investment Fund Annual Report covering the year ended December 31, 2015. Large-company U.S. stocks and technology shares represented by the S&P 500® Index, NASDAQ Composite® Index, and Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM outperformed stocks of small and midsize U.S. companies along with foreign stocks from both developed and emerging markets in a volatile market environment. Despite the challenges presented by slowdowns in large and emerging economies across the globe, the U.S. economy continued to show overall progress. The economic difficulties elsewhere, which were exacerbated by new concerns about China, continuing low oil prices, and other factors, created a challenging investing environment that left some major U.S. and international stock indexes in negative territory for the year. While the market volatility that generally characterized the year presented a significant challenge, it can serve to remind investors that market conditions are cyclical and subject to change at any time.

In our view, the 2015 market environment underscored once again how important it can be for investors to take a long-term perspective and avoid reacting to current events or short-term market changes. We also believe individuals are wise to maintain a plan that focuses on their goals, how long they have to invest, and how comfortable they are with the ups and downs of the market.

Suggestions for retirement investors under any market conditions

 

  You are likely in it for the long term. Investing for retirement doesn’t happen overnight. Many people save and invest throughout their working years. It may help you to keep in mind that, although the financial markets will go up and down over time, taking a long-term approach to investing gives you more time to ride out the downturns as you work toward your long-term investment goals.

 

  Continue to invest. Of course, you can’t control the performance of your investments, but you can control how often and how much you save. Contributing to your retirement account on a regular basis and increasing your contribution level as often as possible can help you boost your retirement savings.*

 

  Monitor your asset allocation and diversify. Stocks, bonds, and short-term/money market investments are asset classes that tend to behave differently, depending upon the economic and market environment. Those broad asset classes contain an even greater array of asset sub-categories (such as small-cap stocks, international stocks, and high-yield bonds). Most financial professionals agree that investors can take advantage of different opportunities in the market and reduce the risk of over-exposure to one or two poorly performing asset types by selecting a number of investments that represent a mix of asset classes and sub-categories.*

Who and what matter most

We believe “Who Matters Most to You Says the Most About You.” Helping our customers prepare for the kind of financial future they see for themselves matters most to us. That’s why we encourage you to maintain perspective when it comes to retirement investing, despite short-term changes in the

 

 

* 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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markets or day-to-day events that may seem unsettling. We also believe changing market conditions have the potential to reward patient investors. If you work with a financial professional, this may be an excellent time to contact him or her for assistance in reviewing your personal retirement investment strategy and making any adjustments that may be appropriate. Thank you for your continued confidence and trust in us.

Sincerely,

 

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Jeffrey M. Dube

President

The information provided is the opinion of MassMutual Retirement Services Investments Services as of 1/1/16 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, 2015

Stocks mixed in a period of economic weakness abroad and low oil prices

Stock performance was mixed in the U.S. and around the world in a volatile market environment that challenged investors for much of the year ended December 31, 2015. High-quality U.S. bonds finished in positive territory, as many investors sought cover in the traditionally safer investments amid the market choppiness. Data pointing to weakness in certain measures confounded investors at different points during the year, but the U.S. economy continued to show overall progress, which stood in contrast to slowdowns in other large and emerging markets across the globe. Geopolitical wrangling centered around the Middle East, economic events and issues in China and Europe, dramatically lower oil prices, the strength of the U.S. dollar versus other benchmark currencies, and the latest announcements from the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) occupied the attention of investors and impacted markets throughout the year.

As 2015 kicked off, Fed watchers – fresh from witnessing the end of the central bank’s Quantitative Easing monthly bond purchase program in autumn 2014 – were speculating about when the central bank would see the U.S. economy as strong enough to begin increasing key short-term interest rates. Investors drove market volatility in reaction to economic data and statements by the Fed that possibly offered clues about when increases might start. The U.S. economy continued to show improvement in key measures, including in unemployment and some price categories; but the threat to U.S. growth represented by the nearly worldwide economic slowdown and unsettling news from China contributed to the Fed’s decision to delay increasing interest rates until its final meeting of the year in mid-December, when policymakers increased the federal funds rate by 0.25%, from 0.0% – 0.25% to 0.25% – 0.50% and made comparable increases in other relevant short-term rates. (The federal funds rate is the interest rate that banks and other financial institutions charge each other for borrowing funds overnight.)

Slowing economic growth and weak demand in foreign markets combined with an overabundant supply drove investor concerns about oil, which continued its dramatic decline into 2015 before finally hitting a low of $43.39 per barrel in mid-March. The closely watched commodity gushed as high as $61.36 in June, and dropped to $38.22 in the late-August market turmoil. Oil never got as high as $50 again in 2015 and finished the year at $37.13, its lowest price since the height of the 2008 financial crisis. U.S. retail gasoline prices started 2015 at their lowest levels since 2009 and drove uphill into mid-summer before rolling back down to near where they had started the year. Gold prices peaked in late January 2015 at $1,295.75 per ounce then lost luster for much of the rest of the year and finished at approximately $1,060.

Market performance

A strong fourth quarter for U.S. stocks, with the strongest gains coming in October, helped lift most broad-market indexes into positive territory, but small- and mid-cap stocks failed to keep pace and declined for the year. The full-year advances in the most widely followed U.S. indexes masked the volatile environment, as the strong U.S. dollar made American goods more expensive in foreign markets and the nearly worldwide economic slowdown reduced overall demand. For the year, the technology-focused NASDAQ Composite® Index rose 6.96%, the S&P 500® Index (S&P 500) of large-capitalization U.S. stocks gained 1.38%, and the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM (Dow) just made it into positive territory with a 0.21% advance. Conversely, the Russell 2000® Index of small-capitalization stocks declined 4.41%. In foreign markets, the MSCI EAFE® Index, a barometer for foreign stocks in developed markets, fell 0.81%, and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, a measure of the performance of emerging stock markets throughout the world, dropped 14.92%.*

Bonds mainly advanced during the year, with the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, a broad measure of the U.S. investment-grade bond markets, rising just 0.55% in the nearly unrelenting low interest rate environment. The Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year Government Bond Index, which measures the performance of short-term U.S. government bonds, returned 0.57%. Treasury bills, as measured by the Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index, gained only 0.03%. The impact of lower oil prices on energy companies during the year worked against high-yield bonds, as many issuers of such bonds are energy companies. In this environment, the Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index, a measure of the performance of fixed-rate, non-investment-grade debt from corporate sectors, dropped 4.47% for the year. The yield of the bellwether 10-year Treasury note increased from 2.17% at the beginning of 2015 to 2.27% at the close of business on the last day of the year, although that change masked considerable volatility along the way.*

 

* Indexes are unmanaged, do not incur fees or expenses and cannot be purchased directly for investment.

 

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Q1 2015: Market momentum cools amid increasing talk of Fed rate hikes

In the first quarter of 2015, U.S. stocks declined in January and March, but produced strong gains in February. When the dust settled at the end of March, some key market benchmarks were not far from where they started the quarter. Much of the downside volatility in January was due to weakness in crude oil prices. A surging U.S. dollar also fueled concern about multinational companies that derive a significant portion of their profits from overseas, especially Europe.

February brought renewed optimism among stock investors amid some stabilization in oil’s price and favorable corporate earnings reports. However, stocks surrendered some of those gains in March, as a better-than-expected February employment report raised the possibility that the Fed might speed up its timetable for raising short-term interest rates. Other reports offered a mixed picture of the U.S. economy, however. According to data released in the first quarter, gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by a relatively modest 2.2% in the fourth quarter of 2014, which also included weak durable goods orders and retail sales.

The possibility of Greece defaulting on its debt following the January election of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (who had run a campaign against austerity), air strikes in Yemen by Saudi Arabia, more disappointing economic data from Europe and China, and concern about the upcoming second-quarter earnings season were other factors unsettling the market as the first quarter wound to a close.

Q2 2015: Greek debt crisis drives increased volatility

U.S. stocks were choppy in the second quarter of 2015, and most indexes made little headway in either direction. Investors sought clarity on a number of issues, including the debt problems of Greece, the sustainability of the U.S. economic recovery following a weak first quarter, when the Fed’s first interest-rate hike since mid-2006 could occur, and the near-term path of crude oil and the U.S. dollar.

Despite repeated efforts to forge an agreement with other countries in the European Union to reschedule its debt, Greece was unable to make a loan payment to the International Monetary Fund of 1.6 billion (euro), or roughly $1.8 billion, by a June 30 deadline. The default resulted in Greek banks and markets closing the week of June 29 through July 3. Global stock markets fell sharply in response on Monday, June 29, but stabilized on the final day of the quarter.

On the U.S. economic front, the news was somewhat encouraging – but still mixed. First-quarter GDP had originally been reported at -0.7% but underwent an upward revision to -0.2%. Nonfarm payrolls bounced back nicely in April and May after falling well short of estimates in March; however, industrial production remained weak amid challenges from lower oil prices and the stronger dollar.

The Fed’s Open Market Committee met in April and June, deciding both times to leave short-term interest rates unchanged. Crude oil, the focus of so much attention in prior quarters due to its steep decline, receded from the limelight in the second quarter when prices for the commodity rose.

Q3 2015: China’s economic slowdown sinks stocks worldwide; Fed leaves rates unchanged

U.S. stocks struggled in the third quarter of 2015, as concerns about China and fresh weakness in commodity prices prompted nervous investors to sell stocks and seek safer ground. A string of disappointing reports on China’s economy, coupled with that nation’s decision to devalue its currency on August 11 and another freefall in its share prices, contributed to the risk-sensitive environment.

The extreme volatility in Chinese stocks – partly a result of local investors buying on margin – had little effect on U.S. securities markets for much of 2015, but that changed in August, as the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index plunged 43% following its mid-June peak. Most major U.S. stock benchmarks had their worst quarter since 2011 after U.S. stocks dropped roughly 10% in a decline that mostly occurred in just a handful of days in the second half of August. Crude oil prices had recovered somewhat starting in early spring, but again came under pressure during the August stock decline before regaining some ground by the end of the quarter. Following its mid-September meeting, the Fed provided few clues to investors about when the central bank would start increasing interest rates, and the lack of guidance roiled markets in the immediate aftermath.

 

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Despite the market jitters, most data indicated the U.S. economy was expanding at a reasonably healthy rate, even if the progress was subpar compared with most other post-World War II recoveries. Following a slow first quarter attributed to extreme weather, the final revised estimate for U.S. second-quarter growth came in at a fairly robust 3.9% annual rate, and overall expectations for 2015 were about in line with 2014’s annual growth of 2.4%. In August, the U.S. unemployment rate fell from 5.3% to 5.1%, the lowest level in seven years.

Q4 2015: Good quarter in a mediocre year; Fed increases rates

Stocks recovered strongly in October, with two of the most widely followed U.S. equity benchmarks, the Dow and the S&P 500, turning in their best monthly gains since October 2011. Fears about China and crude oil eased, and a weak September payroll number fueled hopes that the Fed might delay raising short-term interest rates; however, the October and November employment reports were considerably stronger, renewing talk of a rate increase, which ultimately occurred at the Fed’s December 16 meeting. Elsewhere, crude oil broke to another new low for the year in December and ended 2015 with an annual decline of 31% after falling almost 50% in 2014. These factors led to choppy market action over the final two months of the year.

Data from the Department of Commerce continued to support the view the U.S. economy is generally expanding at a reasonably healthy rate that, nevertheless, has been subdued compared with most other post-World War II recoveries. Following a weak 0.6% pace for real (inflation-adjusted) GDP in the first quarter, second-quarter growth rebounded strongly, putting GDP at 3.9%, but it settled back to 2.0% in the third quarter. As of late December, the Fed was forecasting further slowing and GDP at 1.3% for the fourth quarter.

With 2015 in the books, stocks worldwide kicked off 2016 by declining sharply in response to more bad news about the Chinese economy, and investors entered the new year wary of many of the same factors that drove markets in 2015, including the ongoing impact of economic malaise in China, Europe and emerging markets, the low price of oil, the timetable for Fed interest rate increases and the potential actions of other central banks around the world.

The information provided is the opinion of MassMutual Retirement Services Investment Services as of 1/1/16 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 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 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, 2015?

The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned 11.10%, significantly outperforming the 5.67% return of the Russell 1000® Growth Index (the “benchmark”), an unmanaged index consisting of those Russell 1000 securities (representing the 1,000 largest U.S. companies based on market capitalization) with greater than average growth orientation that tend to exhibit higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth rates than securities in the value universe. The Fund also outperformed, by a wide margin, the 1.38% return of the S&P 500® Index, a widely recognized, unmanaged index representative of common stocks of larger capitalized U.S. companies.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, please see the Economic and Market Review, beginning on page 3.

Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance

Stock selection was the primary reason for the Fund’s outperformance, relative to the benchmark, during the year ended December 31, 2015. Fund holdings in the consumer discretionary, information technology, and materials sectors were standouts, whereas the Fund’s holdings in consumer staples and financials were the greatest detractors.

Consumer discretionary was by far the performance leader, with Fund holding Amazon, the online retailing giant, continuing to improve operating leverage in its core retail business and reporting impressive results with sharp acceleration in revenue and margins in its Amazon Web Services cloud-computing unit. Shares of Fund holding Netflix also surged, as the provider of video content continued to enjoy momentum in its core subscriber base – and announced a well-received seven-for-one stock split. In the information technology sector, multiple factors propelled shares of Fund holding Alphabet (the new holding company of Google) higher, including strong earnings driven by increased advertising coverage on mobile searches. The Fund’s limited position in Apple also aided relative performance when, despite strong iPhone sales in the first few months of 2015, the share price suffered as fiscal third-quarter sales fell below analyst expectations and investor concerns emerged over the company’s growth prospects in China.

On the downside, consumer staples was the largest relative detractor, mainly due to the Fund’s significantly underweight position, relative to the benchmark, in this strongest-performing sector. In the financials sector, stock selection was the primary detractor. Although shares of Fund holding Morgan Stanley advanced steadily through the first half of 2015 on better-than-expected earnings results, shares declined sharply during the third quarter’s market correction. State Street Bank, another Fund holding in the financials sector, benefited from revenue growth and demonstrated better-than-expected expense discipline, but the company experienced difficulty from industry-wide challenges, including foreign exchange headwinds, increasing regulatory and compliance costs, and unfavorable third-quarter market returns.

Subadviser outlook

We remain optimistic about the longer-term prospects for large-cap growth stocks and believe the U.S. may generate moderate economic growth in 2016. Our view is that the Federal Reserve could raise short-term interest rates at a slower pace than the market currently expects. However, we believe the recent weakness in China’s industrial economy, falling energy and commodity prices, and periodic geopolitical flare-ups may help sustain the market’s recent volatility. As we enter 2016, our view is that growth stocks remain fairly priced based on traditional valuation metrics, such as price/earnings and price/book ratios relative to their long-term history.

 

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MML Blue Chip Growth Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Amazon.com, Inc.

     7.5

Alphabet, Inc. Class C

     4.3

Facebook, Inc. Class A

     3.5

The Priceline Group, Inc.

     3.2

Danaher Corp.

     3.1

Visa, Inc. Class A

     2.9

Alphabet, Inc. Class A

     2.6

Microsoft Corp.

     2.6

MasterCard, Inc. Class A

     2.6

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     2.6
    

 

 

 
       34.9
    

 

 

 
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     29.2

Communications

     28.0

Consumer, Cyclical

     16.2

Financial

     8.8

Technology

     8.4

Industrial

     8.0

Basic Materials

     1.2

Energy

     0.2

Mutual Funds

     0.0
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     100.0

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     0.0
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 
 

 

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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.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN   One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15
    Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15
    Since
Inception
Average
Annual
5/1/06 -
12/31/15
 
Initial Class     11.10%        15.49%        9.17%   
Russell 1000 Growth Index*     5.67%        13.53%        8.51%   
S&P 500 Index     1.38%        12.57%        6.96%   

Hypothetical Investments in MML Blue Chip Growth Fund Service Class, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, and the S&P 500 Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN   One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15
    Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15
    Since
Inception
Average
Annual
8/15/08 -
12/31/15
 
Service Class     10.76%        15.18%        10.78%   
Russell 1000 Growth Index*     5.67%        13.53%        10.11%   
S&P 500 Index     1.38%        12.57%        8.75%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

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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 the common stocks of established companies. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks, with 65% in the common stocks of well-established companies paying above-average dividends. The Fund’s subadviser currently considers well-established companies to mean companies that it considers to be seasoned companies with relatively long operating histories. 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, 2015?

The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned -6.88%, significantly trailing the 1.38% return of the S&P 500® Index (the “benchmark”), a widely recognized, unmanaged index representative of common stocks of larger capitalized U.S. companies. The Fund also underperformed the -3.83% return of the Russell 1000® Value Index, an unmanaged index consisting of those Russell 1000 securities (representing the 1,000 largest U.S. companies, based on market capitalization) with greater than average value orientation that tend to exhibit lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates than securities in the growth universe.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, please see the Economic and Market Review, beginning on page 3.

Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance

The Fund’s unfavorable performance, relative to the benchmark, for the year ended December 31, 2015, was primarily attributable to stock selection and, secondarily, sector weightings. The leading detractors from relative results were the health care and consumer discretionary sectors. Conversely, the industrials and business services sector and the materials sector contributed to relative performance.

The health care sector detracted from relative returns due to an underweight allocation, relative to the benchmark, and stock selection. In particular, Fund holding GlaxoSmithKline, a pharmaceutical company, underperformed after the company had difficulty getting its new respiratory treatments reimbursed by health insurance plans. Stock selection and an overweight allocation to the consumer discretionary sector also hindered relative results. There, Fund holding of department store retailer Macy’s struggled from disappointing top-line growth driven by lower tourism at its highly profitable flagship stores, and from slower growth in its core handbags and accessories businesses. Shares of office supplies retailer Staples declined, amid concerns of antitrust objections from the Federal Trade Commission regarding its proposed acquisition of competitor Office Depot.

Conversely, an overweight allocation to the industrials and business services sectors contributed to the Fund’s relative performance. Fund holding Harris, a communications equipment company, experienced healthy levels of international demand for its tactical radios, as numerous countries upgraded their defense departments’ communication systems. Stock selection in the materials sector also helped relative results. There, Fund holding Vulcan Materials, a producer of construction aggregates, benefited from improving margins due to lower diesel fuel prices and robust volume growth.

Subadviser outlook

The final months of 2015 experienced higher-than-usual volatility, as investors worried about the effects of rising interest rates, economic conditions abroad, and weak commodity prices. Our view is that these issues could remain in the forefront during much of 2016, and we consequently are maintaining a cautious outlook. We believe we are likely to see reasonable economic and earnings growth going forward and valuations that are more in line with historic norms, but our view is that there is still much to be concerned with in the global economy. Growth in China continues to slow, and many investors remain concerned about the government’s ability to navigate a soft landing. In the U.S., investors were comforted by the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates, but remain nervous about the economic effects of rising rates. In Europe, the potential for additional European Central Bank stimulus was welcome news; however, other geopolitical challenges, such as the rise of ISIS and tensions with Russia, have introduced uncertainty.

Against this backdrop, we believe there may be more modest equity returns in 2016, as the impact of lower commodity prices and the strong U.S. dollar could continue to weigh on S&P 500 earnings.

 

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MML Equity Income Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

General Electric Co.

     3.5

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     3.4

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     2.4

Microsoft Corp.

     2.3

Johnson & Johnson

     2.1

Pfizer, Inc.

     2.1

The Boeing Co.

     2.0

Bank of America Corp.

     1.8

MetLife, Inc.

     1.6

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     1.6
    

 

 

 
       22.8
    

 

 

 
MML Equity Income Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Financial

     24.7

Industrial

     12.9

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     12.5

Energy

     10.8

Communications

     10.2

Utilities

     7.7

Consumer, Cyclical

     7.6

Technology

     6.9

Basic Materials

     4.9

Mutual Funds

     0.0
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     98.2

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     1.8
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 
 

 

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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.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN   One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15
    Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15
    Since
Inception
Average
Annual
5/1/06 -
12/31/15
 
Initial Class     -6.88%        8.65%        4.99%   
S&P 500 Index*     1.38%        12.57%        6.96%   
Russell 1000 Value Index     -3.83%        11.27%        5.47%   

Hypothetical Investments in MML Equity Income Fund Service Class, the S&P 500 Index, and the Russell 1000 Value Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN   One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15
    Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15
    Since
Inception
Average
Annual
8/15/08 -
12/31/15
 
Service Class     -7.10%        8.39%        6.04%   
S&P 500 Index*     1.38%        12.57%        8.75%   
Russell 1000 Value Index     -3.83%        11.27%        7.47%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

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* 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 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, 2015?

The Fund’s Class I shares returned 0.99%, lagging the 1.38% return of the Index, a widely recognized, unmanaged index representative of common stocks of larger capitalized U.S. companies.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, please see the Economic and Market Review, 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 or expenses, and it is not possible to invest directly in the Index.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, consumer discretionary and health care were the strongest-performing sectors within the Index, whereas the energy and materials sectors exhibited the worst returns.

U.S. large-cap stocks were flat over the first quarter of 2015, with elevated levels of volatility partly related to the market’s anticipation of a possible Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) interest rate hike in the third or fourth quarter. The uncertainty surrounding a possible Greek exit from the euro zone also weighed on markets around the globe and the U.S. was no exception, with the majority of domestic markets down or flat over the second quarter of 2015. While the damage to U.S. markets was modest, government instability in Greece and the country’s inability to make certain debt payments increased volatility.

U.S. equities experienced negative returns in the third quarter, with increased volatility in August, partly attributable to turmoil in China’s stock market, global growth concerns, and uncertainty regarding future Fed interest rate decisions. The Chinese stock market’s bull run was interrupted in July, prompting the Chinese government to devalue the country’s currency in an effort to drive the economy and the market up, despite indicators of weaker growth in China. The strong dollar abroad negatively impacted some U.S. equity sectors that rely on non-U.S. revenues. The Fed declined to raise rates at its September meeting, instead delaying its initial rate increase until its December meeting.

Domestic equities experienced positive returns in the fourth quarter, driven largely by strong performance in October – although U.S. markets were generally flat in the final two months of the year. In October, Fed officials signaled the looming rate hike. The markets’ positive reaction to this, in tandem with the announcement of an expansion of the European Central Bank’s bond-buying program, helped support the October rally in global equity markets. During the fourth quarter, WTI and Brent crude oil prices both plummeted roughly 20%, continuing the downward trend seen throughout the year. Falling oil prices negatively impacted sectors with a greater reliance on oil – particularly the energy sector. Economic data was mostly positive in the fourth quarter, although there were some signs suggesting slowing growth in the U.S.

 

* 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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Subadviser outlook

Our view is that various factors, such as China’s struggles, low oil prices, Fed policy, the continuing impact of the strong dollar, and U.S. economic data will likely continue to play an influential role in the direction the equity markets take in 2016. We don’t manage the Fund according to a given outlook for the equity markets or the economy in general, because we’re managing an index fund that seeks to replicate as closely as possible (before deduction of expenses) the broad diversification and returns of the Index. Nevertheless, we will monitor economic conditions and their effect on the financial markets as we seek to track the Index’s performance closely.

 

MML Equity Index Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 

Apple, Inc.

     3.3

Microsoft Corp.

     2.5

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     1.8

General Electric Co.

     1.6

Johnson & Johnson

     1.6

Amazon.com, Inc.

     1.4

Wells Fargo & Co.

     1.4

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B

     1.4

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     1.4

Facebook, Inc. Class A

     1.3
    

 

 

 
       17.7
    

 

 

 
MML Equity Index Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     24.9

Financial

     16.5

Communications

     13.8

Technology

     12.5

Consumer, Cyclical

     10.2

Industrial

     9.5

Energy

     6.5

Utilities

     3.0

Basic Materials

     2.5

Diversified

     0.0
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     99.4

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     0.6
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 
 

 

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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.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN   One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15
    Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15
    Ten Year
Average
Annual
1/1/06 -
12/31/15
 
Class I     0.99%        12.10%        6.88%   
Class II     1.17%        12.27%        7.05%   
Class III     1.32%        12.43%        7.21%   
S&P 500 Index     1.38%        12.57%        7.31%   

Hypothetical Investments in MML Equity Index Fund Service Class I and the S&P 500 Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN   One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15
    Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15
    Since
Inception
Average
Annual
8/15/08 -
12/31/15
 
Service Class I     0.70%        11.82%        8.04%   
S&P 500 Index     1.38%        12.57%        8.75%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS

 

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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 undervalued. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. The Fund’s subadviser is Harris Associates L.P. (Harris).

How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2015?

The Fund’s Class II shares returned -8.93%, underperforming, by a wide margin, the 0.92% return of the Russell 1000® Index (the “benchmark”), a widely recognized, unmanaged index representing the performance of common stocks of larger capitalized U.S. companies.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, 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, 2015, the materials sector supplied the largest negative absolute return as a result of the Fund’s lone position in metals and mining company Glencore, whose share price was pressured as commodity and energy prices declined significantly throughout the year. The Fund eliminated its position in Glencore in late 2015 in favor of other holdings that Fund management believed had greater upside potential.

The energy sector supplied the next-largest negative return, as three underlying Fund holdings there – oil and gas equipment firms National Oilwell Varco and Halliburton as well as oil and gas exploration company Anadarko – all declined substantially. Finally, consumer discretionary media and publishing company Tribune Media and industrial construction machinery firm Cummins were the next-largest detractors from the Fund’s overall return in 2015.

Turning to the positive, two of the six sectors in which the Fund invested during the year delivered positive absolute returns. Technology provided the largest boost, and top-contributing Fund holdings were software giant Microsoft, semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials, and payment processing company Visa – all of which turned in strong full-year results. The technology sector also delivered the best performance relative to the benchmark.

The best-performing individual security was online retailing giant Amazon, a Fund holding whose share price gained value throughout the year, making it a top contributor for all four quarters of 2015. Amazon’s most recent earnings report, released in October 2015, showed earnings per share and revenue that beat analyst estimates.

Subadviser outlook

The new year carries with it new market concerns, which we believe include possible actions the Federal Reserve will take regarding future interest rate increases. And while economic growth in the U.S. persists at a moderate pace overall, our view is that conditions outside of the country continue to sway market behavior. Slowing growth in China remains at the forefront, as its government works to boost domestic consumption, and currency disparities still adversely affect businesses around the world. Lastly, in addition to causing real-world destruction, we believe the unpredictable timing and intensity of terrorist activities may also threaten market stability in 2016.

Despite this challenging market environment, our plan is to stay the course and remain committed to the Fund’s investment philosophy and methodology.

 

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MML Focused Equity Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

American International Group, Inc.

     7.9

General Motors Co.

     7.3

Wells Fargo & Co.

     7.1

Microsoft Corp.

     6.9

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     5.6

Aon PLC

     5.5

Cummins, Inc.

     5.0

BlackRock, Inc.

     4.9

CBRE Group, Inc.

     4.8

Applied Materials, Inc.

     4.7
    

 

 

 
       59.7
    

 

 

 
MML Focused Equity Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Financial

     35.7

Technology

     18.0

Consumer, Cyclical

     13.7

Industrial

     9.4

Communications

     6.6

Energy

     6.3
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     89.7

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     10.3
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 
 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

Hypothetical Investments in MML Focused Equity Fund Class II and the Russell 1000 Index.

 

     
TOTAL RETURN   One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15
    Since
Inception
Average
Annual
12/8/11 -
12/31/15
 
Class II     -8.93%        14.10%   
Russell 1000 Index     0.92%        15.02%   

Hypothetical Investments in MML Focused Equity Fund Service Class I and the Russell 1000 Index.

 

     
TOTAL RETURN   One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15
    Since
Inception
Average
Annual
5/1/12 -
12/31/15
 
Service Class I     -9.16%        10.97%   
Russell 1000 Index     0.92%        13.24%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

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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 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, consisting primarily to predominantly of 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, 2015?

The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned -4.17%, trailing the -0.81% return of the MSCI EAFE Index (the “benchmark”), a widely recognized, unmanaged index representative of equity securities in developed markets around the world, excluding the U.S. and Canada.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, 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, 2015, stock selection in Asia detracted from the Fund’s relative performance – particularly in Japan, where an underweight position, relative to the benchmark, hindered results. Overweight allocations to China, South Korea, and Singapore, relative to the benchmark, also hampered results, as did non-benchmark exposures to Brazil and Canada.

From a sector perspective, key detractors from the Fund’s relative performance included stock selection in telecommunication services, where two underperforming Fund holdings included diversified telecommunication services providers China Telecom (not included in the benchmark) and Telefonica (Spain). Stock selection in the industrials sector hindered relative results, particularly Singapore-based industrial and commodity products supply chain company Noble Group, Chinese engine manufacturer Weichai Power (not included in the benchmark) and Japanese industrial conglomerate Toshiba, which were all Fund holdings that significantly underperformed. Stock selection and an underweight stake in consumer staples, which outperformed the benchmark, also hurt relative results, and U.K. retailer Tesco was another Fund holding that was a significant detractor for the year. Other Fund holdings that held back the Fund’s full-year returns included South Korean steel, engineering, and construction company POSCO (not included in the benchmark), financial services providers HSBC Holdings (U.K.) and DBS Group Holdings (Singapore), and U.K.-listed oil and gas company Royal Dutch Shell.

Conversely, stock selection in Europe – most notably in Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Switzerland – benefited the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark. Stock selection and an underweight position in Australia also contributed, as did stock selection and an overweight stake in Israel.

From a sector perspective, Fund holdings in materials benefited the Fund, notably construction materials companies CRH (Ireland) and HeidelbergCement (Germany), as well as U.K. consumer packaging manufacturer Rexam. A lack of exposure to the underperforming utilities sector helped the Fund’s relative performance, as did stock selection in consumer discretionary. In particular, Fund holdings that proved beneficial included Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan Motor and U.K. media company Sky. Other key Fund holdings that contributed to the Fund’s results were German semiconductor company Infineon Technologies, Japanese food products and non-alcoholic beverages company Suntory Beverage & Food, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (Israel), and insurance companies AXA (France) and Swiss Re (Switzerland).

During the period, the U.S. dollar appreciated against most foreign currencies, which hindered the Fund’s performance because investments in securities with non-U.S. currency exposure lost value as the dollar rose.

Subadviser outlook

At the onset of 2016, we believe value stocks have been overly lagging relative to other categories, including growth, quality, and safety. While this environment has been the case for some time, for us, the potential for value stocks represents some of the most compelling opportunities in equity markets today. Consequently, we have sought to position the Fund accordingly.

 

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MML Foreign Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     2.4

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Sponsored ADR (Israel)

     2.2

Roche Holding AG

     2.2

BNP Paribas

     2.0

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     2.0

AXA SA

     1.8

ING Groep NV

     1.7

CRH PLC

     1.7

Bayer AG

     1.7

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

     1.7
    

 

 

 
       19.4
    

 

 

 
MML Foreign Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Financial

     26.4

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     17.4

Industrial

     12.9

Communications

     10.6

Energy

     10.4

Consumer, Cyclical

     9.5

Mutual Funds

     6.2

Technology

     4.6

Basic Materials

     3.6

Diversified

     0.4
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     102.0

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     (2.0 )% 
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 
 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

Hypothetical Investments in MML Foreign Fund Initial Class and the MSCI EAFE Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN   One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15
    Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15
    Since
Inception
Average
Annual
5/1/06 -
12/31/15
 
Initial Class     -4.17%        2.93%        1.58%   
MSCI EAFE Index     -0.81%        3.60%        1.69%   

Hypothetical Investments in MML Foreign Fund Service Class and the MSCI EAFE Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN   One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15
    Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15
    Since
Inception
Average
Annual
8/15/08 -
12/31/15
 
Service Class     -4.51%        2.66%        1.20%   
MSCI EAFE Index     -0.81%        3.60%        2.07%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

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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 EAFE 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 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, 2015?

The Fund’s Class II shares returned 6.22%, outperforming the 5.67% return of the Russell 1000® Growth Index (the “benchmark”), an unmanaged index consisting of those Russell 1000 securities (representing the 1,000 largest U.S. companies based on market capitalization) with greater than average growth orientation that tend to exhibit higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth rates than securities in the value universe.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, please see the Economic and Market Review, beginning on page 3.

Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance

The Fund’s strong relative performance for the year ended December 31, 2015 was largely due to favorable stock selection within the industrials, consumer discretionary, and energy sectors – although this was partially offset by security selection within the information technology sector. The Fund’s underweight exposure to the lagging industrials and materials sectors also aided benchmark-relative results. Sector allocation is a result of the Fund’s bottom-up stock selection process, which focuses on the selection of individual securities.

Two Fund holdings that were top contributors to benchmark-relative performance for the year included Altera, in the information technology sector, and Amazon, in consumer discretionary. Altera, a semiconductor company that creates custom programmable chips, agreed to be acquired by Intel. The stock price rose on speculation of the deal in the months leading up to the announcement and advanced further when Intel offered a significant premium for Altera shares. The Fund received cash for its position in Altera.

The Fund initiated a position in Amazon during the period. The U.S.-based global e-commerce retailer’s results exceeded expectations throughout the year, driven by improving profitability and margin trends, both of which benefited share prices. Usage of their cloud business, Amazon Web Services, and Prime membership growth also continued to accelerate.

Turning to the downside, certain holdings hampered the Fund’s relative performance during the year. These included information technology companies Oracle and Western Digital. Oracle’s shares declined due to several quarters of revenue and operating margins that were below analyst estimates, as the company was affected by foreign exchange challenges and expenses related to building out its cloud business. Fund management believes, however, that Oracle has made progress in the cloud business and may be well positioned for a gradual industry transition from enterprise to cloud. Shares of Western Digital, a computer data storage company, pulled back in the first quarter of 2015 over concerns about weakening demand for hard disk drives. The Fund subsequently exited the position.

Subadviser outlook

The Fund decreased its exposure to the information technology sector during the year. Despite this, the sector remained the Fund’s largest overweight as of year-end. Conversely, at year-end, the Fund held its largest underweight positions in the industrials and materials sectors.

We continue to seek to construct a Fund portfolio that offers a balance of potentially favorable growth, quality, and valuation metrics based on our forecasts. We remain true to our process and believe the Fund has an attractive portfolio of companies with strong balance sheets, solid growth opportunities, and high returns on capital.

 

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MML Fundamental Growth Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Alphabet, Inc. Class C

     5.6

Apple, Inc.

     5.5

Amazon.com, Inc.

     3.5

Microsoft Corp.

     3.5

Facebook, Inc. Class A

     3.3

Oracle Corp.

     2.8

The Home Depot, Inc.

     2.6

PepsiCo, Inc.

     2.4

Visa, Inc. Class A

     2.1

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     2.1
    

 

 

 
       33.4
    

 

 

 
MML Fundamental Growth Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     30.5

Communications

     22.2

Technology

     19.7

Consumer, Cyclical

     14.2

Financial

     6.7

Industrial

     3.5

Energy

     1.8

Basic Materials

     0.4
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     99.0

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     1.0
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 
 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

Hypothetical Investments in MML Fundamental Growth Fund Class II and the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

 

     
TOTAL RETURN  

One Year
1/1/15 -

12/31/15

   

Since

Inception
Average

Annual

12/8/11 -

12/31/15

 
Class II     6.22%        14.87%   
Russell 1000 Growth Index  

 

 

 

5.67%

 

  

 

 

 

 

15.90%

 

  

Hypothetical Investments in MML Fundamental Growth Fund Service Class I and the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

 

     
TOTAL RETURN  

One Year
1/1/15 -

12/31/15

   

Since

Inception
Average

Annual

5/1/12 -

12/31/15

 
Service Class I     5.91%        11.94%   
Russell 1000 Growth Index  

 

 

 

5.67%

 

  

 

 

 

 

13.76%

 

  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

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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 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, 2015?

The Fund’s Class II shares returned -2.88%, outperforming the -3.83% return of the Russell 1000® Value Index (the “benchmark”), an unmanaged index consisting of those Russell 1000 securities (representing the 1,000 largest U.S. companies, based on market capitalization) with greater than average value orientation that tend to exhibit lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates than securities in the growth universe.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, 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, 2015, security selection within the consumer staples, information technology, and financials sectors contributed to relative results. The Fund’s underweight allocation, relative to the benchmark, to the lagging energy sector, a result of the Fund’s bottom-up stock selection process, also aided relative performance. However, weak stock selection partially offset positive relative performance in the Fund’s energy sector holdings.

Fund holdings that were top contributors to benchmark-relative results included Kraft Foods (in the consumer staples sector) and Home Depot (consumer discretionary). The Fund’s avoidance of benchmark laggard Kinder Morgan, an energy company that operates a large network of natural gas and refined petroleum products pipelines, also boosted the Fund’s relative results. Shares of Kraft Foods moved up strongly on news that the company would merge with Heinz. Home Depot reported strong second-quarter earnings results and a strong outlook, which propelled the share price higher.

The oil sector saw its sharpest sell-off in three years following OPEC’s decision not to cut production in an environment of declining oil prices. The resulting unfavorable supply/demand backdrop drove declines in both of the Fund’s top relative detractors, Fund holdings Southwestern Energy and Marathon Oil. Southwestern Energy, a natural gas-focused exploration and production company, declined due to disappointing third-quarter earnings related to low natural gas prices and negative sentiment around the company’s recent acquisition of acreage in the Marcellus and Utica basins. Marathon Oil, a U.S. exploration and production company, underperformed amid the oil weakness and reported third-quarter earnings that were below analyst estimates. The falling oil prices worked against the company’s higher production volumes which resulted in reduced earnings.

Subadviser outlook

At the end of 2015, the Fund was avoiding financials with higher exposure to energy markets. Within the energy sector, we believe the moderation of commodity prices may follow several different paths, and plan to incorporate a broad range of possible prices into our analysis. We are positioning the Fund with exposure to companies that are, in our view, some of the best capitalized to withstand a protracted period of depressed prices. As we enter 2016, the Fund’s largest overweight stakes are in the consumer discretionary and health care sectors, with the most underweight allocations in the financials sector.

Looking ahead, we continue to seek balance in the Fund to allow for upside potential, while avoiding being overly influenced by a specific economic scenario. For example, while our opinion is that some bank and insurance stocks could benefit from prospective interest rate increases, the Fund is maintaining exposure to other, less interest-rate sensitive sectors of the market.

 

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MML Fundamental Value Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     4.1

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     4.1

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     3.2

Microsoft Corp.

     2.9

Citigroup, Inc.

     2.5

Merck & Co., Inc.

     2.5

General Electric Co.

     2.4

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     2.4

Intel Corp.

     2.2

Chevron Corp.

     2.1
    

 

 

 
       28.4
    

 

 

 
MML Fundamental Value Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Financial

     25.8

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     17.7

Industrial

     10.9

Communications

     10.1

Consumer, Cyclical

     9.8

Energy

     9.3

Technology

     7.4

Basic Materials

     3.6

Utilities

     3.2
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     97.8

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     2.2
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 
 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

Hypothetical Investments in MML Fundamental Value Fund Class II and the Russell 1000 Value Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN  

One Year
1/1/15 -

12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average
Annual

1/1/11 -
12/31/15

   

Since

Inception
Average

Annual

8/10/10 -

12/31/15

 
Class II     -2.88%        10.08%        11.56%   
Russell 1000 Value Index     -3.83%        11.27%        12.66%   

Hypothetical Investments in MML Fundamental Value Fund Service Class I and the Russell 1000 Value Index.

 

     
TOTAL RETURN  

One Year
1/1/15 -

12/31/15

   

Since

Inception
Average

Annual

5/1/12 -

12/31/15

 
Service Class I     -3.18%        10.81%   
Russell 1000 Value Index     -3.83%        12.59%   

 

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

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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 large 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, 2015?

The Fund’s Class I shares returned -1.36%, lagging the -0.87% return of the MSCI World Index (the “benchmark”), an unmanaged index of issuers listed on the stock exchanges of 22 foreign countries and the U.S.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, please see the Economic and Market Review, beginning on page 3.

Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance

Stock selection – both what the Fund invested in and those stocks it didn’t select – significantly contributed to the Fund’s underperformance versus the benchmark for the year ended December 31, 2015. Stock selection in the retailing sector detracted from benchmark-relative performance, since the Fund’s avoidance of Internet retailer Amazon proved detrimental due to the fact that the stock outperformed the benchmark during the reporting period. Security selection in the transportation sector also weighed on relative performance. An overweight allocation to railroad company Canadian Nation Railway (Canada), relative to the benchmark, also hindered relative returns, as this Fund holding lagged the benchmark for the year.

Elsewhere, the Fund’s overweight positions in six holdings – media firm Time Warner, investment management firm Franklin Resources, financial services company American Express, custody bank State Street, industrial gas supplier Linde (Germany), and enterprise software products maker Oracle – weakened relative results. Additionally, the Fund’s avoidance of Internet search company Alphabet (the parent company of Google) and software giant Microsoft hurt relative performance.

Also detracting from relative performance during the year was the Fund’s currency exposure relative to the benchmark, which resulted primarily from differences between the Fund’s and the benchmark’s exposures to holdings of securities denominated in foreign currencies. It is not unusual for the Fund to have different currency exposure than the benchmark.

On the positive side, contributing to the Fund’s full-year performance was a combination of its overweight position and security selection in the consumer staples sector, where overweight positions in four Fund holdings – Swedish paper manufacturer and consumer goods company Svenska Cellulosa, household products manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser (United Kingdom), brewer Heineken (Netherlands), and food manufacturing company Kellogg (U.S.) – all boosted relative returns.

An underweight position in the energy sector and the Fund’s avoidance of the utilities and communications sector further aided relative performance – although there were no individual stocks within either sector that were among the Fund’s largest relative contributors. Fund holdings in other sectors that bolstered relative performance included management consulting firm Accenture, media conglomerate Walt Disney, global payments technology company Visa, life sciences supply company Thermo Fisher Scientific, automotive replacement parts distributor Autozone, and cable services provider Time Warner Cable. The Fund held overweight positions in all of these stocks.

Subadviser outlook

Everywhere we look – across regions, countries, markets and assets – we see situations of divergence. The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) has started to tighten (i.e., raise interest rates), while most other central banks keep easing. In China, manufacturing continues to falter, though the service sector appears to be faring better. And in the United States, we find industrials and goods producers subsiding, but nonmanufacturing and retail sales expanding.

Divergence is evident across many dimensions of the global economy, yet our view is that its roots likely lie in the policies of the world’s major monetary authorities. Consequently, we believe the ripple effects of central bank policy deviations have caused

 

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fractures across the global economy. In the U.S., our opinion is that the Fed is concerned with inflationary dynamics. The strengthening trend of the dollar has suppressed import prices and thus dampened domestic inflation, so we believe Fed policymakers may increase rates gradually – not as aggressively as in past cycles when the economy grew faster and price levels rose more quickly. In 2016, our view is that divergences within the credit and equity markets could provide buying opportunities for active managers.

 

MML Global Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     2.8

Nestle SA

     2.6

Honeywell International, Inc.

     2.6

Accenture PLC Class A

     2.5

The Walt Disney Co.

     2.5

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     2.4

Time Warner, Inc.

     2.3

Visa, Inc. Class A

     2.2

Bayer AG

     2.1

State Street Corp.

     2.0
    

 

 

 
       24.0
    

 

 

 
MML Global Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     35.1

Industrial

     15.0

Financial

     12.5

Communications

     10.9

Consumer, Cyclical

     8.1

Basic Materials

     7.6

Technology

     6.0

Diversified

     1.7

Energy

     1.7

Mutual Funds

     1.1
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     99.7

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     0.3
    

 

 

 

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.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN  

One Year
1/1/15 -

12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average

Annual

1/1/11 -

12/31/15

   

Since

Inception
Average

Annual

5/1/06 -

12/31/15

 
Class I     -1.36%        9.25%        3.80%   
Class II     -1.35%        9.33%        3.95%   
MSCI World Index     -0.87%        7.59%        4.14%   

Hypothetical Investments in MML Global Fund Service Class I and the MSCI World Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN  

One Year
1/1/15 -

12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average

Annual

1/1/11 -

12/31/15

   

Since

Inception
Average

Annual

8/15/08 -

12/31/15

 
Service Class I     -1.63%        8.94%        5.82%   
MSCI World Index     -0.87%        7.59%        5.09%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

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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 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, 2015?

The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned 0.49%, underperforming the 1.38% return of the S&P 500® Index (the “benchmark”), a widely recognized, unmanaged index representative of common stocks of larger capitalized U.S. companies.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, please see the Economic and Market Review, beginning on page 3.

Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance

Stock selection – both what the Fund invested in and what it didn’t invest in – played a major role in the Fund’s underperformance versus the benchmark for the year ended December 31, 2015. For example, in the retailing sector, the Fund’s failure to invest in Internet retailer Amazon weakened relative results for the year, as that company’s shares appreciated strongly during the year. Stock selection in the leisure sector was another area of relative weakness, as two stocks the Fund held in overweight positions – lagging media firms Time Warner and Twenty-First Century Fox – hampered performance, relative to the benchmark.

Elsewhere, the Fund’s avoidance of software giant Microsoft, diversified industrial conglomerate General Electric, and social networking services provider Facebook dampened relative performance, as the shares of all three companies outpaced the benchmark. The Fund’s overweight positions in three holdings – financial services company American Express and energy exploration and production companies EOG Resources and Noble Energy – also detracted from relative results. The Fund’s investment in Canadian railroad company Canadian National Railway, which is not a benchmark constituent, further dampened relative returns.

During the year, the Fund’s currency exposure relative to the benchmark, resulting primarily from differences between the Fund’s and the benchmark’s exposures to holdings of securities denominated in foreign currencies, detracted from relative performance. It is not unusual for the Fund to have different currency exposure than the benchmark.

Turning to the positive, stock selection in the technology sector benefited relative performance, as the Fund’s overweight position in Internet search giant Alphabet (the parent company of Google) was a notable contributor. The Fund’s avoidance of poorly performing wireless communications software company QUALCOMM also aided relative results for the year. Another positive for the Fund was stock selection and an underweight position in the utilities and communications sector. The Fund’s avoidance of natural gas pipelines operator Kinder Morgan also supported relative results, as the company underperformed the benchmark.

In other sectors, the Fund’s overweight positions in several holdings strengthened relative results. These included global payments technology company Visa, snack food and beverage producer Mondelez International, management consulting firm Accenture, financial clearing house Nasdaq, commercial products manufacturer Newell Rubbermaid, and life sciences supply company Thermo Fisher Scientific. Conversely, the Fund’s avoidance of poorly performing integrated oil and gas company ExxonMobil also bolstered its relative performance for the year.

Subadviser outlook

Everywhere we look – across regions, countries, markets, and assets – we see situations of divergence. The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) has started to tighten (i.e., raise interest rates), while most other central banks keep easing. In China, manufacturing continues to falter, though the service sector appears to be faring better. And in the United States, we find industrials and goods producers subsiding, but nonmanufacturing and retail sales expanding.

 

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Divergence is evident across many dimensions of the global economy, yet our view is that its roots likely lie in the policies of the world’s major monetary authorities. Consequently, we believe the ripple effects of central bank policy deviations have caused fractures across the global economy. In the U.S., our opinion is that the Fed is concerned with inflationary dynamics. The strengthening trend of the dollar has suppressed import prices and thus dampened domestic inflation, so we believe Fed policymakers may increase rates gradually – not as aggressively as in past cycles when the economy grew faster and price levels rose more quickly. In 2016, our view is that divergences within the credit and equity markets could provide buying opportunities for active managers.

 

MML Growth & Income Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     3.3

Danaher Corp.

     2.9

Visa, Inc. Class A

     2.8

Alphabet, Inc. Class A

     2.4

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     2.4

Bank of America Corp.

     2.1

Johnson & Johnson

     2.1

Wells Fargo & Co.

     2.1

American Tower Corp.

     1.9

Alphabet, Inc. Class C

     1.9
    

 

 

 
       23.9
    

 

 

 
MML Growth & Income Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     26.8

Financial

     21.1

Technology

     11.1

Communications

     9.9

Industrial

     9.9

Consumer, Cyclical

     9.4

Energy

     4.7

Basic Materials

     4.1

Utilities

     1.5

Diversified

     1.1
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     99.6

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     0.4
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 
 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

Hypothetical Investments in MML Growth & Income Fund Initial Class and the S&P 500 Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN  

One Year
1/1/15 -

12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average

Annual

1/1/11 -

12/31/15

   

Since

Inception
Average

Annual

5/1/06 -

12/31/15

 
Initial Class     0.49%        11.68%        4.56%   
S&P 500 Index     1.38%        12.57%        6.96%   

Hypothetical Investments in MML Growth & Income Fund Service Class and the S&P 500 Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN  

One Year
1/1/15 -

12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average

Annual

1/1/11 -

12/31/15

   

Since

Inception
Average

Annual

8/15/08 -

12/31/15

 
Service Class     0.18%        11.40%        7.09%   
S&P 500 Index     1.38%        12.57%        8.75%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

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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 dividend paying companies that the Fund’s subadviser believes will both increase in value over the long term and provide current income. The Fund will focus on issuers that have good prospects for capital appreciation. The Fund’s subadviser is BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (BlackRock).

How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2015?

The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned -0.09%, underperforming the 1.38% return of the S&P 500® Index (the “benchmark”), a widely recognized, unmanaged index representative of common stocks of larger capitalized U.S. companies. Conversely, the Fund outperformed the -3.83% return of the Russell 1000® Value Index, an unmanaged index consisting of those Russell 1000 securities (representing the 1,000 largest U.S. companies based on market capitalization) with greater than average value orientation that tend to exhibit lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates than securities in the growth universe.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, please see the Economic and Market Review, beginning on page 3.

Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance

Entering 2015, Fund management had positioned the Fund to take advantage of the improving U.S. economy and the higher interest-rate environment that investors expected to appear during the year. Toward that end, the Fund’s largest sector allocations for the year were in financials and industrials.

The largest detractor from relative performance during the year was a combination of stock selection and an underweight allocation, relative to the benchmark, to the health care sector. The Fund held an overweight stake in the managed care industry, but did not own benchmark holdings Cigna and Humana, each of which benefited from merger and acquisition (M&A) activity during the year. Stock selection in the financials sector also hurt relative returns. In particular, the Fund’s overweight allocation to credit services company American Express and certain Fund holdings within the insurance industry proved to be costly. Lastly, stock selection in telecommunication services and a combination of stock selection and an overweight stake in the materials sector also weighed on relative performance for the year.

On the positive side, the largest contributor to relative performance for the year was the Fund’s underweight allocation to and its stock selection within the energy sector. Notable relative contributors in the sector included the Fund’s overweight allocation to refiner Marathon Petroleum, which benefited from stronger gasoline demand; and the Fund’s avoidance of oil and gas pipelines operator Kinder Morgan. The Fund’s underweight allocation to the exploration and production and oilfield service industries also proved beneficial in the 2015 environment of falling crude oil prices. Fund holdings in industrials also boosted relative returns, particularly, an overweight allocation to aerospace and defense operators Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and Lockheed Martin, which performed well during the year. Lastly, stock selection in the consumer staples and consumer discretionary sectors added to relative results. In consumer staples, a top contributor included Fund holding Kroger, which is a major grocery store operator. Within consumer staples, the Fund’s overweight allocation to the tobacco industry also contributed. Finally, in consumer discretionary, the Fund’s allocation to Home Depot, a home improvement retailer, outperformed due to the company’s stronger-than-expected sales and earnings growth.

At year-end, the Fund’s largest sector exposures included financials, health care, and industrials. With regard to financials, Fund management is particularly positive on the U.S. large-cap banks, given their improved capital ratios, current valuations, and positive sensitivity to increases in U.S. interest rates. Notably, as 2016 approached, the Fund increased its exposure to health care and information technology, added opportunistically to its energy allocation, and trimmed its exposure to the industrials sector.

Subadviser outlook

In our view, the U.S. economy could potentially continue its slow-growth trajectory, albeit with higher volatility and more moderate return expectations as we enter 2016. We continue to believe that U.S. economic growth could dictate a gradual increase in interest rates and may ultimately benefit companies with consistent earnings and strong/growing cash flows that have the potential to increase shareholder value.

 

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MML Income & Growth Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     4.1

Wells Fargo & Co.

     3.7

General Electric Co.

     3.4

Pfizer, Inc.

     3.0

Citigroup, Inc.

     3.0

The Home Depot, Inc.

     2.5

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     2.4

Intel Corp.

     2.4

Microsoft Corp.

     2.4

Raytheon Co.

     2.0
    

 

 

 
       28.9
    

 

 

 
MML Income & Growth Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Financial

     24.7

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     21.3

Industrial

     12.3

Energy

     9.3

Technology

     7.6

Communications

     6.3

Consumer, Cyclical

     6.1

Utilities

     5.3

Basic Materials

     3.8
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     96.7

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     3.3
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 
 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

Hypothetical Investments in MML Income & Growth Fund Initial Class, the S&P 500 Index, and the Russell 1000 Value Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN   One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15
   

Five Year
Average

Annual

1/1/11 -

12/31/15

   

Since

Inception
Average

Annual

5/1/06 -

12/31/15

 
Initial Class     -0.09%        9.96%        4.51%   
S&P 500 Index*     1.38%        12.57%        6.96%   
Russell 1000 Value Index     -3.83%        11.27%        5.47%   

Hypothetical Investments in MML Income & Growth Fund Service Class, the S&P 500 Index, and the Russell 1000 Value Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN  

One Year
1/1/15 -

12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average

Annual

1/1/11 -

12/31/15

   

Since

Inception
Average

Annual

8/15/08 -

12/31/15

 
Service Class     -0.35%        9.70%        5.93%   
S&P 500 Index*     1.38%        12.57%        8.75%   
Russell 1000 Value Index     -3.83%        11.27%        7.47%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

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* 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 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 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, 2015?

The Fund’s Class II shares returned -4.77%, underperforming the -3.04% return of the MSCI World Index ex USA (the “benchmark”), an unmanaged index representative of stocks domiciled in 22 global developed markets, excluding the United States.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, 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, 2015, stock selection detracted from the Fund’s relative results. From a geographic perspective, Fund holdings in Switzerland and Japan detracted the most from the Fund’s performance. In fact, half of the 20 underlying holdings in these countries produced negative absolute collective returns. In Switzerland, two Fund holdings were significant detractors: Glencore, a materials metals and mining company, and construction materials firm LafargeHolcim. Japan’s technology electronics components company OMRON was another Fund holding that also lost ground in 2015 and dragged on the Fund’s full-year results. With respect to sectors, Fund holdings in materials produced the largest negative relative returns, followed by consumer discretionary, which was the next-largest relative underperformer.

Conversely, a lack of exposure to Canada contributed the most to the Fund’s relative performance for the year. Holdings in Germany generated the next-best relative result, as five of six underlying Fund holdings in Germany gained value, with consumer apparel company Adidas producing the top absolute return, followed by technology application software company SAP and insurance firm Allianz. From a sector perspective, the best relative results came from the financials sector, as banking entity Intesa Sanpaolo, diversified financial company EXOR, and insurance firm Willis Group Holdings were three Fund holdings that generated strong returns. A lack of exposure to energy and utilities shares also boosted results for the year.

With respect to the Fund’s use of derivatives, at year-end the Fund held currency hedges on the Australian dollar and Swiss franc. Approximately 9% of the underlying Australian dollar and 21% of the underlying franc were hedged. Currency hedges contributed modestly to the Fund’s 2015 performance. (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.)

Subadviser outlook

Even though macro-economic and geopolitical events dominated the news in 2015, we believe it is a mistake to focus on these issues when making investment decisions. Our view is that these events are rarely likely to impact long-term business value in a meaningful way. In fact, we believe these events can be used to exploit short-term mispricing, which may enable investors to buy into businesses at low entry prices. Our view is that by focusing on these opportunities as they arise, rather than on the larger environmental factors and events mentioned above, the Fund is likely to have the potential to earn acceptable rates of return over the long term.

 

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MML International Equity Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Credit Suisse Group

     4.7

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

     3.7

BNP Paribas

     3.6

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

     3.4

Daimler AG

     3.3

Toyota Motor Corp.

     3.2

Allianz SE

     3.2

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     2.9

CNH Industrial NV

     2.8

Glencore PLC

     2.7
    

 

 

 
       33.5
    

 

 

 
MML International Equity Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Financial

     28.9

Consumer, Cyclical

     25.3

Industrial

     18.4

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     10.6

Basic Materials

     4.4

Communications

     3.2

Mutual Funds

     3.1

Diversified

     3.0

Technology

     2.9
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     99.8

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     0.2
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

Hypothetical Investments in MML International Equity Fund Class II and the MSCI World Index ex USA.

 

     
TOTAL RETURN   One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15
   

Since
Inception

Average

Annual

1/7/14 -
12/31/15

 
Class II     -4.77%        -4.76%   
MSCI World Index ex USA     -3.04%        -3.13%   

Hypothetical Investments in MML International Equity Fund Service Class I and the MSCI World Index ex USA.

 

     
TOTAL RETURN   One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15
   

Since
Inception

Average

Annual

5/1/14 -
12/31/15

 
Service Class I     -5.10%        -7.46%   
MSCI World Index ex USA     -3.04%        -5.71%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

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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 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 Rainier Investment Management, LLC (Rainier).

How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2015?

The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned 5.12%, underperforming the 5.67% return of the Russell 1000 Growth Index (the “benchmark”), an unmanaged index consisting of those Russell 1000 securities (representing the 1,000 largest U.S. companies based on market capitalization) with greater than average growth orientation that tend to exhibit higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth rates than securities in the value universe.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, please see the Economic and Market Review, beginning on page 3.

Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance

Health care and financials detracted from relative performance during the year ended December 31, 2015. In contrast, five sectors contributed meaningfully to returns: consumer discretionary, materials, consumer staples, industrials, and technology.

On the downside, despite relative strength in the overall consumer discretionary sector, apparel company VF Corp was one Fund holding that was a notable detractor. Best known for brands such as Wrangler, Lee, North Face, Timberland, and Vans, VF Corp lagged as apparel spending trends were mixed due to an unseasonably warm winter in much of the U.S. and shifting consumer spending trends in apparel. Security software company FireEye and semiconductor maker Micron were two other stocks the Fund held that had disappointing results. We eliminated the Fund’s positions in both stocks due to the erosion in the competitive position of each company. Finally, health care was the largest detractor from the Fund’s performance for the year, as increased rhetoric among the presidential candidates about the high price of drugs triggered a sell-off in the sector.

Stock selection was the primary driver of returns in consumer discretionary and consumer staples. In consumer discretionary, cruise line operator Royal Caribbean Cruises was the top-performing Fund holding, benefiting from strong pricing and bookings, low fuel prices, and new growth initiatives. Beauty retailer Ulta Salon was another Fund holding that thrived due to new management and continued expansion of its stores. Two other Fund holdings that contributed were energy drink maker Monster Beverage and alcoholic beverage producer Constellation Brands. Monster Beverage gained from increased sales of its energy drinks through the Coca-Cola distribution system, while Constellation Brands continued to gain share in the U.S. beer market with its Corona and Modelo Especial brands. In technology, social network company Facebook and cloud software firm Salesforce.com were two Fund holdings that contributed to relative outperformance.

Subadviser outlook

We believe the U.S. economy – supported by improvement in the rate of employment, further recovery in the housing market, and sustained strength in consumer spending – continues to offer compelling investment opportunities in growing industries such as software, biotechnology, retail, leisure, and financial services. These areas constitute the core positions in the Fund. However, our primary concern is tepid global growth and the impact that slower growth may have on corporate earnings. In this environment, we believe it is critical to focus on companies that have the potential to continue to gain share and enhance their competitive positions through deliberate and disciplined growth strategies.

In 2016, we plan to continue evaluating the recovery potential of areas that have lagged, such as energy, materials, and industrials. Our view is that any hint of a resumption of growth in the emerging markets could shift investment opportunities quickly, and potentially lead to the appreciation of industries that have underperformed the equity markets over the last few years.

 

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MML Large Cap Growth Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Alphabet, Inc. Class A

     4.7

Visa, Inc. Class A

     4.1

Apple, Inc.

     4.0

Amazon.com, Inc.

     3.7

Facebook, Inc. Class A

     3.6

The Home Depot, Inc.

     3.6

Celgene Corp.

     2.7

The Walt Disney Co.

     2.5

CVS Health Corp.

     2.5

Salesforce.com, Inc.

     2.3
    

 

 

 
       33.7
    

 

 

 
MML Large Cap Growth Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     25.3

Communications

     22.9

Consumer, Cyclical

     20.9

Technology

     12.5

Financial

     9.3

Basic Materials

     3.8

Industrial

     3.0

Energy

     1.0
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     98.7

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     1.3
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

Hypothetical Investments in MML Large Cap Growth Fund Initial Class and the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN  

One Year
1/1/15 -

12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average

Annual

1/1/11 -

12/31/15

   

Since

Inception
Average

Annual

5/1/06 -

12/31/15

 
Initial Class     5.12%        11.39%        6.30%   
Russell 1000 Growth Index     5.67%        13.53%        8.51%   

Hypothetical Investments in MML Large Cap Growth Fund Service Class and the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN  

One Year
1/1/15 -

12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average

Annual

1/1/11 -

12/31/15

   

Since

Inception
Average

Annual

8/15/08 -

12/31/15

 
Service Class     4.80%        11.10%        8.22%   
Russell 1000 Growth Index     5.67%        13.53%        10.11%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

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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, 2015?

The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned 3.01%, outperforming the 1.38% return of the Index, a widely recognized, unmanaged index representative of common stocks of larger capitalized U.S. companies. The Index is the Fund’s benchmark. The Fund also outpaced the 0.55% return of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, an unmanaged index of fixed-rate investment-grade securities with at least one year to maturity, combining the Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index, the Barclays U.S. Government-Related Bond Index, the Barclays U.S. Corporate Bond Index, and the Barclays U.S. Securitized Bond Index.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, please see the Economic and Market Review, beginning on page 3.

Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance

Fund management’s use of derivatives to implement hedging strategies drove Fund performance in 2015. These hedging strategies enabled the Fund to capture net positive returns from the heightened stock market volatility that prevailed throughout much of the year. The Fund’s hedging strategy consists of selling S&P 500 Index call options against at least 95% of the value of its underlying stock portfolio and purchasing protective out-of-the money S&P 500 Index put options on at least 95% of the equity portfolio. (A call option is an agreement that gives the owner the ability – if desired – to buy a specified amount of an underlying security at a specified price within a specified period of time. A put option is an agreement that gives the owner the ability – if desired – to sell a specified amount of an underlying security at a specified price within a specified period of time.) The net effect of the use of these call and put options made a significant contribution to the Fund’s performance.

The Fund’s return over the S&P 500 Index during 2015 was attributable to the volatile investing environment throughout much of the year, which increased the value of net index options held by the Fund. Market volatility, as measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (the “VIX”), averaged 16.67 for 2015, hit an intra-day high of 53.29 in late August, and twice had extended periods above its historical long-term average of 20. Moreover, unlike prior years, volatility did not quickly contract after each spike. For example, after the intra-day spike to 53.29 in late August, the VIX spent the entire month of September in a range between 20 and 30, and did not decline below 20 until early October. As a result, the selling of index call options contributed positively to the performance of the Fund for 2015. This positive result was partially offset by the protective puts that reduced overall performance modestly for the year. However, during the third quarter, when the market experienced a severe decline, the Fund’s protective puts contributed to performance.

Subadviser outlook

As a hedged equity manager, Gateway is more focused on market volatility and its outlook, rather than the equity markets in isolation. Many of the fundamental factors and geopolitical events that concerned investors in 2015 remain as we enter 2016, suggesting the potential for continued spikes in volatility. While our investment management team does not try to forecast these types of events, we remain vigilant to their possibility and will continue to manage the Fund’s index option positions in an effort to take full advantage of any spikes in volatility that may emerge in 2016.

 

* 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
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Apple, Inc.

     3.3

Microsoft Corp.

     2.4

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     1.8

General Electric Co.

     1.6

Johnson & Johnson

     1.6

Amazon.com, Inc.

     1.4

Wells Fargo & Co.

     1.4

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B

     1.4

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     1.3

Facebook, Inc. Class A

     1.3
    

 

 

 
       17.5
    

 

 

 
MML Managed Volatility Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     24.5

Financial

     16.7

Communications

     13.7

Technology

     12.5

Consumer, Cyclical

     10.2

Industrial

     9.4

Energy

     6.4

Utilities

     2.9

Basic Materials

     2.5

Diversified

     0.0
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     98.8

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     1.2
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 
 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

Hypothetical Investments in MML Managed Volatility Fund Initial Class, the S&P 500 Index, and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN  

One Year
1/1/15 -

12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average

Annual

1/1/11 -

12/31/15

   

Ten Year
Average

Annual

1/1/06 -

12/31/15

 
Initial Class     3.01%        6.61%        3.87%   
S&P 500 Index*     1.38%        12.57%        7.31%   
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index     0.55%        3.25%        4.52%   

Hypothetical Investments in MML Managed Volatility Fund Service Class, the S&P 500 Index, and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN  

One Year
1/1/15 -

12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average

Annual

1/1/11 -

12/31/15

   

Since

Inception
Average

Annual

8/15/08 -

12/31/15

 
Service Class     2.79%        6.36%        4.43%   
S&P 500 Index*     1.38%        12.57%        8.75%   
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index     0.55%        3.25%        4.43%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS

 

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* 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 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 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, 2015?

The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned 6.78%, substantially outpacing the -0.20% return of the Russell Midcap® Growth Index (the “benchmark”), a widely recognized, unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies (representing mid-capitalization U.S. common stocks) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth rates than securities in the value universe. Similarly, the Fund’s 6.78% return outperformed, by a wide margin, the -2.18% return of the S&P MidCap 400® Index, a widely recognized, unmanaged index representative of common stocks of mid-capitalized U.S. companies.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, please see the Economic and Market Review, beginning on page 3.

Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance

Broadly speaking, stock selection accounted for the Fund’s outperformance, and sector allocation detracted from Fund results for the year ended December 31, 2015. At the sector level, information technology, consumer discretionary, and industrials and business services were positive contributors for the year, while consumer staples detracted.

Information technology proved to be the greatest contributor to relative results, due to Fund holdings such as Altera and Verisign. Altera, a semiconductor company that creates custom programmable chips, rose when Intel announced it would acquire the company. Verisign, a network infrastructure operator, benefited from strong results driven in part by a surge in demand for its services in China.

In consumer discretionary, the Fund benefited from stock positioning as well as underweight positioning, relative to the benchmark. Two Fund holdings – Norwegian Cruise Line and auto parts supplier O’Reilly Automotive – added relative value, with Norwegian Cruise Line reporting accelerating booking volumes and O’Reilly Automotive benefiting from lower gas prices and improved employment numbers, both of which tend to lead to increased demand for car repairs.

Industrials and business services was another area of relative strength for the Fund due to favorable stock selection. Pall was the leading Fund holding within this sector, based on news that industrial conglomerate Danaher would acquire the air and water-filter maker at a significant premium.

The primary detractor from the Fund’s performance for the year was consumer staples, due in roughly equal parts to underperforming stock holdings and a detrimental underweight. Sprouts Farmers Market and Whole Foods Market were two Fund holdings within consumer staples that hurt relative results. Whole Foods faced greater competitive pressure from other organic grocers as well as problems with inaccurate pricing, while strong results for Spouts Farmers Market, another organic-oriented retailer, were outweighed by investor concerns over competition from conventional grocers.

Subadviser outlook

We anticipate the U.S. economy could benefit from stable growth driven by labor market strength, low inflation, and reduced fiscal challenges. On balance, our view is that the environment for growth stocks has the potential to remain favorable in 2016, but market volatility has the potential to increase. We believe interest rates may rise but will likely stay low, and low energy costs could boost spending power for most consumers. Our strategy remains focused on growth companies that have the potential to grow revenues and earnings, regardless of the macro-economic conditions.

 

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MML Mid Cap Growth Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15

 
   

Fiserv, Inc.

     2.4

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.

     1.8

VeriSign, Inc.

     1.8

Textron, Inc.

     1.7

Alkermes PLC

     1.7

CarMax, Inc.

     1.7

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

     1.6

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     1.5

AutoZone, Inc.

     1.5

IHS, Inc. Class A

     1.4
    

 

 

 
       17.1
    

 

 

 

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15

 
   

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     26.3

Industrial

     19.1

Consumer, Cyclical

     16.1

Technology

     12.4

Financial

     8.9

Communications

     7.2

Mutual Funds

     7.1

Basic Materials

     3.4

Energy

     1.4

Utilities

     0.1
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     102.0

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     (2.0 )% 
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 
 

 

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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.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN  

One Year
1/1/15 -

12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average

Annual

1/1/11 -

12/31/15

   

Since

Inception
Average

Annual

5/1/06 -

12/31/15

 
Initial Class     6.78%        13.19%        9.61%   
Russell Midcap Growth Index*     -0.20%        11.54%        7.59%   
S&P MidCap 400 Index     -2.18%        10.68%        7.49%   

Hypothetical Investments in MML Mid Cap Growth Fund Service Class, the Russell Midcap Growth Index, and the S&P MidCap 400 Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN  

One Year
1/1/15 -

12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average

Annual

1/1/11 -

12/31/15

   

Since

Inception
Average

Annual

8/15/08 -

12/31/15

 
Service Class     6.59%        12.90%        11.08%   
Russell Midcap Growth Index*     -0.20%        11.54%        9.42%   
S&P MidCap 400 Index     -2.18%        10.68%        9.14%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

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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 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, 2015?

The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned -1.45%, outperforming the -4.78% return of Russell Midcap® Value Index (the “benchmark”), a widely recognized, unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies (representing mid-capitalization U.S. common stocks) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates than securities in the growth universe.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, 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, 2015, the Fund’s outperformance of the benchmark was primarily due to security selection. Stock selection and an overweight position, relative to the benchmark, in the consumer staples sector were the greatest contributors to relative performance. The Fund also benefited from security selection in the utilities and energy sectors.

Within consumer staples, the Fund’s overweight position in the food product industry proved advantageous. A notable Fund holding there was snack company Mondelez International, which is not represented in the benchmark. The company topped earnings expectations and raised margins while indicating a willingness to be acquired. Among food and staples retailers, Fund holding Sysco, a large distributor of food and related products, benefited from improving restaurant sales and the addition of an activist investor to its board.

Security selection in the energy sector bolstered results, as the Fund did not own some of this worst-performing sector’s steepest decliners. A key contributor was Fund holding Cameron International, a global provider of pressure control, processing, flow control, and compression systems. The company’s stock rose on news that oilfield-services provider Schlumberger had agreed to acquire it at a healthy premium.

The industrials sector provided top-contributing Fund holding Republic Services, a waste management company that recorded strong gains and continued to execute well, with minimal exposure to emerging markets and foreign currency issues.

Hampering the Fund’s relative performance during the year was stock selection in information technology and an underweight position in financials, especially in real estate investment trusts (REITs). Detractors within information technology included Fund holding Micron Technology (not included in the benchmark), a semiconductor company that suffered amid weakness in the PC-build segment. An overweight position in the energy sector also detracted. Declining oil and natural gas prices weighed on a number of Fund holdings, including Devon Energy, an independent natural gas and oil producer, and petroleum company Imperial Oil – neither of which is represented in the benchmark. The industrials sector included notable detractor Heartland Express. The trucking company was a Fund holding that underperformed along with other transportation stocks amid weaker volumes and increased labor costs.

The Fund occasionally uses derivatives to equitize cash and temporarily gain sector exposure. (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.) During the year, the Fund’s use of forward currency contracts to help reduce risk that can result from currency fluctuations in foreign equity investments contributed slightly to returns.

 

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Subadviser outlook

As we entered 2016, Fund positioning reflected our view of where we see opportunities and where we are likely to be more wary in the near future. The Fund held a notably overweight stake in consumer staples stocks, on our belief that they likely have favorable risk-return profiles and show potential opportunity for continued industry consolidation in the future. The Fund also held a significant overweight position in energy, with a focus on higher-quality companies across the sector that have been pressured by the steep drop in oil prices. The Fund had smaller overweight stakes in the industrials and health care sectors. The Fund’s largest sector underweight position was in financials, with a significantly underweight REITs position due to what we view as unattractive valuations. Finally, the Fund held a moderately underweight stake in the materials sector.

 

MML Mid Cap Value Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15

 
   

Sysco Corp.

     3.2

Northern Trust Corp.

     3.0

Republic Services, Inc.

     2.4

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     1.9

Imperial Oil Ltd.

     1.8

Applied Materials, Inc.

     1.7

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     1.7

Tyco International PLC

     1.6

Cameron International Corp.

     1.6

PG&E Corp.

     1.6
    

 

 

 
       20.5
    

 

 

 

MML Mid Cap Value Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15

 
   

Financial

     26.2

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     17.0

Industrial

     14.3

Energy

     11.6

Utilities

     10.0

Consumer, Cyclical

     7.3

Technology

     7.0

Communications

     2.0

Basic Materials

     1.3

Mutual Funds

     1.0
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     97.7

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     2.3
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 
 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

Hypothetical Investments in MML Mid Cap Value Fund Initial Class and the Russell Midcap Value Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN   One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15
    Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15
    Since
Inception
Average
Annual
5/1/06 -
12/31/15
 
Initial Class     -1.45%        11.70%        8.66%   
Russell Midcap Value Index     -4.78%        11.25%        6.95%   

Hypothetical Investments in MML Mid Cap Value Fund Service Class and the Russell Midcap Value Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN   One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15
    Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15
    Since
Inception
Average
Annual
8/15/08 -
12/31/15
 
Service Class     -1.60%        11.45%        10.18%   
Russell Midcap Value Index     -4.78%        11.25%        8.96%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

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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 are the Fund’s subadvisers?

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of smaller companies that the Fund’s subadvisers believe offer potential for long-term growth. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets 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 subadvisers are Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington Management), which managed approximately 71% of the Fund’s portfolio; and Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company (Waddell & Reed), which was responsible for approximately 29% of the Fund’s portfolio, as of December 31, 2015.

How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2015?

The Fund’s Initial Class shares returned -5.11%, trailing the -1.38% return of the Russell 2000 Growth Index (the “benchmark”), a widely recognized, unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (representing small-capitalization U.S. common stocks) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth rates than securities in the value universe. Similarly, the Fund’s -5.11% return underperformed the -4.41% return of the Russell 2000 Index, a widely recognized, unmanaged index representative of common stocks of smaller capitalized U.S. companies.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, please see the Economic and Market Review, beginning on page 3.

Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance

For the Wellington Management component of the Fund, weak stock selection within the materials and consumer staples sectors held back relative performance for the year ended December 31, 2015. Conversely, strong stock selection within the energy, health care, and industrials sectors contributed to relative results. The Wellington Management component’s holdings that were top relative detractors for the period included SunOpta, a global organic food company in the consumer staples sector; Pier 1 Imports, a home furnishings retailer in consumer discretionary; and eHealth, an online health insurance marketplace in the financials sector. The Wellington Management component sold its positions in SunOpta and Pier 1 during the year. Turning to the positive, Wellington Management component holdings that were top performers included Abiomed, a manufacturer of medical implant devices; and Foundation Medicine, a molecular information company – both in the health care sector; and Vonage, a Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) services provider in telecommunications services. The Wellington Management component sold its position in Abiomed as the stock approached its valuation target – and also sold Foundation Medicine at a strong price after the company announced it would be selling a majority stake to Roche for $1 billion.

For the Waddell & Reed component of the Fund, relative performance within the health care and financials sectors were the primary detractors from relative performance for the year. Conversely, Waddell & Reed component holdings in information technology and industrial securities helped boost results. Although the health care sector was the second-best-performing segment of the benchmark for the year, the Waddell & Reed component’s avoidance of the more speculative biotechnology sector, which performed well, hindered results. Within health care, positions in ExamWorks Group – a provider of independent medical examinations, peer and bill reviews, and Medicare compliance – and LDR Holding Corp, a medical device company, accounted for much of the underperformance. Within the financials sector, one of the Waddell & Reed component’s top holdings, PRA Group, a financial and business service company, suffered due to lower earnings expectations. Conversely, Waddell & Reed component holdings in the strong-performing industrials sector contributed. Specifically, Acuity Brands, a producer and distributor of various lighting solutions and services; Toro, a manufacturer of professional turf maintenance equipment; and Hexcel, a manufacturer of structural materials for use in commercial aerospace, space and defense, and industrial markets, were standouts. In the information technology sector, three Waddell & Reed component holdings produced a return of greater than 50%: Tyler Technologies, a provider of integrated information management solutions and services for the public sector; Paycom Software, a human capital management software solutions provider; and Manhattan Associates, a software solutions developer.

Subadviser outlook

Entering the new year, Wellington Management remains optimistic about the potential for continued growth of the U.S. housing and consumer markets, though we are cautious given the recent weakness and volatility. We continue to emphasize fundamental

 

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research and bottom-up stock selection as we look for companies with factors we consider critical to success. We focus on well-capitalized companies with high market share and high insider ownership – and we continue to seek opportunities to establish positions in stocks that we believe are undervalued relative to their fundamental outlooks.

In Waddell & Reed’s view, now that the Federal Reserve has implemented the first rate hike since 2006, the pace and magnitude of future rate increases are likely to remain a key focus of investors during the year ahead. The high-yield bond markets have experienced diminishing liquidity, increasing defaults among heavily leveraged energy companies and spiking yields, which we believe may foreshadow an environment of elevated risk aversion. Our opinion is that the volatility of 2015 could continue in 2016, and that movements in oil and the U.S. dollar could, once again, play a key role in determining the stability of the financial markets.

 

MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A

     1.6

The Middleby Corp.

     1.5

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.

     1.3

Five Below, Inc.

     1.3

Insulet Corp.

     1.3

PRA Group, Inc.

     1.3

Tyler Technologies, Inc.

     1.3

The Toro Co.

     1.2

LDR Holding Corp.

     1.1

Dexcom, Inc.

     1.1
    

 

 

 
       13.0
    

 

 

 
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     22.1

Technology

     16.0

Industrial

     15.7

Financial

     15.7

Consumer, Cyclical

     14.2

Mutual Funds

     9.9

Communications

     4.5

Energy

     4.0

Basic Materials

     1.9

Diversified

     0.6

Utilities

     0.2
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     104.8

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     (4.8 )% 
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 
 

 

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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.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN  

One Year
1/1/15 -

12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average

Annual

1/1/11 -

12/31/15

   

Ten Year
Average

Annual

1/1/06 -

12/31/15

 
Initial Class     -5.11%        9.92%        7.15%   
Russell 2000 Growth Index*     -1.38%        10.67%        7.95%   
Russell 2000 Index     -4.41%        9.19%        6.80%   

Hypothetical Investments in MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund Service Class, the Russell 2000 Growth Index, and the Russell 2000 Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN  

One Year
1/1/15 -

12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average

Annual

1/1/11 -

12/31/15

   

Since

Inception
Average

Annual

8/15/08 -

12/31/15

 
Service Class     -5.33%        9.64%        8.00%   
Russell 2000 Growth Index*     -1.38%        10.67%        8.41%   
Russell 2000 Index     -4.41%        9.19%        7.20%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS

 

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GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

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* 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 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, 2015?

The Fund’s Class II shares returned -5.36%, outperforming the -7.47% return of the Russell 2000 Value Index (the “benchmark”), a widely recognized, unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies (representing small-capitalization U.S. common stocks) with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates than securities in the growth universe. Conversely, the Fund lagged the -4.41% return of the Russell 2000 Index, a widely recognized, unmanaged index representative of common stocks of smaller capitalized U.S. companies.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, please see the Economic and Market Review, beginning on page 3.

Subadviser discussion of factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance

Generally speaking, stock selection accounted for the relative outperformance of the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2015; conversely, sector allocation hampered results. The energy, industrials and business services, materials, and consumer discretionary sectors all helped relative results, while information technology, health care, and financials were detractors.

Energy proved to be the greatest relative contributor, as the Fund’s stock holdings within that market segment held their value better than their benchmark counterparts. Oil and gas producer Matador was a key Fund holding, with its shares performing relatively well despite major sell-offs in the energy sector. In industrials and business services, the Fund benefited from strong stock selection – although overweight positioning hampered results, relative to the benchmark. Outperformers in this sector included Fund holdings Beacon Roofing Supply (“Beacon”) and Comfort Systems USA, a provider of installation and service for building mechanical systems. Both companies have benefited from the recovery in the housing market; Beacon received an additional boost from acquiring competitor RSG Roofing Supply.

Materials was another area of relative strength, as stock selection more than made up for a detrimental overweight position. One Fund holding, specialty chemicals company Innospec, which focuses on fuel additives and provides chemicals used in oil and gas production – including fracking, had relatively good performance when many materials companies faced serious challenges. Stock selection in consumer discretionary also added relative value – most notably Pool, a Fund holding that is a wholesale distributor of pool supplies and landscape and irrigation products, gained market share amid increased pool construction and warmer climate patterns in much of the United States.

Stock selection in information technology detracted from relative results. Belden, which manufactures cables and other connectivity products, had a strong 2014 after its acquisition of Tripwire, but recent weakness in its industrial end markets reduced the stock’s appeal to investors. Stock selection in health care also created a drag on relative performance – particularly the Fund’s investment in Halyard Health, a provider of surgical and infection prevention products that faced difficulty in international markets and pricing competitiveness due to the strong U.S. dollar. Finally, the Fund’s underweight stake in financials worked against performance, but stock choices helped mitigate damage. Expectations of an interest rate increase provided a boost to the financials sector throughout the year.

Subadviser outlook

We believe the U.S. economy may benefit from stable growth driven by labor market strength, low inflation, and reduced fiscal challenges in 2016. On balance, our view is that the environment for growth stocks has the potential to remain favorable, but we believe market volatility could potentially increase. Our view is that interest rates may rise but are likely to remain low, and the drop in energy costs could boost spending power for consumers.

 

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MML Small Company Value Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Home Bancshares, Inc.

     2.2

ProAssurance Corp.

     2.0

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     1.8

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     1.7

SVB Financial Group

     1.5

Landstar System, Inc.

     1.5

Littelfuse, Inc.

     1.4

PNM Resources, Inc.

     1.4

SYNNEX Corp.

     1.4

Wintrust Financial Corp.

     1.1
    

 

 

 
       16.0
    

 

 

 
MML Small Company Value Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Financial

     31.2

Industrial

     19.1

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     13.8

Consumer, Cyclical

     10.0

Utilities

     7.6

Basic Materials

     4.7

Technology

     4.2

Energy

     3.5

Mutual Funds

     3.2

Communications

     2.8

Diversified

     0.7
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     100.8

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     (0.8 )% 
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN  

One Year
1/1/15 -

12/31/15

   

Five Year
Average

Annual

1/1/11 -

12/31/15

    Since
Inception
Average
Annual
2/27/09 -
12/31/15
 
Class II     -5.36%        7.33%        16.09%   
Service Class I     -5.65%        7.05%        15.79%   
Russell 2000 Value Index*     -7.47%        7.67%        16.93%   
Russell 2000 Index     -4.41%        9.19%        18.39%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

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* 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 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, 2015?

The Fund’s Initial Class Shares returned -5.53%, underperforming the -2.90% return of the Russell 2500TM Index (the “benchmark”), an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on market capitalization. The Fund also trailed the -5.49% return of the Russell 2500 Value Index, an unmanaged index representative of common stocks of small- and mid-capitalization U.S. companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates than securities in the growth universe.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, 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, 2015, stock selection in the consumer discretionary and industrials sectors hindered the Fund’s performance. Sector allocation also detracted from performance relative to the benchmark. Underweight positions, relative to the benchmark, in financials – specifically real estate investment trusts ( REITs), health care, and utilities stocks – also hindered performance for the year. Conversely, the Fund benefited from stock selection, particularly within the financials and technology sectors. An underweight position in energy and an overweight stake in the technology sector also contributed.

During 2015, the declining price of oil and sluggishness in the energy sector drove down share prices of exploration & production companies. SM Energy was one Fund holding that underperformed along with other U.S. oil and gas producers due to expectations of continued weakness in oil and gas prices. Fund holding Pier 1 Imports, a home decor retailer, reported disappointing sales and margins, and faced increasing online competition and rising inventory levels. Bloomin’ Brands, an operator of restaurant chains such as Outback Steakhouse and Carrabba’s Italian Grill, was another Fund holding that underperformed. The company reported same-store sales below expectations, fueling fears that revenue growth pressure would offset the company’s efficiency initiatives.

Aiding the Fund’s results for the year was the top-performing Fund holding, StanCorp Financial, a U.S.-based provider of employee insurance and annuity products. StanCorp Financial was acquired at a substantial premium by Japanese company Meiji Yasuda, which was attracted to its strong American franchise. Helen of Troy, a manufacturer of consumer products such as hair dryers and kitchen housewares, was another Fund holding that outperformed. The company delivered strong profit growth, benefiting from the operational turnaround achieved by its new management team. The company successfully shifted toward a more integrated approach in the manufacturing and distribution of its products. In the technology sector, Fund holding Fairchild Semiconductor saw its shares rise following an announcement that ON Semiconductor intended to acquire Fairchild for $20 per share in cash, a premium over the company’s stock price.

Subadviser outlook

We believe the current investment climate is marked by high levels of uncertainty and that investors likely remain concerned about global economic growth. The depressed price of oil, declining Chinese economic indicators, and recent underperformance of high-yield bonds have likely magnified these concerns. In smaller-cap markets, we believe the result has manifested itself in the outperformance of sectors that are perceived to offer some shelter from these factors, such as health care. Further, persistently low interest rates have driven significant demand for bond proxies, such as REITs and utilities. Stocks judged to have sizable exposure to the broader economy – such as technology, industrials, and consumer companies – have lagged in spite of good company-level performance in this challenging climate. As a result, we believe a significant number of stocks in the Fund’s universe may have a potentially powerful combination of attractive value, strong cash flow, and company-level catalysts. We believe the strength of these companies’ cash flows and business models could help them navigate these obstacles, and that their valuations may offer upside potential once macro-economic concerns stabilize.

 

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MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund
Largest Holdings
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.

     1.7

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.

     1.6

PNM Resources, Inc.

     1.6

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.

     1.6

Validus Holdings Ltd.

     1.6

Ingredion, Inc.

     1.5

Granite Construction, Inc.

     1.5

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

     1.5

AECOM

     1.5

Gramercy Property Trust, Inc.

     1.5
    

 

 

 
       15.6
    

 

 

 
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund
Sector Table
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

Financial

     29.9

Consumer, Cyclical

     17.2

Industrial

     15.0

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     10.2

Technology

     7.5

Communications

     6.0

Energy

     5.4

Utilities

     4.2

Basic Materials

     2.8
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     98.2

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     1.8
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

Hypothetical Investments in MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund Initial Class, the Russell 2500 Index, and the Russell 2500 Value Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN   One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15
    Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15
    Since
Inception
Average
Annual
5/1/06 -
12/31/15
 
Initial Class     -5.53%        9.49%        4.35%   
Russell 2500 Index*     -2.90%        10.32%        6.61%   
Russell 2500 Value Index     -5.49%        9.23%        5.60%   

Hypothetical Investments in MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund Service Class, the Russell 2500 Index, and the Russell 2500 Value Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN   One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15
    Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15
    Since
Inception
Average
Annual
8/15/08 -
12/31/15
 
Service Class     -5.74%        9.23%        8.27%   
Russell 2500 Index*     -2.90%        10.32%        8.52%   
Russell 2500 Value Index     -5.49%        9.23%        7.69%   

 

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

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* 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 Index and the Russell 2500 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 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 in a diversified portfolio of investment grade fixed income securities. The Fund’s subadviser is Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC (MetWest).

How did the Fund perform during the 12 months ended December 31, 2015?

The Fund’s Class II shares returned 0.24%, underperforming the 0.55% return of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “benchmark”), an unmanaged index of fixed-rate investment-grade securities with at least one year to maturity, combining the Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index, the Barclays U.S. Government-Related Bond Index, the Barclays U.S. Corporate Bond Index, and the Barclays U.S. Securitized Bond Index.

For a discussion on the economic and market environment during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, 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, 2015, the Fund’s emphasis on government-guaranteed student loans within the asset-backed securities (ABS) subsector detracted from relative performance. That subsector was weighed down by investor concerns over potential downgrades by rating agencies to some bonds that could come as a result of new income-based repayment plans. Although principal and interest payments remain guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, uncertainty surrounding the potential downgrade drove prices lower during the year. Additionally, the Fund’s small overweight allocation to high-yield and midstream energy bonds resulted in a drag on performance. High-yield bonds declined and were among the worst performers in the bond universe in 2015, as concerns over liquidity and investors’ search for quality reduced demand for lower-quality investments, particularly toward the end of the year. The midstream sector, which involves the transportation and storage of oil and gas through various mediums, including pipelines, also declined due to the slowdown in global growth and weakness in commodity pricing, despite the backing of the sector by tangible assets.

Meanwhile, the allocation to up-in-quality senior non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (MBS) benefited returns as prices continued to improve. (Non-agency securities are issued and/or guaranteed by entities other than government agencies.) Solid marketplace fundamentals supported the legacy non-agency residential MBS market throughout most of 2015. In addition, the Fund’s strategic positioning with regard to interest-rate sensitivity added to performance, as Treasury yields were higher year over year.

The Fund utilized Treasury futures to manage interest-rate sensitivity and exposure to bonds of different maturities; there was no material impact to the Fund’s performance as a result. Treasury futures are derivatives that allow investors to leverage the performance of Treasury securities and are often used as a hedge. Most derivatives are used for hedging, speculation, or both.

Subadviser outlook

Our view is that recent heightened volatility in equity markets as well as in individual companies could be indicative of end-of-cycle dynamics and likely warrants a defensive and selective investment strategy. Although economic growth in the U.S. continued in 2015, we believe progress may have moderated, with particular softness in the manufacturing sector. We believe low inflation, geopolitical risks, and the ongoing weakness in global growth, in tandem with the associated decline and weakness in commodities, pose challenges, even as the Federal Reserve recently lifted interest rates for the first time in years.

Our opinion is that continued tighter liquidity conditions could lead to increased volatility and tighter financial conditions, particularly in more reactive sectors, such as the high-yield market recently. As such, Fund positioning remains cautious, with holdings focused on higher-quality, less cyclical companies, and liquidity to capitalize on opportunities as they occur.

 

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MML Total Return Bond Fund
Portfolio Characteristics
(% of Net Assets) on 12/31/15
 
   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     28.3

U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities

     27.9

Corporate Debt

     24.2

Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     21.2

Municipal Obligations

     1.0

Bank Loans

     0.2
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     102.8

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     (2.8 )% 
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
    

 

 

 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

Hypothetical Investments in MML Total Return Bond Fund Class II and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

 

       
TOTAL RETURN   One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15
    Five Year
Average
Annual
1/1/11 -
12/31/15
   

Since
Inception

Average

Annual
8/10/10 -
12/31/15

 
Class II     0.24%        2.88%        2.70%   
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index     0.55%        3.25%        2.97%   

Hypothetical Investments in MML Total Return Bond Fund Service Class I and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

 

     
TOTAL RETURN   One Year
1/1/15 -
12/31/15
    Since
Inception
Average
Annual
5/1/12 -
12/31/15
 
Service Class I     -0.05%        1.99%   
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index     0.55%        1.93%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION

 

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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 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, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 100.0%      
COMMON STOCK — 100.0%      
Basic Materials — 1.2%      
Chemicals — 1.2%      

Ashland, Inc.

     10,300       $ 1,057,810   

Ecolab, Inc.

     18,000         2,058,840   

PPG Industries, Inc.

     300         29,646   

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

     8,000         2,076,800   
     

 

 

 
        5,223,096   
     

 

 

 
Communications — 28.0%      
Internet — 27.0%   

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

     6,200         326,306   

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (Cayman Islands) (a)

     71,246         5,790,162   

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)

     14,600         11,358,946   

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)

     24,156         18,331,505   

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     47,900         32,375,131   

Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (Cayman Islands) (a)

     15,100         2,854,504   

Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR (Cayman Islands) (a)

     45,000         2,084,850   

Facebook, Inc. Class A (a)

     145,076         15,183,654   

JD.com, Inc. ADR (Cayman Islands) (a)

     15,200         490,428   

LinkedIn Corp. Class A (a)

     13,700         3,083,596   

Netflix, Inc. (a)

     45,800         5,238,604   

The Priceline Group, Inc. (a)

     10,930         13,935,204   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     270,500         5,283,848   
     

 

 

 
        116,336,738   
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.9%   

Time Warner, Inc.

     500         32,335   

The Walt Disney Co.

     37,800         3,972,024   
     

 

 

 
        4,004,359   
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 0.1%   

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

     4,700         183,864   
     

 

 

 
        120,524,961   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 16.2%   
Airlines — 1.7%   

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     18,900         1,521,639   

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     132,700         5,619,845   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     2,900         147,001   
     

 

 

 
        7,288,485   
     

 

 

 
Apparel — 1.7%   

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     102,600         3,019,518   

Nike, Inc. Class B

     63,480         3,967,500   

VF Corp.

     3,700         230,325   
     

 

 

 
        7,217,343   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Auto Manufacturers — 0.4%      

Ferrari NV (a)

     1,800       $ 86,400   

Tesla Motors, Inc. (a)

     7,290         1,749,673   
     

 

 

 
        1,836,073   
     

 

 

 
Automotive & Parts — 0.2%      

BorgWarner, Inc.

     2,500         108,075   

Delphi Automotive PLC

     9,500         814,435   
     

 

 

 
        922,510   
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 1.3%      

Carnival Corp.

     4,600         250,608   

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)

     43,700         2,560,820   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     28,300         2,864,243   
     

 

 

 
        5,675,671   
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 1.2%      

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     97,828         2,093,519   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     1,200         52,608   

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     17,587         1,179,033   

MGM Resorts International (a)

     81,800         1,858,496   
     

 

 

 
        5,183,656   
     

 

 

 
Retail — 9.7%      

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

     3,500         2,596,685   

CarMax, Inc. (a)

     6,300         340,011   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

     2,000         959,700   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     6,900         1,114,350   

CVS Health Corp.

     32,000         3,128,640   

The Home Depot, Inc.

     40,600         5,369,350   

L Brands, Inc.

     14,000         1,341,480   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     83,100         6,318,924   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

     20,100         5,093,742   

PVH Corp.

     400         29,460   

Ross Stores, Inc.

     51,200         2,755,072   

Starbucks Corp.

     98,000         5,882,940   

Tractor Supply Co.

     33,700         2,881,350   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     47,800         4,070,409   
     

 

 

 
        41,882,113   
     

 

 

 
        70,005,851   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 29.2%      
Beverages — 0.4%      

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

     10,800         1,538,352   

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

     900         84,528   

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

     2,300         342,608   
     

 

 

 
        1,965,488   
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 9.7%      

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     58,100         11,082,575   

Amgen, Inc.

     1,300         211,029   

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     14,000         4,288,900   

Celgene Corp. (a)

     73,700         8,826,312   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     72,900         7,376,751   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Incyte Corp. (a)

     5,500       $ 596,475   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     9,500         5,157,265   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     33,800         4,253,054   
     

 

 

 
        41,792,361   
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 5.2%      

McKesson Corp.

     48,300         9,526,209   

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     14,000         506,800   

Visa, Inc. Class A

     160,520         12,448,326   
     

 

 

 
        22,481,335   
     

 

 

 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.2%   

The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A

     8,000         704,480   
     

 

 

 
Foods — 0.0%      

The Kroger Co.

     1,000         41,830   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 2.5%      

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     22,600         3,482,434   

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

     4,100         648,579   

Hologic, Inc. (a)

     11,100         429,459   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

     5,800         3,167,728   

Medtronic PLC

     15,727         1,209,721   

Stryker Corp.

     18,130         1,685,002   
     

 

 

 
        10,622,923   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 4.4%      

Aetna, Inc.

     18,400         1,989,408   

Anthem, Inc.

     26,700         3,723,048   

Cigna Corp.

     400         58,532   

Humana, Inc.

     4,200         749,742   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     43,500         6,170,475   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     53,400         6,281,976   
     

 

 

 
        18,973,181   
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 6.8%      

AbbVie, Inc.

     1,700         100,708   

Allergan PLC (a)

     35,354         11,048,125   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     16,400         1,700,844   

Baxalta, Inc.

     4,900         191,247   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     70,600         4,856,574   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     34,100         3,044,107   

Eli Lilly & Co.

     44,700         3,766,422   

Perrigo Co. PLC

     300         43,410   

Shire PLC Sponsored ADR (Ireland)

     2,000         410,000   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (a)

     37,000         3,761,050   

Zoetis, Inc.

     6,200         297,104   
     

 

 

 
        29,219,591   
     

 

 

 
        125,801,189   
     

 

 

 
Energy — 0.2%      
Oil & Gas — 0.2%      

Cimarex Energy Co.

     4,700         420,086   

Concho Resources, Inc. (a)

     2,900         269,294   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     2,700         338,526   
     

 

 

 
        1,027,906   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Financial — 8.8%      
Banks — 0.8%      

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     19,500       $ 803,790   

Northern Trust Corp.

     6,200         446,958   

State Street Corp.

     30,500         2,023,980   
     

 

 

 
        3,274,728   
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial — 6.1%      

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     15,700         1,670,794   

Citigroup, Inc.

     7,000         362,250   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     17,400         4,458,924   

MasterCard, Inc. Class A

     115,500         11,245,080   

Morgan Stanley

     147,000         4,676,070   

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     105,500         3,661,905   
     

 

 

 
        26,075,023   
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.3%      

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     26,600         1,474,970   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.6%   

American Tower Corp.

     70,770         6,861,151   
     

 

 

 
        37,685,872   
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 8.0%      
Aerospace & Defense — 1.8%      

The Boeing Co.

     47,000         6,795,730   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     2,400         521,160   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     400         75,524   

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     1,900         175,370   
     

 

 

 
        7,567,784   
     

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.5%      

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)

     39,200         2,246,160   
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 1.1%      

Flowserve Corp.

     2,100         88,368   

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     16,000         3,036,640   

Wabtec Corp.

     20,300         1,443,736   
     

 

 

 
        4,568,744   
     

 

 

 
Manufacturing — 3.3%      

Danaher Corp.

     143,560         13,333,853   

Textron, Inc.

     24,600         1,033,446   
     

 

 

 
        14,367,299   
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.3%      

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

     14,900         1,901,240   

FedEx Corp.

     18,300         2,726,517   

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     12,000         880,320   

Union Pacific Corp.

     3,600         281,520   
     

 

 

 
        5,789,597   
     

 

 

 
        34,539,584   
     

 

 

 
Technology — 8.4%   
Computers — 1.7%   

Apple, Inc.

     56,940         5,993,505   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a)

     12,300         738,246   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  

IHS, Inc. Class A (a)

     4,600       $ 544,778   
     

 

 

 
        7,276,529   
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 0.0%      

Avago Technologies Ltd.

     600         87,090   
     

 

 

 
Software — 6.7%      

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

     19,600         1,346,912   

First Data Corp. Class A (a)

     19,500         312,390   

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

     41,840         3,826,686   

Microsoft Corp.

     204,500         11,345,660   

Red Hat, Inc. (a)

     33,648         2,786,391   

Salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

     86,600         6,789,440   

Servicenow, Inc. (a)

     29,400         2,544,864   
     

 

 

 
        28,952,343   
     

 

 

 
        36,315,962   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $285,739,858)
        431,124,421   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $285,739,858)
        431,124,421   
     

 

 

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.0%      
Diversified Financial — 0.0%      

T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund

     1,002         1,002   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $1,002)
        1,002   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $285,740,860)
        431,125,423   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2%   
Repurchase Agreement — 0.2%      

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/31/15, 0.010%, due 1/04/16 (b)

   $ 886,244         886,244   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $886,244)
        886,244   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2%
(Cost $286,627,104) (c)
        432,011,667   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.2)%         (871,558
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 431,140,109   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

ADR American Depositary Receipt
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Maturity value of $886,245. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.120%, maturity date of 11/07/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $906,565.
(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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December 31, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 98.2%   
COMMON STOCK — 98.2%   
Basic Materials — 4.9%   
Chemicals — 1.4%   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     101,000       $ 6,726,601   
     

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 1.6%   

International Paper Co.

     138,100         5,206,370   

Rayonier, Inc.

     103,600         2,299,920   
     

 

 

 
        7,506,290   
     

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 1.0%   

Nucor Corp.

     111,700         4,501,510   
     

 

 

 
Mining — 0.9%   

Vulcan Materials Co.

     45,700         4,340,129   
     

 

 

 
        23,074,530   
     

 

 

 
Communications — 10.2%      
Media — 3.5%      

Comcast Corp. Class A

     67,900         3,831,597   

News Corp. Class A

     177,900         2,376,744   

Time Warner, Inc.

     14,433         933,382   

Twenty-First Century Fox Class A

     119,600         3,248,336   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B

     84,900         2,311,827   

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     18,500         761,460   

The Walt Disney Co.

     29,600         3,110,368   
     

 

 

 
        16,573,714   
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 6.7%      

AT&T, Inc.

     40,600         1,397,046   

CenturyLink, Inc.

     87,805         2,209,174   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     204,600         5,555,913   

Harris Corp.

     68,400         5,943,960   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     110,700         5,533,339   

Telefonica SA

     196,932         2,173,666   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     162,435         7,507,746   

Vodafone Group PLC

     376,189         1,216,793   
     

 

 

 
        31,537,637   
     

 

 

 
        48,111,351   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 7.6%      
Airlines — 0.2%      

Southwest Airlines Co.

     28,300         1,218,598   
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.9%   

Ford Motor Co.

     48,000         676,320   

General Motors Co.

     102,549         3,487,691   
     

 

 

 
        4,164,011   
     

 

 

 
Automotive & Parts — 0.8%   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     92,300         3,644,927   
     

 

 

 
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.0%   

Genuine Parts Co.

     2,600         223,314   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Leisure Time — 0.9%   

Carnival Corp.

     80,900       $ 4,407,432   
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 0.8%   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     82,300         3,608,032   
     

 

 

 
Retail — 2.6%   

Kohl’s Corp.

     97,800         4,658,214   

Macy’s, Inc.

     74,400         2,602,512   

Staples, Inc.

     125,500         1,188,485   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     60,300         3,696,390   
     

 

 

 
        12,145,601   
     

 

 

 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 1.4%   

Mattel, Inc.

     236,500         6,425,705   
     

 

 

 
        35,837,620   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 12.5%   
Agriculture — 1.1%   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     135,900         4,984,812   
     

 

 

 
Beverages — 1.0%   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     48,200         4,816,144   
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 0.5%   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     25,900         2,620,821   
     

 

 

 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.2%   

Avon Products, Inc.

     222,700         901,935   
     

 

 

 
Foods — 0.8%   

Kellogg Co.

     36,600         2,645,082   

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     11,300         966,828   
     

 

 

 
        3,611,910   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 2.4%   

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     7,300         1,124,857   

Johnson & Johnson

     98,900         10,159,008   
     

 

 

 
        11,283,865   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 1.0%   

Anthem, Inc.

     35,600         4,964,064   
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 5.5%   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     96,300         6,624,477   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     165,599         3,344,768   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     119,500         6,311,990   

Pfizer, Inc.

     304,654         9,834,231   
     

 

 

 
        26,115,466   
     

 

 

 
        59,299,017   
     

 

 

 
Energy — 10.8%   
Oil & Gas — 10.1%   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     44,700         2,171,526   

Apache Corp.

     158,600         7,052,942   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     165,900         3,621,597   

Chevron Corp.

     72,900         6,558,084   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     143,400         11,178,030   

Hess Corp.

     106,600         5,167,968   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     54,400       $ 3,677,984   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC A Shares Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom)

     142,300         6,515,917   

Total SA

     39,029         1,738,189   
     

 

 

 
        47,682,237   
     

 

 

 
Pipelines — 0.7%   

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

     172,400         3,448,000   
     

 

 

 
        51,130,237   
     

 

 

 
Financial — 24.7%   
Banks — 9.0%   

Bank of America Corp.

     497,877         8,379,270   

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     102,900         4,241,538   

Fifth Third Bancorp

     135,100         2,715,510   

Northern Trust Corp.

     91,300         6,581,817   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     41,500         3,955,365   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (a)

     698,924         3,092,167   

State Street Corp.

     73,700         4,890,732   

U.S. Bancorp

     56,500         2,410,855   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     111,600         6,066,576   
     

 

 

 
        42,333,830   
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial — 8.2%   

American Express Co.

     84,300         5,863,065   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     37,400         3,980,108   

Citigroup, Inc.

     105,800         5,475,150   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     244,000         16,111,320   

Morgan Stanley

     207,800         6,610,118   

Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC

     128,100         798,063   
     

 

 

 
        38,837,824   
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 6.0%   

The Chubb Corp.

     25,600         3,395,584   

Loews Corp.

     155,600         5,975,040   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     115,600         6,410,020   

MetLife, Inc.

     160,800         7,752,168   

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

     68,900         2,149,680   

Willis Group Holdings PLC

     24,400         1,185,108   

XL Group PLC

     36,900         1,445,742   
     

 

 

 
        28,313,342   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.5%   

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     34,600         2,616,452   

The Macerich Co.

     6,300         508,347   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     135,342         4,057,553   
     

 

 

 
        7,182,352   
     

 

 

 
        116,667,348   
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 12.9%   
Aerospace & Defense — 2.2%   

The Boeing Co.

     66,300         9,586,317   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

United Technologies Corp.

     9,900       $ 951,093   
     

 

 

 
        10,537,410   
     

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.1%   

Emerson Electric Co.

     112,900         5,400,007   
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 0.9%   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     16,000         1,033,760   

Tyco International PLC

     100,400         3,201,756   
     

 

 

 
        4,235,516   
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 1.2%   

Cummins, Inc.

     16,100         1,416,961   

Deere & Co.

     55,500         4,232,985   
     

 

 

 
        5,649,946   
     

 

 

 
Manufacturing — 5.5%   

Eaton Corp. PLC

     2,684         139,676   

General Electric Co.

     530,600         16,528,190   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     59,100         5,477,388   

Pentair PLC

     77,300         3,828,669   
     

 

 

 
        25,973,923   
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 0.2%   

WestRock Co.

     16,594         757,018   
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.8%   

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

     9,400         1,199,440   

Union Pacific Corp.

     30,200         2,361,640   

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     52,000         5,003,960   
     

 

 

 
        8,565,040   
     

 

 

 
        61,118,860   
     

 

 

 
Technology — 6.9%   
Computers — 1.1%   

EMC Corp.

     140,700         3,613,176   

International Business Machines Corp.

     4,000         550,480   

Western Digital Corp.

     18,300         1,098,915   
     

 

 

 
        5,262,571   
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 3.1%   

Analog Devices, Inc.

     66,300         3,667,716   

Applied Materials, Inc.

     324,800         6,064,016   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     86,900         4,762,989   
     

 

 

 
        14,494,721   
     

 

 

 
Software — 2.7%   

CA, Inc.

     70,900         2,024,904   

Microsoft Corp.

     195,000         10,818,600   
     

 

 

 
        12,843,504   
     

 

 

 
        32,600,796   
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 7.7%   
Electric — 6.7%   

The AES Corp.

     408,400         3,908,388   

Duke Energy Corp.

     35,833         2,558,118   

Edison International

     55,700         3,297,997   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Entergy Corp.

     82,200       $ 5,619,192   

Exelon Corp.

     42,200         1,171,894   

FirstEnergy Corp.

     177,900         5,644,767   

PG&E Corp.

     85,000         4,521,150   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     140,500         5,045,355   
     

 

 

 
        31,766,861   
     

 

 

 
Gas — 1.0%   

NiSource, Inc.

     233,500         4,555,585   
     

 

 

 
        36,322,446   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $391,890,447)
        464,162,205   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $391,890,447)
        464,162,205   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
BONDS & NOTES — 0.0%   
CORPORATE DEBT — 0.0%   
Pharmaceuticals — 0.0%   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
(Acquired 11/18/15,
Cost $165,765) (b) (c)
5.875% 5/15/23

   $ 202,000         180,285   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $165,765)
        180,285   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $165,765)
        180,285   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
        
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.0%   
Diversified Financial — 0.0%   

T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund

     1,147         1,147   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $1,147)
        1,147   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $392,057,359)
        464,343,637   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.8%   
Repurchase Agreement — 1.8%   

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/31/15, 0.010%, due 1/04/16 (d)

   $ 8,266,498       $ 8,266,498   
     

 

 

 
Time Deposits — 0.0%   

Euro Time Deposit
0.010% 1/04/16

     49,852         49,852   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $8,316,350)
        8,316,350   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $400,373,709) (e)
        472,659,987   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.0%         (99,232
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 472,560,755   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

ADR American Depositary Receipt
(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, 2015, these securities amounted to a value of $180,285 or 0.04% of net assets.
(c) Restricted security. Certain securities are restricted as to resale. At December 31, 2015, these securities amounted to a value of $180,285 or 0.04% of net assets. The Fund generally bears the costs, if any, associated with the disposition of restricted securities.
(d) Maturity value of $8,266,507. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.120%, maturity date of 11/07/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $8,433,502.
(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, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 99.4%   
COMMON STOCK — 99.4%   
Basic Materials — 2.5%   
Chemicals — 2.1%   

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     4,859       $ 632,205   

Airgas, Inc.

     1,624         224,632   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     5,795         236,494   

The Dow Chemical Co.

     28,163         1,449,831   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     21,947         1,461,670   

Eastman Chemical Co.

     3,689         249,044   

Ecolab, Inc.

     6,666         762,457   

FMC Corp.

     3,300         129,129   

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     2,026         242,391   

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

     9,008         782,795   

Monsanto Co.

     11,016         1,085,296   

The Mosaic Co.

     8,383         231,287   

PPG Industries, Inc.

     6,731         665,157   

Praxair, Inc.

     7,114         728,474   

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

     1,990         516,604   
     

 

 

 
        9,397,466   
     

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%   

International Paper Co.

     10,364         390,723   
     

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 0.1%   

Nucor Corp.

     7,952         320,466   
     

 

 

 
Mining — 0.2%   

Alcoa, Inc.

     32,585         321,614   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     29,057         196,716   

Newmont Mining Corp.

     13,167         236,874   

Vulcan Materials Co.

     3,359         319,004   
     

 

 

 
        1,074,208   
     

 

 

 
        11,182,863   
     

 

 

 
Communications — 13.8%   
Advertising — 0.2%   

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

     10,224         238,015   

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     9,114         424,712   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     6,051         457,819   
     

 

 

 
        1,120,546   
     

 

 

 
Internet — 6.7%   

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

     4,457         234,572   

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)

     7,295         5,675,583   

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)

     7,440         5,646,067   

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     9,625         6,505,441   

eBay, Inc. (a)

     27,656         759,987   

Equinix, Inc.

     1,552         469,325   

Expedia, Inc.

     2,951         366,809   

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

     1,785         173,074   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Facebook, Inc. Class A (a)

     56,852       $ 5,950,130   

Netflix, Inc. (a)

     10,701         1,223,980   

The Priceline Group, Inc. (a)

     1,246         1,588,588   

Symantec Corp.

     16,976         356,496   

TripAdvisor, Inc. (a)

     2,846         242,622   

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

     2,449         213,945   

Yahoo!, Inc. (a)

     21,748         723,338   
     

 

 

 
        30,129,957   
     

 

 

 
Media — 3.0%   

Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A

     5,570         177,683   

CBS Corp. Class B

     10,858         511,737   

Comcast Corp. Class A

     61,156         3,451,033   

Discovery Communications, Inc. Series A (a)

     3,792         101,171   

Discovery Communications, Inc. Series C (a)

     6,484         163,526   

The McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

     6,771         667,485   

News Corp. Class A

     9,742         130,153   

News Corp. Class B

     2,568         35,849   

Scripps Networks Interactive Class A

     2,374         131,069   

TEGNA, Inc.

     5,453         139,161   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     7,093         1,316,390   

Time Warner, Inc.

     20,019         1,294,629   

Twenty-First Century Fox Class A

     29,315         796,195   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B

     10,747         292,641   

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     8,647         355,910   

The Walt Disney Co.

     38,087         4,002,182   
     

 

 

 
        13,566,814   
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 3.9%   

AT&T, Inc.

     154,027         5,300,069   

CenturyLink, Inc.

     13,729         345,422   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     127,084         3,450,966   

Corning, Inc.

     29,625         541,545   

Frontier Communications Corp.

     29,586         138,167   

Harris Corp.

     3,134         272,345   

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     8,957         247,213   

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (a)

     7,264         394,871   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     4,015         274,827   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     37,634         1,881,135   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     101,861         4,708,015   
     

 

 

 
        17,554,575   
     

 

 

 
        62,371,892   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 10.2%   
Airlines — 0.5%   

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     15,808         669,469   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     19,691         998,137   

Southwest Airlines Co.

     16,292         701,533   
     

 

 

 
        2,369,139   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Apparel — 0.8%      

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     9,807       $ 288,620   

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (a)

     4,603         184,396   

Nike, Inc. Class B

     33,802         2,112,625   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     1,471         163,987   

Under Armour, Inc. Class A (a)

     4,532         365,325   

VF Corp.

     8,532         531,117   
     

 

 

 
        3,646,070   
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.7%      

Ford Motor Co.

     97,650         1,375,889   

General Motors Co.

     35,470         1,206,335   

Paccar, Inc.

     8,826         418,352   
     

 

 

 
        3,000,576   
     

 

 

 
Automotive & Parts — 0.4%      

BorgWarner, Inc.

     5,615         242,737   

Delphi Automotive PLC

     7,010         600,967   

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

     6,751         220,555   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     16,257         641,989   
     

 

 

 
        1,706,248   
     

 

 

 
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.2%      

Fastenal Co.

     7,235         295,333   

Fossil Group, Inc. (a)

     1,099         40,179   

Genuine Parts Co.

     3,755         322,517   

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

     1,445         292,743   
     

 

 

 
        950,772   
     

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.1%      

D.R. Horton, Inc.

     8,268         264,824   

Lennar Corp. Class A

     4,511         220,633   

PulteGroup, Inc.

     7,931         141,330   
     

 

 

 
        626,787   
     

 

 

 
Home Furnishing — 0.1%      

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     1,759         165,715   

Whirlpool Corp.

     1,948         286,103   
     

 

 

 
        451,818   
     

 

 

 
Housewares — 0.1%      

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

     6,652         293,220   
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 0.3%      

Carnival Corp.

     11,503         626,683   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     4,775         216,737   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     4,317         436,924   
     

 

 

 
        1,280,344   
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 0.2%      

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     4,819         323,066   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     4,234         293,332   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     2,940         213,591   

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     2,071         143,292   
     

 

 

 
        973,281   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Retail — 6.6%   

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     1,821       $ 274,079   

AutoNation, Inc. (a)

     1,954         116,576   

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

     760         563,852   

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a)

     4,225         203,856   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     7,460         227,157   

CarMax, Inc. (a)

     5,066         273,412   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

     783         375,723   

Coach, Inc.

     6,971         228,161   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     10,964         1,770,686   

CVS Health Corp.

     27,733         2,711,455   

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     2,883         183,474   

Dollar General Corp.

     7,251         521,129   

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

     5,902         455,752   

GameStop Corp. Class A

     2,559         71,754   

The Gap, Inc.

     5,717         141,210   

The Home Depot, Inc.

     31,746         4,198,408   

Kohl’s Corp.

     4,746         226,052   

L Brands, Inc.

     6,389         612,194   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     22,907         1,741,848   

Macy’s, Inc.

     7,868         275,223   

McDonald’s Corp.

     22,986         2,715,566   

Nordstrom, Inc.

     3,387         168,706   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

     2,473         626,708   

PVH Corp.

     2,032         149,657   

Ross Stores, Inc.

     10,133         545,257   

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     1,979         244,783   

Staples, Inc.

     16,218         153,584   

Starbucks Corp.

     37,173         2,231,495   

Target Corp.

     15,424         1,119,937   

Tiffany & Co.

     2,785         212,468   

The TJX Cos., Inc.

     16,778         1,189,728   

Tractor Supply Co.

     3,376         288,648   

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)

     2,267         51,574   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     39,267         2,407,067   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     21,809         1,857,145   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     10,797         788,721   
     

 

 

 
        29,923,045   
     

 

 

 
Textiles — 0.1%   

Cintas Corp.

     2,180         198,489   

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

     1,597         302,456   
     

 

 

 
        500,945   
     

 

 

 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.1%   

Hasbro, Inc.

     2,796         188,339   

Mattel, Inc.

     8,542         232,086   
     

 

 

 
        420,425   
     

 

 

 
        46,142,670   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 24.9%      
Agriculture — 1.7%      

Altria Group, Inc.

     49,097         2,857,936   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     14,942         548,073   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     38,791       $ 3,410,117   

Reynolds American, Inc.

     20,762         958,166   
     

 

 

 
        7,774,292   
     

 

 

 
Beverages — 2.4%      

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

     2,537         251,873   

The Coca-Cola Co.

     98,003         4,210,209   

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

     5,245         258,264   

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

     4,334         617,335   

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     4,742         441,954   

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

     2,908         261,662   

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

     3,931         369,200   

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

     3,750         558,600   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     36,483         3,645,381   
     

 

 

 
        10,614,478   
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 3.2%      

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     5,654         1,078,500   

Amgen, Inc.

     18,900         3,068,037   

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     5,580         1,709,433   

Celgene Corp. (a)

     19,673         2,356,038   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     36,078         3,650,733   

Illumina, Inc. (a)

     3,665         703,478   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     1,942         1,054,254   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     6,149         773,729   
     

 

 

 
        14,394,202   
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 2.2%      

The ADT Corp.

     4,123         135,976   

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)

     1,527         422,322   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     11,524         976,313   

Equifax, Inc.

     2,975         331,326   

H&R Block, Inc.

     5,903         196,629   

McKesson Corp.

     5,753         1,134,664   

Moody’s Corp.

     4,319         433,368   

Paychex, Inc.

     8,066         426,611   

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     27,838         1,007,736   

Quanta Services, Inc. (a)

     4,055         82,114   

Robert Half International, Inc.

     3,363         158,532   

Total System Services, Inc.

     4,235         210,903   

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

     2,308         167,422   

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a)

     3,918         301,216   

Visa, Inc. Class A

     48,745         3,780,175   

Western Union Co.

     12,701         227,475   
     

 

 

 
        9,992,782   
     

 

 

 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 1.6%      

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     22,475         1,497,284   

The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A

     5,561         489,702   

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     68,122         5,409,568   
     

 

 

 
        7,396,554   
     

 

 

 
Foods — 1.9%      

Campbell Soup Co.

     4,501         236,528   

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     10,863         457,984   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

General Mills, Inc.

     14,972       $ 863,285   

The Hershey Co.

     3,570         318,694   

Hormel Foods Corp.

     3,358         265,551   

The J.M. Smucker Co.

     3,015         371,870   

Kellogg Co.

     6,383         461,299   

The Kraft Heinz Co.

     14,892         1,083,542   

The Kroger Co.

     24,356         1,018,811   

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     2,892         247,440   

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

     39,807         1,784,946   

Sysco Corp.

     13,186         540,626   

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A

     7,400         394,642   

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

     8,530         285,755   
     

 

 

 
        8,330,973   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 3.4%      

Baxter International, Inc.

     13,703         522,770   

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     5,268         811,746   

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

     33,703         621,483   

C.R. Bard, Inc.

     1,843         349,138   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

     5,410         427,282   

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

     2,069         327,295   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

     934         510,114   

Johnson & Johnson

     69,281         7,116,544   

Medtronic PLC

     35,197         2,707,353   

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

     7,086         437,702   

Stryker Corp.

     7,920         736,085   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

     2,455         198,364   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     4,297         440,829   
     

 

 

 
        15,206,705   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 2.1%      

Aetna, Inc.

     8,731         943,996   

Anthem, Inc.

     6,541         912,077   

Cigna Corp.

     6,448         943,536   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (a)

     4,208         293,340   

HCA Holdings, Inc. (a)

     7,858         531,436   

Humana, Inc.

     3,712         662,629   

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (a)

     2,537         313,675   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     3,606         256,531   

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)

     2,436         73,811   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     9,991         1,417,223   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     23,866         2,807,596   

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B

     2,278         272,198   
     

 

 

 
        9,428,048   
     

 

 

 
Household Products — 0.4%      

Avery Dennison Corp.

     2,266         141,988   

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     3,283         278,661   

The Clorox Co.

     3,232         409,915   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     9,091         1,157,284   
     

 

 

 
        1,987,848   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Pharmaceuticals — 6.0%      

Abbott Laboratories

     37,342       $ 1,677,029   

AbbVie, Inc.

     40,926         2,424,456   

Allergan PLC (a)

     9,868         3,083,750   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     4,886         506,727   

Baxalta, Inc.

     13,610         531,198   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     41,768         2,873,221   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     8,234         735,049   

DENTSPLY International, Inc.

     3,503         213,158   

Eli Lilly & Co.

     24,436         2,058,977   

Endo International PLC (a)

     5,181         317,181   

Express Scripts Holding Co. (a)

     16,931         1,479,939   

Mallinckrodt PLC (a)

     2,885         215,308   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     4,935         389,618   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     69,944         3,694,442   

Mylan NV (a)

     10,365         560,436   

Patterson Cos., Inc.

     2,083         94,172   

Perrigo Co. PLC

     3,671         531,194   

Pfizer, Inc.

     154,564         4,989,326   

Zoetis, Inc.

     11,521         552,086   
     

 

 

 
        26,927,267   
     

 

 

 
        112,053,149   
     

 

 

 
Diversified — 0.0%      
Holding Company – Diversified — 0.0%   

Leucadia National Corp.

     8,277         143,937   
     

 

 

 
Energy — 6.5%      
Coal — 0.0%      

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

     5,456         43,103   
     

 

 

 
Energy – Alternate Sources — 0.0%      

First Solar, Inc. (a)

     1,912         126,173   
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 5.1%      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     12,750         619,395   

Apache Corp.

     9,523         423,488   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     10,388         183,764   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     13,548         60,966   

Chevron Corp.

     47,122         4,239,095   

Cimarex Energy Co.

     2,352         210,222   

ConocoPhillips

     30,904         1,442,908   

Devon Energy Corp.

     9,622         307,904   

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

     1,724         36,376   

Ensco PLC Class A

     5,926         91,201   

EOG Resources, Inc.

     13,754         973,646   

EQT Corp.

     3,792         197,677   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     104,235         8,125,118   

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     2,701         144,639   

Hess Corp.

     6,009         291,316   

Marathon Oil Corp.

     16,862         212,293   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     13,348         691,960   

Murphy Oil Corp.

     4,104         92,135   

Newfield Exploration Co. (a)

     4,097         133,398   

Noble Energy, Inc.

     10,735         353,503   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     19,111         1,292,095   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Phillips 66

     11,863       $ 970,393   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     3,753         470,551   

Range Resources Corp.

     4,319         106,291   

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)

     9,912         70,474   

Tesoro Corp.

     3,013         317,480   

Valero Energy Corp.

     12,054         852,338   
     

 

 

 
        22,910,626   
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 1.0%      

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     10,892         502,666   

Cameron International Corp. (a)

     4,773         301,654   

FMC Technologies, Inc. (a)

     5,749         166,778   

Halliburton Co.

     21,351         726,788   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     9,379         314,103   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     31,592         2,203,542   

Transocean Ltd.

     8,651         107,099   
     

 

 

 
        4,322,630   
     

 

 

 
Pipelines — 0.4%      

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

     9,683         193,660   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     45,814         683,545   

ONEOK, Inc.

     5,234         129,070   

Spectra Energy Corp.

     16,723         400,349   

The Williams Cos., Inc.

     17,173         441,346   
     

 

 

 
        1,847,970   
     

 

 

 
        29,250,502   
     

 

 

 
Financial — 16.5%      
Banks — 4.4%      

Bank of America Corp.

     260,831         4,389,786   

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     27,378         1,128,521   

BB&T Corp.

     19,482         736,614   

Capital One Financial Corp.

     13,326         961,871   

Comerica, Inc.

     4,393         183,759   

Fifth Third Bancorp

     19,921         400,412   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     20,049         221,742   

KeyCorp

     20,867         275,236   

M&T Bank Corp.

     4,020         487,144   

Northern Trust Corp.

     5,477         394,837   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     12,689         1,209,389   

Regions Financial Corp.

     32,884         315,686   

State Street Corp.

     10,075         668,577   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     12,716         544,753   

U.S. Bancorp

     41,179         1,757,108   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     116,377         6,326,254   

Zions Bancorp

     5,131         140,076   
     

 

 

 
        20,141,765   
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial — 5.3%      

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a)

     1,352         215,996   

American Express Co.

     20,950         1,457,073   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     4,358         463,778   

BlackRock, Inc.

     3,163         1,077,065   

The Charles Schwab Corp.

     30,003         987,999   

Citigroup, Inc.

     74,592         3,860,136   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  

CME Group, Inc.

     8,468       $ 767,201   

Discover Financial Services

     10,703         573,895   

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (a)

     7,397         219,247   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     9,454         348,096   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     9,937         1,790,946   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     2,973         761,861   

Invesco Ltd.

     10,640         356,227   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     92,177         6,086,447   

Legg Mason, Inc.

     2,684         105,293   

MasterCard, Inc. Class A

     24,788         2,413,360   

Morgan Stanley

     37,769         1,201,432   

The Nasdaq, Inc.

     2,872         167,064   

Navient Corp.

     9,063         103,771   

Synchrony Financial (a)

     20,876         634,839   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     6,280         448,957   
     

 

 

 
        24,040,683   
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 4.1%      

ACE Ltd.

     8,117         948,471   

Aflac, Inc.

     10,707         641,349   

The Allstate Corp.

     9,697         602,087   

American International Group, Inc.

     30,983         1,920,016   

Aon PLC

     6,858         632,376   

Assurant, Inc.

     1,635         131,683   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a)

     46,914         6,194,525   

The Chubb Corp.

     5,685         754,058   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     3,670         217,154   

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

     10,204         443,466   

Lincoln National Corp.

     6,239         313,572   

Loews Corp.

     6,979         267,994   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     13,058         724,066   

MetLife, Inc.

     27,798         1,340,142   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     6,806         306,134   

The Progressive Corp.

     14,710         467,778   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     11,224         913,746   

Torchmark Corp.

     2,859         163,420   

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

     7,618         859,767   

Unum Group

     6,100         203,069   

XL Group PLC

     7,498         293,772   
     

 

 

 
        18,338,645   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate — 0.1%      

CBRE Group, Inc. (a)

     7,343         253,921   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.6%   

American Tower Corp.

     10,606         1,028,252   

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A

     3,879         155,276   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     3,424         630,461   

Boston Properties, Inc.

     3,858         492,049   

Crown Castle International Corp.

     8,362         722,895   

Equity Residential

     9,124         744,427   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     1,654         395,984   

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     14,545         395,769   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

HCP, Inc.

     11,636       $ 444,961   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     18,681         286,566   

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     4,809         129,891   

Kimco Realty Corp.

     10,287         272,194   

The Macerich Co.

     3,349         270,231   

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

     4,340         207,105   

Prologis, Inc.

     13,166         565,085   

Public Storage

     3,684         912,527   

Realty Income Corp.

     6,295         325,011   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     7,747         1,506,327   

SL Green Realty Corp.

     2,517         284,371   

Ventas, Inc.

     8,358         471,642   

Vornado Realty Trust

     4,454         445,222   

Welltower, Inc.

     8,849         601,997   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     12,788         383,384   
     

 

 

 
        11,671,627   
     

 

 

 
Savings & Loans — 0.0%      

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     7,864         127,004   
     

 

 

 
        74,573,645   
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 9.5%      
Aerospace & Defense — 2.0%      

The Boeing Co.

     15,767         2,279,750   

General Dynamics Corp.

     7,433         1,020,997   

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

     1,958         234,001   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     6,615         1,436,447   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     4,563         861,540   

Raytheon Co.

     7,552         940,451   

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     3,320         306,436   

United Technologies Corp.

     20,665         1,985,286   
     

 

 

 
        9,064,908   
     

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.1%      

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)

     9,314         533,692   
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.1%      

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     1,641         224,128   

Masco Corp.

     8,355         236,446   
     

 

 

 
        460,574   
     

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.2%   

AMETEK, Inc.

     5,925         317,521   

Emerson Electric Co.

     16,459         787,234   
     

 

 

 
        1,104,755   
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 0.6%      

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     8,239         344,473   

Allegion PLC

     2,423         159,724   

Amphenol Corp. Class A

     7,685         401,388   

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     3,454         96,954   

Garmin Ltd.

     2,963         110,135   

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     2,823         151,228   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     9,679         625,360   

Tyco International PLC

     10,607         338,257   

Waters Corp. (a)

     2,047         275,485   
     

 

 

 
        2,503,004   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Engineering & Construction — 0.1%   

Fluor Corp.

     3,539       $ 167,112   

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a)

     3,080         129,206   
     

 

 

 
        296,318   
     

 

 

 
Environmental Controls — 0.2%   

Republic Services, Inc.

     5,991         263,544   

Stericycle, Inc. (a)

     2,124         256,154   

Waste Management, Inc.

     10,443         557,343   
     

 

 

 
        1,077,041   
     

 

 

 
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.1%   

Snap-on, Inc.

     1,445         247,716   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     3,749         400,131   
     

 

 

 
        647,847   
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.3%   

Caterpillar, Inc.

     14,582         990,993   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     6,507         359,772   
     

 

 

 
        1,350,765   
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.5%   

Cummins, Inc.

     4,132         363,657   

Deere & Co.

     7,822         596,584   

Flowserve Corp.

     3,273         137,728   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     3,283         336,869   

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     2,531         480,358   

Xylem, Inc.

     4,557         166,331   
     

 

 

 
        2,081,527   
     

 

 

 
Manufacturing — 3.5%      

3M Co.

     15,415         2,322,116   

Danaher Corp.

     14,927         1,386,420   

Dover Corp.

     3,887         238,312   

Eaton Corp. PLC

     11,632         605,329   

General Electric Co.

     236,326         7,361,555   

Honeywell International, Inc.

     19,291         1,997,969   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     8,199         759,883   

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     3,376         141,860   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     3,386         328,374   

Pentair PLC

     4,516         223,677   

Textron, Inc.

     6,873         288,735   
     

 

 

 
        15,654,230   
     

 

 

 
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 0.2%   

Precision Castparts Corp.

     3,444         799,042   
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 0.2%      

Ball Corp.

     3,423         248,955   

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a)

     4,067         70,847   

Sealed Air Corp.

     4,960         221,216   

WestRock Co.

     6,397         291,831   
     

 

 

 
        832,849   
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.4%      

American ExpressNorfolk Southern Corp.

     7,477         632,479   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     3,611       $ 223,954   

CSX Corp.

     24,410         633,440   

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     4,651         209,760   

FedEx Corp.

     6,581         980,503   

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     2,256         165,500   

Kansas City Southern

     2,738         204,446   

Ryder System, Inc.

     1,297         73,709   

Union Pacific Corp.

     21,395         1,673,089   

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     17,437         1,677,963   
     

 

 

 
        6,474,843   
     

 

 

 
        42,881,395   
     

 

 

 
Technology — 12.5%      
Computers — 5.4%      

Accenture PLC Class A

     15,650         1,635,425   

Apple, Inc.

     139,605         14,694,822   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a)

     15,248         915,185   

CSRA, Inc.

     3,455         103,650   

EMC Corp.

     48,538         1,246,456   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     44,942         683,118   

HP, Inc.

     45,359         537,051   

International Business Machines Corp.

     22,349         3,075,669   

NetApp, Inc.

     7,290         193,404   

SanDisk Corp.

     5,021         381,546   

Seagate Technology PLC

     7,511         275,353   

Teradata Corp. (a)

     3,324         87,820   

Western Digital Corp.

     5,813         349,071   
     

 

 

 
        24,178,570   
     

 

 

 
Office Equipment/Supplies — 0.1%   

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

     4,911         101,412   

Xerox Corp.

     23,691         251,835   
     

 

 

 
        353,247   
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 2.4%   

Analog Devices, Inc.

     7,805         431,773   

Applied Materials, Inc.

     28,769         537,117   

Avago Technologies Ltd.

     6,565         952,910   

Broadcom Corp. Class A

     14,045         812,082   

Intel Corp.

     118,174         4,071,094   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     3,918         271,713   

Lam Research Corp.

     3,935         312,518   

Linear Technology Corp.

     5,957         252,994   

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     5,084         236,610   

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

     27,187         384,968   

NVIDIA Corp.

     12,742         419,976   

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

     3,518         179,066   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     4,810         369,552   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     25,406         1,392,503   

Xilinx, Inc.

     6,431         302,064   
     

 

 

 
        10,926,940   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Software — 4.6%   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     12,644       $ 489,449   

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

     12,490         1,173,311   

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

     5,624         342,670   

CA, Inc.

     7,798         222,711   

Cerner Corp. (a)

     7,637         459,518   

Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)

     3,851         291,328   

The Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

     887         92,186   

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

     7,756         532,992   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     6,922         419,473   

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

     5,725         523,609   

Intuit, Inc.

     6,610         637,865   

Microsoft Corp.

     200,021         11,097,165   

Oracle Corp.

     80,172         2,928,683   

Red Hat, Inc. (a)

     4,556         377,283   

Salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

     15,630         1,225,392   
     

 

 

 
        20,813,635   
     

 

 

 
        56,272,392   
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 3.0%   
Electric — 2.8%   

The AES Corp.

     16,714         159,953   

Ameren Corp.

     6,077         262,709   

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     12,286         715,905   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     10,653         195,589   

CMS Energy Corp.

     6,884         248,375   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     7,356         472,770   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     14,895         1,007,498   

DTE Energy Co.

     4,509         361,577   

Duke Energy Corp.

     17,217         1,229,122   

Edison International

     8,183         484,515   

Entergy Corp.

     4,453         304,407   

Eversource Energy

     7,967         406,875   

Exelon Corp.

     23,079         640,904   

FirstEnergy Corp.

     10,655         338,083   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     11,525         1,197,332   

NRG Energy, Inc.

     7,852         92,418   

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

     6,432         167,296   

PG&E Corp.

     12,268         652,535   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     2,771         178,674   

PPL Corp.

     16,809         573,691   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     12,712         491,827   

SCANA Corp.

     3,568         215,828   

The Southern Co.

     22,710         1,062,601   

TECO Energy, Inc.

     5,886         156,862   

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     7,934         407,094   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     12,730         457,134   
     

 

 

 
        12,481,574   
     

 

 

 
Gas — 0.2%   

AGL Resources, Inc.

     2,993         190,984   

NiSource, Inc.

     7,865         153,446   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Sempra Energy

     5,911       $ 555,787   
     

 

 

 
        900,217   
     

 

 

 
        13,381,791   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $260,463,329)
        448,254,236   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $260,463,329)
        448,254,236   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $260,463,329)
        448,254,236   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.6%   
Repurchase Agreement — 0.4%   

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/31/15, 0.010%, due 1/04/16 (b)

   $ 1,913,784         1,913,784   
     

 

 

 
Time Deposits — 0.0%      

Euro Time Deposit
0.010% 1/04/16

     5,253         5,253   
     

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Bills — 0.2%      

U.S. Treasury Bill (c)
0.000% 3/31/16

     605,000         604,745   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $2,523,965)
        2,523,782   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $262,987,294) (d)
        450,778,018   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.0%         51,162   
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 450,829,180   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Maturity value of $1,913,786. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 4.000%, maturity date of 12/15/17, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,952,069.
(c) A portion of this security is held as collateral for open futures contracts. (Note 2).
(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, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 89.7%   
COMMON STOCK — 89.7%   
Communications — 6.6%   
Media — 6.6%   

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a)

     27,800       $ 5,090,180   

Tribune Media Co.

     151,000         5,105,310   
     

 

 

 
        10,195,490   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 13.7%   
Auto Manufacturers — 7.3%   

General Motors Co.

     330,000         11,223,300   
     

 

 

 
Retail — 6.4%   

CarMax, Inc. (a)

     66,200         3,572,814   

Tiffany & Co.

     82,500         6,293,925   
     

 

 

 
        9,866,739   
     

 

 

 
        21,090,039   
     

 

 

 
Energy — 6.3%   
Oil & Gas — 4.5%   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     143,000         6,946,940   
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 1.8%   

NOW, Inc. (a)

     177,019         2,800,441   
     

 

 

 
        9,747,381   
     

 

 

 
Financial — 35.7%   
Banks — 7.1%   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     201,000         10,926,360   
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial — 10.5%   

BlackRock, Inc.

     22,300         7,593,596   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     131,000         8,649,930   
     

 

 

 
        16,243,526   
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 13.3%   

American International Group, Inc.

     196,000         12,146,120   

Aon PLC

     91,500         8,437,215   
     

 

 

 
        20,583,335   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate — 4.8%   

CBRE Group, Inc. (a)

     216,000         7,469,280   
     

 

 

 
        55,222,501   
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 9.4%   
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 4.4%   

Caterpillar, Inc.

     101,500         6,897,940   
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 5.0%   

Cummins, Inc.

     87,500         7,700,875   
     

 

 

 
        14,598,815   
     

 

 

 
Technology — 18.0%   
Computers — 2.4%   

Apple, Inc.

     34,500         3,631,470   
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 8.7%   

Applied Materials, Inc.

     392,000         7,318,640   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Intel Corp.

     176,500       $ 6,080,425   
     

 

 

 
        13,399,065   
     

 

 

 
Software — 6.9%   

Microsoft Corp.

     193,000         10,707,640   
     

 

 

 
        27,738,175   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $122,804,874)
        138,592,401   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $122,804,874)
        138,592,401   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $122,804,874)
        138,592,401   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 10.3%   
Repurchase Agreement — 10.3%   

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/31/15, 0.010%, due 1/04/16 (b)

   $ 15,870,322         15,870,322   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $15,870,322)
        15,870,322   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $138,675,196) (c)
        154,462,723   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.0)%         (3,135
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 154,459,588   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Maturity value of $15,870,340. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.120%, maturity date of 11/07/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $16,190,756.
(c) See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

United States

     84.2

United Kingdom

     5.5
  

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     89.7

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     10.3
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 95.8%      
COMMON STOCK — 95.8%      
Bermuda — 0.8%      

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd

     1,700,000       $ 1,499,463   

Noble Group Ltd. (a)

     4,670,400         1,299,187   
     

 

 

 
        2,798,650   
     

 

 

 
Brazil — 0.8%      

Embraer SA Sponsored ADR (Brazil) (a)

     84,639         2,500,236   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR (Brazil) (b)

     164,712         560,021   
     

 

 

 
        3,060,257   
     

 

 

 
Cayman Islands — 2.0%      

Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd.

     367,254         2,385,662   

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

     367,254         4,919,852   
     

 

 

 
        7,305,514   
     

 

 

 
China — 3.9%      

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

     1,251,000         4,032,537   

China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Class H

     9,617,643         4,479,415   

CRRC Corp. Ltd.

     1,616,100         1,982,396   

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. Class H

     568,800         2,268,697   

Weichai Power Co. Ltd. Class H

     1,090,000         1,197,753   
     

 

 

 
        13,960,798   
     

 

 

 
France — 11.2%      

AXA SA

     234,467         6,410,008   

BNP Paribas

     128,360         7,265,689   

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B

     56,000         5,317,075   

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain

     96,920         4,169,362   

Credit Agricole SA

     254,240         2,995,117   

Sanofi

     66,618         5,684,232   

Technip SA

     57,610         2,845,706   

Total SA

     119,352         5,315,441   
     

 

 

 
        40,002,630   
     

 

 

 
Germany — 12.0%      

Bayer AG

     49,610         6,224,135   

Deutsche Boerse AG

     42,760         3,782,774   

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (b)

     128,000         2,021,339   

Deutsche Post AG

     66,911         1,884,319   

HeidelbergCement AG

     72,710         5,931,803   

Infineon Technologies AG

     308,437         4,513,611   

Lanxess AG

     36,220         1,667,619   

Merck KGaA

     50,900         4,944,047   

Metro AG

     83,660         2,670,194   

MorphoSys AG (b)

     20,350         1,271,816   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG

     10,850         2,172,976   

SAP AG Sponsored ADR (Germany) (a)

     20,068         1,587,379   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Siemens AG

     43,856       $ 4,254,956   
     

 

 

 
        42,926,968   
     

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 2.0%      

AIA Group Ltd.

     485,200         2,890,607   

China Mobile Ltd.

     382,500         4,286,844   
     

 

 

 
        7,177,451   
     

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.7%      

CRH PLC

     215,342         6,224,498   
     

 

 

 
Israel — 2.2%      

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Sponsored ADR (Israel)

     118,139         7,754,644   
     

 

 

 
Italy — 2.9%      

ENI SpA

     322,850         4,782,749   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     616,558         2,054,739   

UniCredit SpA

     647,756         3,567,817   
     

 

 

 
        10,405,305   
     

 

 

 
Japan — 7.2%      

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.

     344,300         3,453,339   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

     593,270         6,213,231   

SoftBank Group Corp.

     83,700         4,218,007   

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

     112,800         4,945,716   

Toshiba Corp. (a) (b)

     667,000         1,368,743   

Toyota Motor Corp. Sponsored ADR (Japan) (a)

     45,239         5,566,206   
     

 

 

 
        25,765,242   
     

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.6%      

Subsea 7 SA (a) (b)

     287,220         2,020,126   
     

 

 

 
Netherlands — 6.5%      

Akzo Nobel NV

     82,060         5,481,075   

ING Groep NV

     464,630         6,254,405   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

     97,720         2,484,572   

NN Group NV

     63,590         2,236,174   

QIAGEN NV (b)

     69,390         1,877,332   

SBM Offshore NV (b)

     191,128         2,429,876   

TNT Express NV

     320,210         2,709,610   
     

 

 

 
        23,473,044   
     

 

 

 
Norway — 1.6%      

StatoilHydro ASA

     90,840         1,270,515   

Telenor ASA

     268,156         4,461,108   
     

 

 

 
        5,731,623   
     

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.8%      

Galp Energia SGPS SA

     242,320         2,808,948   
     

 

 

 
Republic of Korea — 5.3%      

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

     79,353         1,589,188   

Hyundai Mobis

     18,195         3,797,307   

KB Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR (Republic of Korea) (b)

     80,916         2,255,129   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  

POSCO ADR (Republic of Korea) (a)

     76,271       $ 2,696,943   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     8,124         8,675,064   
     

 

 

 
        19,013,631   
     

 

 

 
Russia — 0.5%      

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR (Russia)

     145,469         1,832,471   
     

 

 

 
Singapore — 2.6%      

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.

     385,379         4,511,823   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

     1,468,000         3,778,009   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

     340,700         894,342   
     

 

 

 
        9,184,174   
     

 

 

 
Spain — 1.6%      

Repsol YPF SA

     81,144         883,416   

Telefonica SA Sponsored ADR (Spain) (a)

     432,138         4,779,446   
     

 

 

 
        5,662,862   
     

 

 

 
Sweden — 1.3%      

Getinge AB Class B

     128,140         3,334,833   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Sponsored ADR (Sweden)

     133,854         1,286,337   
     

 

 

 
        4,621,170   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland — 6.6%      

ABB Ltd.

     99,000         1,757,254   

Credit Suisse Group

     264,255         5,711,433   

Novartis AG

     39,920         3,412,226   

Roche Holding AG

     28,130         7,752,294   

Swiss Re AG

     53,250         5,180,062   
     

 

 

 
        23,813,269   
     

 

 

 
Taiwan — 0.5%      

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     416,275         1,796,258   
     

 

 

 
Thailand — 0.7%      

Bangkok Bank PCL (a)

     565,500         2,410,381   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 20.5%      

Aviva PLC

     691,025         5,221,420   

BAE Systems PLC

     633,010         4,658,812   

Barclays PLC

     1,222,440         3,956,645   

BP PLC

     1,050,334         5,473,231   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     355,714         7,184,710   

Glencore PLC

     922,750         1,227,785   

HSBC Holdings PLC

     781,600         6,188,488   

Kingfisher PLC

     1,039,414         5,032,982   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     3,390,640         3,649,411   

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

     725,600         4,821,857   

Petrofac Ltd.

     190,850         2,236,105   

Rexam PLC

     328,524         2,914,205   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A

     2,397         53,852   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B

     226,874         5,180,504   

Sky PLC

     290,060         4,745,654   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Standard Chartered PLC

    372,272      $ 3,088,491   

Tesco PLC (b)

    1,373,370        3,022,668   

Vodafone Group PLC Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom)

    155,258        5,008,623   
   

 

 

 
      73,665,443   
   

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $348,771,006)
      343,415,357   
   

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $348,771,006)
      343,415,357   
   

 

 

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 6.2%   
United States — 6.2%    

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (c)

    22,186,164        22,186,164   
   

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $22,186,164)
      22,186,164   
   

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $370,957,170)
      365,601,521   
   

 

 

 
    Principal
Amount
       
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.4%   
Repurchase Agreement — 3.4%     

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/31/15, 0.010%, due 1/04/16 (d)

  $ 12,373,678        12,373,678   
   

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $12,373,678)
      12,373,678   
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 105.4%
(Cost $383,330,848) (e)
      377,975,199   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (5.4)%       (19,506,648
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $ 358,468,551   
   

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

ADR American Depositary Receipt
(a) Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2015, was $21,427,551 or 5.98% 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).
(b) Non-income producing security.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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(c) Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
(d) Maturity value of $12,373,691. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.120%, maturity date of 11/07/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $12,623,302.
(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, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 99.0%      
COMMON STOCK — 99.0%      
Basic Materials — 0.4%      
Chemicals — 0.4%      

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

     3,165       $ 821,634   
     

 

 

 
Communications — 22.2%      
Advertising — 0.5%      

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     21,178         986,895   
     

 

 

 
Internet — 16.6%      

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (Cayman Islands) (a)

     11,795         958,580   

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)

     13,691         10,389,826   

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     9,759         6,596,010   

Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (Cayman Islands) (a)

     4,963         938,206   

CDW Corp.

     15,131         636,107   

eBay, Inc. (a)

     48,512         1,333,110   

Expedia, Inc.

     7,280         904,904   

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

     8,650         838,704   

Facebook, Inc. Class A (a)

     59,035         6,178,603   

The Priceline Group, Inc. (a)

     1,713         2,183,989   
     

 

 

 
        30,958,039   
     

 

 

 
Media — 2.7%      

Comcast Corp. Class A

     64,275         3,627,038   

Discovery Communications, Inc. Series A (a)

     12,862         343,158   

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     4,301         699,214   

Scripps Networks Interactive Class A

     5,165         285,160   
     

 

 

 
        4,954,570   
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 2.4%      

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     64,739         1,757,987   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     15,880         793,762   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     41,278         1,907,869   
     

 

 

 
        4,459,618   
     

 

 

 
        41,359,122   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 14.2%      
Apparel — 0.2%      

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     2,806         312,813   
     

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.4%      

PulteGroup, Inc.

     46,124         821,930   
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 1.1%      

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     29,728         636,179   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     13,979         612,839   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     10,483         761,590   
     

 

 

 
        2,010,608   
     

 

 

 
Retail — 12.5%      

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     8,551         1,287,011   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     16,140         2,606,610   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

CVS Health Corp.

     31,488       $ 3,078,582   

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.

     17,511         745,793   

The Home Depot, Inc.

     36,461         4,821,967   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     37,471         2,849,295   

McDonald’s Corp.

     17,156         2,026,810   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

     7,864         1,992,895   

Ross Stores, Inc.

     29,162         1,569,207   

The TJX Cos., Inc.

     31,389         2,225,794   
     

 

 

 
        23,203,964   
     

 

 

 
        26,349,315   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 30.5%      
Beverages — 3.5%      

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Sponsored ADR (Belgium)

     4,427         553,375   

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

     9,227         1,374,454   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     44,962         4,492,603   
     

 

 

 
        6,420,432   
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 6.1%      

Amgen, Inc.

     22,222         3,607,297   

Celgene Corp. (a)

     18,856         2,258,195   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     34,238         3,464,543   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     916         497,269   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     11,609         1,460,760   
     

 

 

 
        11,288,064   
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 6.7%      

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)

     4,713         1,303,474   

Moody’s Corp.

     9,913         994,670   

Paychex, Inc.

     36,711         1,941,645   

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     42,264         1,529,957   

Vantiv, Inc. Class A (a)

     29,321         1,390,402   

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a)

     18,299         1,406,827   

Visa, Inc. Class A

     50,841         3,942,720   
     

 

 

 
        12,509,695   
     

 

 

 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 2.0%      

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     21,225         1,414,009   

The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A

     25,212         2,220,169   
     

 

 

 
        3,634,178   
     

 

 

 
Foods — 1.0%      

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

     40,022         1,794,587   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 3.6%      

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     11,271         1,736,749   

C.R. Bard, Inc.

     7,107         1,346,350   

Johnson & Johnson

     10,456         1,074,040   

Medtronic PLC

     19,510         1,500,709   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

     6,339         512,191   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     5,797         594,714   
     

 

 

 
        6,764,753   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Health Care – Services — 1.3%   

Aetna, Inc.

     15,410       $ 1,666,129   

Anthem, Inc.

     5,669         790,486   
     

 

 

 
        2,456,615   
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 6.3%   

Allergan PLC (a)

     5,040         1,575,000   

AstraZeneca PLC Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom)

     26,967         915,530   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     56,113         3,860,013   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     23,523         2,099,898   

Eli Lilly & Co.

     24,767         2,086,868   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     23,565         1,244,703   
     

 

 

 
        11,782,012   
     

 

 

 
        56,650,336   
     

 

 

 
Energy — 1.8%   
Energy – Alternate Sources — 0.9%   

First Solar, Inc. (a)

     27,014         1,782,654   
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 0.9%   

BP PLC Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom)

     27,163         849,116   

Chevron Corp.

     8,597         773,386   
     

 

 

 
        1,622,502   
     

 

 

 
        3,405,156   
     

 

 

 
Financial — 6.7%   
Banks — 0.9%   

Bank of America Corp.

     98,777         1,662,417   
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial — 3.8%   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     8,818         1,589,268   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     7,511         1,924,769   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     21,836         1,441,831   

MasterCard, Inc. Class A

     21,139         2,058,093   
     

 

 

 
        7,013,961   
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.8%   

American International Group, Inc.

     24,175         1,498,125   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.2%   

Public Storage

     8,875         2,198,337   
     

 

 

 
        12,372,840   
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 3.5%   
Aerospace & Defense — 1.2%   

The Boeing Co.

     15,648         2,262,544   
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.4%   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     6,314         647,880   
     

 

 

 
Manufacturing — 1.9%   

Danaher Corp.

     19,017         1,766,299   

Honeywell International, Inc.

     17,486         1,811,025   
     

 

 

 
        3,577,324   
     

 

 

 
        6,487,748   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Technology — 19.7%   
Computers — 7.4%   

Amdocs Ltd.

     17,109       $ 933,638   

Apple, Inc.

     97,553         10,268,429   

IHS, Inc. Class A (a)

     13,846         1,639,782   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     11,798         920,952   
     

 

 

 
        13,762,801   
     

 

 

 
Internet — 1.4%   

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)

     33,103         2,693,922   
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 1.8%   

Broadcom Corp. Class A

     6,290         363,688   

Linear Technology Corp.

     29,624         1,258,131   

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     44,132         1,677,016   
     

 

 

 
        3,298,835   
     

 

 

 
Software — 9.1%   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     23,716         918,046   

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

     16,280         1,488,969   

Intuit, Inc.

     7,153         690,264   

Microsoft Corp.

     116,556         6,466,527   

Oracle Corp.

     142,271         5,197,160   

Salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

     27,340         2,143,456   
     

 

 

 
        16,904,422   
     

 

 

 
        36,659,980   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $152,319,432)
        184,106,131   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $152,319,432)
        184,106,131   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $152,319,432)
        184,106,131   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.2%   
Repurchase Agreement — 1.2%   

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/31/15, 0.010%, due 1/04/16 (b)

   $ 2,257,151         2,257,151   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $2,257,151)
        2,257,151   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2%
(Cost $154,576,583) (c)
        186,363,282   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.2)%         (314,156
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 186,049,126   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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.

ADR American Depositary Receipt
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Maturity value of $2,257,154. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.120%, maturity date of 11/07/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $2,303,165.
(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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December 31, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 97.8%      
COMMON STOCK — 97.8%      
Basic Materials — 3.6%      
Chemicals — 1.8%      

Agrium, Inc.

     11,500       $ 1,027,410   

The Dow Chemical Co.

     58,140         2,993,047   
     

 

 

 
        4,020,457   
     

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.7%      

International Paper Co.

     41,850         1,577,745   
     

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 1.1%      

Nucor Corp.

     24,330         980,499   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     85,740         1,532,174   
     

 

 

 
        2,512,673   
     

 

 

 
        8,110,875   
     

 

 

 
Communications — 10.1%      
Advertising — 1.2%      

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     56,500         2,632,900   
     

 

 

 
Internet — 1.2%      

Symantec Corp.

     125,240         2,630,040   
     

 

 

 
Media — 3.0%      

CBS Corp. Class B

     48,780         2,299,002   

Comcast Corp. Class A

     40,940         2,310,244   

Thomson Reuters Corp.

     56,500         2,138,525   
     

 

 

 
        6,747,771   
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 4.7%      

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     268,640         7,294,919   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     74,040         3,422,129   
     

 

 

 
        10,717,048   
     

 

 

 
        22,727,759   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 9.8%      
Home Builders — 0.9%      

PulteGroup, Inc.

     109,410         1,949,686   
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 1.4%      

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)

     52,130         3,054,818   
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 0.8%      

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     87,210         1,866,294   
     

 

 

 
Retail — 6.7%      

CVS Health Corp.

     28,000         2,737,560   

Dollar General Corp.

     22,700         1,631,449   

The Home Depot, Inc.

     26,110         3,453,047   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     33,320         2,533,653   

Nordstrom, Inc.

     26,480         1,318,969   

PVH Corp.

     20,530         1,512,035   

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     15,100         1,867,719   
     

 

 

 
        15,054,432   
     

 

 

 
        21,925,230   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 17.7%      
Agriculture — 1.0%      

British American Tobacco PLC

     42,850       $ 2,379,848   
     

 

 

 
Beverages — 0.6%      

Diageo PLC Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom)

     11,540         1,258,668   
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 1.9%      

Amgen, Inc.

     15,500         2,516,115   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     17,910         1,812,313   
     

 

 

 
        4,328,428   
     

 

 

 
Foods — 1.9%      

Ingredion, Inc.

     19,000         1,820,960   

The Kraft Heinz Co.

     33,626         2,446,628   
     

 

 

 
        4,267,588   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 2.2%      

Baxter International, Inc.

     29,560         1,127,714   

Medtronic PLC

     49,009         3,769,772   
     

 

 

 
        4,897,486   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 1.4%      

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     26,260         3,089,226   
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 8.7%      

Allergan PLC (a)

     7,300         2,281,250   

AstraZeneca PLC Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom)

     74,540         2,530,633   

Baxalta, Inc.

     16,960         661,949   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     51,890         3,569,513   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     107,010         5,652,268   

Pfizer, Inc.

     58,549         1,889,962   

Roche Holding AG

     10,863         2,993,714   
     

 

 

 
        19,579,289   
     

 

 

 
        39,800,533   
     

 

 

 
Energy — 9.3%      
Oil & Gas — 8.2%      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     22,520         1,094,022   

Chevron Corp.

     53,490         4,811,960   

EOG Resources, Inc.

     38,920         2,755,147   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     42,750         3,332,362   

Marathon Oil Corp.

     159,550         2,008,734   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     23,190         1,567,876   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     16,870         2,115,161   

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)

     106,490         757,144   
     

 

 

 
        18,442,406   
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 1.1%      

Halliburton Co.

     72,300         2,461,092   
     

 

 

 
        20,903,498   
     

 

 

 
Financial — 25.8%      
Banks — 7.7%      

M&T Bank Corp.

     22,390         2,713,220   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     55,470       $ 5,286,846   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     171,280         9,310,781   
     

 

 

 
        17,310,847   
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial — 11.8%      

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     5,880         625,750   

BlackRock, Inc.

     10,830         3,687,831   

Citigroup, Inc.

     110,310         5,708,542   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     14,110         2,543,045   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     8,550         2,191,023   

Invesco Ltd.

     80,600         2,698,488   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     138,890         9,170,907   
     

 

 

 
        26,625,586   
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 6.3%      

ACE Ltd.

     33,110         3,868,903   

American International Group, Inc.

     41,250         2,556,262   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     43,890         2,433,701   

MetLife, Inc.

     57,790         2,786,056   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     35,710         1,606,236   

Unum Group

     26,150         870,534   
     

 

 

 
        14,121,692   
     

 

 

 
        58,058,125   
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 10.9%      
Aerospace & Defense — 1.8%      

Triumph Group, Inc.

     21,500         854,625   

United Technologies Corp.

     32,980         3,168,389   
     

 

 

 
        4,023,014   
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 1.6%      

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     66,460         3,688,530   
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.8%   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     33,750         1,866,037   
     

 

 

 
Manufacturing — 5.9%      

3M Co.

     15,990         2,408,734   

Eaton Corp. PLC

     65,420         3,404,457   

General Electric Co.

     172,170         5,363,095   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     22,500         2,085,300   
     

 

 

 
        13,261,586   
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.8%   

Union Pacific Corp.

     22,400         1,751,680   
     

 

 

 
        24,590,847   
     

 

 

 
Technology — 7.4%   
Semiconductors — 4.5%   

Analog Devices, Inc.

     20,190         1,116,911   

Intel Corp.

     144,950         4,993,527   

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     104,480         3,970,240   
     

 

 

 
        10,080,678   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Software — 2.9%   

Microsoft Corp.

     117,690       $ 6,529,441   
     

 

 

 
        16,610,119   
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 3.2%   
Electric — 3.2%   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     17,400         1,176,936   

Edison International

     32,180         1,905,378   

Eversource Energy

     54,570         2,786,890   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     12,890         1,339,142   
     

 

 

 
        7,208,346   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $179,256,975)
        219,935,332   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $179,256,975)
        219,935,332   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $179,256,975)
        219,935,332   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.7%   
Repurchase Agreement — 2.7%      

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/31/15, 0.010%, due 1/04/16 (b)

   $ 5,937,899         5,937,899   
     

 

 

 
Time Deposits — 0.0%      

Euro Time Deposit
0.010% 1/04/16

     9,788         9,788   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $5,947,687)
        5,947,687   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.5%
(Cost $185,204,662) (c)
        225,883,019   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.5)%         (1,017,527
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 224,865,492   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

ADR American Depositary Receipt
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Maturity value of $5,937,906. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.120%, maturity date of 11/07/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $6,056,833.
(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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Notes to Portfolio Investments (Continued)

Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

United States

     81.0

Ireland

     5.0

United Kingdom

     3.9

Bermuda

     3.4

Switzerland

     3.1

Canada

     1.4
  

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     97.8

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     2.2
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MML Global Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

December 31, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 98.6%      
COMMON STOCK — 98.6%      
Austria — 0.5%      

Erste Group Bank AG (a)

     38,369       $ 1,199,152   
     

 

 

 
Bermuda — 0.1%      

Credicorp Ltd.

     3,962         385,582   
     

 

 

 
Brazil — 0.7%      

AMBEV SA

     233,531         1,045,692   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA Sponsored ADR (Brazil)

     99,841         649,965   
     

 

 

 
        1,695,657   
     

 

 

 
Canada — 1.7%      

Canadian National Railway Co.

     75,193         4,201,785   
     

 

 

 
Cayman Islands — 0.2%      

Sands China Ltd.

     131,600         443,427   
     

 

 

 
Czech Republic — 0.1%      

Komercni Banka AS

     1,991         394,522   
     

 

 

 
Denmark — 0.9%      

Carlsberg A/S Class B

     25,062         2,215,856   
     

 

 

 
France — 7.4%      

Air Liquide

     10,165         1,141,670   

Danone SA

     63,959         4,316,425   

Hermes International

     1,235         416,395   

Legrand SA

     40,318         2,275,582   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     26,880         4,202,060   

Pernod-Ricard SA

     33,053         3,757,829   

Schneider Electric SE

     44,750         2,547,880   
     

 

 

 
        18,657,841   
     

 

 

 
Germany — 6.1%      

Bayer AG

     43,058         5,402,112   

Brenntag AG

     19,653         1,025,735   

Deutsche Boerse AG

     16,243         1,436,941   

Linde AG

     23,762         3,449,133   

Merck KGaA

     22,417         2,177,421   

MTU Aero Engines AG

     18,426         1,796,171   
     

 

 

 
        15,287,513   
     

 

 

 
Ireland — 4.3%      

Accenture PLC Class A

     60,057         6,275,957   

Medtronic PLC

     58,946         4,534,126   
     

 

 

 
        10,810,083   
     

 

 

 
Israel — 0.5%      

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)

     15,447         1,257,077   
     

 

 

 
Japan — 1.3%      

Hoya Corp.

     44,700         1,822,361   

Inpex Corp.

     90,600         894,097   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Lawson, Inc.

     8,600       $ 697,433   
     

 

 

 
        3,413,891   
     

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.4%      

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Class O

     171,536         943,550   
     

 

 

 
Netherlands — 2.2%      

Akzo Nobel NV

     43,459         2,902,779   

Heineken NV

     31,511         2,689,415   
     

 

 

 
        5,592,194   
     

 

 

 
Netherlands Antilles — 0.9%      

Schlumberger Ltd.

     31,430         2,192,243   
     

 

 

 
Republic of Korea — 0.6%      

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     1,389         1,483,218   
     

 

 

 
Spain — 0.4%      

Aena SA (a) (b)

     8,316         947,463   
     

 

 

 
Sweden — 1.6%      

Svenska Cellulosa AB Class B

     143,620         4,170,857   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland — 8.3%      

Adecco SA

     31,422         2,157,553   

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

     32,000         2,298,668   

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

     23,913         1,146,478   

Nestle SA

     89,840         6,659,269   

Roche Holding AG

     9,141         2,519,151   

Sonova Holding AG

     11,227         1,425,226   

Swiss Re AG

     8,867         862,565   

UBS Group AG

     202,261         3,892,291   
     

 

 

 
        20,961,201   
     

 

 

 
Thailand — 0.2%      

Kasikornbank PCL

     117,100         484,116   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 10.8%      

Burberry Group PLC

     81,426         1,432,193   

Compass Group PLC

     183,459         3,175,272   

Delphi Automotive PLC

     22,245         1,907,064   

Diageo PLC

     183,970         5,016,952   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     66,446         6,116,283   

Sky PLC

     153,007         2,503,338   

Standard Chartered PLC

     160,754         1,333,668   

Whitbread PLC

     12,708         821,246   

William Hill PLC

     140,199         818,134   

WPP PLC

     171,010         3,936,259   
     

 

 

 
        27,060,409   
     

 

 

 
United States — 49.4%      

3M Co.

     27,154         4,090,479   

American Express Co.

     50,840         3,535,922   

Amphenol Corp. Class A

     33,347         1,741,714   

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

     2,832         2,101,089   

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     110,939         4,572,906   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     64,564         1,753,235   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     50,172       $ 3,342,459   

The Cooper Cos., Inc.

     14,159         1,900,138   

DENTSPLY International, Inc.

     27,838         1,693,942   

eBay, Inc. (a)

     44,462         1,221,816   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     64,792         2,385,641   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     16,488         2,971,632   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     7,815         354,723   

Honeywell International, Inc.

     62,490         6,472,089   

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     17,358         2,076,711   

Johnson & Johnson

     17,157         1,762,367   

Kellogg Co.

     58,523         4,229,457   

McDonald’s Corp.

     5,463         645,399   

Microchip Technology, Inc. (c)

     38,207         1,778,154   

Monsanto Co.

     22,938         2,259,852   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     24,922         834,638   

NOW, Inc. (a) (c)

     14,569         230,482   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     33,764         2,554,584   

Oracle Corp.

     115,491         4,218,886   

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     34,182         1,237,388   

Praxair, Inc.

     20,639         2,113,434   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     5,570         571,538   

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a)

     63,918         1,782,673   

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

     61,616         3,806,020   

State Street Corp.

     77,175         5,121,333   

Stryker Corp.

     41,048         3,815,001   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     49,570         7,031,504   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     15,289         2,837,485   

Time Warner, Inc.

     90,382         5,845,004   

Union Pacific Corp.

     16,483         1,288,971   

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     39,559         3,806,763   

United Technologies Corp.

     38,679         3,715,892   

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)

     58,823         1,338,223   

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     11,351         467,207   

Visa, Inc. Class A

     72,457         5,619,040   

W.W. Grainger, Inc. (c)

     9,010         1,825,336   

The Walt Disney Co.

     59,032         6,203,083   

Waters Corp. (a)

     20,008         2,692,677   

Wynn Resorts Ltd. (c)

     5,329         368,713   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     37,768         3,874,619   
     

 

 

 
        124,090,219   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $213,861,094)
        247,887,856   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $213,861,094)
        247,887,856   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.1%      
United States — 1.1%      

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (d)

     2,755,916       $ 2,755,916   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $2,755,916)
        2,755,916   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $216,617,010)
        250,643,772   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.3%   
Repurchase Agreement — 1.3%      

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/31/15, 0.010%, due 1/04/16 (e)

   $ 3,229,450         3,229,450   
     

 

 

 
Time Deposits — 0.0%      

Euro Time Deposit
0.010% 1/04/16

     16,949         16,949   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $3,246,399)
        3,246,399   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.0%
(Cost $219,863,409) (f)
        253,890,171   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (1.0)%         (2,560,676
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 251,329,495   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

ADR American Depositary Receipt
(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, 2015, these securities amounted to a value of $947,463 or 0.38% of net assets.
(c) Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2015, was $2,698,231 or 1.07% 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 $3,229,454. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.120%, maturity date of 11/07/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $3,297,936.
(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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December 31, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 99.6%   
COMMON STOCK — 99.4%   
Basic Materials — 4.1%   
Chemicals — 4.1%   

Monsanto Co.

     18,030       $ 1,776,316   

Praxair, Inc.

     8,120         831,488   

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

     5,122         1,329,671   

W.R. Grace & Co. (a)

     11,357         1,131,044   
     

 

 

 
        5,068,519   
     

 

 

 
Communications — 9.9%   
Internet — 4.4%   

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)

     3,940         3,065,359   

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)

     3,163         2,400,338   
     

 

 

 
        5,465,697   
     

 

 

 
Media — 5.5%   

Comcast Corp. Class A

     37,276         2,103,484   

Time Warner, Inc.

     27,085         1,751,587   

Twenty-First Century Fox Class A

     51,769         1,406,046   

The Walt Disney Co.

     16,196         1,701,876   
     

 

 

 
        6,962,993   
     

 

 

 
        12,428,690   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 9.4%   
Apparel — 1.3%   

Nike, Inc. Class B

     9,046         565,375   

VF Corp.

     16,977         1,056,818   
     

 

 

 
        1,622,193   
     

 

 

 
Distribution & Wholesale — 1.1%   

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

     6,592         1,335,473   
     

 

 

 
Housewares — 1.8%   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

     50,254         2,215,197   
     

 

 

 
Retail — 5.2%   

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

     2,138         1,586,203   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     7,390         1,193,485   

Kohl’s Corp.

     4,249         202,380   

L Brands, Inc.

     7,265         696,132   

Ross Stores, Inc.

     32,338         1,740,108   

Target Corp.

     16,278         1,181,946   
     

 

 

 
        6,600,254   
     

 

 

 
        11,773,117   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 26.8%   
Beverages — 1.8%   

Diageo PLC

     32,301         880,864   

Pernod-Ricard SA

     12,277         1,395,784   
     

 

 

 
        2,276,648   
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 4.6%   

Gartner, Inc. (a)

     9,363         849,224   

McKesson Corp.

     7,160         1,412,167   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Visa, Inc. Class A

     45,601       $ 3,536,357   
     

 

 

 
        5,797,748   
     

 

 

 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 2.2%   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     18,584         1,238,066   

The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A

     5,974         526,071   

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     13,095         1,039,874   
     

 

 

 
        2,804,011   
     

 

 

 
Foods — 3.3%   

Danone SA

     22,712         1,532,773   

General Mills, Inc.

     9,761         562,819   

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

     45,421         2,036,678   
     

 

 

 
        4,132,270   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 4.8%   

Johnson & Johnson

     25,364         2,605,390   

Medtronic PLC

     15,901         1,223,105   

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

     14,343         885,967   

Stryker Corp.

     13,591         1,263,148   
     

 

 

 
        5,977,610   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 2.4%   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     20,809         2,951,757   
     

 

 

 
Household Products — 0.5%   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     5,398         687,165   
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 7.2%   

Abbott Laboratories

     15,610         701,045   

Allergan PLC (a)

     5,590         1,746,875   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     27,105         1,864,553   

Eli Lilly & Co.

     19,534         1,645,935   

Endo International PLC (a)

     19,719         1,207,197   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     8,528         673,286   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (a)

     11,603         1,179,445   
     

 

 

 
        9,018,336   
     

 

 

 
        33,645,545   
     

 

 

 
Diversified — 1.1%   
Holding Company – Diversified — 1.1%   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     8,948         1,398,811   
     

 

 

 
Energy — 4.7%   
Oil & Gas — 2.4%   

EOG Resources, Inc.

     23,559         1,667,742   

Noble Energy, Inc.

     26,342         867,442   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     6,576         444,603   
     

 

 

 
        2,979,787   
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 2.3%   

Cameron International Corp. (a)

     17,221         1,088,367   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     13,674         457,942   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     20,138       $ 1,404,626   
     

 

 

 
        2,950,935   
     

 

 

 
        5,930,722   
     

 

 

 
Financial — 21.1%   
Banks — 5.4%   

Bank of America Corp.

     157,811         2,655,959   

BB&T Corp.

     20,465         773,781   

State Street Corp.

     10,316         684,570   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     47,805         2,598,680   
     

 

 

 
        6,712,990   
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial — 12.7%   

American Express Co.

     32,953         2,291,881   

BlackRock, Inc.

     5,545         1,888,183   

The Blackstone Group LP

     20,292         593,338   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     12,651         2,280,090   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     63,154         4,170,059   

MasterCard, Inc. Class A

     22,114         2,153,019   

Morgan Stanley

     31,814         1,012,003   

The Nasdaq, Inc.

     27,141         1,578,792   
     

 

 

 
        15,967,365   
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 1.0%   

ACE Ltd.

     11,114         1,298,671   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.0%   

American Tower Corp.

     25,205         2,443,625   
     

 

 

 
        26,422,651   
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 9.9%   
Aerospace & Defense — 1.4%   

United Technologies Corp.

     17,892         1,718,884   
     

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.8%   

Fluor Corp.

     19,728         931,556   
     

 

 

 
Manufacturing — 4.7%   

Danaher Corp.

     39,801         3,696,717   

Honeywell International, Inc.

     21,387         2,215,051   
     

 

 

 
        5,911,768   
     

 

 

 
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 0.4%   

Precision Castparts Corp.

     2,065         479,101   
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 1.2%   

Crown Holdings, Inc. (a)

     29,875         1,514,663   
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.4%   

Canadian National Railway Co.

     32,241         1,801,627   
     

 

 

 
        12,357,599   
     

 

 

 
Technology — 11.1%   
Computers — 6.6%   

Accenture PLC Class A

     22,651         2,367,029   

Apple, Inc.

     12,468         1,312,382   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a)

     37,674         2,261,193   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

EMC Corp.

     72,510       $ 1,862,057   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     32,668         496,554   
     

 

 

 
        8,299,215   
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 2.2%   

Avago Technologies Ltd.

     15,417         2,237,777   

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     11,503         535,350   
     

 

 

 
        2,773,127   
     

 

 

 
Software — 2.3%   

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

     9,743         915,258   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     31,630         1,916,778   
     

 

 

 
        2,832,036   
     

 

 

 
        13,904,378   
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.3%   
Electric — 1.3%   

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     14,912         868,922   

CMS Energy Corp.

     21,846         788,204   
     

 

 

 
        1,657,126   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $93,277,472)
        124,587,158   
     

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.2%   
Utilities — 0.2%   
Electric — 0.2%   

Exelon Corp. 6.500%

     7,560         305,953   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $382,468)
        305,953   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $93,659,940)
        124,893,111   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $93,659,940)
        124,893,111   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.6%   
Repurchase Agreement — 0.6%   

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/31/15, 0.010%, due 1/04/16 (b)

   $ 685,695         685,695   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Time Deposits — 0.0%   

Euro Time Deposit
0.010% 1/04/16

   $ 6,186       $ 6,186   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $691,881)
        691,881   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2%
(Cost $94,351,821) (c)
        125,584,992   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.2)%         (210,229
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 125,374,763   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Maturity value of $685,696. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 4.000%, maturity date of 12/15/17, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $699,471.
(c) See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

United States

     83.9

Ireland

     5.2

France

     3.5

Canada

     2.4

Singapore

     1.8

Netherlands Antilles

     1.1

Switzerland

     1.0

United Kingdom

     0.7
  

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     99.6

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     0.4
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 96.7%   
COMMON STOCK — 96.7%   
Basic Materials — 3.8%   
Chemicals — 2.8%   

The Dow Chemical Co.

     50,820       $ 2,616,213   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     51,900         3,456,540   

Praxair, Inc.

     6,440         659,456   
     

 

 

 
        6,732,209   
     

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.8%   

International Paper Co.

     48,690         1,835,613   
     

 

 

 
Mining — 0.2%   

BHP Billiton Ltd.

     45,690         593,527   
     

 

 

 
        9,161,349   
     

 

 

 
Communications — 6.3%   
Advertising — 0.5%   

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     24,950         1,162,670   
     

 

 

 
Media — 1.4%   

Comcast Corp. Class A

     59,480         3,356,457   
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 4.4%   

BCE, Inc.

     15,900         614,058   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     27,910         1,910,439   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     56,220         2,810,157   

SK Telecom Co. Ltd. ADR (South Korea)

     48,150         970,222   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     89,330         4,128,833   
     

 

 

 
        10,433,709   
     

 

 

 
        14,952,836   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 6.1%   
Retail — 6.1%   

Dollar General Corp.

     60,320         4,335,198   

The Gap, Inc.

     81,380         2,010,086   

The Home Depot, Inc.

     45,200         5,977,700   

McDonald’s Corp.

     18,842         2,225,994   
     

 

 

 
        14,548,978   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 21.3%   
Agriculture — 1.9%   

Altria Group, Inc.

     28,200         1,641,522   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     13,420         1,179,752   

Reynolds American, Inc.

     37,138         1,713,919   
     

 

 

 
        4,535,193   
     

 

 

 
Beverages — 1.8%   

The Coca-Cola Co.

     59,290         2,547,099   

Diageo PLC

     64,580         1,761,128   
     

 

 

 
        4,308,227   
     

 

 

 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 1.8%   

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     55,320         4,392,961   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Foods — 2.2%   

The Kroger Co.

     83,330       $ 3,485,694   

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

     25,000         1,121,000   

Unilever NV NY Shares

     11,600         502,512   
     

 

 

 
        5,109,206   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 2.4%   

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     10,230         1,576,341   

Johnson & Johnson

     40,010         4,109,827   
     

 

 

 
        5,686,168   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 4.2%   

Aetna, Inc.

     12,376         1,338,093   

Anthem, Inc.

     20,270         2,826,449   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     32,700         2,326,278   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     30,360         3,571,550   
     

 

 

 
        10,062,370   
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 7.0%   

Abbott Laboratories

     20,740         931,433   

AbbVie, Inc.

     20,740         1,228,638   

AstraZeneca PLC

     18,150         1,227,103   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     22,060         1,517,507   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     88,960         4,698,867   

Pfizer, Inc.

     222,070         7,168,420   
     

 

 

 
        16,771,968   
     

 

 

 
        50,866,093   
     

 

 

 
Energy — 9.3%   
Oil & Gas — 8.6%   

Chevron Corp.

     27,978         2,516,901   

ConocoPhillips

     17,770         829,681   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     74,950         5,842,353   

Marathon Oil Corp.

     52,340         658,961   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     42,710         2,214,086   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     61,994         4,191,414   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     9,000         1,128,420   

Total SA Sponsored ADR (France)

     70,043         3,148,433   
     

 

 

 
        20,530,249   
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.4%   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     14,320         998,820   
     

 

 

 
Pipelines — 0.3%   

Spectra Energy Corp.

     29,580         708,145   
     

 

 

 
        22,237,214   
     

 

 

 
Financial — 24.7%   
Banks — 8.5%   

Bank of America Corp.

     207,060         3,484,820   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     101,562         4,350,916   

U.S. Bancorp

     89,770         3,830,486   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     160,400         8,719,344   
     

 

 

 
        20,385,566   
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial — 10.5%   

American Express Co.

     11,093         771,518   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Citigroup, Inc.

     136,760       $ 7,077,330   

CME Group, Inc.

     22,780         2,063,868   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     12,600         2,270,898   

Invesco Ltd.

     17,848         597,551   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     146,510         9,674,055   

Morgan Stanley

     77,900         2,477,999   
     

 

 

 
        24,933,219   
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 5.3%   

American International Group, Inc.

     59,270         3,672,962   

MetLife, Inc.

     62,960         3,035,302   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     38,330         3,120,445   

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

     24,350         2,748,141   
     

 

 

 
        12,576,850   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 0.4%   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     33,770         1,012,425   
     

 

 

 
        58,908,060   
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 12.3%   
Aerospace & Defense — 4.9%   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     13,520         2,935,868   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     17,840         3,368,370   

Raytheon Co.

     38,380         4,779,462   

United Technologies Corp.

     5,070         487,075   
     

 

 

 
        11,570,775   
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 0.3%   

Tyco International PLC

     22,640         721,989   
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.3%   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     8,070         828,063   
     

 

 

 
Manufacturing — 5.2%   

3M Co.

     6,330         953,551   

General Electric Co.

     256,680         7,995,582   

Honeywell International, Inc.

     34,280         3,550,380   
     

 

 

 
        12,499,513   
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.6%   

Union Pacific Corp.

     15,969         1,248,776   

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     25,720         2,475,035   
     

 

 

 
        3,723,811   
     

 

 

 
        29,344,151   
     

 

 

 
Technology — 7.6%   
Computers — 0.5%   

International Business Machines Corp.

     3,710         510,570   

Lenovo Group Ltd.

     670,000         675,148   
     

 

 

 
        1,185,718   
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 3.7%   

Intel Corp.

     167,370         5,765,896   

NVIDIA Corp.

     22,000         725,120   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (a)

     4,230         2,246,849   
     

 

 

 
        8,737,865   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Software — 3.4%   

Microsoft Corp.

     102,690       $ 5,697,241   

Oracle Corp.

     67,570         2,468,332   
     

 

 

 
        8,165,573   
     

 

 

 
        18,089,156   
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 5.3%   
Electric — 4.4%   

CMS Energy Corp.

     37,390         1,349,031   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     36,000         2,435,040   

Exelon Corp.

     38,200         1,060,814   

ITC Holdings Corp.

     16,670         654,298   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     26,950         2,799,836   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     28,080         1,086,415   

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     21,840         1,120,610   
     

 

 

 
        10,506,044   
     

 

 

 
Water — 0.9%   

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     35,100         2,097,226   
     

 

 

 
        12,603,270   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $193,724,700)
        230,711,107   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $193,724,700)
        230,711,107   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $193,724,700)
        230,711,107   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.3%   
Repurchase Agreement — 3.3%      

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/31/15, 0.010%, due 1/04/16 (b)

   $ 7,921,616         7,921,616   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $7,921,616)
        7,921,616   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $201,646,316) (c)
        238,632,723   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.0%         36,405   
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 238,669,128   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

ADR American Depositary Receipt
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Portfolio Investments (Continued)

(a) Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. At December 31, 2015, these securities amounted to a value of $2,246,849 or 0.94% of net assets.
(b) Maturity value of $7,921,625. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.120%, maturity date of 11/07/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $8,080,677.
(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, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 96.7%      
COMMON STOCK — 96.7%      
Australia — 2.9%      

AMP Ltd.

     599,400       $ 2,526,777   

Orica Ltd. (a)

     208,059         2,327,376   
     

 

 

 
        4,854,153   
     

 

 

 
Cayman Islands — 3.3%      

Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (Cayman Islands) (b)

     13,310         2,516,122   

Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. ADR (Cayman Islands) (a)

     174,800         2,936,640   
     

 

 

 
        5,452,762   
     

 

 

 
France — 13.2%      

BNP Paribas

     106,100         6,005,684   

Bureau Veritas SA

     149,300         2,971,128   

Danone SA

     37,375         2,522,341   

Kering

     24,240         4,131,801   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     13,720         2,144,802   

Pernod-Ricard SA

     17,900         2,035,069   

Safran SA

     5,170         354,075   

Valeo SA

     11,160         1,722,934   
     

 

 

 
        21,887,834   
     

 

 

 
Germany — 9.3%      

Allianz SE

     30,040         5,321,756   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     44,930         4,731,960   

Daimler AG

     64,850         5,413,045   
     

 

 

 
        15,466,761   
     

 

 

 
Indonesia — 2.0%      

Bank Mandari Tbk PT

     5,072,800         3,367,466   
     

 

 

 
Ireland — 3.7%      

Experian PLC

     153,300         2,708,887   

Willis Group Holdings PLC

     71,800         3,487,326   
     

 

 

 
        6,196,213   
     

 

 

 
Israel — 0.2%      

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (b)

     3,500         284,830   
     

 

 

 
Italy — 4.8%      

Exor SpA

     61,600         2,787,794   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     795,200         2,650,081   

Prada SpA

     780,400         2,421,636   
     

 

 

 
        7,859,511   
     

 

 

 
Japan — 19.2%      

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

     726,000         4,438,784   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

     188,700         6,046,238   

Komatsu Ltd.

     217,100         3,537,390   

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

     1,025,200         5,697,747   

Olympus Corp.

     21,800         858,625   

Omron Corp. (a)

     108,000         3,597,342   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Secom Co. Ltd.

     7,300       $ 493,988   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     44,500         1,678,642   

Toyota Motor Corp.

     87,200         5,352,340   
     

 

 

 
        31,701,096   
     

 

 

 
Mexico — 1.0%      

Grupo Televisa SAB Sponsored ADR (Mexico)

     60,000         1,632,600   
     

 

 

 
Netherlands — 5.3%      

Akzo Nobel NV

     7,561         505,026   

CNH Industrial NV

     671,200         4,575,321   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

     143,500         3,648,547   
     

 

 

 
        8,728,894   
     

 

 

 
Republic of Korea — 2.7%      

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     4,175         4,458,197   
     

 

 

 
Sweden — 3.5%      

Atlas Copco AB Class B

     73,900         1,699,104   

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B

     42,200         1,502,715   

SKF AB Class B

     143,500         2,313,477   

Swedish Match AB

     7,200         254,732   
     

 

 

 
        5,770,028   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland — 12.6%      

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

     48,050         3,451,593   

Credit Suisse Group

     357,627         7,729,514   

Kuehne & Nagel International AG

     14,800         2,029,298   

LafargeHolcim Ltd.

     75,870         3,801,668   

Nestle SA

     5,350         396,562   

Schindler Holding AG

     4,650         778,627   

Swatch Group AG

     7,540         2,631,278   
     

 

 

 
        20,818,540   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 13.0%      

Ashtead Group PLC

     65,200         1,072,841   

Burberry Group PLC

     76,700         1,349,068   

Diageo PLC

     118,900         3,242,461   

G4S PLC

     422,100         1,401,953   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     25,000         504,950   

Glencore PLC

     3,363,700         4,475,644   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     3,221,900         3,467,793   

Meggitt PLC

     251,838         1,389,077   

Schroders PLC

     34,600         1,506,878   

Smiths Group PLC

     138,000         1,909,111   

Wolseley PLC

     3,200         173,948   

WPP PLC

     47,000         1,081,833   
     

 

 

 
        21,575,557   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $183,569,980)         160,054,442   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $183,569,980)         160,054,442   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 3.1%   
United States — 3.1%      

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (c)

     5,107,161       $ 5,107,161   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $5,107,161)         5,107,161   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $188,677,141)         165,161,603   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.3%   
Repurchase Agreement — 3.3%      

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/31/15, 0.010%, due 1/04/16 (d)

   $ 5,488,192         5,488,192   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $5,488,192)         5,488,192   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.1% (Cost $194,165,333) (e)         170,649,795   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (3.1)%         (5,053,667
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 165,596,128   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

ADR American Depositary Receipt
(a) Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2015, was $4,904,742 or 2.96% 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).
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
(d) Maturity value of $5,488,198. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.120%, maturity date of 11/07/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $5,601,100.
(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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MML Large Cap Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

December 31, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 98.7%   
COMMON STOCK — 98.7%   
Basic Materials — 3.8%   
Chemicals — 1.8%   

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

     14,890       $ 3,865,444   
     

 

 

 
Mining — 2.0%   

Vulcan Materials Co.

     45,990         4,367,670   
     

 

 

 
        8,233,114   
     

 

 

 
Communications — 22.9%   
Internet — 15.8%   

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)

     13,240         10,300,852   

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     12,080         8,164,751   

Facebook, Inc. Class A (a)

     74,290         7,775,191   

LinkedIn Corp. Class A (a)

     16,060         3,614,785   

The Priceline Group, Inc. (a)

     3,620         4,615,319   
     

 

 

 
        34,470,898   
     

 

 

 
Media — 5.4%   

CBS Corp. Class B

     78,090         3,680,382   

Time Warner, Inc.

     40,410         2,613,315   

The Walt Disney Co.

     51,680         5,430,534   
     

 

 

 
        11,724,231   
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 1.7%   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

     21,020         3,702,463   
     

 

 

 
        49,897,592   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 20.9%   
Airlines — 1.4%   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     59,040         2,992,738   
     

 

 

 
Apparel — 3.7%   

Nike, Inc. Class B

     57,040         3,565,000   

VF Corp.

     72,140         4,490,715   
     

 

 

 
        8,055,715   
     

 

 

 
Distribution & Wholesale — 1.1%   

HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (a)

     83,370         2,503,601   
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 1.6%   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     33,520         3,392,559   
     

 

 

 
Retail — 11.6%   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     27,250         4,400,875   

CVS Health Corp.

     54,660         5,344,108   

The Home Depot, Inc.

     58,520         7,739,270   

Starbucks Corp.

     81,870         4,914,656   

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)

     15,690         2,902,650   
     

 

 

 
        25,301,559   
     

 

 

 
Textiles — 1.5%   

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

     17,430         3,301,068   
     

 

 

 
        45,547,240   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 25.3%   
Beverages — 3.3%   

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

     27,630       $ 3,935,617   

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

     21,460         3,196,682   
     

 

 

 
        7,132,299   
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 6.1%   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     17,660         3,368,645   

Celgene Corp. (a)

     49,610         5,941,293   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     7,440         4,038,953   
     

 

 

 
        13,348,891   
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 7.0%   

McKesson Corp.

     16,550         3,264,157   

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a)

     39,030         3,000,626   

Visa, Inc. Class A

     116,290         9,018,289   
     

 

 

 
        15,283,072   
     

 

 

 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 1.4%   

The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A

     35,300         3,108,518   
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 7.5%   

Allergan PLC (a)

     14,640         4,575,000   

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

     38,520         4,035,356   

Endo International PLC (a)

     58,810         3,600,348   

Shire PLC Sponsored ADR (Ireland)

     20,290         4,159,450   
     

 

 

 
        16,370,154   
     

 

 

 
        55,242,934   
     

 

 

 
Energy — 1.0%   
Oil & Gas — 1.0%   

Concho Resources, Inc. (a)

     22,950         2,131,137   
     

 

 

 
Financial — 9.3%   
Banks — 1.4%   

First Republic Bank

     44,440         2,935,706   
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial — 6.3%   

The Charles Schwab Corp.

     94,660         3,117,154   

CME Group, Inc.

     24,190         2,191,614   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     18,710         4,794,625   

MasterCard, Inc. Class A

     37,840         3,684,102   
     

 

 

 
        13,787,495   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate — 1.6%   

CBRE Group, Inc. (a)

     102,580         3,547,217   
     

 

 

 
        20,270,418   
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 3.0%   
Aerospace & Defense — 1.0%   

Raytheon Co.

     16,860         2,099,576   
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 1.1%   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     44,840         2,479,204   
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.9%   

FedEx Corp.

     12,770         1,902,602   
     

 

 

 
        6,481,382   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Technology — 12.5%   
Computers — 4.0%   

Apple, Inc.

     82,790       $ 8,714,475   
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 1.9%   

NXP Semiconductor NV (a)

     49,870         4,201,548   
     

 

 

 
Software — 6.6%   

Cerner Corp. (a)

     53,430         3,214,883   

Salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

     63,560         4,983,104   

Servicenow, Inc. (a)

     32,700         2,830,512   

Workday, Inc. Class A (a)

     41,560         3,311,501   
     

 

 

 
        14,340,000   
     

 

 

 
        27,256,023   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $177,622,597)
        215,059,840   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $177,622,597)
        215,059,840   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $177,622,597)
        215,059,840   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.9%   
Repurchase Agreement — 3.9%   

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/31/15, 0.010%, due 1/04/16 (b)

   $ 8,472,833         8,472,833   
     

 

 

 
Time Deposits — 0.0%      

Euro Time Deposit
0.010% 1/04/16

     13,004         13,004   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $8,485,837)
        8,485,837   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.6%
(Cost $186,108,434) (c)
        223,545,677   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (2.6)%         (5,745,692
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 217,799,985   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

ADR American Depositary Receipt
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Maturity value of $8,472,843. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates ranging from 2.000% – 4.000%, maturity dates ranging from 12/15/17 – 1/30/23, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $8,646,270.
(c) See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

United States

     88.4

Ireland

     6.8

Netherlands

     1.9

Liberia

     1.6
  

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     98.7

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     1.3
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MML Managed Volatility Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

December 31, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 98.5%   
COMMON STOCK — 98.5%   
Basic Materials — 2.5%   
Chemicals — 2.1%   

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (a)

     2,078       $ 270,369   

Airgas, Inc. (a)

     763         105,538   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (a)

     2,488         101,535   

The Dow Chemical Co. (a)

     12,338         635,160   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (a)

     9,675         644,355   

Eastman Chemical Co. (a)

     1,578         106,531   

Ecolab, Inc. (a)

     2,873         328,614   

FMC Corp. (a)

     1,405         54,978   

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (a)

     811         97,028   

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A (a)

     3,938         342,212   

Monsanto Co. (a)

     4,993         491,910   

The Mosaic Co. (a)

     3,643         100,510   

PPG Industries, Inc. (a)

     2,911         287,665   

Praxair, Inc. (a)

     3,097         317,133   

The Sherwin-Williams Co. (a)

     841         218,324   
     

 

 

 
        4,101,862   
     

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%   

International Paper Co. (a)

     4,506         169,876   
     

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 0.1%   

Nucor Corp. (a)

     3,404         137,181   
     

 

 

 
Mining — 0.2%   

Alcoa, Inc. (a)

     13,982         138,002   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (a)

     12,125         82,086   

Newmont Mining Corp. (a)

     5,684         102,255   

Vulcan Materials Co. (a)

     1,384         131,439   
     

 

 

 
        453,782   
     

 

 

 
        4,862,701   
     

 

 

 
Communications — 13.7%   
Advertising — 0.3%   

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (a)

     4,393         102,269   

Nielsen Holdings PLC (a)

     3,877         180,668   

Omnicom Group, Inc. (a)

     2,601         196,792   
     

 

 

 
        479,729   
     

 

 

 
Internet — 6.5%   

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,865         98,155   

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) (b)

     3,069         2,387,713   

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a) (b)

     3,127         2,373,018   

Amazon.com, Inc. (a) (b)

     4,086         2,761,686   

eBay, Inc. (a) (b)

     11,932         327,891   

Equinix, Inc. (a)

     655         198,072   

Expedia, Inc. (a)

     1,116         138,719   

F5 Networks, Inc. (a) (b)

     782         75,823   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Facebook, Inc. Class A (a) (b)

     24,278       $ 2,540,935   

Netflix, Inc. (a) (b)

     4,537         518,942   

The Priceline Group, Inc. (a) (b)

     552         703,772   

Symantec Corp. (a)

     7,313         153,573   

TripAdvisor, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,159         98,805   

VeriSign, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,111         97,057   

Yahoo!, Inc. (a) (b)

     9,234         307,123   
     

 

 

 
        12,781,284   
     

 

 

 
Media — 3.0%   

Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A (a)

     2,377         75,826   

CBS Corp. Class B (a)

     4,711         222,029   

Comcast Corp. Class A (a)

     26,548         1,498,104   

Discovery Communications, Inc. Series A (a) (b)

     1,578         42,101   

Discovery Communications, Inc. Series C (a) (b)

     2,743         69,178   

The McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. (a)

     2,923         288,149   

News Corp. Class A (a)

     4,034         53,894   

News Corp. Class B (a)

     1,183         16,515   

Scripps Networks Interactive Class A (a)

     1,024         56,535   

TEGNA, Inc. (a)

     2,461         62,805   

Time Warner Cable, Inc. (a)

     2,989         554,729   

Time Warner, Inc. (a)

     8,698         562,500   

Twenty-First Century Fox Class A (a)

     13,050         354,438   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B (a)

     4,587         124,904   

Viacom, Inc. Class B (a)

     3,660         150,646   

The Walt Disney Co. (a)

     16,577         1,741,911   
     

 

 

 
        5,874,264   
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 3.9%   

AT&T, Inc. (a)

     66,129         2,275,499   

CenturyLink, Inc. (a)

     5,878         147,891   

Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)

     54,754         1,486,845   

Corning, Inc. (a)

     13,051         238,572   

Frontier Communications Corp. (a)

     12,436         58,076   

Harris Corp. (a)

     1,277         110,971   

Juniper Networks, Inc. (a)

     3,730         102,948   

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (a) (b)

     3,037         165,091   

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (a)

     1,686         115,407   

QUALCOMM, Inc. (a)

     16,734         836,449   

Verizon Communications, Inc. (a)

     43,817         2,025,222   
     

 

 

 
        7,562,971   
     

 

 

 
        26,698,248   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 10.2%   
Airlines — 0.5%   

American Airlines Group, Inc. (a)

     7,146         302,633   

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a)

     8,491         430,409   

Southwest Airlines Co. (a)

     7,035         302,927   
     

 

 

 
        1,035,969   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Apparel — 0.8%      

Hanesbrands, Inc. (a)

     4,285       $ 126,107   

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (a) (b)

     2,049         82,083   

Nike, Inc. Class B (a)

     14,398         899,875   

Ralph Lauren Corp. (a)

     647         72,128   

Under Armour, Inc. Class A (a) (b)

     1,900         153,159   

VF Corp. (a)

     3,651         227,275   
     

 

 

 
        1,560,627   
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.7%      

Ford Motor Co. (a)

     42,023         592,104   

General Motors Co. (a)

     15,425         524,604   

Paccar, Inc. (a)

     3,830         181,542   
     

 

 

 
        1,298,250   
     

 

 

 
Automotive & Parts — 0.4%      

BorgWarner, Inc. (a)

     2,466         106,605   

Delphi Automotive PLC (a)

     3,043         260,876   

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a)

     2,843         92,881   

Johnson Controls, Inc. (a)

     6,954         274,614   
     

 

 

 
        734,976   
     

 

 

 
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.2%      

Fastenal Co. (a)

     3,127         127,644   

Fossil Group, Inc. (a) (b)

     430         15,721   

Genuine Parts Co. (a)

     1,578         135,534   

W.W. Grainger, Inc. (a)

     677         137,154   
     

 

 

 
        416,053   
     

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.1%      

D.R. Horton, Inc. (a)

     3,529         113,034   

Lennar Corp. Class A (a)

     1,839         89,945   

PulteGroup, Inc. (a)

     3,446         61,408   
     

 

 

 
        264,387   
     

 

 

 
Home Furnishing — 0.1%      

Harman International Industries, Inc. (a)

     775         73,013   

Whirlpool Corp. (a)

     820         120,433   
     

 

 

 
        193,446   
     

 

 

 
Housewares — 0.1%      

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (a)

     2,867         126,377   
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 0.3%      

Carnival Corp. (a)

     4,971         270,820   

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (a)

     2,192         99,495   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (a)

     1,807         182,887   
     

 

 

 
        553,202   
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 0.2%      

Marriott International, Inc. Class A (a)

     2,117         141,923   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (a)

     1,782         123,457   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (a)

     1,309         95,099   

Wynn Resorts Ltd. (a)

     915         63,309   
     

 

 

 
        423,788   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Retail — 6.6%      

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (a)

     814       $ 122,515   

AutoNation, Inc. (a) (b)

     846         50,472   

AutoZone, Inc. (a) (b)

     331         245,572   

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,789         86,319   

Best Buy Co., Inc. (a)

     3,312         100,851   

CarMax, Inc. (a) (b)

     2,207         119,112   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a) (b)

     345         165,548   

Coach, Inc. (a)

     2,914         95,375   

Costco Wholesale Corp. (a)

     4,708         760,342   

CVS Health Corp. (a)

     11,904         1,163,854   

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (a)

     1,169         74,395   

Dollar General Corp. (a)

     3,140         225,672   

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) (b)

     2,491         192,355   

GameStop Corp. Class A (a)

     1,125         31,545   

The Gap, Inc. (a)

     2,555         63,109   

The Home Depot, Inc. (a)

     13,736         1,816,586   

Kohl’s Corp. (a)

     2,097         99,880   

L Brands, Inc. (a)

     2,760         264,463   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (a)

     9,890         752,036   

Macy’s, Inc. (a)

     3,491         122,115   

McDonald’s Corp. (a)

     10,073         1,190,024   

Nordstrom, Inc. (a)

     1,536         76,508   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,067         270,399   

PVH Corp. (a)

     931         68,568   

Ross Stores, Inc. (a)

     4,395         236,495   

Signet Jewelers Ltd. (a)

     872         107,858   

Staples, Inc. (a)

     6,831         64,690   

Starbucks Corp. (a)

     15,804         948,714   

Target Corp. (a)

     6,664         483,873   

Tiffany & Co. (a)

     1,147         87,505   

The TJX Cos., Inc. (a)

     7,244         513,672   

Tractor Supply Co. (a)

     1,494         127,737   

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,003         22,818   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (a)

     16,816         1,030,821   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (a)

     9,353         796,455   

Yum! Brands, Inc. (a)

     4,560         333,108   
     

 

 

 
        12,911,361   
     

 

 

 
Textiles — 0.1%      

Cintas Corp. (a)

     994         90,504   

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) (b)

     701         132,762   
     

 

 

 
        223,266   
     

 

 

 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.1%      

Hasbro, Inc. (a)

     1,163         78,340   

Mattel, Inc. (a)

     3,619         98,328   
     

 

 

 
        176,668   
     

 

 

 
        19,918,370   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 24.5%      
Agriculture — 1.7%      

Altria Group, Inc. (a)

     21,032         1,224,273   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (a)

     6,455         236,769   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Philip Morris International, Inc. (a)

     16,525       $ 1,452,713   

Reynolds American, Inc. (a)

     8,810         406,581   
     

 

 

 
        3,320,336   
     

 

 

 
Beverages — 2.3%      

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B (a)

     1,182         117,349   

The Coca-Cola Co. (a)

     42,194         1,812,654   

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. (a)

     2,242         110,396   

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (a)

     1,800         256,392   

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (a)

     2,009         187,239   

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (a)

     1,269         114,185   

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B (a)

     1,656         155,531   

Monster Beverage Corp. (a) (b)

     1,617         240,868   

PepsiCo, Inc. (a)

     15,678         1,566,546   
     

 

 

 
        4,561,160   
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 3.2%      

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (b)

     2,454         468,100   

Amgen, Inc. (a)

     8,079         1,311,464   

Biogen, Inc. (a) (b)

     2,364         724,211   

Celgene Corp. (a) (b)

     8,430         1,009,577   

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)

     15,625         1,581,094   

Illumina, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,580         303,273   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (b)

     841         456,554   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (b)

     2,647         333,072   
     

 

 

 
        6,187,345   
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 2.2%      

The ADT Corp. (a)

     1,832         60,419   

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a) (b)

     683         188,897   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (a)

     4,969         420,974   

Equifax, Inc. (a)

     1,310         145,895   

H&R Block, Inc. (a)

     2,522         84,008   

McKesson Corp. (a)

     2,435         480,255   

Moody’s Corp. (a)

     1,839         184,525   

Paychex, Inc. (a)

     3,385         179,033   

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)

     11,827         428,137   

Quanta Services, Inc. (a) (b)

     2,135         43,234   

Robert Half International, Inc. (a)

     1,442         67,976   

Total System Services, Inc. (a)

     1,759         87,598   

United Rentals, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,030         74,716   

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,678         129,005   

Visa, Inc. Class A (a)

     20,933         1,623,354   

Western Union Co. (a)

     5,479         98,129   
     

 

 

 
        4,296,155   
     

 

 

 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 1.6%      

Colgate-Palmolive Co. (a)

     9,663         643,749   

The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A (a)

     2,403         211,608   

The Procter & Gamble Co. (a)

     29,158         2,315,437   
     

 

 

 
        3,170,794   
     

 

 

 
Foods — 1.8%      

Campbell Soup Co. (a)

     1,906         100,160   

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (a)

     4,573         192,798   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

General Mills, Inc. (a)

     6,381       $ 367,929   

The Hershey Co. (a)

     1,523         135,958   

Hormel Foods Corp. (a)

     1,420         112,294   

The J.M. Smucker Co. (a)

     1,230         151,708   

Kellogg Co. (a)

     2,718         196,430   

The Kraft Heinz Co. (a)

     6,358         462,608   

The Kroger Co. (a)

     10,345         432,731   

McCormick & Co., Inc. (a)

     1,288         110,201   

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A (a)

     17,210         771,697   

Sysco Corp. (a)

     5,920         242,720   

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A (a)

     3,286         175,242   

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (a)

     3,858         129,243   
     

 

 

 
        3,581,719   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 3.3%      

Baxter International, Inc. (a)

     5,809         221,613   

Becton, Dickinson & Co. (a)

     2,229         343,467   

Boston Scientific Corp. (a) (b)

     14,348         264,577   

C.R. Bard, Inc. (a)

     818         154,962   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) (b)

     2,382         188,130   

Henry Schein, Inc. (a) (b)

     918         145,218   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) (b)

     392         214,095   

Johnson & Johnson (a)

     29,869         3,068,144   

Medtronic PLC (a)

     15,073         1,159,415   

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a)

     3,015         186,237   

Stryker Corp. (a)

     3,423         318,134   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,079         87,183   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (a)

     1,819         186,611   
     

 

 

 
        6,537,786   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 2.1%      

Aetna, Inc. (a)

     3,689         398,855   

Anthem, Inc. (a)

     2,842         396,288   

Cigna Corp. (a)

     2,794         408,846   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,796         125,199   

HCA Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)

     3,418         231,159   

Humana, Inc. (a)

     1,594         284,545   

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (a) (b)

     1,049         129,698   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (a)

     1,568         111,548   

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a) (b)

     1,112         33,694   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a)

     4,253         603,288   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (a)

     10,168         1,196,164   

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B (a)

     1,028         122,836   
     

 

 

 
        4,042,120   
     

 

 

 
Household Products — 0.4%      

Avery Dennison Corp. (a)

     1,022         64,039   

The Clorox Co. (a)

     1,330         168,684   

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (a)

     3,867         492,269   
     

 

 

 
        724,992   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Pharmaceuticals — 5.9%      

Abbott Laboratories (a)

     15,906       $ 714,338   

AbbVie, Inc. (a)

     17,661         1,046,238   

Allergan PLC (a) (b)

     4,195         1,310,937   

AmerisourceBergen Corp. (a)

     2,184         226,503   

Baxalta, Inc. (a)

     5,806         226,608   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (a)

     17,812         1,225,287   

Cardinal Health, Inc. (a)

     3,519         314,141   

DENTSPLY International, Inc. (a)

     1,485         90,362   

Eli Lilly & Co. (a)

     10,453         880,770   

Endo International PLC (a) (b)

     2,212         135,419   

Express Scripts Holding Co. (a) (b)

     7,177         627,342   

Mallinckrodt PLC (a) (b)

     1,215         90,675   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. (a)

     2,132         168,321   

Merck & Co., Inc. (a)

     30,367         1,603,985   

Mylan NV (a) (b)

     4,393         237,530   

Patterson Cos., Inc. (a)

     967         43,718   

Perrigo Co. PLC (a)

     1,567         226,745   

Pfizer, Inc. (a)

     66,289         2,139,809   

Zoetis, Inc. (a)

     4,876         233,658   
     

 

 

 
        11,542,386   
     

 

 

 
        47,964,793   
     

 

 

 
Diversified — 0.0%   
Holding Company – Diversified — 0.0%   

Leucadia National Corp. (a)

     3,554         61,804   
     

 

 

 
Energy — 6.4%      
Coal — 0.0%      

CONSOL Energy, Inc. (a)

     2,400         18,960   
     

 

 

 
Energy – Alternate Sources — 0.0%      

First Solar, Inc. (a) (b)

     849         56,025   
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 5.0%      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (a)

     5,414         263,012   

Apache Corp. (a)

     4,065         180,771   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. (a)

     4,464         78,968   

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a)

     5,541         24,935   

Chevron Corp. (a)

     20,158         1,813,414   

Cimarex Energy Co. (a)

     1,050         93,849   

ConocoPhillips (a)

     13,171         614,954   

Devon Energy Corp. (a)

     4,061         129,952   

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (a)

     658         13,884   

Ensco PLC Class A (a)

     2,545         39,168   

EOG Resources, Inc. (a)

     5,896         417,378   

EQT Corp. (a)

     1,615         84,190   

Exxon Mobil Corp. (a)

     44,943         3,503,307   

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (a)

     1,115         59,708   

Hess Corp. (a)

     2,513         121,830   

Marathon Oil Corp. (a)

     7,112         89,540   

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (a)

     5,770         299,117   

Murphy Oil Corp. (a)

     1,741         39,086   

Newfield Exploration Co. (a) (b)

     1,715         55,840   

Noble Energy, Inc. (a)

     4,525         149,008   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Occidental Petroleum Corp. (a)

     8,144       $ 550,616   

Phillips 66 (a)

     5,104         417,507   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (a)

     1,553         194,715   

Range Resources Corp. (a)

     1,772         43,609   

Southwestern Energy Co. (a) (b)

     4,140         29,435   

Tesoro Corp. (a)

     1,268         133,609   

Valero Energy Corp. (a)

     5,271         372,712   
     

 

 

 
        9,814,114   
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 1.0%      

Baker Hughes, Inc. (a)

     4,653         214,736   

Cameron International Corp. (a) (b)

     2,026         128,043   

FMC Technologies, Inc. (a) (b)

     2,494         72,351   

Halliburton Co. (a)

     9,130         310,785   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (a)

     4,069         136,271   

Schlumberger Ltd. (a)

     13,513         942,532   

Transocean Ltd. (a)

     3,645         45,125   
     

 

 

 
        1,849,843   
     

 

 

 
Pipelines — 0.4%      

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. (a)

     3,370         67,400   

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (a)

     19,206         286,553   

ONEOK, Inc. (a)

     2,253         55,559   

Spectra Energy Corp. (a)

     7,144         171,027   

The Williams Cos., Inc. (a)

     7,268         186,788   
     

 

 

 
        767,327   
     

 

 

 
        12,506,269   
     

 

 

 
Financial — 16.4%      
Banks — 4.4%      

Bank of America Corp. (a)

     112,468         1,892,837   

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (a)

     11,768         485,077   

BB&T Corp. (a)

     8,300         313,823   

Capital One Financial Corp. (a)

     5,794         418,211   

Comerica, Inc. (a)

     1,881         78,682   

Fifth Third Bancorp (a)

     8,409         169,021   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (a)

     8,580         94,895   

KeyCorp (a)

     8,931         117,800   

M&T Bank Corp. (a)

     1,675         202,977   

Northern Trust Corp. (a)

     2,321         167,321   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (a)

     5,499         524,110   

Regions Financial Corp. (a)

     14,114         135,494   

State Street Corp. (a)

     4,398         291,851   

SunTrust Banks, Inc. (a)

     5,516         236,305   

U.S. Bancorp (a)

     17,657         753,424   

Wells Fargo & Co. (a)

     50,261         2,732,188   

Zions Bancorp (a)

     2,191         59,814   
     

 

 

 
        8,673,830   
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial — 5.3%      

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a) (b)

     594         94,897   

American Express Co. (a)

     9,096         632,627   
 

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (a)

     1,884       $ 200,495   

BlackRock, Inc. (a)

     1,390         473,323   

The Charles Schwab Corp. (a)

     12,771         420,549   

Citigroup, Inc. (a)

     32,491         1,681,409   

CME Group, Inc. (a)

     3,648         330,509   

Discover Financial Services (a)

     4,665         250,137   

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (a) (b)

     3,060         90,698   

Franklin Resources, Inc. (a)

     4,108         151,257   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (a)

     4,299         774,809   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (a)

     1,189         304,693   

Invesco Ltd. (a)

     4,626         154,879   

JP Morgan Chase & Co. (a)

     39,826         2,629,711   

Legg Mason, Inc. (a)

     1,122         44,016   

MasterCard, Inc. Class A (a)

     10,622         1,034,158   

Morgan Stanley (a)

     16,224         516,085   

The Nasdaq, Inc. (a)

     1,234         71,782   

Navient Corp. (a)

     4,034         46,189   

Synchrony Financial (a) (b)

     8,920         271,257   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (a)

     2,763         197,527   
     

 

 

 
        10,371,007   
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 4.1%   

ACE Ltd. (a)

     3,414         398,926   

Aflac, Inc. (a)

     4,633         277,517   

The Allstate Corp. (a)

     4,290         266,366   

American International Group, Inc. (a)

     13,825         856,735   

Aon PLC (a)

     3,014         277,921   

Assurant, Inc. (a)

     728         58,633   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a) (b)

     20,101         2,654,136   

The Chubb Corp. (a)

     2,446         324,437   

Cincinnati Financial Corp. (a)

     1,568         92,779   

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (a)

     4,402         191,311   

Lincoln National Corp. (a)

     2,688         135,099   

Loews Corp. (a)

     3,083         118,387   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. (a)

     5,695         315,788   

MetLife, Inc. (a)

     11,918         574,567   

Principal Financial Group, Inc. (a)

     2,888         129,902   

The Progressive Corp. (a)

     6,217         197,701   

Prudential Financial, Inc. (a)

     4,789         389,872   

Torchmark Corp. (a)

     1,200         68,592   

The Travelers Cos., Inc. (a)

     3,371         380,451   

Unum Group (a)

     2,619         87,187   

XL Group PLC (a)

     3,262         127,805   
     

 

 

 
        7,924,112   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate — 0.1%   

CBRE Group, Inc. (a) (b)

     3,078         106,437   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.5%   

American Tower Corp. (a)

     4,509         437,148   

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A (a)

     1,664         66,610   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (a)

     1,468       $ 270,303   

Boston Properties, Inc. (a)

     1,597         203,681   

Crown Castle International Corp. (a)

     3,596         310,874   

Equity Residential (a)

     3,932         320,812   

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (a)

     693         165,911   

General Growth Properties, Inc. (a)

     6,160         167,614   

HCP, Inc. (a)

     4,901         187,414   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (a)

     8,018         122,996   

Iron Mountain, Inc. (a)

     2,011         54,317   

Kimco Realty Corp. (a)

     4,259         112,693   

The Macerich Co. (a)

     1,398         112,805   

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. (a)

     1,892         90,286   

Prologis, Inc. (a)

     5,582         239,579   

Public Storage (a)

     1,594         394,834   

Realty Income Corp. (a)

     2,622         135,374   

Simon Property Group, Inc. (a)

     3,272         636,208   

SL Green Realty Corp. (a)

     1,030         116,369   

Ventas, Inc. (a)

     3,567         201,286   

Vornado Realty Trust (a)

     1,873         187,225   

Welltower, Inc. (a)

     3,789         257,766   

Weyerhaeuser Co. (a)

     5,529         165,759   
     

 

 

 
        4,957,864   
     

 

 

 
Savings & Loans — 0.0%   

People’s United Financial, Inc. (a)

     3,280         52,972   
     

 

 

 
        32,086,222   
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 9.4%   
Aerospace & Defense — 2.0%   

The Boeing Co. (a)

     6,789         981,622   

General Dynamics Corp. (a)

     3,205         440,239   

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (a)

     892         106,603   

Lockheed Martin Corp. (a)

     2,823         613,014   

Northrop Grumman Corp. (a)

     2,027         382,718   

Raytheon Co. (a)

     3,287         409,330   

Rockwell Collins, Inc. (a)

     1,455         134,296   

United Technologies Corp. (a)

     8,843         849,547   
     

 

 

 
        3,917,369   
     

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.1%   

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)

     4,000         229,200   
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.1%   

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (a)

     742         101,342   

Masco Corp. (a)

     3,699         104,682   
     

 

 

 
        206,024   
     

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.2%   

AMETEK, Inc. (a)

     2,622         140,513   

Emerson Electric Co. (a)

     6,983         333,997   
     

 

 

 
        474,510   
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 0.6%   

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a)

     3,581         149,722   

Allegion PLC (a)

     984         64,865   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Amphenol Corp. Class A (a)

     3,343       $ 174,605   

FLIR Systems, Inc. (a)

     1,478         41,487   

Garmin Ltd. (a)

     1,264         46,983   

PerkinElmer, Inc. (a)

     1,176         62,998   

TE Connectivity Ltd. (a)

     4,321         279,180   

Tyco International PLC (a)

     4,530         144,462   

Waters Corp. (a) (b)

     904         121,660   
     

 

 

 
        1,085,962   
     

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.1%      

Fluor Corp. (a)

     1,449         68,422   

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,350         56,632   
     

 

 

 
        125,054   
     

 

 

 
Environmental Controls — 0.2%      

Republic Services, Inc. (a)

     2,574         113,230   

Stericycle, Inc. (a) (b)

     932         112,399   

Waste Management, Inc. (a)

     4,488         239,525   
     

 

 

 
        465,154   
     

 

 

 
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.1%      

Snap-on, Inc. (a)

     656         112,458   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (a)

     1,607         171,515   
     

 

 

 
        283,973   
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.3%   

Caterpillar, Inc. (a)

     6,462         439,158   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC (a)

     2,790         154,259   
     

 

 

 
        593,417   
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.5%   

Cummins, Inc. (a)

     1,761         154,985   

Deere & Co. (a)

     3,341         254,818   

Flowserve Corp. (a)

     1,433         60,301   

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (a)

     1,390         142,628   

Roper Technologies, Inc. (a)

     1,109         210,477   

Xylem, Inc. (a)

     1,958         71,467   
     

 

 

 
        894,676   
     

 

 

 
Manufacturing — 3.4%   

3M Co. (a)

     6,625         997,990   

Danaher Corp. (a)

     6,395         593,968   

Dover Corp. (a)

     1,642         100,671   

Eaton Corp. PLC (a)

     5,003         260,356   

General Electric Co. (a)

     101,067         3,148,237   

Honeywell International, Inc. (a)

     8,380         867,917   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (a)

     3,547         328,736   

Leggett & Platt, Inc. (a)

     1,471         61,811   

Parker Hannifin Corp. (a)

     1,439         139,554   

Pentair PLC (a)

     1,889         93,562   

Textron, Inc. (a)

     2,875         120,779   
     

 

 

 
        6,713,581   
     

 

 

 
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 0.2%   

Precision Castparts Corp. (a)

     1,488         345,231   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Packaging & Containers — 0.2%      

Ball Corp. (a)

     1,451       $ 105,531   

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,754         30,555   

Sealed Air Corp. (a)

     2,186         97,496   

WestRock Co. (a)

     2,776         126,641   
     

 

 

 
        360,223   
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.4%   

American ExpressNorfolk Southern Corp. (a)

     3,228         273,057   

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (a)

     1,479         91,728   

CSX Corp. (a)

     10,485         272,086   

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (a)

     1,984         89,478   

FedEx Corp. (a)

     2,759         411,064   

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (a)

     997         73,140   

Kansas City Southern (a)

     1,146         85,572   

Ryder System, Inc. (a)

     598         33,984   

Union Pacific Corp. (a)

     9,292         726,634   

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B (a)

     7,436         715,566   
     

 

 

 
        2,772,309   
     

 

 

 
        18,466,683   
     

 

 

 
Technology — 12.5%   
Computers — 5.4%   

Accenture PLC Class A (a)

     6,632         693,044   

Apple, Inc. (a)

     61,261         6,448,333   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a) (b)

     6,529         391,870   

CSRA, Inc. (a)

     1,430         42,900   

EMC Corp. (a)

     20,581         528,520   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (a)

     19,383         294,622   

HP, Inc. (a)

     19,383         229,495   

International Business Machines Corp. (a)

     9,644         1,327,207   

NetApp, Inc. (a)

     3,237         85,878   

SanDisk Corp. (a)

     2,171         164,974   

Seagate Technology PLC (a)

     3,255         119,328   

Teradata Corp. (a) (b)

     1,538         40,634   

Western Digital Corp. (a)

     2,460         147,723   
     

 

 

 
        10,514,528   
     

 

 

 
Office Equipment/Supplies — 0.1%      

Pitney Bowes, Inc. (a)

     2,176         44,935   

Xerox Corp. (a)

     10,759         114,368   
     

 

 

 
        159,303   
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 2.4%      

Analog Devices, Inc. (a)

     3,350         185,322   

Applied Materials, Inc. (a)

     12,853         239,966   

Avago Technologies Ltd. (a)

     2,815         408,597   

Broadcom Corp. Class A (a)

     5,941         343,509   

Intel Corp. (a)

     51,129         1,761,394   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  

KLA-Tencor Corp. (a)

     1,654       $ 114,705   

Lam Research Corp. (a)

     1,739         138,111   

Linear Technology Corp. (a)

     2,478         105,241   

Microchip Technology, Inc. (a)

     2,260         105,180   

Micron Technology, Inc. (a) (b)

     11,540         163,406   

NVIDIA Corp. (a)

     5,477         180,522   

Qorvo, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,560         79,404   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (a)

     2,006         154,121   

Texas Instruments, Inc. (a)

     11,003         603,075   

Xilinx, Inc. (a)

     2,762         129,731   
     

 

 

 
        4,712,284   
     

 

 

 
Software — 4.6%      

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (a)

     5,400         209,034   

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) (b)

     5,326         500,324   

Autodesk, Inc. (a) (b)

     2,371         144,465   

CA, Inc. (a)

     3,362         96,019   

Cerner Corp. (a) (b)

     3,292         198,080   

Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,674         126,638   

The Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (a)

     406         42,196   

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) (b)

     3,352         230,349   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (a)

     2,993         181,376   

Fiserv, Inc. (a) (b)

     2,507         229,290   

Intuit, Inc. (a)

     2,976         287,184   

Microsoft Corp. (a)

     86,049         4,773,999   

Oracle Corp. (a)

     35,027         1,279,536   

Red Hat, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,917         158,747   

Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) (b)

     6,671         523,006   
     

 

 

 
        8,980,243   
     

 

 

 
        24,366,358   
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 2.9%      
Electric — 2.7%      

The AES Corp. (a)

     7,277         69,641   

Ameren Corp. (a)

     2,548         110,150   

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)

     5,192         302,538   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (a)

     4,329         79,480   

CMS Energy Corp. (a)

     2,841         102,503   

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (a)

     3,149         202,386   

Dominion Resources, Inc. (a)

     6,351         429,582   

DTE Energy Co. (a)

     1,884         151,078   

Duke Energy Corp. (a)

     7,322         522,718   

Edison International (a)

     3,517         208,242   

Entergy Corp. (a)

     1,879         128,448   

Eversource Energy (a)

     3,401         173,689   

Exelon Corp. (a)

     9,153         254,179   

FirstEnergy Corp. (a)

     4,554         144,498   

NextEra Energy, Inc. (a)

     4,924         511,554   

NRG Energy, Inc. (a)

     3,565         41,960   

Pepco Holdings, Inc. (a)

     2,754         71,632   

PG&E Corp. (a)

     5,270         280,311   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (a)

     1,197         77,183   

PPL Corp. (a)

     7,113         242,767   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (a)

     5,394       $ 208,694   

SCANA Corp. (a)

     1,444         87,348   

The Southern Co. (a)

     9,694         453,582   

TECO Energy, Inc. (a)

     2,559         68,197   

WEC Energy Group, Inc. (a)

     3,408         174,864   

Xcel Energy, Inc. (a)

     5,402         193,986   
     

 

 

 
        5,291,210   
     

 

 

 
Gas — 0.2%      

AGL Resources, Inc. (a)

     1,250         79,762   

NiSource, Inc. (a)

     3,370         65,749   

Sempra Energy (a)

     2,514         236,341   
     

 

 

 
        381,852   
     

 

 

 
        5,673,062   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $172,200,956)
        192,604,510   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $172,200,956)
        192,604,510   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
BONDS & NOTES — 0.0%      
CORPORATE DEBT — 0.0%      
Forest Products & Paper — 0.0%   

Sino Forest Corp. (a) (c) 5.000% 8/01/49

   $ 359,000         -   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $0)
        -   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $0)
        -   
     

 

 

 
     Units         
PURCHASED OPTIONS — 0.3%   
Financial — 0.3%      
Diversified Financial — 0.3%      

S&P 500 Index, Put, Expires 01/15/16, Strike 1,800.00

     140         10,500   

S&P 500 Index, Put, Expires 01/15/16, Strike 1,825.00

     118         11,446   

S&P 500 Index, Put, Expires 01/15/16, Strike 1,900.00

     152         37,240   

S&P 500 Index, Put, Expires 01/15/16, Strike 1,925.00

     104         36,400   

S&P 500 Index, Put, Expires 02/19/16, Strike 1,800.00

     129         94,428   

S&P 500 Index, Put, Expires 02/19/16, Strike 1,875.00

     157         200,175   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Units      Value  

S&P 500 Index, Put, Expires 03/18/16, Strike 1,850.00

     138       $ 270,480   
     

 

 

 
        660,669   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $1,434,617)         660,669   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $173,635,573)
        193,265,179   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.4%   
Repurchase Agreement — 2.4%      

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/31/15, 0.010%, due 1/04/16 (d)

   $ 4,601,734         4,601,734   
     

 

 

 
Time Deposits — 0.0%      

Euro Time Deposit
0.010% 1/04/16

     2,316         2,316   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost $4,604,050)
        4,604,050   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.2%
(Cost $178,239,623) (e)
        197,869,229   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (1.2)%         (2,356,388
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 195,512,841   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) All or a portion of these securities are pledged as collateral for written options. (Note 2).
(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, 2015, these securities amounted to a value of $0 or 0.00% of net assets.
(d) Maturity value of $4,601,739. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.120%, maturity date of 11/07/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $4,694,535.
(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, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 94.9%      
COMMON STOCK — 94.4%      
Basic Materials — 3.4%      
Chemicals — 2.6%      

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     27,000       $ 3,512,970   

Ashland, Inc.

     21,000         2,156,700   

Celanese Corp. Series A

     41,000         2,760,530   

RPM International, Inc.

     71,000         3,128,260   
     

 

 

 
        11,558,460   
     

 

 

 
Mining — 0.8%      

Franco-Nevada Corp. (a)

     72,000         3,294,000   
     

 

 

 
        14,852,460   
     

 

 

 
Communications — 7.0%      
Internet — 4.2%      

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (b)

     81,000         4,263,030   

Dropbox, Inc. (c)

     9,011         136,967   

GrubHub, Inc. (a) (b)

     14,000         338,800   

LinkedIn Corp. Class A (b)

     4,000         900,320   

Match Group, Inc. (a) (b)

     43,600         590,780   

TripAdvisor, Inc. (b)

     27,000         2,301,750   

VeriSign, Inc. (a) (b)

     90,000         7,862,400   

Zillow Group, Inc. Class A (a) (b)

     36,000         937,440   

Zillow Group, Inc. Class C (a) (b)

     55,000         1,291,400   
     

 

 

 
        18,622,887   
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.5%      

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     13,000         2,113,410   
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 2.3%      

DigitalGlobe, Inc. (b)

     99,000         1,550,340   

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     16,000         441,600   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (b)

     9,000         1,585,260   

T-Mobile US, Inc. (b)

     162,000         6,337,440   

Viavi Solutions, Inc. (b)

     66,000         401,940   
     

 

 

 
        10,316,580   
     

 

 

 
        31,052,877   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 16.1%      
Apparel — 1.0%      

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     149,000         4,385,070   
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.4%      

Ferrari NV (a) (b)

     20,000         960,000   

Tesla Motors, Inc. (a) (b)

     3,000         720,030   
     

 

 

 
        1,680,030   
     

 

 

 
Automotive & Parts — 1.2%      

BorgWarner, Inc.

     90,000         3,890,700   

WABCO Holdings, Inc. (b)

     13,000         1,329,380   
     

 

 

 
        5,220,080   
     

 

 

 
Home Furnishing — 0.4%      

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     18,000         1,695,780   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Leisure Time — 2.9%      

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     35,000       $ 1,588,650   

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (b)

     137,000         8,028,200   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     32,000         3,238,720   
     

 

 

 
        12,855,570   
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 2.0%      

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

     55,000         2,772,550   

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     63,000         4,223,520   

MGM Resorts International (b)

     95,000         2,158,400   
     

 

 

 
        9,154,470   
     

 

 

 
Retail — 8.2%      

AutoZone, Inc. (b)

     9,000         6,677,190   

CarMax, Inc. (b)

     136,000         7,339,920   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (b)

     1,000         479,850   

Dollar General Corp.

     72,000         5,174,640   

L Brands, Inc.

     41,000         3,928,620   

The Michaels Cos., Inc. (b)

     112,000         2,476,320   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (b)

     25,000         6,335,500   

PVH Corp.

     23,000         1,693,950   

Rite Aid Corp. (b)

     269,000         2,108,960   
     

 

 

 
        36,214,950   
     

 

 

 
        71,205,950   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 26.0%      
Beverages — 0.2%      

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

     9,000         809,820   
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 3.4%      

Alkermes PLC (b)

     95,000         7,541,100   

Illumina, Inc. (b)

     10,000         1,919,450   

Incyte Corp. (b)

     31,000         3,361,950   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)

     18,000         2,264,940   
     

 

 

 
        15,087,440   
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 8.8%      

Aramark

     82,000         2,644,500   

CoreLogic, Inc. (b)

     90,000         3,047,400   

Equifax, Inc.

     54,000         6,013,980   

Gartner, Inc. (b)

     34,000         3,083,800   

Global Payments, Inc.

     72,000         4,644,720   

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

     27,000         999,810   

Manpower, Inc.

     32,000         2,697,280   

ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. (b)

     52,000         2,040,480   

Towers Watson & Co. Class A

     26,000         3,339,960   

TransUnion (b)

     27,000         744,390   

Vantiv, Inc. Class A (b)

     90,000         4,267,800   

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (b)

     63,000         4,843,440   

Wework Cos., Inc. Class A (c)

     12,099         397,931   
     

 

 

 
        38,765,491   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Foods — 2.0%      

Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. (b)

     10,000       $ 187,100   

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (b)

     91,000         2,419,690   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (b)

     23,000         1,804,580   

The WhiteWave Foods Co. (b)

     81,000         3,151,710   

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

     45,000         1,507,500   
     

 

 

 
        9,070,580   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 6.5%      

Bruker Corp. (b)

     168,000         4,077,360   

The Cooper Cos., Inc.

     33,000         4,428,600   

Henry Schein, Inc. (b)

     36,000         5,694,840   

Hologic, Inc. (b)

     59,000         2,282,710   

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (b)

     45,000         3,281,400   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (b)

     13,000         7,100,080   

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     28,000         1,686,160   
     

 

 

 
        28,551,150   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 2.5%      

Catalent, Inc. (b)

     118,000         2,953,540   

Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (b)

     64,000         1,662,080   

MEDNAX, Inc. (b)

     63,000         4,514,580   

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B

     18,000         2,150,820   
     

 

 

 
        11,281,020   
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.6%      

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)

     9,000         847,260   

Baxalta, Inc.

     94,000         3,668,820   

DENTSPLY International, Inc.

     90,000         5,476,500   

Mallinckrodt PLC (b)

     22,000         1,641,860   
     

 

 

 
        11,634,440   
     

 

 

 
        115,199,941   
     

 

 

 
Energy — 1.4%      
Oil & Gas — 1.4%      

Cimarex Energy Co.

     7,000         625,660   

Concho Resources, Inc. (b)

     18,000         1,671,480   

EQT Corp.

     63,000         3,284,190   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     4,000         501,520   
     

 

 

 
        6,082,850   
     

 

 

 
Financial — 8.9%      
Diversified Financial — 5.6%      

CBOE Holdings, Inc.

     73,000         4,737,700   

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (b)

     56,000         1,659,840   

FNF Group

     181,000         6,275,270   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     20,000         5,125,200   

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. (a)

     65,000         2,772,250   

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     129,000         4,477,590   
     

 

 

 
        25,047,850   
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 2.3%      

The Progressive Corp.

     140,000         4,452,000   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Willis Group Holdings PLC

     118,000       $ 5,731,260   
     

 

 

 
        10,183,260   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate — 1.0%      

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

     27,000         4,316,220   
     

 

 

 
        39,547,330   
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 19.1%      
Building Materials — 0.7%      

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     23,000         3,141,340   
     

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 2.1%   

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     15,000         3,507,000   

AMETEK, Inc.

     82,000         4,394,380   

Mobileye NV (a) (b)

     33,000         1,395,240   
     

 

 

 
        9,296,620   
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 5.2%      

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     126,000         5,268,060   

Allegion PLC

     68,000         4,482,560   

FEI Co.

     38,000         3,032,020   

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (b)

     136,000         3,852,880   

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (b)

     4,000         1,356,520   

Sensata Technologies Holding NV (b)

     108,000         4,974,480   
     

 

 

 
        22,966,520   
     

 

 

 
Environmental Controls — 0.9%      

Waste Connections, Inc.

     72,000         4,055,040   
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 4.0%      

Cognex Corp.

     27,000         911,790   

IDEX Corp.

     76,000         5,822,360   

The Middleby Corp. (b)

     14,000         1,510,180   

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     36,000         6,832,440   

Xylem, Inc.

     67,000         2,445,500   
     

 

 

 
        17,522,270   
     

 

 

 
Manufacturing — 3.4%      

Colfax Corp. (b)

     71,000         1,657,850   

Teleflex, Inc.

     45,000         5,915,250   

Textron, Inc.

     180,000         7,561,800   
     

 

 

 
        15,134,900   
     

 

 

 
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 0.1%   

Rexnord Corp. (b)

     37,000         670,440   
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 0.9%      

Ball Corp.

     54,000         3,927,420   
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.8%      

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     41,000         3,007,760   

Kansas City Southern

     49,000         3,658,830   

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (b)

     18,500         1,092,795   
     

 

 

 
        7,759,385   
     

 

 

 
        84,473,935   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Technology — 12.4%      
Computers — 1.8%      

Fortinet, Inc. (b)

     36,000       $ 1,122,120   

IHS, Inc. Class A (b)

     54,000         6,395,220   

Lumentum Holdings, Inc. (b)

     27,000         594,540   
     

 

 

 
        8,111,880   
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 2.3%      

Atmel Corp.

     307,000         2,643,270   

Microchip Technology, Inc. (a)

     108,000         5,026,320   

Xilinx, Inc.

     50,000         2,348,500   
     

 

 

 
        10,018,090   
     

 

 

 
Software — 8.3%      

Atlassian Corp. PLC A Depository Receipt Class A (c)

     5,668         161,969   

Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A (b)

     20,000         601,600   

Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A Preference Depository Receipt (c)

     11,666         333,368   

Atlassian Corp. PLC Depository Receipt (c)

     15,775         450,786   

Atlassian Corp. PLC Series 1 Depository Receipt (c)

     12,075         345,055   

Atlassian Corp. PLC Series 1 Restricted Depository Receipt (c)

     5,892         168,370   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     45,000         2,727,000   

Fiserv, Inc. (b)

     117,000         10,700,820   

Guidewire Software, Inc. (b)

     6,000         360,960   

IMS Health Holdings, Inc. (b)

     86,000         2,190,420   

MSCI, Inc.

     77,000         5,554,010   

NetSuite, Inc. (a) (b)

     12,000         1,015,440   

Red Hat, Inc. (b)

     77,000         6,376,370   

Servicenow, Inc. (b)

     9,000         779,040   

Splunk, Inc. (b)

     13,000         764,530   

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc

     36,000         2,457,720   

Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (b)

     54,000         1,557,900   
     

 

 

 
        36,545,358   
     

 

 

 
        54,675,328   
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.1%      
Gas — 0.1%      

Atmos Energy Corp.

     8,000         504,320   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $294,698,922)
        417,594,991   
     

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.5%      
Communications — 0.2%      
Internet — 0.2%      

Dropbox, Inc. Series A (b) (c)

     11,190         170,088   

Dropbox, Inc. Series A 1 (b) (c)

     54,965         835,468   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Living Social (b) (c)

     158,890       $ -   
     

 

 

 
        1,005,556   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.3%      
Commercial Services — 0.3%      

Wework, Inc. Series D 1 (b) (c)

     22,197         730,050   

Wework, Inc. Series D 2 (b) (c)

     17,440         573,594   
     

 

 

 
        1,303,644   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $2,156,533)
        2,309,200   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $296,855,455)
        419,904,191   
     

 

 

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 7.1%   
Diversified Financial — 7.1%      

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (d)

     25,109,498         25,109,498   

T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund

     6,001,419         6,001,419   
     

 

 

 
        31,110,917   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $31,110,917)
        31,110,917   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $327,966,372)
        451,015,108   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.1%   
Repurchase Agreement — 4.1%      

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/31/15, 0.010%, due 1/04/16 (e)

   $ 18,076,168         18,076,168   
     

 

 

 
Time Deposits — 0.0%      

Euro Time Deposit
0.010% 1/04/16

     12,547         12,547   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $18,088,715)
        18,088,715   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 106.1%
(Cost $346,055,087) (f)
        469,103,823   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (6.1)%         (26,839,816
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 442,264,007   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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) Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2015, was $24,561,189 or 5.55% 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).
(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, 2015, these securities amounted to a value of $4,303,646 or 0.97% of net assets.
(d) Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
(e) Maturity value of $18,076,188. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.120%, maturity date of 11/07/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $18,440,017.
(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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December 31, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 96.7%   
COMMON STOCK — 96.7%   
Basic Materials — 1.3%   
Chemicals — 0.3%   

The Mosaic Co.

     57,937       $ 1,598,482   
     

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 1.0%   

Nucor Corp.

     108,578         4,375,693   
     

 

 

 
        5,974,175   
     

 

 

 
Communications — 2.0%   
Media — 0.5%   

Markit, Ltd. (a)

     75,005         2,262,901   
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 1.5%   

CenturyLink, Inc.

     203,894         5,129,973   

Harris Corp.

     20,646         1,794,137   
     

 

 

 
        6,924,110   
     

 

 

 
        9,187,011   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 7.3%   
Apparel — 0.6%   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     26,726         2,979,415   
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 1.1%   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR (Japan)

     88,746         2,833,660   

Oshkosh Corp.

     54,524         2,128,617   
     

 

 

 
        4,962,277   
     

 

 

 
Home Builders — 1.8%   

PulteGroup, Inc.

     186,528         3,323,929   

Thor Industries, Inc.

     54,124         3,039,063   

Toll Brothers, Inc. (a)

     54,323         1,808,956   
     

 

 

 
        8,171,948   
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 0.5%   

Carnival Corp.

     39,103         2,130,331   
     

 

 

 
Retail — 2.6%   

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     31,505         4,741,817   

CST Brands, Inc.

     112,383         4,398,671   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     15,526         1,180,597   

Target Corp.

     24,380         1,770,232   
     

 

 

 
        12,091,317   
     

 

 

 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.7%   

Mattel, Inc.

     123,285         3,349,653   
     

 

 

 
        33,684,941   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 17.0%   
Commercial Services — 0.8%   

The ADT Corp.

     111,173         3,666,486   
     

 

 

 
Foods — 8.2%   

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     149,386         6,298,114   

General Mills, Inc.

     60,341         3,479,262   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

The J.M. Smucker Co.

     37,925       $ 4,677,669   

Kellogg Co.

     64,027         4,627,231   

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

     87,378         3,918,030   

Sysco Corp.

     354,880         14,550,080   
     

 

 

 
        37,550,386   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 5.1%   

Baxter International, Inc.

     181,705         6,932,046   

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     19,079         2,939,883   

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

     268,658         4,954,053   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     86,545         8,878,652   
     

 

 

 
        23,704,634   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 2.9%   

LifePoint Health, Inc. (a)

     96,405         7,076,127   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     87,977         6,258,684   
     

 

 

 
        13,334,811   
     

 

 

 
        78,256,317   
     

 

 

 
Energy — 11.6%   
Oil & Gas — 9.2%   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     60,761         2,951,769   

Cimarex Energy Co.

     43,109         3,853,082   

Devon Energy Corp.

     122,522         3,920,704   

EQT Corp.

     125,780         6,556,911   

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     76,320         4,086,936   

Imperial Oil Ltd.

     260,469         8,485,902   

Noble Energy, Inc.

     197,450         6,502,029   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     89,223         6,032,367   
     

 

 

 
        42,389,700   
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 2.4%   

Cameron International Corp. (a)

     118,755         7,505,316   

FMC Technologies, Inc. (a)

     131,670         3,819,747   
     

 

 

 
        11,325,063   
     

 

 

 
        53,714,763   
     

 

 

 
Financial — 26.2%   
Banks — 11.7%   

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

     53,276         3,351,060   

BB&T Corp.

     101,304         3,830,304   

BOK Financial Corp.

     39,884         2,384,664   

Comerica, Inc.

     58,123         2,431,285   

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

     115,627         4,918,773   

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

     37,232         2,233,920   

M&T Bank Corp.

     43,634         5,287,568   

Northern Trust Corp.

     191,128         13,778,418   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     45,583         4,344,516   

State Street Corp.

     54,178         3,595,252   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     62,588         2,681,270   

Westamerica Bancorp.

     110,519         5,166,763   
     

 

 

 
        54,003,793   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Diversified Financial — 1.8%   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     85,105       $ 3,133,566   

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

     52,522         2,240,063   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     38,132         2,726,057   
     

 

 

 
        8,099,686   
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 6.9%   

ACE Ltd.

     57,857         6,760,591   

Aflac, Inc.

     37,861         2,267,874   

The Allstate Corp.

     34,894         2,166,569   

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     101,553         3,259,851   

MetLife, Inc.

     49,454         2,384,177   

ProAssurance Corp.

     49,513         2,402,866   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     53,864         4,608,065   

Torchmark Corp.

     35,231         2,013,804   

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

     12,949         1,461,424   

Unum Group

     128,235         4,268,943   
     

 

 

 
        31,594,164   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 5.0%   

Boston Properties, Inc.

     9,810         1,251,167   

Corrections Corporation of America

     181,592         4,810,372   

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Class A

     104,497         1,888,261   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     158,332         2,428,813   

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A

     261,462         4,936,402   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     254,517         7,630,420   
     

 

 

 
        22,945,435   
     

 

 

 
Savings & Loans — 0.8%   

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

     312,928         3,930,376   
     

 

 

 
        120,573,454   
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 14.3%   
Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.3%   

Emerson Electric Co.

     120,820         5,778,820   

Hubbell, Inc.

     4,146         418,912   
     

 

 

 
        6,197,732   
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 4.7%   

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

     167,001         4,731,138   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

     190,093         4,833,194   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     71,392         4,612,637   

Tyco International PLC

     235,781         7,519,056   
     

 

 

 
        21,696,025   
     

 

 

 
Environmental Controls — 3.2%   

Clean Harbors, Inc. (a)

     90,639         3,775,114   

Republic Services, Inc.

     250,206         11,006,562   
     

 

 

 
        14,781,676   
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.5%   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     22,237         2,281,739   
     

 

 

 
Manufacturing — 1.2%   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     30,744         2,981,553   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Textron, Inc.

     59,378       $ 2,494,470   
     

 

 

 
        5,476,023   
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 2.0%   

Bemis Co., Inc.

     46,673         2,085,816   

Sonoco Products Co.

     98,956         4,044,332   

WestRock Co.

     65,956         3,008,913   
     

 

 

 
        9,139,061   
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.4%   

CSX Corp.

     55,013         1,427,587   

Heartland Express, Inc.

     300,568         5,115,668   
     

 

 

 
        6,543,255   
     

 

 

 
        66,115,511   
     

 

 

 
Technology — 7.0%   
Computers — 1.6%   

SanDisk Corp.

     71,794         5,455,626   

Western Digital Corp.

     35,423         2,127,151   
     

 

 

 
        7,582,777   
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 5.4%   

Applied Materials, Inc.

     412,383         7,699,191   

Lam Research Corp.

     41,142         3,267,498   

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     123,478         4,692,164   

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     99,886         4,648,694   

Teradyne, Inc.

     215,797         4,460,524   
     

 

 

 
        24,768,071   
     

 

 

 
        32,350,848   
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 10.0%   
Electric — 8.2%   

Ameren Corp.

     55,685         2,407,263   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     34,876         2,241,481   

Edison International

     116,506         6,898,320   

Great Plains Energy, Inc.

     136,561         3,729,481   

NorthWestern Corp.

     45,782         2,483,673   

PG&E Corp.

     134,538         7,156,076   

Westar Energy, Inc.

     157,053         6,660,618   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     166,225         5,969,140   
     

 

 

 
        37,546,052   
     

 

 

 
Gas — 1.8%      

Atmos Energy Corp.

     59,404         3,744,828   

The Laclede Group, Inc.

     78,093         4,639,505   
     

 

 

 
        8,384,333   
     

 

 

 
        45,930,385   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $442,377,177)
        445,787,405   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $442,377,177)
        445,787,405   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MML Mid Cap Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.0%   
Diversified Financial — 1.0%      

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

     67,872       $ 4,661,449   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $4,813,295)
        4,661,449   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $447,190,472)
        450,448,854   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.4%   
Repurchase Agreement — 2.4%      

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/31/15, 0.010%, due 1/04/16 (b)

   $ 11,061,803         11,061,803   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $11,061,803)
        11,061,803   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $458,252,275) (c)
        461,510,657   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%         (640,997
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 460,869,660   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

ADR American Depositary Receipt
ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Maturity value of $11,061,816. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.120%, maturity date of 11/07/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $11,285,506.
(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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December 31, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 94.9%      
COMMON STOCK — 93.7%      
Basic Materials — 1.9%      
Chemicals — 1.0%      

Methanex Corp.

     21,670       $ 715,327   

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     15,335         703,263   

Platform Specialty Products Corp. (a)

     61,220         785,452   
     

 

 

 
        2,204,042   
     

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.9%      

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.

     80,625         1,821,319   
     

 

 

 
        4,025,361   
     

 

 

 
Communications — 4.0%      
Internet — 1.5%      

Comscore, Inc. (a)

     10,998         452,568   

Dropbox, Inc. (b)

     10,469         159,129   

GrubHub, Inc. (a) (c)

     5,200         125,840   

Q2 Holdings, Inc. (a)

     38,500         1,015,245   

SPS Commerce, Inc. (a)

     9,700         681,037   

Zendesk, Inc. (a)

     3,900         103,116   

Zillow Group, Inc. Class A (a) (c)

     7,198         187,436   

Zillow Group, Inc. Class C (a) (c)

     16,570         389,063   
     

 

 

 
        3,113,434   
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.9%      

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     5,765         937,216   

The New York Times Co. Class A

     64,050         859,551   
     

 

 

 
        1,796,767   
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 1.6%      

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

     9,197         715,895   

Ciena Corp. (a)

     40,781         843,759   

DigitalGlobe, Inc. (a)

     1,820         28,501   

Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (a)

     52,400         561,204   

Vonage Holdings Corp. (a)

     205,950         1,182,153   
     

 

 

 
        3,331,512   
     

 

 

 
        8,241,713   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 14.2%      
Apparel — 1.5%      

Carter’s, Inc.

     25,143         2,238,481   

Steven Madden Ltd. (a)

     29,228         883,270   
     

 

 

 
        3,121,751   
     

 

 

 
Automotive & Parts — 0.7%      

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (a)

     19,800         669,438   

Tenneco, Inc. (a)

     18,740         860,353   
     

 

 

 
        1,529,791   
     

 

 

 
Entertainment — 1.4%      

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

     24,400         815,692   

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. Class A (a)

     46,160         1,189,543   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

National CineMedia, Inc.

     58,770       $ 923,277   
     

 

 

 
        2,928,512   
     

 

 

 
Home Furnishing — 0.4%      

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

     30,300         739,926   
     

 

 

 
Housewares — 1.2%      

The Toro Co.

     32,500         2,374,775   
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 1.1%      

ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.

     29,740         543,350   

Diamond Resorts International, Inc. (a) (c)

     47,925         1,222,567   

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. (a)

     53,400         593,274   
     

 

 

 
        2,359,191   
     

 

 

 
Retail — 7.5%      

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

     52,400         885,036   

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a)

     72,670         893,114   

The Cheesecake Factory, Inc.

     18,885         870,787   

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

     63,700         679,679   

Destination Maternity Corp.

     40,340         351,765   

DSW, Inc. Class A (c)

     36,900         880,434   

Five Below, Inc. (a)

     84,267         2,704,971   

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

     36,700         786,848   

HSN, Inc.

     24,031         1,217,651   

Jack in the Box, Inc.

     9,735         746,772   

Kate Spade & Co. (a)

     92,484         1,643,441   

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (a)

     77,500         1,167,925   

Panera Bread Co. Class A (a)

     7,043         1,371,835   

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

     22,493         804,575   

Zoe’s Kitchen, Inc. (a) (c)

     13,900         388,922   
     

 

 

 
        15,393,755   
     

 

 

 
Textiles — 0.4%      

Tumi Holdings, Inc. (a)

     46,485         773,046   
     

 

 

 
        29,220,747   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 22.1%      
Biotechnology — 1.7%      

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     35,979         371,303   

Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     14,535         603,202   

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     21,144         245,059   

Novavax, Inc. (a) (c)

     53,240         446,684   

PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     19,389         628,204   

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

     9,760         1,094,877   
     

 

 

 
        3,389,329   
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 5.9%      

The Advisory Board Co. (a)

     20,245         1,004,354   

Cardtronics, Inc. (a)

     26,650         896,772   

Convergys Corp.

     37,565         934,993   

CoStar Group, Inc. (a)

     7,741         1,599,987   

ExamWorks Group, Inc. (a)

     78,200         2,080,120   

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

     35,400         1,234,398   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  

HealthEquity, Inc. (a)

     23,100       $ 579,117   

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

     6,452         611,779   

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

     3,800         251,636   

Team Health Holdings, Inc. (a)

     7,867         345,283   

TriNet Group, Inc. (a)

     23,391         452,616   

WEX, Inc. (a)

     14,903         1,317,425   

WNS Holdings Ltd. Sponsored ADR (India) (a)

     29,043         905,851   
     

 

 

 
        12,214,331   
     

 

 

 
Foods — 1.7%      

Greencore Group PLC

     277,537         1,446,673   

Sanderson Farms, Inc. (c)

     9,800         759,696   

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (a)

     33,600         1,357,104   
     

 

 

 
        3,563,473   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 6.8%      

AtriCure, Inc. (a)

     43,110         967,389   

Bio-Techne Corp.

     5,780         520,200   

Cepheid, Inc. (a)

     28,362         1,036,064   

Dexcom, Inc. (a)

     27,588         2,259,457   

Endologix, Inc. (a) (c)

     33,287         329,541   

Globus Medical, Inc. Class A (a)

     41,495         1,154,391   

HeartWare International, Inc. (a)

     6,747         340,049   

Insulet Corp. (a)

     70,205         2,654,451   

Intersect ENT, Inc. (a)

     72,402         1,629,045   

LDR Holding Corp. (a)

     91,648         2,301,281   

Novadaq Technologies, Inc. (a) (c)

     67,000         853,580   
     

 

 

 
        14,045,448   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 3.6%      

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (a)

     43,657         2,726,816   

Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (a)

     21,785         565,756   

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.

     66,350         790,229   

LifePoint Health, Inc. (a)

     17,871         1,311,731   

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. (a)

     26,370         1,049,790   

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a)

     11,850         926,789   
     

 

 

 
        7,371,111   
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.2%      

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     13,104         319,082   

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (c)

     4,486         291,231   

Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     6,556         740,631   

Aratana Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     10,364         57,831   

Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     14,342         276,370   

Galapagos NV (a) (c)

     9,353         588,117   

Otonomy, Inc. (a)

     11,497         319,042   

Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     13,327         685,674   

Relypsa, Inc. (a) (c)

     7,569         214,506   

TESARO, Inc. (a) (c)

     17,940         938,621   

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     13,143         131,824   
     

 

 

 
        4,562,929   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Textiles — 0.2%      

Samsonite International SA

     163,970       $ 492,981   
     

 

 

 
        45,639,602   
     

 

 

 
Diversified — 0.6%      
Holding Company – Diversified — 0.6%   

FCB Financial Holdings, Inc. (a)

     22,860         818,159   

Nomad Foods Ltd. (a)

     27,554         325,268   
     

 

 

 
        1,143,427   
     

 

 

 
Energy — 4.0%      
Energy – Alternate Sources — 1.7%      

First Solar, Inc. (a)

     25,143         1,659,187   

Headwaters, Inc. (a)

     62,238         1,049,955   

Pattern Energy Group, Inc. (c)

     40,600         848,946   
     

 

 

 
        3,558,088   
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 1.9%      

Callon Petroleum Co. (a)

     79,730         664,948   

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (a)

     16,096         1,076,822   

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

     52,440         790,795   

QEP Resources, Inc.

     32,657         437,604   

RSP Permian, Inc. (a)

     42,776         1,043,307   
     

 

 

 
        4,013,476   
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.4%      

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (a)

     58,300         726,418   
     

 

 

 
        8,297,982   
     

 

 

 
Financial — 15.7%      
Banks — 3.7%      

Ameris Bancorp

     24,400         829,356   

Associated Banc-Corp.

     95,237         1,785,694   

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

     36,600         684,054   

Great Western Bancorp, Inc.

     28,510         827,360   

PacWest Bancorp

     15,814         681,583   

PrivateBancorp, Inc.

     18,558         761,249   

South State Corp.

     10,860         781,377   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)

     15,900         785,778   

United Community Banks, Inc.

     28,371         552,951   
     

 

 

 
        7,689,402   
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial — 3.9%      

Ellie Mae, Inc. (a) (c)

     14,500         873,335   

Evercore Partners, Inc. Class A

     8,553         462,461   

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.

     78,074         1,477,160   

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     11,264         1,256,950   

PRA Group, Inc. (a) (c)

     75,177         2,607,890   

WageWorks, Inc. (a)

     10,197         462,638   

WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (c)

     59,122         927,033   
     

 

 

 
        8,067,467   
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 2.8%      

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.

     6,459         386,506   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Assurant, Inc.

     8,055       $ 648,750   

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

     49,715         1,313,967   

eHealth, Inc. (a)

     33,180         331,136   

First American Financial Corp.

     23,262         835,106   

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     25,260         838,127   

MGIC Investment Corp. (a)

     66,700         588,961   

Stewart Information Services Corp.

     23,760         886,961   
     

 

 

 
        5,829,514   
     

 

 

 
Investment Companies — 0.6%      

Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.

     48,600         592,434   

Solar Capital Ltd.

     36,305         596,491   
     

 

 

 
        1,188,925   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate — 1.9%      

HFF, Inc.

     49,962         1,552,319   

Hilltop Holdings, Inc. (a)

     31,860         612,349   

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

     74,192         1,786,544   
     

 

 

 
        3,951,212   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.9%   

MFA Financial, Inc.

     117,635         776,391   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

     12,637         354,089   

PS Business Parks, Inc.

     9,300         813,099   

Redwood Trust, Inc.

     63,455         837,606   

Sovran Self Storage, Inc.

     10,200         1,094,562   
     

 

 

 
        3,875,747   
     

 

 

 
Savings & Loans — 0.9%      

EverBank Financial Corp.

     31,090         496,818   

Sterling Bancorp

     77,816         1,262,176   
     

 

 

 
        1,758,994   
     

 

 

 
        32,361,261   
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 15.7%      
Aerospace & Defense — 1.5%   

Astronics Corp. (a)

     8,812         358,737   

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     13,000         890,500   

HEICO Corp. Class A

     18,000         885,600   

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a)

     9,805         869,703   
     

 

 

 
        3,004,540   
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 2.5%      

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

     9,856         428,835   

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a)

     17,150         784,269   

Boise Cascade Co. (a)

     29,700         758,241   

Masonite International Corp. (a)

     28,628         1,752,892   

Trex Co., Inc. (a)

     38,763         1,474,545   
     

 

 

 
        5,198,782   
     

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.3%   

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     2,348         548,962   

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a) (c)

     17,781         529,340   

SunPower Corp. (a) (c)

     52,042         1,561,781   
     

 

 

 
        2,640,083   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Electronics — 2.4%      

Imax Corp. (a) (c)

     34,965       $ 1,242,656   

Rogers Corp. (a)

     12,915         666,027   

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. Class A

     25,606         1,271,850   

Woodward, Inc.

     34,500         1,713,270   
     

 

 

 
        4,893,803   
     

 

 

 
Environmental Controls — 0.5%   

Clean Harbors, Inc. (a)

     24,130         1,005,015   
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 2.6%   

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

     18,537         464,908   

Cognex Corp.

     37,200         1,256,244   

The Middleby Corp. (a)

     29,395         3,170,838   

Proto Labs, Inc. (a) (c)

     4,300         273,867   

Tennant Co.

     5,326         299,641   
     

 

 

 
        5,465,498   
     

 

 

 
Manufacturing — 0.5%      

John Bean Technologies Corp.

     19,845         988,876   
     

 

 

 
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 0.6%   

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

     53,059         1,275,008   
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.6%   

Hexcel Corp.

     25,800         1,198,410   
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 0.9%   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

     148,303         1,902,727   
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.5%   

Hub Group, Inc. Class A (a)

     17,910         590,135   

Knight Transportation, Inc.

     26,970         653,483   

Landstar System, Inc.

     16,150         947,197   

Swift Transportation Co. (a) (c)

     50,100         692,382   

XPO Logistics, Inc. (a) (c)

     11,503         313,457   
     

 

 

 
        3,196,654   
     

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.8%   

Aircastle Ltd.

     37,490         783,166   

GATX Corp.

     19,420         826,321   
     

 

 

 
        1,609,487   
     

 

 

 
        32,378,883   
     

 

 

 
Technology — 15.3%   
Computers — 3.8%   

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

     35,630         741,460   

FleetMatics Group PLC (a)

     4,325         219,667   

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)

     18,495         1,223,814   

MAXIMUS, Inc.

     10,942         615,488   

Mercury Systems, Inc. (a)

     25,600         470,016   

Pure Storage, Inc. Class A (a) (c)

     23,783         370,301   

Stratasys Ltd. (a) (c)

     20,700         486,036   

Syntel, Inc. (a)

     37,800         1,710,450   

Virtusa Corp. (a)

     48,356         1,999,037   
     

 

 

 
        7,836,269   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Semiconductors — 1.6%   

Entegris, Inc. (a)

     90,065       $ 1,195,163   

Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (a)

     22,766         959,359   

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     9,150         582,946   

ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)

     45,675         447,615   
     

 

 

 
        3,185,083   
     

 

 

 
Software — 9.9%   

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (a)

     82,760         1,272,849   

Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A (a)

     6,864         206,469   

Demandware, Inc. (a) (c)

     18,584         1,002,979   

Fair Isaac Corp.

     8,724         821,626   

Globant SA (a) (c)

     17,900         671,429   

Guidewire Software, Inc. (a)

     30,235         1,818,938   

HubSpot, Inc. (a)

     27,943         1,573,470   

Imperva, Inc. (a)

     6,530         413,414   

Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.

     43,800         1,035,432   

Paycom Software, Inc. (a)

     14,942         562,268   

Proofpoint, Inc. (a)

     23,872         1,551,919   

Tableau Software, Inc. Class A (a)

     2,500         235,550   

Telogis (b)

     80,369         151,897   

TiVo, Inc. (a)

     94,070         811,824   

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)

     14,917         2,600,331   

The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (a)

     8,055         1,574,833   

Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (a)

     117,357         3,385,750   

Verint Systems, Inc. (a)

     18,854         764,718   
     

 

 

 
        20,455,696   
     

 

 

 
        31,477,048   
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.2%   
Electric — 0.2%   

8Point3 Energy Partners LP

     29,221         471,627   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $189,698,242)         193,257,651   
     

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCK — 1.2%   
Communications — 0.5%   
Internet — 0.5%   

The Honest Co. (a) (b)

     4,027         182,544   

Draftkings Series D (a) (b)

     14,868         46,537   

Draftkings, Inc. Series D 1 (a) (b)

     28,744         116,413   

Veracode, Inc. (a) (b)

     10,688         290,072   

Zuora, Inc. Series F (a) (b)

     69,937         289,539   
     

 

 

 
        925,105   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Technology — 0.7%   
Software — 0.7%   

Cloudera, Inc. Series F (a) (b)

     12,068       $ 310,027   

Docusign, Inc. Series B (a) (b)

     456         8,700   

Docusign, Inc. Series B 1 (a) (b)

     136         2,595   

Docusign, Inc. Series D (a) (b)

     327         6,239   

Docusign, Inc. Series E (a) (b)

     8,460         161,417   

Docusign, Inc. Series F (a) (b)

     1,224         23,354   

Marklogic Corp. Series F (a) (b)

     22,966         268,013   

NUTANIX, Inc. Series E (a) (b)

     14,135         230,966   

Telogis (a) (b)

     109,450         482,675   
     

 

 

 
        1,493,986   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $1,967,004)         2,419,091   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES (Cost $191,665,246)         195,676,742   
     

 

 

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 9.9%   
Diversified Financial — 9.9%   

iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund (c)

     6,779         945,060   

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (c)

     13,480         1,516,635   

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (d)

     17,995,978         17,995,978   
     

 

 

 
        20,457,673   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $20,466,742)         20,457,673   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $212,131,988)         216,134,415   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.0%   
Repurchase Agreement — 3.0%   

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/31/15, 0.010%, due 1/04/16 (e)

   $ 6,151,386         6,151,386   
     

 

 

 
Time Deposits — 0.0%   

Euro Time Deposit
0.010% 1/04/16

     5,950         5,950   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $6,157,336)         6,157,336   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 107.8% (Cost $218,289,324) (f)         222,291,751   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (7.8)%         (16,027,957
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 206,263,794   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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.

ADR American Depositary Receipt
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2015, these securities amounted to a value of $2,730,117 or 1.32% of net assets.
(c) Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2015, was $17,566,369 or 8.52% 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 $6,151,393. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates ranging from 2.120% – 4.000%, maturity dates ranging from 12/15/17 – 11/07/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $6,279,631.
(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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December 31, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 97.6%   
COMMON STOCK — 97.6%   
Basic Materials — 4.7%   
Chemicals — 2.3%   

American Vanguard Corp.

     27,600       $ 386,676   

Innospec, Inc.

     20,400         1,107,924   

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     17,100         784,206   
     

 

 

 
        2,278,806   
     

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 1.4%   

Clearwater Paper Corp. (a)

     16,000         728,480   

Wausau Paper Corp.

     67,100         686,433   
     

 

 

 
        1,414,913   
     

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 1.0%   

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     19,500         590,265   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     6,500         376,415   
     

 

 

 
        966,680   
     

 

 

 
        4,660,399   
     

 

 

 
Communications — 2.8%   
Internet — 1.1%   

New Media Investment Group, Inc.

     39,700         772,562   

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (a)

     25,100         364,201   
     

 

 

 
        1,136,763   
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.9%   

Cable One, Inc.

     950         411,977   

Scholastic Corp.

     11,400         439,584   
     

 

 

 
        851,561   
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 0.8%   

Ixia (a)

     50,300         625,229   

Sonus Networks, Inc. (a)

     22,680         161,708   
     

 

 

 
        786,937   
     

 

 

 
        2,775,261   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 10.0%   
Apparel — 0.8%   

Crocs, Inc. (a)

     21,300         218,112   

Steven Madden Ltd. (a)

     17,800         537,916   
     

 

 

 
        756,028   
     

 

 

 
Automotive & Parts — 0.8%   

Dorman Products, Inc. (a) (b)

     16,200         769,014   
     

 

 

 
Distribution & Wholesale — 2.0%   

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a)

     22,100         910,078   

Pool Corp.

     13,500         1,090,530   
     

 

 

 
        2,000,608   
     

 

 

 
Home Builders — 1.1%   

Cavco Industries, Inc. (a)

     7,900         658,149   

Meritage Home Corp. (a)

     13,600         462,264   
     

 

 

 
        1,120,413   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Home Furnishing — 0.6%   

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. (b)

     22,200       $ 617,604   
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 0.3%   

Interval Leisure Group, Inc.

     21,400         334,054   
     

 

 

 
Retail — 2.8%   

Fred’s, Inc. Class A

     29,300         479,641   

Party City Holdco, Inc. (a) (b)

     18,600         240,126   

Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (b)

     70,300         357,827   

PriceSmart, Inc.

     10,100         838,199   

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (a)

     5,100         314,874   

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)

     39,200         505,680   
     

 

 

 
        2,736,347   
     

 

 

 
Textiles — 1.6%   

Culp, Inc.

     22,300         567,981   

G&K Services, Inc. Class A

     15,350         965,515   
     

 

 

 
        1,533,496   
     

 

 

 
        9,867,564   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 13.8%   
Agriculture — 0.5%   

Vector Group Ltd. (b)

     19,929         470,125   
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 4.6%   

Aaron’s, Inc.

     40,800         913,512   

American Public Education, Inc. (a)

     17,700         329,397   

Capella Education Co.

     8,900         411,358   

Electro Rent Corp.

     44,400         408,480   

FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)

     14,600         506,036   

Hillenbrand, Inc.

     13,130         389,042   

McGrath RentCorp

     36,100         909,359   

Navigant Consulting, Inc. (a)

     43,000         690,580   
     

 

 

 
        4,557,764   
     

 

 

 
Foods — 1.5%   

Pinnacle Foods, Inc.

     12,400         526,504   

Post Holdings, Inc. (a)

     7,800         481,260   

SpartanNash Co.

     22,300         482,572   
     

 

 

 
        1,490,336   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 4.2%   

Atrion Corp.

     2,730         1,040,676   

Halyard Health, Inc. (a)

     24,500         818,545   

Quidel Corp. (a)

     31,000         657,200   

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     27,700         1,668,094   
     

 

 

 
        4,184,515   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 2.5%   

The Ensign Group, Inc.

     11,000         248,930   

National Healthcare Corp.

     12,400         765,080   

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

     34,800         414,468   

Triple-S Management Corp. Class B (a)

     18,400         439,944   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a)

     7,200       $ 563,112   
     

 

 

 
        2,431,534   
     

 

 

 
Household Products — 0.5%   

CSS Industries, Inc.

     18,400         522,192   
     

 

 

 
        13,656,466   
     

 

 

 
Diversified — 0.7%   
Holding Company – Diversified — 0.7%   

National Bank Holdings Corp. Class A

     33,700         720,169   
     

 

 

 
Energy — 3.5%   
Oil & Gas — 2.2%   

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (b)

     20,700         211,761   

Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. (a) (b)

     12,300         363,711   

Matador Resources Co. (a)

     44,000         869,880   

PDC Energy, Inc. (a) (b)

     9,100         485,758   

WPX Energy, Inc. (a)

     53,700         308,238   
     

 

 

 
        2,239,348   
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 1.3%   

RPC, Inc. (b)

     42,800         511,460   

Tesco Corp.

     31,800         230,232   

TETRA Technologies, Inc. (a)

     68,500         515,120   
     

 

 

 
        1,256,812   
     

 

 

 
        3,496,160   
     

 

 

 
Financial — 31.2%   
Banks — 12.0%   

BBCN Bancorp, Inc.

     42,000         723,240   

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

     33,900         1,102,089   

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     43,626         1,813,097   

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

     39,000         1,034,670   

Home Bancshares, Inc.

     52,975         2,146,547   

Popular, Inc.

     32,000         906,880   

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

     10,200         488,172   

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.

     24,550         661,868   

SVB Financial Group (a)

     12,850         1,527,865   

TowneBank

     17,100         356,877   

Wintrust Financial Corp.

     23,100         1,120,812   
     

 

 

 
        11,882,117   
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial — 1.0%   

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

     6,500         170,365   

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

     31,200         439,608   

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A

     12,300         352,518   
     

 

 

 
        962,491   
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 5.8%   

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

     20,782         549,268   

Employers Holdings, Inc.

     28,700         783,510   

National Interstate Corp.

     22,100         590,070   

ProAssurance Corp.

     41,400         2,009,142   

Radian Group, Inc.

     48,900         654,771   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

     2,700       $ 305,613   

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

     6,300         355,194   

State Auto Financial Corp. Class A

     21,400         440,626   

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. (a)

     4,500         60,345   
     

 

 

 
        5,748,539   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate — 0.4%   

Forestar Real Esate Group, Inc. (a)

     22,700         248,338   

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. Class A

     3,400         126,820   
     

 

 

 
        375,158   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 9.3%   

Acadia Realty Trust

     29,300         971,295   

American Assets Trust, Inc.

     7,400         283,790   

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     17,100         706,914   

Catchmark Timber Trust, Inc. Class A

     28,610         323,579   

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

     84,800         600,384   

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     19,100         416,953   

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

     16,400         511,352   

First Potomac Realty Trust

     53,300         607,620   

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     11,600         734,048   

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     27,150         683,094   

Potlatch Corp.

     18,400         556,416   

PS Business Parks, Inc.

     7,400         646,982   

RLJ Lodging Trust

     26,500         573,195   

Rouse Properties, Inc. (b)

     17,600         256,256   

Saul Centers, Inc.

     14,300         733,161   

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

     23,000         622,380   
     

 

 

 
        9,227,419   
     

 

 

 
Savings & Loans — 2.7%   

BankUnited, Inc.

     22,500         811,350   

Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. (a)

     48,600         647,352   

United Financial Bancorp, Inc.

     46,900         604,072   

WSFS Financial Corp.

     18,600         601,896   
     

 

 

 
        2,664,670   
     

 

 

 
        30,860,394   
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 19.1%   
Aerospace & Defense — 1.2%   

Cubic Corp.

     8,400         396,900   

Kaman Corp.

     15,100         616,231   

Triumph Group, Inc.

     5,200         206,700   
     

 

 

 
        1,219,831   
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 2.5%   

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

     22,500         639,450   

Drew Industries, Inc.

     16,700         1,016,863   

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

     12,400         847,788   
     

 

 

 
        2,504,101   
     

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 3.5%   

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (a)

     25,800         728,334   

Belden, Inc.

     17,400         829,632   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

     14,500       $ 493,870   

Littelfuse, Inc.

     13,000         1,391,130   
     

 

 

 
        3,442,966   
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 2.8%   

Analogic Corp.

     7,000         578,200   

Badger Meter, Inc.

     10,000         585,900   

Brady Corp. Class A

     23,300         535,434   

Fabrinet (a)

     9,800         233,436   

Methode Electronics, Inc.

     17,500         557,025   

Newport Corp. (a)

     19,800         314,226   
     

 

 

 
        2,804,221   
     

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.6%   

Aegion Corp. (a)

     29,600         571,576   
     

 

 

 
Environmental Controls — 0.5%   

MSA Safety, Inc.

     11,000         478,170   
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.3%   

Nordson Corp.

     4,200         269,430   
     

 

 

 
Manufacturing — 2.1%   

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

     22,800         823,992   

Matthews International Corp. Class A

     11,200         598,640   

Myers Industries, Inc.

     45,000         599,400   
     

 

 

 
        2,022,032   
     

 

 

 
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 1.6%   

Circor International, Inc.

     12,500         526,875   

RBC Bearings, Inc. (a)

     7,800         503,802   

Sun Hydraulics Corp.

     16,800         533,064   
     

 

 

 
        1,563,741   
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 4.0%   

Bristow Group, Inc.

     9,800         253,820   

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class A (a)

     17,850         958,366   

Kirby Corp. (a)

     10,350         544,617   

Landstar System, Inc.

     24,700         1,448,655   

Teekay Tankers Ltd. Class A

     8,500         58,480   

Universal Truckload Services, Inc.

     20,900         293,436   

UTI Worldwide, Inc. (a)

     60,100         422,503   
     

 

 

 
        3,979,877   
     

 

 

 
        18,855,945   
     

 

 

 
Technology — 4.2%   
Semiconductors — 2.3%   

Brooks Automation, Inc.

     41,500         443,220   

Cabot Microelectronics Corp. (a)

     20,100         879,978   

Intersil Corp. Class A

     33,700         430,012   

Veeco Instruments, Inc. (a)

     23,400         481,104   
     

 

 

 
        2,234,314   
     

 

 

 
Software — 1.9%   

Progress Software Corp. (a)

     23,700         568,800   

SYNNEX Corp.

     14,900         1,339,957   
     

 

 

 
        1,908,757   
     

 

 

 
        4,143,071   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Utilities — 7.6%   
Electric — 3.5%   

Cleco Corp.

     14,450       $ 754,435   

El Paso Electric Co.

     24,700         950,950   

NorthWestern Corp.

     19,500         1,057,875   

Portland General Electric Co.

     20,100         731,037   
     

 

 

 
        3,494,297   
     

 

 

 
Gas — 4.1%   

Atmos Energy Corp.

     5,500         346,720   

ONE Gas, Inc.

     22,100         1,108,757   

PNM Resources, Inc.

     44,100         1,348,137   

Southwest Gas Corp.

     10,600         584,696   

WGL Holdings, Inc.

     9,800         617,302   
     

 

 

 
        4,005,612   
     

 

 

 
        7,499,909   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $84,193,159)
        96,535,338   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $84,193,159)
        96,535,338   
     

 

 

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 3.2%   
Diversified Financial — 3.2%   

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (c)

     3,199,810         3,199,810   

T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund

     1,002         1,002   
     

 

 

 
        3,200,812   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $3,200,812)         3,200,812   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $87,393,971)         99,736,150   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.5%   
Repurchase Agreement — 2.5%   

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/31/15, 0.010%, due 1/04/16 (d)

   $ 2,440,513         2,440,513   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $2,440,513)         2,440,513   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.3% (Cost $89,834,484) (e)         102,176,663   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (3.3)%         (3,279,189
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 98,897,474   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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) Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of December 31, 2015, was $3,121,690 or 3.16% 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 $2,440,515. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.120%, maturity date of 11/07/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $2,489,378.
(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, 2015

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 98.2%   
COMMON STOCK — 98.2%   
Basic Materials — 2.8%   
Chemicals — 2.0%   

A. Schulman, Inc.

     72,770       $ 2,229,674   

Huntsman Corp.

     170,490         1,938,471   
     

 

 

 
        4,168,145   
     

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 0.8%   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     97,709         1,746,060   
     

 

 

 
        5,914,205   
     

 

 

 
Communications — 6.0%   
Internet — 2.1%   

CDW Corp.

     66,370         2,790,195   

Shutterfly, Inc. (a)

     37,740         1,681,694   
     

 

 

 
        4,471,889   
     

 

 

 
Media — 1.5%   

Cable One, Inc.

     3,685         1,598,036   

Scholastic Corp.

     42,140         1,624,919   
     

 

 

 
        3,222,955   
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 2.4%   

Finisar Corp. (a)

     195,140         2,837,335   

Polycom, Inc. (a)

     186,610         2,349,420   
     

 

 

 
        5,186,755   
     

 

 

 
        12,881,599   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 17.2%   
Apparel — 1.0%   

Crocs, Inc. (a)

     210,500         2,155,520   
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 1.2%   

Oshkosh Corp.

     66,230         2,585,619   
     

 

 

 
Automotive & Parts — 3.3%   

Dana Holding Corp.

     171,893         2,372,124   

Lear Corp.

     22,846         2,806,174   

Tenneco, Inc. (a)

     41,931         1,925,052   
     

 

 

 
        7,103,350   
     

 

 

 
Distribution & Wholesale — 2.2%   

MRC Global, Inc. (a)

     222,980         2,876,442   

WESCO International, Inc. (a)

     41,580         1,816,214   
     

 

 

 
        4,692,656   
     

 

 

 
Home Builders — 2.5%   

Meritage Home Corp. (a)

     65,354         2,221,383   

PulteGroup, Inc.

     169,600         3,022,272   
     

 

 

 
        5,243,655   
     

 

 

 
Retail — 7.0%   

Big Lots, Inc.

     64,560         2,488,143   

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

     168,990         2,854,241   

Caleres, Inc.

     58,420         1,566,824   
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

The Children’s Place Retail Store, Inc.

     51,404       $ 2,837,501   

GameStop Corp. Class A

     42,203         1,183,372   

The Michaels Cos., Inc. (a)

     91,820         2,030,140   

Office Depot, Inc. (a)

     350,677         1,977,818   
     

 

 

 
        14,938,039   
     

 

 

 
        36,718,839   
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 10.2%   
Commercial Services — 3.0%   

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     93,540         2,885,709   

Genpact Ltd. (a)

     54,887         1,371,077   

Quanta Services, Inc. (a)

     102,260         2,070,765   
     

 

 

 
        6,327,551   
     

 

 

 
Foods — 2.2%   

Dean Foods Co.

     88,374         1,515,614   

Ingredion, Inc.

     34,460         3,302,646   
     

 

 

 
        4,818,260   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 3.1%   

LifePoint Health, Inc. (a)

     37,550         2,756,170   

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

     25,570         1,537,524   

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a)

     30,180         2,360,378   
     

 

 

 
        6,654,072   
     

 

 

 
Household Products — 1.9%   

Avery Dennison Corp.

     30,995         1,942,147   

Helen of Troy Ltd. (a)

     21,800         2,054,650   
     

 

 

 
        3,996,797   
     

 

 

 
        21,796,680   
     

 

 

 
Energy — 5.4%   
Oil & Gas — 4.4%   

Murphy Oil Corp.

     113,880         2,556,606   

Murphy USA, Inc. (a)

     39,460         2,396,800   

QEP Resources, Inc.

     201,070         2,694,338   

SM Energy Co.

     89,180         1,753,279   
     

 

 

 
        9,401,023   
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 1.0%   

RPC, Inc.

     172,970         2,066,992   
     

 

 

 
        11,468,015   
     

 

 

 
Financial — 29.9%   
Banks — 9.1%   

Associated Banc-Corp.

     92,907         1,742,006   

Comerica, Inc.

     72,685         3,040,414   

Fulton Financial Corp.

     163,970         2,133,250   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     293,875         3,250,257   

Synovus Financial Corp.

     68,390         2,214,468   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)

     36,090         1,783,568   

Webster Financial Corp.

     61,230         2,277,144   

Zions Bancorp

     112,935         3,083,125   
     

 

 

 
        19,524,232   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Diversified Financial — 1.8%   

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (a)

     81,324       $ 2,410,443   

SLM Corp. (a)

     231,501         1,509,387   
     

 

 

 
        3,919,830   
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 11.3%   

American Financial Group, Inc.

     38,160         2,750,573   

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.

     68,610         3,313,863   

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

     171,570         3,275,271   

Essent Group Ltd. (a)

     106,920         2,340,479   

First American Financial Corp.

     82,350         2,956,365   

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

     32,500         2,643,550   

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.

     30,510         3,474,479   

Validus Holdings Ltd.

     71,430         3,306,494   
     

 

 

 
        24,061,074   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate — 1.0%   

Realogy Holdings Corp. (a)

     57,070         2,092,757   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 5.7%   

DDR Corp.

     118,220         1,990,825   

Gramercy Property Trust, Inc.

     421,436         3,253,486   

LTC Properties, Inc.

     64,230         2,770,882   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     25,270         2,294,769   

RLJ Lodging Trust

     79,210         1,713,312   

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     4,797         88,505   
     

 

 

 
        12,111,779   
     

 

 

 
Savings & Loans — 1.0%   

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

     189,468         2,055,728   
     

 

 

 
        63,765,400   
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 15.0%   
Aerospace & Defense — 1.0%   

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Class A (a)

     43,980         2,202,079   
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 5.2%   

Avnet, Inc.

     63,430         2,717,341   

Celestica, Inc. (a)

     119,160         1,314,335   

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

     96,800         2,742,344   

TTM Technologies, Inc. (a)

     207,976         1,353,924   

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

     251,366         3,028,960   
     

 

 

 
        11,156,904   
     

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 4.4%   

AECOM (a)

     108,443         3,256,543   

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     57,060         2,741,162   

Granite Construction, Inc.

     76,525         3,283,688   
     

 

 

 
        9,281,393   
     

 

 

 
Hand & Machine Tools — 1.2%   

Regal Beloit Corp.

     45,040         2,635,741   
     

 

 

 
Manufacturing — 1.3%   

ITT Corp.

     73,120         2,655,718   
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Packaging & Containers — 0.8%   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

     134,160       $ 1,721,273   
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.1%   

Ryder System, Inc.

     41,200         2,341,396   
     

 

 

 
        31,994,504   
     

 

 

 
Technology — 7.5%   
Computers — 2.6%   

Amdocs Ltd.

     45,838         2,501,380   

NCR Corp. (a)

     124,740         3,051,140   
     

 

 

 
        5,552,520   
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 4.1%   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

     314,070         901,381   

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

     252,070         2,472,807   

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (a)

     170,050         3,521,735   

Lam Research Corp.

     22,315         1,772,257   
     

 

 

 
        8,668,180   
     

 

 

 
Software — 0.8%   

Verint Systems, Inc. (a)

     40,850         1,656,876   
     

 

 

 
        15,877,576   
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 4.2%   
Electric — 1.3%   

Westar Energy, Inc.

     67,270         2,852,921   
     

 

 

 
Gas — 2.9%   

PNM Resources, Inc.

     110,123         3,366,460   

Southwest Gas Corp.

     50,570         2,789,441   
     

 

 

 
        6,155,901   
     

 

 

 
        9,008,822   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $204,670,922)
        209,425,640   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $204,670,922)
        209,425,640   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $204,670,922)
        209,425,640   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.8%   
Repurchase Agreement — 0.8%      

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/31/15, 0.010%, due 1/04/16 (b)

   $ 1,551,792         1,551,792   
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Time Deposits — 0.0%      

Euro Time Deposit
0.010% 1/04/16

     1,250       $ 1,250   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,553,042)
        1,553,042   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.0%
(Cost $206,223,964) (c)
        210,978,682   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 1.0%         2,237,332   
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 213,216,014   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Maturity value of $1,551,793. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.120%, maturity date of 11/07/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,587,713.
(c) See Note 6 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

Country weightings, as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:

 

United States

     90.6

Bermuda

     5.8

United Kingdom

     1.2

Canada

     0.6
  

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     98.2

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets and Liabilities

     1.8
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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December 31, 2015

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
BONDS & NOTES — 102.8%      
BANK LOANS — 0.2%      
Diversified Financial — 0.2%      

Delos Finance SARL, Term Loan B
3.500% 3/06/21

   $ 840,000       $ 835,650   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL BANK LOANS
(Cost $836,370)
        835,650   
     

 

 

 
CORPORATE DEBT — 24.2%      
Airlines — 0.7%      

Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust
7.250% 5/10/21

     1,880,557         2,119,388   

Northwest Airlines Pass Through Trust
7.041% 10/01/23

     384,781         434,802   
     

 

 

 
        2,554,190   
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.4%      

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
2.750% 5/15/16

     750,000         752,193   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
4.750% 8/15/17

     500,000         518,220   
     

 

 

 
        1,270,413   
     

 

 

 
Banks — 3.8%      

American Express Centurion Bank
6.000% 9/13/17

     750,000         803,356   

Bank of America Corp.,
3 mo. USD LIBOR + .280%, FRN
0.792% 6/15/16

     2,500,000         2,498,840   

CIT Group, Inc. (a)
6.625% 4/01/18

     350,000         369,250   

Citigroup, Inc.,
3 mo. USD LIBOR + .960%, FRN
1.280% 7/25/16

     2,800,000         2,803,945   

Credit Suisse,
3 mo. USD LIBOR + .690%, FRN
1.014% 1/29/18

     1,750,000         1,744,267   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
3.750% 5/22/25

     600,000         604,001   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
4.750% 10/21/45

     500,000         496,689   

HBOS PLC (a)
6.750% 5/21/18

     1,100,000         1,199,719   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.,
3 mo. USD LIBOR + .550%, FRN
0.870% 4/25/18

     700,000         695,112   

Morgan Stanley,
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.280%, FRN
1.600% 4/25/18

     1,000,000         1,010,681   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 6.400% 10/21/19

     750,000         832,109   
     

 

 

 
        13,057,969   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Biotechnology — 0.3%      

Celgene Corp.
5.000% 8/15/45

   $ 400,000       $ 401,555   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
3.250% 9/01/22

     600,000         604,158   
     

 

 

 
        1,005,713   
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 0.1%      

Catholic Health Initiatives
2.950% 11/01/22

     500,000         487,690   
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial — 7.6%      

Capital One Bank USA NA
2.250% 2/13/19

     1,000,000         995,605   

Federal Home Loan Banks STEP
1.250% 6/28/30

     2,010,000         2,002,507   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
1.250% 10/02/19

     700,000         689,649   

Federal National Mortgage Association, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .010%, FRN
0.279% 10/05/17

     3,475,000         3,468,865   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
3 mo. USD LIBOR + .450%, FRN
0.794% 11/08/16

     1,400,000         1,390,215   

GE Capital International Funding Co. (a)
4.418% 11/15/35

     780,000         795,976   

General Electric Capital Corp.
5.875% 1/14/38

     244,000         298,549   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
3.500% 1/23/25

     500,000         491,407   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
5.950% 1/18/18

     1,750,000         1,884,710   

International Lease Finance Corp. (a)
7.125% 9/01/18

     1,000,000         1,096,250   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.,
3 mo. USD LIBOR + .520%, FRN
0.882% 2/15/17

     2,700,000         2,698,234   

JP Morgan Chase & Co.
5.875% 6/13/16

     3,100,000         3,161,182   

Macquarie Bank Ltd. (a)
6.625% 4/07/21

     975,000         1,092,274   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
6.875% 4/25/18

     4,400,000         4,854,331   

Morgan Stanley
2.375% 7/23/19

     500,000         498,324   

Morgan Stanley
5.450% 1/09/17

     1,000,000         1,038,048   
     

 

 

 
        26,456,126   
     

 

 

 
Electric — 2.1%      

Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. (a)
6.400% 9/15/20

     1,500,000         1,697,936   

Florida Power & Light Co.
3.800% 12/15/42

     1,200,000         1,136,311   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Jersey Central Power & Light Co. (a)
4.700% 4/01/24

   $ 800,000       $ 828,841   

Jersey Central Power & Light Co.
6.400% 5/15/36

     425,000         461,846   

MidAmerican Energy Co.
4.800% 9/15/43

     1,400,000         1,497,917   

Southern California Edison Co.
3.600% 2/01/45

     700,000         633,959   

Southwestern Electric Power Co.
6.200% 3/15/40

     800,000         947,410   
     

 

 

 
        7,204,220   
     

 

 

 
Entertainment — 0.1%      

Churchill Downs, Inc. (a)
5.375% 12/15/21

     175,000         175,438   
     

 

 

 
Foods — 0.2%      

Kraft Heinz Foods Co. (a)
1.600% 6/30/17

     558,000         556,383   
     

 

 

 
Gas — 0.9%      

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.
6.250% 2/01/37

     1,095,000         1,211,310   

Florida Gas Transmission Co. LLC (a)
7.900% 5/15/19

     1,000,000         1,126,742   

Southern California Gas Co.
3.750% 9/15/42

     1,000,000         932,383   
     

 

 

 
        3,270,435   
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 0.5%      

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. 5.125% 8/01/21

     175,000         174,125   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.
5.000% 5/01/25

     415,000         400,475   

HCA, Inc.
5.000% 3/15/24

     800,000         798,000   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.500%, FRN (a)
4.012% 6/15/20

     350,000         341,250   
     

 

 

 
        1,713,850   
     

 

 

 
Household Products — 0.1%      

Spectrum Brands, Inc. (a)
5.750% 7/15/25

     340,000         348,500   
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 1.0%      

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
4.300% 5/15/43

     500,000         490,337   

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
4.400% 5/15/42

     750,000         742,592   

Farmers Exchange Capital III,
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.454%, VRN (a)
5.454% 10/15/54

     970,000         942,723   

New York Life Global Funding (a)
1.550% 11/02/18

     750,000         743,891   
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II (a)
2.150% 10/15/18

   $ 695,000       $ 690,894   
     

 

 

 
        3,610,437   
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 0.1%      

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp.
5.625% 10/15/21

     345,000         357,506   
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.6%      

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
6.500% 4/30/21

     475,000         494,000   

CCO Safari II LLC (a)
4.464% 7/23/22

     875,000         871,946   

DISH DBS Corp.
6.750% 6/01/21

     170,000         171,275   

Neptune Finco Corp. (a)
6.625% 10/15/25

     350,000         364,000   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (a)
4.250% 5/15/20

     165,000         166,650   

Univision Communications, Inc. (a)
5.125% 5/15/23

     170,000         163,625   
     

 

 

 
        2,231,496   
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 0.2%      

Noble Energy, Inc.
5.250% 11/15/43

     140,000         112,940   

Shell International Finance BV
4.375% 5/11/45

     415,000         391,788   
     

 

 

 
        504,728   
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 0.3%      

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.,
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.000%, FRN (a)
3.512% 12/15/19

     200,000         195,500   

Ball Corp.
4.375% 12/15/20

     350,000         355,469   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu
5.750% 10/15/20

     345,000         350,930   
     

 

 

 
        901,899   
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%      

AbbVie, Inc.
3.600% 5/14/25

     500,000         493,468   

Actavis Funding SCS
3.800% 3/15/25

     250,000         248,723   

Actavis Funding SCS
4.750% 3/15/45

     600,000         585,027   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (a)
5.500% 3/01/23

   $ 400,000       $ 352,000   
     

 

 

 
        1,679,218   
     

 

 

 
Pipelines — 1.0%      

Boardwalk Pipelines LLC
5.500% 2/01/17

     1,000,000         1,013,232   

Energy Transfer Equity LP
5.500% 6/01/27

     175,000         133,000   

Energy Transfer Partners LP
3.600% 2/01/23

     1,250,000         1,028,954   

Energy Transfer Partners LP
5.150% 3/15/45

     400,000         282,727   

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (a)
5.625% 4/15/20

     350,000         322,000   

Spectra Energy Partners LP
4.500% 3/15/45

     800,000         614,780   
     

 

 

 
        3,394,693   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate — 0.2%      

WEA Finance LLC / Westfield UK & Europe Finance PLC (a)
1.750% 9/15/17

     550,000         545,281   
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.6%   

HCP, Inc.
3.400% 2/01/25

     1,000,000         931,482   

HCP, Inc.
3.875% 8/15/24

     500,000         484,614   

Highwoods Realty LP
5.850% 3/15/17

     1,000,000         1,042,513   

National Retail Properties, Inc.
6.875% 10/15/17

     750,000         809,204   

Ventas Realty LP
3.500% 2/01/25

     1,500,000         1,436,296   

Welltower, Inc.
4.000% 6/01/25

     830,000         816,443   
     

 

 

 
        5,520,552   
     

 

 

 
Retail — 0.1%      

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
4.000% 4/11/43

     400,000         388,435   
     

 

 

 
Software — 0.6%      

First Data Corp. (a)
5.000% 1/15/24

     350,000         348,250   

Microsoft Corp.
3.125% 11/03/25

     1,045,000         1,050,544   

Microsoft Corp.
3.750% 2/12/45

     635,000         585,098   
     

 

 

 
        1,983,892   
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 1.1%      

Altice US Finance I Corp. (a)
5.375% 7/15/23

     350,000         350,875   
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Sprint Communications, Inc. (a)
9.000% 11/15/18

   $ 400,000       $ 421,000   

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
6.250% 4/01/21

     345,000         355,350   

Verizon Communications, Inc.,
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.530%, FRN
2.042% 9/15/16

     1,000,000         1,006,123   

Verizon Communications, Inc.,
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%, FRN
2.252% 9/14/18

     200,000         204,787   

Verizon Communications, Inc.
2.500% 9/15/16

     1,509,000         1,520,775   
     

 

 

 
        3,858,910   
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.1%      

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 4.150% 4/01/45

     525,000         475,822   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $85,457,916)
        83,553,796   
     

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 1.0%   

City of New York NY
5.206% 10/01/31

     750,000         908,527   

Los Angeles Community College District BAB
6.750% 8/01/49

     900,000         1,272,753   

New York City Water & Sewer System 5.882% 6/15/44

     315,000         409,034   

New York State Dormitory Authority 5.289% 3/15/33

     750,000         874,680   
     

 

 

 
        3,464,994   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $3,138,067)
        3,464,994   
     

 

 

 
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS — 21.2%
   
Automobile ABS — 0.7%      

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2015-4, Class A2
0.820% 7/23/18

     870,000         866,528   

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2015-C, Class A2A
0.870% 11/15/18

     870,000         866,777   

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2014-A, Class A3
0.670% 12/15/17

     749,035         748,288   
     

 

 

 
        2,481,593   
     

 

 

 
Commercial MBS — 2.0%      

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2012-PARK, Class A (a)
2.959% 12/10/30

     375,000         369,042   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Banc of America Large Loan, Inc., Series 2009-UB2, Class A4AA, VRN (a)
7.892% 2/24/51

   $ 796,640       $ 815,468   

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2011-GC3, Class A3 (a)
4.473% 3/10/44

     1,570,000         1,574,835   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2011-C4, Class A2 (a)
3.341% 7/15/46

     1,161,384         1,162,740   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2010-C2, Class A2 (a)
3.616% 11/15/43

     1,200,000         1,226,175   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2011-C3, Class A2 (a)
3.673% 2/15/46

     185,982         187,560   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2010-C1, Class A1 (a)
3.853% 6/15/43

     42,182         42,247   

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2010-C1, Class A2 (a)
4.393% 11/15/43

     500,000         533,710   

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-C4, Class A4, VRN (a)
4.902% 6/15/44

     800,000         883,781   
     

 

 

 
        6,795,558   
     

 

 

 
Credit Card ABS — 0.5%      

Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2015-A6, Class A6, 1 mo. LIBOR + .250%, FRN
0.581% 5/15/19

     865,000         863,865   

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2014-A3, Class A3,
1 mo. LIBOR + .200%, FRN
0.487% 5/09/18

     865,000         864,583   
     

 

 

 
        1,728,448   
     

 

 

 
Home Equity ABS — 1.4%      

Bear Stearns I Trust, Series 2006-HE1, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD
LIBOR + .410%, FRN
0.832% 12/25/35

     2,000,000         1,925,731   

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-2, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .430%, FRN
0.852% 6/25/35

     1,291,675         1,290,850   

Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust,
Series 2004-2, Class M3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%,
FRN 1.271% 10/25/34

     1,958,072         1,825,508   
     

 

 

 
        5,042,089   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Other ABS — 2.8%      

Blue Hill CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.480%, FRN (a)
1.801% 1/15/26

   $ 950,000       $ 935,668   

Cedar Funding CLO Ltd.,
Series 2014-3A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.530%, FRN (a)
1.900% 5/20/26

     1,175,000         1,161,341   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-15, Class A3, VRN
5.049% 10/25/46

     2,232,851         2,097,704   

First Frankin Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-FF7, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .470%, FRN
0.892% 7/25/35

     1,006,274         963,843   

Magnetite CLO Ltd., Series 2015-12A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%, FRN (a)
1.821% 4/15/27

     1,060,000         1,052,923   

RAMP Trust, Series 2005-RS2, Class M2, 1 mo. USD
LIBOR + .480%, FRN
0.902% 2/25/35

     1,349,706         1,345,186   

Saxon Asset Securities Trust, Series 2005-1, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .690%, FRN
1.112% 5/25/35

     1,058,495         1,017,494   

Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD
LIBOR + 1.480%, FRN (a)
1.795% 4/18/27

     1,020,000         1,008,782   
     

 

 

 
        9,582,941   
     

 

 

 
Student Loans ABS — 6.7%      

Access Group, Inc., Series 2015-1, Class A Series 2015-1, Class A, Series 2015-1, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .700%, FRN (a)
0.921% 7/25/56

     1,277,764         1,240,507   

Collegiate Funding Services Education Loan Trust, Series 2005-A, Class A4, 3 mo. LIBOR + .200%, FRN
0.803% 3/28/35

     1,500,000         1,389,072   

Nelnet Student Loan Trust,
Series 2015-1A, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .590%, FRN (a)
0.811% 4/25/41

     1,932,411         1,876,207   

Nelnet Student Loan Trust,
Series 2015-3A, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .600%, FRN (a)
0.821% 2/26/46

     2,075,000         2,002,361   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Series 2013-3A, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .750%, FRN (a)
0.971% 11/25/42

   $ 1,806,993       $ 1,747,635   

SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A6, 3 mo. LIBOR + .160%, FRN
0.672% 9/15/39

     2,300,000         1,965,277   

SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. LIBOR + .280%, FRN
0.792% 3/15/40

     432,329         367,454   

SLM Student Loan Trust,
Series 2007-1, Class A5, 3 mo. LIBOR + .090%, FRN
0.410% 1/26/26

     2,140,000         2,041,421   

SLM Student Loan Trust,
Series 2005-4, Class B, 3 mo.
LIBOR + .180%, FRN
0.500% 7/25/40

     227,028         190,957   

SLM Student Loan Trust,
Series 2005-9, Class B, 3 mo.
LIBOR + .300%, FRN
0.620% 1/25/41

     220,419         184,187   

SLM Student Loan Trust,
Series 2007-6, Class A4, 3 mo. LIBOR + .380%, FRN
0.700% 10/25/24

     2,120,000         2,012,651   

SLM Student Loan Trust,
Series 2012-1, Class A2, 1 mo. LIBOR + .450%, FRN
0.872% 11/25/20

     1,186,343         1,183,894   

SLM Student Loan Trust,
Series 2011-1, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .520%, FRN
0.942% 3/25/26

     1,485,422         1,467,047   

SLM Student Loan Trust,
Series 2012-2, Class A, 1 mo.
LIBOR + .700%, FRN
1.122% 1/25/29

     1,764,324         1,721,887   

SLM Student Loan Trust,
Series 2007-6, Class B, 3 mo.
LIBOR + .850%, FRN
1.170% 4/27/43

     623,940         519,730   

SLM Student Loan Trust,
Series 2007-8, Class B, 3 mo.
LIBOR + 1.000% , FRN
1.320% 4/27/43

     215,084         181,731   

SLM Student Loan Trust,
Series 2008-9, Class A, 3 mo.
LIBOR + 1.500% , FRN
1.820% 4/25/23

     1,721,236         1,721,821   
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

SLM Student Loan Trust,
Series 2008-5, Class B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 1.850% , FRN
2.170% 7/25/29

   $ 700,000       $ 646,089   

SLM Student Loan Trust,
Series 2008-9, Class B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 2.250% , FRN
2.570% 10/25/29

     680,000         635,072   
     

 

 

 
        23,095,000   
     

 

 

 
WL Collateral CMO — 7.1%      

Banc of America Funding Ltd.,
Series 2012-R5, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .260%, FRN (a)
0.503% 10/03/39

     444,507         442,132   

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp.,
Series 2006-A1, Class 4A1, FRN
5.413% 9/25/36

     60,392         52,437   

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust,
Series 2007-A1, Class 11A4, FRN
2.464% 3/25/37

     1,041,705         927,956   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2005-11, Class A2A, 1 year CMT + 2.400%, FRN
2.730% 10/25/35

     1,472,525         1,441,197   

First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2005-AR5, Class 2A1, FRN
2.739% 11/25/35

     1,800,891         1,644,354   

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2005-AR6, Class 1A1, FRN
2.746% 9/25/35

     375,807         375,506   

Impac CMB Trust, Series 2005-1, Class 1A1, 1 mo. USD
LIBOR + .520%, FRN
0.942% 4/25/35

     1,961,678         1,740,734   

IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR27, Class 1A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .270%, FRN
0.692% 10/25/36

     2,935,806         1,905,574   

IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR19, Class A1, FRN 2.843% 10/25/35

     1,929,408         1,583,039   

JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class 1A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .520%, FRN
0.741% 1/25/36

     350,015         314,167   

Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust, Series 2014-R9, Class 3A, 12 mo. MTA .840%, FRN (a)
1.083% 11/26/46

     1,880,604         1,818,809   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust,
Series 2005-AR1, Class M1, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.070% , FRN
1.266% 2/25/35

   $ 3,200,000       $ 2,946,543   

Nomura Resecuritization Trust,
Series 2015-1R, Class 6A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .210%, FRN (a)
0.417% 5/26/47

     1,376,855         1,335,381   

Opteum Mortgage Acceptance Corp., Series 2005-5, Class 1APT, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .280%, FRN
0.501% 12/25/35

     847,220         731,580   

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR13, Class A1A1, 1 mo. USD
LIBOR + .290%, FRN
0.511% 10/25/45

     1,651,061         1,531,592   

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR2, Class 2A21, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .330%, FRN
0.551% 1/25/45

     1,553,483         1,425,197   

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 Class 3A2
5.750% 2/25/36

     1,922,960         1,708,147   

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-AR8, Class 3A1, FRN
2.692% 4/25/36

     1,862,942         1,774,886   

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-AR10, Class 1A1, FRN
2.703% 7/25/36

     436,198         419,976   

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2004-DD, Class 2A6, FRN
2.807% 1/25/35

     607,090         604,235   
     

 

 

 
        24,723,442   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $73,920,990)
        73,449,071   
     

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND
INSTRUMENTALITIES — 27.9%
   
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.1%   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KS03, Class A4 3.161% 5/25/25

     340,000         342,313   
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Pass-Through Securities — 27.8%   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     

Pool #G18568 2.500%
9/01/30

   $ 1,954,349       $ 1,973,435   

Pool #G18565 3.000%
8/01/30

     1,048,225         1,081,391   

Pool #G08653 3.000%
7/01/45

     1,775,400         1,774,221   

Pool #G08680 3.000%
12/01/45

     565,000         564,448   

Pool #U99114 3.500%
2/01/44

     2,141,099         2,209,932   

Pool #G07848 3.500%
4/01/44

     3,635,562         3,767,209   

Pool #G07924 3.500%
1/01/45

     3,775,363         3,899,684   

Pool #G60023 3.500%
4/01/45

     3,762,705         3,896,016   

Pool #G08641 3.500%
5/01/45

     3,596,413         3,704,165   

Pool #G08650 3.500%
6/01/45

     2,713,870         2,795,180   

Pool #G60238 3.500%
10/01/45

     1,005,640         1,038,441   

Pool #G08671 3.500%
10/01/45

     1,927,340         1,985,084   

Pool #G08669 4.000%
9/01/45

     1,618,221         1,711,711   

Pool #G08672 4.000%
10/01/45

     1,625,303         1,719,202   

Pool #G08677 4.000%
11/01/45

     1,610,539         1,703,585   

Federal National Mortgage Association

     

Pool #AM0359 2.310%
8/01/22

     500,000         492,132   

Pool #AM0992 2.340%
11/01/22

     820,000         805,097   

Pool #AM1402 2.420%
11/01/22

     945,000         933,193   

Pool #AM0827 2.600%
11/01/22

     1,020,371         1,025,945   

Pool #AM2808 2.700%
3/01/23

     375,000         376,760   

Pool #AL6829 2.966%
5/01/27

     1,383,219         1,362,052   

Pool #MA1607 3.000%
10/01/33

     1,045,572         1,071,670   

Pool #AB4262 3.500%
1/01/32

     1,160,859         1,214,141   

Pool #MA1512 3.500%
7/01/33

     528,347         551,937   

Pool #MA1148 3.500%
8/01/42

     3,476,572         3,588,339   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Pool #469621 3.650%
11/01/21

   $ 1,628,383       $ 1,732,178   

Pool #AM4108 3.850%
8/01/25

     386,712         413,045   

Pool #AM4109 3.850%
8/01/25

     430,218         459,513   

Pool #466960 3.890%
12/01/20

     1,164,144         1,247,253   

Pool #466919 3.930%
1/01/21

     1,498,462         1,608,628   

Pool #AM4236 3.940%
8/01/25

     639,658         687,726   

Pool #468551 3.980%
7/01/21

     1,230,000         1,329,822   

Pool #AM5165 4.080%
1/01/29

     662,047         713,978   

Pool #931504 4.500%
7/01/39

     161,364         176,026   

Pool #986268 5.000%
7/01/38

     2,160         2,380   

Pool #AB0057 5.000%
4/01/39

     1,605,279         1,770,071   

Pool #AD6374 5.000%
5/01/40

     60,937         67,164   

Pool #AE6338 5.000%
11/01/40

     70,996         78,284   

Pool #AI2733 5.000%
5/01/41

     493,527         545,039   

Pool #977014 5.500%
5/01/38

     68,970         77,376   

Pool #985524 5.500%
6/01/38

     55,739         62,045   

Pool #988578 5.500%
8/01/38

     478,210         534,699   

Pool #995482 5.500%
1/01/39

     312,406         350,382   

Federal National Mortgage Association TBA

     

Pool #3348 2.500%
3/01/28 (b)

     2,605,000         2,625,759   

Pool #4241 3.000%
12/01/42 (b)

     5,230,000         5,228,774   

Pool #1963 3.500%
7/01/43 (b)

     10,415,000         10,742,910   

Pool #9174 4.000%
9/01/42 (b)

     2,260,000         2,391,010   

Pool #18718 4.500%
5/01/40 (b)

     3,250,000         3,510,000   

Government National Mortgage Association II

     

Pool #MA3033 3.000%
8/20/45

     3,356,876         3,404,737   
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Pool #MA2961 3.500%
7/20/45

   $ 1,798,853       $ 1,877,131   

Pool #MA3173 3.500%
10/20/45

     1,203,904         1,256,669   

Pool #MA3310 3.500%
12/20/45

     315,000         328,806   

Pool #MA3106 4.000%
9/20/45

     2,316,442         2,464,025   

Government National Mortgage Association II TBA

     

Pool #207 3.500%
12/01/43 (b)

     3,950,000         4,117,875   

Pool #872 4.500%
3/01/41 (b)

     1,000,000         1,074,375   
     

 

 

 
        96,122,650   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES
(Cost $97,030,401)
        96,464,963   
     

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 28.3%   
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 28.3%   

U.S. Treasury Bond
3.000% 11/15/45

     7,910,000         7,891,616   

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index
0.125% 4/15/16

     1,169,109         1,164,558   

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index
0.125% 7/15/24

     3,265,444         3,101,281   

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index
0.250% 1/15/25

     4,543,869         4,337,087   

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index
0.750% 2/15/45

     4,035,030         3,518,986   

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index
1.375% 2/15/44

     4,245,363         4,320,540   

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index
2.500% 7/15/16

     688,966         700,063   

U.S. Treasury Note
0.750% 10/31/17

     10,105,000         10,050,528   

U.S. Treasury Note
0.750% 12/31/17

     100,000         99,320   

U.S. Treasury Note
0.875% 11/15/17

     16,500,000         16,443,522   

U.S. Treasury Note
1.000% 12/31/17

     5,270,000         5,263,412   

U.S. Treasury Note
1.375% 10/31/20

     5,370,000         5,275,448   

U.S. Treasury Note
1.625% 11/30/20

     4,960,000         4,930,841   

U.S. Treasury Note
1.750% 12/31/20

     5,425,000         5,420,762   

U.S. Treasury Note
2.125% 9/30/21

     12,895,000         13,030,247   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MML Total Return Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Note
2.250% 11/15/25

   $ 12,285,000       $ 12,257,886   
     

 

 

 
        97,806,097   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $99,269,003)
        97,806,097   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $359,652,747)
        355,574,571   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $359,652,747)
        355,574,571   
     

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.2%   
Discount Notes — 1.2%   

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Note
0.010% 1/15/16

     2,380,000         2,379,890   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Discount Note
0.010% 3/08/16

     1,910,000         1,908,982   
     

 

 

 
        4,288,872   
     

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreement — 0.4%   

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 12/31/15,
0.010%, due 1/04/16 (c)

     1,444,482         1,444,482   
     

 

 

 
Time Deposits — 0.0%      

Euro Time Deposit
0.010% 1/04/16

     7,633         7,633   
     

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Bills — 4.6%      

U.S. Treasury Bill (d)
0.000% 1/07/16

     110,000         109,999   

U.S. Treasury Bill
0.000% 2/25/16

     125,000         124,985   

U.S. Treasury Bill
0.000% 3/03/16

     2,330,000         2,329,590   

U.S. Treasury Bill
0.000% 3/03/16

     1,790,000         1,789,685   

U.S. Treasury Bill
0.000% 4/07/16

     2,140,000         2,139,161   

U.S. Treasury Bill
0.000% 4/07/16

     9,505,000         9,501,275   
     

 

 

 
        15,994,695   
     

 

 

 
          Value  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $21,734,992)
      $ 21,735,682   
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 109.0%
(Cost $381,387,739) (e)
        377,310,253   
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (9.0)%         (31,221,302
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 346,088,951   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

ABS Asset-Backed Security
BAB Build America Bonds
CLO Collateralized Loan Obligation
CMO Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
CMT Constant Maturity Treasury Index
FRN Floating Rate Note
MBS Mortgage-Backed Security
MTA Monthly Treasury Average Index
STEP Step Up Bond
TBA To Be Announced
VRN Variable Rate Note
WL Whole Loan
(a) 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, 2015, these securities amounted to a value of $37,524,498 or 10.84% of net assets.
(b) A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis. (Note 2).
(c) Maturity value of $1,444,484. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.120%, maturity date of 11/07/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,475,005.
(d) A portion of this security is held as collateral for open futures contracts. (Note 2).
(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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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2015

 

       MML
Blue Chip
Growth Fund
       MML
Equity
Income Fund
 
Assets:          

Investments, at value (Note 2) (a)

     $ 431,125,423         $ 464,343,637   

Repurchase agreements, at value (b)

       886,244           8,266,498   

Other short-term investments, at value (Note 2) (c)

       -          
49,852
  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investments (d)

       432,011,667           472,659,987   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Foreign currency, at value (e)

       3,448           8   

Receivables from:

         

Investments sold

       671,512           1,999,794   

Fund shares sold

       77,534           632,560   

Interest and dividends

       203,162           905,094   

Foreign taxes withheld

       1,382           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

       432,968,705           476,197,443   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Liabilities:          

Payables for:

         

Investments purchased

       255,117           366,806   

Fund shares repurchased

       1,145,752           2,748,735   

Securities on loan (Note 2)

       -           -   

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 3)

       72,441           116,600   

Variation margin on open derivative instruments (Note 2)

       -           -   

Affiliates (Note 3):

         

Investment advisory fees

       274,381           304,560   

Administration fees

       -           -   

Service fees

       25,641           39,943   

Accrued expense and other liabilities

       55,264           60,044   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

       1,828,596           3,636,688   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets

     $ 431,140,109         $ 472,560,755   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Net assets consist of:          

Paid-in capital

     $ 237,232,610         $ 346,979,343   

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)

       (69,942        9,649,862   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

       48,592,857           43,648,183   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations

       145,384,584           72,283,367   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets

     $ 431,140,109         $ 472,560,755   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
         

(a)        Cost of investments:

     $ 285,740,860         $ 392,057,359   

(b)        Cost of repurchase agreements:

     $ 886,244         $ 8,266,498   

(c)        Cost of other short-term investments:

     $ -         $ 49,852   

(d)        Securities on loan with market value of:

     $ -         $ -   

(e)        Cost of foreign currency:

     $ 3,357         $ 8   

 

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
 
          
$ 448,254,236       $ 138,592,401       $ 365,601,521      $ 184,106,131       $ 219,935,332   
  1,913,784         15,870,322         12,373,678        2,257,151         5,937,899   
  609,998         -         -        -         9,788   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  450,778,018         154,462,723         377,975,199        186,363,282         225,883,019   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  -         -         6        -         -   
          
  -         141,278         -        310,675         70,894   
  463,371         38,695         2,294,158        76,787         51,133   
  600,715         32,204         522,228        96,366         305,639   
  -         -         342,163        4,045         37,679   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  451,842,104         154,674,900         381,133,754        186,851,155         226,348,364   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
          
          
  58,678         -         -        560,171         1,191,698   
  607,568         47,121         26,394        52,249         76,679   
  -         -         22,186,164        -         -   
  151,144         18,405         82,817        24,196         28,843   
  28,800         -         -        -         -   
          
  38,497         92,969         272,917        98,580         115,098   
  50,211         19,922         -        23,850         28,775   
  24,569         4,347         7,360        1,796         4,423   
  53,457         32,548         89,551        41,187         37,356   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,012,924         215,312         22,665,203        802,029         1,482,872   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 450,829,180       $ 154,459,588       $ 358,468,551      $ 186,049,126       $ 224,865,492   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
          
$ 251,604,556       $ 126,398,759       $ 367,046,330      $ 132,353,262       $ 163,793,401   
  7,900,197         2,287,193         6,846,380        1,213,633         3,401,647   
  3,530,454         9,986,109         (10,030,461     20,695,532         16,994,937   
  187,793,973         15,787,527         (5,393,698     31,786,699         40,675,507   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 450,829,180       $ 154,459,588       $ 358,468,551      $ 186,049,126       $ 224,865,492   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
          
$ 260,463,329       $ 122,804,874       $ 370,957,170      $ 152,319,432       $ 179,256,975   
$ 1,913,784       $ 15,870,322       $ 12,373,678      $ 2,257,151       $ 5,937,899   
$ 610,181       $ -       $ -      $ -       $ 9,788   
$ -       $ -       $ 21,427,551      $ -       $ -   
$ -       $ -       $ 6      $ -       $ -   

 

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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2015

 

       MML
Blue Chip
Growth Fund
       MML
Equity
Income Fund
 
Initial Class shares:          

Net assets

     $ 388,654,355         $ 409,297,762   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (a)

       24,618,792           36,260,538   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

     $ 15.79         $ 11.29   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
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

     $ 42,485,754         $ 63,262,993   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (a)

       2,745,566           5,649,555   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

     $ 15.47         $ 11.20   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
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
 
           
$ -       $ -       $ 347,072,319       $ -       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  -         -         36,587,173         -         -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ -       $ -       $ 9.49       $ -       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
           
$ 74,631,425       $ -       $ -       $ -       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  3,013,940         -         -         -         -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 24.76       $ -       $ -       $ -       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
           
$ 164,515,218       $ 147,436,422       $ -       $ 183,094,390       $ 217,108,609   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  6,634,985         12,138,506         -         14,617,680         15,290,680   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 24.80       $ 12.15       $ -       $ 12.53       $ 14.20   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
           
$ 172,991,753       $ -       $ -       $ -       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  6,982,458         -         -         -         -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 24.78       $ -       $ -       $ -       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
           
$ -       $ -       $ 11,396,232       $ -       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  -         -         1,208,737         -         -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ -       $ -       $ 9.43       $ -       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
           
$ 38,690,784       $ 7,023,166       $ -       $ 2,954,736       $ 7,756,883   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,601,190         582,467         -         238,107         551,919   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 24.16       $ 12.06       $ -       $ 12.41       $ 14.05   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2015

 

       MML
Global Fund
       MML
Growth &
Income Fund
 
Assets:          

Investments, at value (Note 2) (a)

     $ 250,643,772         $ 124,893,111   

Repurchase agreements, at value (b)

       3,229,450           685,695   

Other short-term investments, at value (Note 2) (c)

       16,949           6,186   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investments (d)

       253,890,171           125,584,992   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Foreign currency, at value (e)

       7,895           21   

Receivables from:

         

Investments sold

       153           -   

Open forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

       -           -   

Investment adviser (Note 3)

       -           -   

Fund shares sold

       78,783           1,444   

Interest and dividends

       239,206           117,183   

Foreign taxes withheld

       188,741           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

       254,404,949           125,703,640   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Liabilities:          

Payables for:

         

Investments purchased

       32           -   

Written options outstanding, at value (Note 2) (f)

       -           -   

Fund shares repurchased

       67,387           187,644   

Securities on loan (Note 2)

       2,755,916           -   

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 3)

       30,436           42,930   

Affiliates (Note 3):

         

Investment advisory fees

       128,938           53,690   

Administration fees

       32,235           -   

Service fees

       6,554           11,820   

Accrued expense and other liabilities

       53,956           32,793   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

       3,075,454           328,877   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets

     $ 251,329,495         $ 125,374,763   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Net assets consist of:          

Paid-in capital

     $ 194,888,442         $ 112,206,841   

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)

       2,874,790           1,261,906   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

       19,555,215           (19,327,155

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations

       34,011,048           31,233,171   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets

     $ 251,329,495         $ 125,374,763   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
         

(a)        Cost of investments:

     $ 216,617,010         $ 93,659,940   

(b)        Cost of repurchase agreements:

     $ 3,229,450         $ 685,695   

(c)        Cost of other short-term investments:

     $ 16,949         $ 6,186   

(d)        Securities on loan with market value of:

     $ 2,698,231         $ -   

(e)        Cost of foreign currency:

     $ 8,075         $ 21   

(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
 
          
$ 230,711,107       $ 165,161,603      $ 215,059,840       $ 193,265,179       $ 451,015,108   
  7,921,616         5,488,192        8,472,833         4,601,734         18,076,168   
  -         -        13,004         2,316         12,547   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  238,632,723         170,649,795        223,545,677         197,869,229         469,103,823   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,549         178        -         -         -   
          
  362,905         -        2,402,178         -         -   
  -         203,703        -         -         -   
  -         21,050        -         -         -   
  45,156         24,803        68,889         430,787         69,837   
  385,185         143,410        174,135         257,329         151,194   
  6,975         263,470        12,695         1,257         -   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  239,434,493         171,306,409        226,203,574         198,558,602         469,324,854   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
          
          
  341,931         352,349        8,092,583         -         174,353   
  -         -        -         2,388,480         -   
  195,913         25,124        113,496         350,216         1,304,067   
  -         5,107,161        -         -         25,109,498   
  43,785         7,641        36,640         76,644         83,642   
          
  132,464         113,742        120,916         124,754         290,458   
  -         21,326        -         -         -   
  10,483         837        2,044         20,932         41,955   
  40,789         82,101        37,910         84,735         56,874   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  765,365         5,710,281        8,403,589         3,045,761         27,060,847   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 238,669,128       $ 165,596,128      $ 217,799,985       $ 195,512,841       $ 442,264,007   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
          
$ 174,788,877       $ 186,480,865      $ 163,993,221       $ 137,155,292       $ 263,655,494   
  4,517,405         3,017,091        195,662         2,763,852         (682,055
  22,376,511         (551,866     16,173,859         33,577,741         56,241,831   
  36,986,335         (23,349,962     37,437,243         22,015,956         123,048,737   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 238,669,128       $ 165,596,128      $ 217,799,985       $ 195,512,841       $ 442,264,007   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
          
$ 193,724,700       $ 188,677,141      $ 177,622,597       $ 173,635,573       $ 327,966,372   
$ 7,921,616       $ 5,488,192      $ 8,472,833       $ 4,601,734       $ 18,076,168   
$ -       $ -      $ 13,004       $ 2,316       $ 12,547   
$ -       $ 4,904,742      $ -       $ -       $ 24,561,189   
$ 1,556       $ 178      $ -       $ -       $ -   
$ -       $ -      $ -       $ 4,774,926       $ -   

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2015

 

       MML
Global Fund
       MML
Growth &
Income Fund
 
Initial Class shares:          

Net assets

     $ -         $ 106,578,014   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (a)

       -           8,088,256   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

     $ -         $ 13.18   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Class I shares:          

Net assets

     $ 224,807,737         $ -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (a)

       19,156,601           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

     $ 11.74         $ -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Class II shares:          

Net assets

     $ 15,876,186         $ -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (a)

       1,330,867           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

     $ 11.93         $ -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Service Class shares:          

Net assets

     $ -         $ 18,796,749   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (a)

       -           1,434,898   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

     $ -         $ 13.10   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Service Class I shares:          

Net assets

     $ 10,645,572         $ -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (a)

       914,168           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

     $ 11.65         $ -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(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
 
           
$ 221,763,168       $ -       $ 214,298,900       $ 162,332,407       $ 375,328,084   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  19,535,185         -         18,322,750         11,374,624         24,210,171   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 11.35       $ -       $ 11.70       $ 14.27       $ 15.50   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
           
$ -       $ -       $ -       $ -       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  -         -         -         -         -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ -       $ -       $ -       $ -       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
           
$ -       $ 164,083,111       $ -       $ -       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  -         18,624,986         -         -         -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ -       $ 8.81       $ -       $ -       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
           
$ 16,905,960       $ -       $ 3,501,085       $ 33,180,434       $ 66,935,923   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,502,200         -         304,913         2,340,508         4,415,152   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 11.25       $ -       $ 11.48       $ 14.18       $ 15.16   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
           
$ -       $ 1,513,017       $ -       $ -       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  -         172,310         -         -         -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ -       $ 8.78       $ -       $ -       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2015

 

       MML
Mid Cap
Value Fund
       MML
Small Cap
Growth
Equity Fund
 
Assets:          

Investments, at value (Note 2) (a)

     $ 450,448,854         $ 216,134,415   

Repurchase agreements, at value (b)

       11,061,803           6,151,386   

Other short-term investments, at value (Note 2) (c)

       -           5,950   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investments (d)

       461,510,657           222,291,751   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Foreign currency, at value (e)

       -           5   

Receivables from:

         

Investments sold

       716,285           480,916   

Investments sold on a when-issued basis (Note 2)

       -           -   

Open forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

       34,027           -   

Investment adviser (Note 3)

       -           -   

Fund shares sold

       40,811           2,108,128   

Variation margin on open derivative instruments (Note 2)

       -           -   

Interest and dividends

       985,662           174,840   

Foreign taxes withheld

       1,461           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

       463,288,903           225,055,640   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Liabilities:          

Payables for:

         

Investments purchased

       538,789           471,179   

Open forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

       64,070           -   

Fund shares repurchased

       1,295,763           18,380   

Investments purchased on a when-issued basis (Note 2)

       -           -   

Securities on loan (Note 2)

       -           17,995,978   

Investment advisory fees

       -           -   

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 3)

       104,221           73,016   

Affiliates (Note 3):

         

Investment advisory fees

       332,069           182,340   

Administration fees

       -           -   

Service fees

       20,766           7,047   

Due to custodian

       -           73   

Accrued expense and other liabilities

       63,565           43,833   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

       2,419,243           18,791,846   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets

     $ 460,869,660         $ 206,263,794   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Net assets consist of:          

Paid-in capital

     $ 408,445,232         $ 169,593,196   

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)

       8,320,913           (71,739

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

       40,875,941           32,740,405   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations

       3,227,574           4,001,932   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets

     $ 460,869,660         $ 206,263,794   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
         

(a)        Cost of investments:

     $ 447,190,472         $ 212,131,988   

(b)        Cost of repurchase agreements:

     $ 11,061,803         $ 6,151,386   

(c)        Cost of other short-term investments:

     $ -         $ 5,950   

(d)        Securities on loan with market value of:

     $ -         $ 17,566,369   

(e)        Cost of foreign currency:

     $ -         $ 5   

 

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
 
     
$ 99,736,150       $ 209,425,640       $ 355,574,571   
  2,440,513         1,551,792         1,444,482   
  -         1,250         20,291,200   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  102,176,663         210,978,682         377,310,253   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  -         -         -   
     
  240,197         363,952         -   
  -         -         2,794,674   
  -         -         -   
  1         -         -   
  77,127         1,879,323         81,638   
  -         -         13,926   
  157,592         244,729         1,401,604   
  -         -         -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  102,651,580         213,466,686         381,602,095   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     
     
  397,844         -         2,600,334   
  -         -         -   
  19,644         14,818         85,890   
  -         -         32,523,160   
  3,199,810         -         -   
  -         -         11,672   
  18,516         50,524         48,514   
     
  68,570         136,689         132,556   
  12,856         -         44,185   
  6,946         10,070         10,405   
  -         -         -   
  29,920         38,571         56,428   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  3,754,106         250,672         35,513,144   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 98,897,474       $ 213,216,014       $ 346,088,951   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     
$ 72,907,032       $ 193,323,143       $ 345,271,142   
  604,429         1,171,178         6,160,640   
  13,043,834         13,966,975         (1,238,333
  12,342,179         4,754,718         (4,104,498

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 98,897,474       $ 213,216,014       $ 346,088,951   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     
$ 87,393,971       $ 204,670,922       $ 359,652,747   
$ 2,440,513       $ 1,551,792       $ 1,444,482   
$ -       $ 1,250       $ 20,290,510   
$ 3,121,690       $ -       $ -   
$ -       $ -       $ -   

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2015

 

       MML
Mid Cap
Value Fund
       MML
Small Cap
Growth
Equity Fund
 
Initial Class shares:          

Net assets

     $ 427,919,995         $ 194,888,801   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (a)

       39,830,679           14,427,576   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

     $ 10.74         $ 13.51   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Class II shares:          

Net assets

     $ -         $ -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (a)

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

     $ -         $ -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Service Class shares:          

Net assets

     $ 32,949,665         $ 11,374,993   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (a)

       3,103,954           871,502   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

     $ 10.62         $ 13.05   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Service ClassI 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
Small
Company
Value Fund
     MML
Small/Mid
Cap Value
Fund
     MML
Total Return
Bond Fund
 
     
$ -       $ 197,296,974       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  -         17,403,672         -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ -       $ 11.34       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     
$ 88,068,058       $ -       $ 328,928,289   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  5,919,457         -         32,280,949   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 14.88       $ -       $ 10.19   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     
$ -       $ 15,919,040       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  -         1,415,433         -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ -       $ 11.25       $ -   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     
$ 10,829,416       $ -       $ 17,160,662   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  742,571         -         1,696,775   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 14.58       $ -       $ 10.11   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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MML Series Investment Fund – Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

       MML
Blue Chip
Growth Fund
       MML
Equity
Income Fund
 
Investment income (Note 2):          

Dividends (a)

     $ 3,123,526         $ 13,905,781   

Interest

       176           4,632   

Securities lending net income

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment income

       3,123,702           13,910,413   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Expenses (Note 3):          

Investment advisory fees

       3,212,579           3,804,357   

Custody fees

       54,119           50,640   

Audit fees

       34,643           34,084   

Legal fees

       3,730           4,359   

Proxy fees

       1,033           1,033   

Shareholder reporting fees

       49,092           53,148   

Trustees’ fees

       26,200           31,407   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
       3,381,396           3,979,028   

Administration fees:

         

Class I

       -           -   

Class II

       -           -   

Class III

       -           -   

Service Class I

       -           -   

Service fees:

         

Service Class

       91,374           157,683   

Service Class I

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses

       3,472,770           4,136,711   

Expenses waived (Note 3):

         

Class II administrative fees waived

       -           -   

Class III administrative fees waived

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net expenses

       3,472,770           4,136,711   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

       (349,068        9,773,702   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):          

Net realized gain (loss) on:

         

Investment transactions

       50,460,781           48,050,464   

Futures contracts

       -           -   

Foreign currency transactions

       (5,240        (6,761
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

       50,455,541           48,043,703   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investment transactions

       (4,300,500        (93,039,893

Futures contracts

       -           -   

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

       (469        (2,210
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (4,300,969        (93,042,103
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       46,154,572           (44,998,400
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 45,805,504         $ (35,224,698
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
         

(a)        Net of foreign withholding tax of:

     $ 1,685         $ 122,142   

 

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
 
       
$ 9,317,100      $ 3,776,165      $ 10,522,127      $ 2,889,654      $ 5,214,871   
  460        1,450        1,501        97        563   
  -        -        337,078        -        -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  9,317,560        3,777,615        10,860,706        2,889,751        5,215,434   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
  441,495        1,161,987        3,385,392        1,275,224        1,396,473   
  40,019        13,278        191,273        42,425        20,248   
  34,652        33,859        45,215        33,884        33,903   
  3,840        1,403        3,168        1,682        1,933   
  1,033        1,033        1,033        1,033        1,033   
  46,037        19,310        44,630        23,556        25,246   
  26,802        10,060        23,418        12,120        13,796   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  593,878        1,240,930        3,694,129        1,389,924        1,492,632   
       
  240,188        -        -        -        -   
  246,530        206,880        -        256,716        294,630   
  28,689        -        -        -        -   
  109,115        9,599        -        3,520        8,402   
       
  -        -        29,611        -        -   
  90,930        18,042        -        6,512        15,595   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,309,330        1,475,451        3,723,740        1,656,672        1,811,259   
       
  (24,769     -        -        -        -   
  (28,689     -        -        -        -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,255,872        1,475,451        3,723,740        1,656,672        1,811,259   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  8,061,688        2,302,164        7,136,966        1,233,079        3,404,175   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
       
  11,080,946        10,037,468        6,655,558        20,689,392        17,027,406   
  75,894        -        -        -        -   
  -        -        (208,102     -        (4,116

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  11,156,840        10,037,468        6,447,456        20,689,392        17,023,290   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
  (14,511,934     (27,280,097     (30,297,797     (9,853,074     (27,342,575
  (138,825     -        -        -        -   
  -        -        (23,678     -        345   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (14,650,759     (27,280,097     (30,321,475     (9,853,074     (27,342,230

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (3,493,919     (17,242,629     (23,874,019     10,836,318        (10,318,940

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 4,567,769      $ (14,940,465   $ (16,737,053   $ 12,069,397      $ (6,914,765

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
$ 665      $ -      $ 981,906      $ 6,213      $ 32,222   

 

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Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

       MML
Global Fund
       MML
Growth &
Income Fund
 
Investment income (Note 2):          

Dividends (a)

     $ 5,079,336         $ 2,110,683   

Interest

       335           91   

Securities lending net income

       107,682           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment income

       5,187,353           2,110,774   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Expenses (Note 3):          

Investment advisory fees

       1,575,550           669,299   

Custody fees

       83,582           19,574   

Audit fees

       42,166           33,845   

Legal fees

       2,366           1,153   

Proxy fees

       1,033           1,033   

Shareholder reporting fees

       33,233           20,339   

Trustees’ fees

       16,244           8,231   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
       1,754,174           753,474   

Administration fees:

         

Class I

       453,032           -   

Class II

       27,445           -   

Service Class I

       19,035           -   

Service fees:

         

Service Class

       -           48,080   

Service Class I

       24,916           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses

       2,278,602           801,554   

Expenses waived (Note 3):

         

Class I fees reimbursed by adviser

       (31,509        -   

Class II fees reimbursed by adviser

       (2,339        -   

Service Class I fees reimbursed by adviser

       (1,283        -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net expenses

       2,243,471           801,554   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

       2,943,882           1,309,220   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):          

Net realized gain (loss) on:

         

Investment transactions

       19,629,816           11,756,662   

Written options

       -           -   

Foreign currency transactions

       (37,959        (2,859
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

       19,591,857           11,753,803   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investment transactions

       (25,736,031        (12,364,594

Written options

       -           -   

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

       30,265           436   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (25,705,766        (12,364,158
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (6,113,909        (610,355
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     $ (3,170,027      $ 698,865   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
         

(a)        Net of foreign withholding tax of:

     $ 244,593         $ 17,630   

 

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
 
       
$ 6,295,524      $ 4,240,879      $ 1,840,613      $ 5,125,786      $ 3,079,103   
  791        -        426        726        4,713   
  -        88,093        -        -        220,603   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  6,296,315        4,328,972        1,841,039        5,126,512        3,304,419   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
  1,579,813        1,361,462        1,503,580        1,852,367        3,434,718   
  28,681        162,144        21,845        263,524        52,038   
  34,526        36,012        33,906        33,924        34,654   
  2,105        1,481        2,021        2,533        3,886   
  1,033        1,033        1,033        1,033        1,033   
  27,178        19,513        26,127        28,871        46,378   
  14,873        10,199        14,298        15,383        27,175   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,688,209        1,591,844        1,602,810        2,197,635        3,599,882   
       
  -        -        -        -        -   
  -        224,598        -        -        -   
  -        1,294        -        -        -   
       
  40,360        -        7,762        81,534        156,639   
  -        2,294        -        -        -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,728,569        1,820,030        1,610,572        2,279,169        3,756,521   
       
  -        -        -        -        -   
  -        (145,961     -        -        -   
  -        (876     -        -        -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,728,569        1,673,193        1,610,572        2,279,169        3,756,521   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  4,567,746        2,655,779        230,467        2,847,343        (452,102

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
       
  22,638,624        (28,599     16,258,399        42,491,190        57,282,879   
  -        -        -        7,635,344        -   
  (7,839     750,652        (3     (32     985   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  22,630,785        722,053        16,258,396        50,126,502        57,283,864   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
  (27,368,258     (13,841,006     (4,137,656     (47,547,366     (27,940,085
  -        -        -        2,792,653        -   
  (18     (319,464     -        435        274   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (27,368,276     (14,160,470     (4,137,656     (44,754,278     (27,939,811

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (4,737,491     (13,438,417     12,120,740        5,372,224        29,344,053   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ (169,745   $ (10,782,638   $ 12,351,207      $ 8,219,567      $ 28,891,951   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
$ 47,547      $ 375,068      $ 1,518      $ 391      $ 10,549   

 

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Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

       MML
Mid Cap
Value Fund
       MML
Small Cap
Growth
Equity Fund
 
Investment income (Note 2):          

Dividends (a)

     $ 10,358,840         $ 1,833,427   

Interest (b)

       1,024           580   

Securities lending net income

       -           203,955   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment income

       10,359,864           2,037,962   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Expenses (Note 3):          

Investment advisory fees

       4,059,404           2,418,248   

Custody fees

       73,570           48,224   

Audit fees

       34,680           36,489   

Legal fees

       4,124           2,027   

Proxy fees

       1,033           1,033   

Shareholder reporting fees

       50,780           26,425   

Trustees’ fees

       29,605           14,489   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
       4,253,196           2,546,935   

Administration fees:

         

Class II

       -           -   

Service Class I

       -           -   

Service fees:

         

Service Class

       79,368           26,906   

Service Class I

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses

       4,332,564           2,573,841   

Expenses waived (Note 3):

         

Class II fees reimbursed by adviser

       -           -   

Service Class I fees reimbursed by adviser

       -           -   

Class II advisory fees waived

       -           -   

Service Class I advisory fees waived

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net expenses

       4,332,564           2,573,841   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

       6,027,300           (535,879
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):          

Net realized gain (loss) on:

         

Investment transactions

       45,632,348           33,642,574   

Futures contracts

       -           -   

Foreign currency transactions

       2,388,260           337   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

       48,020,608           33,642,911   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investment transactions

       (60,784,486        (41,187,456

Futures contracts

       -           -   

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

       (110,686        (392
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (60,895,172        (41,187,848
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (12,874,564        (7,544,937
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     $ (6,847,264      $ (8,080,816
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
         

(a)        Net of foreign withholding tax of:

     $ 32,965         $ 1,601   

(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
 
   
$ 1,700,717      $ 3,036,425      $ 22,344   
  288        424        7,246,332   
  38,717        -        -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,739,722        3,036,849        7,268,676   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   
  856,693        1,753,645        1,776,057   
  28,536        24,308        84,335   
  34,440        33,912        50,956   
  863        2,093        3,429   
  1,033        1,033        1,033   
  13,982        26,465        45,544   
  6,371        14,438        23,839   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  941,918        1,855,894        1,985,193   
   
  171,292        -        478,891   
  20,055        -        20,864   
   
  -        39,768        -   
  27,494        -        38,893   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,160,759        1,895,662        2,523,841   
   
  (8,186     -        (18,732
  (940     -        (752
  (26,967     -        (181,864
  (3,246     -        (7,787

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,121,420        1,895,662        2,314,706   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  618,302        1,141,187        4,953,970   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   
   
  13,291,659        14,216,113        1,574,874   
  -        -        238,696   
  -        -        512,247   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  13,291,659        14,216,113        2,325,817   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   
  (19,544,016     (27,388,266     (6,029,665
  -        -        (27,012
  -        -        (512,093

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (19,544,016     (27,388,266     (6,568,770

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (6,252,357     (13,172,153     (4,242,953

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ (5,634,055   $ (12,030,966   $ 711,017   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   
$ 1,784      $ -      $ -   
$ -      $ -      $ 452   

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

       MML
Blue Chip Growth Fund
 
       Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
       Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:          
Operations:          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ (349,068      $ (427,892

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

       50,455,541           69,547,800   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

       (4,300,969        (32,686,480
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       45,805,504           36,433,428   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):          

From net investment income:

         

Initial Class

       -           -   

Class I

       -           -   

Class II

       -           -   

Class III

       -           -   

Service Class

       -           -   

Service Class I

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

From net realized gains:

         

Initial Class

       (62,289,222        (38,644,089

Class I

       -           -   

Class II

       -           -   

Class III

       -           -   

Service Class

       (6,171,321        (2,902,689

Service Class I

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

       (68,460,543        (41,546,778
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):          

Initial Class

       18,440,481           (34,706,171

Class I

       -           -   

Class II

       -           -   

Class III

       -           -   

Service Class

       13,312,534           8,899,336   

Service Class I

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions

       31,753,015           (25,806,835
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       9,097,976           (30,920,185
Net assets          

Beginning of year

       422,042,133           452,962,318   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 431,140,109         $ 422,042,133   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of year

     $ (69,942      $ (69,328
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MML
Equity Income Fund
    MML
Equity Index Fund
 
Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
 
     
     
$ 9,773,702      $ 9,884,056      $ 8,061,688      $ 7,369,722   
  48,043,703        49,898,629        11,156,840        9,812,260   
  (93,042,103     (21,571,782     (14,650,759     36,428,737   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (35,224,698     38,210,903        4,567,769        53,610,719   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
     
  (8,271,226     (8,018,961     -        -   
  -        -        (1,153,387     (1,175,835
  -        -        (2,440,730     (2,276,426
  -        -        (3,144,175     (2,698,994
  (1,072,744     (901,506     -        -   
  -        -        (555,456     (353,133

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (9,343,970     (8,920,467     (7,293,748     (6,504,388

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
  (43,647,364     (10,656,649     -        -   
  -        -        (1,723,595     (1,137,718
  -        -        (3,212,126     (1,938,297
  -        -        (3,815,424     (2,135,011
  (6,436,103     (1,355,561     -        -   
  -        -        (843,155     (345,612

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (50,083,467     (12,012,210     (9,594,300     (5,556,638

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
  18,918,608        (99,003,700     -        -   
  -        -        (7,783,632     (17,034,367
  -        -        14,726,714        (1,698,383
  -        -        4,278,949        2,153,206   
  11,554,876        7,240,263        -        -   
  -        -        7,738,315        8,099,942   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  30,473,484        (91,763,437     18,960,346        (8,479,602

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (64,178,651     (74,485,211     6,640,067        33,070,091   
     
  536,739,406        611,224,617        444,189,113        411,119,022   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 472,560,755      $ 536,739,406      $ 450,829,180      $ 444,189,113   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

$

9,649,862

  

  $ 9,750,164      $ 7,900,197      $ 7,226,791   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

       MML
Focused Equity Fund
 
       Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
       Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:          
Operations:          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 2,302,164         $ 3,010,809   

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

       10,037,468           21,601,865   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

       (27,280,097        (5,518,774
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       (14,940,465        19,093,900   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):          

From net investment income:

         

Initial Class

       -           -   

Class II

       (2,897,589        (589,491

Service Class

       -           -   

Service Class I

       (110,596        (21,642
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

       (3,008,185        (611,133
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

From net realized gains:

         

Class II

       (20,741,790        (14,323,542

Service Class I

       (899,601        (589,870
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

       (21,641,391        (14,913,412
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):          

Initial Class

       -           -   

Class II

       25,146,462           (9,844,613

Service Class

       -           -   

Service Class I

       1,408,371           2,155,549   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions

       26,554,833           (7,689,064
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (13,035,208        (4,119,709
Net assets          

Beginning of year

       167,494,796           171,614,505   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 154,459,588         $ 167,494,796   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of year

     $ 2,287,193         $ 3,000,315   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MML
Foreign Fund
    MML
Fundamental Growth Fund
 
Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
 
     
     
$ 7,136,966      $ 11,131,531      $ 1,233,079      $ 1,666,125   
  6,447,456        9,670,848        20,689,392        35,932,608   
  (30,321,475     (45,513,392     (9,853,074     (16,193,852

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (16,737,053     (24,711,013     12,069,397        21,404,881   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
     
  (10,665,933     (7,579,051     -        -   
  -        -        (1,522,932     (1,444,222
  (322,750     (234,680     -        -   
  -        -        (20,162     (11,734

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (10,988,683     (7,813,731     (1,543,094     (1,455,956

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
  -        -        (35,452,387     (13,666,020
  -        -        (541,999     (121,957

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  -        -        (35,994,386     (13,787,977

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
  45,853,471        (52,893,639     -        -   
  -        -        1,052,674        (35,841,777
  1,207,009        3,838,810        -        -   
  -        -        1,164,609        791,045   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  47,060,480        (49,054,829     2,217,283        (35,050,732

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  19,334,744        (81,579,573     (23,250,800     (28,889,784
     
  339,133,807        420,713,380        209,299,926        238,189,710   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 358,468,551      $ 339,133,807      $ 186,049,126      $ 209,299,926   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

$

6,846,380

  

  $ 10,833,558      $ 1,213,633      $ 1,651,596   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

       MML
Fundamental Value Fund
 
       Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
       Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:          
Operations:          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 3,404,175         $ 3,237,128   

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

       17,023,290           17,798,013   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

       (27,342,230        2,465,443   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       (6,914,765        23,500,584   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):          

From net investment income:

         

Initial Class

       -           -   

Class I

       -           -   

Class II

       (3,059,837        (3,289,698

Service Class

       -           -   

Service Class I

       (74,012        (64,331
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

       (3,133,849        (3,354,029
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

From net realized gains:

         

Class I

       -           -   

Class II

       (17,374,817        (9,467,364

Service Class I

       (465,845        (185,991
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

       (17,840,662        (9,653,355
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):          

Initial Class

       -           -   

Class I

       -           -   

Class II

       24,581,537           (24,332,536

Service Class

       -           -   

Service Class I

       2,883,449           2,755,530   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions

       27,464,986           (21,577,006
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (424,290        (11,083,806
Net assets          

Beginning of year

       225,289,782           236,373,588   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 224,865,492         $ 225,289,782   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of year

     $ 3,401,647         $ 3,219,670   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MML
Global Fund
    MML
Growth & Income Fund
 
Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
 
     
     
$ 2,943,882      $ 2,929,597      $ 1,309,220      $ 1,586,152   
  19,591,857        10,949,982        11,753,803        17,449,332   
  (25,705,766     (3,796,286     (12,364,158     (4,156,861

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (3,170,027     10,083,293        698,865        14,878,623   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
     
  -        -        (1,325,627     (1,393,594
  (2,573,159     (1,754,223     -        -   
  (194,417     (152,774     -        -   
  -        -        (190,746     (172,322
  (95,568     (57,994     -        -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (2,863,144     (1,964,991     (1,516,373     (1,565,916

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
  (9,861,148     (3,467,392     -        -   
  (706,225     (292,710     -        -   
  (431,717     (138,436     -        -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (10,999,090     (3,898,538     -        -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
  -        -        (14,434,363     (19,004,784
  29,653,736        56,727,406        -        -   
  (516,071     (1,446,027     -        -   
  -        -        31,132        38,388   
  2,128,221        2,461,129        -        -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  31,265,886        57,742,508        (14,403,231     (18,966,396

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  14,233,625        61,962,272        (15,220,739     (5,653,689
     
  237,095,870        175,133,598        140,595,502        146,249,191   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 251,329,495      $ 237,095,870      $ 125,374,763      $ 140,595,502   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

$

2,874,790

  

  $ 2,848,820      $ 1,261,906      $ 1,540,527   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

       MML
Income & Growth Fund
 
       Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
       Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:          
Operations:          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 4,567,746         $ 4,645,111   

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

       22,630,785           16,807,475   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

       (27,368,276        376,641   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       (169,745        21,829,227   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):          

From net investment income:

         

Initial Class

       (4,320,659        (4,208,862

Class II

       -           -   

Service Class

       (279,311        (246,039

Service Class I

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

       (4,599,970        (4,454,901
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

From net realized gains:

         

Initial Class

       (14,106,335        -   

Class II

       -           -   

Service Class

       (1,036,220        -   

Service Class I

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

       (15,142,555        -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):          

Initial Class

       8,119,045           (12,189,357

Class II

       -           -   

Service Class

       2,143,957           263,856   

Service Class I

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions

       10,263,002           (11,925,501
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (9,649,268        5,448,825   
Net assets          

Beginning of year

       248,318,396           242,869,571   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 238,669,128         $ 248,318,396   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of year

     $ 4,517,405         $ 4,588,599   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets at end of year

     $ -         $ -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Fund commenced operations on January 7, 2014.
* Service Class I Shares commenced operations on May 1, 2014.

 

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, 2015
    Period
Ended
December 31,  2014†
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
 
     
     
$ 2,655,779      $ 2,062,762      $ 230,467      $ (165,680
  722,053        753,347        16,258,396        44,101,255   
  (14,160,470     (9,189,492     (4,137,656     (21,583,797

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (10,782,638     (6,373,383     12,351,207        22,351,778   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
     
  -        -        -        -   
  (332,992     (2,657,331     -        -   
  -        -        -        -   
  (2,305     (5,758 )*      -        -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (335,297     (2,663,089     -        -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
  -        -        (43,425,029     (30,391,668
  -        (728,662     -        -   
  -        -        (653,118     (304,214
  -        (1,648 )*      -        -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  -        (730,310     (44,078,147     (30,695,882

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
  -        -        3,267,615        (17,830,893
  51,164,597        133,659,993        -        -   
  -        -        1,304,526        950,193   
  1,335,762        320,493     -        -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  52,500,359        133,980,486        4,572,141        (16,880,700

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  41,382,424        124,213,704        (27,154,799     (25,224,804
     
  124,213,704        -        244,954,784        270,179,588   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 165,596,128      $ 124,213,704      $ 217,799,985      $ 244,954,784   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

$

3,017,091

  

  $ -      $ 195,662      $ (34,704

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ -      $ (200,398   $ -      $ -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     MML
Managed Volatility Fund
 
     Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:     
Operations:     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 2,847,343      $ 3,661,614   

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     50,126,502        (20,508,003

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (44,754,278     31,911,183   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     8,219,567        15,064,794   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):     

From net investment income:

    

Initial Class

     (3,096,226     (2,425,071

Service Class

     (511,045     (148,137
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

     (3,607,271     (2,573,208
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

From net realized gains:

    

Initial Class

     -        (17,208,642

Service Class

     -        (1,517,818
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

     -        (18,726,460
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):     

Initial Class

     (178,845,533     139,360,818   

Service Class

     1,003,527        3,863,259   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions

     (177,842,006     143,224,077   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (173,229,710     136,989,203   
Net assets     

Beginning of year

     368,742,551        231,753,348   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 195,512,841      $ 368,742,551   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of year

   $ 2,763,852      $ 3,596,420   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MML
Mid Cap Growth Fund
    MML
Mid Cap Value Fund
 
Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
 
     
     
$ (452,102   $ (823,910   $ 6,027,300      $ 6,795,594   
  57,283,864        50,185,261        48,020,608        72,698,666   
  (27,939,811     2,639,391        (60,895,172     (3,544,653

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  28,891,951        52,000,742        (6,847,264     75,949,607   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
     
  -        -        (8,610,298     (7,330,241
  -        -        (553,849     (386,907

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  -        -        (9,164,147     (7,717,148

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
  (42,547,818     (47,080,105     (63,870,147     (76,236,493
  (7,241,068     (6,703,945     (4,598,846     (4,547,879

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (49,788,886     (53,784,050     (68,468,993     (80,784,372

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
  15,687,945        6,567,387        41,173,782        9,854,080   
  13,988,017        13,025,653        8,626,487        7,513,491   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  29,675,962        19,593,040        49,800,269        17,367,571   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  8,779,027        17,809,732        (34,680,135     4,815,658   
     
  433,484,980        415,675,248        495,549,795        490,734,137   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 442,264,007      $ 433,484,980      $ 460,869,660      $ 495,549,795   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ (682,055   $ (1,075,530   $ 8,320,913      $ 8,821,677   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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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, 2015
       Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:          
Operations:          

Net investment income (loss)

     $ (535,879      $ (1,164,956

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

       33,642,911           44,707,494   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

       (41,187,848        (28,466,011
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       (8,080,816        15,076,527   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
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

       (40,634,083        (66,804,629

Class II

       -           -   

Service Class

       (2,122,311        (2,431,449

Service Class I

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

       (42,756,394        (69,236,078
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):          

Initial Class

       (10,108,774        32,326,503   

Class II

       -           -   

Service Class

       4,136,629           3,994,325   

Service Class I

       -           -   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions

       (5,972,145        36,320,828   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (56,809,355        (17,838,723
Net assets          

Beginning of year

       263,073,149           280,911,872   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 206,263,794         $ 263,073,149   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of year

     $ (71,739      $ (75,079
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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
 
Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
 
     
     
$ 618,302      $ 243,670      $ 1,141,187      $ 2,016,336   
  13,291,659        10,227,800        14,216,113        37,841,770   
  (19,544,016     (9,900,674     (27,388,266     (16,434,754

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (5,634,055     570,796        (12,030,966     23,423,352   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
     
  -        -        (1,528,716     (1,482,993
  (292,251     -        -        -   
  -        -        (82,016     (68,366
  (15,522     -        -        -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (307,773     -        (1,610,732     (1,551,359

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
  -        -        (34,922,416     (5,182,761
  (8,989,337     (24,803,043     -        -   
  -        -        (2,694,866     (332,856
  (1,113,650     (2,698,082     -        -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (10,102,987     (27,501,125     (37,617,282     (5,515,617

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
  -        -        8,419,482        (36,300,349
  6,549,088        22,237,102        -        -   
  -        -        4,172,406        1,888,505   
  1,879,270        3,422,840        -        -   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  8,428,358        25,659,942        12,591,888        (34,411,844

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (7,616,457     (1,270,387     (38,667,092     (18,055,468
     
  106,513,931        107,784,318        251,883,106        269,938,574   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 98,897,474      $ 106,513,931      $ 213,216,014      $ 251,883,106   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

$

604,429

  

  $ 301,570      $ 1,171,178      $ 1,894,691   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     MML
Total Return Bond Fund
 
     Year
Ended
December 31, 2015
    Year
Ended
December 31, 2014
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:     
Operations:     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 4,953,970      $ 5,352,769   

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     2,325,817        12,592,356   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (6,568,770     1,673,346   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     711,017        19,618,471   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 2):     

From net investment income:

    

Class II

     (11,042,639     (7,279,537

Service Class I

     (502,420     (235,738
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net investment income

     (11,545,059     (7,515,275
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

From net realized gains:

    

Class II

     (3,600,708     -   

Service Class I

     (173,513     -   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions from net realized gains

     (3,774,221     -   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Net fund share transactions (Note 5):     

Class II

     (60,886,838     (9,158,988

Service Class I

     3,416,275        2,692,310   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from fund share transactions

     (57,470,563     (6,466,678
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (72,078,826     5,636,518   
Net assets     

Beginning of year

     418,167,777        412,531,259   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 346,088,951      $ 418,167,777   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss) included in net assets at end of year

   $ 6,160,640      $ 10,725,232   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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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

  

                     
12/31/15   $ 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%
12/31/12     11.42        0.03        2.06        2.09        (0.01     -        (0.01     13.50        18.31%        321,245        0.80%        0.26%   
12/31/11     11.27        0.01        0.14        0.15        (0.00 )d      -        (0.00 )d      11.42        1.37%        323,779        0.80%        0.09%   

Service Class

  

                     
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%
12/31/12     11.34        0.01        2.03        2.04        -        -        -        13.38        17.99%        14,895        1.05%        0.06%   
12/31/11     11.22        (0.02     0.14        0.12        -        -        -        11.34        1.07%        9,476        1.05%        (0.15%

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover rate

       31      30      35      25      37

 

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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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
    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

  

                   
12/31/15   $ 13.93      $ 0.25      $ (1.28   $ (1.03   $ (0.26   $ (1.35   $ (1.61   $ 11.29        (6.88%   $ 409,298        0.78%        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%        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%        1.64%   
12/31/12     9.20        0.21        1.37        1.58        (0.21     -        (0.21     10.57        17.32%        478,096        0.79%        2.12%   
12/31/11     9.44        0.18        (0.26     (0.08     (0.16     -        (0.16     9.20        (0.79%     511,951        0.79%        1.92%   

Service Class

  

                   
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%        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%        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%        1.39%   
12/31/12     9.16        0.19        1.36        1.55        (0.19     -        (0.19     10.52        17.06%        39,397        1.04%        1.88%   
12/31/11     9.40        0.16        (0.26     (0.10     (0.14     -        (0.14     9.16        (0.97%     30,889        1.04%        1.69%   

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover rate

       39      9      15      15      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.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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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

  

                       
12/31/15   $ 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%   
12/31/12     15.73        0.32        2.11        2.43        (0.27     -        (0.27     17.89        15.47%        79,070        0.45%        0.45% l      1.84%   
12/31/11     15.73        0.26        0.00 d      0.26        (0.26     -        (0.26     15.73        1.71%        74,927        0.44%        N/A        1.62%   

Class II

  

                       
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%   
12/31/12     15.76        0.35        2.12        2.47        (0.30     -        (0.30     17.93        15.69%        109,646        0.34%        0.29%        2.00%   
12/31/11     15.76        0.28        (0.00 )d      0.28        (0.28     -        (0.28     15.76        1.84%        106,050        0.33%        0.28%        1.78%   

Class III

  

                       
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%   
12/31/12     15.74        0.37        2.12        2.49        (0.32     -        (0.32     17.91        15.87%        119,034        0.20%        0.15%        2.14%   
12/31/11     15.75        0.31        (0.02     0.29        (0.30     -        (0.30     15.74        1.96%        106,669        0.19%        0.14%        1.92%   

Service Class I

  

                       
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%   
12/31/12     15.53        0.28        2.08        2.36        (0.27     -        (0.27     17.62        15.21%        10,229        0.70%        0.70% l      1.63%   
12/31/11     15.59        0.22        0.00 d      0.22        (0.28     -        (0.28     15.53        1.47%        6,231        0.69%        N/A        1.40%   

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover rate

       4      3      4      3      4

 

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.
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.
* Generally accepted accounting principles may require adjustment to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the returns reported in the portfolio manager commentary section of this report.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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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
    Tax
return of
capital
    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

  

                         
12/31/15   $ 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%   
12/31/12     10.03        0.09        1.98        2.07        (0.09     (0.52     -        (0.61     11.49        20.61%        136,305        0.90%        0.90% k      0.76%   
12/31/11i     10.00        0.01        0.04        0.05        (0.02     -        (0.00 )d      (0.02     10.03        0.46% b      110,550        1.58% a      0.90% a      1.94% a 

Service Class I

  

                         
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%   
12/31/12h     11.54        0.07        0.47        0.54        (0.08     (0.52     -        (0.60     11.48        4.68% b      818        1.15% a      1.15% a,l      0.91% a 

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover rate

       52      35      28      34      13 %b 

 

a Annualized.
b Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized.
c Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
d Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
h For the period May 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2012.
i For the period December 8, 2011 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2011.
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.

 

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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

  

               
12/31/15   $ 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%   
12/31/12     8.13        0.21        1.32        1.53        (0.19     (0.19     9.47        19.06%        355,174        0.97%        2.38%   
12/31/11     9.21        0.23        (1.14     (0.91     (0.17     (0.17     8.13        (9.90%     303,229        0.98%        2.50%   

Service Class

  

               
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%   
12/31/12     8.10        0.18        1.32        1.50        (0.17     (0.17     9.43        18.74%        6,756        1.22%        2.13%   
12/31/11     9.18        0.20        (1.12     (0.92     (0.16     (0.16     8.10        (10.13%     5,615        1.23%        2.23%   

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover rate

       12      13 %t       20      15      9

 

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.
* Generally accepted accounting principles may require adjustment to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the returns reported in the portfolio manager commentary section of this report.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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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

                         
12/31/15   $ 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%   
12/31/12     9.95        0.09        1.23        1.32        (0.09     (0.24     (0.33     10.94        13.14%        179,834        0.87%        0.85%        0.79%   
12/31/11i     10.00        (0.00 )d      (0.05     (0.05     -        -        -        9.95        (0.50% )b      149,274        1.41% a      0.85%     (0.05% )a 

Service Class I

  

                       
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%   
12/31/12h     11.50        0.07        (0.33     (0.26     (0.08     (0.24     (0.32     10.92        (2.32% )b      518        1.12% a      1.10%     0.94% a 

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover rate

       44      51      61      66      0 %b 

 

a Annualized.
b Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized.
c Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
d Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
h For the period May 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2012.
i For the period December 8, 2011 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2011.
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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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

  

                     
12/31/15   $ 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%   
12/31/12     10.88        0.24        1.53        1.77        (0.17     (0.03     (0.20     12.45        16.31%        185,473        0.80%        0.80% l      1.98%   
12/31/11     11.08        0.18        (0.37     (0.19     -        (0.01     (0.01     10.88        (1.68%     172,645        0.81%        0.80%        1.65%   

Service Class I

  

                       
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%   
12/31/12h     12.16        0.14        0.33        0.47        (0.18     (0.03     (0.21     12.42        3.90% b      381        1.05% a      1.05% a,l      1.78% a 

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover rate

       19      14      22      24      14

 

a Annualized.
b Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized.
c Per share amount calculated on the average shares method.
h For the period May 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2012.
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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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

  

                     
12/31/15   $ 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%   
12/31/12     8.02        0.12        1.77        1.89        (0.09     -        (0.09     9.82        23.69%        131,665        0.98%        0.90%        1.33%   
12/31/11     8.46        0.11        (0.47     (0.36     (0.08     -        (0.08     8.02        (4.24%     92,595        1.00%        0.90%        1.28%   

Class II

  

                     
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%   
12/31/12     8.13        0.13        1.80        1.93        (0.10     -        (0.10     9.96        23.79%        16,324        0.88%        0.80%        1.45%   
12/31/11     8.57        0.12        (0.48     (0.36     (0.08     -        (0.08     8.13        (4.15%     15,218        0.90%        0.80%        1.42%   

Service Class I

  

                     
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%   
12/31/12     8.00        0.09        1.77        1.86        (0.08     -        (0.08     9.78        23.35%        3,707        1.23%        1.15%        1.03%   
12/31/11     8.47        0.08        (0.47     (0.39     (0.08     -        (0.08     8.00        (4.58%     2,330        1.25%        1.15%        0.98%   

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover rate

       17      12      11      11      16

 

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.
* Generally accepted accounting principles may require adjustment to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the returns reported in the portfolio manager commentary section of this report.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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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

  

                 
12/31/15   $ 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%   
12/31/12     7.83        0.13        1.39        1.52        (0.11     (0.11     9.24        19.49%        116,115        0.58%        1.46%   
12/31/11     8.07        0.10        (0.25     (0.15     (0.09     (0.09     7.83        (1.83%     116,867        0.58%        1.23%   

Service Class

  

                 
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%   
12/31/12     7.79        0.11        1.39        1.50        (0.09     (0.09     9.20        19.32%        12,385        0.83%        1.21%   
12/31/11     8.03        0.08        (0.25     (0.17     (0.07     (0.07     7.79        (2.13%     10,090        0.83%        0.97%   

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover rate

       17      20      19      26      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.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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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

                       
12/31/15   $ 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%   
12/31/12     8.56        0.23        0.79        1.02        (0.10     -        (0.10     9.48        11.96%        171,207        0.72%        2.51%   
12/31/11     8.37        0.20        0.25        0.45        (0.26     -        (0.26     8.56        5.60%        88,465        0.74%        2.37%   

Service Class

                       
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%   
12/31/12     8.51        0.20        0.80        1.00        (0.09     -        (0.09     9.42        11.73%        11,282        0.97%        2.23%   
12/31/11     8.33        0.18        0.26        0.44        (0.26     -        (0.26     8.51        5.40%        8,466        0.99%        2.18%   

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover rate

       27      19      15      3      12

 

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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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

                         
12/31/15   $ 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

  

                     
12/31/15   $ 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  
       2015      2014  

Portfolio turnover rate

       46      39 %b,g 

 

a Annualized.
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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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

  

                   
12/31/15   $ 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 
12/31/12     10.04        0.05        1.54        1.59        (0.01     -        (0.01     11.62        15.81%        205,833        0.70%        0.49%   
12/31/11     10.45        0.01        (0.40     (0.39     (0.02     -        (0.02     10.04        (3.69%     188,235        0.71%        0.08%   

Service Class

  

                   
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%
12/31/12     9.99        0.03        1.51        1.54        -        -        -        11.53        15.42%        1,439        0.95%        0.25%   
12/31/11     10.40        (0.02     (0.38     (0.40     (0.01     -        (0.01     9.99        (3.82%     1,176        0.96%        (0.17%

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover rate

       73      77      89      91      90

 

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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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

  

                     
12/31/15   $ 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%   
12/31/12     10.98        0.17        1.27        1.44        (0.08     -        (0.08     12.34        13.19%        193,271        0.83%        1.43%   
12/31/11     11.54        0.10        (0.56     (0.46     (0.10     -        (0.10     10.98        (3.94%     193,403        0.82%        0.89%   

Service Class

  

                     
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%   
12/31/12     10.93        0.14        1.26        1.40        (0.06     -        (0.06     12.27        12.83%        22,660        1.08%        1.21%   
12/31/11     11.49        0.07        (0.55     (0.48     (0.08     -        (0.08     10.93        (4.14%     18,508        1.07%        0.64%   

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover rate

       3      14      94      11      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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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

  

                   
12/31/15   $ 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%
12/31/12     12.08        0.01        1.63        1.64        -        (0.76     (0.76     12.96        13.78%        330,731        0.82%        0.04%   
12/31/11     12.23        (0.04     (0.11     (0.15     -        -        -        12.08        (1.23%     305,757        0.82%        (0.33%

Service Class

  

                   
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%
12/31/12     11.98        (0.02     1.61        1.59        -        (0.76     (0.76     12.81        13.47%        29,154        1.07%        (0.19%
12/31/11     12.17        (0.07     (0.12     (0.19     -        -        -        11.98        (1.56%     22,796        1.07%        (0.57%

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover rate

       35      25      26      31      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.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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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

  

                   
12/31/15   $ 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%   
12/31/12     10.17        0.23        1.42        1.65        (0.18     (0.53     (0.71     11.11        16.70%        437,725        0.89%        2.12%   
12/31/11     10.46        0.17        (0.25     (0.08     (0.21     -        (0.21     10.17        (0.64%     407,615        0.90%        1.62%   

Service Class

  

                   
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%   
12/31/12     10.12        0.20        1.41        1.61        (0.16     (0.53     (0.69     11.04        16.37%        16,241        1.14%        1.89%   
12/31/11     10.41        0.14        (0.23     (0.09     (0.20     -        (0.20     10.12        (0.81%     12,970        1.15%        1.38%   

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover rate

       68      66      71      81      106

 

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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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

  

                     
12/31/15   $ 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 %) 
12/31/12     16.05        (0.06     2.17        2.11        (1.86     (1.86     16.30        13.41     256,961        1.13     1.12     (0.38 %) 
12/31/11     17.70        (0.12     (0.82     (0.94     (0.71     (0.71     16.05        (5.23 %)      250,279        1.13     N/A        (0.68 %) 

Service Class

  

                     
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 %) 
12/31/12     15.91        (0.10     2.14        2.04        (1.86     (1.86     16.09        13.07     5,837        1.38     1.37 %      (0.63 %) 
12/31/11     17.59        (0.16     (0.81     (0.97     (0.71     (0.71     15.91        (5.43 %)      5,120        1.38     N/A        (0.92 %) 

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover rate

       78      78      86      90      91

 

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.

 

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Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

MML Small Company 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

  

                   
12/31/15   $ 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%
12/31/12     16.83        0.19        2.34        2.53        (0.00 )d      (0.50     (0.50     18.86        15.20%        114,274        1.17%        1.15%        1.05%   
12/31/11     17.30        (0.01     (0.23     (0.24     -        (0.23     (0.23     16.83        (1.26%     102,633        1.17%        1.15%        (0.06%

Service Class I

  

                   
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%
12/31/12     16.73        0.15        2.32        2.47        -        (0.50     (0.50     18.70        14.99%        6,354        1.42%        1.40%        0.86%   
12/31/11     17.24        (0.05     (0.23     (0.28     -        (0.23     (0.23     16.73        (1.56%     3,951        1.42%        1.40%        (0.28%

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover rate

       44      22      12      14      13

 

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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Financial Highlights (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

MML Small/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

  

                     
12/31/15   $ 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%   
12/31/12     8.51        0.08        1.54        1.62        (0.07     -        (0.07     10.06        19.06%        168,248        0.81%        0.82%   
12/31/11     9.26        0.05        (0.75     (0.70     (0.05     -        (0.05     8.51        (7.50%     170,925        0.81%        0.53%   

Service Class

  

                     
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%   
12/31/12     8.47        0.06        1.53        1.59        (0.05     -        (0.05     10.01        18.78%        8,717        1.06%        0.60%   
12/31/11     9.22        0.03        (0.74     (0.71     (0.04     -        (0.04     8.47        (7.70%     7,067        1.06%        0.30%   

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover rate

       42      46      67      49      72

 

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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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
waiversn
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
daily net
assets
after
expense
waiversj,n
    Interest
expense
to
average
daily
net
assetsp
    Net
investment
income
(loss) to
average
daily
net assetsn
 

Class II

  

                       
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%        0.65%        0.00% e      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%        0.65%        0.00% e      1.23%   
12/31/12     10.13        0.20        0.70        0.90        (0.21     -        (0.21     10.82        8.93%        306,746        0.72%        0.65%        0.00% e      1.84%   
12/31/11     9.90        0.22        0.02        0.24        (0.01     -        (0.01     10.13        2.45%        226,663        0.70%        0.65%        N/A        2.21%   

Service Class I

  

                         
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%        0.90%        0.00% e      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%        0.90%        0.00% e      1.00%   
12/31/12h     10.49        0.10        0.41        0.51        (0.21     -        (0.21     10.79        4.94% b      5,730        0.97% a      0.90% a      0.00% a,e      1.45% a 

 

       Year ended December 31  
       2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Portfolio turnover rate

       322      447 %u       550 %u       583 %u       417

 

a Annualized.
b Percentage represents the results for the period and is not annualized.
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%.
h For the period May 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2012.
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 Includes interest expense.
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%, 574% and 618%, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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1.   The Funds

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.

 

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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, 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 their 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 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.

 

 

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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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.

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.

 

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The Focused Equity Fund, Fundamental Growth Fund, Large Cap 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, 2015. 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, 2015, for the remaining Funds’ investments:

 

 

 

     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Blue Chip Growth Fund

          

Asset Investments

          

Common Stock

   $ 425,840,573       $ 5,283,848   $ -       $ 431,124,421   

Mutual Funds

     1,002         -        -         1,002   

Short-Term Investments

     -         886,244        -         886,244   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 425,841,575       $ 6,170,092      $ -       $ 432,011,667   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity Income Fund

          

Asset Investments

          

Common Stock

   $ 452,596,622       $ 11,565,583   $ -       $ 464,162,205   

Corporate Debt

     -         -        180,285         180,285   

Mutual Funds

     1,147         -        -         1,147   

Short-Term Investments

     -         8,316,350        -         8,316,350   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 452,597,769       $ 19,881,933      $ 180,285       $ 472,659,987   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity Index Fund

          

Asset Investments

          

Common Stock

   $ 448,254,236       $ -      $ -       $ 448,254,236   

Short-Term Investments

     -         2,523,782        -         2,523,782   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 448,254,236       $ 2,523,782      $ -       $ 450,778,018   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

          

Futures Contracts

   $ 3,249       $ -      $ -       $ 3,249   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign Fund

          

Asset Investments

          

Common Stock*

          

Bermuda

   $ -       $ 2,798,650      $         -       $ 2,798,650   

Brazil

     3,060,257         -        -         3,060,257   

Cayman Islands

     -         7,305,514        -         7,305,514   

China

     -         13,960,798        -         13,960,798   

France

     -         40,002,630        -         40,002,630   

Germany

     1,587,379         41,339,589        -         42,926,968   

Hong Kong

     -         7,177,451        -         7,177,451   

Ireland

     -         6,224,498        -         6,224,498   

Israel

     7,754,644         -        -         7,754,644   

Italy

     -         10,405,305        -         10,405,305   

Japan

     5,566,206         20,199,036        -         25,765,242   

Luxembourg

     -         2,020,126        -         2,020,126   

Netherlands

     -         23,473,044        -         23,473,044   

Norway

     -         5,731,623        -         5,731,623   

Portugal

     -         2,808,948        -         2,808,948   

Republic of Korea

     4,952,072         14,061,559        -         19,013,631   

 

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     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Foreign Fund (Continued)

          

Asset Investments (Continued)

          

Common Stock (Continued)

          

Russia

   $ -       $ 1,832,471      $ -       $ 1,832,471   

Singapore

     -         9,184,174        -         9,184,174   

Spain

     4,779,446         883,416        -         5,662,862   

Sweden

     1,286,337         3,334,833        -         4,621,170   

Switzerland

     -         23,813,269        -         23,813,269   

Taiwan

     -         1,796,258        -         1,796,258   

Thailand

     -         2,410,381        -         2,410,381   

United Kingdom

     5,008,623         68,656,820        -         73,665,443   

Mutual Funds

     22,186,164         -        -         22,186,164   

Short-Term Investments

     -         12,373,678        -         12,373,678   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 56,181,128       $ 321,794,071      $ -       $ 377,975,199   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fundamental Value Fund

          

Asset Investments

          

Common Stock

   $ 214,561,770       $ 5,373,562   $ -       $ 219,935,332   

Short-Term Investments

     -         5,947,687        -         5,947,687   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 214,561,770       $ 11,321,249      $ -       $ 225,883,019   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Fund

          

Asset Investments

          

Common Stock*

          

Austria

   $ -       $ 1,199,152      $ -       $ 1,199,152   

Bermuda

     385,582         -        -         385,582   

Brazil

     649,965         1,045,692        -         1,695,657   

Canada

     4,201,785         -        -         4,201,785   

Cayman Islands

     -         443,427        -         443,427   

Czech Republic

     -         394,522        -         394,522   

Denmark

     -         2,215,856        -         2,215,856   

France

     -         18,657,841        -         18,657,841   

Germany

     -         15,287,513        -         15,287,513   

Ireland

     10,810,083         -        -         10,810,083   

Israel

     1,257,077         -        -         1,257,077   

Japan

     -         3,413,891        -         3,413,891   

Mexico

     943,550         -        -         943,550   

Netherlands

     -         5,592,194        -         5,592,194   

Netherlands Antilles

     2,192,243         -        -         2,192,243   

Republic of Korea

     -         1,483,218        -         1,483,218   

Spain

     -         947,463        -         947,463   

Sweden

     -         4,170,857        -         4,170,857   

Switzerland

     -         20,961,201        -         20,961,201   

Thailand

     -         484,116        -         484,116   

United Kingdom

     1,907,064         25,153,345        -         27,060,409   

United States

     124,090,219         -        -         124,090,219   

Mutual Funds

     2,755,916         -        -         2,755,916   

Short-Term Investments

     -         3,246,399        -         3,246,399   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 149,193,484       $ 104,696,687      $         -       $ 253,890,171   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Growth & Income Fund

        

Asset Investments

        

Common Stock

   $ 119,378,926      $ 5,208,232   $         -      $ 124,587,158   

Preferred Stock

     305,953        -        -        305,953   

Short-Term Investments

     -        691,881        -        691,881   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 119,684,879      $ 5,900,113      $ -      $ 125,584,992   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income & Growth Fund

        

Asset Investments

        

Common Stock

   $ 224,207,352      $ 6,503,755   $         -      $ 230,711,107   

Short-Term Investments

     -        7,921,616        -        7,921,616   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 224,207,352      $ 14,425,371      $ -      $ 238,632,723   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

International Equity Fund

        

Asset Investments

        

Common Stock*

        

Australia

   $ -      $ 4,854,153      $         -      $ 4,854,153   

Cayman Islands

     5,452,762        -        -        5,452,762   

France

     -        21,887,834        -        21,887,834   

Germany

     -        15,466,761        -        15,466,761   

Indonesia

     -        3,367,466        -        3,367,466   

Ireland

     3,487,326        2,708,887        -        6,196,213   

Israel

     284,830        -        -        284,830   

Italy

     -        7,859,511        -        7,859,511   

Japan

     -        31,701,096        -        31,701,096   

Mexico

     1,632,600        -        -        1,632,600   

Netherlands

     -        8,728,894        -        8,728,894   

Republic of Korea

     -        4,458,197        -        4,458,197   

Sweden

     -        5,770,028        -        5,770,028   

Switzerland

     -        20,818,540        -        20,818,540   

United Kingdom

     -        21,575,557        -        21,575,557   

Mutual Funds

     5,107,161        -        -        5,107,161   

Short-Term Investments

     -        5,488,192        -        5,488,192   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 15,964,679      $ 154,685,116      $         -      $ 170,649,795   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

        

Forward Contracts

   $ -      $ 203,703      $ -      $ 203,703   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Managed Volatility Fund

        

Asset Investments

        

Common Stock

   $ 192,604,510      $ -      $ -      $ 192,604,510   

Corporate Debt

     -        -        - †      -   

Purchased Options

     660,669        -        -        660,669   

Short-Term Investments

     -        4,604,050        -        4,604,050   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 193,265,179      $ 4,604,050      $ -      $ 197,869,229   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

        

Written Options

   $ (2,388,480   $ -      $ -      $ (2,388,480
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Mid Cap Growth Fund

         

Asset Investments

         

Common Stock

   $ 415,600,545      $ -      $ 1,994,446       $ 417,594,991   

Preferred Stock

     -        -        2,309,200         2,309,200   

Mutual Funds

     31,110,917        -        -         31,110,917   

Short-Term Investments

     -        18,088,715        -         18,088,715   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 446,711,462      $ 18,088,715      $ 4,303,646       $ 469,103,823   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mid Cap Value Fund

         

Asset Investments

         

Common Stock

   $ 440,954,211      $ 4,833,194   $ -       $ 445,787,405   

Mutual Funds

     4,661,449        -        -         4,661,449   

Short-Term Investments

     -        11,061,803        -         11,061,803   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 445,615,660      $ 15,894,997      $ -       $ 461,510,657   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

         

Forward Contracts

   $ -      $ 34,027      $ -       $ 34,027   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

         

Forward Contracts

   $ -      $ (64,070   $ -       $ (64,070
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Small Cap Growth Equity Fund

         

Asset Investments

         

Common Stock

   $ 190,681,703      $ 2,264,922   $ 311,026       $ 193,257,651   

Preferred Stock

     -        -        2,419,091         2,419,091   

Mutual Funds

     20,457,673        -        -         20,457,673   

Short-Term Investments

     -        6,157,336        -         6,157,336   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 211,139,376      $ 8,422,258      $ 2,730,117       $ 222,291,751   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return Bond Fund

         

Asset Investments

         

Bank Loans

   $ -      $ 835,650      $         -       $ 835,650   

Corporate Debt

     -        83,553,796        -         83,553,796   

Municipal Obligations

     -        3,464,994        -         3,464,994   

Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     -        73,449,071        -         73,449,071   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities

     -        96,464,963        -         96,464,963   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     -        97,806,097        -         97,806,097   

Short-Term Investments

     -        21,735,682        -         21,735,682   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ -      $ 377,310,253      $ -       $ 377,310,253   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

         

Futures Contracts

   $ (27,012   $ -      $ -       $ (27,012
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* 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.
Represents a security at $0 value as of December 31, 2015.

 

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The following tables show Funds with certain assets and liabilities, which approximate fair value and would be categorized at Level 2 as of December 31, 2015.

 

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

 

Mid Cap

Growth Fund

 

Small Cap Growth

Equity Fund

 

Small Company

Value Fund

Payables for:

                       

Securities on loan

  X   X   X   X   X   X

Due To Custodian

                  X    

The Funds had no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy during the year ended December 31, 2015. 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
12/31/14
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     (Sales)     Transfers
into
Level 3*
    Transfers
(out) of
Level 3*
    Balance
as of
12/31/15
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held
as of
12/31/15
 

Equity Income Fund

  

Corporate Debt†

  $ -      $         -      $ -      $ 14,520      $ 165,765      $ -      $         -      $ -      $ 180,285      $ 14,520   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Managed Volatility Fund

  

Corporate Debt

  $ - ***    $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ - ††    $ -   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mid Cap Growth Fund

  

Common Stock

  $ 1,216,929      $ -      $ -      $ 669,348      $ 108,169      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 1,994,446      $ 669,348   

Preferred Stock

    1,961,775        -        -        347,425        -        -        -        -        2,309,200        347,425   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 3,178,704      $ -      $ -      $ 1,016,773      $ 108,169      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 4,303,646      $ 1,016,773   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Small Cap Growth Equity Fund

  

Common Stock

  $ 240,155      $ -      $ -      $ 70,871      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 311,026      $ 70,871   

Preferred Stock

    3,653,969        -        209,396        (1,868,493     1,040,480        (616,261     -        -        2,419,091        (29,327
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 3,894,124      $ -      $ 209,396      $ (1,797,622   $ 1,040,480      $ (616,261   $ -      $ -      $ 2,730,117      $ 41,544   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return Bond Fund

  

Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations

  $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 1,018,957      $ -      $ -      $ (1,018,957 )**    $ -      $ -   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* The Fund(s) recognize transfers between the Levels as of the beginning of the year.
** Transfers occurred between Level 3 and Level 2 as inputs were more observable.
*** Represents a security at $0 value as of December 31, 2014.
Represents (i) an illiquid 144A security valued by a broker quote or vendor price or (ii) a restricted security issued by a non-public entity valued by a broker quote or vendor price.
†† Represents a security at $0 value as of December 31, 2015.

 

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None of the unobservable inputs, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Fund(s) other than those disclosed below.

The Small Cap Growth Equity Fund initially fair valued certain of its Level 3 investments using acquisition cost. 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 Fund. All market variables are assessed on a regular frequency and calibrated as necessary.

 

Small Cap Growth Equity Fund    Fair Value
Amount
    

Valuation
Technique

  

Unobservable Input Description

   Value/
Weighted
Average
Range
 
Common stock — $311,026            

Dropbox Inc.

   $ 159,129       Market Approach    EV/Multiple      5.69
         Discount for Lack of Marketability      10

Telogis

     151,897       Market Approach    EV/Multiple      4.45
         Discount for Lack of Marketability      10

Preferred stock — $2,419,091

           

Cloudera Inc.

     310,027       Market Approach    EV/Multiple      11.60
         Discount for Lack of Marketability      10

Docusign Series F

     23,354       Market Approach    EV/Multiple      7.50
         Discount for Lack of Marketability      10

Docusign Series E

     161,417       Market Approach    EV/Multiple      7.50
         Discount for Lack of Marketability      10

Docusign Series D

     6,239       Market Approach    EV/Multiple      7.50
         Discount for Lack of Marketability      10

Docusign Series B

     8,700       Market Approach    EV/Multiple      7.50
         Discount for Lack of Marketability      10

Docusign Series B1

     2,595       Market Approach    EV/Multiple      7.50
         Discount for Lack of Marketability      10

Draftkings Series D

     46,537       Market Approach    Market Observed Transaction      $3.13   

Draftkings Inc. Series D1

     116,413       Market Approach    Market Observed Transaction      $4.05   

MarkLogic Corp. Series F

     268,013       Market Approach    EV/Multiple      3.30
         Discount for Lack of Marketability      10

NUTANIX, Inc. Series E

     230,966       Market Approach    EV/Multiple      4.10
         Discount for Lack of Marketability      10

Telogis

     482,675       Market Approach    EV/Multiple      4.45
         Discount for Lack of Marketability      10

The Honest Co.

     182,544       Market Approach    EV/Multiple      3.80
         Discount for Lack of Marketability      10

Veracode, Inc

     290,072       Market Approach    EV/Multiple      7.68
         Discount for Lack of Marketability      10

Zuora Inc. Series F

     289,539       Market Approach    EV/Multiple      6.00
         Discount for Lack of Marketability      10
  

 

 

          

Total

   $ 2,730,117            
  

 

 

          

 

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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 the derivatives 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, 2015, 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
Income
Fund

 

Equity
Index
Fund

 

Foreign
Fund

 

Global
Fund

 

Growth &
Income
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

                                  A
                   

Futures Contracts**

                   

Hedging/Risk Management

                                  A

Duration/Credit Quality Management

                                  M

Substitution for Direct Investment

     

A

                          M
                   

Options (Purchased)

                   

Hedging/Risk Management

                          A        
                   

Options (Written)

                   

Hedging/Risk Management

                          A        

Income

                          A        
                   

Rights and Warrants

                   

Result of a Corporate Action

  A      

A

  A   A  

A

      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.

At December 31, 2015, 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 Income Fund            
Realized Gain (Loss)#            

Rights

   $ 1       $         -       $         -       $ 1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Number of Contracts, Notional Amounts or
Shares/Units†
           

Rights

     177,650         -         -         177,650   
Equity Index Fund            
Asset Derivatives            

Futures Contracts^^

   $ 3,249       $ -       $ -       $ 3,249   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Realized Gain (Loss)#            

Futures Contracts

   $ 75,894       $ -       $ -       $ 75,894   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Equity
Risk
    Foreign
Exchange
Risk
     Interest
Rate
Risk
     Total  
Equity Index Fund (Continued)           
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)##           

Futures Contracts

   $ (138,825   $ -       $         -       $ (138,825
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Number of Contracts, Notional Amounts or
Shares/Units†
          

Futures Contracts

     34        -         -         34   
Foreign Fund           
Realized Gain (Loss)#           

Rights

   $ (4,523   $ -       $ -       $ (4,523
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)##           

Rights

   $ 1,600      $ -       $ -       $ 1,600   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Number of Contracts, Notional Amounts or
Shares/Units†
          

Rights

     133,336        -         -         133,336   
Global Fund           
Realized Gain (Loss)#           

Rights

   $ 95      $ -       $ -       $ 95   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Number of Contracts, Notional Amounts or
Shares/Units†
          

Rights

     8,931        -         -         8,931   
Growth & Income Fund           
Realized Gain (Loss)#           

Rights

   $ 1      $ -       $ -       $ 1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Number of Contracts, Notional Amounts or
Shares/Units†
          

Rights

     - ††      -         -         -   
International Equity Fund           
Asset Derivatives           

Forward Contracts*

   $ -      $ 203,703       $         -       $ 203,703   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Realized Gain (Loss)#           

Forward Contracts

   $ -      $ 714,210       $ -       $ 714,210   

Rights

     630        -         -         630   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

   $ 630      $ 714,210       $ -       $ 714,840   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)##           

Forward Contracts

   $ -      $ (304,607    $ -       $ (304,607
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Number of Contracts Notional Amounts or
Shares/Units†
          

Forward Contracts

   $ -      $ 9,252,953       $ -       $ 9,252,953   

Rights

     71,789        -         -         71,789   
Managed Volatility Fund           
Asset Derivatives           

Purchased Options*

   $ 660,669      $ -       $ -       $ 660,669   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liability Derivatives           

Written Options^

   $ (2,388,480   $ -       $         -       $ (2,388,480
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Equity
Risk
    Foreign
Exchange
Risk
     Interest
Rate
Risk
     Total  
Managed Volatility Fund (Continued)           
Realized Gain (Loss)#           

Purchased Options

   $ (5,173,080   $ -       $ -       $ (5,173,080

Written Options

     7,635,344        -         -         7,635,344   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

   $ 2,462,264      $ -       $ -       $ 2,462,264   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)##           

Purchased Options

   $ 143,677      $ -       $ -       $ 143,677   

Written Options

     2,792,653        -         -         2,792,653   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)

   $ 2,936,330      $ -       $ -       $ 2,936,330   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Number of Contracts, Notional Amounts or
Shares/Units†
          

Purchased Options

     1,087        -         -         1,087   

Written Options

     1,131        -         -         1,131   
Mid Cap Value Fund           
Asset Derivatives           

Forward Contracts*

   $ -      $ 34,027       $ -       $ 34,027   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liability Derivatives           

Forward Contracts^

   $ -      $ (64,070    $ -       $ (64,070
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Realized Gain (Loss)#           

Forward Contracts

   $ -      $ 2,384,087       $ -       $ 2,384,087   

Rights

     23        -         -         23   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

   $ 23      $ 2,384,087       $ -       $ 2,384,110   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)##           

Forward Contracts

   $ -      $ (110,784    $ -       $ (110,784
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Number of Contracts Notional Amounts or
Shares/Units†
          

Forward Contracts

   $         -      $ 17,214,879       $         -       $ 17,214,879   

Rights

     - ††      -         -         -   
Total Return Bond Fund           
Liability Derivatives           

Futures Contracts^^

   $ -      $ -       $ (27,012    $ (27,012
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Realized Gain (Loss)#           

Forward Contracts

   $ -      $ 510,125       $ -       $ 510,125   

Futures Contracts

     -        -         238,696         238,696   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

   $ -      $ 510,125       $ 238,696       $ 748,821   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)##           

Forward Contracts

   $ -      $ (510,125    $ -       $ (510,125

Futures Contracts

     -        -         (27,012      (27,012
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)

   $ -      $ (510,125    $ (27,012    $ (537,137
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Number of Contracts, Notional Amounts or
Shares/Units†
          

Forward Contracts

   $ -      $ 192,340,901       $ -       $ 192,340,901   

Futures Contracts

     -        -         120         120   

 

* Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Investments, at value, Receivables from: open forward foreign currency contracts.

 

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^ Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Payables for: open forward foreign currency contracts or written options outstanding, at value, as applicable.
^^ Cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts is reported in “Futures Contracts” below. 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, futures contracts, written options, or foreign currency transactions, as applicable.
## Statements of Operations location: Amounts are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: investment transactions, futures contracts, written options, translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies, as applicable.
Amount(s) disclosed represent average number of contracts for futures contracts, notional amounts for forward contracts, and shares/units outstanding for written options, purchased options, and rights, which is indicative of volume of this derivative type, for the months that the Fund held such derivatives during the year ended December 31, 2015.
†† Amount is less than 0.5 shares.

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, 2015.

 

 

 

   

Counterparty

   Derivative
Assets Subject
to a MNA by
Counterparty†
    

Financial
Instruments
Available for Offset

   Collateral
Received**
     Net
Amount*
 
International Equity Fund            
 

State Street Bank and Trust

   $ 203,703       $        -    $         -       $ 203,703   

 

* 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, 2015, 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.

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.

 

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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.

The Fund(s) listed in the following table had open forward foreign currency contracts at December 31, 2015. A Fund’s current exposure to a counterparty is the unrealized appreciation on the contract.

 

 

 

            

Counterparty

     Settlement
Date
         In Exchange
for
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
International Equity Fund                 
Contracts to Buy                 
AUD     660,000         State Street Bank and Trust      03/16/16        $ 475,011         $ 4,250   
JPY     19,494,249         State Street Bank and Trust      01/04/16          161,854           335   
                  

 

 

      

 

 

 
                   $ 636,865         $ 4,585   
                  

 

 

      

 

 

 
Contracts to Deliver                 
AUD     1,234,000         State Street Bank and Trust      03/16/16        $ 935,199         $ 39,126   
CHF     4,355,000         State Street Bank and Trust      03/16/16          4,521,199           159,992   
                  

 

 

      

 

 

 
                   $ 5,456,398         $ 199,118   
                  

 

 

      

 

 

 
Mid Cap Value Fund                 
Contracts to Deliver                 
JPY     206,255,830         Credit Suisse International      01/29/16        $ 1,707,020         $ (9,868
                  

 

 

      

 

 

 
CAD     10,066,997         JP Morgan Chase Bank      01/29/16          7,221,585           (54,202
                  

 

 

      

 

 

 
EUR     3,804,379         UBS AG      01/29/16          4,170,893           34,027   
                  

 

 

      

 

 

 
                   $ 13,099,498         $ (30,043
                  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

AUD Australian Dollar
CAD Canadian Dollar
CHF Swiss Franc
EUR Euro
JPY Japanese Yen
 

 

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.

 

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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.

The Fund(s) listed in the following table had open futures contracts at December 31, 2015:

 

 

 

     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Equity Index Fund

           

Futures Contracts — Long

           

S&P 500 E Mini Index

     03/18/16         30       $ 3,053,100       $ 3,249   
           

 

 

 

Total Return Bond Fund

           

Futures Contracts — Long

           

U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year

     03/31/16         99       $ 11,713,711       $ (27,012
           

 

 

 

 

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

 

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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 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.

 

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The Fund(s) listed in the following table had open written option contracts at December 31, 2015:

 

 

 

 

   Units      Expiration
Date
    

Description

   Premiums
Received
     Value  
Managed Volatility Fund               
     106         1/08/16       S&P 500 Index Call, Strike 2,050.00    $ 360,758       $ 162,180   
.      102         1/15/16       S&P 500 Index Call, Strike 2,000.00      744,345         613,020   
     208         1/15/16       S&P 500 Index Call, Strike 2,050.00      1,455,480         407,680   
     112         1/15/16       S&P 500 Index Call, Strike 2,075.00      283,618         100,800   
     108         1/15/16       S&P 500 Index Call, Strike 2,100.00      400,880         32,400   
     106         1/22/16       S&P 500 Index Call, Strike 2,075.00      349,535         159,000   
     94         2/19/16       S&P 500 Index Call, Strike 2,025.00      507,365         509,480   
     102         2/19/16       S&P 500 Index Call, Strike 2,050.00      672,945         403,920   
           

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 4,774,926       $ 2,388,480   
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Transactions in written option contracts during the year ended December 31, 2015, were as follows:

 

 

 

     Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
 
Managed Volatility Fund   

Options outstanding at December 31, 2014

     1,779      $ 7,831,873   

Options written

     13,851        48,592,334   

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

     (14,449     (51,272,218

Options expired

     (243     (377,063
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2015

     938      $ 4,774,926   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

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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 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, 2015, 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. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may bear the risk of delay in recovery or even loss of rights in the collateral should the Borrower of the securities fail financially. 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, 2015, 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 lending 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, 2015.

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 securities lending agent or Borrower, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund(s) earned securities lending net income as follows:

 

 

 

     Securities
Lending Gross
Income
     Securities
Lending Fees
and Expenses
     Securities
Lending Net
Income
 

Foreign Fund

   $ 424,151       $ 87,073       $ 337,078   

Global Fund

     134,952         27,270         107,682   

International Equity Fund

     110,179         22,086         88,093   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     275,780         55,177         220,603   

Small Cap Growth Equity Fund

     254,922         50,967         203,955   

Small Company Value Fund

     48,420         9,703         38,717   

 

 

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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 is 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.

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 (the “Code”), 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.

 

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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, 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 all other Funds or accounts of MML Advisers or its affiliates for which the subadviser provides subadvisory services and which have substantially the same investment objective, policies, and investment strategies.

The Funds’ subadvisory fees are paid by MML Advisers out of the advisory fees.

 

 

 

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 $600 million; and    T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
   0.70% on any excess over $600 million   

Equity Index Fund

   0.10% on the first $750 million; and    Northern Trust Investments, Inc.
   0.08% on any excess over $750 million   

Focused Equity Fund**

   0.70% on the first $250 million; and    Harris Associates L.P.
   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 $600 million; and    Massachusetts Financial Services Company
   0.55% on any excess over $600 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 $600 million; and    BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
   0.60% on any excess over $600 million   

International Equity Fund*

   0.80% on the first $250 million; and    Harris Associates L.P.
   0.75% on any excess over $250 million   

 

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Fund

  

Investment Advisory Fee

  

Investment Subadviser(s)

Large Cap Growth Fund

   0.65% on the first $600 million; and    Rainier Investment Management, LLC
   0.60% on any excess over $600 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 $600 million; and    T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
   0.75% on any excess over $600 million   

Mid Cap Value Fund

   0.84% on the first $600 million; and 0.80% on any excess over $600 million    American Century Investment Management, Inc.

Small Cap Growth Equity Fund

   1.04% on the first $200 million; and 1.00% on any excess over $200 million    Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company; and Wellington Management Company LLP

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**

   0.45% on the first $500 million; and 0.43% on any excess over $500 million    Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC

 

 

* Prior to June 1, 2015, the investment advisory fees were as follows:

 

 

 

Fund

  

Investment Advisory Fee

Fundamental Growth Fund**

   0.65% on the first $250 million; and
   0.63% on any excess over $250 million

Growth & Income Fund

   0.50%

International Equity Fund**

   0.80%

Small Company Value Fund

   0.85% on the first $150 million; and
   0.75% on any excess over $150 million

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

   0.75%

 

 

** Prior to May 1, 2015, the investment advisory fees were as follows:

 

 

 

Fund

  

Investment Advisory Fee

Focused Equity Fund

   0.75% on the first $250 million; and
   0.65% on any excess over $250 million

Fundamental Growth Fund

   0.70% on the first $250 million; and
   0.68% on any excess over $250 million

Fundamental Value Fund

   0.65% on the first $500 million; and
   0.625% on any excess over $500 million

International Equity Fund

   0.85%

Total Return Bond Fund

   0.50% on the first $500 million; and
   0.48% on any excess over $500 million

 

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 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*

     None         0.15%         None         0.15%   

 

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     Class I      Class II      Class III      Service
Class I
 

Fundamental Growth Fund*

     None         0.15%         None         0.15%   

Fundamental Value Fund*

     None         0.15%         None         0.15%   

Global Fund*

     0.15%         0.15%         None         0.15%   

International Equity Fund*

     None         0.15%         None         0.15%   

Small Company Value Fund*

     None         0.15%         None         0.15%   

Total Return Bond Fund*

     None         0.15%         None         0.15%   

 

 

* Prior to May 1, 2015, the administration fees were as follows:

 

 

 

   

Class I

  Class II     Class III    

Service Class I

Equity Index Fund

  0.30% on the first $100 million;     0.19%        0.05%      0.30% on the first $100 million;
  0.28% on the next $150 million; and       0.28% on the next $150 million; and
  0.26% on any excess over $250 million       0.26% on any excess over $250 million

Focused Equity Fund

  None     0.10%        None      0.10%

Fundamental Growth Fund

  None     0.10%        None      0.10%

Fundamental Value Fund

  None     0.10%        None      0.10%

Global Fund

  0.28%     0.18%        None      0.28%

International Equity Fund

  None     0.10%        None      0.10%

Small Company Value Fund

  None     0.25%        None      0.25%

Total Return Bond Fund

  None     0.10%        None      0.10%

 

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 I      Class II      Service
Class I
 

Fundamental Growth Fund*

     None         0.85%         1.10%   

Global Fund**

     0.90%         0.80%         1.15%   

International Equity Fund*

     None         1.00%         1.25%   

Small Company Value Fund**

     None         1.15%         1.40%   

Total Return Bond Fund*

     None         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, 2016.
** Expense caps in effect through April 30, 2015.

 

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MML Advisers has contractually agreed to waive, through April 30, 2016, 0.05% of the advisory fee for each class of the Total Return Bond Fund.

MML Advisers had agreed to waive, through April 30, 2015, 0.05% of the administrative and shareholder service fee for Class II and Class III shares of the Equity Index Fund.

Effective June 1, 2015, MML Advisers has agreed to voluntarily waive 0.05% of the advisory fee for each class of the MML Small Company Value Fund.

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, 2015, brokerage commissions rebated under these agreements were as follows:

 

 

 

     Rebated
Commissions
 

Blue Chip Growth Fund

   $ 700   

Equity Income Fund

     4,554   

Foreign Fund

     490   

Fundamental Growth Fund

     18   

Global Fund

     2,735   

Growth & Income Fund

     2,451   

Income & Growth Fund

     1,115   

Large Cap Growth Fund

     1,763   

Managed Volatility Fund

     18,695   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     970   

Small Cap Growth Equity Fund

     37,290   

Small Company Value Fund

     279   

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

     33,440   

 

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 are also employees of MassMutual. The compensation of each trustee who is not an employee of MassMutual is borne by the Funds.

 

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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, 2015, 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

   $         -       $ 132,106,057       $         -       $ 162,172,425   

Equity Income Fund

     -         200,221,386         -         189,347,158   

Equity Index Fund

     -         33,092,750         -         15,696,895   

Focused Equity Fund

     -         80,011,381         -         76,838,432   

Foreign Fund

     -         100,757,925         -         43,750,952   

Fundamental Growth Fund

     -         85,964,486         -         121,616,234   

Fundamental Value Fund

     -         54,012,294         -         42,423,845   

Global Fund

     -         65,338,005         -         44,699,562   

Growth & Income Fund

     -         22,019,013         -         35,530,047   

Income & Growth Fund

     -         63,420,610         -         65,370,060   

International Equity Fund

     -         128,540,444         -         72,685,619   

Large Cap Growth Fund

     -         165,426,225         -         204,495,738   

Managed Volatility Fund

     -         7,373,225         -         180,936,641   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     -         146,318,555         -         158,755,109   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     -         322,731,860         -         344,483,981   

Small Cap Growth Equity Fund

     -         178,625,013         -         236,377,327   

Small Company Value Fund

     -         44,797,226         -         44,668,775   

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

     -         95,704,981         -         127,129,521   

Total Return Bond Fund

     1,135,459,113         117,833,356         1,193,827,240         96,352,383   

 

 

5.   Capital Share Transactions

Changes in shares outstanding for each Fund were as follows:

 

 

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2015      Year Ended December 31, 2014  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Blue Chip Growth Fund Initial Class

           

Sold

     2,050,627       $ 35,000,186         2,432,310       $ 41,415,411   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     4,217,280         62,289,222         2,309,868         38,644,089   

Redeemed

     (4,490,729      (78,848,927      (6,665,224      (114,765,671
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     1,777,178       $ 18,440,481         (1,923,046    $ (34,706,171
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Blue Chip Growth Fund Service Class

           

Sold

     700,855       $ 11,542,611         485,695       $ 8,240,685   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     425,902         6,171,321         175,921         2,902,689   

Redeemed

     (264,136      (4,401,398      (134,052      (2,244,038
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     862,621       $ 13,312,534         527,564       $ 8,899,336   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity Income Fund Initial Class

           

Sold

     3,349,391       $ 43,038,102         2,190,166       $ 29,879,917   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     4,798,391         51,918,590         1,355,269         18,675,610   

Redeemed

     (5,851,519      (76,038,084      (10,908,154      (147,559,227
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     2,296,263       $ 18,918,608         (7,362,719    $ (99,003,700
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Year Ended December 31, 2015      Year Ended December 31, 2014  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Equity Income Fund Service Class

           

Sold

     801,621       $ 9,912,506         670,085       $ 9,079,857   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     699,148         7,508,847         164,870         2,257,067   

Redeemed

     (461,419      (5,866,477      (301,982      (4,096,661
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     1,039,350       $ 11,554,876         532,973       $ 7,240,263   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity Index Fund Class I

           

Sold

     131,076       $ 3,326,839         191,367       $ 4,599,754   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     123,159         2,876,982         93,856         2,313,553   

Redeemed

     (549,858      (13,987,453      (988,488      (23,947,674
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (295,623    $ (7,783,632      (703,265    $ (17,034,367
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity Index Fund Class II

           

Sold

     1,052,550       $ 26,566,026         389,841       $ 9,411,432   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     241,782         5,652,856         170,775         4,214,723   

Redeemed

     (691,685      (17,492,168      (629,543      (15,324,538
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     602,647       $ 14,726,714         (68,927    $ (1,698,383
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity Index Fund Class III

           

Sold

     866       $ 22,459         915       $ 21,042   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     298,056         6,959,599         196,106         4,834,005   

Redeemed

     (106,824      (2,703,109      (113,391      (2,701,841
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     192,098       $ 4,278,949         83,630       $ 2,153,206   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity Index Fund Service Class I

           

Sold

     367,151       $ 9,082,505         449,061       $ 10,641,924   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     61,289         1,398,611         28,933         698,745   

Redeemed

     (111,382      (2,742,801      (137,780      (3,240,727
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     317,058       $ 7,738,315         340,214       $ 8,099,942   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Focused Equity Fund Class II

           

Sold

     1,950,228       $ 29,160,625         1,160,066       $ 17,935,868   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     2,006,738         23,639,379         955,351         14,913,033   

Redeemed

     (1,850,790      (27,653,542      (2,740,919      (42,693,514
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     2,106,176       $ 25,146,462         (625,502    $ (9,844,613
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Focused Equity Fund Service Class I

           

Sold

     152,134       $ 2,134,769         183,039       $ 2,799,861   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     86,342         1,010,197         39,376         611,512   

Redeemed

     (115,281      (1,736,595      (81,455      (1,255,824
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     123,195       $ 1,408,371         140,960       $ 2,155,549   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign Fund Initial Class

           

Sold

     7,768,376       $ 81,258,787         3,871,730       $ 41,684,165   

Issued — merger

     -         -         1,701,290         19,292,633   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     1,099,581         10,665,933         676,097         7,579,051   

Redeemed

     (4,394,039      (46,071,249      (10,892,002      (121,449,488
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     4,473,918       $ 45,853,471         (4,642,885    $ (52,893,639
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign Fund Service Class

           

Sold

     224,140       $ 2,317,484         122,641       $ 1,295,588   

Issued — merger

     -         -         305,170         3,442,313   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     33,446         322,750         21,048         234,680   

Redeemed

     (140,636      (1,433,225      (104,987      (1,133,771
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     116,950       $ 1,207,009         343,872       $ 3,838,810   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Year Ended December 31, 2015      Year Ended December 31, 2014  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Fundamental Growth Fund Class II

           

Sold

     1,328,385       $ 18,826,700         1,515,895       $ 22,042,851   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     3,138,822         36,975,319         1,056,660         15,110,242   

Redeemed

     (3,753,642      (54,749,345      (5,045,952      (72,994,870
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     713,565       $ 1,052,674         (2,473,397    $ (35,841,777
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fundamental Growth Fund Service Class I

           

Sold

     81,440       $ 1,149,694         85,311       $ 1,230,250   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     48,130         562,161         9,395         133,691   

Redeemed

     (41,054      (547,246      (39,049      (572,896
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     88,516       $ 1,164,609         55,657       $ 791,045   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fundamental Value Fund Class II

           

Sold

     1,885,056       $ 29,843,976         1,647,967       $ 25,792,859   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     1,499,241         20,434,654         811,002         12,757,062   

Redeemed

     (1,653,877      (25,697,093      (4,019,590      (62,882,457
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     1,730,420       $ 24,581,537         (1,560,621    $ (24,332,536
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fundamental Value Fund Service Class I

           

Sold

     267,094       $ 3,957,337         204,745       $ 3,184,188   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     39,989         539,857         16,026         250,322   

Redeemed

     (104,355      (1,613,745      (43,917      (678,980
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     202,728       $ 2,883,449         176,854       $ 2,755,530   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Fund Class I

           

Sold

     4,496,635       $ 57,265,309         6,485,317       $ 79,570,972   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     1,081,244         12,434,307         415,403         5,221,615   

Redeemed

     (3,111,843      (40,045,880      (2,247,657      (28,065,181
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     2,466,036       $ 29,653,736         4,653,063       $ 56,727,406   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Fund Class II

           

Sold

     47,470       $ 614,645         31,033       $ 393,624   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     77,044         900,642         34,912         445,484   

Redeemed

     (158,619      (2,031,358      (180,216      (2,285,135
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (34,105    $ (516,071      (114,271    $ (1,446,027
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Fund Service Class I

           

Sold

     240,960       $ 2,974,186         212,279       $ 2,631,226   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     46,172         527,285         15,727         196,430   

Redeemed

     (109,180      (1,373,250      (29,560      (366,527
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     177,952       $ 2,128,221         198,446       $ 2,461,129   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Growth & Income Fund Initial Class

           

Sold

     107,989       $ 1,438,084         152,081       $ 1,911,429   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     104,134         1,325,627         109,646         1,393,594   

Redeemed

     (1,283,961      (17,198,074      (1,790,439      (22,309,807
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,071,838    $ (14,434,363      (1,528,712    $ (19,004,784
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Growth & Income Fund Service Class

           

Sold

     179,282       $ 2,384,744         293,790       $ 3,607,961   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     15,067         190,746         13,622         172,322   

Redeemed

     (192,689      (2,544,358      (300,673      (3,741,895
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     1,660       $ 31,132         6,739       $ 38,388   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Year Ended December 31, 2015      Year Ended December 31, 2014  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Income & Growth Fund Initial Class

           

Sold

     2,092,475       $ 25,180,057         2,524,602       $ 29,488,802   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     1,736,757         18,426,994         349,573         4,208,862   

Redeemed

     (2,959,410      (35,488,006      (3,873,523      (45,887,021
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     869,822       $ 8,119,045         (999,348    $ (12,189,357
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income & Growth Fund Service Class

           

Sold

     238,369       $ 2,815,280         213,242       $ 2,510,636   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     124,932         1,315,531         20,572         246,039   

Redeemed

     (168,232      (1,986,854      (210,004      (2,492,819
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     195,069       $ 2,143,957         23,810       $ 263,856   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

International Equity Fund Class II*

           

Sold

     6,490,052       $ 62,903,390         23,728,769       $ 237,787,100   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     37,164         332,992         368,443         3,385,993   

Redeemed

     (1,267,813      (12,071,785      (10,731,629      (107,513,100
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     5,259,403       $ 51,164,597         13,365,583       $ 133,659,993   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

International Equity Fund Service Class I**

           

Sold

     149,566       $ 1,425,758         36,222       $ 357,907   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     258         2,305         807         7,406   

Redeemed

     (9,716      (92,301      (4,827      (44,820
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     140,108       $ 1,335,762         32,202       $ 320,493   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Large Cap Growth Fund Initial Class

           

Sold

     1,489,752       $ 20,105,961         1,634,154       $ 23,278,500   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     3,877,235         43,425,029         2,203,892         30,391,668   

Redeemed

     (4,271,474      (60,263,375      (4,945,901      (71,501,061
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     1,095,513       $ 3,267,615         (1,107,855    $ (17,830,893
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Large Cap Growth Fund Service Class

           

Sold

     94,721       $ 1,212,549         83,413       $ 1,164,721   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     59,374         653,118         22,303         304,214   

Redeemed

     (45,443      (561,141      (36,887      (518,742
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     108,652       $ 1,304,526         68,829       $ 950,193   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Managed Volatility Fund Initial Class

           

Sold

     490,598       $ 7,007,282         11,028,176       $ 158,958,673   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     223,684         3,096,226         1,396,227         19,633,713   

Redeemed

     (13,214,384      (188,949,041      (2,734,564      (39,231,568
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (12,500,102    $ (178,845,533      9,689,839       $ 139,360,818   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Managed Volatility Fund Service Class

           

Sold

     342,915       $ 4,861,141         397,254       $ 5,625,059   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     37,132         511,045         119,130         1,665,955   

Redeemed

     (308,184      (4,368,659      (242,040      (3,427,755
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     71,863       $ 1,003,527         274,344       $ 3,863,259   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mid Cap Growth Fund Initial Class

           

Sold

     1,563,833       $ 26,333,144         1,092,094       $ 17,956,822   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     2,842,206         42,547,818         3,019,891         47,080,105   

Redeemed

     (3,176,630      (53,193,017      (3,541,263      (58,469,540
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     1,229,409       $ 15,687,945         570,722       $ 6,567,387   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Year Ended December 31, 2015      Year Ended December 31, 2014  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Mid Cap Growth Fund Service Class

           

Sold

     735,303       $ 11,926,952         609,521       $ 9,922,863   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     494,271         7,241,068         437,024         6,703,945   

Redeemed

     (315,754      (5,180,003      (223,557      (3,601,155
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     913,820       $ 13,988,017         822,988       $ 13,025,653   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mid Cap Value Fund Initial Class

           

Sold

     2,446,808       $ 31,047,996         1,953,776       $ 26,504,287   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     6,996,182         72,480,445         6,642,825         83,566,734   

Redeemed

     (5,101,145      (62,354,659      (7,338,549      (100,216,941
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     4,341,845       $ 41,173,782         1,258,052       $ 9,854,080   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mid Cap Value Fund Service Class

           

Sold

     468,251       $ 5,612,473         389,404       $ 5,220,634   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     503,193         5,152,695         395,733         4,934,786   

Redeemed

     (178,011      (2,138,681      (197,323      (2,641,929
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     793,433       $ 8,626,487         587,814       $ 7,513,491   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Small Cap Growth Equity Fund Initial Class

           

Sold

     1,154,116       $ 17,387,574         1,047,511       $ 20,678,582   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     2,896,528         40,634,083         3,883,872         66,804,629   

Redeemed

     (3,805,914      (68,130,431      (2,720,244      (55,156,708
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     244,730       $ (10,108,774      2,211,139       $ 32,326,503   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Small Cap Growth Equity Fund Service Class

           

Sold

     205,576       $ 3,075,237         130,448       $ 2,562,512   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     156,435         2,122,311         144,811         2,431,449   

Redeemed

     (63,729      (1,060,919      (52,757      (999,636
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     298,282       $ 4,136,629         222,502       $ 3,994,325   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Small Company Value Fund Class II

           

Sold

     423,909       $ 7,077,697         719,701       $ 14,977,142   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     630,971         9,281,588         1,427,103         24,803,043   

Redeemed

     (580,385      (9,810,197      (799,602      (17,543,083
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     474,495       $ 6,549,088         1,347,202       $ 22,237,102   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Small Company Value Fund Service Class I

           

Sold

     135,867       $ 2,235,487         125,419       $ 2,473,795   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     78,252         1,129,172         157,782         2,698,082   

Redeemed

     (91,945      (1,485,389      (83,672      (1,749,037
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     122,174       $ 1,879,270         199,529       $ 3,422,840   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund Initial Class

           

Sold

     948,363       $ 12,302,868         1,400,271       $ 19,425,968   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     3,225,764         36,451,132         460,660         6,665,754   

Redeemed

     (2,865,346      (40,334,518      (4,402,555      (62,392,071
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     1,308,781       $ 8,419,482         (2,541,624    $ (36,300,349
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund Service Class

           

Sold

     208,211       $ 2,741,062         255,516       $ 3,597,046   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     247,494         2,776,882         27,882         401,222   

Redeemed

     (101,380      (1,345,538      (149,720      (2,109,763
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     354,325       $ 4,172,406         133,678       $ 1,888,505   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Year Ended December 31, 2015      Year Ended December 31, 2014  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Total Return Bond Fund Class II

           

Sold

     3,363,333       $ 35,396,133         5,607,993       $ 59,028,518   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     1,437,031         14,643,347         692,630         7,279,537   

Redeemed

     (10,454,425      (110,926,318      (7,151,125      (75,467,043
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (5,654,061    $ (60,886,838      (850,502    $ (9,158,988
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return Bond Fund Service Class I

           

Sold

     452,786       $ 4,709,307         513,127       $ 5,379,972   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends

     66,792         675,933         22,559         235,738   

Redeemed

     (188,061      (1,968,965      (278,958      (2,923,400
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     331,517       $ 3,416,275         256,728       $ 2,692,310   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

* Fund and Class II shares commenced operations on January 7, 2014.
** Service Class I commenced operations on May 1, 2014.

 

6.   Federal Income Tax Information

At December 31, 2015, the cost of securities and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of 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

   $ 286,974,444       $ 149,927,647       $ (4,890,424   $ 145,037,223   

Equity Income Fund

     404,462,928         93,733,293         (25,536,234     68,197,059   

Equity Index Fund

     270,405,334         190,333,295         (9,960,611     180,372,684   

Focused Equity Fund

     138,675,196         26,915,071         (11,127,544     15,787,527   

Foreign Fund

     383,848,431         46,736,975         (52,610,207     (5,873,232

Fundamental Growth Fund

     154,693,098         34,240,844         (2,570,660     31,670,184   

Fundamental Value Fund

     185,215,412         51,609,698         (10,942,091     40,667,607   

Global Fund

     219,968,224         43,397,107         (9,475,160     33,921,947   

Growth & Income Fund

     94,477,733         34,096,253         (2,988,994     31,107,259   

Income & Growth Fund

     201,857,267         45,295,611         (8,520,155     36,775,456   

International Equity Fund

     195,154,440         2,234,840         (26,739,485     (24,504,645

Large Cap Growth Fund

     186,166,634         40,978,048         (3,599,005     37,379,043   

Managed Volatility Fund

     178,366,686         32,606,885         (13,104,342     19,502,543   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     346,795,038         132,030,119         (9,721,334     122,308,785   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     461,104,487         31,725,474         (31,319,304     406,170   

Small Cap Growth Equity Fund

     219,835,987         19,645,652         (17,189,888     2,455,764   

Small Company Value Fund

     89,934,034         18,135,168         (5,892,539     12,242,629   

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

     206,329,065         22,966,871         (18,317,254     4,649,617   

Total Return Bond Fund

     382,489,410         2,679,036         (7,858,193     (5,179,157

 

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 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.

 

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At December 31, 2015, the following Fund(s) had available, for federal income tax purposes, pre-enactment unused capital losses:

 

 

 

     Expiring
2016
     Expiring
2017
     Expiring
2018
 

Blue Chip Growth Fund

   $ 615,351       $ -       $ -   

Growth & Income Fund

     -         19,201,241         -   

Foreign Fund

     -         5,029,961         4,482,917   

 

At December 31, 2015, the following Fund(s) had post-enactment accumulated capital loss carryforwards:

 

 

 

     Short Term
Capital Loss
Carryforward
     Long term
Capital Loss
Carryforward
 

Total Return Bond Fund

   $          -       $  163,673   

 

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, 2015, was as follows:

 

 

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Long Term
Capital Gain
     Return of
Capital
 

Blue Chip Growth Fund

   $ 127,622       $ 68,332,921       $         -   

Equity Income Fund

     10,497,374         48,930,063         -   

Equity Index Fund

     7,613,210         9,274,838         -   

Focused Equity Fund

     3,008,185         21,641,391         -   

Foreign Fund

     10,988,683         -         -   

Fundamental Growth Fund

     4,952,300         32,585,180         -   

Fundamental Value Fund

     3,558,038         17,416,473         -   

Global Fund

     3,587,393         10,274,841         -   

Growth & Income Fund

     1,516,373         -         -   

Income & Growth Fund

     4,599,970         15,142,555         -   

International Equity Fund

     335,297         -         -   

Large Cap Growth Fund

     8,119,837         35,958,310         -   

Managed Volatility Fund

     3,607,271         -         -   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     1,921,136         47,867,750         -   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     27,961,974         49,671,166         -   

Small Cap Growth Equity Fund

     4,560,467         38,195,927         -   

Small Company Value Fund

     307,773         10,102,987         -   

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

     6,813,552         32,414,462         -   

Total Return Bond Fund

     11,545,091         3,774,189         -   

 

 

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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, 2014, was as follows:

 

 

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Long Term
Capital Gain
     Return of
Capital
 

Blue Chip Growth Fund

   $ 1,386,920       $ 40,159,858       $         -   

Equity Income Fund

     8,920,467         12,012,210         -   

Equity Index Fund

     7,495,243         4,565,783         -   

Focused Equity Fund

     3,317,750         12,206,795         -   

Foreign Fund

     7,813,731         -         -   

Fundamental Growth Fund

     3,016,690         12,227,243         -   

Fundamental Value Fund

     3,500,862         9,506,522         -   

Global Fund

     1,964,991         3,898,538         -   

Growth & Income Fund

     1,565,916         -         -   

Income & Growth Fund

     4,454,901         -         -   

International Equity Fund

     3,393,399         -         -   

Large Cap Growth Fund

     11,926,761         18,769,121         -   

Managed Volatility Fund

     2,573,217         18,726,451         -   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     4,467,990         49,316,060         -   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     38,355,923         50,145,597         -   

Small Cap Growth Equity Fund

     22,287,130         46,948,948                 -   

Small Company Value Fund

     283,229         27,217,896         -   

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

     1,551,359         5,515,617         -   

Total Return Bond Fund

     7,515,275         -         -   

 

The following Fund(s) have elected to pass through the foreign tax credit for the year ended December 31, 2015:

 

 

 

     Amount  

Foreign Fund

   $ 443,905   

International Equity Fund

     231,061   

 

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, 2015, 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, the deferral of wash sale losses, and deferred Trustee compensation.

At December 31, 2015, 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)
 

Blue Chip Growth Fund

   $ 761,223       $ 48,178,973      $ (69,941   $ 145,037,244   

Equity Income Fund

     9,763,614         47,737,402        (113,752     68,194,148   

Equity Index Fund

     8,048,771         10,951,744        (148,576     180,372,685   

Focused Equity Fund

     2,825,160         9,465,620        (17,478     15,787,527   

Foreign Fund

     6,927,009         (9,512,878     (80,629     (5,911,281

Fundamental Growth Fund

     1,236,720         20,812,045        (23,085     31,670,184   

Fundamental Value Fund

     4,411,389         16,023,460        (27,515     40,664,757   

Global Fund

     3,148,847         19,414,903        (28,930     33,906,233   

Growth & Income Fund

     1,304,084         (19,201,241     (42,178     31,107,257   

Income & Growth Fund

     5,019,451         22,127,800        (42,384     36,775,384   

 

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     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long Term
Capital Gain
(Capital Loss
Carryover)
    Other
Temporary
Differences
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

International Equity Fund

   $ 3,664,678       $ -      $ (6,643   $ (24,542,772

Large Cap Growth Fund

     231,011         16,232,059        (35,349     37,379,043   

Managed Volatility Fund

     2,839,185         35,317,305        (1,687,834     21,888,893   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     1,825,796         54,554,964        (81,033     122,308,786   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     19,127,364         33,924,143        (1,032,484     405,405   

Small Cap Growth Equity Fund

     -         34,287,065        (71,736     2,455,269   

Small Company Value Fund

     622,337         13,143,385        (17,909     12,242,629   

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

     1,908,314         13,384,143        (49,203     4,649,617   

Total Return Bond Fund

     6,207,101         (163,673     (46,462     (5,179,157

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, 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)
 

Blue Chip Growth Fund

   $ 225      $ (348,679   $ 348,454   

Equity Income Fund

     427        529,607        (530,034

Equity Index Fund

     793        93,741        (94,534

Focused Equity Fund

     26        7,075        (7,101

Foreign Fund

     305        135,156        (135,461

Fundamental Growth Fund

     34        127,914        (127,948

Fundamental Value Fund

     51        88,298        (88,349

Global Fund

     75        54,693        (54,768

Growth & Income Fund

     203        71,265        (71,468

Income & Growth Fund

     153        38,817        (38,970

International Equity Fund

     9        (897,016     897,007   

Large Cap Growth Fund

     91        10        (101

Managed Volatility Fund

     358        72,282        (72,640

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     294        (845,871     845,577   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     (603     (2,635,480     2,636,083   

Small Cap Growth Equity Fund

     (425,091     (114,128     539,219   

Small Company Value Fund

     46        7,624        (7,670

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

     200        253,768        (253,968

Total Return Bond Fund

     78        (2,026,575     2,026,497   

 

The Funds did not have any unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2015, 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, 2015, 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, or the returns filed to date for Funds in existence less than three 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.

 

7.   Indemnifications

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

 

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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.   Legal Proceedings

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.

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.

 

9.   Subsequent Events

In preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated the events and transactions subsequent to December 31, 2015, through the date when the financial statements were issued, and determined that there are no subsequent events or transactions that would require adjustments to or disclosures in the Funds’ financial statements other than those disclosed below.

Effective January 1, 2016, the advisory fees, based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets, were changed for the following Funds as noted in the table below:

 

 

Fund

  

Investment Advisory Fee

Equity Income Fund

   0.75% on the first $500 million; and
   0.70% on any excess over $500 million

Equity Index Fund

   0.10% on the first $500 million; and
   0.08% on any excess over $500 million

Global Fund

   0.60% on the first $500 million; and
   0.55% on any excess over $500 million

Income & Growth Fund

   0.65% on the first $500 million; and
   0.60% on any excess over $500 million

Large Cap Growth Fund

   0.65% on the first $500 million; and
   0.60% on any excess over $500 million

Mid Cap Growth Fund

   0.77% on the first $500 million; and
   0.75% on any excess over $500 million

Mid Cap Value Fund

   0.84% on the first $500 million; and
   0.80% on any excess over $500 million

 

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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”):

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of the Funds as of December 31, 2015, 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, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 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. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, 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. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2015, 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.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of December 31, 2015, the results of their operations for the year 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.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 19, 2016

 

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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 Statement of Additional Information includes 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: Retirement Services Marketing.

Disinterested Trustees

 

 

 

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: 67

   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).
Nabil N. El-Hage
Age: 57
  

Trustee

  

Since

2012

 

   Chairman (since 2011), Academy of Executive Education, LLC; Consultant (2010-2011); Senior Associate Dean for External Relations (2009-2010), Thomas Henry Carroll Ford Foundation Adjunct Professor of Business Administration (2009-2010), Harvard Business School.    93    Director (2011-2015), Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products); Director (2007-2010), Virtual Radiologic Corporation (telemedicine company); 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).
Maria D. Furman
Age: 62
   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).

R. Alan Hunter, Jr.

Age: 69

  

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: 64
   Trustee    Since
2012
   Retired; President and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2014), PathoGenetix (genomics company); Senior Vice President, Genzyme Business Excellence Initiative (2009-2011), Genzyme Corporation (biotechnology company).    93    Director (since 2015), Juniper Pharmaceuticals Inc. (specialty pharmaceutical company); Director (since 2014), Flexion Therapeutics (specialty pharmaceutical company); 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).

Susan B. Sweeney

Age: 63

   Trustee   

Since

2009

   Retired; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (2010-2014), Selective Insurance Group (property and casualty company); Senior Managing Director (2008-2010), Ironwood Capital (private equity firm).    95^    Trustee (since 2012), Babson Capital Corporate Investors (closed-end investment company); Trustee (since 2012), Babson Capital 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).

Robert E. Joyal^^

Age: 71

  

Trustee

  

Since

2003

   Retired.    95^    Director (since 2013), Leucadia National Corporation (holding company); Director (since 2012), Ormat Technologies, Inc. (provider of alternative and renewable energy technology); Director (2006-2014), Jefferies Group LLC (investment bank); Director (2007-2011), Scottish Re Group Ltd. (holding company); Trustee (since 2003), Babson Capital Corporate Investors (closed-end investment company); Trustee (since 2003), Babson Capital 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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Interested Trustees

 

 

 

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

Elaine A. Sarsynski^^^

Age: 60

  

Trustee

  

Since
2008

   Executive Vice President (since 2008), MassMutual Retirement Services Division, MassMutual; Chairman (since 2013), President, Chairman & CEO (2012-2013), Chairman & CEO (2008-2012), President & CEO (2006-2008), MassMutual International LLC.    93    Director (since 2012), Horizon Technology Finance Management LLC (specialty finance company); Director (since 2013), MML Advisers; Trustee (since 2008), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Vice Chairperson (2011-2012), Trustee (since 2011), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Vice Chairperson (2011-2012), Trustee (since 2011), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company).

Principal Officers who are Not Trustees

 

 

 

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

Jeffrey M. Dube

Age: 47

   President    Since
2014
   Vice President (since 2012), Assistant Vice President (2011-2012), Managing Director (2009-2011), MassMutual; President (since 2014), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company).    40
Michael C. Eldredge
Age: 51
   Vice President    Since

2009

   Head of Investments and portfolio manager (since 2014), MML Advisers; Vice President (since 2008), MassMutual; Vice President (since 2009), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2009), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2009), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company).    93

Andrew M. Goldberg

Age: 49

  

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

Brian K. Haendiges

Age: 55

  

Vice President

 

   Since
2014
   Vice President (since 2014), MML Advisers; Senior Vice President (since 2014), Vice President (2010-2014), MassMutual; Vice President (since 2014), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2014), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Vice President (since 2014), MassMutual Premier Funds (open-end investment company).    93

Nicholas H. Palmerino

Age: 50

   Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer    Since
2006
   Vice President (since 2014), Assistant Vice President (2006-2014), MassMutual; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (since 2006), MassMutual Select Funds (open-end investment company); Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (since 2006), MML Series Investment Fund II (open-end investment company); Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (since 2006), 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: 51

   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

Eric H. Wietsma

Age: 49

   Vice President    Since

2006

   Director and President (since 2013), MML Advisers; Senior Vice President (since 2010), Corporate Vice President (2007-2010), 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

 

* 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-two years.

 

   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.

 

^ Babson Capital Participation Investors and Babson Capital Corporate Investors are deemed to be a part of the Fund Complex, because they are managed by Babson Capital Management LLC, an affiliate of MML Advisers.

 

^^ 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.

 

^^^ Ms. Sarsynski is an Interested Person as a director of MML Advisers.

 

# 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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For corporate shareholders, a portion of the ordinary dividends paid during the Fund(s)’ year ended December 31, 2015, qualified for the dividends received deduction, as follows:

 

 

 

     Dividends Received
Deductions
 

Blue Chip Growth Fund

     100.00

Equity Income Fund

     100.00

Equity Index Fund

     100.00

Focused Equity Fund

     86.55

Fundamental Growth Fund

     65.47

Fundamental Value Fund

     100.00

Global Fund

     48.57

Growth & Income Fund

     100.00

Income & Growth Fund

     100.00

Large Cap Growth Fund

     17.01

Managed Volatility Fund

     100.00

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     100.00

Mid Cap Value Fund

     32.06

Small Cap Growth Equity Fund

     25.26

Small Company Value Fund

     100.00

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

     43.07

 

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the following Fund(s) earned the following foreign sources of income:

 

 

 

     Amount  

Foreign Fund

   $ 7,358,139   

International Equity Fund

     3,606,860   

 

 

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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 Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) 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 November 2015, 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 subadvisers (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and approved a proposal to lower the advisory fee breakpoints of the Equity Income Fund, Equity Index Fund, Global Fund, Income & Growth Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, and Mid Cap Value Fund (the “Funds”). In arriving at their decision, the Trustees considered materials provided by MML Advisers, including revised profitability schedules for the Funds. In their deliberations, the Trustees were advised by independent counsel.

The amendments to the advisory agreements for the Funds became effective on January 1, 2016.

At their meeting in November 2015, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, also reviewed and approved a proposal to lower the subadvisory fee paid by MML Advisers to BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock”) for the Income & Growth Fund. In arriving at their decision, the Trustees discussed the fees payable to BlackRock for the Income & Growth 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 agreement was not excessive and the subadvisory fee amount under the amended subadvisory agreement was fair and reasonable. In their deliberations, the Trustees were advised by independent counsel.

The amended subadvisory agreement became effective on December 1, 2015.

Prior to the votes being taken to approve the amendments to the advisory and subadvisory agreements discussed above, the Independent Trustees met separately in executive session to discuss the appropriateness of each such contract. 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.

At their meeting in August 2015, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, approved a renegotiated subadvisory agreement with BlackRock for the Income & Growth Fund (“Renegotiated Subadvisory Agreement”). In preparation for the meeting, the Trustees requested, and MML Advisers provided in advance, certain materials relevant to the consideration of the Renegotiated Subadvisory Agreement. In all of their deliberations, the Trustees were advised by independent counsel.

In reviewing the Renegotiated Subadvisory Agreement, the Trustees discussed with MML Advisers and considered a wide range of information about, among other things: (i) BlackRock and its personnel with responsibilities for providing services to the Income & Growth Fund; (ii) the terms of the Renegotiated Subadvisory Agreement; and (iii) the scope and quality of services that BlackRock will provide under the Renegotiated Subadvisory Agreement.

 

 

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Prior to the votes being taken to approve the Renegotiated Subadvisory Agreement, the Independent Trustees met separately in executive session to discuss the appropriateness of the contract. 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.

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 Renegotiated Subadvisory Agreement; and (ii) the terms of the Renegotiated Subadvisory Agreement are fair and reasonable with respect to Income & Growth Fund and are in the best interest 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 Renegotiated Subadvisory Agreement.

The Renegotiated Subadvisory Agreement became effective on September 1, 2015.

 

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Fund Expenses December 31, 2015

 

Expense Examples:

The following information is in regards to expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2015:

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, 2015.

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.

 

 

 

     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         0.79   $ 1,043.80       $ 4.07       $ 1,021.20       $ 4.02   

Service Class

     1,000         1.04     1,042.00         5.35         1,020.00         5.30   
Equity Income Fund                 

Initial Class

     1,000         0.79     948.20         3.88         1,021.20         4.02   

Service Class

     1,000         1.04     946.80         5.10         1,020.00         5.30   
Equity Index Fund                 

Class I

     1,000         0.43     999.70         2.17         1,023.00         2.19   

Class II

     1,000         0.28     1,000.70         1.41         1,023.80         1.43   

Class III

     1,000         0.13     1,001.50         0.66         1,024.60         0.66   

Service Class I

     1,000         0.68     998.30         3.43         1,021.80         3.47   
Focused Equity Fund                 

Class II

     1,000         0.90     917.60         4.35         1,020.70         4.58   

Service Class I

     1,000         1.15     916.50         5.56         1,019.40         5.85   
Foreign Fund                 

Initial Class

     1,000         0.98     903.40         4.70         1,020.30         4.99   

Service Class

     1,000         1.23     901.70         5.90         1,019.00         6.26   

 

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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         0.83   $ 1,033.10       $ 4.25       $ 1,021.00       $ 4.23   

Service Class I

     1,000         1.09     1,031.20         5.58         1,019.70         5.55   
Fundamental Value Fund                 

Class II

     1,000         0.79     961.70         3.91         1,021.20         4.02   

Service Class I

     1,000         1.04     960.40         5.14         1,020.00         5.30   
Global Fund                 

Class I

     1,000         0.82     959.10         4.05         1,021.10         4.18   

Class II

     1,000         0.82     958.80         4.05         1,021.10         4.18   

Service Class I

     1,000         1.07     956.90         5.28         1,019.80         5.45   
Growth & Income Fund                 

Initial Class

     1,000         0.57     987.80         2.86         1,022.30         2.91   

Service Class

     1,000         0.82     986.80         4.11         1,021.10         4.18   
Income & Growth Fund                 

Initial Class

     1,000         0.70     1,008.80         3.54         1,021.70         3.57   

Service Class

     1,000         0.95     1,007.10         4.81         1,020.40         4.84   
International Equity Fund                 

Class II

     1,000         1.00     906.30         4.80         1,020.20         5.09   

Service Class I

     1,000         1.25     905.10         6.00         1,018.90         6.36   
Large Cap Growth Fund                 

Initial Class

     1,000         0.69     1,006.10         3.49         1,021.70         3.52   

Service Class

     1,000         0.94     1,003.90         4.75         1,020.50         4.79   
Managed Volatility Fund                 

Initial Class

     1,000         0.86     1,004.50         4.35         1,020.90         4.38   

Service Class

     1,000         1.12     1,003.60         5.66         1,019.60         5.70   
Mid Cap Growth Fund                 

Initial Class

     1,000         0.81     988.90         4.06         1,021.10         4.13   

Service Class

     1,000         1.06     988.00         5.31         1,019.90         5.40   
Mid Cap Value Fund                 

Initial Class

     1,000         0.88     978.00         4.39         1,020.80         4.48   

Service Class

     1,000         1.13     978.00         5.63         1,019.50         5.75   
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund                 

Initial Class

     1,000         1.09     885.40         5.18         1,019.70         5.55   

Service Class

     1,000         1.34     883.70         6.36         1,018.50         6.82   
Small Company Value Fund                 

Class II

     1,000         0.98     939.50         4.79         1,020.30         4.99   

Service Class I

     1,000         1.23     938.10         6.01         1,019.00         6.26   
Small/Mid Cap Value Fund                 

Initial Class

     1,000         0.79     926.40         3.84         1,021.20         4.02   

Service Class

     1,000         1.04     925.50         5.05         1,020.00         5.30   
Total Return Bond Fund                 

Class II

     1,000         0.60     1,003.30         3.03         1,022.20         3.06   

Service Class I

     1,000         0.85     1,001.40         4.29         1,020.90         4.33   

 

 

* Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio for the six months ended December 31, 2015, 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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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

As of December 31, 2015, 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, 2015, 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 12(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 2015 and 2014 were $1,038,764 and $793,707, respectively.

 

  (b) AUDIT RELATED FEES: No such fees were billed to the Registrant by Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal years ended 2015 and 2014. 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 2015 and 2014.

 

  (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 2015 and 2014 were $126,364 and $120,910, 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 2015 and 2014.

 

  (d) ALL OTHER FEES: No such fees were billed to the Registrant by Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal years ended 2015 and 2014. 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 2015 and 2014.

 

  (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 2015 and 2014 were pre-approved by the committee.

(2) Not applicable.

 

  (f) 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 2015 and 2014 were $732,859 and $1,959,810, 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.


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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. 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.

(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.


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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.

 

(Registrant)   

MML Series Investment Fund

  
By (Signature and Title)   

/s/ Jeffrey M. Dube

  
   Jeffrey M. Dube, President and Principal Executive Officer   

Date 2/23/16

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.

 

By (Signature and Title)   

/s/ Jeffrey M. Dube

  
   Jeffrey M. Dube, President and Principal Executive Officer   

Date 2/23/16

By (Signature and Title)   

/s/ Nicholas H. Palmerino

  
  

Nicholas H. Palmerino, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

  
     

Date 2/23/16