N-Q 1 d383301dnq.htm MML SERIES INVESTMENT FUND MML SERIES INVESTMENT FUND

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

  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)
  Brian Haendiges  
  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:       12/31/2017   

 

  Date of reporting period:       3/31/2017   

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.


MML Aggressive Allocation Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%  
Equity Funds — 89.9%  

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

    565,061     $ 8,713,246  

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a)

    570,757       6,951,816  

MML Equity Index Fund, Class III (a)

    191,248       5,375,975  

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a)

    318,738       4,503,768  

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a)

    719,143       7,270,539  

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a)

    512,704       6,378,042  

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a)

    543,779       8,314,381  

MML Global Fund, Class I (a)

    685,671       8,543,456  

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

    587,212       7,187,470  

MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a)

    659,507       6,759,948  

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

    284,599       3,292,812  

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

    529,933       8,229,855  

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)

    658,508       8,027,218  

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

    161,930       2,179,204  

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a)

    214,746       3,700,067  

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

    210,108       2,830,149  

MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II (a)

    538,599       5,159,777  

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

    36,059       2,843,619  

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

    155,166       5,997,167  

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

    1,282,689       12,724,279  

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

    1,613,317       3,597,696  
   

 

 

 
      128,580,484  
   

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds — 10.2%  

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a)

    210,110       2,107,403  

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

    371,278       3,827,877  
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a)

    279,942     $ 3,467,698  

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

    314,857       3,091,896  

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a)

    198,663       2,056,166  
   

 

 

 
      14,551,040  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $141,106,184)
      143,131,524  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $141,106,184)
      143,131,524  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $141,106,184) (b)
      143,131,524  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%       (87,840
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $ 143,043,684  
   

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Affiliated issuer. See Note 4 for a summary of transactions in the investments of affiliated issuers.
(b) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

1


MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%  
Equity Funds — 64.6%    

American Funds Blue Chip Income and Growth Fund, Class 1

    16,586,001     $ 234,028,477  

American Funds Growth-Income Fund, Class 1

    6,028,221       285,617,132  

American Funds International Fund, Class 1

    7,076,750       130,778,342  
   

 

 

 
      650,423,951  
   

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds — 35.5%    

American Funds Bond Fund, Class 1

    32,691,869       356,995,205  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $950,112,398)
      1,007,419,156  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $950,112,398)
      1,007,419,156  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $950,112,398) (a)
      1,007,419,156  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%       (1,078,861
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $ 1,006,340,295  
   

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

2


MML American Funds Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

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

American Funds Growth Fund, Class 1

     2,048,761      $ 150,604,400  
     

 

 

 
        150,604,400  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $134,596,930)
        150,604,400  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $134,596,930)
        150,604,400  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS —100.1%
(Cost $134,596,930) (a)
        150,604,400  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%         (163,404
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 150,440,996  
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

3


MML American Funds International Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

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

American Funds International Fund, Class 1

     3,175,620      $ 58,685,454  
     

 

 

 
        58,685,454  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $57,277,334)
        58,685,454  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $57,277,334)
        58,685,454  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $57,277,334) (a)
        58,685,454  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%         (70,426
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 58,615,028  
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

4


MML Balanced Allocation Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%  
Equity Funds — 49.8%  

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

    1,347,850     $ 20,783,842  

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a)

    1,473,579       17,948,194  

MML Equity Index Fund, Class III (a)

    574,719       16,155,362  

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a)

    662,893       9,366,673  

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a)

    1,671,517       16,899,035  

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a)

    1,277,651       15,893,984  

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a)

    1,174,789       17,962,519  

MML Global Fund, Class I (a)

    1,531,824       19,086,521  

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

    1,536,257       18,803,789  

MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a)

    1,365,989       14,001,386  

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

    554,859       6,419,721  

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

    941,739       14,625,206  

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)

    1,354,850       16,515,625  

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

    314,383       4,230,868  

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a)

    404,351       6,966,974  

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

    348,993       4,700,936  

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

    63,523       5,009,396  

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

    331,758       12,822,430  

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

    4,124,094       40,911,017  

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

    5,889,683       13,133,992  
   

 

 

 
      292,237,470  
   

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds — 50.3%  

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a)

    6,435,724       64,550,312  

MML High Yield Fund, Class II (a)

    1,523,298       15,659,501  

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

    2,104,288       21,695,214  

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a)

    8,321,322       103,077,984  
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

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

    2,917,334     $ 28,648,223  

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a)

    5,966,774       61,756,114  
   

 

 

 
      295,387,348  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $587,100,165)
      587,624,818  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $587,100,165)
      587,624,818  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $587,100,165) (b)
      587,624,818  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%       (404,497
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $ 587,220,321  
   

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Affiliated issuer. See Note 4 for a summary of transactions in the investments of affiliated issuers.
(b) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

5


MML Blue Chip Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 99.7%  
COMMON STOCK — 99.7%  
Basic Materials — 0.1%  
Chemicals — 0.1%  

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     600      $ 48,198  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     300        31,524  

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

     1,300        403,247  
     

 

 

 
        482,969  
     

 

 

 
Communications — 31.9%  
Internet — 31.1%  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (Cayman Islands) (a)

     75,446        8,135,342  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)

     10,200        8,647,560  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)

     18,956        15,725,139  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     35,549        31,515,611  

Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (Cayman Islands) (a)

     296        51,066  

Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR (Cayman Islands) (a)

     41,640        2,046,606  

Facebook, Inc. Class A (a)

     136,376        19,372,211  

MercadoLibre, Inc.

     700        148,029  

Netflix, Inc. (a)

     29,800        4,404,738  

The Priceline Group, Inc. (a)

     9,725        17,310,208  

Snap, Inc. Class A (a)

     16,500        371,745  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     213,800        6,137,112  
     

 

 

 
        113,865,367  
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.8%  

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a)

     5,132        1,679,806  

Comcast Corp. Class A

     31,400        1,180,326  

The Walt Disney Co.

     2,100        238,119  
     

 

 

 
        3,098,251  
     

 

 

 
        116,963,618  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 12.6%  
Airlines — 2.9%  

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     39,100        3,605,802  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     126,200        5,338,260  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     700        32,172  

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)

     24,900        1,758,936  
     

 

 

 
        10,735,170  
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 1.1%  

Ferrari NV

     10,700        795,652  

Tesla, Inc. (a)

     11,602        3,228,836  
     

 

 

 
        4,024,488  
     

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.4%  

Delphi Automotive PLC

     18,300        1,472,967  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Leisure Time — 0.5%  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)

     3,100      $ 157,263  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     17,900        1,756,169  
     

 

 

 
        1,913,432  
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 1.7%  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     28,076        1,641,323  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     8,100        462,267  

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     26,587        2,503,964  

MGM Resorts International

     61,300        1,679,620  
     

 

 

 
        6,287,174  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 6.0%  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

     1,900        1,373,795  

Coach, Inc.

     15,200        628,216  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     3,700        620,453  

Dollar General Corp.

     2,600        181,298  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     727        133,986  

The Home Depot, Inc.

     30,300        4,448,949  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     37,400        3,074,654  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

     10,444        2,818,209  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     36,900        2,430,603  

Starbucks Corp.

     18,500        1,080,215  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     41,900        3,479,795  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     26,100        1,667,790  
     

 

 

 
        21,937,963  
     

 

 

 
        46,371,194  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 20.3%  
Agriculture — 0.9%  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     30,200        3,409,580  
     

 

 

 
Beverages — 0.3%  

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

     3,200        518,624  

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     400        39,168  

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

     1,100        105,281  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

     6,400        295,488  
     

 

 

 
        958,561  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 4.1%  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     27,695        3,357,742  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     11,400        3,116,988  

Celgene Corp. (a)

     38,100        4,740,783  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

     3,400        580,176  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     200        77,502  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     27,200        2,974,320  
     

 

 

 
        14,847,511  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 1.6%  

Ecolab, Inc.

     1,800        225,612  

Equifax, Inc.

     5,400        738,396  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

     4,300        651,149  

Global Payments, Inc.

     7,300        588,964  

IHS Markit Ltd. (a)

     16,148        677,409  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

6


MML Blue Chip Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     56,900      $ 2,447,838  

S&P Global, Inc.

     4,700        614,478  
     

 

 

 
        5,943,846  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 6.5%  

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     13,900        2,549,816  

C.R. Bard, Inc.

     500        124,270  

Danaher Corp.

     100,560        8,600,897  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     1,300        81,172  

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

     200        33,994  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

     5,900        4,522,173  

Stryker Corp.

     33,030        4,348,399  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     23,571        3,620,506  
     

 

 

 
        23,881,227  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 4.4%  

Aetna, Inc.

     23,839        3,040,664  

Cigna Corp.

     10,800        1,582,092  

Humana, Inc.

     15,000        3,092,100  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     50,300        8,249,703  
     

 

 

 
        15,964,559  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.5%  

Allergan PLC

     18,554        4,432,922  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     12,700        690,626  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     6,300        529,893  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     23,700        1,505,898  

Shire PLC ADR (Ireland)

     6,719        1,170,651  

Zoetis, Inc.

     17,900        955,323  
     

 

 

 
        9,285,313  
     

 

 

 
        74,290,597  
     

 

 

 
Financial — 16.9%  
Banks — 4.9%  

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     25,800        1,218,534  

Citigroup, Inc.

     11,100        664,002  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     36,000        1,243,800  

First Republic Bank

     11,369        1,066,526  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     2,000        459,440  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     32,300        2,837,232  

Morgan Stanley

     177,500        7,604,100  

State Street Corp.

     37,400        2,977,414  
     

 

 

 
        18,071,048  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 7.9%  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     3,000        389,040  

The Charles Schwab Corp.

     42,300        1,726,263  

CME Group, Inc.

     7,700        914,760  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     77,100        4,615,977  

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

     85,500        9,616,185  

Visa, Inc. Class A

     129,820        11,537,103  
     

 

 

 
        28,799,328  
     

 

 

 
Financial Services — 1.2%  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     110,100        4,278,486  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Insurance — 0.8%  

Chubb Ltd.

     2,100      $ 286,125  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     21,100        1,559,079  

The Progressive Corp.

     4,200        164,556  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     7,593        993,848  
     

 

 

 
        3,003,608  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.1%  

American Tower Corp.

     53,870        6,547,360  

Equinix, Inc.

     2,809        1,124,639  

SBA Communications Corp. (a)

     600        72,222  
     

 

 

 
        7,744,221  
     

 

 

 
        61,896,691  
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 4.8%  
Aerospace & Defense — 1.9%  

The Boeing Co.

     30,500        5,394,230  

General Dynamics Corp.

     1,500        280,800  

Harris Corp.

     3,600        400,572  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     2,900        689,736  

Raytheon Co.

     300        45,750  

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     3,000        291,480  
     

 

 

 
        7,102,568  
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.1%  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     4,800        202,176  
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 1.1%  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     1,700        89,879  

Fortive Corp.

     48,580        2,925,488  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     7,900        986,473  
     

 

 

 
        4,001,840  
     

 

 

 
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.0%  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     300        39,861  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.4%  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     6,000        1,238,940  

Wabtec Corp.

     1,315        102,570  
     

 

 

 
        1,341,510  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.2%  

Textron, Inc.

     15,400        732,886  
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 0.1%  

Ball Corp.

     7,308        542,692  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.0%  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

     5,100        749,292  

FedEx Corp.

     12,400        2,419,860  

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     5,000        458,700  

Union Pacific Corp.

     400        42,368  
     

 

 

 
        3,670,220  
     

 

 

 
        17,633,753  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 12.8%  
Computers — 1.5%  

Apple, Inc.

     38,167        5,483,071  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

7


MML Blue Chip Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Semiconductors — 1.8%  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     6,600      $ 540,870  

Broadcom Ltd.

     14,500        3,174,920  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     5,000        475,350  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     6,200        457,436  

NVIDIA Corp.

     300        32,679  

NXP Semiconductor NV (a)

     18,557        1,920,650  
     

 

 

 
        6,601,905  
     

 

 

 
Software — 9.5%  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     3,400        169,524  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

     15,200        1,360,704  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     21,450        1,707,849  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

     34,140        3,936,683  

Intuit, Inc.

     10,300        1,194,697  

Microsoft Corp.

     196,400        12,934,904  

Red Hat, Inc. (a)

     28,048        2,426,152  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

     74,000        6,104,260  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

     41,850        3,660,620  

Workday, Inc. Class A (a)

     14,900        1,240,872  
     

 

 

 
        34,736,265  
     

 

 

 
        46,821,241  
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.3%  
Electric — 0.3%  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     10,000        1,283,700  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $236,248,656)
        365,743,763  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $236,248,656)
        365,743,763  
     

 

 

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.0%  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%  

T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund

     1,006        1,006  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $1,006)
        1,006  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $236,249,662)
        365,744,769  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.7%  
Repurchase Agreement — 0.7%  

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 03/31/17, 0.050%, due 4/03/17 (b)

   $ 2,513,029        2,513,029  
     

 

 

 
                
Value
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $2,513,029)
      $ 2,513,029  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.4%
(Cost $238,762,691) (c)
        368,257,798  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.4)%         (1,547,863
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 366,709,935  
     

 

 

 

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 $2,513,039. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.000%, maturity date of 8/31/21, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $2,565,193.
(c) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

8


MML Conservative Allocation Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%  
Equity Funds — 39.8%  

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     794,161      $ 12,245,958  

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a)

     987,049        12,022,256  

MML Equity Index Fund, Class III (a)

     426,163        11,979,450  

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a)

     446,725        6,312,230  

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a)

     948,226        9,586,563  

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a)

     798,543        9,933,877  

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a)

     799,488        12,224,166  

MML Global Fund, Class I (a)

     964,709        12,020,269  

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     1,047,073        12,816,168  

MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a)

     746,686        7,653,536  

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     343,065        3,969,258  

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     520,888        8,089,386  

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)

     813,506        9,916,643  

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

     176,970        2,381,613  

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a)

     274,638        4,732,019  

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

     173,266        2,333,887  

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

     35,565        2,804,659  

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

     209,884        8,112,009  

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

     3,089,524        30,648,073  

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

     3,067,668        6,840,900  
     

 

 

 
        186,622,920  
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds — 60.3%  

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a)

     6,557,621        65,772,943  

MML High Yield Fund, Class II (a)

     1,460,124        15,010,079  

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

     1,889,300        19,478,682  

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a)

     7,979,591        98,844,897  
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

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

    2,504,417     $ 24,593,372  

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a)

    5,727,917       59,283,936  
   

 

 

 
      282,983,909  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $470,323,376)
      469,606,829  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $470,323,376)
      469,606,829  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $470,323,376) (b)
      469,606,829  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%       (332,547
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $ 469,274,282  
   

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Affiliated issuer. See Note 4 for a summary of transactions in the investments of affiliated issuers.
(b) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

9


MML Equity Income Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 97.2%  
COMMON STOCK — 96.1%  
Basic Materials — 3.9%  
Chemicals — 2.4%  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     123,400      $ 3,621,790  

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     101,600        8,161,528  
     

 

 

 
        11,783,318  
     

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.9%  

International Paper Co.

     87,400        4,438,172  
     

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 0.6%  

Nucor Corp.

     48,100        2,872,532  
     

 

 

 
        19,094,022  
     

 

 

 
Communications — 8.5%  
Media — 4.2%  

Comcast Corp. Class A

     158,000        5,939,220  

News Corp. Class A

     290,300        3,773,900  

Time Warner, Inc.

     6,433        628,568  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B

     225,700        7,172,746  

The Walt Disney Co.

     23,900        2,710,021  
     

 

 

 
        20,224,455  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 4.3%  

CenturyLink, Inc.

     83,305        1,963,499  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     191,100        6,459,180  

Telefonica SA

     156,655        1,757,531  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     191,835        9,351,956  

Vodafone Group PLC

     513,492        1,335,491  
     

 

 

 
        20,867,657  
     

 

 

 
        41,092,112  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 5.8%  
Airlines — 0.4%  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     34,500        1,854,720  
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.4%  

Ford Motor Co.

     162,900        1,896,156  
     

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.7%  

Adient PLC

     48,081        3,494,046  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 0.6%  

Carnival Corp.

     53,100        3,128,121  
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 1.0%  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     85,300        4,868,071  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 1.9%  

Kohl’s Corp.

     73,300        2,918,073  

Macy’s, Inc.

     68,000        2,015,520  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     61,800        4,454,544  
     

 

 

 
        9,388,137  
     

 

 

 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.8%  

Mattel, Inc.

     141,500        3,623,815  
     

 

 

 
        28,253,066  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 15.6%  
Agriculture — 1.8%  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     125,300      $ 5,768,812  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     26,900        3,037,010  
     

 

 

 
        8,805,822  
     

 

 

 
Beverages — 1.8%  

Diageo PLC

     99,828        2,859,576  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     50,100        5,604,186  
     

 

 

 
        8,463,762  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 0.8%  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     54,400        3,694,848  
     

 

 

 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.6%  

Avon Products, Inc. (a)

     140,700        619,080  

Coty, Inc. Class A

     119,373        2,164,232  
     

 

 

 
        2,783,312  
     

 

 

 
Foods — 1.2%  

The Hershey Co.

     6,700        731,975  

Kellogg Co.

     30,600        2,221,866  

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A

     49,700        3,066,987  
     

 

 

 
        6,020,828  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 1.8%  

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     21,300        3,907,272  

Medtronic PLC

     58,200        4,688,592  
     

 

 

 
        8,595,864  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 1.5%  

Anthem, Inc.

     45,000        7,442,100  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 6.1%  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     80,000        4,350,400  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     122,642        2,551,174  

Johnson & Johnson

     73,700        9,179,335  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     71,700        4,555,818  

Pfizer, Inc.

     264,854        9,060,656  
     

 

 

 
        29,697,383  
     

 

 

 
        75,503,919  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 9.8%  
Oil & Gas — 9.8%  

Apache Corp.

     74,986        3,853,530  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     66,000        2,164,140  

Chevron Corp.

     46,700        5,014,179  

EQT Corp.

     16,380        1,000,818  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     139,200        11,415,792  

Hess Corp.

     88,800        4,281,048  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     93,400        5,917,824  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC A Shares Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom)

     103,500        5,457,555  

Total SA

     171,796        8,678,951  
     

 

 

 
        47,783,837  
     

 

 

 
        47,783,837  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

10


MML Equity Income Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Financial — 26.7%  
Banks — 16.9%  

Bank of America Corp.

     96,477      $ 2,275,893  

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     85,600        4,042,888  

Citigroup, Inc.

     109,500        6,550,290  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     175,700        4,462,780  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     189,300        16,628,112  

KeyCorp

     199,700        3,550,666  

Morgan Stanley

     228,000        9,767,520  

Northern Trust Corp.

     59,100        5,116,878  

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     36,600        4,400,784  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (a)

     546,725        1,658,579  

State Street Corp.

     91,600        7,292,276  

US Bancorp

     106,300        5,474,450  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     199,900        11,126,434  
     

 

 

 
        82,347,550  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 2.3%  

American Express Co.

     51,800        4,097,898  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     52,000        6,743,360  

Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC Class A

     111,610        252,239  
     

 

 

 
        11,093,497  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 5.4%  

Chubb Ltd.

     15,208        2,072,090  

Loews Corp.

     147,900        6,917,283  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     74,500        5,504,805  

MetLife, Inc.

     148,300        7,833,206  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     19,111        2,501,439  

XL Group Ltd.

     36,900        1,470,834  
     

 

 

 
        26,299,657  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.1%  

Equity Residential

     46,400        2,887,008  

Rayonier, Inc.

     123,341        3,495,484  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     105,571        3,587,302  
     

 

 

 
        9,969,794  
     

 

 

 
        129,710,498  
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 12.8%  
Aerospace & Defense — 3.7%  

The Boeing Co.

     56,900        10,063,334  

Harris Corp.

     64,235        7,147,428  

United Technologies Corp.

     5,594        627,703  
     

 

 

 
        17,838,465  
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 2.3%  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     184,915        7,788,620  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     29,800        3,590,304  
     

 

 

 
        11,378,924  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.9%  

Emerson Electric Co.

     76,600      $ 4,585,276  
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 0.4%  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     22,800        1,699,740  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 1.1%  

Cummins, Inc.

     19,900        3,008,880  

Flowserve Corp.

     49,192        2,381,877  
     

 

 

 
        5,390,757  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 3.3%  

General Electric Co.

     263,600        7,855,280  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     40,300        5,338,541  

Pentair PLC

     47,500        2,982,050  
     

 

 

 
        16,175,871  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.1%  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     49,200        5,279,160  
     

 

 

 
        62,348,193  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 7.0%  
Computers — 1.1%  

Apple, Inc.

     15,500        2,226,730  

Western Digital Corp.

     35,500        2,929,815  
     

 

 

 
        5,156,545  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 3.7%  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     26,057        2,135,371  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     146,800        5,710,520  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     126,800        7,270,712  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     38,173        3,075,217  
     

 

 

 
        18,191,820  
     

 

 

 
Software — 2.2%  

CA, Inc.

     25,300        802,516  

Microsoft Corp.

     150,400        9,905,344  
     

 

 

 
        10,707,860  
     

 

 

 
        34,056,225  
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 6.0%  
Electric — 4.9%  

The AES Corp.

     282,200        3,154,996  

Edison International

     59,400        4,728,834  

Exelon Corp.

     99,900        3,594,402  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     19,879        632,550  

PG&E Corp.

     98,400        6,529,824  

The Southern Co.

     33,400        1,662,652  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     81,100        3,604,895  
     

 

 

 
        23,908,153  
     

 

 

 
Gas — 1.1%  

NiSource, Inc.

     220,000        5,233,800  
     

 

 

 
        29,141,953  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $363,824,131)
        466,983,825  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

11


MML Equity Income Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
PREFERRED STOCK — 1.1%  
Utilities — 1.1%  
Electric — 1.1%  

DTE Energy Co. 6.500%

     15,505      $ 833,084  

Great Plains Energy, Inc. 7.000%

     27,033        1,452,483  

NextEra Energy, Inc. 6.123%

     64,753        3,302,403  
     

 

 

 
        5,587,970  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $5,297,591)
        5,587,970  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $369,121,722)
        472,571,795  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
BONDS & NOTES — 0.2%  
CORPORATE DEBT — 0.2%  
Computers — 0.2%  

Western Digital Corp.
10.500% 4/01/24

   $ 695,000        819,231  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT (Cost $683,554)         819,231  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $683,554)
        819,231  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
        
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.0%  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%  

T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund

     1,007        1,007  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $1,007)
        1,007  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $369,806,283)
        473,392,033  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.8%  
Repurchase Agreement — 1.8%  

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/17, 0.050%, due 4/03/17 (b)

   $ 8,505,367        8,505,367  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $8,505,367)
        8,505,367  
     

 

 

 
            Value  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.2% (Cost $378,311,650) (c)       $ 481,897,400  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.8%         4,009,659  
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 485,907,059  
     

 

 

 

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 $8,505,403. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.000%, maturity date of 8/31/21, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $8,676,388.
(c) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

12


MML Equity Index Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 98.3%  
COMMON STOCK — 98.3%  
Basic Materials — 2.3%  
Chemicals — 1.9%  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     7,197      $ 973,682  

Albemarle Corp.

     3,759        397,101  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     7,717        226,494  

The Dow Chemical Co.

     37,138        2,359,748  

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     28,811        2,314,388  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     4,893        395,354  

FMC Corp.

     4,429        308,214  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     2,590        343,253  

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

     10,959        999,351  

Monsanto Co.

     14,603        1,653,060  

The Mosaic Co.

     11,736        342,456  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     8,545        897,909  

Praxair, Inc.

     9,452        1,121,007  

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

     2,711        840,925  
     

 

 

 
        13,172,942  
     

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%  

International Paper Co.

     13,632        692,233  
     

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 0.1%  

Nucor Corp.

     10,551        630,106  
     

 

 

 
Mining — 0.2%  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (a)

     43,896        586,451  

Newmont Mining Corp.

     17,587        579,667  
     

 

 

 
        1,166,118  
     

 

 

 
        15,661,399  
     

 

 

 
Communications — 13.6%  
Advertising — 0.2%  

The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

     12,950        318,181  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     7,809        673,214  
     

 

 

 
        991,395  
     

 

 

 
Internet — 7.1%  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)

     9,877        8,373,721  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)

     9,823        8,148,768  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     13,168        11,673,959  

eBay, Inc. (a)

     33,608        1,128,220  

Expedia, Inc.

     3,999        504,554  

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

     2,162        308,236  

Facebook, Inc. Class A (a)

     78,304        11,123,083  

Netflix, Inc. (a)

     14,309        2,115,013  

The Priceline Group, Inc. (a)

     1,636        2,912,031  

Symantec Corp.

     20,653        633,634  

TripAdvisor, Inc. (a)

     3,851        166,209  

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

     3,006        261,853  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Yahoo!, Inc. (a)

     29,083      $ 1,349,742  
     

 

 

 
        48,699,023  
     

 

 

 
Media — 3.0%  

CBS Corp. Class B

     12,320        854,515  

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a)

     7,145        2,338,701  

Comcast Corp. Class A

     157,379        5,915,877  

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A (a)

     5,118        148,883  

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class C (a)

     7,026        198,906  

DISH Network Corp. Class A (a)

     7,504        476,429  

News Corp. Class A

     13,028        169,364  

News Corp. Class B

     3,915        52,853  

Scripps Networks Interactive Class A

     3,150        246,866  

TEGNA, Inc.

     7,231        185,258  

Time Warner, Inc.

     25,744        2,515,446  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A

     35,077        1,136,144  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B

     16,125        512,453  

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     11,504        536,316  

The Walt Disney Co.

     48,365        5,484,107  
     

 

 

 
        20,772,118  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 3.3%  

AT&T, Inc.

     204,226        8,485,590  

CenturyLink, Inc.

     18,117        427,018  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     166,367        5,623,205  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     12,727        354,192  

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (a)

     9,667        553,146  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     5,494        473,693  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     135,552        6,608,160  
     

 

 

 
        22,525,004  
     

 

 

 
        92,987,540  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 8.8%  
Airlines — 0.6%  

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     4,104        378,471  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     16,811        711,105  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     24,179        1,111,267  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     20,403        1,096,865  

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)

     9,565        675,672  
     

 

 

 
        3,973,380  
     

 

 

 
Apparel — 0.6%  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     12,512        259,749  

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (a)

     5,485        209,033  

NIKE, Inc. Class B

     44,025        2,453,513  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     1,933        157,772  

Under Armour, Inc. Class A (a)

     5,899        116,682  

Under Armour, Inc. Class C (a)

     6,326        115,766  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

13


MML Equity Index Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

VF Corp.

     10,953      $ 602,087  
     

 

 

 
        3,914,602  
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.6%  

Ford Motor Co.

     130,066        1,513,968  

General Motors Co.

     45,297        1,601,702  

PACCAR, Inc.

     11,608        780,058  
     

 

 

 
        3,895,728  
     

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.2%  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     6,641        277,528  

Delphi Automotive PLC

     8,980        722,800  

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

     8,259        297,324  
     

 

 

 
        1,297,652  
     

 

 

 
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.2%  

Fastenal Co.

     9,562        492,443  

LKQ Corp. (a)

     10,367        303,442  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

     1,812        421,761  
     

 

 

 
        1,217,646  
     

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.1%  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

     11,334        377,536  

Lennar Corp. Class A

     6,792        347,682  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     9,426        221,982  
     

 

 

 
        947,200  
     

 

 

 
Home Furnishing — 0.1%  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     4,420        222,414  

Whirlpool Corp.

     2,485        425,755  
     

 

 

 
        648,169  
     

 

 

 
Housewares — 0.1%  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     15,972        753,399  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 0.2%  

Carnival Corp.

     13,898        818,731  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     5,932        358,886  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     5,548        544,314  
     

 

 

 
        1,721,931  
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 0.2%  

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     10,451        984,275  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     3,525        297,122  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     2,629        301,310  
     

 

 

 
        1,582,707  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 5.7%  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     2,456        364,127  

AutoNation, Inc. (a)

     2,099        88,767  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

     941        680,390  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

     5,068        199,983  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     9,071        445,840  

CarMax, Inc. (a)

     6,167        365,210  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

     964        429,481  

Coach, Inc.

     9,350        386,435  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     14,581        2,445,088  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

CVS Health Corp.

     34,086      $ 2,675,751  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     4,157        347,816  

Dollar General Corp.

     8,402        585,871  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

     7,801        612,066  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     4,372        327,069  

The Gap, Inc.

     7,404        179,843  

Genuine Parts Co.

     4,930        455,581  

The Home Depot, Inc.

     40,476        5,943,091  

Kohl’s Corp.

     5,833        232,212  

L Brands, Inc.

     7,986        376,141  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     28,830        2,370,114  

Macy’s, Inc.

     10,280        304,699  

McDonald’s Corp.

     27,213        3,527,077  

Nordstrom, Inc.

     3,697        172,169  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

     3,040        820,314  

PVH Corp.

     2,617        270,781  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     13,140        865,532  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     2,359        163,408  

Staples, Inc.

     21,700        190,309  

Starbucks Corp.

     48,443        2,828,587  

Target Corp.

     18,603        1,026,700  

Tiffany & Co.

     3,602        343,271  

The TJX Cos., Inc.

     21,733        1,718,646  

Tractor Supply Co.

     4,288        295,743  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)

     1,943        554,202  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     50,057        3,608,109  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     28,370        2,356,128  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     11,162        713,252  
     

 

 

 
        39,269,803  
     

 

 

 
Textiles — 0.1%  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

     2,084        478,257  
     

 

 

 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.1%  

Hasbro, Inc.

     3,754        374,724  

Mattel, Inc.

     11,317        289,829  
     

 

 

 
        664,553  
     

 

 

 
        60,365,027  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 22.3%  
Agriculture — 1.9%  

Altria Group, Inc.

     64,437        4,602,090  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     19,069        877,937  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     51,583        5,823,721  

Reynolds American, Inc.

     27,578        1,737,966  
     

 

 

 
        13,041,714  
     

 

 

 
Beverages — 2.0%  

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

     5,966        275,510  

The Coca-Cola Co.

     128,431        5,450,611  

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

     5,741        930,444  

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     6,088        596,137  

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

     6,101        583,927  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

     13,434        620,248  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

14


MML Equity Index Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     47,434      $ 5,305,967  
     

 

 

 
        13,762,844  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 2.4%  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     7,432        901,056  

Amgen, Inc.

     24,490        4,018,074  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     7,178        1,962,609  

Celgene Corp. (a)

     25,874        3,219,502  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     43,460        2,951,803  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

     4,869        830,846  

Incyte Corp. (a)

     5,873        785,044  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     2,531        980,788  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     8,218        898,638  
     

 

 

 
        16,548,360  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 1.4%  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     14,954        1,531,140  

Cintas Corp.

     2,884        364,941  

Ecolab, Inc.

     8,766        1,098,730  

Equifax, Inc.

     3,969        542,721  

Global Payments, Inc.

     5,110        412,275  

H&R Block, Inc.

     7,043        163,750  

Moody’s Corp.

     5,518        618,237  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     11,132        459,863  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     37,428        1,610,153  

Quanta Services, Inc. (a)

     5,077        188,407  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     4,296        209,774  

S&P Global, Inc.

     8,596        1,123,841  

Total System Services, Inc.

     5,475        292,694  

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

     2,825        353,266  

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a)

     5,162        418,845  

The Western Union Co.

     16,044        326,495  
     

 

 

 
        9,715,132  
     

 

 

 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 1.6%  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     29,313        2,145,419  

Coty, Inc. Class A

     15,568        282,248  

The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A

     7,365        624,478  

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     85,012        7,638,328  
     

 

 

 
        10,690,473  
     

 

 

 
Foods — 1.6%  

Campbell Soup Co.

     6,461        369,828  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     13,783        556,006  

General Mills, Inc.

     19,290        1,138,303  

The Hershey Co.

     4,627        505,500  

Hormel Foods Corp.

     8,936        309,454  

The J.M. Smucker Co.

     3,855        505,313  

Kellogg Co.

     8,370        607,746  

The Kraft Heinz Co.

     19,772        1,795,495  

The Kroger Co.

     30,687        904,960  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     3,817        372,348  

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

     50,758        2,186,655  

Sysco Corp.

     16,487        856,005  

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A

     9,469        584,332  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

     10,723      $ 318,687  
     

 

 

 
        11,010,632  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 2.9%  

Abbott Laboratories

     57,411        2,549,622  

Baxter International, Inc.

     16,230        841,688  

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     7,094        1,301,323  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

     45,133        1,122,458  

C.R. Bard, Inc.

     2,385        592,768  

The Cooper Cos., Inc.

     1,642        328,219  

Danaher Corp.

     20,294        1,735,746  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     7,643        477,229  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

     7,086        666,580  

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

     2,661        452,290  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

     9,278        394,779  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

     2,905        449,142  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

     1,219        934,327  

Medtronic PLC

     45,511        3,666,366  

Patterson Cos., Inc.

     2,640        119,407  

Stryker Corp.

     10,304        1,356,522  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     12,961        1,990,810  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

     3,090        281,592  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     6,722        820,823  
     

 

 

 
        20,081,691  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 2.0%  

Aetna, Inc.

     11,702        1,492,590  

Anthem, Inc.

     8,787        1,453,194  

Centene Corp. (a)

     5,690        405,469  

Cigna Corp.

     8,571        1,255,566  

DaVita, Inc. (a)

     5,135        349,026  

Envision Healthcare Corp. (a)

     3,881        237,983  

HCA Holdings, Inc. (a)

     9,560        850,744  

Humana, Inc.

     4,986        1,027,814  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

     3,408        488,946  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     4,589        450,594  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     31,986        5,246,024  

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B

     2,996        372,852  
     

 

 

 
        13,630,802  
     

 

 

 
Household Products & Wares — 0.4%  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     2,963        238,818  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     8,366        417,212  

The Clorox Co.

     4,263        574,780  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     11,866        1,561,922  
     

 

 

 
        2,792,732  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 6.1%  

AbbVie, Inc.

     53,005        3,453,806  

Allergan PLC

     11,152        2,664,436  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     5,542        490,467  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     55,619        3,024,561  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     10,476        854,318  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

15


MML Equity Index Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     32,316      $ 2,718,099  

Express Scripts Holding Co. (a)

     20,129        1,326,702  

Johnson & Johnson

     90,179        11,231,794  

Mallinckrodt PLC (a)

     3,482        155,193  

McKesson Corp.

     7,027        1,041,823  

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     6,121        545,259  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     91,232        5,796,881  

Mylan NV (a)

     15,244        594,363  

Perrigo Co. PLC

     4,794        318,274  

Pfizer, Inc.

     197,915        6,770,672  

Zoetis, Inc.

     16,367        873,507  
     

 

 

 
        41,860,155  
     

 

 

 
        153,134,535  
     

 

 

 
Diversified — 0.0%  
Holding Company – Diversified — 0.0%  

Leucadia National Corp.

     10,713        278,538  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 6.5%  
Oil & Gas — 5.1%  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     18,515        1,147,930  

Apache Corp.

     12,562        645,561  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     15,592        372,805  

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a)

     25,699        152,652  

Chevron Corp.

     62,957        6,759,693  

Cimarex Energy Co.

     3,165        378,186  

Concho Resources, Inc. (a)

     4,938        633,743  

ConocoPhillips

     41,056        2,047,463  

Devon Energy Corp.

     17,345        723,633  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     19,207        1,873,643  

EQT Corp.

     5,799        354,319  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     137,882        11,307,703  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     3,574        237,921  

Hess Corp.

     9,044        436,011  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     28,064        443,411  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     17,489        883,894  

Murphy Oil Corp.

     5,553        158,760  

Newfield Exploration Co. (a)

     6,525        240,838  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     14,501        497,964  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     25,479        1,614,349  

Phillips 66

     14,666        1,161,841  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     5,623        1,047,171  

Range Resources Corp.

     6,298        183,272  

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)

     16,593        135,565  

Tesoro Corp.

     3,927        318,323  

Transocean Ltd. (a)

     13,142        163,618  

Valero Energy Corp.

     15,001        994,416  
     

 

 

 
        34,914,685  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 1.0%  

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     14,186        848,606  

Halliburton Co.

     28,865        1,420,447  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     12,498        501,045  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     46,348        3,619,779  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

TechnipFMC PLC (a)

     15,565      $ 505,862  
     

 

 

 
        6,895,739  
     

 

 

 
Pipelines — 0.4%  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     63,610        1,382,882  

ONEOK, Inc.

     6,968        386,306  

The Williams Cos., Inc.

     27,502        813,784  
     

 

 

 
        2,582,972  
     

 

 

 
        44,393,396  
     

 

 

 
Financial — 18.1%  
Banks — 7.7%  

Bank of America Corp.

     333,350        7,863,726  

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     34,509        1,629,860  

BB&T Corp.

     26,886        1,201,804  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     15,972        1,384,133  

Citigroup, Inc.

     92,123        5,510,798  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     16,952        585,692  

Comerica, Inc.

     5,872        402,702  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     25,027        635,686  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     12,327        2,831,758  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     35,920        480,969  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     118,764        10,432,230  

KeyCorp

     35,802        636,560  

M&T Bank Corp.

     5,138        795,003  

Morgan Stanley

     47,820        2,048,609  

Northern Trust Corp.

     6,732        582,857  

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     16,204        1,948,369  

Regions Financial Corp.

     40,061        582,086  

State Street Corp.

     12,027        957,469  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     16,261        899,233  

US Bancorp

     52,986        2,728,779  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     149,658        8,329,964  

Zions Bancorp

     6,735        282,870  
     

 

 

 
        52,751,157  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 3.3%  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

     1,887        309,355  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     1,858        462,642  

American Express Co.

     25,170        1,991,199  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     5,126        664,740  

BlackRock, Inc.

     4,058        1,556,283  

CBOE Holdings, Inc.

     3,060        248,074  

The Charles Schwab Corp.

     40,423        1,649,663  

CME Group, Inc.

     11,334        1,346,479  

Discover Financial Services

     12,824        877,033  

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (a)

     9,075        316,627  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     11,509        484,989  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     19,755        1,182,732  

Invesco Ltd.

     13,287        406,981  

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

     31,308        3,521,211  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     3,782        262,660  

Navient Corp.

     9,488        140,043  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

16


MML Equity Index Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     4,271      $ 325,706  

Synchrony Financial

     25,621        878,800  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     8,072        550,107  

Visa, Inc. Class A

     61,763        5,488,878  
     

 

 

 
        22,664,202  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 4.2%  

Aflac, Inc.

     13,336        965,793  

The Allstate Corp.

     12,199        994,096  

American International Group, Inc.

     30,942        1,931,709  

Aon PLC

     8,719        1,034,858  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

     5,983        338,279  

Assurant, Inc.

     1,812        173,354  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a)

     63,146        10,525,175  

Chubb Ltd.

     15,495        2,111,194  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     5,016        362,506  

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

     12,497        600,731  

Lincoln National Corp.

     7,427        486,097  

Loews Corp.

     9,160        428,413  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     17,090        1,262,780  

MetLife, Inc.

     36,149        1,909,390  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     8,863        559,344  

The Progressive Corp.

     19,221        753,079  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     14,340        1,529,791  

Torchmark Corp.

     3,647        280,965  

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

     9,288        1,119,576  

Unum Group

     7,548        353,926  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     4,256        557,068  

XL Group Ltd.

     8,736        348,217  
     

 

 

 
        28,626,341  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.9%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     2,971        328,355  

American Tower Corp.

     14,213        1,727,448  

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A

     5,197        230,487  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     4,550        835,380  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     5,095        674,629  

CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a)

     9,937        345,708  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     11,953        1,128,961  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     5,267        560,356  

Equinix, Inc.

     2,583        1,034,156  

Equity Residential

     12,272        763,564  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     2,170        502,420  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     4,237        315,190  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     2,416        322,536  

GGP, Inc.

     19,336        448,208  

HCP, Inc.

     15,482        484,277  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     24,514        457,431  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     8,008        285,645  

Kimco Realty Corp.

     14,288        315,622  

The Macerich Co.

     3,989        256,892  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     3,787        385,289  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Prologis, Inc.

     17,721      $ 919,366  

Public Storage

     4,989        1,092,142  

Realty Income Corp.

     9,056        539,104  

Regency Centers Corp.

     4,851        322,058  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     10,646        1,831,431  

SL Green Realty Corp.

     3,385        360,909  

UDR, Inc.

     8,837        320,430  

Ventas, Inc.

     11,732        763,049  

Vornado Realty Trust

     5,701        571,867  

Welltower, Inc.

     12,008        850,407  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     24,793        842,466  
     

 

 

 
        19,815,783  
     

 

 

 
Savings & Loans — 0.0%  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     11,419        207,826  
     

 

 

 
        124,065,309  
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 9.7%  
Aerospace & Defense — 2.2%  

Arconic, Inc.

     14,568        383,721  

The Boeing Co.

     18,939        3,349,551  

General Dynamics Corp.

     9,488        1,776,154  

Harris Corp.

     4,110        457,320  

L3 Technologies, Inc.

     2,620        433,060  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     8,298        2,220,545  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     5,800        1,379,472  

Raytheon Co.

     9,731        1,483,977  

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     4,325        420,217  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

     1,668        367,227  

United Technologies Corp.

     24,915        2,795,712  
     

 

 

 
        15,066,956  
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.4%  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     5,051        307,354  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     31,285        1,317,724  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     2,101        458,543  

Masco Corp.

     10,671        362,707  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     4,377        527,341  
     

 

 

 
        2,973,669  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.3%  

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     1,488        303,552  

AMETEK, Inc.

     7,679        415,280  

Emerson Electric Co.

     21,476        1,285,554  
     

 

 

 
        2,004,386  
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 1.2%  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     10,739        567,771  

Allegion PLC

     3,172        240,120  

Amphenol Corp. Class A

     10,219        727,286  

Corning, Inc.

     30,872        833,544  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     4,646        168,557  

Fortive Corp.

     9,968        600,273  

Garmin Ltd.

     3,849        196,722  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

17


MML Equity Index Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     25,262      $ 3,154,466  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

     871        417,131  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     3,654        212,151  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     11,772        877,603  

Waters Corp. (a)

     2,674        417,973  
     

 

 

 
        8,413,597  
     

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.1%  

Fluor Corp.

     4,573        240,631  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     4,030        222,779  
     

 

 

 
        463,410  
     

 

 

 
Environmental Controls — 0.2%  

Republic Services, Inc.

     7,637        479,680  

Stericycle, Inc. (a)

     2,839        235,325  

Waste Management, Inc.

     13,471        982,305  
     

 

 

 
        1,697,310  
     

 

 

 
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.1%  

Snap-on, Inc.

     1,951        329,075  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     5,067        673,252  
     

 

 

 
        1,002,327  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.3%  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     19,507        1,809,469  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.5%  

Cummins, Inc.

     5,174        782,309  

Deere & Co.

     9,741        1,060,405  

Flowserve Corp.

     4,341        210,191  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     4,251        661,923  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     3,405        703,099  

Xylem, Inc.

     5,927        297,654  
     

 

 

 
        3,715,581  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 2.6%  

3M Co.

     19,807        3,789,673  

Dover Corp.

     5,164        414,927  

Eaton Corp. PLC

     14,971        1,110,100  

General Electric Co.

     290,054        8,643,609  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     10,353        1,371,462  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     8,686        706,346  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     4,419        708,454  

Pentair PLC

     5,618        352,698  

Textron, Inc.

     8,969        426,835  
     

 

 

 
        17,524,104  
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 0.2%  

Ball Corp.

     5,797        430,485  

Sealed Air Corp.

     6,541        285,057  

WestRock Co.

     8,322        432,994  
     

 

 

 
        1,148,536  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.6%  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     4,721        364,886  

CSX Corp.

     30,798        1,433,647  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     6,053      $ 341,934  

FedEx Corp.

     8,148        1,590,082  

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     2,892        265,312  

Kansas City Southern

     3,513        301,275  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     9,675        1,083,310  

Ryder System, Inc.

     1,824        137,603  

Union Pacific Corp.

     27,046        2,864,712  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     22,935        2,460,925  
     

 

 

 
        10,843,686  
     

 

 

 
        66,663,031  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 13.9%  
Computers — 5.5%  

Accenture PLC Class A

     20,691        2,480,437  

Apple, Inc.

     174,439        25,059,907  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a)

     20,276        1,206,828  

CSRA, Inc.

     4,677        136,989  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     55,195        1,308,122  

HP, Inc.

     56,113        1,003,300  

International Business Machines Corp.

     28,535        4,969,085  

NetApp, Inc.

     8,944        374,306  

Seagate Technology PLC

     9,758        448,185  

Teradata Corp. (a)

     4,409        137,208  

Western Digital Corp.

     9,589        791,380  
     

 

 

 
        37,915,747  
     

 

 

 
Office & Business Equipment — 0.0%  

Xerox Corp.

     28,420        208,603  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 3.4%  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

     25,659        373,338  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     12,062        988,481  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     35,839        1,394,137  

Broadcom Ltd.

     13,338        2,920,488  

Intel Corp.

     157,090        5,666,236  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     5,180        492,463  

Lam Research Corp.

     5,395        692,502  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     7,155        527,896  

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

     34,603        1,000,027  

NVIDIA Corp.

     19,586        2,133,503  

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

     4,230        290,009  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     49,126        2,816,885  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     6,158        603,361  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     33,265        2,679,828  

Xilinx, Inc.

     8,366        484,308  
     

 

 

 
        23,063,462  
     

 

 

 
Software — 5.0%  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     22,995        1,146,531  

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

     16,480        2,144,542  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

     5,795        345,962  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

     6,488        561,017  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

18


MML Equity Index Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

CA, Inc.

     10,524      $ 333,821  

Cerner Corp. (a)

     9,737        573,023  

Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)

     5,176        431,627  

The Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

     1,182        127,585  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

     10,243        916,953  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     10,995        875,422  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

     7,099        818,586  

Intuit, Inc.

     8,081        937,315  

Microsoft Corp.

     256,929        16,921,344  

Oracle Corp.

     99,640        4,444,940  

Paychex, Inc.

     10,664        628,110  

Red Hat, Inc. (a)

     5,948        514,502  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

     21,771        1,795,890  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

     5,009        361,299  
     

 

 

 
        33,878,469  
     

 

 

 
        95,066,281  
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 3.1%  
Electric — 2.8%  

The AES Corp.

     21,633        241,857  

Alliant Energy Corp.

     7,693        304,720  

Ameren Corp.

     8,047        439,286  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     16,304        1,094,488  

CMS Energy Corp.

     9,278        415,098  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     10,097        784,133  

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     20,916        1,622,454  

DTE Energy Co.

     5,957        608,269  

Duke Energy Corp.

     23,315        1,912,063  

Edison International

     10,810        860,584  

Entergy Corp.

     5,926        450,139  

Eversource Energy

     10,505        617,484  

Exelon Corp.

     30,882        1,111,134  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     14,753        469,440  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     15,574        1,999,234  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     10,671        199,548  

PG&E Corp.

     16,779        1,113,454  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     3,749        312,592  

PPL Corp.

     22,541        842,808  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     16,764        743,483  

SCANA Corp.

     4,728        308,975  

The Southern Co.

     33,016        1,643,537  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     10,460        634,190  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     16,856        749,249  
     

 

 

 
        19,478,219  
     

 

 

 
Gas — 0.2%  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     14,361        395,932  

NiSource, Inc.

     10,648        253,316  

Sempra Energy

     8,382        926,211  
     

 

 

 
        1,575,459  
     

 

 

 
    Number of
Shares
    Value  
Water — 0.1%  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    5,892     $ 458,221  
   

 

 

 
      21,511,899  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $434,675,346)
      674,126,955  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $434,675,346)
      674,126,955  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $434,675,346)       674,126,955  
   

 

 

 
    Principal
Amount
       
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.7%  
Repurchase Agreement — 1.5%  

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/17, 0.050%, due 4/03/17 (b)

  $ 10,138,505       10,138,505  
   

 

 

 
Time Deposit — 0.0%  

Euro Time Deposit
0.090% 4/03/17

    652       652  
   

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Bill — 0.2%  

U.S. Treasury Bill (c)
0.000% 8/17/17

    1,255,000       1,251,261  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $11,390,632)
      11,390,418  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $446,065,978) (d)
      685,517,373  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.0%       234,624  
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $ 685,751,997  
   

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Maturity value of $10,138,547. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 1.500%, maturity date of 1/31/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $10,343,376.
(c) A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open futures contracts. (Note 2).
(d) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

19


MML Focused Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 94.9%  
COMMON STOCK — 94.9%  
Communications — 23.9%  
Internet — 10.3%  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)

     8,100      $ 6,719,436  

CDW Corp.

     91,800        5,297,778  
     

 

 

 
        12,017,214  
     

 

 

 
Media — 9.4%  

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a)

     20,800        6,808,256  

Tribune Media Co. Class A

     110,700        4,125,789  
     

 

 

 
        10,934,045  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 4.2%  

CommScope Holding Co., Inc. (a)

     117,900        4,917,609  
     

 

 

 
        27,868,868  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 15.0%  
Auto Manufacturers — 6.2%  

General Motors Co.

     206,000        7,284,160  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 8.8%  

CarMax, Inc. (a)

     82,600        4,891,572  

Tiffany & Co.

     56,700        5,403,510  
     

 

 

 
        10,295,082  
     

 

 

 
        17,579,242  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 18.1%  
Commercial Services — 3.5%  

Moody’s Corp.

     36,800        4,123,072  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 5.0%  

Baxter International, Inc.

     113,800        5,901,668  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 9.6%  

HCA Holdings, Inc. (a)

     75,900        6,754,341  

Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc. (a)

     54,700        4,404,991  
     

 

 

 
        11,159,332  
     

 

 

 
        21,184,072  
     

 

 

 
Financial — 31.7%  
Banks — 15.0%  

Citigroup, Inc.

     97,900        5,856,378  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     45,100        3,961,584  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     138,700        7,720,042  
     

 

 

 
        17,538,004  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 4.2%  

BlackRock, Inc.

     12,900        4,947,279  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 8.9%  

American International Group, Inc.

     84,300        5,262,849  

Aon PLC

     42,800        5,079,932  
     

 

 

 
        10,342,781  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 3.6%  

CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a)

     120,400      $ 4,188,716  
     

 

 

 
        37,016,780  
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 6.2%  
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 3.8%  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     47,900        4,443,204  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 2.4%  

Cummins, Inc.

     18,400        2,782,080  
     

 

 

 
        7,225,284  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $87,425,932)
        110,874,246  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $87,425,932)
        110,874,246  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $87,425,932)
        110,874,246  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.2%  
Repurchase Agreement — 5.2%  

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 03/31/17, 0.050%, due 4/03/17 (b)

   $ 6,078,240        6,078,240  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $6,078,240)
        6,078,240  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS —100.1%
(Cost $93,504,172) (c)
        116,952,486  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%         (171,784
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 116,780,702  
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Maturity value of $6,078,265. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 1.000%, maturity date of 5/15/18, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $6,204,577.
(c) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

20


MML Foreign Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 96.7%  
COMMON STOCK — 96.7%  
Bermuda — 0.4%  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd

     1,700,000      $ 1,576,206  
     

 

 

 
Brazil — 0.5%  

Embraer SA Sponsored ADR

     84,639        1,868,829  
     

 

 

 
Canada — 0.5%  

Silver Wheaton Corp.

     96,200        2,004,513  
     

 

 

 
Cayman Islands — 2.8%  

Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (a)

     20,070        3,462,477  

Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd.

     367,254        2,479,432  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

     372,254        4,578,822  
     

 

 

 
        10,520,731  
     

 

 

 
China — 3.3%  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H

     1,251,000        3,845,582  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Class H

     11,037,643        5,352,793  

CRRC Corp. Ltd. Class H

     371,300        360,641  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. Class H

     568,800        2,636,597  
     

 

 

 
        12,195,613  
     

 

 

 
France — 10.4%  

AXA SA

     216,747        5,608,950  

BNP Paribas SA

     114,450        7,623,343  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

     96,920        4,983,655  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin

     33,060        4,019,451  

Credit Agricole SA

     208,930        2,835,858  

Sanofi

     76,358        6,908,607  

Total SA

     95,472        4,823,144  

Zodiac Aerospace

     73,100        1,829,689  
     

 

 

 
        38,632,697  
     

 

 

 
Germany — 13.2%  

Bayer AG

     55,810        6,433,194  

Deutsche Boerse AG (a)

     20,980        1,922,808  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG Registered

     128,000        2,075,566  

Deutsche Post AG Registered

     66,911        2,290,736  

HeidelbergCement AG

     48,930        4,580,942  

Infineon Technologies AG

     273,297        5,580,424  

Innogy SE (a) (b)

     107,200        4,046,662  

LANXESS AG

     75,100        5,040,411  

Merck KGaA

     50,900        5,797,135  

METRO AG

     57,630        1,843,179  

MorphoSys AG (a)

     20,350        1,193,863  

SAP SE Sponsored ADR (c)

     29,468        2,892,873  

Siemens AG

     37,896        5,191,190  
     

 

 

 
        48,888,983  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Hong Kong — 2.0%  

AIA Group Ltd.

     485,200      $ 3,058,305  

China Mobile Ltd.

     382,500        4,207,399  
     

 

 

 
        7,265,704  
     

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.5%  

CRH PLC

     160,802        5,668,202  
     

 

 

 
Israel — 1.5%  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Sponsored ADR

     171,799        5,513,030  
     

 

 

 
Italy — 1.6%  

Eni SpA

     371,293        6,085,389  
     

 

 

 
Japan — 10.5%  

IHI Corp. (a)

     607,000        1,919,932  

Inpex Corp.

     304,100        3,000,024  

Konica Minolta, Inc.

     446,100        4,003,191  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

     517,770        5,005,365  

Omron Corp.

     104,800        4,611,105  

Panasonic Corp.

     330,300        3,743,449  

SoftBank Group Corp.

     83,700        5,928,125  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

     226,000        3,218,434  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

     121,700        2,080,783  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

     129,100        5,445,455  
     

 

 

 
        38,955,863  
     

 

 

 
Netherlands — 5.1%  

Akzo Nobel NV

     67,830        5,621,625  

ING Groep NV

     378,890        5,724,406  

NN Group NV

     63,590        2,068,244  

QIAGEN NV (a)

     81,562        2,367,551  

SBM Offshore NV

     191,128        3,138,273  
     

 

 

 
        18,920,099  
     

 

 

 
Norway — 1.9%  

Telenor ASA

     316,016        5,260,591  

Yara International ASA

     47,510        1,829,597  
     

 

 

 
        7,090,188  
     

 

 

 
Portugal — 1.0%  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

     242,320        3,680,582  
     

 

 

 
Republic of Korea — 6.3%  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

     79,353        2,622,203  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

     18,195        3,914,740  

Hyundai Motor Co.

     14,936        2,102,989  

KB Financial Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR (a)

     80,916        3,557,877  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

     6,018        11,083,597  
     

 

 

 
        23,281,406  
     

 

 

 
Singapore — 3.7%  

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.

     385,379        5,348,367  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

     340,700        952,331  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

     1,468,000        4,115,741  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

21


MML Foreign Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

     201,500      $ 3,187,189  
     

 

 

 
        13,603,628  
     

 

 

 
Spain — 1.3%  

Telefonica SA Sponsored ADR

     432,139        4,835,635  
     

 

 

 
Sweden — 0.6%  

Getinge AB Class B (c)

     128,140        2,249,381  
     

 

 

 
Switzerland — 6.0%  

ABB Ltd. Registered

     99,000        2,315,390  

Novartis AG Registered

     54,480        4,044,704  

Roche Holding AG

     31,790        8,109,800  

Swiss Re AG

     40,730        3,657,833  

UBS Group AG Registered

     257,960        4,128,675  
     

 

 

 
        22,256,402  
     

 

 

 
Taiwan — 1.1%  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     641,275        4,024,272  
     

 

 

 
Thailand — 1.2%  

Bangkok Bank PCL Foreign Registered

     792,100        4,287,347  
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 20.3%  

Aviva PLC

     657,655        4,383,851  

BAE Systems PLC

     633,010        5,101,721  

Barclays PLC

     1,857,820        5,236,724  

BP PLC

     1,648,784        9,468,198  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     251,884        5,239,641  

Glencore PLC (a)

     450,940        1,772,685  

HSBC Holdings PLC

     781,600        6,367,507  

Johnson Matthey PLC

     72,350        2,794,711  

Kingfisher PLC

     789,544        3,227,472  

LivaNova PLC (a)

     50,930        2,496,079  

Petrofac Ltd.

     190,850        2,199,896  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A

     2,397        63,046  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B

     351,154        9,647,854  

Sky PLC

     398,860        4,875,178  

Standard Chartered PLC (a)

     553,782        5,299,843  

Tesco PLC (a)

     791,310        1,840,544  

Vodafone Group PLC Sponsored ADR

     207,868        5,493,951  
     

 

 

 
        75,508,901  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $331,772,472)
        358,913,601  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $331,772,472)
        358,913,601  
     

 

 

 
    Number of
Shares
    Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.4%  
United States — 1.4%  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (d)

    5,133,274     $ 5,133,274  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS

(Cost $5,133,274)

      5,133,274  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $336,905,746)
      364,046,875  
   

 

 

 
    Principal
Amount
       
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.3%  
Repurchase Agreement — 3.3%    

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/17, 0.050%, due 4/03/17 (e)

  $ 12,374,173       12,374,173  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $12,374,173)
      12,374,173  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS —101.4%
(Cost $349,279,919) (f)
      376,421,048  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (1.4)%       (5,271,459
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $ 371,149,589  
   

 

 

 

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 March 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $4,046,662 or 1.09% of net assets.
(c) Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2017, was $4,966,024 or 1.34% 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 $12,374,224. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.125%, maturity date of 9/30/21, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $12,623,866.
(f) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

22


MML Fundamental Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 100.0%  
COMMON STOCK — 100.0%  
Basic Materials — 2.4%  
Iron & Steel — 1.2%  

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. (a)

     80,611      $ 661,816  

Nucor Corp.

     23,544        1,406,048  
     

 

 

 
        2,067,864  
     

 

 

 
Mining — 1.2%  

Rio Tinto PLC Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom)

     47,373        1,927,134  
     

 

 

 
        3,994,998  
     

 

 

 
Communications — 23.1%  
Internet — 18.0%  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (Cayman Islands) (a)

     14,264        1,538,087  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)

     11,117        9,222,219  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     4,873        4,320,109  

eBay, Inc. (a)

     62,778        2,107,457  

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

     11,773        1,678,477  

Facebook, Inc. Class A (a)

     40,930        5,814,107  

Netflix, Inc. (a)

     6,770        1,000,674  

The Priceline Group, Inc. (a)

     1,529        2,721,574  

Snap, Inc. Class A (a)

     7,300        164,469  

Yandex NV Class A (a)

     47,782        1,047,859  
     

 

 

 
        29,615,032  
     

 

 

 
Media — 4.2%  

Comcast Corp. Class A

     83,750        3,148,163  

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A (a)

     31,149        906,124  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     3,088        509,242  

Scripps Networks Interactive Class A

     16,259        1,274,218  

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     22,715        1,058,973  
     

 

 

 
        6,896,720  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 0.9%  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     46,464        1,570,483  
     

 

 

 
        38,082,235  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 4.0%  
Lodging — 0.6%  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     18,306        1,044,724  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 3.4%  

The Home Depot, Inc.

     22,441        3,295,012  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     14,758        972,109  

The TJX Cos., Inc.

     15,795        1,249,069  
     

 

 

 
        5,516,190  
     

 

 

 
        6,560,914  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 20.2%  
Beverages — 1.7%  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     25,782        2,883,975  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Biotechnology — 3.8%  

Amgen, Inc.

     20,516      $ 3,366,060  

Celgene Corp. (a)

     8,730        1,086,274  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     27,039        1,836,489  
     

 

 

 
        6,288,823  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 5.0%  

Experian PLC

     40,890        834,674  

Gartner, Inc. (a)

     9,235        997,288  

Global Payments, Inc.

     12,805        1,033,107  

IHS Markit Ltd. (a)

     41,135        1,725,613  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     48,800        2,099,376  

Vantiv, Inc. Class A (a)

     23,758        1,523,363  
     

 

 

 
        8,213,421  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 1.5%  

C.R. Bard, Inc.

     2,579        640,985  

Danaher Corp.

     8,876        759,164  

Medtronic PLC

     4,411        355,350  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

     6,957        633,991  
     

 

 

 
        2,389,490  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 3.1%  

Aetna, Inc.

     15,242        1,944,117  

Anthem, Inc.

     9,239        1,527,946  

HCA Holdings, Inc. (a)

     10,563        940,001  

ICON PLC (a)

     9,718        774,719  
     

 

 

 
        5,186,783  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 5.1%  

Allergan PLC

     7,570        1,808,625  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     39,058        2,123,974  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     17,284        1,409,510  

Johnson & Johnson

     13,791        1,717,669  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     20,943        1,330,718  
     

 

 

 
        8,390,496  
     

 

 

 
        33,352,988  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 4.8%  
Oil & Gas — 2.8%  

BP PLC Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom)

     42,830        1,478,492  

Chevron Corp.

     13,640        1,464,527  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     8,867        1,651,301  
     

 

 

 
        4,594,320  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 2.0%  

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     26,255        1,570,574  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     21,791        1,701,877  
     

 

 

 
        3,272,451  
     

 

 

 
        7,866,771  
     

 

 

 
Financial — 11.1%  
Banks — 2.9%  

Bank of America Corp.

     79,699        1,880,099  

Citigroup, Inc.

     24,364        1,457,455  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

23


MML Fundamental Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     16,930      $ 1,487,131  
     

 

 

 
        4,824,685  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 6.6%  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     5,677        1,413,573  

American Express Co.

     19,755        1,562,818  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     29,093        1,741,798  

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

     23,806        2,677,461  

Visa, Inc. Class A

     39,191        3,482,904  
     

 

 

 
        10,878,554  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 1.6%  

American International Group, Inc.

     26,260        1,639,412  

MetLife, Inc.

     19,237        1,016,098  
     

 

 

 
        2,655,510  
     

 

 

 
        18,358,749  
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 7.0%  
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.5%  

Emerson Electric Co.

     14,179        848,755  
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 1.5%  

Fortive Corp.

     13,262        798,638  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     13,237        1,652,904  
     

 

 

 
        2,451,542  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.8%  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     14,185        1,315,800  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 1.8%  

Cummins, Inc.

     10,274        1,553,429  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     8,717        1,357,324  
     

 

 

 
        2,910,753  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.7%  

Dover Corp.

     14,014        1,126,025  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     10,673        1,711,095  
     

 

 

 
        2,837,120  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.7%  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     14,741        1,139,332  
     

 

 

 
        11,503,302  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 27.4%  
Computers — 9.6%  

Amdocs Ltd.

     11,807        720,109  

Apple, Inc.

     83,016        11,926,078  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)

     24,229        2,487,349  

NetApp, Inc.

     14,602        611,094  
     

 

 

 
        15,744,630  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 6.3%  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     10,758        881,618  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     38,626        1,502,551  

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (a)

     9,788        594,034  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     46,521        2,091,584  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     30,106        1,726,278  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     30,819        2,482,779  
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Xilinx, Inc.

    19,117     $ 1,106,683  
   

 

 

 
      10,385,527  
   

 

 

 
Software — 11.5%  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

    16,493       1,476,453  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

    7,739       892,384  

Intuit, Inc.

    6,018       698,028  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    9,311       866,854  

Microsoft Corp.

    139,657       9,197,810  

Oracle Corp.

    92,783       4,139,050  

Paychex, Inc.

    17,356       1,022,269  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc

    20,633       730,408  
   

 

 

 
      19,023,256  
   

 

 

 
      45,153,413  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $135,032,997)
      164,873,370  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $135,032,997)
      164,873,370  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $135,032,997)
      164,873,370  
   

 

 

 
    Principal
Amount
       
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2%  
Repurchase Agreement — 0.2%  

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/17, 0.050%, due 4/03/17 (b)

  $ 376,264       376,264  
   

 

 

 
Time Deposit — 0.0%  

Euro Time Deposit
0.090% 4/03/17

    26,007       26,007  
   

 

 

 
   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $402,271)
      402,271  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2%
(Cost $135,435,268) (c)
      165,275,641  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.2)%       (355,735
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $ 164,919,906  
   

 

 

 

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 $376,266. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 1.625%, maturity date of 4/30/19, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $385,033.
(c) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

24


MML Fundamental Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 99.0%  
COMMON STOCK — 99.0%  
Basic Materials — 2.3%  
Chemicals — 1.4%  

The Dow Chemical Co.

     48,730      $ 3,096,303  
     

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.9%  

International Paper Co.

     36,620        1,859,564  
     

 

 

 
        4,955,867  
     

 

 

 
Communications — 9.8%  
Internet — 0.5%  

eBay, Inc. (a)

     35,970        1,207,513  
     

 

 

 
Media — 4.2%  

CBS Corp. Class B

     33,000        2,288,880  

Comcast Corp. Class A

     62,280        2,341,105  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

     47,310        2,045,211  

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     49,880        2,325,406  
     

 

 

 
        9,000,602  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 5.1%  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     193,050        6,525,090  

Nokia OYJ Sponsored ADR (Finland)

     309,580        1,677,924  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     55,760        2,718,300  
     

 

 

 
        10,921,314  
     

 

 

 
        21,129,429  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 6.1%  
Home Builders — 1.2%  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     109,500        2,578,725  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 1.0%  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)

     44,090        2,236,686  
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 1.2%  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     42,220        2,468,181  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 2.7%  

The Home Depot, Inc.

     13,390        1,966,054  

Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group Class A (a)

     76,800        1,537,536  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     14,520        1,193,689  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     15,470        1,071,607  
     

 

 

 
        5,768,886  
     

 

 

 
        13,052,478  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 18.0%  
Agriculture — 3.1%  

British American Tobacco PLC

     44,383        2,942,145  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     32,680        3,689,572  
     

 

 

 
        6,631,717  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 1.0%  

Amgen, Inc.

     13,330        2,187,053  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Commercial Services — 0.8%  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     41,230      $ 1,703,211  
     

 

 

 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.5%  

Unilever NV NY Shares

     21,000        1,043,280  
     

 

 

 
Foods — 1.8%  

The Kraft Heinz Co.

     19,716        1,790,410  

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

     49,590        2,136,337  
     

 

 

 
        3,926,747  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 1.5%  

Medtronic PLC

     41,139        3,314,158  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 1.4%  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     18,390        3,016,144  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 7.9%  

Allergan PLC

     10,720        2,561,223  

AstraZeneca PLC Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom)

     70,390        2,191,945  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     52,590        2,859,844  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     89,550        5,690,007  

Pfizer, Inc.

     31,439        1,075,528  

Roche Holding AG

     9,882        2,520,951  
     

 

 

 
        16,899,498  
     

 

 

 
        38,721,808  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 10.9%  
Oil & Gas — 9.5%  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     18,760        1,163,120  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     48,600        1,593,594  

Chevron Corp.

     44,850        4,815,544  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     32,600        3,180,130  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     35,910        2,944,979  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     147,304        2,327,403  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     19,370        1,227,283  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     12,690        2,363,259  

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)

     90,050        735,709  
     

 

 

 
        20,351,021  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 1.4%  

Halliburton Co.

     60,620        2,983,110  
     

 

 

 
        23,334,131  
     

 

 

 
Financial — 28.5%  
Banks — 17.4%  

Bank of America Corp.

     106,060        2,501,955  

Citigroup, Inc.

     92,380        5,526,172  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     11,740        2,696,913  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     116,500        10,233,360  

M&T Bank Corp.

     18,650        2,885,714  

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     46,470        5,587,553  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     143,610        7,993,333  
     

 

 

 
        37,425,000  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

25


MML Fundamental Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Diversified Financial Services — 3.6%  

BlackRock, Inc.

     7,680      $ 2,945,357  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     36,010        2,155,919  

Invesco Ltd.

     81,090        2,483,786  
     

 

 

 
        7,585,062  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 6.5%  

American International Group, Inc.

     34,540        2,156,332  

Chubb Ltd.

     26,715        3,639,919  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     36,750        2,715,458  

MetLife, Inc.

     48,410        2,557,016  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     29,970        1,891,407  

Unum Group

     22,070        1,034,862  
     

 

 

 
        13,994,994  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.0%  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     86,230        2,213,524  
     

 

 

 
        61,218,580  
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 11.3%  
Aerospace & Defense — 1.9%  

Triumph Group, Inc.

     40,170        1,034,377  

United Technologies Corp.

     27,560        3,092,508  
     

 

 

 
        4,126,885  
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 1.1%  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     38,380        2,335,423  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.9%  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     20,220        1,875,607  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 6.1%  

3M Co.

     13,560        2,594,435  

Eaton Corp. PLC

     48,340        3,584,411  

General Electric Co.

     126,750        3,777,150  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     39,080        3,177,985  
     

 

 

 
        13,133,981  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.3%  

Union Pacific Corp.

     25,490        2,699,901  
     

 

 

 
        24,171,797  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 8.6%  
Computers — 2.0%  

Apple, Inc.

     12,230        1,756,962  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a)

     41,580        2,474,842  
     

 

 

 
        4,231,804  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 5.5%  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     16,930        1,387,414  

Intel Corp.

     121,260        4,373,848  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     68,920        3,098,643  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     52,430        3,006,336  
     

 

 

 
        11,866,241  
     

 

 

 
    Number of
Shares
    Value  
Software — 1.1%  

Microsoft Corp.

    36,400     $ 2,397,304  
   

 

 

 
      18,495,349  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 3.5%  
Electric — 3.5%  

Dominion Resources, Inc.

    18,180       1,410,223  

Edison International

    26,730       2,127,975  

Eversource Energy

    45,850       2,695,063  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    10,720       1,376,126  
   

 

 

 
      7,609,387  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $163,206,721)
      212,688,826  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $163,206,721)
      212,688,826  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $163,206,721)
      212,688,826  
   

 

 

 
    Principal
Amount
       
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.3%  
Repurchase Agreement — 1.3%  

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/17, 0.050%, due 4/03/17 (b)

  $ 2,850,757       2,850,757  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $2,850,757)
      2,850,757  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.3% (Cost $166,057,478) (c)       215,539,583  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.3)%       (730,418
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $ 214,809,165  
   

 

 

 

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 $2,850,769. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 1.000%, maturity date of 5/15/18, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $2,911,841.
(c) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

26


MML Global Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 99.1%  
COMMON STOCK — 99.1%  
Austria — 0.4%  

Erste Group Bank AG

     33,164      $ 1,080,060  
     

 

 

 
Brazil — 0.6%  

Ambev SA

     243,831        1,420,647  
     

 

 

 
Canada — 1.8%  

Canadian National Railway Co.

     59,314        4,385,084  
     

 

 

 
Cayman Islands — 0.2%  

Sands China Ltd.

     114,000        527,638  
     

 

 

 
Czech Republic — 0.1%  

Komercni banka as

     8,605        319,401  
     

 

 

 
Denmark — 1.1%  

Brenntag AG

     14,951        838,550  

Carlsberg A/S Class B

     21,662        1,998,746  
     

 

 

 
        2,837,296  
     

 

 

 
France — 7.9%  

Air Liquide SA

     11,606        1,326,133  

Danone SA

     59,784        4,068,312  

Hermes International

     1,066        505,050  

Legrand SA

     32,788        1,978,332  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (a)

     20,850        4,584,481  

Pernod Ricard SA

     37,869        4,482,073  

Schneider Electric SE

     40,094        2,938,637  
     

 

 

 
        19,883,018  
     

 

 

 
Germany — 6.1%  

Bayer AG

     56,909        6,559,875  

Deutsche Boerse AG (b)

     15,700        1,438,899  

Linde AG

     18,281        3,042,934  

Merck KGaA

     19,377        2,206,897  

MTU Aero Engines AG

     15,927        2,072,043  
     

 

 

 
        15,320,648  
     

 

 

 
Ireland — 4.6%  

Accenture PLC Class A

     45,507        5,455,379  

Medtronic PLC

     74,041        5,964,743  
     

 

 

 
        11,420,122  
     

 

 

 
Israel — 1.0%  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (b)

     25,548        2,622,758  
     

 

 

 
Japan — 1.2%  

Hoya Corp.

     33,000        1,591,945  

Kubota Corp.

     96,500        1,452,524  
     

 

 

 
        3,044,469  
     

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.3%  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Class O

     148,264        853,207  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Netherlands — 3.0%  

Akzo Nobel NV

     37,157      $ 3,079,504  

Heineken NV

     27,238        2,317,960  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     27,373        2,137,831  
     

 

 

 
        7,535,295  
     

 

 

 
Republic of Korea — 0.9%  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

     1,202        2,213,773  
     

 

 

 
Spain — 0.7%  

Aena SA (c)

     10,572        1,672,648  
     

 

 

 
Sweden — 2.1%  

Svenska Cellulosa AB Class B (a)

     159,628        5,152,296  
     

 

 

 
Switzerland — 8.8%  

Adecco Group AG

     26,270        1,866,164  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

     32,854        2,593,259  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

     27,027        1,349,276  

Nestle SA

     82,703        6,344,399  

Roche Holding AG

     17,437        4,448,272  

Sonova Holding AG Registered

     9,704        1,346,477  

Swiss Re AG

     7,665        688,370  

UBS Group AG Registered

     217,895        3,487,431  
     

 

 

 
        22,123,648  
     

 

 

 
Thailand — 0.2%  

Kasikornbank PCL

     101,200        556,937  
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 9.8%  

Burberry Group PLC

     73,901        1,599,566  

Compass Group PLC

     146,289        2,756,306  

Delphi Automotive PLC

     19,226        1,547,501  

Diageo PLC

     175,727        5,033,705  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     58,224        5,306,498  

Sky PLC

     130,129        1,590,538  

Standard Chartered PLC (b)

     28,950        277,059  

Whitbread PLC

     30,564        1,515,685  

WPP PLC

     220,103        4,831,861  
     

 

 

 
        24,458,719  
     

 

 

 
United States — 48.3%  

3M Co.

     22,374        4,280,817  

Abbott Laboratories

     56,683        2,517,292  

American Express Co.

     43,944        3,476,410  

Amphenol Corp. Class A

     22,617        1,609,652  

AutoZone, Inc. (b)

     2,309        1,669,523  

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     87,310        4,123,651  

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (b)

     5,279        1,727,922  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     55,804        1,886,175  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (b)

     29,061        1,729,711  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     45,162        3,305,407  

The Cooper Cos., Inc.

     13,824        2,763,279  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

27


MML Global Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Coty, Inc. Class A

     195,859      $ 3,550,924  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     18,597        1,161,197  

eBay, Inc. (b)

     64,736        2,173,188  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     56,001        2,359,882  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     11,915        2,737,114  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     22,573        1,365,667  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     48,928        6,109,639  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     2,963        392,686  

Johnson & Johnson

     8,605        1,071,753  

Kansas City Southern

     17,317        1,485,106  

Kellogg Co.

     41,438        3,008,813  

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     10,208        961,389  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     21,136        1,559,414  

Monsanto Co.

     24,908        2,819,586  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     21,542        863,619  

NOW, Inc. (b)

     12,593        213,577  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     20,716        1,785,926  

Oracle Corp.

     89,590        3,996,610  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (b)

     29,814        1,282,598  

Praxair, Inc.

     14,074        1,669,176  

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (b)

     55,246        1,129,228  

State Street Corp.

     59,477        4,734,964  

Stryker Corp.

     39,200        5,160,680  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     45,635        7,009,536  

Time Warner, Inc.

     56,764        5,546,411  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     35,646        3,824,816  

United Technologies Corp.

     24,040        2,697,528  

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (b)

     38,460        913,810  

Visa, Inc. Class A

     61,305        5,448,175  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

     5,236        1,218,731  

The Walt Disney Co.

     51,023        5,785,498  

Waters Corp. (b)

     14,163        2,213,819  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     4,606        527,894  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     43,274        5,284,188  
     

 

 

 
        121,152,981  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $205,022,240)
        248,580,645  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $205,022,240)
        248,580,645  
     

 

 

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.9%  
United States — 1.9%  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (d)

     4,829,717        4,829,717  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $4,829,717)
        4,829,717  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $209,851,957)
        253,410,362  
     

 

 

 
    Principal
Amount
    Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.9%  
Repurchase Agreement — 0.9%  

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/17, 0.050%, due 4/03/17 (e)

  $ 2,233,647     $ 2,233,647  
   

 

 

 
Time Deposit — 0.0%  

Euro Time Deposit 0.090% 4/03/17

    18,864       18,864  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $2,252,511)
      2,252,511  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.9%
(Cost $212,104,468) (f)
      255,662,873  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (1.9)%       (4,845,401
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $ 250,817,472  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

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 March 31, 2017, was $4,599,366 or 1.83% 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) 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 March 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $1,672,648 or 0.67% of net assets.
(d) Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
(e) Maturity value of $2,233,656. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.000%, maturity date of 8/31/21, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $2,278,495.
(f) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

28


MML Growth Allocation Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%  
Equity Funds — 74.9%  

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     5,297,999      $ 81,695,141  

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a)

     5,820,333        70,891,655  

MML Equity Index Fund, Class III (a)

     2,780,214        78,151,829  

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a)

     3,069,929        43,378,091  

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a)

     7,131,964        72,104,154  

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a)

     4,483,218        55,771,228  

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a)

     4,873,869        74,521,455  

MML Global Fund, Class I (a)

     6,507,316        81,081,162  

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     5,766,117        70,577,270  

MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a)

     6,342,457        65,010,188  

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     2,436,543        28,190,797  

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     4,777,097        74,188,309  

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)

     5,938,341        72,388,382  

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

     1,318,874        17,748,992  

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a)

     1,913,587        32,971,109  

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

     1,908,198        25,703,427  

MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II (a)

     4,611,316        44,176,407  

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

     302,592        23,862,406  

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

     1,445,628        55,873,529  

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

     13,735,607        136,257,222  

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

     15,696,442        35,003,065  
     

 

 

 
        1,239,545,818  
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds — 25.2%  

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a)

     8,277,369        83,022,008  
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

MML High Yield Fund, Class II (a)

    1,277,955     $ 13,137,378  

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

    6,390,941       65,890,604  

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a)

    10,491,026       129,954,568  

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

    4,825,273       47,384,179  

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a)

    7,531,689       77,952,979  
   

 

 

 
      417,341,716  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $1,601,346,507)
      1,656,887,534  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,601,346,507)
      1,656,887,534  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $1,601,346,507) (b)
      1,656,887,534  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%       (987,477
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $ 1,655,900,057  
   

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Affiliated issuer. See Note 4 for a summary of transactions in the investments of affiliated issuers.
(b) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Growth & Income Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 99.4%  
COMMON STOCK — 99.4%  
Basic Materials — 3.8%  
Chemicals — 3.8%  

Monsanto Co.

     20,328      $ 2,301,129  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     11,345        1,192,133  

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

     5,004        1,552,191  
     

 

 

 
        5,045,453  
     

 

 

 
Communications — 11.6%  
Advertising — 0.7%  

The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

     34,570        849,385  
     

 

 

 
Internet — 5.5%  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)

     4,140        3,509,892  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)

     3,323        2,756,628  

Facebook, Inc. Class A (a)

     6,736        956,849  
     

 

 

 
        7,223,369  
     

 

 

 
Media — 5.4%  

Comcast Corp. Class A

     78,326        2,944,274  

Time Warner, Inc.

     18,315        1,789,558  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A

     44,528        1,442,262  

The Walt Disney Co.

     8,535        967,784  
     

 

 

 
        7,143,878  
     

 

 

 
        15,216,632  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 8.2%  
Apparel — 2.3%  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     8,828        1,941,094  

NIKE, Inc. Class B

     18,617        1,037,525  
     

 

 

 
        2,978,619  
     

 

 

 
Food Services — 0.6%  

Aramark

     23,045        849,669  
     

 

 

 
Housewares — 1.8%  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     51,568        2,432,463  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 3.5%  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

     860        621,823  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     6,961        1,167,290  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     19,670        1,295,663  

Starbucks Corp.

     25,165        1,469,384  
     

 

 

 
        4,554,160  
     

 

 

 
        10,814,911  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 25.5%  
Beverages — 2.1%  

Diageo PLC

     38,975        1,116,440  

Pernod Ricard SA

     14,069        1,665,169  
     

 

 

 
        2,781,609  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Commercial Services — 0.4%  

Gartner, Inc. (a)

     4,472      $ 482,931  
     

 

 

 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 2.5%  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     23,306        1,705,766  

Coty, Inc. Class A

     48,474        878,834  

The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A

     9,223        782,018  
     

 

 

 
        3,366,618  
     

 

 

 
Foods — 3.0%  

Danone SA

     23,829        1,621,567  

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

     53,660        2,311,673  
     

 

 

 
        3,933,240  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 9.0%  

Abbott Laboratories

     31,382        1,393,675  

Danaher Corp.

     34,761        2,973,108  

Medtronic PLC

     28,693        2,311,508  

Stryker Corp.

     13,590        1,789,123  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     21,863        3,358,157  
     

 

 

 
        11,825,571  
     

 

 

 
Household Products & Wares — 0.6%  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     5,671        746,474  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 7.9%  

Allergan PLC

     8,975        2,144,307  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     24,065        2,024,107  

Johnson & Johnson

     19,338        2,408,548  

McKesson Corp.

     8,287        1,228,631  

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     12,928        1,151,626  

Zoetis, Inc.

     26,423        1,410,196  
     

 

 

 
        10,367,415  
     

 

 

 
        33,503,858  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 4.5%  
Oil & Gas — 1.6%  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     20,713        2,020,553  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 2.0%  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     34,112        2,664,147  
     

 

 

 
Pipelines — 0.9%  

Enterprise Products Partners LP (b)

     43,906        1,212,245  
     

 

 

 
        5,896,945  
     

 

 

 
Financial — 25.5%  
Banks — 13.4%  

Bank of America Corp.

     203,319        4,796,295  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     13,292        3,053,438  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     62,242        5,467,337  

Morgan Stanley

     38,237        1,638,073  

US Bancorp

     30,601        1,575,952  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     18,302        1,018,690  
     

 

 

 
        17,549,785  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Growth & Income Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Diversified Financial Services — 7.4%  

BlackRock, Inc.

     3,564      $ 1,366,830  

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

     23,318        2,622,575  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     22,745        1,579,640  

Visa, Inc. Class A

     47,079        4,183,911  
     

 

 

 
        9,752,956  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 1.2%  

Chubb Ltd.

     11,676        1,590,855  
     

 

 

 
Private Equity — 0.8%  

The Blackstone Group LP (b)

     35,947        1,067,626  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.7%  

American Tower Corp.

     29,174        3,545,808  
     

 

 

 
        33,507,030  
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 7.4%  
Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%  

United Technologies Corp.

     8,190        919,000  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.7%  

AMETEK, Inc.

     17,697        957,054  
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 1.8%  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     18,912        2,361,541  
     

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.6%  

Fluor Corp.

     15,787        830,712  
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 1.6%  

Crown Holdings, Inc. (a)

     39,035        2,066,903  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 2.0%  

Canadian National Railway Co.

     35,044        2,590,803  
     

 

 

 
        9,726,013  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 12.3%  
Computers — 6.1%  

Accenture PLC Class A

     22,107        2,650,187  

Apple, Inc.

     9,947        1,428,986  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a)

     44,174        2,629,237  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     55,817        1,322,863  
     

 

 

 
        8,031,273  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 3.6%  

Broadcom Ltd.

     15,008        3,286,151  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     18,112        1,459,103  
     

 

 

 
        4,745,254  
     

 

 

 
Software — 2.6%  

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

     7,754        1,009,028  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     30,313        2,413,521  
     

 

 

 
        3,422,549  
     

 

 

 
        16,199,076  
     

 

 

 
    Number of
Shares
    Value  
Utilities — 0.6%  
Electric — 0.6%  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    10,739     $ 720,909  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $88,862,441)
      130,630,827  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $88,862,441)
      130,630,827  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $88,862,441)
      130,630,827  
   

 

 

 
    Principal
Amount
       
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.7%  
Repurchase Agreement — 0.7%  

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/17, 0.050%, due 4/03/17 (c)

  $ 938,123       938,123  
   

 

 

 
Time Deposit — 0.0%  

Euro Time Deposit 0.090% 4/03/17

    9,219       9,219  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $947,342)
      947,342  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $89,809,783) (d)
      131,578,169  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%       (191,060
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $ 131,387,109  
   

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security is a Master Limited Partnership.
(c) Maturity value of $938,127. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.000%, maturity date of 8/31/21, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $960,690.
(d) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Income & Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 95.6%  
COMMON STOCK — 95.6%  
Basic Materials — 3.5%  
Chemicals — 3.0%  

The Dow Chemical Co.

     108,980      $ 6,924,589  

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     10,420        837,039  

Praxair, Inc.

     6,290        745,994  
     

 

 

 
        8,507,622  
     

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.5%  

International Paper Co.

     26,650        1,353,287  
     

 

 

 
        9,860,909  
     

 

 

 
Communications — 5.3%  
Advertising — 0.6%  

Publicis Groupe SA

     22,580        1,578,019  
     

 

 

 
Media — 1.9%  

Comcast Corp. Class A

     137,920        5,184,413  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 2.8%  

BCE, Inc.

     15,550        688,399  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     25,500        2,198,610  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR (South Korea)

     61,000        1,535,980  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     71,910        3,505,612  
     

 

 

 
        7,928,601  
     

 

 

 
        14,691,033  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 3.0%  
Lodging — 0.5%  

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (a)

     1,469        42,102  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     20,646        1,206,965  
     

 

 

 
        1,249,067  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 2.5%  

Dollar General Corp.

     36,570        2,550,026  

The Gap, Inc.

     70,480        1,711,959  

The Home Depot, Inc.

     18,640        2,736,911  
     

 

 

 
        6,998,896  
     

 

 

 
        8,247,963  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 22.3%  
Agriculture — 0.8%  

Altria Group, Inc.

     15,800        1,128,436  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     10,470        1,182,063  
     

 

 

 
        2,310,499  
     

 

 

 
Beverages — 2.1%  

The Coca-Cola Co.

     68,100        2,890,164  

Diageo PLC

     101,690        2,912,913  
     

 

 

 
        5,803,077  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 1.2%  

Experian PLC

     92,900        1,896,336  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     35,710      $ 1,475,180  
     

 

 

 
        3,371,516  
     

 

 

 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 2.2%  

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     31,390        2,820,392  

Unilever NV NY Shares

     64,340        3,196,411  
     

 

 

 
        6,016,803  
     

 

 

 
Foods — 1.5%  

The Kroger Co.

     105,910        3,123,286  

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

     27,310        1,176,515  
     

 

 

 
        4,299,801  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 0.7%  

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     10,010        1,836,234  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 5.6%  

Aetna, Inc.

     38,422        4,900,726  

Anthem, Inc.

     35,620        5,890,836  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     23,360        2,293,718  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     15,353        2,518,046  
     

 

 

 
        15,603,326  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 8.2%  

AstraZeneca PLC

     72,351        4,446,611  

Johnson & Johnson

     12,360        1,539,438  

McKesson Corp.

     8,800        1,304,688  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     91,200        5,794,848  

Pfizer, Inc.

     284,850        9,744,718  
     

 

 

 
        22,830,303  
     

 

 

 
        62,071,559  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 10.8%  
Oil & Gas — 10.0%  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     12,250        759,500  

Chevron Corp.

     36,188        3,885,506  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     37,200        3,050,772  

Hess Corp.

     62,592        3,017,560  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     84,870        1,340,946  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     41,940        2,119,648  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     68,054        4,311,901  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC A Shares Sponsored ADR (United Kingdom)

     13,300        701,309  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

     136,100        4,185,075  

Total SA Sponsored ADR (France)

     90,573        4,566,691  
     

 

 

 
        27,938,908  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.4%  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     14,020        1,094,962  
     

 

 

 
Pipelines — 0.4%  

Enbridge, Inc.

     28,479        1,191,561  
     

 

 

 
        30,225,431  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Income & Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Financial — 27.1%  
Banks — 19.8%  

Bank of America Corp.

     471,830      $ 11,130,470  

Citigroup, Inc.

     141,390        8,457,950  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     13,110        3,011,629  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     132,200        11,612,448  

KeyCorp

     80,770        1,436,091  

Morgan Stanley

     113,960        4,882,046  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     55,442        3,065,942  

US Bancorp

     77,270        3,979,405  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     138,080        7,685,533  
     

 

 

 
        55,261,514  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%  

CME Group, Inc.

     5,750        683,100  

Invesco Ltd.

     48,484        1,485,065  
     

 

 

 
        2,168,165  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 6.1%  

The Allstate Corp.

     17,550        1,430,150  

American International Group, Inc.

     81,940        5,115,514  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     19,010        1,404,649  

MetLife, Inc.

     61,810        3,264,804  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     37,690        4,020,769  

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

     15,340        1,849,084  
     

 

 

 
        17,084,970  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 0.4%  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     33,030        1,122,359  
     

 

 

 
        75,637,008  
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 9.9%  
Aerospace & Defense — 2.6%  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     12,290        3,288,804  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     16,320        3,881,549  
     

 

 

 
        7,170,353  
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 2.5%  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     28,450        3,552,551  

Koninklijke Philips NV

     102,640        3,299,336  
     

 

 

 
        6,851,887  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.3%  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     4,650        724,052  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 3.2%  

3M Co.

     10,010        1,915,213  

General Electric Co.

     224,840        6,700,232  

Pentair PLC

     7,240        454,527  
     

 

 

 
        9,069,972  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.3%  

Union Pacific Corp.

     14,419        1,527,260  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     20,600        2,210,380  
     

 

 

 
        3,737,640  
     

 

 

 
        27,553,904  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Technology — 8.8%  
Computers — 0.4%  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

     1,768,000      $ 1,164,549  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 3.7%  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     28,390        1,627,883  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. GDR (a) (b)

     5,230        4,800,017  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR (Taiwan)

     114,700        3,766,748  
     

 

 

 
        10,194,648  
     

 

 

 
Software — 4.7%  

Constellation Software, Inc.

     389        191,158  

Microsoft Corp.

     94,060        6,194,792  

Oracle Corp.

     153,220        6,835,144  
     

 

 

 
        13,221,094  
     

 

 

 
        24,580,291  
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 4.9%  
Electric — 4.8%  

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     35,220        2,732,016  

Exelon Corp.

     50,100        1,802,598  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     43,460        1,382,897  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     27,450        3,523,757  

PG&E Corp.

     25,620        1,700,143  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     49,220        2,182,907  
     

 

 

 
        13,324,318  
     

 

 

 
Water — 0.1%  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     4,760        370,185  
     

 

 

 
        13,694,503  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $214,964,061)
        266,562,601  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $214,964,061)
        266,562,601  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $214,964,061)
        266,562,601  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.3%  
Repurchase Agreement — 4.3%  

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated
3/31/17, 0.050%, due 4/03/17 (c)

   $ 11,898,539        11,898,539  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $11,898,539)
        11,898,539  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

33


MML Income & Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%
(Cost $226,862,600) (d)
      $ 278,461,140  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.1%         367,177  
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 278,828,317  
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

ADR American Depositary Receipt
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) 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 March 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $4,800,017 or 1.72% of net assets.
(c) Maturity value of $11,898,589. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates ranging from 2.000% - 2.125%, maturity dates ranging from 8/31/21 - 9/30/21, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $12,136,681.
(d) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

34


MML International Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 95.8%  
COMMON STOCK — 95.8%  
Australia — 3.3%  

AMP Ltd.

     814,400      $ 3,214,903  

Orica Ltd.

     173,324        2,329,115  
     

 

 

 
        5,544,018  
     

 

 

 
Cayman Islands — 2.9%  

Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (a)

     17,925        3,092,421  

Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd.
ADR

     89,200        1,653,768  
     

 

 

 
        4,746,189  
     

 

 

 
Denmark — 3.2%  

Daimler AG

     71,500        5,280,413  
     

 

 

 
France — 15.7%  

BNP Paribas SA

     88,750        5,911,505  

Bureau Veritas SA

     137,000        2,890,197  

Danone SA

     46,475        3,162,632  

Kering

     6,885        1,782,440  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     9,465        2,081,157  

Pernod Ricard SA

     17,490        2,070,069  

Publicis Groupe SA

     30,900        2,159,468  

Safran SA

     41,170        3,075,863  

Sanofi

     4,900        443,335  

Valeo SA

     36,110        2,408,210  
     

 

 

 
        25,984,876  
     

 

 

 
Germany — 7.2%  

Allianz SE

     30,780        5,701,629  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     31,115        2,838,331  

Continental AG

     15,300        3,354,179  
     

 

 

 
        11,894,139  
     

 

 

 
India — 1.1%  

Infosys Ltd. Sponsored ADR (b)

     117,200        1,851,760  
     

 

 

 
Indonesia — 1.9%  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

     3,596,300        3,157,634  
     

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.9%  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     24,409        3,194,894  
     

 

 

 
Israel — 0.1%  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)

     1,400        143,724  
     

 

 

 
Italy — 4.5%  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     2,128,900        5,782,373  

PRADA SpA

     377,200        1,585,137  
     

 

 

 
        7,367,510  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Japan — 7.5%  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

     332,500      $ 2,031,436  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

     122,700        3,707,526  

Komatsu Ltd.

     27,500        719,414  

Olympus Corp.

     37,700        1,453,201  

Omron Corp.

     21,600        950,380  

Toyota Motor Corp.

     64,100        3,488,305  
     

 

 

 
        12,350,262  
     

 

 

 
Mexico — 2.1%  

Grupo Televisa SAB Sponsored ADR

     136,100        3,530,434  
     

 

 

 
Netherlands — 7.9%  

Akzo Nobel NV

     9,761        808,974  

ASML Holding NV

     6,970        924,500  

CNH Industrial NV

     534,300        5,152,756  

EXOR NV

     71,400        3,692,753  

Koninklijke Philips NV

     75,215        2,417,766  
     

 

 

 
        12,996,749  
     

 

 

 
Republic of Korea — 0.8%  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

     735        1,353,680  
     

 

 

 
Sweden — 6.1%  

Atlas Copco AB Class B

     24,600        781,905  

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B

     178,400        4,552,653  

SKF AB Class B (b)

     129,000        2,553,864  

Volvo AB Class B (b)

     146,500        2,156,896  
     

 

 

 
        10,045,318  
     

 

 

 
Switzerland — 11.1%  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

     38,350        3,027,074  

Credit Suisse Group AG

     372,223        5,528,925  

Kuehne & Nagel International AG

     19,490        2,755,296  

LafargeHolcim Ltd.

     53,070        3,142,136  

Nestle SA

     17,870        1,370,862  

The Swatch Group AG

     7,240        2,587,753  
     

 

 

 
        18,412,046  
     

 

 

 
Taiwan — 0.3%  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     73,000        458,106  
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 18.2%  

Ashtead Group PLC

     105,500        2,183,859  

Diageo PLC

     108,700        3,113,715  

Experian PLC

     87,600        1,788,149  

G4S PLC

     544,900        2,077,562  

Glencore PLC (a)

     1,647,200        6,475,288  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     6,952,000        5,784,141  

Meggitt PLC

     242,738        1,355,436  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (a)

     794,400        2,409,942  

Schroders PLC

     72,100        2,737,217  

Smiths Group PLC

     62,800        1,275,153  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

35


MML International Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Wolseley PLC

    9,100     $ 572,379  

WPP PLC

    11,900       261,237  
   

 

 

 
      30,034,078  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $142,952,040)
      158,345,830  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $142,952,040)
      158,345,830  
   

 

 

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 2.1%  
United States — 2.1%  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (c)

    3,489,010       3,489,010  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $3,489,010)
      3,489,010  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $146,441,050)
      161,834,840  
   

 

 

 
    Principal
Amount
       
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.9%  
Repurchase Agreement — 3.9%  

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/17, 0.050%, due 4/03/17 (d)

  $ 6,542,610       6,542,610  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $6,542,610)
      6,542,610  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.8%
(Cost $152,983,660) (e)
      168,377,450  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (1.8)%       (3,043,750
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $ 165,333,700  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

ADR American Depositary Receipt
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2017, was $3,325,663 or 2.01% 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 $6,542,637. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 1.000%, maturity date of 5/15/18, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $6,675,684.
(e) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

36


MML Large Cap Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 98.8%  
COMMON STOCK — 98.8%  
Communications — 32.4%  
Internet — 25.4%  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (Cayman Islands) (a)

     51,712      $ 5,576,105  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)

     3,828        3,245,378  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)

     3,842        3,187,170  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     9,352        8,290,922  

Facebook, Inc. Class A (a)

     54,048        7,677,518  
     

 

 

 
        27,977,093  
     

 

 

 
Media — 1.8%  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     11,727        1,933,900  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 5.2%  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     169,016        5,712,741  
     

 

 

 
        35,623,734  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 2.8%  
Retail — 2.8%  

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (a)

     43,898        1,194,026  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     28,765        1,838,083  
     

 

 

 
        3,032,109  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 27.3%  
Beverages — 6.7%  

The Coca-Cola Co.

     78,208        3,319,147  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

     87,552        4,042,276  
     

 

 

 
        7,361,423  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 4.8%  

Amgen, Inc.

     13,698        2,247,431  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     7,743        3,000,490  
     

 

 

 
        5,247,921  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 0.9%  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     9,845        1,008,030  
     

 

 

 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 3.2%  

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     39,306        3,531,644  
     

 

 

 
Foods — 3.2%  

Danone SA Sponsored ADR (France)

     253,818        3,474,768  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 2.5%  

Varex Imaging Corp. (a)

     9,125        306,600  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

     26,680        2,431,348  
     

 

 

 
        2,737,948  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 6.0%  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     23,509        1,493,762  

Novartis AG Sponsored ADR (Switzerland)

     28,951        2,150,191  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR (Denmark)

     87,096      $ 2,985,651  
     

 

 

 
        6,629,604  
     

 

 

 
        29,991,338  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 2.2%  
Oil & Gas Services — 2.2%  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     31,598        2,467,804  
     

 

 

 
Financial — 9.4%  
Diversified Financial Services — 9.4%  

American Express Co.

     20,510        1,622,546  

SEI Investments Co.

     60,953        3,074,469  

Visa, Inc. Class A

     63,673        5,658,620  
     

 

 

 
        10,355,635  
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 8.1%  
Machinery – Diversified — 2.6%  

Deere & Co.

     25,921        2,821,760  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 5.5%  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     58,910        3,327,826  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     25,143        2,697,844  
     

 

 

 
        6,025,670  
     

 

 

 
        8,847,430  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 16.6%  
Semiconductors — 4.0%  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     6,641        544,230  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     66,587        3,818,098  
     

 

 

 
        4,362,328  
     

 

 

 
Software — 12.6%  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

     42,173        3,646,700  

Cerner Corp. (a)

     42,248        2,486,295  

Microsoft Corp.

     44,984        2,962,646  

Oracle Corp.

     108,220        4,827,694  
     

 

 

 
        13,923,335  
     

 

 

 
        18,285,663  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $92,599,971)
        108,603,713  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $92,599,971)
        108,603,713  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $92,599,971)
        108,603,713  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

37


MML Large Cap Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.8%  
Repurchase Agreement — 0.8%  

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/17, 0.050%, due 4/03/17 (b)

   $ 867,142      $ 867,142  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $867,142)
        867,142  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6%
(Cost $93,467,113) (c)
        109,470,855  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.4%         458,142  
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 109,928,997  
     

 

 

 

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 $867,145. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.000%, maturity date of 8/31/21, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $885,243.
(c) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

38


MML Managed Volatility Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 98.5%  
COMMON STOCK — 98.5%      
Basic Materials — 2.3%  
Chemicals — 1.9%  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (a)

     1,934      $ 261,651  

Albemarle Corp. (a)

     1,036        109,443  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (a)

     2,266        66,507  

The Dow Chemical Co. (a)

     10,094        641,373  

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (a)

     7,848        630,430  

Eastman Chemical Co. (a)

     1,353        109,322  

FMC Corp. (a)

     1,167        81,212  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (a)

     729        96,614  

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A (a)

     2,970        270,834  

Monsanto Co. (a)

     3,932        445,103  

The Mosaic Co. (a)

     3,135        91,479  

PPG Industries, Inc. (a)

     2,399        252,087  

Praxair, Inc. (a)

     2,564        304,090  

The Sherwin-Williams Co. (a)

     718        222,717  
     

 

 

 
        3,582,862  
     

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%  

International Paper Co. (a)

     3,622        183,925  
     

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 0.1%  

Nucor Corp. (a)

     2,904        173,427  
     

 

 

 
Mining — 0.2%  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (a) (b)

     12,012        160,480  

Newmont Mining Corp. (a)

     4,703        155,011  
     

 

 

 
        315,491  
     

 

 

 
        4,255,705  
     

 

 

 
Communications — 13.6%  
Advertising — 0.2%  

The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (a)

     3,643        89,508  

Omnicom Group, Inc. (a)

     2,146        185,007  
     

 

 

 
        274,515  
     

 

 

 
Internet — 7.1%  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) (b)

     2,678        2,270,408  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a) (b)

     2,674        2,218,243  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a) (b)

     3,570        3,164,948  

eBay, Inc. (a) (b)

     9,274        311,328  

Expedia, Inc. (a)

     1,107        139,670  

F5 Networks, Inc. (a) (b)

     617        87,966  

Facebook, Inc. Class A (a) (b)

     21,230        3,015,722  

Netflix, Inc. (a) (b)

     3,851        569,216  

The Priceline Group, Inc. (a) (b)

     444        790,307  

Symantec Corp. (a)

     5,664        173,772  

TripAdvisor, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,100        47,476  

VeriSign, Inc. (a) (b)

     849        73,956  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Yahoo!, Inc. (a) (b)

     7,839      $ 363,808  
     

 

 

 
        13,226,820  
     

 

 

 
Media — 3.0%  

CBS Corp. Class B (a)

     3,331        231,038  

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a) (b)

     1,941        635,328  

Comcast Corp. Class A (a)

     42,889        1,612,197  

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A (a) (b)

     1,248        36,304  

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class C (a) (b)

     1,970        55,771  

DISH Network Corp. Class A (a) (b)

     1,984        125,964  

News Corp. Class A (a)

     3,310        43,030  

News Corp. Class B (a)

     798        10,773  

Scripps Networks Interactive Class A (a)

     856        67,085  

TEGNA, Inc. (a)

     1,890        48,422  

Time Warner, Inc. (a)

     6,970        681,039  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A (a)

     9,641        312,272  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B (a)

     4,242        134,811  

Viacom, Inc. Class B (a)

     3,051        142,238  

The Walt Disney Co. (a)

     13,183        1,494,820  
     

 

 

 
        5,631,092  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 3.3%  

AT&T, Inc. (a)

     55,227        2,294,682  

CenturyLink, Inc. (a)

     5,076        119,641  

Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)

     45,320        1,531,816  

Juniper Networks, Inc. (a)

     3,405        94,761  

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (a) (b)

     2,561        146,541  

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (a)

     1,522        131,227  

Verizon Communications, Inc. (a)

     36,599        1,784,201  
     

 

 

 
        6,102,869  
     

 

 

 
        25,235,296  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 8.9%  
Airlines — 0.6%  

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a)

     1,103        101,719  

American Airlines Group, Inc. (a)

     4,706        199,064  

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a)

     6,561        301,544  

Southwest Airlines Co. (a)

     5,491        295,196  

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)

     2,618        184,935  
     

 

 

 
        1,082,458  
     

 

 

 
Apparel — 0.6%  

Hanesbrands, Inc. (a)

     3,430        71,207  

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (a) (b)

     1,589        60,557  

NIKE, Inc. Class B (a)

     12,026        670,209  

Ralph Lauren Corp. (a)

     558        45,544  

Under Armour, Inc. Class A (a) (b)

     1,616        31,964  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

39


MML Managed Volatility Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Under Armour, Inc. Class C (a) (b)

     1,787      $ 32,702  

VF Corp. (a)

     2,835        155,840  
     

 

 

 
        1,068,023  
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.6%  

Ford Motor Co. (a)

     34,831        405,433  

General Motors Co. (a)

     12,429        439,489  

PACCAR, Inc. (a)

     3,168        212,890  
     

 

 

 
        1,057,812  
     

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.2%  

BorgWarner, Inc. (a)

     1,724        72,046  

Delphi Automotive PLC (a)

     2,476        199,293  

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a)

     2,400        86,400  
     

 

 

 
        357,739  
     

 

 

 
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.2%  

Fastenal Co. (a)

     2,702        139,153  

LKQ Corp. (a) (b)

     2,888        84,532  

W.W. Grainger, Inc. (a)

     487        113,354  
     

 

 

 
        337,039  
     

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.1%  

D.R. Horton, Inc. (a)

     3,021        100,630  

Lennar Corp. Class A (a)

     1,839        94,138  

PulteGroup, Inc. (a)

     2,802        65,987  
     

 

 

 
        260,755  
     

 

 

 
Home Furnishing — 0.1%  

Leggett & Platt, Inc. (a)

     1,226        61,692  

Whirlpool Corp. (a)

     680        116,505  
     

 

 

 
        178,197  
     

 

 

 
Housewares — 0.1%  

Newell Brands, Inc. (a)

     4,416        208,303  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 0.3%  

Carnival Corp. (a)

     3,856        227,157  

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (a)

     1,529        92,504  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (a)

     1,483        145,497  
     

 

 

 
        465,158  
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 0.2%  

Marriott International, Inc. Class A (a)

     2,948        277,642  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (a)

     951        80,160  

Wynn Resorts Ltd. (a)

     708        81,144  
     

 

 

 
        438,946  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 5.7%  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (a)

     683        101,262  

AutoNation, Inc. (a) (b)

     470        19,876  

AutoZone, Inc. (a) (b)

     263        190,162  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a)

     1,293        51,022  

Best Buy Co., Inc. (a)

     2,549        125,283  

CarMax, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,786        105,767  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a) (b)

     264        117,617  

Coach, Inc. (a)

     2,475        102,292  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Costco Wholesale Corp. (a)

     3,947      $ 661,872  

CVS Health Corp. (a)

     9,246        725,811  

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (a)

     1,057        88,439  

Dollar General Corp. (a)

     2,284        159,263  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) (b)

     2,140        167,904  

Foot Locker, Inc. (a)

     1,218        91,119  

The Gap, Inc. (a)

     2,014        48,920  

Genuine Parts Co. (a)

     1,344        124,199  

The Home Depot, Inc. (a)

     10,912        1,602,209  

Kohl’s Corp. (a)

     1,685        67,080  

L Brands, Inc. (a)

     2,216        104,374  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (a)

     7,791        640,498  

Macy’s, Inc. (a)

     2,865        84,919  

McDonald’s Corp. (a)

     7,514        973,890  

Nordstrom, Inc. (a)

     995        46,337  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) (b)

     858        231,523  

PVH Corp. (a)

     700        72,429  

Ross Stores, Inc. (a)

     3,474        228,832  

Signet Jewelers Ltd. (a)

     663        45,926  

Staples, Inc. (a)

     6,307        55,312  

Starbucks Corp. (a)

     13,112        765,610  

Target Corp. (a)

     4,909        270,928  

Tiffany & Co. (a)

     978        93,203  

The TJX Cos., Inc. (a)

     5,811        459,534  

Tractor Supply Co. (a)

     1,181        81,454  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a) (b)

     535        152,598  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (a)

     13,505        973,440  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (a)

     7,721        641,229  

Yum! Brands, Inc. (a)

     3,071        196,237  
     

 

 

 
        10,668,370  
     

 

 

 
Textiles — 0.1%  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) (b)

     583        133,793  
     

 

 

 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.1%  

Hasbro, Inc. (a)

     961        95,927  

Mattel, Inc. (a)

     3,075        78,751  
     

 

 

 
        174,678  
     

 

 

 
        16,431,271  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 22.4%  
Agriculture — 1.9%  

Altria Group, Inc. (a)

     17,681        1,262,777  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (a)

     5,135        236,415  

Philip Morris International, Inc. (a)

     13,944        1,574,278  

Reynolds American, Inc. (a)

     7,437        468,680  
     

 

 

 
        3,542,150  
     

 

 

 
Beverages — 2.0%  

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B (a)

     1,590        73,426  

The Coca-Cola Co. (a)

     34,837        1,478,482  

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (a)

     1,603        259,798  

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (a)

     1,681        164,604  

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B (a)

     1,600        153,136  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

40


MML Managed Volatility Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a) (b)

     3,580      $ 165,289  

PepsiCo, Inc. (a)

     12,893        1,442,211  
     

 

 

 
        3,736,946  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 2.4%  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,997        242,116  

Amgen, Inc. (a)

     6,722        1,102,879  

Biogen, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,953        533,989  

Celgene Corp. (a) (b)

     6,986        869,268  

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)

     11,896        807,976  

Illumina, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,306        222,856  

Incyte Corp. (a) (b)

     1,559        208,391  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (b)

     666        258,082  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (b)

     2,266        247,787  
     

 

 

 
        4,493,344  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 1.4%  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (a)

     4,030        412,632  

Cintas Corp. (a)

     788        99,713  

Ecolab, Inc. (a)

     2,332        292,293  

Equifax, Inc. (a)

     1,109        151,645  

Global Payments, Inc. (a)

     1,452        117,147  

H&R Block, Inc. (a)

     1,881        43,733  

Moody’s Corp. (a)

     1,541        172,654  

Nielsen Holdings PLC (a)

     2,973        122,815  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)

     10,057        432,652  

Quanta Services, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,344        49,876  

Robert Half International, Inc. (a)

     1,168        57,033  

S&P Global, Inc. (a)

     2,315        302,663  

Total System Services, Inc. (a)

     1,495        79,923  

United Rentals, Inc. (a) (b)

     735        91,912  

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,422        115,381  

The Western Union Co. (a)

     4,272        86,935  
     

 

 

 
        2,629,007  
     

 

 

 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 1.6%  

Colgate-Palmolive Co. (a)

     7,910        578,933  

Coty, Inc. Class A (a)

     4,449        80,660  

The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A (a)

     2,032        172,293  

The Procter & Gamble Co. (a)

     23,044        2,070,504  
     

 

 

 
        2,902,390  
     

 

 

 
Foods — 1.6%  

Campbell Soup Co. (a)

     1,783        102,059  

Conagra Brands, Inc. (a)

     3,747        151,154  

General Mills, Inc. (a)

     5,221        308,091  

The Hershey Co. (a)

     1,223        133,613  

Hormel Foods Corp. (a)

     2,458        85,120  

The J.M. Smucker Co. (a)

     1,059        138,814  

Kellogg Co. (a)

     2,337        169,690  

The Kraft Heinz Co. (a)

     5,380        488,558  

The Kroger Co. (a)

     8,346        246,123  

McCormick & Co., Inc. (a)

     1,071        104,476  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A (a)

     13,863      $ 597,218  

Sysco Corp. (a)

     4,452        231,148  

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A (a)

     2,660        164,149  

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (a)

     2,885        85,742  
     

 

 

 
        3,005,955  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 3.0%  

Abbott Laboratories (a)

     15,507        688,666  

Baxter International, Inc. (a)

     4,399        228,132  

Becton, Dickinson & Co. (a)

     1,940        355,874  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a) (b)

     12,454        309,731  

C.R. Bard, Inc. (a)

     678        168,510  

The Cooper Cos., Inc. (a)

     444        88,751  

Danaher Corp. (a)

     5,430        464,428  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. (a)

     2,028        126,628  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) (b)

     1,947        183,154  

Henry Schein, Inc. (a) (b)

     737        125,268  

Hologic, Inc. (a) (b)

     2,466        104,928  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a) (b)

     795        122,915  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) (b)

     342        262,133  

Medtronic PLC (a)

     12,351        994,997  

Patterson Cos., Inc. (a)

     852        38,536  

Stryker Corp. (a)

     2,774        365,197  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a)

     3,543        544,205  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) (b)

     857        78,098  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (a)

     1,771        216,257  
     

 

 

 
        5,466,408  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 2.0%  

Aetna, Inc. (a)

     3,134        399,742  

Anthem, Inc. (a)

     2,344        387,651  

Centene Corp. (a) (b)

     1,515        107,959  

Cigna Corp. (a)

     2,345        343,519  

DaVita, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,373        93,323  

Envision Healthcare Corp. (a) (b)

     1,006        61,688  

HCA Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)

     2,667        237,336  

Humana, Inc. (a)

     1,338        275,815  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a) (b)

     921        132,136  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (a)

     1,239        121,657  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (a)

     8,643        1,417,538  

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B (a)

     793        98,689  
     

 

 

 
        3,677,053  
     

 

 

 
Household Products & Wares — 0.4%  

Avery Dennison Corp. (a)

     821        66,173  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (a)

     2,370        118,192  

The Clorox Co. (a)

     1,141        153,841  

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (a)

     3,202        421,479  
     

 

 

 
        759,685  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 6.1%  

AbbVie, Inc. (a)

     14,368        936,219  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

41


MML Managed Volatility Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Allergan PLC (a)

     3,001      $ 716,999  

AmerisourceBergen Corp. (a)

     1,512        133,812  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (a)

     15,060        818,963  

Cardinal Health, Inc. (a)

     2,837        231,357  

Eli Lilly & Co. (a)

     8,776        738,149  

Express Scripts Holding Co. (a) (b)

     5,531        364,548  

Johnson & Johnson (a)

     24,463        3,046,867  

Mallinckrodt PLC (a) (b)

     902        40,202  

McKesson Corp. (a)

     1,868        276,950  

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. (a)

     1,601        142,617  

Merck & Co., Inc. (a)

     24,771        1,573,949  

Mylan NV (a) (b)

     4,056        158,143  

Perrigo Co. PLC (a)

     1,332        88,431  

Pfizer, Inc. (a)

     53,650        1,835,367  

Zoetis, Inc. (a)

     4,518        241,126  
     

 

 

 
        11,343,699  
     

 

 

 
        41,556,637  
     

 

 

 
Diversified — 0.0%  
Holding Company – Diversified — 0.0%  

Leucadia National Corp. (a)

     2,905        75,530  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 6.5%  
Oil & Gas — 5.1%  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (a)

     4,978        308,636  

Apache Corp. (a)

     3,366        172,979  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. (a)

     4,253        101,689  

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a) (b)

     7,048        41,865  

Chevron Corp. (a)

     16,971        1,822,176  

Cimarex Energy Co. (a)

     850        101,567  

Concho Resources, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,318        169,152  

ConocoPhillips (a)

     11,070        552,061  

Devon Energy Corp. (a)

     4,638        193,497  

EOG Resources, Inc. (a)

     5,160        503,358  

EQT Corp. (a)

     1,530        93,483  

Exxon Mobil Corp. (a)

     37,247        3,054,627  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (a)

     913        60,778  

Hess Corp. (a)

     2,515        121,248  

Marathon Oil Corp. (a)

     7,515        118,737  

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (a)

     4,635        234,253  

Murphy Oil Corp. (a)

     1,605        45,887  

Newfield Exploration Co. (a) (b)

     1,932        71,310  

Noble Energy, Inc. (a)

     3,776        129,668  

Occidental Petroleum Corp. (a)

     6,853        434,206  

Phillips 66 (a)

     4,039        319,970  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (a)

     1,515        282,139  

Range Resources Corp. (a)

     1,772        51,565  

Southwestern Energy Co. (a) (b)

     4,854        39,657  

Tesoro Corp. (a)

     1,085        87,950  

Transocean Ltd. (a) (b)

     3,645        45,380  

Valero Energy Corp. (a)

     4,141        274,507  
     

 

 

 
        9,432,345  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Oil & Gas Services — 1.0%  

Baker Hughes, Inc. (a)

     3,852      $ 230,426  

Halliburton Co. (a)

     7,713        379,557  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (a)

     3,542        141,999  

Schlumberger Ltd. (a)

     12,500        976,250  

TechnipFMC PLC (a) (b)

     4,256        138,320  
     

 

 

 
        1,866,552  
     

 

 

 
Pipelines — 0.4%  

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (a)

     17,188        373,667  

ONEOK, Inc. (a)

     1,869        103,617  

The Williams Cos., Inc. (a)

     7,234        214,054  
     

 

 

 
        691,338  
     

 

 

 
        11,990,235  
     

 

 

 
Financial — 18.1%  
Banks — 7.7%  

Bank of America Corp. (a)

     90,830        2,142,680  

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (a)

     9,437        445,709  

BB&T Corp. (a)

     7,204        322,019  

Capital One Financial Corp. (a)

     4,338        375,931  

Citigroup, Inc. (a)

     24,975        1,494,004  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (a)

     4,642        160,381  

Comerica, Inc. (a)

     1,629        111,717  

Fifth Third Bancorp (a)

     6,654        169,012  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (a)

     3,324        763,589  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (a)

     9,779        130,941  

JP Morgan Chase & Co. (a)

     32,168        2,825,637  

KeyCorp (a)

     9,537        169,568  

M&T Bank Corp. (a)

     1,383        213,992  

Morgan Stanley (a)

     13,044        558,805  

Northern Trust Corp. (a)

     1,972        170,736  

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (a)

     4,364        524,727  

Regions Financial Corp. (a)

     11,423        165,976  

State Street Corp. (a)

     3,311        263,589  

SunTrust Banks, Inc. (a)

     4,474        247,412  

US Bancorp (a)

     14,434        743,351  

Wells Fargo & Co. (a)

     40,593        2,259,406  

Zions Bancorp (a)

     1,783        74,886  
     

 

 

 
        14,334,068  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 3.3%  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a)

     498        81,642  

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)

     505        125,745  

American Express Co. (a)

     6,927        547,995  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (a)

     1,407        182,460  

BlackRock, Inc. (a)

     1,085        416,108  

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (a)

     843        68,342  

The Charles Schwab Corp. (a)

     10,776        439,769  

CME Group, Inc. (a)

     3,044        361,627  

Discover Financial Services (a)

     3,618        247,435  

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (a) (b)

     2,454        85,620  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

42


MML Managed Volatility Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Franklin Resources, Inc. (a)

     3,044      $ 128,274  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (a)

     5,336        319,466  

Invesco Ltd. (a)

     3,480        106,593  

Mastercard, Inc. Class A (a)

     8,590        966,117  

Nasdaq, Inc. (a)

     989        68,686  

Navient Corp. (a)

     2,663        39,306  

Raymond James Financial, Inc. (a)

     1,153        87,928  

Synchrony Financial (a)

     7,214        247,440  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (a)

     2,207        150,407  

Visa, Inc. Class A (a)

     16,866        1,498,882  
     

 

 

 
        6,169,842  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 4.2%  

Aflac, Inc. (a)

     3,659        264,985  

The Allstate Corp. (a)

     3,305        269,324  

American International Group, Inc. (a)

     8,388        523,663  

Aon PLC (a)

     2,341        277,853  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co. (a)

     1,531        86,563  

Assurant, Inc. (a)

     459        43,913  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a) (b)

     17,090        2,848,561  

Chubb Ltd. (a)

     4,177        569,116  

Cincinnati Financial Corp. (a)

     1,376        99,444  

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (a)

     3,440        165,361  

Lincoln National Corp. (a)

     2,068        135,351  

Loews Corp. (a)

     2,452        114,680  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. (a)

     4,746        350,682  

MetLife, Inc. (a)

     9,867        521,175  

Principal Financial Group, Inc. (a)

     2,384        150,454  

The Progressive Corp. (a)

     5,307        207,928  

Prudential Financial, Inc. (a)

     3,866        412,425  

Torchmark Corp. (a)

     982        75,653  

The Travelers Cos., Inc. (a)

     2,535        305,569  

Unum Group (a)

     2,055        96,359  

Willis Towers Watson PLC (a)

     1,190        155,759  

XL Group Ltd. (a)

     2,390        95,265  
     

 

 

 
        7,770,083  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.9%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (a)

     801        88,527  

American Tower Corp. (a)

     3,790        460,637  

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A (a)

     1,362        60,405  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (a)

     1,218        223,625  

Boston Properties, Inc. (a)

     1,424        188,552  

CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a) (b)

     2,647        92,089  

Crown Castle International Corp. (a)

     3,280        309,796  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (a)

     1,491        158,627  

Equinix, Inc. (a)

     637        255,036  

Equity Residential (a)

     3,292        204,828  

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (a)

     613        141,928  

Extra Space Storage, Inc. (a)

     1,116        83,019  

Federal Realty Investment Trust (a)

     684        91,314  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

GGP, Inc. (a)

     5,264      $ 122,020  

HCP, Inc. (a)

     4,229        132,283  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (a)

     6,508        121,439  

Iron Mountain, Inc. (a)

     2,212        78,902  

Kimco Realty Corp. (a)

     3,815        84,273  

The Macerich Co. (a)

     1,060        68,264  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (a)

     1,007        102,452  

Prologis, Inc. (a)

     4,739        245,859  

Public Storage (a)

     1,330        291,150  

Realty Income Corp. (a)

     2,288        136,205  

Regency Centers Corp. (a)

     1,315        87,303  

Simon Property Group, Inc. (a)

     2,803        482,200  

SL Green Realty Corp. (a)

     918        97,877  

UDR, Inc. (a)

     2,302        83,471  

Ventas, Inc. (a)

     3,275        213,006  

Vornado Realty Trust (a)

     1,556        156,082  

Welltower, Inc. (a)

     3,217        227,828  

Weyerhaeuser Co. (a)

     6,602        224,336  
     

 

 

 
        5,313,333  
     

 

 

 
Savings & Loans — 0.0%  

People’s United Financial, Inc. (a)

     2,481        45,154  
     

 

 

 
        33,632,480  
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 9.7%  
Aerospace & Defense — 2.2%  

Arconic, Inc. (a)

     4,133        108,863  

The Boeing Co. (a)

     5,178        915,781  

General Dynamics Corp. (a)

     2,562        479,606  

Harris Corp. (a)

     1,158        128,851  

L3 Technologies, Inc. (a)

     722        119,339  

Lockheed Martin Corp. (a)

     2,262        605,311  

Northrop Grumman Corp. (a)

     1,570        373,409  

Raytheon Co. (a)

     2,620        399,550  

Rockwell Collins, Inc. (a)

     1,117        108,528  

TransDigm Group, Inc. (a)

     465        102,374  

United Technologies Corp. (a)

     6,756        758,091  
     

 

 

 
        4,099,703  
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.4%  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (a)

     1,319        80,261  

Johnson Controls International PLC (a)

     8,360        352,123  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (a)

     558        121,784  

Masco Corp. (a)

     2,886        98,095  

Vulcan Materials Co. (a)

     1,179        142,046  
     

 

 

 
        794,309  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.3%  

Acuity Brands, Inc. (a)

     412        84,048  

AMETEK, Inc. (a)

     1,975        106,808  

Emerson Electric Co. (a)

     5,747        344,015  
     

 

 

 
        534,871  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

43


MML Managed Volatility Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Electronics — 1.2%  

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a)

     2,841      $ 150,204  

Allegion PLC (a)

     810        61,317  

Amphenol Corp. Class A (a)

     2,800        199,276  

Corning, Inc. (a)

     8,489        229,203  

FLIR Systems, Inc. (a)

     1,332        48,325  

Fortive Corp. (a)

     2,801        168,676  

Garmin Ltd. (a)

     965        49,321  

Honeywell International, Inc. (a)

     6,857        856,234  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) (b)

     235        112,544  

PerkinElmer, Inc. (a)

     920        53,415  

TE Connectivity Ltd. (a)

     3,222        240,200  

Waters Corp. (a) (b)

     742        115,982  
     

 

 

 
        2,284,697  
     

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.1%  

Fluor Corp. (a)

     1,160        61,039  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a)

     1,173        64,844  
     

 

 

 
        125,883  
     

 

 

 
Environmental Controls — 0.2%  

Republic Services, Inc. (a)

     2,097        131,712  

Stericycle, Inc. (a) (b)

     712        59,018  

Waste Management, Inc. (a)

     3,628        264,554  
     

 

 

 
        455,284  
     

 

 

 
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.1%  

Snap-on, Inc. (a)

     527        88,889  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (a)

     1,380        183,361  
     

 

 

 
        272,250  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.3%  

Caterpillar, Inc. (a)

     5,209        483,187  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.5%  

Cummins, Inc. (a)

     1,402        211,982  

Deere & Co. (a)

     2,575        280,315  

Flowserve Corp. (a)

     1,113        53,892  

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (a)

     1,168        181,869  

Roper Technologies, Inc. (a)

     912        188,319  

Xylem, Inc. (a)

     1,647        82,712  
     

 

 

 
        999,089  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 2.6%  

3M Co. (a)

     5,395        1,032,225  

Dover Corp. (a)

     1,386        111,365  

Eaton Corp. PLC (a)

     4,032        298,973  

General Electric Co. (a)

     78,646        2,343,651  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (a)

     2,825        374,228  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC (a)

     2,290        186,223  

Parker-Hannifin Corp. (a)

     1,171        187,735  

Pentair PLC (a)

     1,471        92,349  

Textron, Inc. (a)

     2,509        119,403  
     

 

 

 
        4,746,152  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Packaging & Containers — 0.2%  

Ball Corp. (a)

     1,564      $ 116,143  

Sealed Air Corp. (a)

     1,782        77,659  

WestRock Co. (a)

     2,277        118,472  
     

 

 

 
        312,274  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.6%  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (a)

     1,320        102,023  

CSX Corp. (a)

     8,364        389,344  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (a)

     1,591        89,875  

FedEx Corp. (a)

     2,186        426,598  

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (a)

     790        72,475  

Kansas City Southern (a)

     984        84,388  

Norfolk Southern Corp. (a)

     2,586        289,554  

Ryder System, Inc. (a)

     511        38,550  

Union Pacific Corp. (a)

     7,430        786,986  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B (a)

     6,203        665,582  
     

 

 

 
        2,945,375  
     

 

 

 
        18,053,074  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 13.9%  
Computers — 5.5%  

Accenture PLC Class A (a)

     5,585        669,530  

Apple, Inc. (a)

     47,293        6,794,112  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a) (b)

     5,400        321,408  

CSRA, Inc. (a)

     1,430        41,885  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (a)

     14,952        354,362  

HP, Inc. (a)

     15,217        272,080  

International Business Machines Corp. (a)

     7,781        1,354,983  

NetApp, Inc. (a)

     2,510        105,044  

Seagate Technology PLC (a)

     2,674        122,817  

Teradata Corp. (a) (b)

     1,066        33,174  

Western Digital Corp. (a)

     2,631        217,136  
     

 

 

 
        10,286,531  
     

 

 

 
Office & Business Equipment — 0.0%  

Xerox Corp. (a)

     7,518        55,182  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 3.4%  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a) (b)

     6,954        101,181  

Analog Devices, Inc. (a)

     3,277        268,550  

Applied Materials, Inc. (a)

     9,604        373,596  

Broadcom Ltd. (a)

     3,567        781,030  

Intel Corp. (a)

     42,855        1,545,780  

KLA-Tencor Corp. (a)

     1,424        135,380  

Lam Research Corp. (a)

     1,460        187,406  

Microchip Technology, Inc. (a)

     1,893        139,665  

Micron Technology, Inc. (a) (b)

     9,116        263,452  

NVIDIA Corp. (a)

     5,309        578,309  

Qorvo, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,124        77,061  

QUALCOMM, Inc. (a)

     13,290        762,049  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

44


MML Managed Volatility Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (a)

     1,640      $ 160,687  

Texas Instruments, Inc. (a)

     8,919        718,515  

Xilinx, Inc. (a)

     2,221        128,574  
     

 

 

 
        6,221,235  
     

 

 

 
Software — 5.0%  

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (a)

     6,077        302,999  

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) (b)

     4,446        578,558  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,588        94,804  

Autodesk, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,798        155,473  

CA, Inc. (a)

     2,950        93,574  

Cerner Corp. (a) (b)

     2,738        161,131  

Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,432        119,414  

The Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (a)

     369        39,830  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) (b)

     2,690        240,809  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (a)

     2,847        226,678  

Fiserv, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,979        228,199  

Intuit, Inc. (a)

     2,157        250,190  

Microsoft Corp. (a)

     69,893        4,603,153  

Oracle Corp. (a)

     27,119        1,209,779  

Paychex, Inc. (a)

     2,921        172,047  

Red Hat, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,587        137,276  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a) (b)

     5,903        486,938  

Synopsys, Inc. (a) (b)

     1,364        98,385  
     

 

 

 
        9,199,237  
     

 

 

 
        25,762,185  
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 3.1%  
Electric — 2.8%  

The AES Corp. (a)

     5,869        65,615  

Alliant Energy Corp. (a)

     2,106        83,419  

Ameren Corp. (a)

     2,172        118,569  

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)

     4,410        296,043  

CMS Energy Corp. (a)

     2,569        114,937  

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (a)

     2,738        212,633  

Dominion Resources, Inc. (a)

     5,593        433,849  

DTE Energy Co. (a)

     1,586        161,946  

Duke Energy Corp. (a)

     6,198        508,298  

Edison International (a)

     2,961        235,725  

Entergy Corp. (a)

     1,573        119,485  

Eversource Energy (a)

     2,879        169,228  

Exelon Corp. (a)

     8,178        294,244  

FirstEnergy Corp. (a)

     3,938        125,307  

NextEra Energy, Inc. (a)

     4,223        542,107  

NRG Energy, Inc. (a)

     2,744        51,313  

PG&E Corp. (a)

     4,521        300,014  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (a)

     968        80,712  

PPL Corp. (a)

     6,241        233,351  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (a)

     4,508        199,930  

SCANA Corp. (a)

     1,266        82,733  

The Southern Co. (a)

     8,848        440,453  

WEC Energy Group, Inc. (a)

     2,841        172,250  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Xcel Energy, Inc. (a)

     4,530      $ 201,359  
     

 

 

 
        5,243,520  
     

 

 

 
Gas — 0.2%  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (a)

     3,953        108,984  

NiSource, Inc. (a)

     2,737        65,113  

Sempra Energy (a)

     2,239        247,410  
     

 

 

 
        421,507  
     

 

 

 
Water — 0.1%  

American Water Works Co., Inc. (a)

     1,653        128,554  
     

 

 

 
        5,793,581  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $145,910,497)
        182,785,994  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $145,910,497)
        182,785,994  
     

 

 

 
     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 Services — 0.3%  

S&P 500 Index, Put, Expires 06/16/17, Strike 2,175.00

     114        123,120  

S&P 500 Index, Put, Expires 06/16/17, Strike 2,150.00

     90        82,800  

S&P 500 Index, Put, Expires 06/16/17, Strike 2,125.00

     94        73,790  

S&P 500 Index, Put, Expires 05/19/17, Strike 2,200.00

     128        85,760  

S&P 500 Index, Put, Expires 05/19/17, Strike 2,175.00

     90        49,950  

S&P 500 Index, Put, Expires 05/19/17, Strike 2,150.00

     91        40,950  

S&P 500 Index, Put, Expires 05/19/17, Strike 2,100.00

     90        27,900  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

45


MML Managed Volatility Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Units      Value  

S&P 500 Index, Put, Expires 04/21/17, Strike 2,125.00

     74      $ 5,920  
     

 

 

 
        490,190  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $1,126,088)
        490,190  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $147,036,585)
        183,276,184  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.1%  
Repurchase Agreement — 1.1%  

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/17, 0.050%, due 4/03/17 (d)

   $ 2,156,100        2,156,100  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $2,156,100)
        2,156,100  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%
(Cost $149,192,685) (e)
        185,432,284  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.1%         182,808  
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 185,615,092  
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) All or a portion of these securities are pledged/held as collateral for written options. (Note 2).
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $0 or 0.00% of net assets.
(d) Maturity value of $2,156,109. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.000%, maturity date of 8/31/21, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $2,203,048.
(e) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

46


MML Mid Cap Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 95.2%      
COMMON STOCK — 94.6%      
Basic Materials — 3.5%      
Chemicals — 3.0%      

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     34,000      $ 4,599,860  

Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.

     27,000        3,342,870  

RPM International, Inc.

     68,000        3,742,040  

Valvoline, Inc. (a)

     66,000        1,620,300  
     

 

 

 
        13,305,070  
     

 

 

 
Mining — 0.5%      

Franco-Nevada Corp.

     38,000        2,489,380  
     

 

 

 
        15,794,450  
     

 

 

 
Communications — 2.8%      
Internet — 1.9%      

Dropbox, Inc. (b) (c)

     9,011        93,084  

Match Group, Inc. (a) (c)

     42,000        685,860  

Snap, Inc. Class A (a) (c)

     19,900        448,347  

TripAdvisor, Inc. (a) (c)

     25,000        1,079,000  

VeriSign, Inc. (a) (c)

     59,000        5,139,490  

Zillow Group, Inc. Class A (c)

     14,000        473,340  

Zillow Group, Inc. Class C (a) (c)

     15,000        505,050  
     

 

 

 
        8,424,171  
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.4%      

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     10,000        1,649,100  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 0.5%      

DigitalGlobe, Inc. (c)

     76,000        2,489,000  
     

 

 

 
        12,562,271  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 16.5%      
Airlines — 0.3%      

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (c)

     17,000        1,200,880  
     

 

 

 
Apparel — 0.5%      

Carter’s, Inc.

     24,000        2,155,200  
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.8%      

Ferrari NV

     25,000        1,859,000  

Tesla, Inc. (a) (c)

     6,000        1,669,800  
     

 

 

 
        3,528,800  
     

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.3%      

WABCO Holdings, Inc. (c)

     13,000        1,526,460  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment — 0.6%      

Vail Resorts, Inc.

     13,000        2,494,700  
     

 

 

 
Food Services — 0.6%      

Aramark

     76,000        2,802,120  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 2.3%      

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (c)

     152,000        7,710,960  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     25,000        2,452,750  
     

 

 

 
        10,163,710  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Lodging — 2.1%      

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     76,000      $ 7,157,680  

MGM Resorts International

     88,000        2,411,200  
     

 

 

 
        9,568,880  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 9.0%      

AutoZone, Inc. (c)

     8,500        6,145,925  

Burlington Stores, Inc. (c)

     25,000        2,432,250  

CarMax, Inc. (c)

     63,000        3,730,860  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

     21,000        2,357,250  

Coach, Inc.

     170,000        7,026,100  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     34,000        1,654,440  

Dollar General Corp.

     93,000        6,484,890  

L Brands, Inc.

     38,000        1,789,800  

The Michaels Cos., Inc. (c)

     128,000        2,865,920  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (c)

     16,000        4,317,440  

PVH Corp.

     15,000        1,552,050  
     

 

 

 
        40,356,925  
     

 

 

 
        73,797,675  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 30.3%      
Biotechnology — 2.0%      

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (c)

     21,000        1,076,250  

Illumina, Inc. (c)

     19,000        3,242,160  

Incyte Corp. (c)

     19,000        2,539,730  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (c)

     20,000        2,187,000  
     

 

 

 
        9,045,140  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 10.1%      

CoreLogic, Inc. (c)

     87,461        3,561,412  

Equifax, Inc.

     51,000        6,973,740  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (c)

     29,000        4,391,470  

Gartner, Inc. (c)

     17,000        1,835,830  

Global Payments, Inc.

     68,000        5,486,240  

IHS Markit Ltd. (c)

     148,000        6,208,600  

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

     68,000        2,969,560  

MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd.

     17,000        898,034  

Sabre Corp.

     102,000        2,161,380  

TransUnion (c)

     25,000        958,750  

Vantiv, Inc. Class A (c)

     76,000        4,873,120  

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (c)

     52,000        4,219,280  

Wework Cos., Inc. Class A (b) (c)

     12,099        626,849  
     

 

 

 
        45,164,265  
     

 

 

 
Foods — 2.2%      

Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. (c)

     42,000        966,000  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     76,000        3,065,840  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (a) (c)

     118,000        2,728,160  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a) (c)

     38,000        3,217,080  
     

 

 

 
        9,977,080  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

47


MML Mid Cap Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Health Care – Products — 10.0%  

Bruker Corp.

     162,000      $ 3,779,460  

The Cooper Cos., Inc.

     31,000        6,196,590  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     72,000        4,495,680  

Henry Schein, Inc. (c)

     21,000        3,569,370  

Hologic, Inc. (c)

     175,000        7,446,250  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (c)

     17,000        2,628,370  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (c)

     7,000        5,365,290  

Teleflex, Inc.

     47,000        9,105,310  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     25,000        2,040,250  
     

 

 

 
        44,626,570  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 3.3%      

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (a) (c)

     44,000        1,918,400  

Envision Healthcare Corp. (c)

     74,000        4,537,680  

MEDNAX, Inc. (c)

     87,000        6,036,060  

Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc. (c)

     30,000        2,415,900  
     

 

 

 
        14,908,040  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.7%      

Alkermes PLC (c)

     93,000        5,440,500  

Catalent, Inc. (c)

     102,000        2,888,640  

TESARO, Inc. (a) (c)

     6,000        923,220  

Zoetis, Inc.

     51,000        2,721,870  
     

 

 

 
        11,974,230  
     

 

 

 
        135,695,325  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 0.9%      
Oil & Gas — 0.9%      

ARC Resources Ltd. (a)

     68,000        971,538  

Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (b) (c)

     19,204        331,481  

Centennial Resource Development, Inc. Class A (a) (c)

     38,000        692,741  

Concho Resources, Inc. (c)

     17,000        2,181,780  
     

 

 

 
        4,177,540  
     

 

 

 
Financial — 8.1%      
Banks — 0.2%      

Webster Financial Corp.

     17,000        850,680  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 4.6%  

CBOE Holdings, Inc.

     75,000        6,080,250  

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (c)

     1,000        34,890  

FNF Group

     186,000        7,242,840  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     17,000        1,017,790  

SLM Corp. (c)

     85,000        1,028,500  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     132,000        5,129,520  
     

 

 

 
        20,533,790  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 3.1%      

The Progressive Corp.

     131,000        5,132,580  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     66,000        8,638,740  
     

 

 

 
        13,771,320  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 0.2%     

SBA Communications Corp. (c)

     7,000        842,590  
     

 

 

 
        35,998,380  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Industrial — 20.3%      
Aerospace & Defense — 2.1%      

Harris Corp.

     51,000      $ 5,674,770  

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     40,000        3,886,400  
     

 

 

 
        9,561,170  
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.7%      

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     4,163        253,318  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     13,000        2,837,250  
     

 

 

 
        3,090,568  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.3%     

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     7,000        1,428,000  
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 6.6%      

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     118,000        6,238,660  

Allegion PLC

     64,000        4,844,800  

Fortive Corp.

     63,000        3,793,860  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (c)

     161,000        5,818,540  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (c)

     4,000        1,915,640  

Sensata Technologies Holding NV (c)

     152,000        6,637,840  
     

 

 

 
        29,249,340  
     

 

 

 
Environmental Controls — 1.2%      

Waste Connections, Inc.

     59,000        5,204,980  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 4.5%      

Cognex Corp.

     17,000        1,427,150  

IDEX Corp.

     71,000        6,639,210  

The Middleby Corp. (c)

     15,000        2,046,750  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     34,000        7,020,660  

Xylem, Inc.

     63,000        3,163,860  
     

 

 

 
        20,297,630  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 2.4%  

Colfax Corp. (c)

     38,000        1,491,880  

Textron, Inc.

     195,000        9,280,050  
     

 

 

 
        10,771,930  
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 1.3%      

Ardagh Group SA (c)

     9,000        197,640  

Ball Corp.

     76,000        5,643,760  
     

 

 

 
        5,841,400  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.2%      

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     17,000        1,559,580  

Kansas City Southern

     37,000        3,173,120  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

     8,000        684,560  
     

 

 

 
        5,417,260  
     

 

 

 
        90,862,278  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 12.2%      
Computers — 0.5%      

CSRA, Inc.

     76,000        2,226,040  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 3.5%      

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     25,000        2,376,750  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

48


MML Mid Cap Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     110,000      $ 8,115,800  

NXP Semiconductor NV (c)

     30,000        3,105,000  

Xilinx, Inc.

     34,000        1,968,260  
     

 

 

 
        15,565,810  
     

 

 

 
Software — 8.2%      

athenahealth, Inc. (a) (c)

     8,000        901,520  

Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A (c)

     72,000        2,156,400  

Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. Class A (a) (c)

     9,000        344,700  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (c)

     32,000        2,864,640  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     30,000        2,388,600  

Fiserv, Inc. (c)

     68,000        7,841,080  

Guidewire Software, Inc. (c)

     19,000        1,070,270  

MSCI, Inc.

     34,000        3,304,460  

Red Hat, Inc. (c)

     59,000        5,103,500  

ServiceNow, Inc. (c)

     8,000        699,760  

Splunk, Inc. (c)

     34,000        2,117,860  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc

     68,000        2,407,200  

Tableau Software, Inc. Class A (c)

     30,000        1,486,500  

Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (c)

     34,000        1,743,520  

Workday, Inc. Class A (c)

     26,000        2,165,280  
     

 

 

 
        36,595,290  
     

 

 

 
        54,387,140  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $300,533,662)
        423,275,059  
     

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.6%      
Communications — 0.1%      
Internet — 0.1%      

Dropbox, Inc. Series A (b) (c)

     11,190        115,593  

Dropbox, Inc. Series A 1 (b) (c)

     54,965        567,788  
     

 

 

 
        683,381  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.5%      
Commercial Services — 0.5%      

Wework, Inc. Series D 1 (b) (c)

     22,197        1,150,027  

Wework, Inc. Series D 2 (b) (c)

     17,440        903,566  
     

 

 

 
        2,053,593  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $1,258,645)
        2,736,974  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $301,792,307)
        426,012,033  
     

 

 

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 5.6%      
Diversified Financial Services — 5.6%     

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (d)

     21,488,000        21,488,000  

T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund

     3,501,615        3,501,615  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $24,989,615)
      $ 24,989,615  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $326,781,922)
        451,001,648  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.2%  
Repurchase Agreement — 4.2%      

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/17, 0.050%, due 4/03/17 (e)

   $ 18,704,677        18,704,677  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $18,704,677)
        18,704,677  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS —105.0%
(Cost $345,486,599) (f)
        469,706,325  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (5.0)%         (22,483,503
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 447,222,822  
     

 

 

 

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 March 31, 2017, was $20,971,873 or 4.69% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers. (Note 2).
(b) This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $3,788,388 or 0.85% of net assets.
(c) Non-income producing security.
(d) Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
(e) Maturity value of $18,704,755. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.125%, maturity date of 9/30/21, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $19,082,119.
(f) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

49


MML Mid Cap Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 95.2%  
COMMON STOCK — 95.2%  
Communications — 0.9%      
Telecommunications — 0.9%      

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (a)

     74,974      $ 4,290,012  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 7.4%      
Apparel — 0.4%      

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     26,183        2,137,056  
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.9%      

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR (Japan)

     145,776        4,411,182  
     

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.0%      

Delphi Automotive PLC

     60,141        4,840,749  
     

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.9%      

PulteGroup, Inc.

     177,364        4,176,922  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 0.8%      

Carnival Corp.

     62,992        3,710,859  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 2.8%      

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     34,448        5,107,261  

CST Brands, Inc.

     68,016        3,270,889  

L Brands, Inc.

     19,976        940,870  

Target Corp.

     69,375        3,828,806  
     

 

 

 
        13,147,826  
     

 

 

 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.6%      

Mattel, Inc.

     105,256        2,695,606  
     

 

 

 
        35,120,200  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 16.0%      
Foods — 5.9%      

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     177,785        7,171,847  

General Mills, Inc.

     56,780        3,350,588  

The J.M. Smucker Co.

     18,954        2,484,490  

Kellogg Co.

     56,647        4,113,139  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

     36,310        1,527,198  

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

     135,701        5,845,999  

Sysco Corp.

     72,452        3,761,708  
     

 

 

 
        28,254,969  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 4.2%      

Abbott Laboratories

     67,259        2,986,972  

Baxter International, Inc.

     70,845        3,674,022  

STERIS PLC

     53,805        3,737,295  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     79,067        9,654,872  
     

 

 

 
        20,053,161  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 3.0%      

HCA Holdings, Inc. (a)

     35,874        3,192,427  

LifePoint Health, Inc. (a)

     104,264        6,829,292  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     41,955        4,119,562  
     

 

 

 
        14,141,281  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.9%      

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     51,178      $ 4,173,566  

Express Scripts Holding Co. (a)

     41,884        2,760,574  

McKesson Corp.

     22,025        3,265,426  

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     37,807        3,367,848  
     

 

 

 
        13,567,414  
     

 

 

 
        76,016,825  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 13.0%      
Oil & Gas — 9.7%      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     94,296        5,846,352  

Cimarex Energy Co.

     13,358        1,596,148  

Devon Energy Corp.

     108,052        4,507,930  

EQT Corp.

     141,434        8,641,617  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     26,028        1,732,684  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

     261,254        7,960,305  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     70,315        3,553,720  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     189,246        6,498,708  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     91,762        5,814,040  
     

 

 

 
        46,151,504  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 3.1%      

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     119,264        7,134,372  

Frank’s International NV

     45,119        476,908  

Halliburton Co.

     34,871        1,716,002  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     131,863        5,286,388  
     

 

 

 
        14,613,670  
     

 

 

 
Pipelines — 0.2%      

Spectra Energy Partners LP (b)

     25,594        1,117,434  
     

 

 

 
        61,882,608  
     

 

 

 
Financial — 25.5%      
Banks — 10.6%      

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

     28,940        2,383,498  

BB&T Corp.

     134,473        6,010,943  

Comerica, Inc.

     38,464        2,637,861  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

     83,674        4,699,132  

M&T Bank Corp.

     33,446        5,175,100  

Northern Trust Corp.

     160,772        13,919,640  

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     39,063        4,696,935  

State Street Corp.

     40,912        3,257,004  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     33,355        1,844,532  

UMB Financial Corp.

     25,662        1,932,605  

Westamerica Bancorp.

     69,360        3,872,369  
     

 

 

 
        50,429,619  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 3.4%     

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     42,398        5,498,173  

Invesco Ltd.

     222,543        6,816,492  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     53,523        3,647,592  
     

 

 

 
        15,962,257  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

50


MML Mid Cap Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Insurance — 6.2%      

Aflac, Inc.

     33,048      $ 2,393,336  

The Allstate Corp.

     25,430        2,072,291  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     81,010        3,379,737  

Chubb Ltd.

     46,644        6,355,245  

MetLife, Inc.

     41,936        2,215,060  

ProAssurance Corp.

     38,173        2,299,923  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     33,643        4,271,988  

Torchmark Corp.

     21,147        1,629,165  

Unum Group

     103,009        4,830,092  
     

 

 

 
        29,446,837  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 4.4%  

American Tower Corp.

     30,682        3,729,090  

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Class A

     91,683        1,892,337  

MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A

     95,454        2,582,031  

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A

     184,757        3,950,105  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     264,580        8,990,428  
     

 

 

 
        21,143,991  
     

 

 

 
Savings & Loans — 0.9%      

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

     288,427        4,219,687  
     

 

 

 
        121,202,391  
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 17.9%      
Building Materials — 3.0%      

Johnson Controls International PLC

     344,200        14,497,704  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 2.0%  

Emerson Electric Co.

     60,201        3,603,632  

Hubbell, Inc.

     48,124        5,777,286  
     

 

 

 
        9,380,918  
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 3.4%      

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

     162,602        5,876,436  

Koninklijke Philips NV

     169,964        5,463,448  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     62,420        4,653,411  
     

 

 

 
        15,993,295  
     

 

 

 
Environmental Controls — 1.2%  

Republic Services, Inc.

     92,292        5,796,860  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 1.4%      

Cummins, Inc.

     26,931        4,071,967  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     15,780        2,457,104  
     

 

 

 
        6,529,071  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 3.3%  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     76,551        6,225,127  

ITT, Inc.

     17,131        702,714  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     18,245        2,925,039  

Textron, Inc.

     122,582        5,833,677  
     

 

 

 
        15,686,557  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Packaging & Containers — 2.6%  

Bemis Co., Inc.

     76,350      $ 3,730,461  

Sonoco Products Co.

     69,569        3,681,592  

WestRock Co.

     92,939        4,835,616  
     

 

 

 
        12,247,669  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.0%      

Heartland Express, Inc.

     249,960        5,011,698  
     

 

 

 
        85,143,772  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 6.2%      
Computers — 0.7%      

NetApp, Inc.

     85,021        3,558,129  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 5.5%      

Applied Materials, Inc.

     223,257        8,684,697  

Lam Research Corp.

     43,030        5,523,331  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     138,342        6,219,856  

Teradyne, Inc.

     183,091        5,694,130  
     

 

 

 
        26,122,014  
     

 

 

 
        29,680,143  
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 8.3%      
Electric — 6.9%      

Ameren Corp.

     61,776        3,372,352  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     38,126        2,960,865  

Edison International

     85,867        6,835,872  

Eversource Energy

     35,080        2,062,002  

NorthWestern Corp.

     49,491        2,905,122  

PG&E Corp.

     104,994        6,967,402  

Westar Energy, Inc.

     25,847        1,402,717  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     146,716        6,521,526  
     

 

 

 
        33,027,858  
     

 

 

 
Gas — 1.4%      

Atmos Energy Corp.

     36,697        2,898,696  

Spire, Inc.

     53,355        3,601,462  
     

 

 

 
        6,500,158  
     

 

 

 
        39,528,016  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $384,238,701)
        452,863,967  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $384,238,701)
        452,863,967  
     

 

 

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 2.2%  
Diversified Financial Services — 2.2%     

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

     126,098        10,464,873  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $9,652,856)
        10,464,873  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $393,891,557)
        463,328,840  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

51


MML Mid Cap Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.1%  
Repurchase Agreement — 2.1%      

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/17, 0.050%, due 4/03/17 (c)

   $ 9,781,932      $ 9,781,932  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $9,781,932)
        9,781,932  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.5%
(Cost $403,673,489) (d)
        473,110,772  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.5%         2,602,608  
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 475,713,380  
     

 

 

 

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) Security is a Master Limited Partnership.
(c) Maturity value of $9,781,972. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.000%, maturity date of 8/31/21, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $9,979,103.
(d) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

52


MML Moderate Allocation Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%  
Equity Funds — 59.8%      

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     6,457,930      $ 99,581,278  

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a)

     7,305,089        88,975,981  

MML Equity Index Fund, Class III (a)

     2,691,849        75,667,864  

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a)

     3,197,413        45,179,444  

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a)

     8,176,225        82,661,639  

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a)

     5,796,569        72,109,319  

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a)

     5,969,213        91,269,263  

MML Global Fund, Class I (a)

     7,517,393        93,666,713  

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     7,237,872        88,591,557  

MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a)

     6,897,074        70,695,012  

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     2,831,008        32,754,763  

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)

     5,152,468        80,017,825  

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)

     6,913,521        84,275,821  

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

     1,575,138        21,197,713  

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a)

     2,228,199        38,391,875  

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

     1,696,262        22,848,650  

MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II (a)

     4,465,865        42,782,984  

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

     319,604        25,204,003  

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

     1,639,801        63,378,327  

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

     18,273,458        181,272,706  

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

     19,916,803        44,414,471  
     

 

 

 
        1,444,937,208  
     

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds — 40.3%      

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a)

     21,214,046        212,776,884  
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

MML High Yield Fund, Class II (a)

    4,947,337     $ 50,858,619  

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

    7,391,785       76,209,307  

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a)

    26,879,715       332,964,752  

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

    10,154,486       99,717,052  

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a)

    19,324,576       200,009,361  
   

 

 

 
      972,535,975  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $2,401,065,329)
      2,417,473,183  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $2,401,065,329)
      2,417,473,183  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $2,401,065,329) (b)
      2,417,473,183  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%       (1,684,280
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $ 2,415,788,903  
   

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Affiliated issuer. See Note 4 for a summary of transactions in the investments of affiliated issuers.
(b) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

53


MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 98.4%  
COMMON STOCK — 97.4%  
Basic Materials — 3.1%      
Chemicals — 3.1%      

Ferro Corp. (a)

     38,300      $ 581,777  

Ingevity Corp. (a)

     20,352        1,238,419  

Methanex Corp.

     19,560        917,364  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     11,893        911,004  

Platform Specialty Products Corp. (a)

     136,229        1,773,702  

PolyOne Corp.

     30,083        1,025,529  
     

 

 

 
        6,447,795  
     

 

 

 
Communications — 6.1%      
Internet — 3.2%      

Dropbox, Inc. (a) (b)

     10,469        108,145  

GoDaddy, Inc. Class A (a)

     21,049        797,757  

Just Eat PLC (a)

     85,010        602,130  

Mimecast Ltd. (a)

     32,400        725,436  

Proofpoint, Inc. (a) (c)

     9,612        714,748  

Stamps.com, Inc. (a) (c)

     8,437        998,519  

The Trade Desk, Inc. Class A (a)

     11,836        440,891  

Wix.com Ltd. (a)

     16,374        1,111,795  

Zendesk, Inc. (a)

     16,933        474,801  

Zillow Group, Inc. Class C (a)

     20,050        675,084  
     

 

 

 
        6,649,306  
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.5%      

The New York Times Co. Class A

     71,351        1,027,454  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 2.4%      

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

     11,070        1,464,229  

Ciena Corp. (a)

     49,016        1,157,267  

Infinera Corp. (a) (c)

     37,343        382,019  

Oclaro, Inc. (a)

     68,723        674,860  

Vonage Holdings Corp. (a)

     209,725        1,325,462  
     

 

 

 
        5,003,837  
     

 

 

 
        12,680,597  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 13.9%      
Airlines — 0.8%      

Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a)

     31,484        1,670,856  
     

 

 

 
Apparel — 1.5%      

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)

     15,300        913,869  

Oxford Industries, Inc.

     8,984        514,424  

Steven Madden Ltd. (a)

     21,701        836,574  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

     35,223        879,518  
     

 

 

 
        3,144,385  
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.5%      

Wabash National Corp. (c)

     52,371        1,083,556  
     

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.4%  

Tenneco, Inc.

     12,516        781,249  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.8%  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a)

     15,904      $ 781,841  

WESCO International, Inc. (a)

     13,528        940,872  
     

 

 

 
        1,722,713  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment — 1.4%      

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

     19,095        846,672  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

     11,514        1,150,594  

National CineMedia, Inc.

     70,624        891,981  
     

 

 

 
        2,889,247  
     

 

 

 
Home Furnishing — 0.8%      

iRobot Corp. (a) (c)

     11,630        769,208  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

     33,194        896,238  
     

 

 

 
        1,665,446  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 2.1%      

Acushnet Holdings Corp. (a)

     47,579        822,165  

ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.

     32,095        515,125  

Fox Factory Holding Corp. (a)

     25,829        741,292  

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. (a)

     98,055        878,573  

Planet Fitness, Inc. Class A

     67,202        1,294,982  
     

 

 

 
        4,252,137  
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 0.5%      

Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A (a)

     18,962        1,023,569  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 5.1%      

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

     56,556        1,115,850  

The Cheesecake Factory, Inc.

     15,971        1,011,923  

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

     81,510        1,157,442  

FirstCash, Inc.

     19,637        965,159  

Five Below, Inc. (a)

     8,346        361,465  

Kate Spade & Co. (a)

     69,296        1,609,746  

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. Class A

     20,804        1,155,454  

Panera Bread Co. Class A (a) (c)

     8,296        2,172,473  

Wingstop, Inc.

     34,170        966,328  
     

 

 

 
        10,515,840  
     

 

 

 
        28,748,998  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 18.3%  
Beverages — 0.4%      

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

     16,270        882,322  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 3.0%      

Aduro Biotech, Inc. (a)

     39,800        427,850  

Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     21,784        453,107  

Bluebird Bio, Inc. (a) (c)

     13,774        1,252,057  

Blueprint Medicines Corp. (a)

     26,781        1,070,972  

Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     14,949        540,407  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (c)

     12,861        517,012  

Otonomy, Inc. (a)

     29,293        358,839  

Spark Therapeutics, Inc. (a) (c)

     6,772        361,219  

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

     16,249        1,101,357  
     

 

 

 
        6,082,820  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

54


MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Commercial Services — 2.5%      

Cardtronics PLC Class A (a)

     28,195      $ 1,318,116  

CoStar Group, Inc. (a)

     5,231        1,083,968  

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

     16,148        841,311  

TriNet Group, Inc. (a)

     37,107        1,072,392  

WEX, Inc. (a)

     8,663        896,621  
     

 

 

 
        5,212,408  
     

 

 

 
Foods — 1.6%      

Calavo Growers, Inc. (c)

     11,415        691,749  

Greencore Group PLC

     245,126        755,012  

Performance Food Group Co. (a)

     40,800        971,040  

Sanderson Farms, Inc. (c)

     9,241        959,585  
     

 

 

 
        3,377,386  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 5.3%      

ABIOMED, Inc. (a)

     4,562        571,163  

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

     16,827        1,930,225  

Globus Medical, Inc. Class A (a)

     37,097        1,098,813  

Haemonetics Corp. (a)

     28,200        1,144,074  

Inogen, Inc. (a)

     9,701        752,410  

Insulet Corp. (a)

     74,601        3,214,557  

MiMedx Group, Inc. (a) (c)

     98,600        939,658  

Nevro Corp. (a) (c)

     13,219        1,238,620  
     

 

 

 
        10,889,520  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 2.4%      

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (a) (c)

     24,631        1,073,911  

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.

     128,043        1,069,159  

LifePoint Health, Inc. (a)

     20,420        1,337,510  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

     18,766        855,730  

Teladoc, Inc. (a)

     26,000        650,000  
     

 

 

 
        4,986,310  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 3.1%      

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     24,026        1,089,579  

Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     4,500        97,785  

Coherus Biosciences, Inc. (a)

     10,360        219,114  

Dexcom, Inc. (a)

     9,186        778,330  

Galapagos NV Sponsored ADR (Belgium) (a)

     12,638        1,089,269  

Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     19,471        717,506  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (c)

     25,839        440,813  

Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     15,926        624,140  

TESARO, Inc. (a) (c)

     8,257        1,270,505  
     

 

 

 
        6,327,041  
     

 

 

 
        37,757,807  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 4.2%      
Energy – Alternate Sources — 0.9%  

First Solar, Inc. (a) (c)

     21,282        576,742  

Pattern Energy Group, Inc. (c)

     60,289        1,213,618  
     

 

 

 
        1,790,360  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Oil & Gas — 3.0%      

Callon Petroleum Co. (a)

     82,192      $ 1,081,646  

Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (a) (b)

     4,111        70,960  

Centennial Resource Development, Inc. Class A (a) (c)

     39,473        719,593  

Delek US Holdings, Inc.

     44,356        1,076,520  

QEP Resources, Inc. (a)

     64,342        817,787  

Resolute Energy Corp. (a) (c)

     10,940        441,976  

SRC Energy, Inc. (a) (c)

     113,752        960,067  

WPX Energy, Inc. (a)

     74,962        1,003,741  
     

 

 

 
        6,172,290  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.3%      

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (a)

     33,534        694,154  
     

 

 

 
        8,656,804  
     

 

 

 
Financial — 20.4%      
Banks — 6.7%      

Ameris Bancorp

     29,469        1,358,521  

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

     40,930        992,552  

FCB Financial Holdings, Inc. Class A (a)

     23,918        1,185,137  

FNB Corp.

     50,273        747,560  

Great Western Bancorp, Inc.

     24,070        1,020,809  

MB Financial, Inc.

     56,025        2,398,990  

South State Corp.

     11,336        1,012,872  

State Bank Financial Corp.

     39,094        1,021,135  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)

     14,302        1,193,502  

United Community Banks, Inc.

     17,362        480,754  

Western Alliance Bancorp (a)

     48,526        2,382,141  
     

 

 

 
        13,793,973  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.6%  

Air Lease Corp.

     30,501        1,181,914  
     

 

 

 
Financial Services — 2.1%      

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. (a)

     20,621        837,213  

Financial Engines, Inc.

     8,400        365,820  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.

     92,857        1,875,711  

WageWorks, Inc. (a)

     8,515        615,635  

WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (c)

     70,366        638,923  
     

 

 

 
        4,333,302  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 3.2%      

Assurant, Inc.

     7,142        683,275  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

     27,336        1,014,439  

eHealth, Inc. (a)

     67,022        806,945  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     28,467        1,168,570  

Kemper Corp.

     24,746        987,366  

MBIA, Inc. (a)

     60,209        509,970  

MGIC Investment Corp. (a)

     138,925        1,407,310  
     

 

 

 
        6,577,875  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

55


MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Private Equity — 1.2%      

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

     109,520      $ 2,431,344  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 4.9%  

CoreSite Realty Corp.

     13,538        1,219,097  

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     72,573        2,100,988  

Life Storage, Inc.

     10,715        879,916  

MFA Financial, Inc.

     131,519        1,062,673  

Outfront Media, Inc.

     44,072        1,170,112  

Potlatch Corp.

     9,500        434,150  

PS Business Parks, Inc.

     10,350        1,187,766  

Redwood Trust, Inc.

     67,930        1,128,317  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

     45,598        1,026,867  
     

 

 

 
        10,209,886  
     

 

 

 
Savings & Loans — 1.7%      

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (a)

     15,122        582,953  

Sterling Bancorp

     125,154        2,966,150  
     

 

 

 
        3,549,103  
     

 

 

 
        42,077,397  
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 15.5%      
Aerospace & Defense — 1.2%      

Astronics Corp. (a)

     18,406        584,022  

HEICO Corp. Class A

     9,172        687,900  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a)

     9,647        1,219,960  
     

 

 

 
        2,491,882  
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 1.7%      

Armstrong Flooring, Inc. (a)

     32,763        603,494  

Masonite International Corp. (a)

     36,026        2,855,061  
     

 

 

 
        3,458,555  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.1%  

SunPower Corp. (a) (c)

     40,716        248,368  
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 1.6%      

Coherent, Inc. (a)

     3,752        771,561  

II-VI, Inc. (a)

     22,414        808,025  

Itron, Inc. (a)

     11,230        681,661  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. Class A

     16,169        1,008,137  
     

 

 

 
        3,269,384  
     

 

 

 
Environmental Controls — 1.5%      

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Class A (a)

     50,101        706,925  

Clean Harbors, Inc. (a)

     42,409        2,358,789  
     

 

 

 
        3,065,714  
     

 

 

 
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.9%      

Milacron Holdings Corp. (a)

     60,920        1,133,721  

Regal Beloit Corp.

     9,920        750,448  
     

 

 

 
        1,884,169  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 2.2%      

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

     39,172        1,525,749  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     14,156      $ 875,549  

The Middleby Corp. (a)

     10,713        1,461,789  

Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (a)

     8,218        749,892  
     

 

 

 
        4,612,979  
     

 

 

 
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 2.0%  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

     97,812        2,142,083  

Rexnord Corp. (a)

     36,512        842,697  

The Timken Co.

     26,231        1,185,641  
     

 

 

 
        4,170,421  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.5%  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

     11,332        996,649  
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 0.8%      

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

     66,075        850,385  

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.

     30,308        700,115  
     

 

 

 
        1,550,500  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 2.5%      

Kirby Corp. (a)

     19,007        1,340,944  

Knight Transportation, Inc.

     49,537        1,552,985  

Swift Transportation Co. (a) (c)

     110,318        2,265,932  
     

 

 

 
        5,159,861  
     

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.5%      

GATX Corp. (c)

     17,726        1,080,577  
     

 

 

 
        31,989,059  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 15.0%      
Computers — 1.1%      

EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)

     9,860        744,627  

Nutanix, Inc. Class A (a)

     5,235        98,261  

VeriFone Systems, Inc. (a)

     38,211        715,692  

Virtusa Corp. (a)

     26,378        797,143  
     

 

 

 
        2,355,723  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 6.5%      

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

     47,847        696,174  

Cavium, Inc. (a)

     28,855        2,067,749  

Entegris, Inc. (a)

     84,646        1,980,716  

Impinj, Inc. (a) (c)

     24,304        735,682  

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (a)

     3,968        93,923  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a)

     42,812        2,067,820  

MaxLinear, Inc. Class A (a)

     75,342        2,113,343  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

     19,016        1,307,350  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     6,895        635,030  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (a)

     72,723        1,676,265  
     

 

 

 
        13,374,052  
     

 

 

 
Software — 7.4%      

2U, Inc. (a) (c)

     52,171        2,069,102  

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (a)

     91,090        1,155,021  

Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)

     14,281        841,437  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

56


MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

BroadSoft, Inc. (a)

     36,239      $ 1,456,808  

Callidus Software, Inc. (a)

     52,542        1,121,772  

Envestnet, Inc. (a)

     7,693        248,484  

Fair Isaac Corp.

     12,854        1,657,523  

Five9, Inc. (a)

     35,800        589,268  

Guidewire Software, Inc. (a)

     10,651        599,971  

HubSpot, Inc. (a)

     40,940        2,478,917  

Telogis (a) (b)

     80,369        255,573  

Twilio, Inc. Class A (a) (c)

     18,359        530,024  

The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (a)

     5,125        1,000,451  

Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (a)

     24,869        1,275,282  
     

 

 

 
        15,279,633  
     

 

 

 
        31,009,408  
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.9%      
Electric — 0.9%      

8Point3 Energy Partners LP

     51,601        700,226  

Black Hills Corp. (c)

     16,703        1,110,247  
     

 

 

 
        1,810,473  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $175,161,469)
        201,178,338  
     

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCK — 1.0%  
Communications — 0.5%      
Internet — 0.5%      

Draftkings, Inc. Series D (a) (b)

     14,868        40,144  

Draftkings, Inc. Series D 1 (a) (b)

     28,744        93,418  

The Honest Company Series D (a) (b)

     4,027        141,066  

Veracode, Inc. Series 8 (a) (b)

     10,688        412,984  

Zuora, Inc. Series F (a) (b)

     69,937        295,834  
     

 

 

 
        983,446  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 0.5%      
Software — 0.5%      

Cloudera, Inc. Series F (a) (b)

     12,068        251,618  

Docusign, Inc. Series E (a) (b)

     2,601        -  

Marklogic Corp. Series F (a) (b)

     22,966        241,602  

Telogis (a) (b)

     109,450        481,843  
     

 

 

 
        975,063  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $1,631,106)
        1,958,509  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $176,792,575)
        203,136,847  
     

 

 

 
    Number of
Shares
    Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 13.8%  
Diversified Financial Services — 13.8%    

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (c)

    25,668     $ 3,528,837  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (d)

    25,078,115       25,078,115  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $28,590,434)
      28,606,952  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $205,383,009)
      231,743,799  
   

 

 

 
    Principal
Amount
       
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.5%  
Repurchase Agreement — 0.5%    

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/17, 0.050%, due 4/03/17 (e)

  $ 1,058,175       1,058,175  
   

 

 

 
Time Deposit — 0.0%    

Euro Time Deposit 0.090% 4/03/17

    14,043       14,043  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,072,218)
      1,072,218  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 112.7%
(Cost $206,455,227) (f)
      232,816,017  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (12.7)%       (26,165,431
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $ 206,650,586  
   

 

 

 

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) This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $2,393,187 or 1.16% of net assets.
(c) Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2017, was $24,494,577 or 11.85% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers. (Note 2).
(d) Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
(e) Maturity value of $1,058,179. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.000%, maturity date of 8/31/21, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,081,405.
(f) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

57


MML Small Company Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 98.6%  
COMMON STOCK — 98.6%  
Basic Materials — 4.3%      
Chemicals — 2.3%      

American Vanguard Corp.

     21,601      $ 358,560  

Innospec, Inc.

     6,183        400,349  

KMG Chemicals, Inc.

     16,000        737,120  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     11,800        903,880  
     

 

 

 
        2,399,909  
     

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.7%      

Clearwater Paper Corp. (a)

     13,000        728,000  
     

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 1.1%      

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     18,200        678,860  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     5,800        464,116  
     

 

 

 
        1,142,976  
     

 

 

 
Mining — 0.2%      

New Gold, Inc. (a)

     56,500        168,370  
     

 

 

 
        4,439,255  
     

 

 

 
Communications — 2.7%      
Internet — 0.5%      

New Media Investment Group, Inc.

     13,100        186,151  

Rightside Group Ltd. (a)

     31,640        313,869  
     

 

 

 
        500,020  
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.9%      

Cable One, Inc.

     900        562,023  

Scholastic Corp.

     8,200        349,074  
     

 

 

 
        911,097  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 1.3%      

Harmonic, Inc. (a) (b)

     98,300        584,885  

Ixia (a)

     38,200        750,630  
     

 

 

 
        1,335,515  
     

 

 

 
        2,746,632  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 9.1%      
Apparel — 0.8%      

Canada Goose Holdings, Inc. (a)

     4,932        78,714  

Crocs, Inc. (a)

     18,000        127,260  

Steven Madden Ltd. (a)

     16,100        620,655  
     

 

 

 
        826,629  
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.1%      

Blue Bird Corp. (a) (b)

     8,682        148,896  
     

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.0%      

Dorman Products, Inc. (a)

     12,200        1,001,986  
     

 

 

 
Distribution & Wholesale — 1.9%      

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a)

     16,900        830,804  

Pool Corp.

     9,600        1,145,568  
     

 

 

 
        1,976,372  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Home Builders — 0.7%      

Cavco Industries, Inc. (a)

     6,000      $ 698,400  
     

 

 

 
Home Furnishing — 0.3%      

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

     12,000        367,800  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 0.9%      

LCI Industries

     9,300        928,140  
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 0.5%      

ILG, Inc.

     22,700        475,792  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 2.4%      

Fred’s, Inc. Class A (b)

     19,900        260,690  

Genesco, Inc. (a)

     4,700        260,615  

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)

     21,400        449,186  

Party City Holdco, Inc. (a) (b)

     16,200        227,610  

PriceSmart, Inc.

     7,300        673,060  

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (a) (b)

     7,600        444,220  

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)

     31,033        148,338  
     

 

 

 
        2,463,719  
     

 

 

 
Textiles — 0.5%      

Culp, Inc.

     15,700        489,840  
     

 

 

 
        9,377,574  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 14.3%      
Agriculture — 0.3%      

Vector Group Ltd.

     13,779        286,603  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 4.8%      

Aaron’s, Inc.

     27,900        829,746  

American Public Education, Inc. (a)

     16,200        370,980  

Capella Education Co.

     10,300        875,758  

FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)

     11,200        461,104  

Green Dot Corp. Class A (a)

     23,580        786,629  

Matthews International Corp. Class A

     5,700        385,605  

McGrath RentCorp

     16,099        540,443  

Navigant Consulting, Inc. (a)

     31,900        729,234  
     

 

 

 
        4,979,499  
     

 

 

 
Foods — 2.4%      

Nomad Foods Ltd. (a) (b)

     67,100        768,295  

Pinnacle Foods, Inc.

     9,100        526,617  

Post Holdings, Inc. (a)

     6,900        603,888  

SpartanNash Co.

     18,500        647,315  
     

 

 

 
        2,546,115  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 4.6%      

Analogic Corp.

     5,300        402,270  

Atrion Corp.

     2,150        1,006,630  

Haemonetics Corp. (a)

     19,000        770,830  

Halyard Health, Inc. (a)

     21,700        826,553  

Quidel Corp. (a)

     26,100        590,904  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

58


MML Small Company Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     13,800      $ 1,126,218  
     

 

 

 
        4,723,405  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 1.8%      

The Ensign Group, Inc.

     8,600        161,680  

National HealthCare Corp.

     5,200        370,760  

Select Medical Holdings Corp. (a)

     30,600        408,510  

Triple-S Management Corp. Class B (a)

     12,900        226,653  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a)

     4,700        658,987  
     

 

 

 
        1,826,590  
     

 

 

 
Household Products & Wares — 0.4%  

CSS Industries, Inc.

     14,900        386,208  
     

 

 

 
        14,748,420  
     

 

 

 
Diversified — 0.2%      
Holding Company – Diversified — 0.2%  

Conyers Park Acquisition Corp. (a)

     18,300        202,764  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 5.0%      
Oil & Gas — 3.1%      

Centennial Resource Development, Inc. Class A (a) (b)

     25,500        464,865  

Matador Resources Co. (a) (b)

     34,500        820,755  

Parsley Energy, Inc. Class A (a)

     17,800        578,678  

Western Refining, Inc.

     16,600        582,162  

WPX Energy, Inc. (a)

     57,300        767,247  
     

 

 

 
        3,213,707  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 1.9%      

Frank’s International NV

     33,500        354,095  

Keane Group, Inc. (a) (b)

     12,880        184,184  

Oceaneering International, Inc.

     16,400        444,112  

Tesco Corp. (a)

     51,300        412,965  

TETRA Technologies, Inc. (a)

     69,800        284,086  

Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. (a)

     12,112        252,414  
     

 

 

 
        1,931,856  
     

 

 

 
        5,145,563  
     

 

 

 
Financial — 35.8%      
Banks — 18.2%      

BankUnited, Inc.

     34,900        1,302,119  

CoBiz Financial, Inc.

     36,700        616,560  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

     28,700        1,119,013  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     33,526        1,730,277  

First Hawaiian, Inc.

     13,442        402,185  

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

     27,300        926,289  

Home BancShares, Inc.

     82,550        2,234,628  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

     36,200        693,954  

Howard Bancorp, Inc. (a)

     10,485        196,070  

National Bank Holdings Corp. Class A

     27,300        887,250  

Park Sterling Corp.

     26,200        322,522  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

     7,500        498,375  

Popular, Inc.

     25,900        1,054,907  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

     18,200      $ 1,268,722  

SVB Financial Group (a)

     7,850        1,460,806  

Synovus Financial Corp.

     10,200        418,404  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)

     10,700        892,915  

Towne Bank

     35,600        1,153,440  

Webster Financial Corp.

     16,575        829,413  

Wintrust Financial Corp. (b)

     11,900        822,528  
     

 

 

 
        18,830,377  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.7%  

CBOE Holdings, Inc.

     8,321        674,583  
     

 

 

 
Financial Services — 1.2%      

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

     11,326        390,181  

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

     33,800        446,160  

Stifel Financial Corp. (a)

     7,400        371,406  
     

 

 

 
        1,207,747  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 4.4%      

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

     17,082        633,913  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

     15,200        576,840  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

     10,613        340,041  

ProAssurance Corp.

     19,700        1,186,925  

Radian Group, Inc.

     50,900        914,164  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

     5,400        378,540  

State Auto Financial Corp.

     16,900        463,905  
     

 

 

 
        4,494,328  
     

 

 

 
Private Equity — 0.2%      

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (a)

     19,200        243,840  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 8.7%  

Acadia Realty Trust

     23,900        718,434  

American Assets Trust, Inc.

     6,200        259,408  

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     9,900        471,141  

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

     155,500        780,610  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

     14,700        564,480  

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

     12,100        889,713  

First Potomac Realty Trust

     60,390        620,809  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

     15,100        490,750  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     9,000        648,720  

Potlatch Corp.

     16,000        731,200  

PS Business Parks, Inc.

     6,200        711,512  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

     18,000        378,540  

Saul Centers, Inc.

     11,700        720,954  

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

     20,800        318,864  

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

     22,000        688,160  
     

 

 

 
        8,993,295  
     

 

 

 
Savings & Loans — 2.4%      

Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.

     42,823        685,168  

Meridian Bancorp, Inc.

     17,500        320,250  

United Financial Bancorp, Inc.

     45,600        775,656  

WSFS Financial Corp.

     14,700        675,465  
     

 

 

 
        2,456,539  
     

 

 

 
        36,900,709  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

59


MML Small Company Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Industrial — 17.6%      
Aerospace & Defense — 0.8%      

Kaman Corp. (b)

     8,300      $ 399,479  

Triumph Group, Inc. (b)

     16,700        430,025  
     

 

 

 
        829,504  
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.6%      

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

     6,400        630,656  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 4.1%  

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (a)

     11,200        767,872  

Belden, Inc.

     18,960        1,311,842  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

     11,700        652,275  

Littelfuse, Inc.

     9,500        1,519,145  
     

 

 

 
        4,251,134  
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 4.2%      

Badger Meter, Inc. (b)

     13,600        499,800  

Brady Corp. Class A

     13,900        537,235  

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

     17,900        1,039,990  

Knowles Corp. (a) (b)

     45,100        854,645  

Methode Electronics, Inc.

     13,200        601,920  

SYNNEX Corp.

     7,200        805,968  
     

 

 

 
        4,339,558  
     

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction —0.8%      

Aegion Corp. (a)

     33,200        760,612  
     

 

 

 
Environmental Controls — 0.4%      

MSA Safety, Inc.

     6,200        438,278  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.6%      

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     10,100        624,685  
     

 

 

 
Metal Fabricate & Hardware —1.6%      

CIRCOR International, Inc.

     10,700        636,008  

RBC Bearings, Inc. (a)

     5,900        572,831  

Sun Hydraulics Corp.

     12,600        454,986  
     

 

 

 
        1,663,825  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing —1.5%  

Colfax Corp. (a)

     11,500        451,490  

Hillenbrand, Inc.

     10,230        366,746  

Myers Industries, Inc.

     45,750        725,137  
     

 

 

 
        1,543,373  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 3.0%      

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class A (a)

     10,050        681,993  

Kirby Corp. (a)

     6,750        476,213  

Landstar System, Inc.

     19,000        1,627,350  

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.

     22,300        320,005  
     

 

 

 
        3,105,561  
     

 

 

 
        18,187,186  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 3.0%      
Computers — 0.6%      

CSRA, Inc.

     19,700        577,013  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Semiconductors — 1.4%      

Brooks Automation, Inc.

     25,500      $ 571,200  

Cabot Microelectronics Corp.

     8,400        643,524  

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (a)

     12,800        286,720  
     

 

 

 
        1,501,444  
     

 

 

 
Software — 1.0%      

Callidus Software, Inc. (a)

     24,300        518,805  

Progress Software Corp.

     19,100        554,855  
     

 

 

 
        1,073,660  
     

 

 

 
        3,152,117  
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 6.6%      
Electric — 3.8%      

El Paso Electric Co.

     11,100        560,550  

NorthWestern Corp.

     15,100        886,370  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     32,800        613,360  

PNM Resources, Inc.

     33,100        1,224,700  

Portland General Electric Co.

     14,800        657,416  
     

 

 

 
        3,942,396  
     

 

 

 
Gas — 2.5%      

Atmos Energy Corp.

     7,200        568,728  

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

     12,700        878,840  

ONE Gas, Inc.

     17,300        1,169,480  
     

 

 

 
        2,617,048  
     

 

 

 
Water — 0.3%      

California Water Service Group

     7,800        279,631  
     

 

 

 
        6,839,075  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $74,019,793)
        101,739,295  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $74,019,793)
        101,739,295  
     

 

 

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 5.7%  
Diversified Financial Services — 5.7%     

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (c)

     5,933,427        5,933,427  

T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund

     1,006        1,006  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $5,934,433)
        5,934,433  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $79,954,226)
        107,673,728  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

60


MML Small Company Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

    Principal
Amount
    Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.6%  
Repurchase Agreement — 1.6%    

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated
3/31/17, 0.050%, due 4/03/17 (d)

  $ 1,604,949     $ 1,604,949  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,604,949)
      1,604,949  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 105.9%
(Cost $81,559,175) (e)
      109,278,677  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (5.9)%       (6,100,844
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $ 103,177,833  
   

 

 

 

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 March 31, 2017, was $5,773,565 or 5.60% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers. (Note 2).
(c) Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
(d) Maturity value of $1,604,956. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 1.000%, maturity date of 5/15/18, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,638,850.
(e) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

61


MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 97.6%  
COMMON STOCK — 97.6%  
Basic Materials — 1.7%      
Chemicals — 1.7%      

Huntsman Corp.

     83,950      $ 2,060,133  

Ingevity Corp. (a)

     30,340        1,846,189  
     

 

 

 
        3,906,322  
     

 

 

 
Communications — 3.3%      
Internet — 1.2%      

CDW Corp.

     44,400        2,562,324  
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.8%      

Scholastic Corp.

     43,090        1,834,341  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 1.3%      

Infinera Corp. (a)

     147,500        1,508,925  

NETGEAR, Inc. (a)

     30,086        1,490,762  
     

 

 

 
        2,999,687  
     

 

 

 
        7,396,352  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 17.4%      
Airlines — 1.2%      

SkyWest, Inc.

     80,920        2,771,510  
     

 

 

 
Apparel — 0.6%      

Crocs, Inc. (a)

     196,660        1,390,386  
     

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 3.4%      

Dana, Inc.

     140,623        2,715,430  

Lear Corp.

     15,416        2,182,597  

Tenneco, Inc.

     44,721        2,791,485  
     

 

 

 
        7,689,512  
     

 

 

 
Distribution & Wholesale — 1.4%      

Anixter International, Inc. (a)

     38,800        3,076,840  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment — 1.5%      

Regal Entertainment Group Class A

     144,330        3,258,971  
     

 

 

 
Home Builders — 2.2%      

CalAtlantic Group, Inc.

     79,190        2,965,666  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     82,020        1,931,571  
     

 

 

 
        4,897,237  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 7.1%      

Big Lots, Inc.

     26,298        1,280,187  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

     162,740        3,210,860  

Brinker International, Inc.

     61,819        2,717,563  

Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)

     19,559        1,902,895  

Caleres, Inc.

     68,940        1,821,395  

The Children’s Place, Inc.

     16,762        2,012,278  

The Michaels Cos., Inc. (a)

     131,140        2,936,225  
     

 

 

 
        15,881,403  
     

 

 

 
        38,965,859  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 10.9%      
Commercial Services — 4.6%      

ABM Industries, Inc.

     38,950      $ 1,698,220  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     92,410        3,270,390  

Quanta Services, Inc. (a)

     65,330        2,424,397  

Sotheby’s (a)

     63,040        2,867,059  
     

 

 

 
        10,260,066  
     

 

 

 
Foods — 0.6%      

Ingredion, Inc.

     10,482        1,262,347  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 5.0%      

ICON PLC (a)

     40,850        3,256,562  

LifePoint Health, Inc. (a)

     51,230        3,355,565  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

     49,270        2,246,712  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a)

     16,810        2,356,930  
     

 

 

 
        11,215,769  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.7%      

Horizon Pharma PLC (a)

     102,750        1,518,645  
     

 

 

 
        24,256,827  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 8.7%      
Oil & Gas — 6.5%      

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     32,270        2,148,214  

HollyFrontier Corp.

     55,120        1,562,101  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc. (a)

     173,310        2,471,401  

QEP Resources, Inc. (a)

     208,350        2,648,128  

SM Energy Co.

     102,720        2,467,334  

SRC Energy, Inc. (a)

     376,220        3,175,297  
     

 

 

 
        14,472,475  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 2.2%      

Oil States International, Inc. (a)

     64,550        2,139,833  

RPC, Inc.

     150,450        2,754,739  
     

 

 

 
        4,894,572  
     

 

 

 
        19,367,047  
     

 

 

 
Financial — 23.3%      
Banks — 10.8%      

Associated Banc-Corp.

     100,347        2,448,467  

Comerica, Inc.

     53,285        3,654,285  

Fulton Financial Corp.

     133,970        2,391,364  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     297,745        3,986,806  

Synovus Financial Corp.

     63,950        2,623,229  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)

     28,580        2,385,001  

Webster Financial Corp.

     58,593        2,931,994  

Zions Bancorp

     90,815        3,814,230  
     

 

 

 
        24,235,376  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.6%  

OneMain Holdings, Inc. (a)

     52,990        1,316,802  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 8.3%      

American Financial Group, Inc.

     37,040        3,534,357  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

62


MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Essent Group Ltd. (a)

     89,270      $ 3,228,896  

First American Financial Corp.

     59,560        2,339,517  

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

     15,540        1,399,532  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     25,990        3,300,210  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

     44,740        2,109,491  

Validus Holdings Ltd.

     44,630        2,516,686  
     

 

 

 
        18,428,689  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 3.6%  

Education Realty Trust, Inc.

     73,970        3,021,674  

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Class A

     89,790        1,853,266  

Gramercy Property Trust

     123,868        3,257,728  
     

 

 

 
        8,132,668  
     

 

 

 
        52,113,535  
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 18.7%      
Aerospace & Defense — 1.1%      

Esterline Technologies Corp. (a)

     28,120        2,419,726  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.2%  

EnerSys

     33,950        2,680,013  
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 2.2%      

Avnet, Inc.

     65,710        3,006,890  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

     118,556        1,950,246  
     

 

 

 
        4,957,136  
     

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 2.7%      

AECOM (a)

     79,673        2,835,562  

Tutor Perini Corp. (a)

     104,140        3,311,652  
     

 

 

 
        6,147,214  
     

 

 

 
Hand & Machine Tools — 1.4%      

Regal Beloit Corp.

     41,270        3,122,075  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 2.7%  

Oshkosh Corp.

     46,330        3,177,775  

Terex Corp.

     87,540        2,748,756  
     

 

 

 
        5,926,531  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 1.2%      

SPX FLOW, Inc. (a)

     77,970        2,706,339  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.9%  

ITT, Inc.

     41,110        1,686,332  

Trinseo SA

     39,740        2,666,554  
     

 

 

 
        4,352,886  
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 1.5%      

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

     254,880        3,280,305  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 2.8%      

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a)

     39,030        2,164,214  

Ryder System, Inc.

     26,860        2,026,318  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

     81,090      $ 2,124,558  
     

 

 

 
        6,315,090  
     

 

 

 
        41,907,315  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 10.6%      
Computers — 4.9%      

Amdocs Ltd.

     53,618        3,270,162  

Genpact Ltd.

     111,087        2,750,514  

NCR Corp. (a)

     59,040        2,696,947  

VeriFone Systems, Inc. (a)

     119,260        2,233,740  
     

 

 

 
        10,951,363  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 4.3%      

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

     247,090        3,399,958  

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (a)

     81,520        1,929,578  

Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (a)

     29,760        1,516,272  

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

     40,430        2,771,881  
     

 

 

 
        9,617,689  
     

 

 

 
Software — 1.4%      

Verint Systems, Inc. (a)

     74,490        3,231,004  
     

 

 

 
        23,800,056  
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 3.0%      
Electric — 2.4%      

PNM Resources, Inc.

     78,443        2,902,391  

Portland General Electric Co.

     52,130        2,315,615  
     

 

 

 
        5,218,006  
     

 

 

 
Gas — 0.6%      

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

     17,020        1,411,128  
     

 

 

 
        6,629,134  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $179,873,048)
        218,342,447  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $179,873,048)
        218,342,447  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $179,873,048)
        218,342,447  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.0%  
Repurchase Agreement — 0.9%      

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/17, 0.050%, due 4/03/17 (b)

   $ 1,978,353        1,978,353  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

63


MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Time Deposit — 0.1%      

Euro Time Deposit
0.090% 4/03/17

   $ 182,085      $ 182,085  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $2,160,438)
        2,160,438  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.6% (Cost $182,033,486) (c)         220,502,885  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 1.4%         3,082,847  
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 223,585,732  
     

 

 

 
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Maturity value of $1,978,361. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.000%, maturity date of 8/31/21, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $2,021,976.
(c) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

64


MML Total Return Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
BONDS & NOTES — 99.9%      
BANK LOANS — 0.2%      
Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%  

AerCap Holdings N.V., A Deferred Principal
3.397% 10/06/23

   $ 840,000      $ 848,610  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL BANK LOANS
(Cost $352,135)
        848,610  
     

 

 

 
CORPORATE DEBT — 25.2%      
Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%      

United Technologies Corp. STEP
1.778% 5/04/18

     1,000,000        999,717  
     

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.6%      

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust
7.250% 5/10/21

     1,752,931        1,945,753  

Northwest Airlines Pass-Through Trust
7.041% 10/01/23

     380,692        436,846  
     

 

 

 
        2,382,599  
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.4%      

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
1.684% 9/08/17

     750,000        749,810  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
2.145% 1/09/18

     500,000        501,271  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
4.750% 8/15/17

     500,000        505,434  
     

 

 

 
        1,756,515  
     

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.1%      

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
4.875% 3/15/27

     210,000        210,000  
     

 

 

 
Banks — 8.3%      

American Express Centurion Bank
6.000% 9/13/17

     750,000        764,896  

Bank of America Corp.
5.650% 5/01/18

     500,000        520,209  

Bank of America Corp.
6.000% 9/01/17

     500,000        508,981  

Bank of America Corp.
6.875% 4/25/18

     4,950,000        5,208,553  

Bank of America Corp.
6.875% 11/15/18

     750,000        807,610  

Bank of America Corp.
7.625% 6/01/19

     1,000,000        1,114,790  

Citigroup, Inc.
1.550% 8/14/17

     1,350,000        1,349,762  

Citigroup, Inc.
1.850% 11/24/17

     1,000,000        1,001,740  

Citigroup, Inc.
2.050% 12/07/18

     1,000,000        1,001,825  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Citigroup, Inc.
6.125% 5/15/18

   $ 2,720,000      $ 2,847,149  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
2.375% 1/22/18

     1,500,000        1,508,223  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
5.950% 1/18/18

     2,100,000        2,168,611  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
6.150% 4/01/18

     1,860,000        1,937,711  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
7.500% 2/15/19

     500,000        548,730  

HBOS PLC (a)
6.750% 5/21/18

     1,100,000        1,151,940  

JP Morgan Chase & Co. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .550%, FRN
1.588% 4/25/18

     700,000        702,893  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.
2.950% 10/01/26

     895,000        850,934  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.
4.500% 1/24/22

     900,000        969,926  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.
6.000% 1/15/18

     1,000,000        1,033,756  

JP Morgan Chase Bank NA
6.000% 10/01/17

     500,000        510,476  

Morgan Stanley 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%, FRN
1.842% 2/14/20

     2,000,000        2,004,350  

Morgan Stanley 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.280%, FRN
2.318% 4/25/18

     1,000,000        1,010,373  

Morgan Stanley
5.500% 7/24/20

     250,000        272,928  

Morgan Stanley
5.950% 12/28/17

     500,000        515,578  

Morgan Stanley
6.625% 4/01/18

     895,000        936,780  

Wells Fargo & Co.
2.100% 7/26/21

     710,000        695,390  

Wells Fargo & Co.
2.500% 3/04/21

     1,410,000        1,405,963  

Wells Fargo & Co.
3.000% 4/22/26

     475,000        455,867  

Wells Fargo Bank NA
2.150% 12/06/19

     1,000,000        1,003,368  
     

 

 

 
        34,809,312  
     

 

 

 
Beverages — 0.5%      

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.
3.650% 2/01/26

     1,399,000        1,414,669  

Constellation Brands, Inc.
6.000% 5/01/22

     325,000        369,424  

DS Services of America, Inc. (a)
10.000% 9/01/21

     330,000        353,925  
     

 

 

 
        2,138,018  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Total Return Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Biotechnology — 0.9%      

Amgen, Inc.
4.400% 5/01/45

   $ 500,000      $ 485,321  

Baxalta, Inc.
2.875% 6/23/20

     725,000        735,186  

Celgene Corp.
5.000% 8/15/45

     750,000        785,036  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
3.250% 9/01/22

     600,000        612,908  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
4.150% 3/01/47

     1,195,000        1,114,425  
     

 

 

 
        3,732,876  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals — 0.1%      

Axalta Coating Systems LLC (a)
4.875% 8/15/24

     180,000        184,500  

Valvoline, Inc. (a)
5.500% 7/15/24

     200,000        210,000  
     

 

 

 
        394,500  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 0.1%      

IHS Markit Ltd. (a)
5.000% 11/01/22

     225,000        235,687  
     

 

 

 
Computers — 0.2%      

Apple, Inc.
4.650% 2/23/46

     850,000        912,052  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.7%     

CIT Group, Inc. (a)
6.625% 4/01/18

     350,000        364,438  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
1.250% 10/02/19

     700,000        696,101  

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.
4.418% 11/15/35

     780,000        823,644  

International Lease Finance Corp. (a)
7.125% 9/01/18

     1,000,000        1,068,748  
     

 

 

 
        2,952,931  
     

 

 

 
Electric — 2.5%      

Dominion Resources, Inc. (a)
1.875% 12/15/18

     1,000,000        998,264  

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC
4.000% 9/30/42

     1,000,000        995,567  

Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. (a)
6.400% 9/15/20

     1,000,000        1,116,523  

Emera US Finance LP
2.150% 6/15/19

     1,068,000        1,067,677  

Jersey Central Power & Light Co. (a)
4.700% 4/01/24

     800,000        854,153  

Jersey Central Power & Light Co.
5.650% 6/01/17

     500,000        503,036  

Jersey Central Power & Light Co.
6.400% 5/15/36

     425,000        493,258  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Kansas City Power & Light Co.
3.150% 3/15/23

   $ 500,000      $ 503,122  

LG&E and KU Energy LLC
4.375% 10/01/21

     1,200,000        1,266,940  

MidAmerican Energy Co.
4.800% 9/15/43

     1,400,000        1,570,960  

Southern California Edison Co.
3.600% 2/01/45

     400,000        377,854  

The Southern Co.
1.550% 7/01/18

     750,000        747,124  
     

 

 

 
        10,494,478  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment — 0.1%      

Churchill Downs, Inc.
5.375% 12/15/21

     175,000        182,000  

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.
5.375% 4/15/26

     200,000        206,500  
     

 

 

 
        388,500  
     

 

 

 
Food Services — 0.0%      

Aramark Services, Inc.
4.750% 6/01/26

     200,000        201,250  
     

 

 

 
Foods — 0.6%      

Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc. (a) (b)
7.500% 4/15/25

     105,000        107,494  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
1.600% 6/30/17

     558,000        558,170  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
3.950% 7/15/25

     500,000        507,592  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (a)
4.875% 11/01/26

     210,000        214,200  

Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV (a)
1.625% 10/28/19

     1,195,000        1,176,979  
     

 

 

 
        2,564,435  
     

 

 

 
Gas — 0.3%      

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.
6.250% 2/01/37

     1,095,000        1,261,967  

Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp.
2.450% 10/01/23

     100,000        95,915  
     

 

 

 
        1,357,882  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 1.3%      

Aetna, Inc.
2.800% 6/15/23

     485,000        481,037  

Anthem, Inc.
3.125% 5/15/22

     500,000        502,563  

Anthem, Inc.
3.300% 1/15/23

     530,000        534,553  

Catholic Health Initiatives
2.950% 11/01/22

     500,000        483,494  

Centene Corp.
4.750% 1/15/25

     259,000        260,458  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

66


MML Total Return Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

DaVita, Inc.
5.000% 5/01/25

   $ 177,000      $ 177,443  

HCA, Inc.
5.000% 3/15/24

     700,000        734,125  

Northwell Healthcare, Inc.
3.979% 11/01/46

     585,000        537,406  

Providence St Joseph Health Obligated Group
2.746% 10/01/26

     845,000        805,107  

RWJ Barnabas Health, Inc.
3.949% 7/01/46

     595,000        560,750  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.500%, FRN
4.631% 6/15/20

     350,000        351,750  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.
6.000% 10/01/20

     40,000        42,300  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
5.250% 4/01/25

     155,000        158,612  
     

 

 

 
        5,629,598  
     

 

 

 
Household Products & Wares — 0.1%      

Central Garden & Pet Co.
6.125% 11/15/23

     125,000        131,875  

Spectrum Brands, Inc.
5.750% 7/15/25

     85,000        89,888  
     

 

 

 
        221,763  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.7%      

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
4.300% 5/15/43

     500,000        513,388  

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
4.400% 5/15/42

     750,000        787,807  

Farmers Exchange Capital III 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.454%, VRN (a)
5.454% 10/15/54

     970,000        976,305  

New York Life Global Funding (a)
1.550% 11/02/18

     750,000        748,731  
     

 

 

 
        3,026,231  
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.9%      

21st Century Fox America, Inc.
3.000% 9/15/22

     890,000        889,253  

Altice US Finance I Corp. (a)
5.375% 7/15/23

     425,000        438,281  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (a) (b)
5.125% 5/01/27

     299,000        300,495  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital
4.464% 7/23/22

     875,000        922,715  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital
6.484% 10/23/45

     200,000        230,267  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

CSC Holdings LLC (a)
5.500% 4/15/27

   $ 400,000      $ 406,500  

CSC Holdings LLC
8.625% 2/15/19

     100,000        109,750  

DISH DBS Corp.
5.875% 7/15/22

     100,000        105,062  

DISH DBS Corp.
6.750% 6/01/21

     70,000        75,556  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (a)
4.250% 5/15/20

     205,000        206,794  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (a)
5.250% 1/15/26

     200,000        201,000  
     

 

 

 
        3,885,673  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.2%      

General Electric Co.
5.875% 1/14/38

     244,000        307,964  

Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV (a)
2.000% 9/15/23

     550,000        522,115  
     

 

 

 
        830,079  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 0.2%      

Gulfport Energy Corp. (a)
6.375% 5/15/25

     200,000        196,500  

Noble Energy, Inc.
5.250% 11/15/43

     140,000        145,584  

Shell International Finance BV
4.375% 5/11/45

     415,000        420,853  
     

 

 

 
        762,937  
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 0.4%      

Amcor Finance USA, Inc. (a)
3.625% 4/28/26

     650,000        643,837  

Ball Corp.
4.375% 12/15/20

     350,000        366,625  

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
4.125% 8/15/24

     200,000        198,250  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu
5.750% 10/15/20

     410,000        421,791  

Sealed Air Corp. (a)
5.500% 9/15/25

     190,000        201,400  
     

 

 

 
        1,831,903  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.9%      

AbbVie, Inc.
1.800% 5/14/18

     500,000        500,562  

AbbVie, Inc.
3.200% 5/14/26

     357,000        343,176  

AbbVie, Inc.
3.600% 5/14/25

     500,000        500,094  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

67


MML Total Return Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Actavis Funding SCS
3.800% 3/15/25

   $ 1,350,000      $ 1,362,316  

Grifols Worldwide Operations Ltd.
5.250% 4/01/22

     200,000        207,600  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC
1.900% 9/23/19

     500,000        496,397  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (a)
5.500% 3/01/23

     400,000        308,000  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (a)
5.625% 12/01/21

     100,000        80,500  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (a)
6.125% 4/15/25

     100,000        77,000  
     

 

 

 
        3,875,645  
     

 

 

 
Pipelines — 0.7%      

Energy Transfer Partners LP 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.018%, FRN
4.052% 11/01/66

     170,000        143,650  

Energy Transfer Partners LP
5.150% 3/15/45

     400,000        378,614  

Florida Gas Transmission Co. LLC (a)
7.900% 5/15/19

     1,000,000        1,109,377  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
3.500% 9/01/23

     567,000        558,050  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (a)
5.625% 4/15/20

     155,000        163,137  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (a)
6.000% 1/15/19

     75,000        78,188  

Williams Partners LP
3.600% 3/15/22

     683,000        692,820  
     

 

 

 
        3,123,836  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.0%  

Equinix, Inc.
5.375% 5/15/27

     223,000        230,248  

HCP, Inc.
3.400% 2/01/25

     1,000,000        969,355  

HCP, Inc.
3.875% 8/15/24

     500,000        502,791  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.
5.625% 5/01/24

     100,000        105,500  

National Retail Properties, Inc.
6.875% 10/15/17

     750,000        770,377  

Realty Income Corp.
2.000% 1/31/18

     750,000        751,272  

SBA Communications Corp. (a)
4.875% 9/01/24

     210,000        207,333  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Ventas Realty LP
3.500% 2/01/25

   $ 1,500,000      $ 1,468,206  

VEREIT Operating Partnership LP
4.875% 6/01/26

     200,000        208,250  

WEA Finance LLC/Westfield UK & Europe Finance PLC (a)
1.750% 9/15/17

     1,550,000        1,550,383  

Welltower, Inc.
4.000% 6/01/25

     830,000        841,283  

Welltower, Inc.
4.125% 4/01/19

     750,000        774,830  
     

 

 

 
        8,379,828  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 0.3%      

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
4.000% 4/11/43

     400,000        399,992  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
3.800% 11/18/24

     400,000        407,380  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
4.800% 11/18/44

     275,000        280,512  
     

 

 

 
        1,087,884  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 0.1%      

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC (a)
4.125% 6/01/21

     200,000        207,500  
     

 

 

 
Software — 0.3%      

First Data Corp. (a)
5.000% 1/15/24

     426,000        433,455  

Microsoft Corp.
3.750% 2/12/45

     635,000        602,384  

Quintiles IMS, Inc. (a)
4.875% 5/15/23

     175,000        177,406  

Quintiles IMS, Inc. (a)
5.000% 10/15/26

     200,000        200,750  
     

 

 

 
        1,413,995  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 1.4%      

AT&T, Inc.
3.600% 2/17/23

     200,000        202,560  

AT&T, Inc.
4.125% 2/17/26

     500,000        507,050  

AT&T, Inc.
4.750% 5/15/46

     750,000        699,815  

AT&T, Inc.
5.450% 3/01/47

     1,030,000        1,052,921  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
5.250% 3/15/26

     90,000        90,450  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
5.625% 2/01/23

     175,000        181,125  

Sprint Communications, Inc. (a)
9.000% 11/15/18

     400,000        435,500  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
5.375% 4/15/27

     133,000        137,323  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
6.633% 4/28/21

     80,000        82,680  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

68


MML Total Return Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Verizon Communications, Inc.
4.522% 9/15/48

   $ 600,000      $ 543,581  

Verizon Communications, Inc.
4.862% 8/21/46

     600,000        576,839  

Verizon Communications, Inc.
5.150% 9/15/23

     500,000        550,299  

Verizon Communications, Inc.
5.250% 3/16/37

     630,000        651,338  
     

 

 

 
        5,711,481  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.1%      

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
4.150% 4/01/45

     265,000        264,651  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $106,638,346)
        105,783,756  
     

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 1.2%  

Alabama Economic Settlement Authority
3.163% 9/15/25

     1,000,000        1,005,780  

City of New York NY
5.206% 10/01/31

     750,000        869,280  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
4.910% 5/01/29

     550,000        636,015  

Los Angeles Community College District
6.750% 8/01/49

     900,000        1,309,059  

New York City Water & Sewer System
5.882% 6/15/44

     315,000        410,300  

New York State Dormitory Authority
5.289% 3/15/33

     750,000        880,882  
     

 

 

 
        5,111,316  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $4,775,963)
        5,111,316  
     

 

 

 
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 14.2%  
Automobile ABS — 0.1%      

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2015-4, Class A2
0.820% 7/23/18

     302,883        302,607  

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2015-C, Class A2A
0.870% 11/15/18

     331,589        331,317  
     

 

 

 
        633,924  
     

 

 

 
Commercial MBS — 2.2%      

7 WTC Depositor LLC Trust, Series 2012-7WTC, Class A (a)
4.082% 3/13/31

     95,236        95,691  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2012-PARK, Class A (a)
2.959% 12/10/30

   $ 375,000      $ 378,196  

Banc of America Large Loan, Inc., Series 2009-UB2, Class A4AA,
VRN (a)
5.858% 2/24/51

     63,262        63,427  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-375P, Class A (a)
3.251% 5/10/35

     340,000        347,006  

COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-787S, Class A (a)
3.545% 2/10/36

     340,000        347,132  

COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-300P, Class A1 (a)
4.353% 8/10/30

     325,000        351,872  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2012-ALOH, Class A (a)
3.551% 4/10/34

     370,000        387,174  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2012-C8, Class A3
2.829% 10/15/45

     1,900,000        1,913,189  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2010-C2, Class A2 (a)
3.616% 11/15/43

     841,906        849,880  

Liberty Street Trust, Series 2016-225L, Class A (a)
3.597% 2/10/36

     340,000        348,485  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2012-C6, Class A4 2.858% 11/15/45

     1,780,000        1,798,991  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2015-420, Class A (a)
3.727% 10/11/50

     400,000        413,453  

RBS Commercial Funding, Inc. Trust, Series 2013-GSP, Class A, VRN (a)
3.834% 1/13/32

     330,000        347,618  

SFAVE Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2015-5AVE, Class A1, VRN (a)
3.872% 1/05/43

     370,000        360,310  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2010-C1, Class A2 (a)
4.393% 11/15/43

     500,000        529,259  

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-C4, Class A4, VRN (a)
4.902% 6/15/44

     800,000        872,780  
     

 

 

 
        9,404,463  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

69


MML Total Return Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Credit Card ABS — 0.2%      

Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2015-A6, Class A6, 1 mo. LIBOR + .250%, FRN
1.162% 5/15/19

   $ 865,000      $ 865,073  
     

 

 

 
Home Equity ABS — 0.7%      

Bear Stearns I Trust, Series 2006-HE1, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .410%, FRN
1.392% 12/25/35

     1,428,784        1,432,798  

Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust, Series 2004-2, Class M3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%, FRN
2.032% 10/25/34

     1,483,378        1,410,841  
     

 

 

 
        2,843,639  
     

 

 

 
Other ABS — 1.6%      

Blue Hill CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180%, FRN (a)
2.203% 1/15/26

     960,000        959,942  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-15, Class A3, VRN
4.880% 10/25/46

     1,662,548        1,532,899  

First Frankin Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-FF7, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .470%, FRN
1.452% 7/25/35

     805,742        798,526  

Magnetite CLO Ltd., Series 2015-12A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.330%, FRN (a)
2.353% 4/15/27

     1,060,000        1,061,493  

RAMP Trust, Series 2005-RS2, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .480%, FRN
1.462% 2/25/35

     370,489        370,470  

Saxon Asset Securities Trust, Series 2005-1, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .690%, FRN
1.468% 5/25/35

     1,227,862        1,202,550  

Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.420%, FRN (a)
2.458% 7/25/26

     800,000        800,150  
     

 

 

 
        6,726,030  
     

 

 

 
Student Loans ABS — 5.1%      

Access Group, Inc., Series 2015-1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700%, FRN (a)
1.682% 7/25/56

     993,821        987,121  

Collegiate Funding Services Education Loan Trust, Series 2005-A, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%, FRN
1.351% 3/28/35

     1,500,000        1,412,874  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .590%, FRN (a)
1.572% 4/25/46

   $ 1,595,679      $ 1,539,714  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 2015-3A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .600%, FRN (a)
1.582% 2/27/51

     2,031,077        2,026,002  

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Series 2013-3A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .750%, FRN (a)
1.732% 11/25/42

     1,442,446        1,423,069  

SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .160%, FRN
1.291% 9/15/39

     2,300,000        2,144,689  

SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .280%, FRN
1.411% 3/15/40

     381,506        344,516  

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .090%, FRN
1.128% 1/26/26

     1,864,205        1,855,107  

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2005-4, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .180%, FRN
1.218% 7/25/55

     199,133        182,825  

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2005-9, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .300%, FRN
1.338% 1/25/41

     194,829        176,890  

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2007-6, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .380%, FRN
1.418% 10/25/24

     1,831,636        1,824,750  

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2012-1, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .450%, FRN
1.432% 11/25/20

     143,433        143,453  

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2011-1, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .520%, FRN
1.502% 3/25/26

     920,642        923,772  

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2003-10A, Class A3, 3 mo. LIBOR + .470%, FRN (a)
1.601% 12/15/27

     1,363,491        1,360,912  

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2012-2, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700%, FRN
1.682% 1/25/29

     1,440,848        1,429,955  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2007-6, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .850%, FRN
1.888% 4/27/43

   $ 551,220      $ 496,798  

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2007-8, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%, FRN
2.038% 4/27/83

     200,203        177,147  

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2008-9, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%, FRN
2.538% 4/25/23

     1,382,575        1,409,205  

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2008-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%, FRN
2.888% 7/25/73

     700,000        688,521  

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2008-9, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%, FRN
3.288% 10/25/83

     680,000        687,908  
     

 

 

 
        21,235,228  
     

 

 

 
WL Collateral CMO — 4.3%      

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust, Series 2007-A1, Class 11A4, VRN
3.178% 3/25/37

     808,746        761,021  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-11, Class A2A, 1 year CMT + 2.400%, FRN
2.930% 10/25/35

     1,026,462        1,044,240  

First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2005-AR5, Class 2A1, VRN
2.988% 11/25/35

     1,399,486        1,340,973  

Impac CMB Trust, Series 2005-1, Class 1A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .520%, FRN
1.502% 4/25/35

     1,642,576        1,513,409  

IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR27, Class 1A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .270%, FRN
1.252% 10/25/36

     2,539,989        1,723,104  

IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR19, Class A1, VRN
3.260% 10/25/35

     1,562,191        1,334,772  

Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust, Series 2014-R9, Class 3A, 12 mo. MTA + .840%, FRN (a)
1.454% 11/26/46

     1,394,600        1,346,940  

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR1, Class M1, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.070%, FRN
1.848% 2/25/35

     2,603,018        2,491,181  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Nomura Resecuritization Trust, Series 2015-1R, Class 6A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .210%, FRN (a)
0.955% 5/26/47

   $ 968,832      $ 952,921  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR13, Class A1A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .290%, FRN
1.272% 10/25/45

     1,357,304        1,297,016  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR2, Class 2A21, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .330%, FRN
1.312% 1/25/45

     1,285,415        1,230,538  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 Class 3A2
5.750% 2/25/36

     1,390,829        1,317,427  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2004-DD, Class 2A6, VRN
3.103% 1/25/35

     386,928        403,874  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-AR8, Class 3A1, VRN
3.175% 4/25/36

     1,319,042        1,297,980  
     

 

 

 
        18,055,396  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $58,767,766)
        59,763,753  
     

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 28.8%  
Pass-Through Securities — 28.8%  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Pool #G18622 2.500%
12/01/31

     1,090,964        1,093,137  

Pool #G18626 2.500%
1/01/32

     1,050,838        1,052,932  

Pool #G18592 3.000%
3/01/31

     746,800        767,162  

Pool #G18627 3.000%
1/01/32

     2,153,879        2,211,259  

Pool #G08710 3.000%
6/01/46

     450,120        446,463  

Pool #G08715 3.000%
8/01/46

     3,427,328        3,399,481  

Pool #G08726 3.000%
10/01/46

     3,276,227        3,248,584  

Pool #G08732 3.000%
11/01/46

     1,145,413        1,135,749  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Pool #G08737 3.000%
12/01/46

   $ 409,915      $ 406,456  

Pool #G08741 3.000%
1/01/47

     2,805,235        2,781,566  

Pool #G08747 3.000%
2/01/47

     800,524        793,770  

Pool #G07848 3.500%
4/01/44

     3,101,987        3,205,346  

Pool #G60023 3.500%
4/01/45

     3,238,638        3,335,923  

Pool #G08698 3.500%
3/01/46

     4,478,894        4,584,743  

Pool #G08702 3.500%
4/01/46

     1,264,326        1,294,206  

Pool #G08706 3.500%
5/01/46

     554,266        567,365  

Pool #G08711 3.500%
6/01/46

     1,915,603        1,960,275  

Pool #G67700 3.500%
8/01/46

     956,787        984,033  

Pool #G08716 3.500%
8/01/46

     2,648,576        2,710,341  

Pool #G08722 3.500%
9/01/46

     532,128        544,538  

Pool #G08742 3.500%
1/01/47

     1,784,035        1,825,918  

Pool #G08677 4.000%
11/01/45

     1,708,726        1,792,694  

Pool #G60344 4.000%
12/01/45

     2,167,104        2,291,204  

Pool #G08707 4.000%
5/01/46

     2,169,722        2,276,344  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. TBA, Pool #2789 4.000%
4/01/43 (b)

     1,000,000        1,048,984  

Federal National Mortgage Association Pool #AM0359 2.310%
8/01/22

     500,000        498,812  

Pool #AM0992 2.340%
11/01/22

     820,000        817,865  

Pool #AM1402 2.420%
11/01/22

     945,000        946,540  

Pool #MA2740 2.500%
9/01/26

     1,818,442        1,844,795  

Pool #AM0827 2.600%
11/01/22

     994,015        1,005,429  

Pool #AM2808 2.700%
3/01/23

     375,000        380,455  

Pool #AN1089 2.740%
3/01/26

     690,000        681,845  

Pool #AL6829 2.964%
5/01/27

     1,365,765        1,364,538  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Pool #MA2915 3.000%
2/01/27

   $ 1,153,823      $ 1,188,528  

Pool #MA1607 3.000%
10/01/33

     883,086        901,886  

Pool #AM9188 3.120%
6/01/35

     780,000        755,656  

Pool #FN0039 3.201%
9/01/27

     826,233        839,557  

Pool #AN4431 3.220%
1/01/27

     805,000        819,349  

Pool #AB4262 3.500%
1/01/32

     974,775        1,018,069  

Pool #MA1512 3.500%
7/01/33

     430,455        448,632  

Pool #MA1148 3.500%
8/01/42

     2,969,357        3,039,068  

Pool #469621 3.650%
11/01/21

     1,588,115        1,671,210  

Pool #AM4109 3.850%
8/01/25

     421,513        449,201  

Pool #AM4108 3.850%
8/01/25

     378,888        403,776  

Pool #466960 3.890%
12/01/20

     1,134,740        1,197,015  

Pool #466919 3.930%
1/01/21

     1,469,769        1,553,334  

Pool #AM4236 3.940%
8/01/25

     627,593        672,378  

Pool #468551 3.980%
7/01/21

     1,230,000        1,310,120  

Pool #AL9549 4.000%
9/01/46

     1,141,869        1,197,981  

Pool #AL9027 4.000%
9/01/46

     2,403,146        2,521,238  

Pool #AM5165 4.080%
1/01/29

     650,604        701,457  

Pool #931504 4.500%
7/01/39

     125,125        135,638  

Pool #986268 5.000%
7/01/38

     2,099        2,301  

Pool #AD6374 5.000%
5/01/40

     41,650        45,645  

Pool #AI2733 5.000%
5/01/41

     351,586        385,193  

Pool #977014 5.500%
5/01/38

     46,895        52,854  

Pool #985524 5.500%
6/01/38

     42,011        47,047  

Pool #988578 5.500%
8/01/38

     309,349        346,531  

Pool #995482 5.500%
1/01/39

     215,150        242,489  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Total Return Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Federal National Mortgage Association TBA
Pool #6237 3.000%
6/01/44 (b)

   $ 2,090,000      $ 2,072,366  

Pool #1058 3.500%
2/01/44 (b)

     5,375,000        5,498,457  

Pool #11192 4.000%
3/01/43 (b)

     3,965,000        4,159,223  

Pool #20567 4.500%
10/01/40 (b)

     17,460,000        18,724,486  

Government National Mortgage Association,
Pool #MA3736 3.500%
6/20/46

     1,190,128        1,235,827  

Government National Mortgage Association II
Pool #MA4126 3.000%
12/20/46

     2,923,313        2,952,204  

Pool #MA3521 3.500%
3/20/46

     1,326,637        1,377,577  

Pool #MA3597 3.500%
4/20/46

     851,761        884,467  

Pool #MA3663 3.500%
5/20/46

     612,941        636,477  

Pool #MA3937 3.500%
9/20/46

     481,685        500,181  

Pool #MA4127 3.500%
12/20/46

     1,587,839        1,648,437  

Government National Mortgage Association II TBA
Pool #587 3.000%
2/01/45 (b)

     2,020,000        2,037,991  

Pool #304 3.500%
9/01/44 (b)

     1,905,000        1,975,396  

Pool #1235 4.000%
1/01/44 (b)

     1,935,000        2,043,995  
     

 

 

 
        120,991,989  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES
(Cost $122,115,827)
        120,991,989  
     

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 30.3%  
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 30.3%  

U.S. Treasury Bond
2.875% 11/15/46

     3,905,000        3,790,047  

U.S. Treasury Bond
3.000% 2/15/47

     15,390,000        15,338,299  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index
0.375% 7/15/25

     4,133,202        4,143,766  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index
0.750% 2/15/45

     3,196,255        3,042,605  
     Principal
Amount
    Value  

U.S. Treasury Note
0.750% 10/31/17

   $ 6,115,000     $ 6,108,073  

U.S. Treasury Note
1.000% 12/31/17

     3,475,000       3,474,579  

U.S. Treasury Note
1.125% 2/28/19

     12,275,000       12,247,333  

U.S. Treasury Note
1.250% 3/31/19

     12,265,000       12,263,083  

U.S. Treasury Note
1.500% 1/31/22

     8,885,000       8,710,215  

U.S. Treasury Note
1.875% 1/31/22

     3,625,000       3,617,382  

U.S. Treasury Note
1.875% 2/28/22

     27,070,000       27,013,746  

U.S. Treasury Note
1.875% 3/31/22

     7,065,000       7,047,337  

U.S. Treasury Note
2.250% 2/15/27

     20,600,000       20,339,282  
    

 

 

 
       127,135,747  
    

 

 

 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $126,883,567)
       127,135,747  
    

 

 

 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $419,533,604)
       419,635,171  
    

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $419,533,604)
       419,635,171  
    

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 7.8%  
Repurchase Agreement — 1.7%     

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/31/17, 0.050%, due 4/03/17 (c)

     7,111,494       7,111,494  
    

 

 

 
Sovereign Debt Obligations — 3.9%  

Japan Treasury Discount Bill JPY (d)
0.000% 4/17/17

     600,000,000       5,389,679  

Japan Treasury Discount Bill JPY (d)
0.000% 5/01/17

     700,000,000       6,288,664  

Japan Treasury Discount Bill JPY (d)
0.000% 6/19/17

     520,000,000       4,673,059  
    

 

 

 
       16,351,402  
    

 

 

 
Time Deposit — 0.0%     

Euro Time Deposit
0.090% 4/03/17

     5,381       5,381  
    

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Bill — 2.2%     

U.S. Treasury Bill (e)
0.473% 4/06/17

     248,000       247,987  

U.S. Treasury Bill
0.500% 4/27/17

     5,725,000       5,722,212  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Total Return Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
    Value  

U.S. Treasury Bill
0.710% 4/20/17

   $ 3,400,000     $ 3,398,830  
    

 

 

 
       9,369,029  
    

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $32,474,837)
       32,837,306  
    

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 107.7% (Cost $452,008,441) (f)        452,472,477  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (7.7)%        (32,314,296
    

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%      $ 420,158,181  
    

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

ABS Asset-Backed Security
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 March 31, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $36,057,885 or 8.58% 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 $7,111,523. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 1.000%, maturity date of 5/15/18, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $7,257,050.
(d) The principal amount of the security is in foreign currency. The market value is in U.S. dollars.
(e) A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open futures contracts. (Note 2).
(f) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Notes to Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

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 Trust consists of the following series (each individually referred to as a ‘‘Fund’’ or collectively as the ‘‘Funds’’):

MML Aggressive Allocation Fund (“Aggressive Allocation Fund”)

MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund (“MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund”)

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

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

MML Balanced Allocation Fund (“Balanced Allocation Fund”)

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund (“Blue Chip Growth Fund”)

MML Conservative Allocation Fund (“Conservative Allocation 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 Allocation Fund (“Growth Allocation 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 Moderate Allocation Fund (“Moderate Allocation 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.

 

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Notes to Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Investment Valuation

The net asset value of each Fund’s shares is determined once daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), on each day the NYSE is open for trading (a “business day”). The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, but may close earlier on some days. If the NYSE is scheduled to close early, the business day will be considered to end as of the time of the NYSE’s scheduled close. A Fund will not treat an intraday disruption in NYSE trading or other event that causes an unscheduled closing of the NYSE as a close of business of the NYSE for these purposes and will instead fair value securities in accordance with procedures approved annually by the Trustees, and under the general oversight of the Trustees. On holidays and other days when the NYSE is closed, each Fund’s net asset value generally is not calculated and the Funds do not anticipate accepting buy or sell orders. However, the value of each Fund’s assets may still be affected on such days to the extent that a Fund holds foreign securities that trade on days that foreign securities markets are open.

Equity securities and derivative contracts that are actively traded on a national securities exchange or contract market are valued on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service, which provides the last reported sale price, or, in the case of futures contracts, the settlement price, for securities or derivatives listed on the exchange or contract market or the official closing price on the NASDAQ National Market System (“NASDAQ System”), or in the case of over-the-counter (“OTC”) securities for which an official closing price is unavailable or not reported on the NASDAQ System, the last reported bid price. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange are valued at the last price at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Debt securities are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, which generally determines valuations taking into account factors such as institutional-size trading in similar securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. Shares of other open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing net asset values as reported on each business day.

Investments for which market quotations are readily available are marked to market daily based on those quotations. Market quotations may be provided by third-party vendors or market makers, and may be determined on the basis of a variety of factors, such as broker quotations, financial modeling, and other market data, such as market indexes and yield curves, counterparty information, and foreign exchange rates. U.S. Government and agency securities may be valued on the basis of market quotations or using a model that may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, quoted market prices, and reference data. The fair values of OTC derivative contracts, including forward, swap, and option contracts related to interest rates, foreign currencies, credit standing of reference entities, equity prices, or commodity prices, may be based on market quotations or may be modeled using a series of techniques, including simulation models, depending on the contract and the terms of the transaction. The fair values of asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities are estimated based on models that consider the estimated cash flows of each debt tranche of the issuer, established benchmark yield, and estimated tranche-specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche, including, but not limited to, prepayment speed assumptions and attributes of the collateral. Restricted securities are generally valued at a discount to similar publicly traded securities.

Investments for which market quotations are not available or for which a pricing service or vendor does not provide a value, or for which such market quotations or values are considered by the investment adviser or subadviser to be unreliable (including, for example, certain foreign securities, thinly-traded securities, certain restricted securities, certain initial public offerings, or securities whose values may have been affected by a significant event) are stated at fair valuations determined in good faith by the Funds’ Valuation Committee1 in accordance with procedures approved annually by the Board of Trustees (“Trustees”), and under the general oversight of the Trustees. The Funds’ Valuation Committee employs various methods to determine fair valuations including a regular review of significant inputs and assumptions and review of any related market activity. The Funds’ Valuation Committee reports to the Trustees at its regularly scheduled meetings. It is possible that fair value prices will be used by the Funds to a significant extent. The value determined for an investment using the Funds’ fair value procedures may differ from recent market prices for the investment and may be significantly different from the value realized upon the sale of such investment.

The Funds may invest in securities that are traded principally in foreign markets and that trade on weekends and other days when the Funds do not price their shares. As a result, the values of the Funds’ portfolio securities may change on days when the prices of

 

1  The Valuation Committee consists of the President, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurers, Vice Presidents (except for the CCO), Assistant Vice Presidents, 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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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.

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.

 

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In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the overall fair value measurement.

The Aggressive Allocation Fund, MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund, MML American Funds Growth Fund, MML American Funds International Fund, Balanced Allocation Fund, Conservative Allocation Fund, Growth Allocation Fund, and Moderate Allocation Fund characterized all long-term investments at Level 1 as of March 31, 2017. The Focused Equity 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 March 31, 2017. For each Fund noted in the preceding sentences, 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 March 31, 2017, for the remaining Funds’ investments:

 

 

 

     Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Blue Chip Growth Fund

          

Asset Investments

          

Common Stock*

   $ 359,606,651     $ 6,137,112      $         -      $ 365,743,763  

Mutual Funds

     1,006       -        -        1,006  

Short-Term Investments

     -       2,513,029        -        2,513,029  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 359,607,657     $ 8,650,141      $ -      $ 368,257,798  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity Income Fund

          

Asset Investments

          

Common Stock*

   $ 448,142,523     $ 18,841,302      $         -      $ 466,983,825  

Preferred Stock*

     4,135,487       1,452,483        -        5,587,970  

Corporate Debt

     -       819,231        -        819,231  

Mutual Funds

     1,007       -        -        1,007  

Short-Term Investments

     -       8,505,367        -        8,505,367  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 452,279,017     $ 29,618,383      $ -      $ 481,897,400  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity Index Fund

          

Asset Investments

          

Common Stock

   $ 674,126,955     $ -      $         -      $ 674,126,955  

Short-Term Investments

     -       11,390,418        -        11,390,418  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 674,126,955     $ 11,390,418      $ -      $ 685,517,373  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

          

Futures Contracts

   $ (69,956   $ -      $ -      $ (69,956
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign Fund

          

Asset Investments

          
Common Stock*           

Bermuda

   $ -     $ 1,576,206      $         -      $ 1,576,206  

Brazil

     1,868,829       -        -        1,868,829  

Canada

     2,004,513       -        -        2,004,513  

Cayman Islands

     3,462,477       7,058,254        -        10,520,731  

China

     -       12,195,613        -        12,195,613  

France

     -       38,632,697        -        38,632,697  

Germany

     2,892,873       45,996,110        -        48,888,983  

Hong Kong

     -       7,265,704        -        7,265,704  

Ireland

     -       5,668,202        -        5,668,202  

 

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     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Foreign Fund (Continued)

          

Asset Investments (Continued)

          
Common Stock* (Continued)           

Israel

   $ 5,513,030      $ -     $         -      $ 5,513,030  

Italy

     -        6,085,389       -        6,085,389  

Japan

     -        38,955,863       -        38,955,863  

Netherlands

     -        18,920,099       -        18,920,099  

Norway

     -        7,090,188       -        7,090,188  

Portugal

     -        3,680,582       -        3,680,582  

Republic of Korea

     3,557,877        19,723,529       -        23,281,406  

Singapore

     -        13,603,628       -        13,603,628  

Spain

     4,835,635        -       -        4,835,635  

Sweden

     -        2,249,381       -        2,249,381  

Switzerland

     -        22,256,402       -        22,256,402  

Taiwan

     -        4,024,272       -        4,024,272  

Thailand

     -        4,287,347       -        4,287,347  

United Kingdom

     7,990,030        67,518,871       -        75,508,901  
Mutual Funds      5,133,274        -       -        5,133,274  
Short-Term Investments      -        12,374,173       -        12,374,173  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 37,258,538      $ 339,162,510     $ -      $ 376,421,048  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fundamental Growth Fund

          

Asset Investments

          

Common Stock*

   $ 164,038,696      $ 834,674   $         -      $ 164,873,370  

Short-Term Investments

     -        402,271       -        402,271  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 164,038,696      $ 1,236,945     $ -      $ 165,275,641  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fundamental Value Fund

          

Asset Investments

          

Common Stock*

   $ 207,225,730      $ 5,463,096   $         -      $ 212,688,826  

Short-Term Investments

     -        2,850,757       -        2,850,757  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 207,225,730      $ 8,313,853     $ -      $ 215,539,583  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Fund

          

Asset Investments

          
Common Stock*           

Austria

   $ -      $ 1,080,060     $         -      $ 1,080,060  

Brazil

     -        1,420,647       -        1,420,647  

Canada

     4,385,084        -       -        4,385,084  

Cayman Islands

     -        527,638       -        527,638  

Czech Republic

     -        319,401       -        319,401  

Denmark

     -        2,837,296       -        2,837,296  

France

     -        19,883,018       -        19,883,018  

Germany

     -        15,320,648       -        15,320,648  

Ireland

     11,420,122        -       -        11,420,122  

Israel

     2,622,758        -       -        2,622,758  

Japan

     -        3,044,469       -        3,044,469  

Mexico

     853,207        -       -        853,207  

Netherlands

     2,137,831        5,397,464       -        7,535,295  

Republic of Korea

     -        2,213,773       -        2,213,773  

Spain

     -        1,672,648       -        1,672,648  

 

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     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Global Fund (Continued)

          

Asset Investments (Continued)

          
Common Stock* (Continued)           

Sweden

   $ -      $ 5,152,296     $ -      $ 5,152,296  

Switzerland

     -        22,123,648       -        22,123,648  

Thailand

     -        556,937       -        556,937  

United Kingdom

     1,547,501        22,911,218       -        24,458,719  

United States

     121,152,981        -       -        121,152,981  
Mutual Funds      4,829,717        -       -        4,829,717  
Short-Term Investments      -        2,252,511       -        2,252,511  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 148,949,201      $ 106,713,672     $ -      $ 255,662,873  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Growth & Income Fund

          

Asset Investments

          

Common Stock*

   $ 124,286,557      $ 6,344,270   $         -      $ 130,630,827  

Short-Term Investments

     -        947,342       -        947,342  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 124,286,557      $ 7,291,612     $ -      $ 131,578,169  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income & Growth Fund

          

Asset Investments

          

Common Stock*

   $ 246,464,820      $ 20,097,781   $         -      $ 266,562,601  

Short-Term Investments

     -        11,898,539       -        11,898,539  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 246,464,820      $ 31,996,320     $ -      $ 278,461,140  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

International Equity Fund

          

Asset Investments

          
Common Stock*           

Australia

   $ -      $ 5,544,018     $         -      $ 5,544,018  

Cayman Islands

     4,746,189        -       -        4,746,189  

Denmark

     -        5,280,413       -        5,280,413  

France

     -        25,984,876       -        25,984,876  

Germany

     -        11,894,139       -        11,894,139  

India

     1,851,760        -       -        1,851,760  

Indonesia

     -        3,157,634       -        3,157,634  

Ireland

     3,194,894        -       -        3,194,894  

Israel

     143,724        -       -        143,724  

Italy

     -        7,367,510       -        7,367,510  

Japan

     -        12,350,262       -        12,350,262  

Mexico

     3,530,434        -       -        3,530,434  

Netherlands

     -        12,996,749       -        12,996,749  

Republic of Korea

     -        1,353,680       -        1,353,680  

Sweden

     -        10,045,318       -        10,045,318  

Switzerland

     -        18,412,046       -        18,412,046  

Taiwan

     -        458,106       -        458,106  

United Kingdom

     -        30,034,078       -        30,034,078  
Mutual Funds      3,489,010        -       -        3,489,010  
Short-Term Investments      -        6,542,610       -        6,542,610  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 16,956,011      $ 151,421,439     $ -      $ 168,377,450  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

          

Forward Contracts

   $ -      $ (39,207   $ -      $ (39,207
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Large Cap Growth Fund

        

Asset Investments

        

Common Stock

   $ 105,128,945     $ 3,474,768     $         -     $ 108,603,713  

Short-Term Investments

     -       867,142       -       867,142  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 105,128,945     $ 4,341,910     $ -     $ 109,470,855  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Managed Volatility Fund

        

Asset Investments

        

Common Stock

   $ 182,785,994     $ -     $ -     $ 182,785,994  

Corporate Debt

     -       -       - +**      -  

Purchased Options

     490,190       -       -       490,190  

Short-Term Investments

     -       2,156,100       -       2,156,100  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 183,276,184     $ 2,156,100     $ -     $ 185,432,284  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

        

Written Options

   $ (2,378,084   $ -     $ -     $ (2,378,084
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mid Cap Growth Fund

        

Asset Investments

        

Common Stock

   $ 422,223,645     $ -     $ 1,051,414 **    $ 423,275,059  

Preferred Stock

     -       -       2,736,974 **      2,736,974  

Mutual Funds

     24,989,615       -       -       24,989,615  

Short-Term Investments

     -       18,704,677       -       18,704,677  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 447,213,260     $ 18,704,677     $ 3,788,388     $ 469,706,325  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mid Cap Value Fund

        

Asset Investments

        

Common Stock*

   $ 447,400,519     $ 5,463,448   $ -     $ 452,863,967  

Mutual Funds

     10,464,873       -       -       10,464,873  

Short-Term Investments

     -       9,781,932       -       9,781,932  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 457,865,392     $ 15,245,380     $ -     $ 473,110,772  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

        

Forward Contracts

   $ -     $ 107,372     $ -     $ 107,372  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

        

Forward Contracts

   $ -     $ (41,936   $ -     $ (41,936
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Small Cap Growth Equity Fund

        

Asset Investments

        

Common Stock*

   $ 199,386,518     $ 1,357,142   $ 434,678     $ 201,178,338  

Preferred Stock*

     -       -       1,958,509       1,958,509  

Mutual Funds

     28,606,952       -       -       28,606,952  

Short-Term Investments

     -       1,072,218       -       1,072,218  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments   

 

$

 

227,993,470

 

 

  $ 2,429,360     $ 2,393,187     $ 232,816,017  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return Bond Fund

        

Asset Investments

        

Bank Loans

   $ -     $ 848,610     $ -     $ 848,610  

Corporate Debt

     -       105,783,756       -       105,783,756  

Municipal Obligations

     -       5,111,316       -       5,111,316  

Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     -       59,763,753       -       59,763,753  

 

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     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Total Return Bond Fund (Continued)

          

Asset Investments (Continued)

          

U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities

   $ -      $ 120,991,989     $         -      $ 120,991,989  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     -        127,135,747       -        127,135,747  

Short-Term Investments

     -        32,837,306       -        32,837,306  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ -      $ 452,472,477     $ -      $ 452,472,477  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

          

Futures Contracts

   $ 65,309      $ -     $ -      $ 65,309  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

          

Forward Contracts

   $ -      $ (378,444   $ -      $ (378,444
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* 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.
** None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Fund(s). Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the period ended March 31, 2017 is not presented.
+ Represents a security at $0 value as of March 31, 2017.

The Fund(s) had no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy at March 31, 2017. The Fund(s) recognize transfers between the Levels as of the beginning of the year.

Following is a reconciliation of investments for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

 

    Investments in Securities  
    Balance
as of
12/31/16
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     (Sales)     Transfers
into
Level 3*
    Transfers
(out)
of Level 3*
    Balance
as of
3/31/17
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held
as of 3/31/17
 

Small Cap Growth Equity Fund

                   

Common Stock

  $ 431,128     $ -     $ -     $ 3,550     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 434,678     $ 3,550  

Preferred Stock

    1,879,253       -       38,951       184,341       -       (144,036     -       -       1,958,509       187,112  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 2,310,381     $         -     $ 38,951     $ 187,891     $         -     $ (144,036   $         -     $         -     $ 2,393,187     $ 190,662  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* The Fund recognizes transfers between the Levels as of the beginning of the year.

The Small Cap Growth Equity Fund fair values certain of its Level 3 investments using acquisition cost, although the transaction may not have occurred during the current reporting period. These investments are generally privately held investments, but may include defaulted securities and new debt issuances. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The determination to fair value such investments at cost is based upon factors consistent with the principles of fair value measurement that are reasonably available to the Valuation Committee. Valuations are reviewed utilizing available market information to determine if the carrying value should be adjusted. Such market data may include, but is not limited to, observations of the trading multiples of public companies considered comparable to the private companies being valued, financial or operational information released by the company, and/or news or corporate events that affect the investment, also referred to as enterprise value (EV) to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) ratios. Valuations may be adjusted to account for company-specific issues, the lack of liquidity inherent in a nonpublic investment and the fact that comparable public

 

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companies are not identical to the investments being fair valued by the Small Cap Growth Equity Fund. All market variables are assessed on a regular frequency and calibrated as necessary.

 

    Fair Value
Amount
   

Valuation
Technique

 

Unobservable Input Description

  Value/
Weighted
Average Range
 

Small Cap Growth Equity

       

Common stock — $434,678

       

Dropbox, Inc.

  $ 108,145     Market Approach   EV/Multiple
    6.30x  
      Discount for Lack of Marketability     10%  

Telogis

    255,573     Market Approach   Future Cash Distribution     $3.18  

Centennial Resource Development, Inc.

    70,960     Market Approach   Parity to Underlying Security Discount for Lack of Marketability    
$17.26
10%
 
 

Docusign, Inc. Series E

    -     Worthless   Worthless     $0.00  

Preferred stock — $1,958,509

       

Cloudera Inc. Series F

  $ 251,618     Market Approach   EV/Multiple
    6.40x  
      Discount for Lack of Marketability     10%  

Draftkings, Inc. Series D

    40,144     Market Approach   Probability Expected Weighted Return Model  

Draftkings, Inc. Series D1

    93,418       Merger Probability
No Merger Probability
   
50%
50%
 
 

Marklogic Corp. Series F

    241,602     Market Approach   EV/Multiple
    3.60x  
      Discount for Lack of Marketability     10%  

Telogis

    481,843     Market Approach   Future Cash Distribution     $4.40  

The Honest Company Series D

    141,066     Market Approach   EV/Multiple
    4.03x  
      Discount for Lack of Marketability     10%  

Veracode, Inc. Series 8

    412,984     Market Approach   Future Cash Distribution     $38.64  

Zuora, Inc., Series F

    295,834     Market Approach   EV/Multiple
    6.10x  
      Discount for Lack of Marketability     10%  
 

 

 

       

Total

  $ 2,393,187        
 

 

 

       

 

Derivative Instruments

Derivatives are financial instruments whose values are based on the values of one or more indicators, such as a security, asset, currency, interest rate, or index. Derivative transactions can create investment leverage and may be highly volatile. Gains or losses from derivatives can be substantially greater than their original cost and can sometimes be unlimited. A Fund may not be able to close out a derivative transaction at a favorable time or price. For those Funds that held derivatives at March 31, 2017, the following table shows how the Fund used these types of derivatives during the period (marked with an “A”), as well as additional uses, if any, it may have for them in the future (marked with an “M”).

 

Type of Derivative and Objective for Use

 

Equity
Index

 

International
Equity

 

Managed

Volatility

 

Mid Cap
Value

 

Total
Return
Bond

Foreign Currency Transactions*

           

Hedging/Risk Management

      A       A   A

Directional Exposures to Currencies

                  M
           

Futures Contracts**

           

Hedging/Risk Management

                  A

Duration/Credit Quality Management

                  A

Substitution for Direct Investment

  A               M

 

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Type of Derivative and Objective for Use

 

Equity
Index

 

International
Equity

 

Managed

Volatility

 

Mid Cap
Value

 

Total
Return
Bond

           

Options (Purchased)

           

Hedging/Risk Management

          A        
           

Options (Written)

           

Hedging/Risk Management

          A        

Income

          A        

 

* Includes any options purchased or written, futures contracts, forward contracts, and swap agreements, if applicable.
** Includes any options purchased or written on futures contracts, if applicable.

At March 31, 2017, the Fund(s) had the following derivatives and transactions in derivatives, grouped into the indicated risk categories:

 

 

 

     Equity
Risk
     Foreign
Exchange
Risk
     Interest
Rate
Risk
     Total  
Equity Index Fund  
Liability Derivatives  

Futures Contracts

   $ (69,956    $ -      $ -      $ (69,956
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
International Equity Fund  
Liability Derivatives  

Forward Contracts

   $ -      $ (39,207    $ -      $ (39,207
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Managed Volatility Fund  
Asset Derivatives  

Purchased Options

   $ 490,190      $ -      $ -      $ 490,190  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liability Derivatives  

Written Options

   $ (2,378,084    $ -      $ -      $ (2,378,084
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Mid Cap Value Fund  
Asset Derivatives  

Forward Contracts

   $ -      $ 107,372      $ -      $ 107,372  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liability Derivatives  

Forward Contracts

   $ -      $ (41,936    $ -      $ (41,936
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Return Bond Fund  
Asset Derivatives  

Futures Contracts

   $ -      $ -      $ 65,309      $ 65,309  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liability Derivatives  

Forward Contracts

   $ -      $ (378,444    $ -      $ (378,444
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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At March 31, 2017, the number of contracts, notional amounts, or shares/units for each derivative type was as follows:

 

 

       Number of Contracts, Notional Amounts or Shares/Units†  

Fund Name

     Futures
Contracts
       Forward
Contracts
       Purchased
Options
       Written
Options
 

Equity Index Fund

       102        $ -          -          -  

International Equity Fund

       -          2,398,942          -          -  

Managed Volatility Fund

       -          -          771          771  

Mid Cap Value Fund

       -          14,540,729          -          -  

Total Return Bond Fund

       284          15,991,507          -          -  

 

Amount(s) disclosed represent number of contracts for futures contracts, notional amounts for forward contracts, and shares/units outstanding for purchased options and written options at March 31, 2017.

Further details regarding the derivatives and other investments held by the Fund(s) at March 31, 2017, are discussed below.

Foreign Currency Exchange Transactions

A Fund may engage in foreign currency exchange transactions for hedging purposes in order to protect against uncertainty in the level of future foreign currency exchange rates, or for other, non-hedging purposes.

A Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions, including foreign currency forward contracts. These contracts call for the Fund to deliver in the future an amount of one currency in return for an amount of another currency, at an exchange rate determined at the time the contract is entered into. Forward contracts are private contractual arrangements and a Fund is subject to the risk that its counterparty will not, or will not be able to, perform its obligations. This type of arrangement may require the Fund to post margin. A Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions in order to hedge against changes in the values of the assets or liabilities denominated in one or more foreign currencies, or otherwise to increase or reduce a Fund’s exposure to various foreign currencies. The use of foreign currency exchange transactions may create investment leverage.

Whenever a Fund enters into a foreign currency exchange transaction, it is subject to the risk that the value of the transaction will move in a direction unfavorable to it. When the Fund uses the transactions for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the transactions, at least in part. If a Fund enters into foreign currency exchange transactions other than for hedging purposes (for example, seeking to profit from an anticipated change in the values of currencies by creating directional exposures in the portfolio with respect to one or more currencies), it will generally be subject to the same risks, but is less likely to have assets or liabilities that will offset any losses on the transactions. There can be no assurance that a Fund will be able to terminate any foreign currency exchange transaction prior to its maturity in order to limit its loss on the transaction.

Forward foreign currency contracts are marked to market daily and the change in their value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the settlement price established through dealers or other market sources on the day which they are traded. When a forward foreign currency contract is extinguished, through delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was extinguished or offset. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risk associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions and counterparty risks are considered.

 

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The Fund(s) listed in the following table had open forward foreign currency contracts at March 31, 2017. 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 Deliver  
AUD     790,000      State Street Bank and Trust    06/21/17      $ 577,556      $ (25,147
CHF     1,819,000      State Street Bank and Trust    09/20/17        1,821,386        (14,060
            

 

 

    

 

 

 
     $ 2,398,942      $ (39,207
            

 

 

    

 

 

 
Mid Cap Value Fund  
Contract to Buy  
EUR     122,765      UBS AG    06/30/17      $ 131,748      $ (236
            

 

 

    

 

 

 
Contracts to Deliver  
JPY     291,853,307      Credit Suisse International    06/30/17      $ 2,655,904      $ 25,304  
            

 

 

    

 

 

 
CAD     9,215,788      Morgan Stanley & Co.    06/30/17        6,896,629        (41,700
            

 

 

    

 

 

 
EUR     4,456,847      UBS AG    06/30/17        4,856,448        82,068  
            

 

 

    

 

 

 
     $ 14,408,981      $ 65,672  
            

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Return Bond Fund  
Contracts to Deliver  
JPY     520,000,000      Bank of America N.A.    06/19/17      $ 4,606,662      $ (77,852
            

 

 

    

 

 

 
JPY     700,000,000      Citibank N.A.    05/01/17        6,108,682        (184,972
            

 

 

    

 

 

 
JPY     600,000,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    04/17/17        5,276,163        (115,620
            

 

 

    

 

 

 
     $ 15,991,507      $ (378,444
            

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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.

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

 

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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 March 31, 2017:

 

 

 

     Expiration
Date
   Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Equity Index Fund

 

Futures Contracts — Long  
S&P 500 E Mini Index    06/16/17      102      $ 12,031,920      $ (69,956
           

 

 

 

Total Return Bond Fund

 

Futures Contracts — Long  
U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year    06/30/17      84      $ 18,182,062      $ 14,931  
U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year    06/30/17      200        23,545,313        50,378  
           

 

 

 
   $ 65,309  
           

 

 

 

 

Options

A Fund may purchase and sell put and call options on securities or an index of securities to enhance investment performance or to protect against changes in market prices. A Fund that invests in debt securities may also purchase and sell put and call options to adjust the interest rate sensitivity of its portfolio or the credit exposure of the portfolio.

Call Options. A call option gives the holder the right to purchase, and obligates the writer to sell, a security at the strike price at any time before the expiration date.

Put Options. A put option gives the holder the right to sell, and obligates the writer to buy, a security at the exercise price at any time before the expiration date.

Writing put and call options. A Fund may write call options on a security it owns, in a “directional” strategy hoping to realize a greater current return through the receipt of premiums. In return for the option premium, the Fund takes the risk that it will have to forego any increase in the value of the security over the strike price. When a Fund has written a call option on a security it does not own, its exposure on such an option is theoretically unlimited. A Fund may enter into closing purchase transactions in order to realize a profit or limit a loss on a previously written call option or, in the case of a call option on a security it owns, to free itself to sell the underlying security or to write another call on the security, or protect a security from being called in an unexpected market rise. Any profits from a closing purchase transaction in the case of a call option on a security a Fund owns may be offset by a decline in the value of the underlying security. Conversely, because increases in the market price of a call option will generally reflect increases in the market price of the underlying security, any loss resulting from a closing purchase transaction relating to a call option on a security a Fund owns is likely to be offset in whole or in part by unrealized appreciation of the underlying security owned by the Fund. A Fund may not be able to close out a call option that it has previously written. A Fund may write put options in order to enhance its current return by taking a long directional position as to a security or index of securities. By writing a put option, a 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.

 

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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.

The Fund(s) listed in the following table had open written option contracts at March 31, 2017:

 

 

 

 

  Units
    Expiration
Date
   

Description

  Premiums
Received
    Value  
Managed Volatility Fund          
    79       4/07/17     S&P 500 Index Call, Strike 2,350.00   $ 132,606     $ 144,570  
    87       4/21/17     S&P 500 Index Call, Strike 2,300.00     318,046       612,480  
    90       4/21/17     S&P 500 Index Call, Strike 2,375.00     269,775       108,000  
    89       4/21/17     S&P 500 Index Call, Strike 2,385.00     115,478       74,760  
    86       4/21/17     S&P 500 Index Call, Strike 2,400.00     120,185       34,400  
    89       4/28/17     S&P 500 Index Call, Strike 2,375.00     176,760       173,550  
    85       5/19/17     S&P 500 Index Call, Strike 2,275.00     467,288       893,350  
    80       5/19/17     S&P 500 Index Call, Strike 2,375.00     343,800       207,200  
    86       5/19/17     S&P 500 Index Call, Strike 2,400.00     360,985       129,774  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 2,304,923     $ 2,378,084  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Transactions in written option contracts during the period ended March 31, 2017, were as follows:

 

 

 

     Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
 
Managed Volatility Fund  

Options outstanding at December 31, 2016

     804     $ 3,199,761  

Options written

     1,986       5,238,768  

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

     (2,019     (6,133,606

Options expired

     -       -  

Options exercised

     -       -  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at March 31, 2017

     771     $ 2,304,923  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Inflation-Indexed Bonds

The Funds may invest in inflation-indexed bonds, which are fixed income securities whose principal value or coupon is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (“CPI-U”) (for U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds) or, generally, by a comparable inflation index calculated by the foreign government issuing the inflation-indexed bonds.

If the periodic adjustment rate measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds, even during a period of deflation. However, the current market value of the bonds is not guaranteed, and will fluctuate. The Funds may also invest in other inflation related bonds which may or may not provide a similar guarantee. If a guarantee of principal is not provided, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal. Any adjustments to the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond due to inflation will be reflected as increases or decreases to interest income. Such adjustments may have a significant impact on the Fund’s distributions.

The value of inflation-indexed bonds is generally based on changes in real interest rates, which in turn are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. Therefore, if nominal interest rates increased at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates might rise, leading to a decrease in value of inflation-indexed bonds. While the values of these securities are expected to be protected from long-term inflationary trends, short-term increases in inflation may lead to a decline in value. There can be no assurance that the CPI-U or any foreign inflation index will accurately measure the real rate of inflation, or that the rate of inflation in a foreign country will correlate to the rate of inflation in the United States. Additionally, if interest rates rise due to reasons other than inflation, investors in these securities may not be protected to the extent that the increase is not reflected in the bond’s inflation measure.

Bank Loans

Certain of the Funds may invest in bank loans including, for example, corporate loans, loan participations, direct debt, bank debt, and bridge debt. A Fund may invest in a loan by lending money to a borrower directly as part of a syndicate of lenders. In a 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

 

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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 March 31, 2017, the Funds had no unfunded loan commitments.

Repurchase Agreements

Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with certain banks and broker-dealers whereby a Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. A Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of the securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement in a segregated account. Repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized at all times, but involve some risk to a Fund if the other party should default on its obligation and the Fund is delayed or prevented from recovering the collateral, or if the Fund is required to return collateral to a borrower at a time when it may realize a loss on the investment of that collateral.

When-Issued, Delayed-Delivery, Forward Commitment, and To-Be-Announced Transactions

A Fund may enter into when-issued, delayed-delivery, forward commitment, or to-be-announced (“TBA”) transactions (collectively, the “Forward Transactions”) in order to lock in the purchase price of the underlying security, or in order to adjust the interest rate exposure of the Fund’s existing portfolio. In Forward Transactions, a Fund commits to purchase or sell particular securities, with payment and delivery to take place at a future date. In the case of TBA purchase commitments, the unit price and the estimated principal amount are established when the Fund enters into a commitment, with the actual principal amount being within a specified range of the estimate. Although a Fund does not typically pay for the securities in these types of transactions until they are delivered, it immediately assumes the risks of ownership, including the risk of price fluctuation. As a result, each of these types of transactions may create investment leverage in a Fund’s portfolio and increase the volatility of the Fund. If a Fund’s counterparty fails to deliver a security purchased in a Forward Transaction, there may be a loss, and the Fund may have missed an opportunity to make an alternative investment.

These securities are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, selected pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees, which determines valuations taking into account appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. Securities for which no market quotation is available are valued at fair value in accordance with procedures approved by the Trustees. The Funds record on a daily basis the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) based upon changes in the values of these securities. When a Forward Transaction is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the transaction at the time it was opened and the value of the transaction at the time it was closed.

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

 

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repurchase the securities. A Fund can incur a loss on a dollar roll transaction (either because its counterparty fails to perform or because the value of the mortgages subject to the transaction declines) and on the investments made by the Fund with the proceeds of the dollar roll transaction.

A Fund accounts for a dollar roll transaction as a purchase and sale whereby the difference in the sales price and purchase price of the security sold is recorded as a realized gain (loss). If certain criteria are met, these dollar roll transactions may be considered financing transactions, whereby the difference in the sales price and the future purchase price is recorded as an adjustment to interest income. Dollar roll transactions generally have the effect of creating leverage in a Fund’s portfolio.

Securities Lending

Each Fund may lend its securities; however, lending cannot exceed 33% of the total assets of the Fund taken at current value. The Funds’ securities lending activities are governed by a Securities Lending Agency Agreement (“Lending Agreement”) between each Fund and the lending agent (“agent”). The Lending Agreement authorizes the agent to lend qualifying U.S. and foreign securities held by a Fund to approved borrowers (each, a “Borrower”).

Each Fund expects that in connection with any securities on loan, the loan will be secured continuously by collateral consisting of cash or securities adjusted daily to have market value at least equal to the current market value of the securities loaned. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a Fund and any additional collateral is delivered to the Fund the next business day. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of cash collateral. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may bear the risk of delay in recovery of the loaned securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the Borrower of the securities fail financially. Pursuant to the Lending Agreement, the agent has provided indemnification to the Funds in the event of default by a Borrower with respect to a loan. The Funds receive compensation for lending their securities in the form of a securities loan fee paid by the Borrower, as well as a share of the income earned on investment of the cash collateral received for the loaned securities. At March 31, 2017, the Funds’ collateral was equal to or greater than 100% of the market value of securities on loan.

Security loans can be terminated at the discretion of either the 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 March 31, 2017.

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

 

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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.

In addition, the Aggressive Allocation Fund, MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund, MML American Funds Growth Fund, MML American Funds International Fund, Balanced Allocation Fund, Conservative Allocation Fund, Growth Allocation Fund, and Moderate Allocation Fund will also incur certain fees and expenses indirectly as a shareholder in the Underlying Funds. Because the Underlying Funds have varied expense and fee levels and each Fund, except MML American Funds Growth Fund and MML American Funds International Fund, may own different proportions of Underlying Funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses indirectly incurred by each Fund will vary.

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 and certain Underlying Funds or Master Funds may also invest in foreign securities. Foreign securities, including American Depositary Receipts, are subject to additional risks compared to securities of U.S. issuers, including international trade, currency, political, regulatory, and diplomatic risks. In addition, fluctuations in currency exchange rates may adversely affect the values of foreign securities and the price of a Fund’s shares. Emerging markets securities are subject to greater risks than securities issued in developed foreign markets, including less liquidity, greater price volatility, higher relative rates of inflation, greater political, economic, and social instability, greater custody and operational risks, and greater volatility in currency exchange rates.

Federal Income Tax

It is each Fund’s intent to continue to comply with the provisions of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to a regulated investment company. Under such provisions, the Funds would not be subject to federal income taxes on their ordinary income and net realized capital gains to the extent they are distributed or deemed to have been distributed to their shareholders. Therefore, the Funds have not made any provision for federal income tax.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

Dividends from net investment income and distributions of any net realized capital gains of each Fund are declared and paid annually and at other times as may be required to satisfy tax or regulatory requirements.

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. As a result, net investment income and net realized capital gains on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period.

 

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3. Federal Income Tax Information

At March 31, 2017, 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)
 

Aggressive Allocation Fund

   $ 141,106,184      $ 3,213,392      $ (1,188,052   $ 2,025,340  

MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund

     950,112,398        59,820,362        (2,513,604     57,306,758  

MML American Funds Growth Fund

     134,596,930        16,007,470        -       16,007,470  

MML American Funds International Fund

     57,277,334        1,408,120        -       1,408,120  

Balanced Allocation Fund

     587,100,165        9,782,427        (9,257,774     524,653  

Blue Chip Growth Fund

     238,762,691        132,704,039        (3,208,932     129,495,107  

Conservative Allocation Fund

     470,323,376        5,431,858        (6,148,405     (716,547

Equity Income Fund

     378,311,650        115,810,502        (12,224,752     103,585,750  

Equity Index Fund

     446,065,978        245,383,675        (5,932,280     239,451,395  

Focused Equity Fund

     93,504,172        24,808,914        (1,360,600     23,448,314  

Foreign Fund

     349,279,919        54,190,120        (27,048,991     27,141,129  

Fundamental Growth Fund

     135,435,268        31,047,202        (1,206,829     29,840,373  

Fundamental Value Fund

     166,057,478        56,263,925        (6,781,820     49,482,105  

Global Fund

     212,104,468        47,564,686        (4,006,281     43,558,405  

Growth Allocation Fund

     1,601,346,507        71,283,900        (15,742,873     55,541,027  

Growth & Income Fund

     89,809,783        42,584,910        (816,524     41,768,386  

Income & Growth Fund

     226,862,600        54,749,342        (3,150,802     51,598,540  

International Equity Fund

     152,983,660        19,043,743        (3,649,953     15,393,790  

Large Cap Growth Fund

     93,467,113        17,240,315        (1,236,573     16,003,742  

Managed Volatility Fund

     149,192,685        43,651,219        (7,411,620     36,239,599  

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     345,486,599        128,936,411        (4,716,685     124,219,726  

Mid Cap Value Fund

     403,673,489        76,755,775        (7,318,492     69,437,283  

Moderate Allocation Fund

     2,401,065,329        49,596,325        (33,188,471     16,407,854  

Small Cap Growth Equity Fund

     206,455,227        33,187,394        (6,826,604     26,360,790  

Small Company Value Fund

     81,559,175        29,444,222        (1,724,720     27,719,502  

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

     182,033,486        42,583,999        (4,114,600     38,469,399  

Total Return Bond Fund

     452,008,441        5,056,525        (4,592,489     464,036  

 

 

4.   Investment in Affiliated Issuers

A summary of the Funds’ transactions in the securities of affiliated issuers during the period ended March 31, 2017, was as follows:

 

 

 

    Number of
Shares Held
as of
12/31/16
    Purchases     Sales     Number of
Shares Held
as of
3/31/17
    Value as of
3/31/17
    Dividend
Income
    Realized
Gains
Distributions
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Aggressive Allocation Fund

 

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class

    607,538       31,510       73,987       565,061     $ 8,713,246     $         -     $         -     $ (9,764

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II

    199,325       10,785       -       210,110       2,107,403       -       -       -  

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class

    561,322       28,000       18,565       570,757       6,951,816       -       -       49,411  

MML Equity Index Fund, Class III

    68,329       122,919       -       191,248       5,375,975       -       -       -  

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II

    372,991       22,018       76,271       318,738       4,503,768       -       -       (70,902

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class

    714,459       20,072       15,388       719,143       7,270,539       -       -       9,286  

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II

    564,841       28,228       80,365       512,704       6,378,042       -       -       64,286  

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II

    592,968       21,511       70,700       543,779       8,314,381       -       -       171,340  

 

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    Number of
Shares Held
as of
12/31/16
    Purchases     Sales     Number of
Shares Held
as of
3/31/17
    Value as of
3/31/17
    Dividend
Income
    Realized
Gains
Distributions
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Aggressive Allocation Fund (Continued)

 

MML Global Fund, Class I

    692,226       23,293       29,848       685,671     $ 8,543,456     $ -     $ -     $ 34,640  

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class

    592,137       21,172       26,097       587,212       7,187,470       -       -       66,291  

MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class

    350,048       24,967       3,737       371,278       3,827,877       -       -       (1,036

MML International Equity Fund, Class II

    667,198       19,888       27,579       659,507       6,759,948       -       -       538  

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    263,752       30,508       9,661       284,599       3,292,812       -       -       (24,484

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class

    261,001       23,271       4,330       279,942       3,467,698       -       -       (1,419

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    516,877       19,096       6,040       529,933       8,229,855       -       -       21,546  

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    641,176       25,255       7,923       658,508       8,027,218       -       -       (9,480

MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II

    289,095       28,874       3,112       314,857       3,091,896       -       -       (573

MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class

    154,970       10,164       3,204       161,930       2,179,204       -       -       (30,077

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II

    208,840       8,595       2,689       214,746       3,700,067       -       -       (11,309

MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    204,807       7,707       2,406       210,108       2,830,149       -       -       1,291  

MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II

    532,589       22,776       16,766       538,599       5,159,777       -       -       (18,767

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II

    185,417       15,480       2,234       198,663       2,056,166       -       -       (1,341

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

    35,144       1,337       422       36,059       2,843,619       -       -       2,841  

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    154,404       3,645       2,883       155,166       5,997,167       -       -       (4,542

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

    1,191,553       91,136       -       1,282,689       12,724,279       -       -       -  

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

    1,583,033       67,783       37,499       1,613,317       3,597,696       -       -       (4,601
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 143,131,524     $         -     $         -     $ 233,175  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balanced Allocation Fund

 

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class

    1,525,592       24,637       202,379       1,347,850     $ 20,783,842     $ -     $ -     $ 200,555  

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II

    6,400,654       35,070       -       6,435,724       64,550,312       -       -       -  

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class

    1,522,823       27,459       76,703       1,473,579       17,948,194       -       -       148,099  

MML Equity Index Fund, Class III

    344,598       230,121       -       574,719       16,155,362       -       -       -  

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II

    826,731       13,249       177,087       662,893       9,366,673       -       -       401,610  

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class

    1,767,360       16,284       112,127       1,671,517       16,899,035       -       -       51,896  

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II

    1,335,158       21,349       78,856       1,277,651       15,893,984       -       -       48,624  

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II

    1,216,219       20,821       62,251       1,174,789       17,962,519       -       -       207,552  

MML Global Fund, Class I

    1,608,498       16,014       92,688       1,531,824       19,086,521       -       -       319,394  

MML High Yield Fund, Class II

    1,596,827       -       73,529       1,523,298       15,659,501       -       -       (63,957

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class

    1,708,600       20,590       192,933       1,536,257       18,803,789       -       -       543,598  

MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class

    2,092,360       59,528       47,600       2,104,288       21,695,214       -       -       (72,434

MML International Equity Fund, Class II

    1,462,951       16,256       113,218       1,365,989       14,001,386       -       -       19,643  

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    587,861       28,488       61,490       554,859       6,419,721       -       -       (209,749

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class

    8,228,878       371,037       278,593       8,321,322       103,077,984       -       -       (223,551

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    975,060       12,067       45,388       941,739       14,625,206       -       -       108,021  

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    1,369,170       18,860       33,180       1,354,850       16,515,625       -       -       44,449  

MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II

    2,891,059       170,768       144,493       2,917,334       28,648,223       -       -       (48,938

MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class

    319,938       7,261       12,816       314,383       4,230,868       -       -       (85,728

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II

    409,118       6,304       11,071       404,351       6,966,974       -       -       (36,760

MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    353,523       5,932       10,462       348,993       4,700,936       -       -       1,773  

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II

    5,879,263       225,573       138,062       5,966,774       61,756,114       -       -       (12,250

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

    65,125       930       2,532       63,523       5,009,396       -       -       14,201  

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    354,384       4,730       27,356       331,758       12,822,430       -       -       131,927  

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

    4,189,370       25,176       90,452       4,124,094       40,911,017       -       -       (70,553

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

    5,771,175       340,119       221,611       5,889,683       13,133,992       -       -       (9,751
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 587,624,818     $         -     $         -     $ 1,407,671  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

    Number of
Shares Held
as of
12/31/16
    Purchases     Sales     Number of
Shares Held
as of
3/31/17
    Value as of
3/31/17
    Dividend
Income
    Realized
Gains
Distributions
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Conservative Allocation Fund

 

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class

    948,536       5,492       159,867       794,161     $ 12,245,958     $         -     $         -     $ (361,291

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II

    6,557,621       -       -       6,557,621       65,772,943       -       -       -  

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class

    1,086,900       19,611       119,462       987,049       12,022,256       -       -       (88,828

MML Equity Index Fund, Class III

    272,727       153,436       -       426,163       11,979,450       -       -       -  

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II

    580,032       4,545       137,852       446,725       6,312,230       -       -       15,491  

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class

    1,008,329       3,425       63,528       948,226       9,586,563       -       -       10,889  

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II

    871,922       7,234       80,613       798,543       9,933,877       -       -       (111,359

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II

    934,193       4,699       139,404       799,488       12,224,166       -       -       46,043  

MML Global Fund, Class I

    1,047,855       4,195       87,341       964,709       12,020,269       -       -       110,179  

MML High Yield Fund, Class II

    1,547,264       -       87,140       1,460,124       15,010,079       -       -       (59,658

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class

    1,144,851       6,298       104,076       1,047,073       12,816,168       -       -       147,860  

MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class

    1,986,984       9,400       107,084       1,889,300       19,478,682       -       -       (22,459

MML International Equity Fund, Class II

    795,236       3,420       51,970       746,686       7,653,536       -       -       (20,585

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    364,199       57,240       78,374       343,065       3,969,258       -       -       (10,405

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class

    8,380,314       212,684       613,407       7,979,591       98,844,897       -       -       (337,928

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    556,347       2,805       38,264       520,888       8,089,386       -       -       8,332  

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    853,669       4,507       44,670       813,506       9,916,643       -       -       (60,263

MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II

    2,614,870       92,108       202,561       2,504,417       24,593,372       -       -       (39,161

MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class

    191,703       1,656       16,389       176,970       2,381,613       -       -       (66,414

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II

    289,700       1,697       16,759       274,638       4,732,019       -       -       (103,929

MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    184,477       1,261       12,472       173,266       2,333,887       -       -       (1,640

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II

    5,876,460       136,813       285,356       5,727,917       59,283,936       -       -       (140,286

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

    37,243       189       1,867       35,565       2,804,659       -       -       8,190  

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    229,821       1,072       21,009       209,884       8,112,009       -       -       (59,828

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

    3,249,945       -       160,421       3,089,524       30,648,073       -       -       (126,457

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

    3,309,102       16,290       257,724       3,067,668       6,840,900       -       -       (35,596
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 469,606,829     $ -     $ -     $ (1,299,103
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Growth Allocation Fund

 

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class

    6,756,203       16,798       1,475,002       5,297,999     $ 81,695,141     $ -     $ -     $ 8,060,586  

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II

    8,242,299       35,070       -       8,277,369       83,022,008       -       -       -  

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class

    5,761,598       324,247       265,512       5,820,333       70,891,655       -       -       776,056  

MML Equity Index Fund, Class III

    1,324,158       1,456,056       -       2,780,214       78,151,829       -       -       -  

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II

    4,078,850       10,807       1,019,728       3,069,929       43,378,091       -       -       2,431,330  

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class

    7,210,379       182,066       260,481       7,131,964       72,104,154       -       -       258,616  

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II

    5,185,134       14,987       716,903       4,483,218       55,771,228       -       -       455,204  

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II

    5,306,715       11,775       444,621       4,873,869       74,521,455       -       -       2,140,126  

MML Global Fund, Class I

    6,952,467       13,084       458,235       6,507,316       81,081,162       -       -       1,693,535  

MML High Yield Fund, Class II

    1,378,040       7,758       107,843       1,277,955       13,137,378       -       -       (45,648

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class

    5,998,774       94,533       327,190       5,766,117       70,577,270       -       -       1,013,464  

MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class

    6,381,423       108,392       98,874       6,390,941       65,890,604       -       -       (127,268

MML International Equity Fund, Class II

    6,624,099       9,131       290,773       6,342,457       65,010,188       -       -       69,245  

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    2,631,374       15,150       209,981       2,436,543       28,190,797       -       -       (526,667

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class

    10,241,038       486,277       236,289       10,491,026       129,954,568       -       -       (196,803

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    4,863,579       9,103       95,585       4,777,097       74,188,309       -       -       562,919  

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    6,049,974       11,753       123,386       5,938,341       72,388,382       -       -       373,577  

MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II

    4,765,970       248,138       188,835       4,825,273       47,384,179       -       -       (54,694

MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class

    1,363,846       4,739       49,711       1,318,874       17,748,992       -       -       (310,996

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II

    1,952,409       4,088       42,910       1,913,587       32,971,109       -       -       949  

 

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Notes to Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

    Number of
Shares Held
as of
12/31/16
    Purchases     Sales     Number of
Shares Held
as of
3/31/17
    Value as of
3/31/17
    Dividend
Income
    Realized
Gains
Distributions
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Growth Allocation Fund (Continued)

 

MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    1,943,414       3,707       38,923       1,908,198     $ 25,703,427     $ -     $ -     $ 17,471  

MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II

    4,844,657       10,320       243,661       4,611,316       44,176,407       -       -       (282,516

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II

    7,429,070       249,141       146,522       7,531,689       77,952,979       -       -       55,827  

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

    308,373       607       6,388       302,592       23,862,406       -       -       44,952  

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    1,541,426       1,889       97,687       1,445,628       55,873,529       -       -       844,278  

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

    13,653,001       119,006       36,400       13,735,607       136,257,222       -       -       -  

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

    15,697,197       486,702       487,457       15,696,442       35,003,065       -       -       (21,886
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 1,656,887,534     $         -     $         -     $ 17,231,657  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Moderate Allocation Fund

 

MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class

    7,994,376       4,125       1,540,571       6,457,930     $ 99,581,278     $ -     $ -     $ 3,396,224  

MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II

    21,214,046       -       -       21,214,046       212,776,884       -       -       -  

MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class

    7,706,912       85,237       487,060       7,305,089       88,975,981       -       -       1,507,654  

MML Equity Index Fund, Class III

    1,443,633       1,248,216       -       2,691,849       75,667,864       -       -       -  

MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II

    3,911,670       2,474       716,731       3,197,413       45,179,444       -       -       673,072  

MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class

    8,510,670       2,199       336,644       8,176,225       82,661,639       -       -       271,357  

MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II

    6,504,519       3,628       711,578       5,796,569       72,109,319       -       -       414,939  

MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II

    7,132,757       2,990       1,166,534       5,969,213       91,269,263       -       -       4,845,356  

MML Global Fund, Class I

    8,143,690       3,304       629,601       7,517,393       93,666,713       -       -       2,046,799  

MML High Yield Fund, Class II

    5,059,132       15,656       127,451       4,947,337       50,858,619       -       -       (100,248

MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class

    7,277,471       325,784       365,383       7,237,872       88,591,557       -       -       1,113,850  

MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class

    7,471,136       97,210       176,561       7,391,785       76,209,307       -       -       (248,693

MML International Equity Fund, Class II

    6,609,648       617,135       329,709       6,897,074       70,695,012       -       -       (88,483

MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    3,078,167       6,706       253,865       2,831,008       32,754,763       -       -       (652,308

MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class

    27,172,837       579,963       873,085       26,879,715       332,964,752       -       -       (695,607

MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class

    5,348,661       2,071       198,264       5,152,468       80,017,825       -       -       736,767  

MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    7,089,359       4,750       180,588       6,913,521       84,275,821       -       -       195,286  

MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II

    10,292,741       369,397       507,652       10,154,486       99,717,052       -       -       (180,224

MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class

    1,642,308       1,806       68,976       1,575,138       21,197,713       -       -       (433,358

MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II

    2,290,115       1,669       63,585       2,228,199       38,391,875               -               -       (47,256

MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class

    1,748,910       1,412       54,060       1,696,262       22,848,650       -       -       8,909  

MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II

    4,604,786       33,830       172,751       4,465,865       42,782,984       -       -       (192,426

MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II

    18,940,084       820,801       436,309       19,324,576       200,009,361       -       -       64,464  

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

    328,040       226       8,662       319,604       25,204,003       -       -       59,983  

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*

    1,800,933       606       161,738       1,639,801       63,378,327       -       -       1,536,332  

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

    18,221,504       51,954       -       18,273,458       181,272,706       -       -       -  

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

    19,897,140       1,700,058       1,680,395       19,916,803       44,414,471       -       -       (139,120
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 2,417,473,183     $ -     $ -     $ 14,093,269  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Fund advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

 

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Notes to Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

5.   New Accounting Pronouncements

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released its Final Rule on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rule”). The Rule, which introduces two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contains amendments to Regulation S-X which impact financial statement presentation, particularly the presentation of derivative investments. Management is still evaluating the impact of the Rule; however, management believes that many of the Regulation S-X amendments are consistent with the Funds’ current financial statement presentation and expects that each Fund will be able to comply with the Rule’s Regulation S-X amendments by the August 1, 2017 compliance date.

In December 2016, The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-19, Technical Corrections and Improvements (“ASU 2016-19”). ASU 2016-19 includes simplification and minor improvements to topics on insurance and troubled debt restructuring. The amendment requires an entity to disclose when there has been a change in a valuation approach, a valuation technique, or both. The transition guidance for the amendment must be applied prospectively because it could potentially involve the use of hindsight that includes fair value measurements. The guidance is effective for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Management is currently evaluating the implication, if any, of the additional disclosure requirements and its impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

In March 2017, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2017-08, Receivables — Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities (“ASU 2017-08”). For entities that hold callable debt securities at a premium, ASU 2017-08 requires that the premium be amortized to the earliest call date. ASU 2017-08 would first be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is still evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2017-08 but believes that adoption of ASU 2017-08 will not have a material effect on each Fund’s financial position or its results of operations.

 

6.   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.

 

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Notes to Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

7.   Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the events and transactions subsequent to March 31, 2017, through the date when the Portfolios of Investments were issued, and determined that there are no subsequent events or transactions that would require adjustments to or disclosures in the Funds’ Portfolios of Investments.

 

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Item 2. 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-Q, to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-Q 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 3. Exhibits.

(a) 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.


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    /s/ Brian Haendiges
   Brian Haendiges, President and Principal Executive Officer
Date    5/24/2017   

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    /s/ Brian Haendiges
   Brian Haendiges, President and Principal Executive Officer
Date    5/24/2017   

 

By    /s/ Renee Hitchcock
   Renee Hitchcock, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Date    5/24/2017