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MML Aggressive Allocation Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%
Equity Funds — 89.6%
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)   481,133   $8,160,017 
MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a)   762,768    8,497,232 
MML Equity Index Fund, Class III (a)   187,679    5,981,342 
MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a)   566,236    3,414,403 
MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a)   795,825    7,934,380 
MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a)   349,840    3,820,256 
MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a)   597,672    8,056,621 
MML Global Fund, Class I (a)   730,139    8,593,731 
MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)   891,085    8,447,482 
MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a)   896,080    8,727,823 
MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)   251,032    2,821,595 
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)   561,991    9,098,642 
MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)   761,298    8,062,149 
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class (a)   119,309    1,836,303 
MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a)   235,765    3,680,284 
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)   222,474    2,640,767 
MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II (a)   671,442    7,654,444 
Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   35,210    2,882,298 
Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   84,367    3,745,046 
Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   1,344,353    13,107,442 
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   1,737,428    3,926,587 
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   140,372    4,310,836 
         135,399,680 
           
Fixed Income Funds — 10.5%
MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a)   255,237    2,534,503 
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class (a)   383,832   $3,853,677 
MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a)   326,160    4,031,605 
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II (a)   297,560    2,901,205 
MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a)   235,002    2,465,170 
         15,786,160 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $152,939,384)
        151,185,840 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $152,939,384)
        151,185,840 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $152,939,384) (b)
        151,185,840 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%        (121,565)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $151,064,275 

 

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, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%
Equity Funds — 64.1%
American Funds Blue Chip Income and Growth Fund, Class 1   18,297,187   $251,037,409 
American Funds Growth-Income Fund, Class 1   5,218,207    266,232,930 
American Funds International Fund, Class 1   6,510,710    129,693,337 
         646,963,676 
Fixed Income Funds — 36.0%
American Funds Bond Fund, Class 1   33,495,849    363,095,001 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $983,293,914)
        1,010,058,677 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $983,293,914)
        1,010,058,677 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost $983,293,914) (a)        1,010,058,677 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%        (1,073,588)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $1,008,985,089 

 

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, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%
Equity Funds — 100.1%
American Funds Growth Fund, Class 1   2,308,861   $183,231,188 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $164,338,230)
        183,231,188 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $164,338,230)
        183,231,188 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $164,338,230) (a)
        183,231,188 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%        (191,302)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $183,039,886 

 

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, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%
Equity Funds — 100.1%
American Funds International Fund, Class 1   3,154,539   $62,838,416 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $58,970,969)
        62,838,416 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $58,970,969)
        62,838,416 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $58,970,969) (a)
        62,838,416 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%        (73,631)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $62,764,785 

 

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, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%
Equity Funds — 49.7%
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)   929,461   $15,763,651 
MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a)   1,581,477    17,617,658 
MML Equity Index Fund, Class III (a)   393,162    12,530,068 
MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a)   609,432    3,674,875 
MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a)   1,425,035    14,207,598 
MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a)   913,538    9,975,834 
MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a)   1,161,892    15,662,307 
MML Global Fund, Class I (a)   1,500,391    17,659,600 
MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)   1,930,961    18,305,506 
MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a)   1,503,031    14,639,522 
MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)   542,575    6,098,538 
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)   855,551    13,851,365 
MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)   1,414,843    14,983,189 
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class (a)   248,598    3,826,207 
MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a)   398,652    6,222,962 
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)   350,745    4,163,342 
MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II (a)   59,009    672,702 
Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   59,662    4,883,927 
Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   218,178    9,684,922 
Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   3,782,274    36,877,172 
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   5,934,290    13,411,494 
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   308,314    9,468,314 
         264,180,753 
Fixed Income Funds — 50.4%
MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a)   6,537,172    64,914,119 
MML High Yield Fund, Class II (a)   1,405,952    13,581,498 
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class (a)   2,006,310   $20,143,348 
MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a)   7,314,709    90,415,818 
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II (a)   2,370,697    23,114,299 
MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a)   5,273,702    55,321,137 
         267,490,219 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $537,463,225)
        531,670,972 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $537,463,225)
        531,670,972 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $537,463,225) (b)
        531,670,972 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%        (394,648)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $531,276,324 

 

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, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
EQUITIES — 99.5%
 
COMMON STOCK — 99.5%
Basic Materials — 0.3%
Chemicals — 0.3%
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.   3,043   $581,091 
The Sherwin-Williams Co.   1,730    745,129 
         1,326,220 
Communications — 30.5%
Internet — 30.4%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a)   75,863    13,841,205 
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)   5,189    6,106,882 
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)   14,707    17,255,870 
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)   21,880    38,962,810 
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)   4,542    7,925,381 
Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR (a)   12,740    556,611 
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a)   118,700    19,786,103 
IAC/InterActiveCorp (a)   8,221    1,727,314 
Netflix, Inc. (a)   17,819    6,353,543 
Tencent Holdings Ltd.   201,900    9,283,680 
         121,799,399 
Telecommunications — 0.1%
Corning, Inc.   2,372    78,513 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.   1,800    252,756 
         331,269 
         122,130,668 
Consumer, Cyclical — 6.3%
Airlines — 0.5%
American Airlines Group, Inc.   1,067    33,888 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.   8,703    449,510 
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)   18,374    1,465,877 
         1,949,275 
Apparel — 0.1%
VF Corp.   5,354    465,316 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.3%
Ferrari NV   3,395    454,251 
Tesla, Inc. (a) (b)   2,225    622,688 
         1,076,939 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.6%
Aptiv PLC   32,767    2,604,649 
Leisure Time — 0.7%
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)   12,047    662,103 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.   17,672    2,025,565 
         2,687,668 
Lodging — 1.1%
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.   21,389   $1,777,640 
Marriott International, Inc. Class A   17,934    2,243,364 
Wynn Resorts Ltd.   3,303    394,114 
         4,415,118 

 6

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  
Retail — 3.0%
Dollar General Corp.   29,419    3,509,687 
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.   379    97,820 
McDonald’s Corp.   8,582    1,629,722 
Restaurant Brands International, Inc.   20,951    1,364,119 
Ross Stores, Inc.   34,677    3,228,429 
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)   1,354    472,180 
Yum! Brands, Inc.   16,870    1,683,795 
         11,985,752 
         25,184,717 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 24.5%
Agriculture — 0.2%
Philip Morris International, Inc.   7,100    627,569 
Beverages — 0.0%
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A   300    52,599 
Biotechnology — 2.4%
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   19,621    2,652,367 
Celgene Corp. (a)   285    26,887 
Illumina, Inc. (a)   243    75,498 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   1,200    492,744 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   35,427    6,516,796 
         9,764,292 
Commercial Services — 4.9%
Ant International Co., Ltd. Class C (Acquired 6/07/18, Cost $775,038) (c) (d) (e)   138,153    775,038 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   3,000    479,220 
Cintas Corp.   1,804    364,607 
CoStar Group, Inc. (a)   681    317,632 
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)   4,482    1,105,216 
Global Payments, Inc.   38,309    5,229,945 
IHS Markit Ltd. (a)   3,048    165,750 
Moody’s Corp.   500    90,545 
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)   69,655    7,232,975 
S&P Global, Inc.   6,574    1,384,156 
Worldpay, Inc. Class A (a)   22,192    2,518,792 
         19,663,876 
Health Care – Products — 8.5%
Abbott Laboratories   14,116    1,128,433 
Becton Dickinson and Co.   30,612    7,644,735 
Boston Scientific Corp. (a)   800    30,704 
Danaher Corp.   36,442    4,811,073 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)   12,453    7,105,432 

 

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

 

 7

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
Stryker Corp.   43,010   $8,495,335 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   17,733    4,853,877 
         34,069,589 
Health Care – Services — 5.9%
Anthem, Inc.   20,916    6,002,474 
Centene Corp. (a)   34,586    1,836,517 
HCA Healthcare, Inc.   6,460    842,255 
Humana, Inc.   8,164    2,171,624 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   43,001    10,632,427 
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a)   7,550    2,036,612 
         23,521,909 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.6%
Cigna Corp. (a)   33,770    5,430,891 
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (a)   14,938    479,062 
Eli Lilly & Co.   27,079    3,513,771 
Merck & Co., Inc.   794    66,037 
Pfizer, Inc.   10,900    462,923 
Zoetis, Inc.   3,900    392,613 
         10,345,297 
         98,045,131 
Financial — 11.0%
Banks — 0.5%
Citigroup, Inc.   3,200    199,104 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   100    19,199 
Morgan Stanley   39,818    1,680,320 
         1,898,623 
Diversified Financial Services — 9.1%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   400    51,240 
The Charles Schwab Corp.   61,003    2,608,488 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   34,660    2,639,013 
Mastercard, Inc. Class A   49,863    11,740,243 
Raymond James Financial, Inc.   4,740    381,143 
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.   104,740    5,235,953 
Visa, Inc. Class A   87,898    13,728,789 
         36,384,869 
Insurance — 1.4%
American International Group, Inc.   9,502    409,156 
Chubb Ltd.   3,700    518,296 
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.   8,661    813,268 
The Progressive Corp.   6,388    460,511 
Willis Towers Watson PLC   18,317    3,217,381 
         5,418,612 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 0.0%
American Tower Corp.   743    146,415 
         43,848,519 
Industrial — 8.2%
Aerospace & Defense — 4.8%
The Boeing Co.   38,077    14,523,329 
Harris Corp.   11,821    1,887,932 
Northrop Grumman Corp.   10,832   $2,920,307 
         19,331,568 

 8

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  
Electronics — 1.2%
Agilent Technologies, Inc.   5,700    458,166 
Fortive Corp.   20,744    1,740,214 
Honeywell International, Inc.   16,049    2,550,507 
         4,748,887 
Machinery – Diversified — 1.0%
Roper Technologies, Inc.   10,802    3,693,960 
Xylem, Inc.   4,100    324,064 
         4,018,024 
Packaging & Containers — 0.1%
Ball Corp.   7,601    439,794 
Transportation — 1.1%
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.   6,669    1,374,014 
CSX Corp.   21,873    1,636,538 
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.   456    46,188 
Kansas City Southern   1,008    116,908 
Norfolk Southern Corp.   1,534    286,690 
Union Pacific Corp.   5,306    887,163 
         4,347,501 
         32,885,774 
Technology — 18.4%
Computers — 0.2%
Apple, Inc.   4,099    778,605 
Semiconductors — 2.1%
Analog Devices, Inc.   2,500    263,175 
Broadcom, Inc.   3,500    1,052,485 
KLA-Tencor Corp.   2,000    238,820 
Lam Research Corp.   400    71,604 
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.   29,980    1,594,037 
Microchip Technology, Inc.   1,968    163,265 
NVIDIA Corp.   10,704    1,922,010 
Texas Instruments, Inc.   19,299    2,047,045 
Xilinx, Inc.   7,536    955,489 
         8,307,930 
Software — 16.1%
Activision Blizzard, Inc.   668    30,414 
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)   21,000    2,134,230 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   23,773    2,688,726 
Fiserv, Inc. (a)   45,136    3,984,606 
Intuit, Inc.   29,229    7,640,753 
Microsoft Corp.   187,341    22,094,998 
salesforce.com, Inc. (a)   48,499    7,680,787 
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)   30,675    7,561,081 
Splunk, Inc. (a)   23,042    2,871,033 
VMware, Inc. Class A   17,434    3,147,011 
Workday, Inc. Class A (a)   25,232    4,865,991 
         64,699,630 
         73,786,165 

 

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

 

 9

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
Utilities — 0.3%
Electric — 0.3%
NextEra Energy, Inc.   200   $38,664 
Sempra Energy   9,474    1,192,398 
         1,231,062 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $237,436,687)
        398,438,256 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $237,436,687)
        398,438,256

 

 

           
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.2%
Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (f)   713,465    713,465 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $713,465)
        713,465 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $238,150,152)
        399,151,721 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.5%
Mutual Fund — 0.0%
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund   1,053    1,053 

 

  

Principal
Amount

      
Repurchase Agreement — 0.5%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/29/19, 1.250%, due 4/01/19 (g)  $1,954,014    1,954,014 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,955,067)
        1,955,067 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2%
(Cost $240,105,219) (h)
        401,106,788 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.2)%        (872,916)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $400,233,872 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Non-income producing security.

(b)Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2019, was $699,370 or 0.17% 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)Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(d)Restricted security. Certain securities are restricted as to resale. At March 31, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $775,038 or 0.19% of net assets. The Fund generally bears the costs, if any, associated with the disposition of restricted securities.

(e)This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $775,038 or 0.19% of net assets.

(f)Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).

(g)Maturity value of $1,954,217. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.375%, maturity date of 3/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,997,952.

(h)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 Conservative Allocation Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
         
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%          
Equity Funds — 39.8%          
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)   612,669   $10,390,867 
MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a)   1,022,732    11,393,233 
MML Equity Index Fund, Class III (a)   297,898    9,494,009 
MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a)   752,051    4,534,870 
MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a)   755,598    7,533,307 
MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a)   613,519    6,699,625 
MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a)   638,650    8,609,005 
MML Global Fund, Class I (a)   980,062    11,535,324 
MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)   1,360,543    12,897,949 
MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a)   762,640    7,428,116 
MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)   268,043    3,012,803 
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)   460,891    7,461,830 
MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)   813,389    8,613,793 
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class (a)   117,465    1,807,915 
MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a)   262,356    4,095,383 
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)   170,408    2,022,746 
MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II (a)   49,030    558,941 
Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   32,981    2,699,825 
Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   142,260    6,314,935 
Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   2,740,192    26,716,875 
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   2,529,369    5,716,373 
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   155,081    4,762,531 
         164,300,255 
Fixed Income Funds — 60.3%          
MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a)   6,469,530    64,242,433 
MML High Yield Fund, Class II (a)   1,109,338    10,716,208 
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class (a)   1,766,506   $17,735,718 
MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a)   6,827,072    84,388,229 
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II (a)   1,971,181    19,219,011 
MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a)   5,024,932    52,711,539 
         249,013,138 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS          
(Cost $415,803,077)        413,313,393 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $415,803,077)        413,313,393 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%          
(Cost $415,803,077) (b)        413,313,393 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%        (319,274)
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $412,994,119 

 

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 Equity Income Fund – Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
         
EQUITIES — 96.9%          
           
COMMON STOCK — 94.4%          
Basic Materials — 4.3%          
Chemicals — 3.1%          
Akzo Nobel NV   7,885   $699,392 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   92,000    3,760,960 
DowDuPont, Inc.   174,215    9,287,402 
PPG Industries, Inc.   5,000    564,350 
         14,312,104 
Forest Products & Paper — 1.0%          
International Paper Co.   94,204    4,358,819 
Iron & Steel — 0.2%          
Nucor Corp.   17,900    1,044,465 
         19,715,388 
Communications — 8.1%          
Media — 2.9%          
Comcast Corp. Class A   133,215    5,325,936 
Fox Corp. Class B (a)   85,015    3,050,338 
News Corp. Class A   261,286    3,250,398 
The Walt Disney Co.   14,384    1,597,055 
         13,223,727 
Telecommunications — 5.2%          
AT&T, Inc.   78,548    2,463,265 
CenturyLink, Inc.   51,205    613,948 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   157,526    8,504,829 
Telefonica SA   296,731    2,487,830 
Verizon Communications, Inc.   164,004    9,697,557 
         23,767,429 
         36,991,156 
Consumer, Cyclical — 5.1%          
Airlines — 1.3%          
Alaska Air Group, Inc.   50,857    2,854,095 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.   40,300    2,081,495 
Southwest Airlines Co.   25,300    1,313,323 
         6,248,913 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.3%          
PACCAR, Inc.   19,800    1,349,172 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.1%          
Adient PLC   30,181    391,146 
Lodging — 1.0%          
Las Vegas Sands Corp.   74,300    4,529,328 
Retail — 1.9%          
Kohl’s Corp.   33,200    2,283,164 
L Brands, Inc.   65,100    1,795,458 
Walmart, Inc.   46,536    4,538,656 
         8,617,278 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.5%          
Mattel, Inc. (a) (b)   173,700   $2,258,100 
         23,393,937 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
         
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 20.5%          
Agriculture — 1.9%          
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   15,100    651,263 
Bunge Ltd.   26,800    1,422,276 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   72,900    6,443,631 
         8,517,170 
Beverages — 0.5%          
PepsiCo, Inc.   17,000    2,083,350 
Biotechnology — 1.2%          
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   83,940    5,456,939 
Commercial Services — 0.9%          
Nielsen Holdings PLC   169,929    4,022,219 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.2%          
Coty, Inc. Class A   66,035    759,403 
Foods — 2.8%          
Conagra Brands, Inc.   171,339    4,752,944 
Kellogg Co.   15,000    860,700 
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A   101,800    7,067,974 
         12,681,618 
Health Care – Products — 1.8%          
Becton Dickinson and Co.   6,513    1,626,491 
Medtronic PLC   66,283    6,037,056 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   6,500    830,050 
         8,493,597 
Health Care – Services — 1.7%          
Anthem, Inc.   27,158    7,793,803 
Household Products & Wares — 1.6%          
Kimberly-Clark Corp.   59,887    7,419,999 
Pharmaceuticals — 7.9%          
Allergan PLC   5,800    849,178 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   50,000    2,385,500 
CVS Health Corp.   85,841    4,629,405 
GlaxoSmithKline PLC Sponsored ADR   26,000    1,086,540 
GlaxoSmithKline PLC   151,186    3,136,527 
Johnson & Johnson   66,749    9,330,843 
Merck & Co., Inc.   68,368    5,686,167 
Pfizer, Inc.   218,401    9,275,490 
         36,379,650 
         93,607,748 
Energy — 9.9%          
Oil & Gas — 8.1%          
Chevron Corp.   35,986    4,432,755 
EQT Corp.   11,280    233,947 

 

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

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
         
Exxon Mobil Corp.   142,375   $11,503,900 
Hess Corp.   69,900    4,210,077 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.   73,729    4,880,860 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   18,100    2,756,268 
Total SA   166,800    9,262,862 
         37,280,669 
Pipelines — 1.8%          
Equitrans Midstream Corp. (a)   31,024    675,703 
TransCanada Corp.   162,581    7,306,390 
         7,982,093 
         45,262,762 
Financial — 25.5%          
Banks — 14.5%          
Bank of America Corp.   9,477    261,470 
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   35,000    1,765,050 
Citigroup, Inc.   54,976    3,420,607 
Fifth Third Bancorp   224,285    5,656,468 
JP Morgan Chase & Co.   138,711    14,041,715 
KeyCorp   53,266    838,939 
Morgan Stanley   179,200    7,562,240 
Northern Trust Corp.   14,700    1,329,027 
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.   37,200    4,562,952 
State Street Corp.   88,600    5,830,766 
US Bancorp   125,685    6,056,760 
Wells Fargo & Co.   312,400    15,095,168 
         66,421,162 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.1%          
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   6,273    803,571 
Franklin Resources, Inc.   122,900    4,072,906 
         4,876,477 
Insurance — 6.9%          
American International Group, Inc.   142,195    6,122,917 
AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.   16,764    337,627 
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (a)   59,026    2,142,054 
Chubb Ltd.   55,519    7,777,101 
Loews Corp.   105,380    5,050,863 
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.   18,600    1,746,540 
MetLife, Inc.   135,770    5,779,729 
Willis Towers Watson PLC   15,441    2,712,212 
         31,669,043 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 3.0%          
Equity Residential   59,259    4,463,388 
Rayonier, Inc.   87,841    2,768,748 
SL Green Realty Corp.   29,221    2,627,552 
Weyerhaeuser Co.   154,771    4,076,668 
         13,936,356 
         116,903,038 
Industrial — 9.5%          
Aerospace & Defense — 3.6%          
The Boeing Co.   23,577   $8,992,739 
Harris Corp.   46,787    7,472,352 
Northrop Grumman Corp.   1,051    283,350 
         16,748,441 
Building Materials — 1.8%          
Johnson Controls International PLC   182,802    6,752,706 
Vulcan Materials Co.   11,900    1,408,960 
         8,161,666 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
         
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.6%          
Emerson Electric Co.   39,900    2,731,953 
Electronics — 0.4%          
nVent Electric PLC   34,900    941,602 
TE Connectivity Ltd.   8,800    710,600 
         1,652,202 
Environmental Controls — 0.8%          
Pentair PLC   17,700    787,827 
Stericycle, Inc. (a)   53,002    2,884,369 
         3,672,196 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.1%          
Flowserve Corp.   4,764    215,047 
Wabtec Corp.   1,752    129,157 
         344,204 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.9%          
General Electric Co.   351,100    3,507,489 
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.   4,794    688,083 
         4,195,572 
Transportation — 1.3%          
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B   54,221    6,058,654 
         43,564,888 
Technology — 5.7%          
Computers — 0.4%          
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.   53,700    828,591 
Western Digital Corp.   17,800    855,468 
         1,684,059 
Semiconductors — 3.3%          
Applied Materials, Inc.   61,800    2,450,988 
NXP Semiconductor NV   10,600    936,934 
QUALCOMM, Inc.   144,444    8,237,642 
Texas Instruments, Inc.   32,673    3,465,625 
         15,091,189 
Software — 2.0%          
Microsoft Corp.   79,628    9,391,326 
         26,166,574 

 

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

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Utilities — 5.8%          
Electric — 4.3%          
Duke Energy Corp.   25,200   $2,268,000 
Edison International   50,350    3,117,672 
Evergy, Inc.   35,027    2,033,317 
PG&E Corp. (a)   20,157    358,795 
Sempra Energy   14,840    1,867,762 
The Southern Co.   195,027    10,078,995 
         19,724,541 
Gas — 1.5%          
NiSource, Inc. (Acquired 5/04/18, Cost $488,947) (c) (e)   20,142    577,270 
NiSource, Inc.   220,529    6,320,361 
         6,897,631 
         26,622,172 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK          
(Cost $372,765,624)        432,227,663 
PREFERRED STOCK — 2.5%          
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.8%          
Health Care – Products — 0.8%          
Becton Dickinson and Co. Convertible 6.125%   63,549    3,927,964 
Utilities — 1.7%          
Electric — 1.7%          
DTE Energy Co. Convertible 6.500%   10,105    559,312 
NextEra Energy, Inc. Convertible 6.123%   66,353    4,104,596 
Sempra Energy Convertible          
6.000%   22,022    2,327,725 
Sempra Energy Convertible          
6.750%   6,848    726,984 
         7,718,617 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK          
(Cost $9,830,774)        11,646,581 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES          
(Cost $382,596,398)        443,874,244 
           
BONDS & NOTES — 0.7%          
CorpORATE DEBT — 0.7%          
Electric — 0.2%          
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.          
3.950% 12/01/47   805,000    646,012 
4.000% 12/01/46   470,000    378,938 
         1,024,950 
Insurance — 0.2%          
AXA SA Convertible          
7.250% 5/15/21 (d)   895,000    897,899 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.3%          
Mattel, Inc.          
6.750% 12/31/25 (b) (d)   1,573,000   $1,547,439 
           
TOTAL CorpORATE DEBT          
(Cost $3,423,005)        3,470,288 
           
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES          
(Cost $3,423,005)        3,470,288 

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MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.9%          
Diversified Financial Services — 0.9%          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (f)   4,044,304    4,044,304 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS          
(Cost $4,044,304)        4,044,304 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $390,063,707)        451,388,836 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.2%          
Mutual Fund — 0.0%          
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund   1,051    1,051 

 

   Principal
Amount
     
         
Repurchase Agreement — 2.2%          
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/29/19, 1.250%, due 4/01/19 (g)  $9,928,233    9,928,233 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $9,929,284)        9,929,284 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.7%          
(Cost $399,992,991) (h)        461,318,120 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.7)%        (3,336,166)
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $457,981,954 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ADR American Depositary Receipt

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2019, was $3,910,533 or 0.85% 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).
(c)This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $577,270 or 0.13% of net assets.
(d)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, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $2,445,338 or 0.53% of net assets.
(e)Restricted security. Certain securities are restricted as to resale. At March 31, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $577,270 or 0.13% of net assets. The Fund generally bears the costs, if any, associated with the disposition of restricted securities.
(f)Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
(g)Maturity value of $9,929,267. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.375%, maturity date of 3/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $10,130,674.
(h)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 Equity Index Fund – Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
EQUITIES — 98.6%          
COMMON STOCK — 98.6%          
Basic Materials — 2.1%          
Chemicals — 1.7%          
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.   6,153   $1,174,977 
Albemarle Corp.   2,947    241,595 
Celanese Corp.   3,592    354,207 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   6,244    255,255 
DowDuPont, Inc.   63,099    3,363,808 
Eastman Chemical Co.   3,899    295,856 
FMC Corp.   3,746    287,768 
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.   2,816    362,673 
Linde PLC   15,421    2,713,016 
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A   8,523    716,614 
The Mosaic Co.   9,859    269,249 
PPG Industries, Inc.   6,608    745,845 
The Sherwin-Williams Co.   2,278    981,157 
         11,762,020 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%          
International Paper Co.   11,159    516,327 
           
Iron & Steel — 0.1%          
Nucor Corp.   8,524    497,375 
           
Mining — 0.2%          
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.   40,681    524,378 
Newmont Mining Corp.   14,953    534,869 
         1,059,247 
         13,834,969 
Communications — 14.7%          
Advertising — 0.1%          
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.   10,694    224,681 
Omnicom Group, Inc.   6,232    454,874 
         679,555 
Internet — 9.2%          
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)   8,376    9,857,631 
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)   8,600    10,090,466 
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)   11,545    20,558,759 
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)   1,260    2,198,586 
eBay, Inc.   24,068    893,885 
Expedia Group, Inc.   3,252    386,988 
F5 Networks, Inc. (a)   1,654    259,562 
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a)   66,746    11,125,891 
Netflix, Inc. (a)   12,216    4,355,737 
Symantec Corp.   17,986    413,498 
TripAdvisor, Inc. (a)   2,848    146,530 
Twitter, Inc. (a)   20,381    670,127 
VeriSign, Inc. (a)   2,957    536,873 
         61,494,533 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
         
Media — 2.1%          
CBS Corp. Class B   9,734   $462,657 
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a)   4,856    1,684,595 
Comcast Corp. Class A   126,384    5,052,832 
Discovery, Inc. Class A (a)   4,359    117,780 
Discovery, Inc. Class C (a)   10,146    257,911 
DISH Network Corp. Class A (a)   6,457    204,622 
Fox Corp. Class A (a)   9,874    362,475 
Fox Corp. Class B (a)   4,547    163,147 
News Corp. Class A   10,723    133,394 
News Corp. Class B   3,597    44,927 
Viacom, Inc. Class B   9,831    275,956 
The Walt Disney Co.   48,863    5,425,281 
         14,185,577 
Telecommunications — 3.3%          
Arista Networks, Inc. (a)   1,465    460,684 
AT&T, Inc.   203,842    6,392,485 
CenturyLink, Inc.   26,438    316,992 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   123,167    6,649,786 
Corning, Inc.   22,009    728,498 
Juniper Networks, Inc.   9,762    258,400 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.   4,585    643,826 
Verizon Communications, Inc.   115,626    6,836,965 
         22,287,636 
         98,647,301 
Consumer, Cyclical — 8.3%          
Airlines — 0.4%          
Alaska Air Group, Inc.   3,487    195,691 
American Airlines Group, Inc.   11,185    355,236 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.   17,256    891,272 
Southwest Airlines Co.   13,919    722,535 
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)   6,271    500,300 
         2,665,034 
Apparel — 0.7%          
Capri Holdings Ltd. (a)   4,323    197,777 
Hanesbrands, Inc.   10,126    181,053 
NIKE, Inc. Class B   35,210    2,965,034 
PVH Corp.   2,132    259,997 
Ralph Lauren Corp.   1,474    191,148 
Under Armour, Inc. Class A (a)   5,218    110,309 
Under Armour, Inc. Class C (a)   5,314    100,275 
VF Corp.   9,102    791,055 
         4,796,648 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.4%          
Ford Motor Co.   109,286    959,531 
General Motors Co.   36,660    1,360,086 
PACCAR, Inc.   9,716    662,048 
         2,981,665 

 

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

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
         
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.1%          
Aptiv PLC   7,266   $577,574 
BorgWarner, Inc.   5,861    225,121 
         802,695 
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.2%          
Copart, Inc. (a)   5,617    340,334 
Fastenal Co.   7,980    513,194 
LKQ Corp. (a)   8,859    251,418 
W.W. Grainger, Inc.   1,268    381,579 
         1,486,525 
Home Builders — 0.2%          
D.R. Horton, Inc.   9,523    394,062 
Lennar Corp. Class A   8,000    392,720 
PulteGroup, Inc.   7,194    201,144 
         987,926 
Home Furnishing — 0.1%          
Leggett & Platt, Inc.   3,628    153,174 
Whirlpool Corp.   1,766    234,684 
         387,858 
Housewares — 0.0%          
Newell Brands, Inc.   10,884    166,961 
           
Leisure Time — 0.2%          
Carnival Corp.   11,222    569,180 
Harley-Davidson, Inc.   4,532    161,611 
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)   6,119    336,300 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.   4,808    551,093 
         1,618,184 
Lodging — 0.4%          
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.   8,185    680,255 
Marriott International, Inc. Class A   7,872    984,709 
MGM Resorts International   14,273    366,245 
Wynn Resorts Ltd.   2,721    324,670 
         2,355,879 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Retail — 5.5%          
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.   1,995    340,207 
AutoZone, Inc. (a)   701    717,908 
Best Buy Co., Inc.   6,582    467,717 
CarMax, Inc. (a)   4,758    332,108 
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)   680    483,011 
Costco Wholesale Corp.   12,324    2,984,133 
Darden Restaurants, Inc.   3,450    419,072 
Dollar General Corp.   7,352    877,094 
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)   6,666    700,197 
Foot Locker, Inc.   3,195    193,617 
The Gap, Inc.   5,943    155,588 
Genuine Parts Co.   4,081    457,194 
The Home Depot, Inc.   31,599    6,063,532 
Kohl’s Corp.   4,594    315,929 
L Brands, Inc.   6,351    175,161 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.   22,407   $2,452,894 
Macy’s, Inc.   8,668    208,292 
McDonald’s Corp.   21,403    4,064,430 
Nordstrom, Inc.   3,000    133,140 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)   2,192    851,154 
Ross Stores, Inc.   10,379    966,285 
Starbucks Corp.   34,797    2,586,809 
Tapestry, Inc.   8,059    261,837 
Target Corp.   14,594    1,171,314 
Tiffany & Co.   3,017    318,444 
The TJX Cos., Inc.   34,607    1,841,439 
Tractor Supply Co.   3,394    331,797 
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)   1,582    551,691 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.   22,436    1,419,526 
Walmart, Inc.   39,830    3,884,620 
Yum! Brands, Inc.   8,577    856,070 
         36,582,210 
Textiles — 0.0%          
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)   1,717    216,600 
           
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.1%          
Hasbro, Inc.   3,234    274,955 
Mattel, Inc. (a) (b)   9,600    124,800 
         399,755 
         55,447,940 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 22.1%          
Agriculture — 1.1%          
Altria Group, Inc.   52,452    3,012,319 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   15,700    677,141 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   43,498    3,844,788 
         7,534,248 
Beverages — 1.8%          
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B   4,667    246,324 
The Coca-Cola Co.   107,651    5,044,526 
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A   4,659    816,862 
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B   5,290    315,549 
Monster Beverage Corp. (a)   10,936    596,887 
PepsiCo, Inc.   39,298    4,815,970 
         11,836,118 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Biotechnology — 2.0%          
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   6,252    845,145 
Amgen, Inc.   17,412    3,307,932 
Biogen, Inc. (a)   5,504    1,301,035 
Celgene Corp. (a)   19,652    1,853,970 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   35,692    2,320,337 
Illumina, Inc. (a)   4,112    1,277,557 
Incyte Corp. (a)   4,970    427,470 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   2,193    900,490 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   7,152    1,315,610 
         13,549,546 

 

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

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Number of

Shares

   Value 
         
Commercial Services — 2.1%          
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   12,201   $1,948,988 
Cintas Corp.   2,367    478,394 
Ecolab, Inc.   7,095    1,252,551 
Equifax, Inc.   3,397    402,545 
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)   2,401    592,063 
Gartner, Inc. (a)   2,527    383,295 
Global Payments, Inc.   4,400    600,688 
H&R Block, Inc.   5,718    136,889 
IHS Markit Ltd. (a)   10,152    552,066 
Moody’s Corp.   4,663    844,423 
Nielsen Holdings PLC   10,003    236,771 
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)   32,822    3,408,236 
Quanta Services, Inc.   3,944    148,847 
Robert Half International, Inc.   3,328    216,852 
Rollins, Inc.   4,122    171,558 
S&P Global, Inc.   6,950    1,463,322 
Total System Services, Inc.   4,544    431,725 
United Rentals, Inc. (a)   2,217    253,292 
Verisk Analytics, Inc.   4,574    608,342 
         14,130,847 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 1.5%          
Colgate-Palmolive Co.   24,111    1,652,568 
Coty, Inc. Class A   12,533    144,130 
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A   6,113    1,012,007 
The Procter & Gamble Co.   70,009    7,284,436 
         10,093,141 
Foods — 1.2%          
Campbell Soup Co.   5,415    206,474 
Conagra Brands, Inc.   13,503    374,573 
General Mills, Inc.   16,709    864,691 
The Hershey Co.   3,896    447,378 
Hormel Foods Corp.   7,573    338,967 
The J.M. Smucker Co.   3,163    368,489 
Kellogg Co.   7,041    404,013 
The Kraft Heinz Co.   17,440    569,416 
The Kroger Co.   22,390    550,794 
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.   4,064    304,556 
McCormick & Co., Inc.   3,433    517,113 
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A   40,409    2,017,217 
Sysco Corp.   13,216    882,300 
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A   8,281    574,950 
         8,420,931 

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Number of

Shares

   Value 
         
Health Care – Products 4.0%          
Abbott Laboratories   49,132    3,927,612 
ABIOMED, Inc. (a)   1,267    361,843 
Align Technology, Inc. (a)   2,044    581,170 
Baxter International, Inc.   13,331    1,083,944 
Becton Dickinson and Co.   7,525    1,879,218 
Boston Scientific Corp. (a)   38,765    1,487,801 
The Cooper Cos., Inc.   1,383    409,603 
Danaher Corp.   17,575   $2,320,251 
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.   6,274    311,128 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)   5,812    1,112,010 
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)   4,210    253,063 
Hologic, Inc. (a)   7,490    362,516 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)   2,398    536,193 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)   3,202    1,826,997 
Medtronic PLC   37,521    3,417,413 
ResMed, Inc.   4,011    417,024 
Stryker Corp.   8,660    1,710,523 
Teleflex, Inc.   1,296    391,599 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   11,261    3,082,361 
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)   2,534    359,118 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   5,717    730,061 
         26,561,448 
Health Care – Services 2.0%          
Anthem, Inc.   7,190    2,063,386 
Centene Corp. (a)   11,562    613,942 
DaVita, Inc. (a)   3,510    190,558 
HCA Healthcare, Inc.   7,463    973,026 
Humana, Inc.   3,794    1,009,204 
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)   4,440    638,694 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)   2,761    422,378 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.   3,785    340,347 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   26,849    6,638,684 
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B   2,334    312,219 
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a)   1,390    374,953 
         13,577,391 
Household Products & Wares — 0.4%          
Avery Dennison Corp.   2,354    266,002 
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.   6,845    487,570 
The Clorox Co.   3,592    576,372 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.   9,627    1,192,785 
         2,522,729 
Pharmaceuticals — 6.0%          
AbbVie, Inc.   41,274    3,326,272 
Allergan PLC   8,748    1,280,795 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.   4,361    346,787 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   45,684    2,179,584 
Cardinal Health, Inc.   8,386    403,786 
Cigna Corp. (a)   10,636    1,710,481 
CVS Health Corp.   36,295    1,957,389 
Eli Lilly & Co.   24,165    3,135,650 
Johnson & Johnson   74,514    10,416,312 
McKesson Corp.   5,368    628,378 
Merck & Co., Inc.   72,222    6,006,704 
Mylan NV (a)   14,339    406,367 
Nektar Therapeutics (a)   4,883    164,069 
Perrigo Co. PLC   3,478    167,500 

 

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

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Number of

Shares

   Value 
         
Pfizer, Inc.   155,342   $6,597,375 
Zoetis, Inc.   13,410    1,349,985 
         40,077,434 
         148,303,833 
Energy — 5.3%          
Oil & Gas — 4.4%          
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.   14,023    637,766 
Apache Corp.   10,558    365,940 
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.   11,797    307,902 
Chevron Corp.   53,162    6,548,495 
Cimarex Energy Co.   2,838    198,376 
Concho Resources, Inc.   5,617    623,262 
ConocoPhillips   31,736    2,118,061 
Devon Energy Corp.   12,193    384,811 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.   4,341    440,742 
EOG Resources, Inc.   16,226    1,544,391 
Exxon Mobil Corp.   118,548    9,578,678 
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.   3,035    168,625 
Hess Corp.   7,118    428,717 
HollyFrontier Corp.   4,384    216,000 
Marathon Oil Corp.   22,823    381,372 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.   18,846    1,127,933 
Noble Energy, Inc.   13,571    335,611 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.   20,993    1,389,737 
Phillips 66   11,737    1,117,010 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   4,704    716,325 
Valero Energy Corp.   11,684    991,154 
         29,620,908 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.5%          
Baker Hughes a GE Co.   14,463    400,914 
Halliburton Co.   24,368    713,983 
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.   10,666    284,142 
Schlumberger Ltd.   38,761    1,688,817 
TechnipFMC PLC   12,010    282,475 
         3,370,331 
Pipelines — 0.4%          
Kinder Morgan, Inc.   54,462    1,089,785 
ONEOK, Inc.   11,515    804,207 
The Williams Cos., Inc.   33,879    973,005 
         2,866,997 
         35,858,236 

25 

 

  

Number of

Shares

   Value 
         
Financial — 17.2%          
Banks — 6.1%          
Bank of America Corp.   251,337    6,934,388 
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   24,581    1,239,620 
BB&T Corp.   21,421    996,719 
Citigroup, Inc.   65,796    4,093,827 
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.   12,867    418,178 
Comerica, Inc.   4,435    325,174 
Fifth Third Bancorp   21,537   $543,163 
First Republic Bank   4,612    463,322 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   9,583    1,839,840 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.   29,154    369,673 
JP Morgan Chase & Co.   91,615    9,274,186 
KeyCorp   28,244    444,843 
M&T Bank Corp.   3,873    608,138 
Morgan Stanley   36,348    1,533,886 
Northern Trust Corp.   6,101    551,591 
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.   12,694    1,557,046 
Regions Financial Corp.   28,429    402,270 
State Street Corp.   10,625    699,231 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.   12,407    735,115 
SVB Financial Group (a)   1,481    329,315 
US Bancorp   42,105    2,029,040 
Wells Fargo & Co.   114,569    5,535,974 
Zions Bancorp NA   5,224    237,222 
         41,161,761 
Diversified Financial Services — 4.1%          
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.   1,468    157,237 
Alliance Data Systems Corp.   1,274    222,925 
American Express Co.   19,351    2,115,064 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   3,792    485,755 
BlackRock, Inc.   3,405    1,455,195 
Capital One Financial Corp.   13,093    1,069,567 
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.   3,115    297,296 
The Charles Schwab Corp.   33,189    1,419,162 
CME Group, Inc.   10,011    1,647,610 
Discover Financial Services   9,195    654,316 
E*TRADE Financial Corp.   6,892    319,996 
Franklin Resources, Inc.   8,275    274,233 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   15,908    1,211,235 
Invesco Ltd.   11,107    214,476 
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.   7,400    139,046 
Mastercard, Inc. Class A   25,259    5,947,232 
Nasdaq, Inc.   3,251    284,430 
Raymond James Financial, Inc.   3,526    283,526 
Synchrony Financial   18,230    581,537 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.   6,609    661,693 
Visa, Inc. Class A   48,962    7,647,375 
The Western Union Co.   12,251    226,276 
         27,315,182 
Insurance — 3.9%          
Aflac, Inc.   21,002    1,050,100 
The Allstate Corp.   9,292    875,121 
American International Group, Inc.   24,329    1,047,607 
Aon PLC   6,725    1,147,957 
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.   5,170    403,777 
Assurant, Inc.   1,729    164,099 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a)   54,407    10,929,822 
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (a)   3,297    119,648 

 

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

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Number of

Shares

   Value 
Chubb Ltd.   12,811   $1,794,565 
Cincinnati Financial Corp.   4,208    361,467 
Everest Re Group Ltd.   1,145    247,274 
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.   10,080    501,178 
Lincoln National Corp.   5,718    335,647 
Loews Corp.   7,691    368,630 
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.   14,132    1,326,995 
MetLife, Inc.   26,788    1,140,365 
Principal Financial Group, Inc.   7,221    362,422 
The Progressive Corp.   16,339    1,177,879 
Prudential Financial, Inc.   11,431    1,050,280 
Torchmark Corp.   2,829    231,837 
The Travelers Cos., Inc.   7,365    1,010,183 
Unum Group   5,951    201,322 
Willis Towers Watson PLC   3,613    634,623 
         26,482,798 
Real Estate — 0.1%          
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a)   8,720    431,204 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 3.0%          
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.   3,155    449,777 
American Tower Corp.   12,343    2,432,312 
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A   4,386    220,572 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.   3,878    778,431 
Boston Properties, Inc.   4,329    579,566 
Crown Castle International Corp.   11,628    1,488,384 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.   5,816    692,104 
Duke Realty Corp.   10,136    309,959 
Equinix, Inc.   2,331    1,056,316 
Equity Residential   10,356    780,014 
Essex Property Trust, Inc.   1,836    531,045 
Extra Space Storage, Inc.   3,567    363,513 
Federal Realty Investment Trust   2,091    288,244 
HCP, Inc.   13,431    420,390 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   20,633    389,964 
Iron Mountain, Inc.   7,959    282,226 
Kimco Realty Corp.   11,720    216,820 
The Macerich Co.   2,945    127,666 
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.   3,166    346,139 
Prologis, Inc.   17,636    1,268,910 
Public Storage   4,200    914,676 
Realty Income Corp.   8,508    625,848 
Regency Centers Corp.   4,712    318,013 
SBA Communications Corp. (a)   3,150    628,929 
Simon Property Group, Inc.   8,646    1,575,388 
SL Green Realty Corp.   2,320    208,614 
UDR, Inc.   7,661    348,269 
Ventas, Inc.   9,986    637,207 
Vornado Realty Trust   4,884    329,377 
Welltower, Inc.   10,816   $839,322 
Weyerhaeuser Co.   20,831    548,688 
         19,996,683 
Savings & Loans — 0.0%          
People’s United Financial, Inc.   11,001    180,856 
         115,568,484 

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Number of

Shares

   Value 
         
Industrial — 9.2%          
Aerospace & Defense — 2.5%          
Arconic, Inc.   12,068    230,620 
The Boeing Co.   14,701    5,607,255 
General Dynamics Corp.   7,579    1,282,973 
Harris Corp.   3,301    527,203 
L3 Technologies, Inc.   2,219    457,935 
Lockheed Martin Corp.   6,878    2,064,501 
Northrop Grumman Corp.   4,749    1,280,330 
Raytheon Co.   7,910    1,440,253 
TransDigm Group, Inc. (a)   1,361    617,880 
United Technologies Corp.   22,680    2,923,225 
         16,432,175 
Building Materials — 0.3%          
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.   3,937    187,441 
Johnson Controls International PLC   25,529    943,041 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.   1,744    350,858 
Masco Corp.   8,238    323,836 
Vulcan Materials Co.   3,671    434,646 
         2,239,822 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.3%          
AMETEK, Inc.   6,353    527,109 
Emerson Electric Co.   17,198    1,177,547 
         1,704,656 
Electronics — 1.3%          
Agilent Technologies, Inc.   8,862    712,328 
Allegion PLC   2,642    239,656 
Amphenol Corp. Class A   8,325    786,213 
FLIR Systems, Inc.   3,751    178,473 
Fortive Corp.   8,238    691,086 
Garmin Ltd.   3,418    295,144 
Honeywell International, Inc.   20,395    3,241,173 
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)   5,270    459,544 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)   696    503,208 
PerkinElmer, Inc.   3,094    298,138 
TE Connectivity Ltd.   9,478    765,348 
Waters Corp. (a)   2,000    503,420 
         8,673,731 
Engineering & Construction — 0.1%          
Fluor Corp.   3,899    143,483 
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.   3,295    247,751 
         391,234 

 

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

 

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Number of

Shares

   Value 
         
Environmental Controls — 0.3%          
Pentair PLC   4,447   $197,936 
Republic Services, Inc.   6,043    485,736 
Waste Management, Inc.   10,902    1,132,827 
         1,816,499 
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.1%          
Snap-on, Inc.   1,571    245,893 
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.   4,238    577,088 
         822,981 
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.3%          
Caterpillar, Inc.   16,103    2,181,796 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.7%          
Cummins, Inc.   4,050    639,374 
Deere & Co.   8,912    1,424,494 
Dover Corp.   4,069    381,672 
Flowserve Corp.   3,650    164,761 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.   3,355    588,668 
Roper Technologies, Inc.   2,897    990,687 
Wabtec Corp.   3,907    288,024 
Xylem, Inc.   4,998    395,042 
         4,872,722 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.5%          
3M Co.   16,108    3,346,920 
A.O. Smith Corp.   4,006    213,600 
Eaton Corp. PLC   11,853    954,878 
General Electric Co.   243,567    2,433,234 
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.   8,446    1,212,255 
Ingersoll-Rand PLC   6,776    731,469 
Parker-Hannifin Corp.   3,618    620,921 
Textron, Inc.   6,562    332,431 
         9,845,708 
Packaging & Containers — 0.2%          
Ball Corp.   9,345    540,702 
Packaging Corp. of America   2,631    261,469 
Sealed Air Corp.   4,368    201,190 
WestRock Co.   7,166    274,816 
         1,278,177 
Shipbuilding — 0.0%          
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.   1,162    240,766 
Transportation — 1.6%          
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.   3,824    332,650 
CSX Corp.   21,683    1,622,322 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.   4,799    364,244 
FedEx Corp.   6,713    1,217,805 
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.   2,417    244,818 
Kansas City Southern   2,831    328,339 
Norfolk Southern Corp.   7,485    1,398,872 
Union Pacific Corp.   20,228    3,382,122 
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B   19,475   $2,176,136 
         11,067,308 
         61,567,575 

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Number of

Shares

   Value 
         
Technology — 16.4%          
Computers — 5.3%          
Accenture PLC Class A   17,829    3,138,261 
Apple, Inc.   125,350    23,810,232 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A   16,098    1,166,300 
DXC Technology Co.   7,500    482,325 
Fortinet, Inc. (a)   4,087    343,185 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.   38,512    594,240 
HP, Inc.   42,891    833,372 
International Business Machines Corp.   24,897    3,512,967 
NetApp, Inc.   6,906    478,862 
Seagate Technology PLC   7,138    341,839 
Western Digital Corp.   8,150    391,689 
         35,093,272 
Office & Business Equipment — 0.0%          
Xerox Corp.   5,591    178,800 
Semiconductors — 3.9%          
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)   24,705    630,472 
Analog Devices, Inc.   10,292    1,083,439 
Applied Materials, Inc.   26,561    1,053,409 
Broadcom, Inc.   11,083    3,332,769 
Intel Corp.   125,824    6,756,749 
IPG Photonics Corp. (a)   996    151,173 
KLA-Tencor Corp.   4,637    553,704 
Lam Research Corp.   4,269    764,194 
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.   7,612    404,730 
Microchip Technology, Inc.   6,634    550,357 
Micron Technology, Inc. (a)   31,364    1,296,274 
NVIDIA Corp.   16,958    3,044,978 
Qorvo, Inc. (a)   3,444    247,038 
QUALCOMM, Inc.   33,866    1,931,378 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   4,869    401,595 
Texas Instruments, Inc.   26,256    2,784,974 
Xilinx, Inc.   7,083    898,053 
         25,885,286 
Software — 7.2%          
Activision Blizzard, Inc.   21,370    972,976 
Adobe, Inc. (a)   13,643    3,635,723 
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)   4,599    329,794 
ANSYS, Inc. (a)   2,352    429,734 
Autodesk, Inc. (a)   6,123    954,086 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.   3,247    336,681 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)   7,843    498,109 
Cerner Corp. (a)   9,072    519,009 
Citrix Systems, Inc.   3,498    348,611 
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)   8,400    853,692 

 

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

 

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Number of

Shares

   Value 
         
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   9,027   $1,020,954 
Fiserv, Inc. (a)   10,952    966,843 
Intuit, Inc.   7,245    1,893,915 
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.   2,143    297,320 
Microsoft Corp.   214,662    25,317,236 
MSCI, Inc.   2,358    468,865 
Oracle Corp.   71,290    3,828,986 
Paychex, Inc.   8,946    717,469 
Red Hat, Inc. (a)   4,944    903,269 
salesforce.com, Inc. (a)   21,398    3,388,801 
Synopsys, Inc. (a)   4,197    483,285 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)   3,151    297,360 
         48,462,718 
         109,620,076 
Utilities — 3.3%          
Electric — 3.1%          
AES Corp.   18,413    332,907 
Alliant Energy Corp.   6,573    309,785 
Ameren Corp.   6,858    504,406 
American Electric Power Co., Inc.   13,801    1,155,834 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.   14,098    432,809 
CMS Energy Corp.   7,966    442,432 
Consolidated Edison, Inc.   8,978    761,424 
Dominion Energy, Inc.   22,362    1,714,271 
DTE Energy Co.   5,097    635,800 
Duke Energy Corp.   20,343    1,830,870 
Edison International   9,136    565,701 
Entergy Corp.   5,305    507,317 
Evergy, Inc.   7,124    413,548 
Eversource Energy   8,879    629,965 
Exelon Corp.   27,126    1,359,826 
FirstEnergy Corp.   14,094    586,451 
NextEra Energy, Inc.   13,378    2,586,235 
NRG Energy, Inc.   7,875    334,530 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.   3,121    298,305 
PPL Corp.   20,178    640,450 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.   14,136    839,820 
Sempra Energy   7,663    964,465 
The Southern Co.   28,946    1,495,929 
WEC Energy Group, Inc.   8,833    698,514 
Xcel Energy, Inc.   14,389    808,806 
         20,850,400 
Gas — 0.1%          
Atmos Energy Corp.   3,251    334,626 
NiSource, Inc.   10,417    298,551 
         633,177 
Water — 0.1%          
American Water Works Co., Inc.   5,065   $528,077 
         22,011,654 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK          
(Cost $396,051,437)        660,860,068 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES          
(Cost $396,051,437)        660,860,068 

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Number of

Shares

   Value 
         
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.0%          
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (c)   128,304    128,304 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS          
(Cost $128,304)        128,304 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $396,179,741)        660,988,372 

 

  

Principal

Amount

      
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.2%          
Repurchase Agreement — 1.0%          
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/29/19, 1.250%, due 4/01/19 (d)  $6,401,215    6,401,215 
U.S. Treasury Bill — 0.2%          
U.S. Treasury Bill          
2.485%7/18/19 (e)   1,085,000    1,077,314 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $7,478,192)        7,478,529 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%          
(Cost $403,657,933) (f)        668,466,901 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.2%        1,504,189 
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $669,971,090 

 

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, 2019, was $123,552 or 0.02% 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 $6,401,882. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.375%, maturity date of 3/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $6,532,347.

(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.

 

Futures contracts at March 31, 2019:

 

 

  

Expiration

Date

  

Number of

Contracts

  

Notional

Amount

  

Value/Net

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

 
                 
Long                    
S&P 500 E-Mini Index   6/21/19    57   $7,901,436   $186,294 

 

 

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

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MML Focused Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

  

Number of

Shares

   Value 
         
EQUITIES — 97.9%          
           
COMMON STOCK — 97.9%          
Basic Materials — 3.0%          
Chemicals — 3.0%          
Linde PLC   12,653   $2,226,042 
Consumer, Cyclical — 14.7%          
Apparel — 3.8%          
NIKE, Inc. Class B   33,496    2,820,698 
Retail — 10.9%          
Costco Wholesale Corp.   7,057    1,708,782 
McDonald’s Corp.   19,849    3,769,325 
The TJX Cos., Inc.   48,374    2,573,981 
         8,052,088 
         10,872,786 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 33.9%          
Beverages — 13.8%          
The Coca-Cola Co.   74,181    3,476,121 
Diageo PLC   80,405    3,288,720 
PepsiCo, Inc.   27,794    3,406,155 
         10,170,996 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 4.0%          
Colgate-Palmolive Co.   43,643    2,991,291 
Health Care – Products — 11.6%          
Baxter International, Inc.   28,756    2,338,150 
Danaher Corp.   21,322    2,814,931 
Medtronic PLC   37,386    3,405,117 
         8,558,198 
Health Care – Services — 2.0%          
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   5,954    1,472,186 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.5%          
Johnson & Johnson   12,954    1,810,840 
         25,003,511 
Financial — 25.4%          
Banks — 3.5%          
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.   20,863    2,559,055 
Diversified Financial Services — 6.2%          
American Express Co.   22,908    2,503,844 
Visa, Inc. Class A   13,132    2,051,087 
         4,554,931 
Insurance — 7.1%          
Chubb Ltd.   22,902    3,208,112 
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.   21,804    2,047,396 
         5,255,508 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 8.6%          
American Tower Corp.   18,505    3,646,595 
Public Storage   12,371   $2,694,157 
         6,340,752 
         18,710,246 

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Number of

Shares

   Value 
         
Industrial — 14.0%          
Aerospace & Defense — 4.6%          
General Dynamics Corp.   10,633    1,799,954 
Lockheed Martin Corp.   5,352    1,606,457 
         3,406,411 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 2.5%          
3M Co.   8,695    1,806,647 
Transportation — 6.9%          
Canadian National Railway Co.   28,713    2,570,387 
Union Pacific Corp.   15,107    2,525,890 
         5,096,277 
         10,309,335 
Technology — 6.9%          
Computers — 2.9%          
Accenture PLC Class A   12,051    2,121,217 
Software — 4.0%          
Microsoft Corp.   25,468    3,003,696 
         5,124,913 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK          
(Cost $63,952,342)        72,246,833 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES          
(Cost $63,952,342)        72,246,833 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $63,952,342)        72,246,833 

 

  

Principal

Amount

     
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.1%          
Repurchase Agreement — 2.1%          
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/29/19, 1.250%, due 4/01/19 (a)  $1,569,435    1,569,435 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $1,569,435)        1,569,435 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%          
(Cost $65,521,777) (b)        73,816,268 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.0)%        (25,870)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $73,790,398 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Maturity value of $1,569,598. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.125%, maturity date of 4/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,602,519.

(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 Foreign Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

  

Number of

Shares

   Value 
         
EQUITIES — 97.4%          
COMMON STOCK — 97.4%          
Canada — 2.1%          
Husky Energy, Inc.   207,400   $2,056,385 
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.   191,000    4,546,496 
         6,602,881 
Cayman Islands — 4.3%          
Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (a)   28,170    4,643,824 
CK Asset Holdings Ltd.   452,254    4,020,819 
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.   487,254    5,117,260 
         13,781,903 
China — 2.7%          
China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Class H   11,037,643    6,130,102 
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. Class H   568,800    2,369,205 
         8,499,307 
Denmark — 1.8%          
Vestas Wind Systems A/S   66,972    5,640,756 
France — 13.1%          
AXA SA   201,733    5,083,394 
BNP Paribas SA   159,310    7,635,330 
Cie de Saint-Gobain   84,080    3,050,065 
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA   27,433    3,251,840 
Credit Agricole SA   112,057    1,357,635 
Sanofi   82,015    7,252,511 
Total SA (b)   132,937    7,382,356 
Veolia Environnement SA   303,958    6,798,592 
         41,811,723 
Germany — 11.5%          
Bayer AG Registered   64,174    4,147,466 
Deutsche Telekom AG Registered   362,885    6,023,137 
E.ON SE   593,066    6,595,521 
Infineon Technologies AG   241,765    4,796,401 
LANXESS AG   47,230    2,519,027 
Merck KGaA   50,900    5,803,710 
Siemens AG Registered   42,985    4,626,017 
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG   610,675    1,917,620 
         36,428,899 
Hong Kong — 2.6%          
AIA Group Ltd.   326,400    3,248,987 
China Mobile Ltd.   480,000    4,908,363 
         8,157,350 
Ireland — 3.3%          
Bank of Ireland Group PLC   572,268    3,410,166 
CRH PLC   224,445    6,960,932 
         10,371,098 
Israel — 1.6%          
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a)   334,268   $5,241,322 
Italy — 3.1%          
Eni SpA   438,653    7,749,062 
UniCredit SpA   160,689    2,061,601 
         9,810,663 

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Number of

Shares

   Value 
         
Japan — 12.4%          
Astellas Pharma, Inc.   356,700    5,351,687 
IHI Corp.   45,800    1,104,043 
Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.   96,100    2,300,653 
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.   173,300    4,366,371 
Panasonic Corp.   345,400    2,988,794 
Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.   7,400    1,881,503 
Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.   92,500    3,490,531 
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.   44,200    1,315,797 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.   175,900    6,155,326 
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.   121,700    1,463,666 
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.   74,100    3,481,036 
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   136,433    5,583,752 
         39,483,159 
Luxembourg — 1.8%          
SES SA   246,017    3,829,744 
Tenaris SA   127,371    1,795,752 
         5,625,496 
Netherlands — 5.1%          
Akzo Nobel NV   28,606    2,537,322 
ING Groep NV   534,379    6,477,390 
NXP Semiconductor NV   47,900    4,233,881 
SBM Offshore NV   159,233    3,027,294 
         16,275,887 
Norway — 1.0%          
Yara International ASA   77,872    3,188,453 
Republic of Korea — 4.6%          
Hana Financial Group, Inc.   79,353    2,544,421 
KB Financial Group, Inc. ADR (a)   88,116    3,265,579 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.   222,347    8,743,700 
         14,553,700 
Singapore — 1.5%          
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.   2,216,600    4,945,729 
Switzerland — 6.6%          
Landis+Gyr Group AG   25,523    1,616,984 
Novartis AG Registered   59,896    5,764,614 
Roche Holding AG   27,562    7,597,729 
UBS Group AG Registered   484,462    5,881,164 
         20,860,491 

 

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

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Number of

Shares

   Value 
         
Taiwan — 1.6%          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   641,275   $5,130,159 
Thailand — 1.3%          
Bangkok Bank PCL Foreign Registered   588,900    4,014,465 
United Kingdom — 15.4%          
BAE Systems PLC   359,230    2,263,104 
BP PLC   1,367,221    9,980,660 
Cobham PLC (a)   190,441    274,124 
HSBC Holdings PLC   623,600    5,078,987 
Johnson Matthey PLC   96,470    3,951,613 
Kingfisher PLC   1,267,063    3,878,209 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A   2,397    75,319 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B   270,523    8,551,097 
Standard Chartered PLC   1,019,428    7,880,582 
Travis Perkins PLC   149,165    2,672,143 
Vodafone Group PLC Sponsored ADR   236,983    4,308,351 
         48,914,189 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK          
(Cost $302,091,265)        309,337,630 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES          
(Cost $302,091,265)        309,337,630 
           
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.0%          
United States — 0.0%          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (c)   104,222    104,222 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS          
(Cost $104,222)        104,222 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $302,195,487)        309,441,852 

 

  

Principal

Amount

     
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.7%          
Repurchase Agreement — 1.7%          
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/29/19, 1.250%, due 4/01/19 (d)  $5,419,457    5,419,457 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $5,419,457)        5,419,457 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.1%          
(Cost $307,614,944) (e)       $314,861,309 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.9%        2,926,836 
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $317,788,145 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Non-income producing security.

(b)Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2019, was $93,513 or 0.03% 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 $5,420,022. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.375%, maturity date of 3/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $5,530,855.

(e)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 Fundamental Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

  

Number of

Shares

   Value 
         
EQUITIES — 98.7%          
COMMON STOCK — 98.7%          
Basic Materials — 0.5%          
Chemicals — 0.5%          
The Sherwin-Williams Co.   1,197   $515,560 
Communications — 19.4%          
Internet — 17.6%          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a)   5,252    958,227 
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)   5,611    6,583,443 
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)   3,427    6,102,630 
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)   109    190,195 
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a)   18,005    3,001,254 
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)   3,379    820,692 
VeriSign, Inc. (a)   8,281    1,503,498 
         19,159,939 
Media — 0.6%          
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.   2,738    679,763 
Telecommunications — 1.2%          
Cisco Systems, Inc.   18,538    1,000,867 
Verizon Communications, Inc.   6,004    355,016 
         1,355,883 
         21,195,585 
Consumer, Cyclical — 9.8%          
Apparel — 2.0%          
NIKE, Inc. Class B   25,271    2,128,071 
Retail — 7.8%          
AutoZone, Inc. (a)   1,865    1,909,984 
The Home Depot, Inc.   5,585    1,071,705 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.   14,970    1,638,766 
McDonald’s Corp.   7,300    1,386,270 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)   3,043    1,181,597 
Ross Stores, Inc.   7,403    689,219 
The TJX Cos., Inc.   12,523    666,349 
         8,543,890 
         10,671,961 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 21.9%          
Beverages — 1.1%          
Monster Beverage Corp. (a)   21,692    1,183,949 
Commercial Services — 10.8%          
Experian PLC   43,377    1,175,325 
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)   7,079    1,745,611 
Gartner, Inc. (a)   5,432    823,926 
Global Payments, Inc.   13,683    1,868,003 
IHS Markit Ltd. (a)   21,246    1,155,357 
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)   24,352    2,528,712 
S&P Global, Inc.   6,833    1,438,688 
Worldpay, Inc. Class A (a)   9,635    1,093,573 
         11,829,195 

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Number of

Shares

   Value 
         
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 1.1%          
The Procter & Gamble Co.   11,305   $1,176,285 
Health Care – Products — 6.3%          
Baxter International, Inc.   13,381    1,088,009 
Danaher Corp.   9,731    1,284,687 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)   6,498    1,243,262 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)   2,610    1,489,214 
Teleflex, Inc.   1,186    358,362 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   5,038    1,379,001 
         6,842,535 
Health Care – Services — 2.3%          
Anthem, Inc.   5,371    1,541,370 
ICON PLC (a)   7,097    969,308 
         2,510,678 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%          
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (a)   11,856    380,222 
         23,922,864 
Financial — 11.5%          
Diversified Financial Services — 9.0%          
American Express Co.   14,929    1,631,740 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   13,360    1,017,230 
Mastercard, Inc. Class A   12,393    2,917,932 
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.   19,925    996,051 
Visa, Inc. Class A   21,037    3,285,769 
         9,848,722 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.5%          
American Tower Corp.   13,811    2,721,595 
         12,570,317 
Industrial — 8.7%          
Aerospace & Defense — 1.4%          
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (a)   9,423    334,799 
The Boeing Co.   3,040    1,159,517 
         1,494,316 
Electronics — 2.7%          
Agilent Technologies, Inc.   13,578    1,091,400 
Fortive Corp.   6,351    532,785 
Waters Corp. (a)   5,353    1,347,404 
         2,971,589 
Machinery – Diversified — 1.8%          
Roper Technologies, Inc.   5,661    1,935,892 
Transportation — 2.8%          
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.   7,568    574,411 
Norfolk Southern Corp.   5,902    1,103,025 
Union Pacific Corp.   8,114    1,356,661 
         3,034,097 
         9,435,894 

 

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

 

39 

 

  

Number of

Shares

   Value 
         
Technology — 26.9%          
Computers — 7.3%          
Apple, Inc.   22,773   $4,325,731 
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)   14,488    1,832,587 
Fortinet, Inc. (a)   17,587    1,476,780 
NetApp, Inc.   5,569    386,155 
         8,021,253 
Semiconductors — 2.0%          
Broadcom, Inc.   4,018    1,208,253 
Microchip Technology, Inc.   11,389    944,831 
         2,153,084 
Software — 17.6%          
Adobe, Inc. (a)   7,258    1,934,185 
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)   6,703    681,226 
Guidewire Software, Inc. (a)   10,150    986,174 
Intuit, Inc.   6,164    1,611,331 
Microsoft Corp.   68,974    8,134,794 
salesforce.com, Inc. (a)   12,417    1,966,480 
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)   4,786    1,179,701 
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc   24,444    1,556,838 
VMware, Inc. Class A   6,284    1,134,325 
         19,185,054 
         29,359,391 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK          
(Cost $85,250,540)        107,671,572 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES          
(Cost $85,250,540)        107,671,572 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $85,250,540)        107,671,572 

 

  

Principal

Amount

     
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.9%          
Repurchase Agreement — 0.9%          
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/29/19, 1.250%, due 4/01/19 (b)   $1,031,702    1,031,702 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $1,031,702)        1,031,702 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6%          
(Cost $86,282,242) (c)        108,703,274 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.4%        424,427 
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $109,127,701 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Non-income producing security.

(b)Maturity value of $1,031,810. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.125%, maturity date of 4/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,054,693.

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

 

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

 

40 

 

MML Fundamental Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

  

Number of

Shares

   Value 
EQUITIES — 99.0%          
           
COMMON STOCK — 99.0%          
Basic Materials — 5.2%          
Chemicals — 4.7%          
DowDuPont, Inc.   75,732   $4,037,273 
FMC Corp.   18,394    1,413,027 
The Mosaic Co.   36,151    987,284 
Nutrien Ltd.   46,718    2,464,842 
         8,902,426 
Mining — 0.5%          
Barrick Gold Corp.   72,186    989,670 
         9,892,096 
Communications — 14.3%          
Internet — 3.3%          
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)   2,922    3,438,872 
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)   807    1,408,142 
eBay, Inc.   38,805    1,441,218 
         6,288,232 
Media — 4.2%          
Comcast Corp. Class A   168,275    6,727,635 
Liberty Global PLC Series C (a)   52,549    1,272,211 
         7,999,846 
Telecommunications — 6.8%          
Cisco Systems, Inc.   150,879    8,145,957 
Verizon Communications, Inc.   81,860    4,840,382 
         12,986,339 
         27,274,417 
Consumer, Cyclical — 7.0%          
Airlines — 2.6%          
Delta Air Lines, Inc.   55,554    2,869,364 
Southwest Airlines Co.   39,980    2,075,362 
         4,944,726 
Home Builders — 0.2%          
Toll Brothers, Inc.   13,339    482,872 
Lodging — 1.6%          
Las Vegas Sands Corp.   24,097    1,468,953 
Wyndham Destinations, Inc.   20,439    827,575 
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   16,522    825,935 
         3,122,463 
Retail — 2.6%          
AutoZone, Inc. (a)   1,081    1,107,074 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.   18,382    2,012,277 
Target Corp.   21,662    1,738,592 
         4,857,943 
         13,408,004 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 22.4%          
Beverages — 1.1%          
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC   25,760   $1,332,823 
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B   13,185    786,485 
         2,119,308 

 

41 

 

  

Number of

Shares

   Value 
Biotechnology — 0.9%          
Biogen, Inc. (a)   2,043    482,924 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   19,675    1,279,072 
         1,761,996 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 3.0%          
The Procter & Gamble Co.   54,423    5,662,713 
Foods — 1.5%          
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A   40,457    2,019,614 
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A   12,905    895,994 
         2,915,608 
Health Care – Products — 1.8%          
Medtronic PLC   38,037    3,464,410 
Health Care – Services — 2.2%          
Anthem, Inc.   6,460    1,853,891 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.   17,951    1,614,154 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   2,765    683,674 
         4,151,719 
Pharmaceuticals — 11.9%          
Cigna Corp.   22,821    3,670,073 
CVS Health Corp.   38,140    2,056,890 
Johnson & Johnson   57,985    8,105,723 
McKesson Corp.   8,954    1,048,155 
Novartis AG Sponsored ADR   27,118    2,607,125 
Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR   14,064    735,688 
Pfizer, Inc.   100,724    4,277,748 
         22,501,402 
         42,577,156 
Energy — 10.0%          
Oil & Gas — 9.6%          
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.   47,227    1,298,742 
Chevron Corp.   43,448    5,351,925 
Cimarex Energy Co.   18,268    1,276,933 
ConocoPhillips   40,628    2,711,513 
Noble Energy, Inc.   92,534    2,288,366 
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Sponsored ADR   35,318    562,262 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   6,902    1,051,036 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A Sponsored ADR   60,230    3,769,796 
         18,310,573 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.4%          
Apergy Corp. (a)   15,662    643,082 
         18,953,655 

 

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

42 

 

  

Number of

Shares

   Value 
Financial — 24.0%          
Banks — 9.0%          
Bank of America Corp.   231,691   $6,392,355 
BB&T Corp.   14,777    687,574 
Citigroup, Inc.   82,102    5,108,386 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.   11,578    685,997 
Wells Fargo & Co.   87,554    4,230,609 
         17,104,921 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.7%          
American Express Co.   10,879    1,189,075 
Discover Financial Services   29,829    2,122,631 
         3,311,706 
Insurance — 11.1%          
The Allstate Corp.   38,651    3,640,151 
American International Group, Inc.   78,277    3,370,608 
Aon PLC   11,528    1,967,830 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a)   39,064    7,847,567 
Chubb Ltd.   20,479    2,868,698 
Everest Re Group Ltd.   6,198    1,338,520 
         21,033,374 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.2%          
Equity Residential   16,231    1,222,519 
Essex Property Trust, Inc.   3,659    1,058,329 
SL Green Realty Corp.   20,701    1,861,434 
         4,142,282 
         45,592,283 
Industrial — 9.8%          
Aerospace & Defense — 3.2%          
The Boeing Co.   5,336    2,035,257 
United Technologies Corp.   31,977    4,121,516 
         6,156,773 
Building Materials — 1.4%          
Cemex SAB de CV Sponsored ADR (a)   129,247    599,706 
CRH PLC Sponsored ADR   33,050    1,024,550 
Owens Corning   20,647    972,887 
         2,597,143 
Machinery – Diversified — 1.0%          
Dover Corp.   19,799    1,857,146 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.3%          
Eaton Corp. PLC   30,337    2,443,949 
Transportation — 2.9%          
Kansas City Southern   10,325    1,197,493 
Union Pacific Corp.   16,982    2,839,390 
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B   14,221    1,589,055 
         5,625,938 
         18,680,949 
Technology — 5.6%          
Computers — 2.8%          
DXC Technology Co.   46,404   $2,984,241 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.   85,217    1,314,898 
HP, Inc.   51,329    997,323 
         5,296,462 

 

43 

 

  

Number of

Shares

   Value 
Semiconductors — 0.5%          
NXP Semiconductor NV   10,531    930,835 
Software — 2.3%          
Microsoft Corp.   13,716    1,617,665 
Oracle Corp.   51,972    2,791,416 
         4,409,081 
         10,636,378 
Utilities — 0.7%          
Electric — 0.7%          
Edison International   20,703    1,281,930 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCK          
(Cost $176,995,278)        188,296,868 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES          
(Cost $176,995,278)        188,296,868 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $176,995,278)        188,296,868 

 

    

Principal

 Amount

      
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.9%          
Repurchase Agreement — 0.9%          
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/29/19, 1.250%, due 4/01/19 (b)  $1,695,468    1,695,468 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $1,695,468)        1,695,468 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%          
(Cost $178,690,746) (c)        189,992,336 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.1%        157,169 
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $190,149,505 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Maturity value of $1,695,645. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.125%, maturity date of 4/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,730,516.
(c)See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

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

44 

 

MML Global Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

  

Number of

Shares

   Value 
EQUITIES — 99.2%          
           
COMMON STOCK — 99.2%          
Austria — 0.4%          
Erste Group Bank AG   22,097   $812,185 
Brazil — 0.3%          
Ambev SA   171,231    736,031 
Canada — 1.9%          
Canadian National Railway Co.   48,994    4,383,982 
Cayman Islands — 0.2%          
Sands China Ltd.   89,200    448,194 
Denmark — 0.7%          
Carlsberg A/S Class B   12,785    1,597,572 
France — 10.3%          
Air Liquide SA   17,641    2,246,178 
Danone SA   50,778    3,916,703 
Hermes International   810    535,308 
Legrand SA   34,670    2,324,177 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE   15,088    5,564,154 
Pernod Ricard SA   24,538    4,407,270 
Schneider Electric SE   61,309    4,821,579 
         23,815,369 
Germany — 4.1%          
Bayer AG Registered   59,643    3,854,635 
Brenntag AG   22,599    1,163,239 
Deutsche Boerse AG   7,129    914,043 
Merck KGaA   16,103    1,836,093 
MTU Aero Engines AG   7,124    1,612,953 
         9,380,963 
Ireland — 7.4%          
Accenture PLC Class A   34,135    6,008,443 
Linde PLC   5,893    1,036,755 
Linde PLC (a)   20,112    3,522,744 
Medtronic PLC   69,923    6,368,587 
         16,936,529 
Israel — 1.4%          
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)   24,912    3,151,119 
Japan — 2.7%          
Hoya Corp.   23,900    1,581,459 
Kubota Corp.   181,400    2,632,688 
Olympus Corp.   191,200    2,079,070 
         6,293,217 
Mexico — 0.3%          
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Class O   113,906    618,817 
Netherlands — 2.6%          
Akzo Nobel NV (a)   31,833   $2,823,553 
Heineken NV   20,927    2,210,753 
Schlumberger Ltd.   24,106    1,050,299 
         6,084,605 

 

45 

 

  

Number of

Shares

   Value 
Republic of Korea — 0.8%          
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.   46,608    1,832,840 
Spain — 1.2%          
Aena SME SA (b)   15,537    2,798,543 
Sweden — 2.3%          
Essity AB Class B   185,380    5,350,891 
Switzerland — 7.5%          
Adecco Group AG Registered   20,395    1,089,259 
Cie Financiere Richemont SA Registered   29,402    2,144,880 
Julius Baer Group Ltd.   21,684    877,539 
Nestle SA Registered   65,740    6,274,019 
Roche Holding AG   14,242    3,925,943 
Sonova Holding AG Registered   4,058    803,212 
UBS Group AG Registered   170,741    2,072,724 
         17,187,576 
Thailand — 0.2%          
Kasikornbank PCL   78,400    465,154 
United Kingdom — 9.3%          
Aon PLC   15,168    2,589,179 
Aptiv PLC   14,030    1,115,245 
Burberry Group PLC   49,624    1,267,425 
Compass Group PLC   108,066    2,540,216 
Diageo PLC   126,885    5,189,842 
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC   60,780    5,064,654 
Whitbread PLC   23,482    1,556,447 
WPP PLC   201,881    2,139,220 
        21,462,228 
United States — 45.6%          
3M Co.   17,996    3,739,209 
Abbott Laboratories   45,569    3,642,786 
American Express Co.   28,279    3,090,895 
Amphenol Corp. Class A   13,503    1,275,223 
AutoZone, Inc. (a)   682    698,450 
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   69,386    3,499,136 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   42,872    2,314,659 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A   36,601    2,651,743 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.   38,460    2,636,048 
Comcast Corp. Class A   166,288    6,648,194 
The Cooper Cos., Inc.   9,483    2,808,580 
Coty, Inc. Class A   117,358    1,349,617 
eBay, Inc.   53,482    1,986,322 
Equifax, Inc.   14,632    1,733,892 

 

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

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Number of

Shares

   Value 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   10,900   $2,092,691 
Harley-Davidson, Inc.   18,985    677,005 
Honeywell International, Inc.   34,852    5,538,680 
Johnson & Johnson   6,610    924,012 
Kansas City Southern   36,948    4,285,229 
Kellogg Co.   32,303    1,853,546 
Marriott International, Inc. Class A   1,491    186,509 
Microchip Technology, Inc.   11,037    915,630 
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.   16,551    440,919 
NOW, Inc. (a)   9,674    135,049 
Omnicom Group, Inc.   15,917    1,161,782 
Oracle Corp.   65,677    3,527,512 
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)   15,794    1,640,049 
PPG Industries, Inc.   24,959    2,817,122 
Resideo Technologies, Inc. (a)   5,935    114,486 
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a)   30,071    553,607 
State Street Corp.   49,399    3,250,948 
Stryker Corp.   22,833    4,509,974 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   26,985    7,386,334 
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B   33,478    3,740,832 
United Technologies Corp.   18,469    2,380,469 
Visa, Inc. Class A   46,085    7,198,016 
The Walt Disney Co.   39,199    4,352,265 
Waters Corp. (a)   9,578    2,410,878 
Wynn Resorts Ltd.   3,538    422,154 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   32,911    4,202,735 
         104,793,187 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK          

(Cost $184,942,289)

        228,149,002 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES          

(Cost $184,942,289)

        228,149,002 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $184,942,289)        228,149,002 

 

  

Principal

Amount

     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.8%          
Repurchase Agreement — 0.8%          
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/29/19, 1.250%, due 4/01/19 (c)  $1,849,576    1,849,576 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $1,849,576)        1,849,576 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%          
(Cost $186,791,865) (d)        229,998,578 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.0%        38,655 
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $230,037,233 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Securities exempt from registration under rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $2,798,543 or 1.22% of net assets.
(c)Maturity value of $1,849,769. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 1.750%, maturity date of 5/31/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,890,185.
(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 Growth Allocation Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

  

Number of

Shares

   Value 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%          
Equity Funds — 74.8%          
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)   3,968,363   $67,303,433 
MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a)   6,702,795    74,669,139 
MML Equity Index Fund, Class III (a)   2,034,888    64,851,896 
MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a)   3,740,281    22,553,893 
MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a)   6,811,157    67,907,238 
MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a)   3,032,008    33,109,531 
MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a)   5,032,112    67,832,863 
MML Global Fund, Class I (a)   6,219,957    73,208,899 
MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)   8,098,278    76,771,672 
MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a)   6,958,411    67,774,928 
MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)   1,925,781    21,645,783 
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)   4,442,531    71,924,581 
MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)   6,580,520    69,687,702 
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class (a)   963,182    14,824,478 
MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a)   1,899,003    29,643,434 
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)   2,033,873    24,142,076 
MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II (a)   5,211,948    59,416,205 
Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   280,746    22,981,838 
Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   789,715    35,055,432 
Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   12,885,252    125,631,208 
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   15,160,211    34,262,076 
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)   903,284    27,739,861 
         1,152,938,166 
Fixed Income Funds — 25.3%          
MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a)   8,460,641   $84,014,164 
MML High Yield Fund, Class II (a)   1,211,238    11,700,563 
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class (a)   5,984,179    60,081,160 
MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a)   9,631,302    119,050,819 
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II (a)   4,109,796    40,070,511 
MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a)   7,139,741    74,895,880 
         389,813,097 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS          
(Cost $1,551,371,197)        1,542,751,263 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $1,551,371,197)        1,542,751,263 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%          
(Cost $1,551,371,197) (b)        1,542,751,263 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%        (951,873)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $1,541,799,390 

 

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, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
EQUITIES — 99.2%
 
COMMON STOCK — 99.2%
Basic Materials — 2.4%
Chemicals — 2.4%
PPG Industries, Inc.    12,574   $1,419,227 
The Sherwin-Williams Co.    4,608    1,984,712 
         3,403,939 
Communications — 10.0%
Internet — 6.2%
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)    4,083    4,805,242 
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)    1,620    1,900,762 
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a)    12,804    2,134,299 
         8,840,303 
Media — 2.6%
Comcast Corp. Class A    71,634    2,863,927 
The Walt Disney Co.    7,185    797,751 
         3,661,678 
Telecommunications — 1.2%
Cisco Systems, Inc.    30,922    1,669,479 
         14,171,460 
Consumer, Cyclical — 9.3%
Apparel — 2.3%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE    4,633    1,708,558 
NIKE, Inc. Class B    17,414    1,466,433 
         3,174,991 
Retail — 7.0%
Costco Wholesale Corp.    7,072    1,712,414 
Dollar General Corp.    8,712    1,039,341 
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)    9,344    981,494 
Ross Stores, Inc.    20,229    1,883,320 
Starbucks Corp.    31,711    2,357,396 
Tractor Supply Co.    20,337    1,988,145 
         9,962,110 
         13,137,101 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 24.9%
Beverages — 2.5%
Diageo PLC    38,020    1,555,092 
Pernod Ricard SA    11,232    2,017,379 
         3,572,471 
Biotechnology — 0.8%
Biogen, Inc. (a)    4,564    1,078,838 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 2.0%
Colgate-Palmolive Co.    26,367    1,807,194 
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A    5,884    974,096 
         2,781,290 
Foods — 3.2%
Danone SA    24,800   $1,912,920 
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A    52,380    2,614,809 
         4,527,729 

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    Number of
Shares
    Value  
Health Care – Products — 9.0%
Abbott Laboratories    19,143    1,530,291 
Becton Dickinson and Co.    3,950    986,434 
Danaher Corp.    26,736    3,529,687 
Medtronic PLC    35,865    3,266,584 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.    12,898    3,530,441 
         12,843,437 
Household Products & Wares — 0.8%
Kimberly-Clark Corp.    9,638    1,194,148 
Pharmaceuticals — 6.6%
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (a)    39,417    1,264,103 
Eli Lilly & Co.    14,379    1,865,819 
Johnson & Johnson    26,579    3,715,478 
McKesson Corp.    9,807    1,148,008 
Zoetis, Inc.    13,709    1,380,085 
         9,373,493 
         35,371,406 
Energy — 4.8%
Oil & Gas — 1.6%
EOG Resources, Inc.    24,413    2,323,629 
Oil & Gas Services — 1.6%
Core Laboratories NV    8,285    571,085 
Schlumberger Ltd.    38,489    1,676,966 
         2,248,051 
Pipelines — 1.6%
Enterprise Products Partners LP (b)    77,801    2,264,009 
         6,835,689 
Financial — 21.1%
Banks — 8.1%
Bank of America Corp.    120,264    3,318,084 
BB&T Corp.    29,125    1,355,186 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.    9,246    1,775,140 
JP Morgan Chase & Co.    37,606    3,806,855 
Morgan Stanley    29,256    1,234,603 
         11,489,868 
Diversified Financial Services — 7.9%
Mastercard, Inc. Class A    14,146    3,330,676 
Nasdaq, Inc.    23,473    2,053,653 
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.    20,747    1,037,142 
Visa, Inc. Class A    30,533    4,768,949 
         11,190,420 
Insurance — 1.1%
Chubb Ltd.    11,524    1,614,282 

 

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

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Private Equity — 1.1%
The Blackstone Group LP (b)    43,811   $1,532,071 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.9%
American Tower Corp.    21,258    4,189,102 
         30,015,743 
Industrial — 9.6%
Aerospace & Defense — 1.4%
United Technologies Corp.    15,842    2,041,876 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.1%
AMETEK, Inc.    19,436    1,612,605 
Electronics — 3.7%
Fortive Corp.    15,345    1,287,292 
Honeywell International, Inc.    17,192    2,732,153 
TE Connectivity Ltd.    14,942    1,206,566 
         5,226,011 
Engineering & Construction — 0.4%
Fluor Corp.    15,564    572,755 
Packaging & Containers — 1.2%
Crown Holdings, Inc. (a)    31,788    1,734,671 
Transportation — 1.8%
Canadian National Railway Co.    28,123    2,516,446 
         13,704,364 
Technology — 16.6%
Computers — 7.0%
Accenture PLC Class A    15,648    2,754,361 
Amdocs Ltd.    28,568    1,545,815 
Apple, Inc.    8,477    1,610,206 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A    35,344    2,560,673 
DXC Technology Co.    24,427    1,570,900 
         10,041,955 
Semiconductors — 2.6%
Analog Devices, Inc.    13,043    1,373,037 
Texas Instruments, Inc.    21,592    2,290,263 
         3,663,300 
Software — 7.0%
Adobe, Inc. (a)    7,119    1,897,142 
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)    15,716    1,597,217 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.    26,669    3,016,264 
Microsoft Corp.    19,863    2,342,642 
salesforce.com, Inc. (a)    6,854    1,085,468 
         9,938,733 
         23,643,988 
Utilities — 0.5%
Electric — 0.5%
American Electric Power Co., Inc.    8,974   $751,573 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCK          
(Cost $92,420,701)         141,035,263 

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    Number of
Shares
    Value 
TOTAL EQUITIES          
(Cost $92,420,701)         141,035,263 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $92,420,701)        141,035,263 

 

   Principal
Amount
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.8%
Repurchase Agreement — 0.8%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/29/19, 1.250%, due 4/01/19 (c)   $1,175,984    1,175,984 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $1,175,984)         1,175,984 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%          
(Cost $93,596,685) (d)         142,211,247 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.0)%         (46,339)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%        $142,164,908 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Security is a Master Limited Partnership.
(c)Maturity value of $1,176,106. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.375%, maturity date of 3/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,202,797.
(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, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
EQUITIES — 98.2%
 
COMMON STOCK — 98.2%
Basic Materials — 5.9%
Chemicals — 5.9%
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.   14,205   $2,712,587 
DowDuPont, Inc.   113,525    6,052,018 
Linde PLC   38,603    6,791,426 
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A   13,743    1,155,511 
         16,711,542 
         16,711,542 
Communications — 4.2%
Internet — 0.8%
eBay, Inc.   59,519    2,210,536 
Media — 1.0%
Comcast Corp. Class A   66,209    2,647,036 
Telecommunications — 2.4%
AT&T, Inc.   90,982    2,853,195 
Verizon Communications, Inc.   66,912    3,956,507 
         6,809,702 
         11,667,274 
Consumer, Cyclical — 9.8%
Airlines — 0.5%
Southwest Airlines Co.   25,790    1,338,759 
Food Services — 0.7%
Aramark   65,192    1,926,423 
Home Builders — 0.5%
Lennar Corp. Class A   27,364    1,343,299 
Home Furnishing — 0.6%
Whirlpool Corp.   12,376    1,644,647 
Leisure Time — 1.6%
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)   41,003    2,253,525 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.   19,585    2,244,832 
         4,498,357 
Lodging — 0.7%
MGM Resorts International   79,383    2,036,968 
Retail — 5.2%
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.   12,474    2,127,191 
Dollar General Corp.   23,090    2,754,637 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.   55,551    6,081,168 
Target Corp.   48,052    3,856,654 
         14,819,650 
         27,608,103 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 14.6%
Agriculture — 1.5%
Philip Morris International, Inc.   48,560    4,292,218 
Beverages — 0.8%
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC (a)   42,256   $2,186,325 
Commercial Services — 1.1%
AMERCO   4,677    1,737,552 
Nielsen Holdings PLC   55,800    1,320,786 
         3,058,338 

 

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Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
Health Care – Products — 0.9%
Medtronic PLC   27,412    2,496,685 
Health Care – Services — 2.2%
Anthem, Inc.   11,378    3,265,259 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   12,105    2,993,082 
         6,258,341 
Pharmaceuticals — 8.1%
Cardinal Health, Inc.   38,818    1,869,087 
CVS Health Corp.   80,780    4,356,465 
Johnson & Johnson   24,398    3,410,596 
Merck & Co., Inc.   17,952    1,493,068 
Pfizer, Inc.   153,069    6,500,841 
Sanofi ADR   100,899    4,467,808 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a)   41,918    657,274 
         22,755,139 
         41,047,046 
Energy — 13.4%
Oil & Gas — 12.2%
BP PLC Sponsored ADR   144,771    6,329,388 
Chevron Corp.   17,167    2,114,631 
ConocoPhillips   62,863    4,195,476 
EOG Resources, Inc.   14,918    1,419,895 
Hess Corp.   39,817    2,398,178 
Kosmos Energy Ltd.   234,216    1,459,166 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.   52,828    3,497,213 
Parsley Energy, Inc. Class A (a)   78,759    1,520,049 
Phillips 66   66,304    6,310,152 
Valero Energy Corp.   42,171    3,577,366 
Vermilion Energy, Inc. (b)   56,911    1,405,702 
         34,227,216 
Oil & Gas Services — 1.2%
Schlumberger Ltd.   80,755    3,518,496 
         37,745,712 
Financial — 22.7%
Banks — 11.2%
Bank of America Corp.   128,029    3,532,320 
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   44,246    2,231,326 
JP Morgan Chase & Co.   72,449    7,334,012 
State Street Corp.   85,883    5,651,960 
US Bancorp   128,927    6,212,992 

 

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

 

 54

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Wells Fargo & Co.   136,362   $6,589,012 
         31,551,622 
Diversified Financial Services — 4.2%
American Express Co.   59,130    6,462,909 
E*TRADE Financial Corp.   42,128    1,956,003 
Navient Corp.   89,747    1,038,373 
SLM Corp.   243,795    2,416,008 
         11,873,293 
Insurance — 3.7%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a)   11,427    2,295,570 
Chubb Ltd.   29,910    4,189,793 
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.   35,992    1,315,508 
Willis Towers Watson PLC   14,445    2,537,264 
         10,338,135 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 3.0%
HCP, Inc.   136,793    4,281,621 
Liberty Property Trust   38,523    1,865,284 
MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A   69,805    2,251,211 
         8,398,116 
Savings & Loans — 0.6%
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.   134,322    1,554,106 
         63,715,272 
Industrial — 11.8%
Aerospace & Defense — 3.2%
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Class A   26,810    2,453,919 
United Technologies Corp.   51,021    6,576,097 
         9,030,016 
Building Materials — 2.6%
Johnson Controls International PLC   165,211    6,102,894 
Owens Corning   27,163    1,279,921 
         7,382,815 
Engineering & Construction — 0.6%
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.   21,616    1,625,307 
Hand & Machine Tools — 2.3%
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.   48,636    6,622,764 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.6%
Wabtec Corp.   22,840    1,683,765 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 2.5%
General Electric Co.   693,489    6,927,955 
         33,272,622 
Technology — 8.6%
Computers — 1.2%
International Business Machines Corp.   23,440    3,307,384 
Semiconductors — 4.7%
Broadcom, Inc.   8,623    2,593,022 
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.   116,593   $2,319,035 
Microchip Technology, Inc.   21,528    1,785,963 
QUALCOMM, Inc.   77,612    4,426,212 
Texas Instruments, Inc.   20,000    2,121,400 
         13,245,632 
Software — 2.7%
Microsoft Corp.   20,976    2,473,909 
Oracle Corp.   97,374    5,229,958 
         7,703,867 
         24,256,883 

 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Utilities — 7.2%
Electric — 7.2%
Dominion Energy, Inc.   99,862    7,655,421 
Entergy Corp.   53,017    5,070,016 
Exelon Corp.   150,790    7,559,102 
         20,284,539 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCK          
(Cost $270,182,913)        276,308,993 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES          
(Cost $270,182,913)        276,308,993 
 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.1%
Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (c)   252,500    252,500 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS          
(Cost $252,500)        252,500 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $270,435,413)        276,561,493 

 

   Principal
Amount
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.4%
Repurchase Agreement — 1.4%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/29/19, 1.250%, due 4/01/19 (d)  $3,893,476    3,893,476 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $3,893,476)        3,893,476 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7%          
(Cost $274,328,889) (e)        280,454,969 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.3%        743,440 
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $281,198,409 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Non-income producing security.

(b)Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2019, was $247,000 or 0.09% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers. (Note 2).

(c)Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).

(d)Maturity value of $3,893,882. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates ranging from 1.875% – 2.375%, maturity dates ranging from 3/15/22 – 4/30/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $3,973,699.

(e)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 International Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
EQUITIES — 97.0%
 
COMMON STOCK — 97.0%
Australia — 2.2%
AMP Ltd.   832,394   $1,247,241 
Brambles Ltd.   38,000    318,251 
Orica Ltd.   175,667    2,206,512 
         3,772,004 
Canada — 1.6%
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class B   8,000    471,254 
Cenovus Energy, Inc.   277,815    2,411,534 
         2,882,788 
Cayman Islands — 1.1%
Baidu, Inc. Sponsored ADR (a)   11,985    1,975,727 
France — 11.0%
Accor SA   79,200    3,209,827 
BNP Paribas SA   156,850    7,517,429 
Bureau Veritas SA   72,000    1,691,971 
Danone SA   13,291    1,025,186 
Publicis Groupe SA   59,502    3,191,909 
Valeo SA   97,210    2,830,162 
         19,466,484 
Germany — 16.3%
Allianz SE Registered   19,390    4,312,706 
Bayer AG Registered   78,494    5,072,946 
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG   65,550    5,054,944 
Continental AG   35,080    5,280,688 
Daimler AG Registered   110,303    6,463,972 
thyssenkrupp AG   190,200    2,612,915 
         28,798,171 
India — 0.6%
Axis Bank Ltd. (a)   85,942    960,098 
Indonesia — 1.3%
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT   4,354,500    2,280,704 
Ireland — 3.4%
Ryanair Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (a)   53,410    4,002,546 
Willis Towers Watson PLC   11,679    2,051,416 
         6,053,962 
Italy — 3.4%
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA   2,463,000    6,002,271 
Japan — 5.0%
Komatsu Ltd.   144,100    3,369,954 
Olympus Corp.   142,100    1,545,167 
Omron Corp. (b)   19,200    903,232 
Toyota Motor Corp.   52,200    3,061,815 
         8,880,168 
Mexico — 0.8%
Grupo Televisa SAB Sponsored ADR   132,800   $1,468,768 
Netherlands — 7.5%
Akzo Nobel NV   11,520    1,021,812 
ASML Holding NV   15,250    2,865,836 
CNH Industrial NV   525,408    5,358,023 
EXOR NV   61,400    3,988,572 
         13,234,243 

 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Republic of Korea — 2.8%
NAVER Corp.   20,795    2,275,014 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.   68,550    2,695,699 
         4,970,713 
South Africa — 2.1%
Naspers Ltd.   16,170    3,741,452 
Sweden — 6.6%
Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B   350,118    5,838,343 
SKF AB Class B   139,300    2,315,260 
Volvo AB Class B   224,670    3,473,094 
         11,626,697 
Switzerland — 8.6%
Cie Financiere Richemont SA Registered   39,140    2,855,269 
Credit Suisse Group AG Registered   531,623    6,206,015 
Kuehne & Nagel International AG Registered   14,805    2,033,076 
LafargeHolcim Ltd. Registered   64,090    3,171,146 
Nestle SA Registered   10,030    957,232 
         15,222,738 
Taiwan — 1.2%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   266,000    2,127,983 
United Kingdom — 21.5%
Ashtead Group PLC   127,674    3,084,415 
Diageo PLC   19,200    785,317 
Experian PLC   19,700    533,783 
Ferguson PLC   33,833    2,159,202 
G4S PLC   602,800    1,445,077 
Glencore PLC   1,186,100    4,933,097 
Liberty Global PLC Series A (a)   77,500    1,931,300 
Liberty Global PLC Series C (a)   86,600    2,096,586 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC   6,517,900    5,287,190 
Meggitt PLC   82,438    540,513 
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC   23,700    1,974,865 
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC   151,300    1,787,076 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC   955,700    3,082,894 
Schroders PLC   109,100    3,840,992 
Smiths Group PLC   86,200    1,613,068 

 

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

 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
WPP PLC   274,000   $2,903,425 
         37,998,800 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCK          
(Cost $188,442,862)        171,463,771 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES          
(Cost $188,442,862)        171,463,771 
 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.1%
United States — 0.1%
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (c)   230,770    230,770 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS          
(Cost $230,770)        230,770 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $188,673,632)        171,694,541 

 

    

Principal
Amount

      
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.4%
Repurchase Agreement — 2.4%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/29/19, 1.250%, due 4/01/19 (d)  $4,196,450    4,196,450 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $4,196,450)        4,196,450 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.5%          
(Cost $192,870,082) (e)        175,890,991 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.5%        846,964 
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $176,737,955 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Non-income producing security.

(b)Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2019, was $219,674 or 0.12% 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 $4,196,887. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 0.125%, maturity date of 4/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $4,285,331.

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

 

Forward contracts at March 31, 2019:

 

 

  

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

In Exchange
for

  

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 
Contract to Buy                   
CHF 224,000   State Street Bank and Trust Co.  6/19/19  $233,069   $(6,453)
                    
Contract to Deliver                   
CHF 3,135,000   State Street Bank and Trust Co.  6/19/19   3,318,198    146,578 

 

 

Currency Legend

CHFSwiss Franc

 

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

 

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MML Large Cap Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
EQUITIES — 99.4%
 
COMMON STOCK — 99.4%
Communications — 29.0%
Internet — 24.0%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a)   32,345   $5,901,345 
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)   2,519    2,964,586 
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)   2,525    2,962,608 
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)   3,797    6,761,508 
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a)   33,300    5,550,777 
         24,140,824 
Media — 1.9%
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.   7,578    1,881,390 
Telecommunications — 3.1%
Cisco Systems, Inc.   58,736    3,171,156 
         29,193,370 
Consumer, Cyclical — 6.7%
Retail — 6.7%
Starbucks Corp.   44,519    3,309,542 
Yum China Holdings, Inc.   33,793    1,517,644 
Yum! Brands, Inc.   18,564    1,852,873 
         6,680,059 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 27.0%
Beverages — 5.5%
The Coca-Cola Co.   50,558    2,369,148 
Monster Beverage Corp. (a)   57,045    3,113,516 
         5,482,664 
Biotechnology — 5.1%
Amgen, Inc.   8,725    1,657,575 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   8,396    3,447,566 
         5,105,141 
Commercial Services — 1.0%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   6,335    1,011,953 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 5.1%
Colgate-Palmolive Co.   29,542    2,024,808 
The Procter & Gamble Co.   29,674    3,087,580 
         5,112,388 
Foods — 2.6%
Danone SA Sponsored ADR   172,607    2,656,422 
Health Care – Products — 1.9%
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)   13,711    1,943,123 
Pharmaceuticals — 5.8%
Merck & Co., Inc.   14,922    1,241,063 
Novartis AG Sponsored ADR   18,564    1,784,743 
Novo Nordisk A/S Sponsored ADR   54,360    2,843,571 
         5,869,377 
         27,181,068 
Energy — 1.8%
Oil & Gas Services — 1.8%
Schlumberger Ltd.   41,205   $1,795,302 

 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Financial — 9.7%
Diversified Financial Services — 9.7%
American Express Co.   10,096    1,103,493 
SEI Investments Co.   39,495    2,063,614 
Visa, Inc. Class A   42,118    6,578,410 
         9,745,517 
Industrial — 5.5%
Machinery – Diversified — 2.6%
Deere & Co.   16,425    2,625,372 
Transportation — 2.9%
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.   38,082    2,890,424 
         5,515,796 
Technology — 19.7%
Semiconductors — 4.9%
NVIDIA Corp.   13,997    2,513,301 
QUALCOMM, Inc.   43,051    2,455,199 
         4,968,500 
Software — 14.8%
Autodesk, Inc. (a)   27,372    4,265,105 
Cerner Corp. (a)   35,537    2,033,072 
Microsoft Corp.   29,137    3,436,418 
Oracle Corp.   95,410    5,124,471 
         14,859,066 
         19,827,566 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCK          
(Cost $68,992,205)        99,938,678 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES          
(Cost $68,992,205)        99,938,678 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $68,992,205)        99,938,678 

 

  

Principal
Amount

      
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.6%
Repurchase Agreement — 0.6%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/29/19, 1.250%, due 4/01/19 (b)  $628,619    628,619 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $628,619)        628,619 

 

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

 

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   Value 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%     
(Cost $69,620,824) (c)  $100,567,297 
      
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.0)%   (35,251)
      
NET ASSETS — 100.0%  $100,532,046 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Non-income producing security.

(b)Maturity value of $628,685. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.375%, maturity date of 3/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $644,176.

(c)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 Managed Volatility Fund – Portfolio of Investments

  

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
EQUITIES — 100.2%
 
COMMON STOCK — 100.2%
Basic Materials — 2.1%
Chemicals — 1.8%
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (a)   1,426   $272,309 
Albemarle Corp. (a)   707    57,960 
Celanese Corp. (a)   819    80,762 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (a)   1,446    59,112 
DowDuPont, Inc. (a)   14,604    778,539 
Eastman Chemical Co. (a)   897    68,064 
FMC Corp. (a)   846    64,990 
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (a)   678    87,320 
Linde PLC (a)   3,571    628,246 
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A (a)   2,020    169,842 
The Mosaic Co. (a)   2,471    67,483 
PPG Industries, Inc. (a)   1,521    171,675 
The Sherwin-Williams Co. (a)   534    229,999 
         2,736,301 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%
International Paper Co. (a)   2,513    116,276 
Iron & Steel — 0.1%
Nucor Corp. (a)   1,983    115,708 
Mining — 0.1%
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (a)   9,016    116,216 
Newmont Mining Corp. (a)   3,592    128,486 
         244,702 
         3,212,987 
Communications — 15.1%
Advertising — 0.1%
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (a)   2,339    49,143 
Omnicom Group, Inc. (a)   1,396    101,894 
         151,037 
Internet — 9.3%
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) (b)   1,954    2,299,643 
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a) (b)   1,993    2,338,407 
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) (b)   2,683    4,777,752 
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)   292    509,514 
eBay, Inc. (a)   5,530    205,384 
Expedia Group, Inc. (a)   795    94,605 
F5 Networks, Inc. (a) (b)   369    57,907 
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a) (b)   15,542    2,590,696 
Netflix, Inc. (a) (b)   2,818    1,004,786 
Symantec Corp. (a)   4,025    92,535 
TripAdvisor, Inc. (a) (b)   678    34,883 
Twitter, Inc. (a) (b)   4,640    152,563 
VeriSign, Inc. (a) (b)   667   $121,101 
         14,279,776 

 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Media — 2.3%
CBS Corp. Class B (a)   2,243    106,610 
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a) (b)   1,132    392,702 
Comcast Corp. Class A (a)   29,335    1,172,813 
Discovery, Inc. Class A (a) (b)   1,098    29,668 
Discovery, Inc. Class C (a) (b)   2,410    61,262 
DISH Network Corp. Class A (a) (b)   1,613    51,116 
Fox Corp. Class A (a) (b)   2,249    82,561 
Fox Corp. Class B (a) (b)   1,084    38,894 
News Corp. Class A (a)   2,786    34,658 
News Corp. Class B (a)   778    9,717 
Viacom, Inc. Class B (a)   2,184    61,305 
The Walt Disney Co. (a)   12,967    1,439,679 
         3,480,985 
Telecommunications — 3.4%
Arista Networks, Inc. (a) (b)   353    111,004 
AT&T, Inc. (a)   47,467    1,488,565 
CenturyLink, Inc. (a)   6,378    76,472 
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)   28,645    1,546,544 
Corning, Inc. (a)   5,049    167,122 
Juniper Networks, Inc. (a)   2,245    59,425 
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (a)   1,038    145,756 
Verizon Communications, Inc. (a)   26,722    1,580,072 
         5,174,960 
         23,086,758 
Consumer, Cyclical — 8.4%
Airlines — 0.4%
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a)   869    48,768 
American Airlines Group, Inc. (a)   2,758    87,594 
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a)   3,952    204,121 
Southwest Airlines Co. (a)   3,181    165,126 
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)   1,531    122,143 
         627,752 
Apparel — 0.7%
Capri Holdings Ltd. (a) (b)   1,057    48,358 
Hanesbrands, Inc. (a)   2,536    45,344 
NIKE, Inc. Class B (a)   8,183    689,090 
PVH Corp. (a)   482    58,780 
Ralph Lauren Corp. (a)   318    41,238 
Under Armour, Inc. Class A (a) (b)   1,341    28,349 
Under Armour, Inc. Class C (a) (b)   1,292    24,380 
VF Corp. (a)   2,080    180,773 
         1,116,312 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.5%
Ford Motor Co. (a)   25,072    220,132 

 

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

 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
General Motors Co. (a)   8,349   $309,748 
PACCAR, Inc. (a)   2,352    160,265 
         690,145 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.1%
Aptiv PLC (a)   1,749    139,028 
BorgWarner, Inc. (a)   1,381    53,044 
         192,072 
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.2%
Copart, Inc. (a) (b)   1,421    86,098 
Fastenal Co. (a)   1,793    115,308 
LKQ Corp. (a) (b)   2,179    61,840 
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (a)   305    91,784 
         355,030 
Home Builders — 0.2%
D.R. Horton, Inc. (a)   2,212    91,533 
Lennar Corp. Class A (a)   1,747    85,760 
PulteGroup, Inc. (a)   1,867    52,201 
         229,494 
Home Furnishing — 0.1%
Leggett & Platt, Inc. (a)   920    38,843 
Whirlpool Corp. (a)   388    51,561 
         90,404 
Housewares — 0.0%
Newell Brands, Inc. (a)   2,884    44,240 
Leisure Time — 0.2%
Carnival Corp. (a)   2,534    128,524 
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (a)   1,169    41,687 
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a) (b)   1,454    79,912 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (a)   1,152    132,042 
         382,165 
Lodging — 0.4%
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a)   1,877    155,998 
Marriott International, Inc. Class A (a)   1,802    225,412 
MGM Resorts International (a)   3,144    80,675 
Wynn Resorts Ltd. (a)   663    79,109 
         541,194 

 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Retail — 5.5%
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (a)   484    82,537 
AutoZone, Inc. (a) (b)   164    167,956 
Best Buy Co., Inc. (a)   1,452    103,179 
CarMax, Inc. (a) (b)   1,171    81,736 
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a) (b)   157    111,519 
Costco Wholesale Corp. (a)   2,825    684,045 
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (a)   826    100,334 
Dollar General Corp. (a)   1,693    201,975 
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) (b)   1,479    155,354 
Foot Locker, Inc. (a)   695    42,117 
The Gap, Inc. (a)   1,532    40,108 
Genuine Parts Co. (a)   977   $109,453 
The Home Depot, Inc. (a)   7,287    1,398,302 
Kohl’s Corp. (a)   1,089    74,891 
L Brands, Inc. (a)   1,502    41,425 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (a)   5,165    565,413 
Macy’s, Inc. (a)   2,157    51,833 
McDonald’s Corp. (a)   4,993    948,171 
Nordstrom, Inc. (a)   827    36,702 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) (b)   525    203,857 
Ross Stores, Inc. (a)   2,333    217,202 
Starbucks Corp. (a)   8,023    596,430 
Tapestry, Inc. (a)   1,737    56,435 
Target Corp. (a)   3,388    271,921 
Tiffany & Co. (a)   719    75,890 
The TJX Cos., Inc. (a)   8,065    429,139 
Tractor Supply Co. (a)   753    73,613 
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a) (b)   378    131,820 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (a)   5,292    334,825 
Walmart, Inc. (a)   9,217    898,934 
Yum! Brands, Inc. (a)   1,999    199,520 
         8,486,636 
Textiles — 0.0%
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) (b)   367    46,297 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.1%
Hasbro, Inc. (a)   802    68,186 
Mattel, Inc. (a) (b)   2,425    31,525 
         99,711 
         12,901,452 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 22.5%
Agriculture — 1.1%
Altria Group, Inc. (a)   12,125    696,339 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (a)   3,782    163,118 
Philip Morris International, Inc. (a)   10,042    887,612 
         1,747,069 
Beverages — 1.8%
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B (a)   1,119    59,061 
The Coca-Cola Co. (a)   25,128    1,177,498 
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (a)   1,085    190,233 
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B (a)   1,170    69,790 
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) (b)   2,528    137,978 
PepsiCo, Inc. (a)   9,145    1,120,720 
         2,755,280 
Biotechnology — 2.0%
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (b)   1,428    193,037 
Amgen, Inc. (a)   4,057    770,749 
Biogen, Inc. (a) (b)   1,299    307,058 
Celgene Corp. (a) (b)   4,509    425,379 
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)   8,347    542,639 

 

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

 

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  Number of
Shares
   Value 
Illumina, Inc. (a) (b)   945   $293,602 
Incyte Corp. (a) (b)   1,122    96,503 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (b)   499    204,899 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (b)   1,680    309,036 
         3,142,902 
Commercial Services — 2.2%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (a)   2,821    450,626 
Cintas Corp. (a)   578    116,820 
Ecolab, Inc. (a)   1,644    290,232 
Equifax, Inc. (a)   766    90,771 
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a) (b)   597    147,214 
Gartner, Inc. (a) (b)   606    91,918 
Global Payments, Inc. (a)   1,059    144,575 
H&R Block, Inc. (a)   1,471    35,216 
IHS Markit Ltd. (a) (b)   2,294    124,748 
Moody’s Corp. (a)   1,064    192,680 
Nielsen Holdings PLC (a)   2,358    55,814 
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)   7,617    790,949 
Quanta Services, Inc. (a)   1,053    39,740 
Robert Half International, Inc. (a)   727    47,371 
Rollins, Inc. (a)   1,057    43,992 
S&P Global, Inc. (a)   1,612    339,407 
Total System Services, Inc. (a)   1,057    100,426 
United Rentals, Inc. (a) (b)   545    62,266 
Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a)   1,038    138,054 
         3,302,819 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 1.5%
Colgate-Palmolive Co. (a)   5,516    378,067 
Coty, Inc. Class A   3,329    38,283 
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A (a)   1,447    239,551 
The Procter & Gamble Co. (a)   16,267    1,692,581 
         2,348,482 
Foods — 1.3%
Campbell Soup Co. (a)   1,341    51,132 
Conagra Brands, Inc. (a)   3,248    90,100 
General Mills, Inc. (a)   3,793    196,288 
The Hershey Co. (a)   933    107,136 
Hormel Foods Corp. (a)   1,910    85,492 
The J.M. Smucker Co. (a)   684    79,686 
Kellogg Co. (a)   1,555    89,226 
The Kraft Heinz Co. (a)   3,972    129,686 
The Kroger Co. (a)   5,073    124,796 
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (a)   985    73,816 
McCormick & Co., Inc. (a)   767    115,533 
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A (a)   9,365    467,501 
Sysco Corp. (a)   3,036    202,683 
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A (a)   1,864    129,417 
         1,942,492 

 

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  Number of
Shares
   Value 
Health Care – Products — 4.0%
Abbott Laboratories (a)   11,383   $909,957 
ABIOMED, Inc. (a) (b)   297    84,820 
Align Technology, Inc. (a) (b)   474    134,773 
Baxter International, Inc. (a)   3,179    258,485 
Becton Dickinson and Co. (a)   1,733    432,782 
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) (b)   8,891    341,237 
The Cooper Cos., Inc. (a)   308    91,220 
Danaher Corp. (a)   4,109    542,470 
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. (a)   1,476    73,195 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) (b)   1,377    263,461 
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) (b)   927    55,722 
Hologic, Inc. (a) (b)   1,796    86,926 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a) (b)   579    129,464 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) (b)   736    419,947 
Medtronic PLC (a)   8,703    792,669 
ResMed, Inc. (a)   943    98,044 
Stryker Corp. (a)   2,004    395,830 
Teleflex, Inc. (a)   289    87,324 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a)   2,607    713,588 
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) (b)   573    81,206 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (a)   1,303    166,393 
         6,159,513 
Health Care – Services — 2.1%
Anthem, Inc. (a)   1,672    479,830 
Centene Corp. (a) (b)   2,611    138,644 
DaVita, Inc. (a) (b)   807    43,812 
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (a)   1,760    229,469 
Humana, Inc. (a)   892    237,272 
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)   1,069    153,776 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a) (b)   671    102,650 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (a)   833    74,903 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (a)   6,250    1,545,375 
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B (a)   562    75,179 
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a) (b)   314    84,701 
         3,165,611 
Household Products & Wares — 0.4%
Avery Dennison Corp. (a)   524    59,212 
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (a)   1,640    116,817 
The Clorox Co. (a)   851    136,552 
Kimberly-Clark Corp. (a)   2,270    281,253 
         593,834 
Pharmaceuticals — 6.1%
AbbVie, Inc. (a)   9,596    773,342 
Allergan PLC (a)   2,036    298,091 
AmerisourceBergen Corp. (a)   1,061    84,371 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (a)   10,526    502,195 
Cardinal Health, Inc. (a)   1,873    90,185 
Cigna Corp. (a) (b)   2,456    394,974 

 

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

 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
CVS Health Corp. (a)   8,337   $449,614 
Eli Lilly & Co. (a)   6,002    778,819 
Johnson & Johnson (a)   17,372    2,428,432 
McKesson Corp. (a)   1,243    145,506 
Merck & Co., Inc. (a)   16,857    1,401,997 
Mylan NV (a) (b)   3,316    93,975 
Nektar Therapeutics (a) (b)   1,135    38,136 
Perrigo Co. PLC (a)   708    34,097 
Pfizer, Inc. (a)   36,147    1,535,163 
Zoetis, Inc. (a)   3,165    318,621 
         9,367,518 
         34,525,520 
Energy — 5.4%
Oil & Gas — 4.5%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (a)   3,151    143,307 
Apache Corp. (a)   2,363    81,902 
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. (a)   2,902    75,742 
Chevron Corp. (a)   12,370    1,523,737 
Cimarex Energy Co. (a)   665    46,483 
Concho Resources, Inc. (a)   1,304    144,692 
ConocoPhillips (a)   7,432    496,012 
Devon Energy Corp. (a)   3,101    97,867 
Diamondback Energy, Inc. (a)   1,035    105,083 
EOG Resources, Inc. (a)   3,701    352,261 
Exxon Mobil Corp. (a)   27,582    2,228,626 
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (a)   778    43,226 
Hess Corp. (a)   1,660    99,982 
HollyFrontier Corp. (a)   1,080    53,212 
Marathon Oil Corp. (a)   5,539    92,557 
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (a)   4,345    260,048 
Noble Energy, Inc. (a)   3,176    78,542 
Occidental Petroleum Corp. (a)   4,938    326,896 
Phillips 66 (a)   2,705    257,435 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (a)   1,072    163,244 
Valero Energy Corp. (a)   2,763    234,385 
         6,905,239 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.5%
Baker Hughes a GE Co. (a)   3,470    96,188 
Halliburton Co. (a)   5,550    162,615 
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (a)   2,366    63,030 
Schlumberger Ltd. (a)   8,866    386,292 
TechnipFMC PLC (a)   2,800    65,856 
         773,981 
Pipelines — 0.4%
Kinder Morgan, Inc. (a)   12,048    241,080 
ONEOK, Inc. (a)   2,603    181,794 
The Williams Cos., Inc. (a)   7,898    226,831 
         649,705 
         8,328,925 

 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Financial — 17.5%
Banks — 6.2%
Bank of America Corp. (a)   58,477   $1,613,380 
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (a)   5,694    287,148 
BB&T Corp. (a)   4,948    230,230 
Citigroup, Inc. (a)   15,284    950,970 
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (a)   3,174    103,155 
Comerica, Inc. (a)   1,072    78,599 
Fifth Third Bancorp (a)   4,081    102,923 
First Republic Bank (a)   1,024    102,871 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (a)   2,224    426,986 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (a)   7,076    89,724 
JP Morgan Chase & Co. (a)   21,339    2,160,147 
KeyCorp (a)   6,407    100,910 
M&T Bank Corp. (a)   893    140,219 
Morgan Stanley (a)   8,333    351,653 
Northern Trust Corp. (a)   1,414    127,840 
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (a)   2,935    360,007 
Regions Financial Corp. (a)   6,872    97,239 
State Street Corp. (a)   2,467    162,353 
SunTrust Banks, Inc. (a)   2,903    172,003 
SVB Financial Group (a) (b)   338    75,158 
US Bancorp (a)   9,832    473,804 
Wells Fargo & Co. (a)   26,658    1,288,115 
Zions Bancorp NA (a)   1,090    49,497 
         9,544,931 
Diversified Financial Services — 4.2%
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a)   335    35,882 
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)   308    53,894 
American Express Co. (a)   4,530    495,129 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (a)   850    108,885 
BlackRock, Inc. (a)   802    342,751 
Capital One Financial Corp. (a)   3,000    245,070 
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (a)   700    66,808 
The Charles Schwab Corp. (a)   7,742    331,048 
CME Group, Inc. (a)   2,312    380,509 
Discover Financial Services (a)   2,179    155,058 
E*TRADE Financial Corp. (a)   1,701    78,978 
Franklin Resources, Inc. (a)   1,987    65,849 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (a)   3,658    278,520 
Invesco Ltd. (a)   2,841    54,860 
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (a)   1,765    33,164 
Mastercard, Inc. Class A (a)   5,885    1,385,623 
Nasdaq, Inc. (a)   766    67,017 
Raymond James Financial, Inc. (a)   796    64,006 
Synchrony Financial (a)   4,459    142,242 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (a)   1,513    151,482 
Visa, Inc. Class A (a)   11,384    1,778,067 
The Western Union Co. (a)   2,805    51,808 
         6,366,650 

 

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

 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Insurance — 4.0%
Aflac, Inc. (a)   4,941   $247,050 
The Allstate Corp. (a)   2,257    212,564 
American International Group, Inc. (a)   5,627    242,299 
Aon PLC (a)   1,554    265,268 
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. (a)   1,217    95,048 
Assurant, Inc. (a)   369    35,022 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a) (b)   12,611    2,533,424 
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (a) (b)   843    30,592 
Chubb Ltd. (a)   2,984    417,999 
Cincinnati Financial Corp. (a)   931    79,973 
Everest Re Group Ltd. (a)   252    54,422 
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (a)   2,409    119,775 
Lincoln National Corp. (a)   1,201    70,499 
Loews Corp. (a)   1,763    84,500 
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. (a)   3,238    304,048 
MetLife, Inc. (a)   6,166    262,487 
Principal Financial Group, Inc. (a)   1,765    88,585 
The Progressive Corp. (a)   3,761    271,130 
Prudential Financial, Inc. (a)   2,658    244,217 
Torchmark Corp. (a)   652    53,431 
The Travelers Cos., Inc. (a)   1,725    236,601 
Unum Group (a)   1,296    43,844 
Willis Towers Watson PLC (a)   840    147,546 
         6,140,324 
           
Real Estate — 0.1%
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a) (b)   2,130    105,328 
           
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 3.0%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (a)   749    106,777 
American Tower Corp. (a)   2,850    561,621 
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A (a)   812    40,835 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (a)   917    184,069 
Boston Properties, Inc. (a)   1,031    138,030 
Crown Castle International Corp. (a)   2,675    342,400 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (a)   1,307    155,533 
Duke Realty Corp. (a)   2,147    65,655 
Equinix, Inc. (a)   545    246,972 
Equity Residential (a)   2,460    185,287 
Essex Property Trust, Inc. (a)   441    127,555 
Extra Space Storage, Inc. (a)   768    78,267 
Federal Realty Investment Trust (a)   430    59,276 
HCP, Inc. (a)   2,999    93,869 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (a)   4,694    88,717 
Iron Mountain, Inc. (a)   1,984    70,353 
Kimco Realty Corp. (a)   2,944    54,464 
The Macerich Co. (a)   765    33,163 
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (a)   689    75,328 
Prologis, Inc. (a)   4,147   $298,377 
Public Storage (a)   959    208,851 
Realty Income Corp. (a)   1,966    144,619 
Regency Centers Corp. (a)   1,165    78,626 
SBA Communications Corp. (a) (b)   766    152,940 
Simon Property Group, Inc. (a)   1,996    363,691 
SL Green Realty Corp. (a)   526    47,298 
UDR, Inc. (a)   1,870    85,010 
Ventas, Inc. (a)   2,258    144,083 
Vornado Realty Trust (a)   1,069    72,093 
Welltower, Inc. (a)   2,566    199,122 
Weyerhaeuser Co. (a)   5,026    132,385 
         4,635,266 

 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Savings & Loans — 0.0%
People’s United Financial, Inc. (a)   2,172    35,708 
         26,828,207 
           
Industrial — 9.3%
Aerospace & Defense — 2.5%
Arconic, Inc. (a)   2,993    57,196 
The Boeing Co. (a)   3,419    1,304,075 
General Dynamics Corp. (a)   1,784    301,996 
Harris Corp. (a)   790    126,171 
L3 Technologies, Inc. (a)   500    103,185 
Lockheed Martin Corp. (a)   1,593    478,155 
Northrop Grumman Corp. (a)   1,114    300,334 
Raytheon Co. (a)   1,868    340,125 
TransDigm Group, Inc. (a) (b)   308    139,829 
United Technologies Corp. (a)   5,241    675,513 
         3,826,579 
           
Building Materials — 0.3%
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (a)   853    40,611 
Johnson Controls International PLC (a)   5,971    220,569 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (a)   390    78,460 
Masco Corp. (a)   2,033    79,917 
Vulcan Materials Co. (a)   860    101,824 
         521,381 
           
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.3%
AMETEK, Inc. (a)   1,407    116,739 
Emerson Electric Co. (a)   3,913    267,923 
         384,662 
           
Electronics — 1.3%
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a)   2,025    162,770 
Allegion PLC (a)   667    60,504 
Amphenol Corp. Class A (a)   1,900    179,436 
FLIR Systems, Inc. (a)   966    45,962 
Fortive Corp. (a)   1,869    156,790 
Garmin Ltd. (a)   787    67,957 
Honeywell International, Inc. (a)   4,713    748,990 

 

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

 

72

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a) (b)   1,252   $109,174 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) (b)   169    122,187 
PerkinElmer, Inc. (a)   680    65,525 
TE Connectivity Ltd. (a)   2,179    175,954 
Waters Corp. (a) (b)   463    116,542 
         2,011,791 
           
Engineering & Construction — 0.1%
Fluor Corp. (a)   990    36,432 
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a)   718    53,986 
         90,418 
           
Environmental Controls — 0.3%
Pentair PLC (a)   832    37,032 
Republic Services, Inc. (a)   1,451    116,632 
Waste Management, Inc. (a)   2,568    266,841 
         420,505 
           
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.1%
Snap-on, Inc. (a)   366    57,286 
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (a)   942    128,272 
         185,558 
           
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.3%
Caterpillar, Inc. (a)   3,710    502,668 
           
Machinery – Diversified — 0.7%
Cummins, Inc. (a)   949    149,819 
Deere & Co. (a)   2,067    330,389 
Dover Corp. (a)   993    93,144 
Flowserve Corp. (a)   900    40,626 
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (a)   774    135,806 
Roper Technologies, Inc. (a)   663    226,726 
Wabtec Corp. (a)   864    63,694 
Xylem, Inc. (a)   1,129    89,236 
         1,129,440 
           
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.5%
3M Co. (a)   3,774    784,162 
A.O. Smith Corp. (a)   1,016    54,173 
Eaton Corp. PLC (a)   2,749    221,459 
General Electric Co. (a)   56,108    560,519 
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (a)   1,996    286,486 
Ingersoll-Rand PLC (a)   1,554    167,754 
Parker-Hannifin Corp. (a)   838    143,818 
Textron, Inc. (a)   1,607    81,411 
         2,299,782 
           
Packaging & Containers — 0.2%
Ball Corp. (a)   2,298    132,962 
Packaging Corp. of America (a)   664    65,988 
Sealed Air Corp. (a)   1,110    51,127 
WestRock Co. (a)   1,660    63,661 
         313,738 
           
Shipbuilding — 0.0%
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (a)   278   $57,602 

 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Transportation — 1.7%
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (a)   918    79,857 
CSX Corp. (a)   4,993    373,576 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (a)   1,154    87,589 
FedEx Corp. (a)   1,540    279,371 
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (a)   597    60,470 
Kansas City Southern (a)   675    78,287 
Norfolk Southern Corp. (a)   1,744    325,936 
Union Pacific Corp. (a)   4,687    783,666 
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B (a)   4,483    500,931 
         2,569,683 
         14,313,807 
           
Technology — 16.6%
Computers — 5.3%
Accenture PLC Class A (a)   4,125    726,082 
Apple, Inc. (a)   29,178    5,542,361 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a)   3,799    275,238 
DXC Technology Co. (a)   1,689    108,620 
Fortinet, Inc. (a) (b)   899    75,489 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (a)   8,999    138,855 
HP, Inc. (a)   10,129    196,806 
International Business Machines Corp. (a)   5,771    814,288 
NetApp, Inc. (a)   1,517    105,189 
Seagate Technology PLC (a)   1,765    84,526 
Western Digital Corp. (a)   1,942    93,332 
         8,160,786 
           
Office & Business Equipment — 0.0%
Xerox Corp. (a)   1,505    48,130 
           
Semiconductors — 3.9%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a) (b)   5,804    148,118 
Analog Devices, Inc. (a)   2,412    253,911 
Applied Materials, Inc. (a)   6,340    251,444 
Broadcom, Inc. (a)   2,570    772,825 
Intel Corp. (a)   29,212    1,568,684 
IPG Photonics Corp. (a) (b)   208    31,570 
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a)   1,033    123,351 
Lam Research Corp. (a)   1,002    179,368 
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (a)   1,842    97,939 
Microchip Technology, Inc. (a)   1,532    127,095 
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) (b)   7,201    297,617 
NVIDIA Corp. (a)   3,933    706,209 
Qorvo, Inc. (a) (b)   891    63,911 
QUALCOMM, Inc. (a)   7,819    445,918 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (a)   1,197    98,729 
Texas Instruments, Inc. (a)   6,056    642,360 

 

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

 

74

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Xilinx, Inc. (a)   1,615   $204,766 
         6,013,815 
           
Software — 7.4%
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (a)   4,884    222,369 
Adobe, Inc. (a) (b)   3,154    840,510 
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) (b)   1,088    78,021 
ANSYS, Inc. (a) (b)   554    101,221 
Autodesk, Inc. (a) (b)   1,430    222,823 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (a)   730    75,694 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a) (b)   1,787    113,492 
Cerner Corp. (a) (b)   2,093    119,741 
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)   849    84,611 
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) (b)   1,972    200,414 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (a)   2,072    234,343 
Fiserv, Inc. (a) (b)   2,540    224,231 
Intuit, Inc. (a)   1,676    438,123 
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (a)   537    74,503 
Microsoft Corp. (a)   50,042    5,901,954 
MSCI, Inc. (a)   538    106,976 
Oracle Corp. (a)   16,496    886,000 
Paychex, Inc. (a)   2,027    162,565 
Red Hat, Inc. (a) (b)   1,156    211,201 
salesforce.com, Inc. (a) (b)   4,935    781,556 
Synopsys, Inc. (a) (b)   979    112,732 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a) (b)   711    67,097 
         11,260,177 
         25,482,908 
           
Utilities — 3.3%
Electric — 3.1%
AES Corp. (a)   4,097    74,074 
Alliant Energy Corp. (a)   1,523    71,779 
Ameren Corp. (a)   1,646    121,063 
American Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)   3,203    268,251 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (a)   3,386    103,950 
CMS Energy Corp. (a)   1,806    100,305 
Consolidated Edison, Inc. (a)   1,975    167,500 
Dominion Energy, Inc. (a)   5,263    403,461 
DTE Energy Co. (a)   1,163    145,073 
Duke Energy Corp. (a)   4,928    443,520 
Edison International (a)   2,174    134,614 
Entergy Corp. (a)   1,127    107,775 
Evergy, Inc. (a)   1,752    101,704 
Eversource Energy (a)   2,028    143,887 
Exelon Corp. (a)   6,295    315,568 
FirstEnergy Corp. (a)   3,133    130,364 
NextEra Energy, Inc. (a)   3,125    604,125 
NRG Energy, Inc. (a)   1,950    82,836 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (a)   652    62,318 
PPL Corp. (a)   4,641    147,305 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (a)   3,258   $193,558 
Sempra Energy (a)   1,793    225,667 
The Southern Co. (a)   6,663    344,344 
WEC Energy Group, Inc. (a)   2,258    178,563 
Xcel Energy, Inc. (a)   3,313    186,224 
         4,857,828 

 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Gas — 0.1%
Atmos Energy Corp. (a)   777    79,977 
NiSource, Inc. (a)   2,296    65,803 
         145,780 
           
Water — 0.1%
American Water Works Co., Inc. (a)   1,143    119,169 
         5,122,777 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $105,748,960)
        153,803,341 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $105,748,960)
        153,803,341 
           

 

  

Principal

Amount

  

 
BONDS & NOTES — 0.0%
CORPORATE DEBT — 0.0%
Forest Products & Paper — 0.0%
Sino Forest Corp.
5.000% 8/01/49 (c) (d)
  $359,000     
           
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $0)
         
           
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $0)
         
           
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.3%
(Cost $1,177,331)
        479,273 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $106,926,291)
        154,282,614 

 

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

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.1%
Repurchase Agreement — 2.1%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/29/19, 1.250%, due 4/01/19 (e)  $3,212,712   $3,212,712 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $3,212,712)        3,212,712 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.6%          
(Cost $110,139,003) (f)        157,495,326 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (2.6)%        (3,960,976)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $153,534,350 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)All or a portion of these securities are pledged/held as collateral for written options. (Note 2).

(b)Non-income producing security.

(c)Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(d)This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $0 or 0.00% of net assets.

(e)Maturity value of $3,213,046. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.375%, maturity date of 3/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $3,281,272.

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

 

(#) Purchased Options contracts at March 31, 2019:

 

 

  Units   Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Description  Premiums
Purchased
   Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Put   
 68   USD   16,490,000   5/17/19  S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,425  $163,670   $19,312   $(144,358)
 68   USD   16,660,000   5/17/19  S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,450   125,766    21,964    (103,802)
 67   USD   16,582,500   5/17/19  S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,475   120,768    25,527    (95,241)
 67   USD   17,085,000   5/17/19  S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,550   118,087    41,540    (76,547)
 67   USD   16,582,500   6/21/19  S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,475   189,870    69,010    (120,860)
 68   USD   17,000,000   6/21/19  S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,500   148,070    78,880    (69,190)
 68   USD   17,340,000   6/21/19  S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,550   171,530    104,040    (67,490)
 68   USD   17,510,000   6/21/19  S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,575   139,570    119,000    (20,570)
                   $1,177,331   $479,273   $(698,058)

 

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Written Options contracts at March 31, 2019:

 

 

  Units   Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
  Description  Premiums
Received
   Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Call   
 59   USD   16,520,000   4/05/19  S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,800  $(251,154)  $(247,210)  $3,944 
 60   USD   16,860,000   4/12/19  S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,810   (184,890)   (247,800)   (62,910)
 60   USD   16,650,000   4/18/19  S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,775   (362,250)   (437,400)   (75,150)
 60   USD   16,800,000   4/18/19  S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,800   (217,861)   (330,000)   (112,139)
 60   USD   16,500,000   5/17/19  S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,750   (422,850)   (666,000)   (243,150)
 61   USD   16,927,500   5/17/19  S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,775   (479,735)   (561,200)   (81,465)
 61   USD   17,141,000   5/17/19  S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,810   (339,174)   (401,380)   (62,206)
 60   USD   17,100,000   5/17/19  S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,850   (311,850)   (261,000)   50,850 
 60   USD   17,100,000   6/21/19  S&P 500 Index, Strike 2,850   (418,890)   (374,400)   44,490 
                   $(2,988,654)  $(3,526,390)  $(537,736)

 

 

Currency Legend

USDU.S. Dollar

 

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

 

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MML Mid Cap Growth Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
EQUITIES — 94.6%
 
COMMON STOCK — 93.9%
Basic Materials — 2.8%
Chemicals — 2.3%
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.   30,000   $5,728,800 
RPM International, Inc.   63,000    3,656,520 
Valvoline, Inc.   85,000    1,577,600 
         10,962,920 
           
Mining — 0.5%
Franco-Nevada Corp.   29,000    2,176,450 
         13,139,370 
           
Communications — 3.7%
Internet — 2.6%
IAC/InterActiveCorp (a)   34,000    7,143,740 
Shopify, Inc. Class A (a) (b)   5,000    1,033,100 
Symantec Corp.   156,000    3,586,440 
Zillow Group, Inc. Class A (a)   3,063    104,755 
Zillow Group, Inc. Class C (a) (b)   15,000    521,100 
         12,389,135 
           
Telecommunications — 1.1%
Corning, Inc.   149,000    4,931,900 
         17,321,035 
           
Consumer, Cyclical — 15.3%
Airlines — 0.8%
Alaska Air Group, Inc.   22,000    1,234,640 
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)   30,000    2,393,400 
         3,628,040 
           
Apparel — 0.1%
Levi Strauss & Co. Class A (a)   24,011    565,459 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.1%
Ferrari NV   4,000    535,200 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.2%
Aptiv PLC   55,000    4,371,950 
Visteon Corp. (a)   18,000    1,212,300 
         5,584,250 
           
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.3%
KAR Auction Services, Inc.   25,690    1,318,154 
Entertainment — 0.9%
Vail Resorts, Inc.   19,000    4,128,700 
Food Services — 0.3%
Aramark   52,000    1,536,600 
Leisure Time — 1.5%
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)   126,000    6,924,960 
           
Lodging — 2.4%
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.   37,000    3,075,070 
Marriott International, Inc. Class A   26,000   $3,252,340 
MGM Resorts International   194,000    4,978,040 
         11,305,450 

 

79

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Retail — 7.7%
Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)   30,000    4,700,400 
CarMax, Inc. (a)   22,000    1,535,600 
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.   28,000    3,605,560 
Darden Restaurants, Inc.   13,000    1,579,110 
Dollar General Corp.   48,000    5,726,400 
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)   41,000    4,306,640 
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.   37,000    2,778,700 
The Michaels Cos., Inc. (a)   43,000    491,060 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)   7,450    2,892,835 
Tapestry, Inc.   156,000    5,068,440 
Tiffany & Co.   10,000    1,055,500 
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)   7,000    2,441,110 
         36,181,355 
         71,708,168 
           
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 27.3%
Biotechnology — 2.2%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   17,000    1,588,650 
Argenx SE (a)   8,000    998,720 
Exact Sciences Corp. (a)   22,000    1,905,640 
Incyte Corp. (a)   27,000    2,322,270 
Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   8,000    1,272,400 
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (a)   28,000    2,050,720 
         10,138,400 
           
Commercial Services — 9.2%
CoreLogic, Inc. (a)   92,000    3,427,920 
CoStar Group, Inc. (a)   7,500    3,498,150 
Equifax, Inc.   15,000    1,777,500 
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)   19,000    4,685,210 
Gartner, Inc. (a)   15,000    2,275,200 
Global Payments, Inc.   19,000    2,593,880 
IHS Markit Ltd. (a)   56,000    3,045,280 
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.   7,000    1,722,560 
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. (a)   60,000    2,802,000 
TransUnion   64,000    4,277,760 
Verisk Analytics, Inc.   45,000    5,985,000 
WeWork Companies, Inc., Class A (Acquired 12/09/14-11/03/17, Cost $9,747) (c) (d) (e)   8,764    449,593 
Worldpay, Inc. Class A (a)   55,000    6,242,500 
         42,782,553 
           
Foods — 2.1%
Conagra Brands, Inc.   104,000    2,884,960 
The Kroger Co.   67,000    1,648,200 

 

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

 

80

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (a)   90,000   $1,938,600 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)   52,000    3,356,600 
         9,828,360 
           
Health Care – Products — 8.9%
Bruker Corp.   140,000    5,381,600 
The Cooper Cos., Inc.   33,000    9,773,610 
Hologic, Inc. (a)   190,000    9,196,000 
ICU Medical, Inc. (a)   8,000    1,914,640 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)   6,000    1,341,600 
Teleflex, Inc.   39,000    11,784,240 
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.   22,000    2,424,400 
         41,816,090 
           
Health Care – Services — 2.0%
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (a)   59,000    1,729,290 
Catalent, Inc. (a)   119,000    4,830,210 
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)   14,000    2,013,900 
MEDNAX, Inc. (a)   33,000    896,610 
         9,470,010 
           
Household Products & Wares — 0.5%
Avery Dennison Corp.   22,000    2,486,000 
           
Pharmaceuticals — 2.4%
Alkermes PLC (a)   89,000    3,247,610 
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   109,000    1,544,530 
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (a)   111,119    3,563,587 
Perrigo Co. PLC   59,000    2,841,440 
         11,197,167 
         127,718,580 
           
Energy — 3.1%
Oil & Gas — 3.1%
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.   102,000    2,662,200 
Centennial Resource Development, Inc. Class A (a)   77,000    676,830 
Concho Resources, Inc.   45,000    4,993,200 
Continental Resources, Inc. (a)   43,000    1,925,110 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   22,000    3,350,160 
Venture Global LNG, Inc., Series B (Acquired 3/08/18, Cost $63,420) (c) (d) (e)   21    109,200 
Venture Global LNG, Inc., Series C (Acquired 10/16/17-3/08/18, Cost $530,257) (c) (d) (e)   144    748,800 
         14,465,500 
         14,465,500 
           
Financial — 7.0%
Banks — 0.7%
Fifth Third Bancorp   75,000    1,891,500 
Webster Financial Corp.   26,000    1,317,420 
         3,208,920 
           
Diversified Financial Services — 2.3%
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.   37,000   $3,531,280 
SLM Corp.   112,000    1,109,920 
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.   122,000    6,098,780 
         10,739,980 

 

81

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Insurance — 3.6%
Assurant, Inc.   26,000    2,467,660 
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.   26,000    1,424,280 
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.   134,000    4,897,700 
The Progressive Corp.   22,000    1,585,980 
Willis Towers Watson PLC   37,000    6,499,050 
         16,874,670 
           
Private Equity — 0.4%
KKR & Co., Inc. Class A   96,000    2,255,040 
         33,078,610 
           
Industrial — 21.2%
Aerospace & Defense — 2.1%
Harris Corp.   52,000    8,304,920 
L3 Technologies, Inc.   8,000    1,650,960 
         9,955,880 
           
Building Materials — 0.5%
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.   11,000    2,212,980 
           
Electronics — 7.0%
Agilent Technologies, Inc.   104,000    8,359,520 
Allegion PLC   37,000    3,356,270 
Coherent, Inc. (a)   9,000    1,275,480 
Fortive Corp.   63,000    5,285,070 
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)   86,000    7,499,200 
National Instruments Corp.   34,000    1,508,240 
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC (a)   126,000    5,672,520 
         32,956,300 
           
Engineering & Construction — 0.3%
frontdoor, Inc. (a)   37,000    1,273,540 
           
Environmental Controls — 0.6%
Waste Connections, Inc.   30,000    2,657,700 
           
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.6%
Colfax Corp. (a)   93,000    2,760,240 
           
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.5%
BWX Technologies, Inc.   47,000    2,330,260 
           
Machinery – Diversified — 4.5%
Cognex Corp.   8,000    406,880 
Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. (a)   130,000    3,615,300 
IDEX Corp.   41,000    6,221,340 
Roper Technologies, Inc.   19,000    6,497,430 
Xylem, Inc.   56,000    4,426,240 
         21,167,190 

 

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

 

82

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.7%
Textron, Inc.   153,000   $7,750,980 
           
Packaging & Containers — 2.4%
Ball Corp.   137,000    7,926,820 
Sealed Air Corp.   74,000    3,408,440 
         11,335,260 
           
Transportation — 1.0%
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.   30,000    3,038,700 
Kansas City Southern   14,778    1,713,952 
         4,752,652 
         99,152,982 
           
Technology — 12.2%
Semiconductors — 5.1%
Entegris, Inc.   34,000    1,213,460 
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.   171,000    3,401,190 
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.   56,000    2,977,520 
Microchip Technology, Inc.   111,000    9,208,560 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   37,000    3,051,760 
Xilinx, Inc.   33,000    4,184,070 
         24,036,560 
           
Software — 7.1%
Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A (a)   30,000    3,371,700 
Black Knight, Inc. (a)   45,000    2,452,500 
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. (a)   25,994    1,333,492 
DocuSign, Inc. (a)   22,000    1,140,480 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   29,000    3,279,900 
Fiserv, Inc. (a)   59,000    5,208,520 
Guidewire Software, Inc. (a)   2,000    194,320 
Red Hat, Inc. (a)   4,000    730,800 
Splunk, Inc. (a)   19,000    2,367,400 
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc   33,000    2,101,770 
Tableau Software, Inc. Class A (a)   25,000    3,182,000 
Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (a)   5,000    634,300 
Workday, Inc. Class A (a)   36,000    6,942,600 
         32,939,782 
         56,976,342 
           
Utilities — 1.3%
Electric — 0.9%
Sempra Energy   34,000    4,279,240 
           
Gas — 0.4%
Atmos Energy Corp.   16,000    1,646,880 
           
         5,926,120 
           
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $314,181,523)
        439,486,707 
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.7%
Communications — 0.2%
Internet — 0.2%
Roofoods Ltd., Series F (Acquired 9/12/17, Cost $677,088) (c) (d) (e)   1,915   $976,516 
           
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.4%
Commercial Services — 0.4%
WeWork Companies, Inc., Series D-1 (Acquired 12/09/14, Cost $369,606) (c) (d) (e)   22,197    1,138,706 
WeWork Companies, Inc., Series D-2 (Acquired 12/09/14, Cost $290,396) (c) (d) (e)   17,440    894,672 
         2,033,378 

 

83

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Technology — 0.1%
Software — 0.1%
Slack Technologies, Inc., Series H (Acquired 8/17/18, Cost $317,633) (c) (d) (e)   26,680    317,633 
           
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK          
(Cost $1,654,723)        3,327,527 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES          
(Cost $315,836,246)        442,814,234 
           
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.3%
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (f)   1,580,003    1,580,003 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS          
(Cost $1,580,003)        1,580,003 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $317,416,249)        444,394,237 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.5%
Mutual Fund — 1.7%
T. Rowe Price Treasury Reserve Fund   8,032,903    8,032,903 

 

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

 

84

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Repurchase Agreement — 3.8%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/29/19, 1.250%, due 4/01/19 (g)  $17,810,906   $17,810,906 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $25,843,809)        25,843,809 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.4%          
(Cost $343,260,058) (h)        470,238,046 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.4)%        (2,054,101)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $468,183,945 

 

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, 2019, was $1,546,857 or 0.33% 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)Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(d)This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $4,635,120 or 0.99% of net assets.

(e)Restricted security. Certain securities are restricted as to resale. At March 31, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $4,635,120 or 0.99% of net assets. The Fund generally bears the costs, if any, associated with the disposition of restricted securities.

(f)Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).

(g)Maturity value of $17,812,762. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.375%, maturity date of 3/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $18,167,776.

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

 

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

 

85

 

MML Mid Cap Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
EQUITIES — 95.3%
 
COMMON STOCK — 95.3%
Consumer, Cyclical — 11.7%
Airlines — 1.5%
Southwest Airlines Co.    121,231   $6,293,101 
Auto Manufacturers — 1.6%
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR    145,659    3,957,555 
PACCAR, Inc.    41,550    2,831,217 
         6,788,772 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.2%
Aptiv PLC    13,145    1,044,896 
BorgWarner, Inc.    100,483    3,859,552 
         4,904,448 
Food Services — 0.9%
Sodexo SA    35,280    3,885,820 
Home Builders — 1.8%
PulteGroup, Inc.    154,327    4,314,983 
Thor Industries, Inc.    53,023    3,307,045 
         7,622,028 
Leisure Time — 0.8%
Carnival Corp.    67,632    3,430,295 
Retail — 3.9%
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.    26,610    4,537,803 
Genuine Parts Co.    27,030    3,028,171 
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Class A    70,555    5,835,604 
Target Corp.    39,276    3,152,292 
         16,553,870 
         49,478,334 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 15.8%
Beverages — 0.5%
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B    34,757    2,073,255 
Foods — 5.7%
Conagra Brands, Inc.    155,938    4,325,720 
The J.M. Smucker Co.    20,109    2,342,698 
Kellogg Co.    39,758    2,281,314 
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A    110,266    5,504,479 
Orkla ASA    741,222    5,690,051 
Sysco Corp.    61,808    4,126,302 
         24,270,564 
Health Care – Products — 4.8%
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)    51,592    3,101,195 
Hologic, Inc. (a)    39,624    1,917,802 
Siemens Healthineers AG (b)    67,271    2,803,806 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.    98,344    12,558,529 
         20,381,332 
Health Care – Services — 1.4%
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.    63,419   $5,702,637 
Household Products & Wares — 1.0%
Kimberly-Clark Corp.    34,686    4,297,595 

 

 86

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.4%
Cardinal Health, Inc.    118,387    5,700,334 
McKesson Corp.    36,698    4,295,868 
         9,996,202 
         66,721,585 
Energy — 7.3%
Oil & Gas — 4.6%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.    64,447    2,931,050 
Cimarex Energy Co.    43,759    3,058,754 
Devon Energy Corp.    136,361    4,303,553 
EQT Corp.    152,654    3,166,044 
Imperial Oil Ltd.    68,115    1,859,419 
Noble Energy, Inc.    169,687    4,196,360 
         19,515,180 
Oil & Gas Services — 2.1%
Baker Hughes a GE Co.    170,602    4,729,087 
Halliburton Co.    71,933    2,107,637 
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.    70,005    1,864,933 
         8,701,657 
Pipelines — 0.6%
Equitrans Midstream Corp. (a)    122,123    2,659,839 
         30,876,676 
Financial — 27.4%
Banks — 13.4%
BB&T Corp.    187,885    8,742,289 
Comerica, Inc.    47,924    3,513,788 
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.    72,634    4,217,130 
First Hawaiian, Inc.    207,540    5,406,417 
M&T Bank Corp.    31,694    4,976,592 
Northern Trust Corp.    140,523    12,704,684 
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.    34,963    2,414,545 
State Street Corp.    58,941    3,878,907 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.    32,837    1,945,592 
UMB Financial Corp.    75,741    4,850,454 
Westamerica Bancorp.    65,102    4,023,303 
         56,673,701 
Diversified Financial Services — 2.9%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.    50,057    6,412,302 
Invesco Ltd.    292,504    5,648,252 
         12,060,554 
Insurance — 5.2%
Aflac, Inc.    53,970    2,698,500 
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.    16,402    1,280,996 
Brown & Brown, Inc.    81,472    2,404,239 

 

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

 

 87

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
Chubb Ltd.    46,066   $6,452,925 
ProAssurance Corp.    54,879    1,899,362 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.    29,289    4,158,452 
Torchmark Corp.    17,865    1,464,037 
The Travelers Cos., Inc.    11,097    1,522,065 
         21,880,576 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 4.9%
American Tower Corp.    9,636    1,898,870 
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Class A    128,761    2,034,424 
MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A    146,675    4,730,269 
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A    186,781    3,894,384 
Weyerhaeuser Co.    317,524    8,363,582 
         20,921,529 
Savings & Loans — 1.0%
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.    318,423    4,250,947 
         115,787,307 
Industrial — 18.1%
Building Materials — 2.0%
Johnson Controls International PLC    194,226    7,174,708 
Masco Corp.    25,909    1,018,483 
         8,193,191 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 4.7%
Emerson Electric Co.    77,448    5,302,865 
Hubbell, Inc.    93,365    11,015,203 
Schneider Electric SE    43,967    3,457,736 
         19,775,804 
Electronics — 1.9%
nVent Electric PLC    139,129    3,753,700 
TE Connectivity Ltd.    52,768    4,261,016 
         8,014,716 
Environmental Controls — 0.5%
Republic Services, Inc.    25,763    2,070,830 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.8%
Atlas Copco AB Class B    136,930    3,392,256 
Machinery – Diversified — 1.3%
Cummins, Inc.    35,084    5,538,711 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 2.4%
Eaton Corp. PLC    53,205    4,286,195 
IMI PLC    344,073    4,308,924 
Textron, Inc.    32,722    1,657,696 
         10,252,815 
Packaging & Containers — 3.5%
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.    467,847    5,908,908 
Packaging Corp. of America    28,401    2,822,491 
Sonoco Products Co.    60,690    3,734,256 
WestRock Co.    61,010   $2,339,733 
         14,805,388 
Transportation — 1.0%
Heartland Express, Inc.    227,358    4,383,462 
         76,427,173 

 

 88

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
Technology — 5.4%
Computers — 0.7%
HP, Inc.    152,224    2,957,712 
Semiconductors — 3.7%
Applied Materials, Inc.    120,752    4,789,024 
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.    97,408    5,179,183 
Microchip Technology, Inc.    40,936    3,396,051 
Teradyne, Inc.    57,001    2,270,920 
         15,635,178 
Software — 1.0%
Cerner Corp. (a)    72,855    4,168,035 
         22,760,925 
Utilities — 9.6%
Electric — 8.0%
Ameren Corp.    65,498    4,817,378 
Edison International    47,813    2,960,581 
Eversource Energy    41,142    2,919,025 
NorthWestern Corp.    85,433    6,015,338 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.    58,668    5,607,487 
WEC Energy Group, Inc.    36,491    2,885,708 
Xcel Energy, Inc.    151,808    8,533,128 
         33,738,645 
Gas — 1.6%
Atmos Energy Corp.    31,629    3,255,573 
Spire, Inc.    41,949    3,451,983 
         6,707,556 
         40,446,201 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCK          
(Cost $394,616,065)         402,498,201 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES          
(Cost $394,616,065)         402,498,201 
           
MUTUAL FUNDS — 3.0%
Diversified Financial Services — 3.0%
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF    146,912    12,760,776 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS          
(Cost $12,542,111)         12,760,776 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $407,158,176)         415,258,977 

 

 

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

 

 89

 

  

Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.5%
Repurchase Agreement — 1.5%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/29/19, 1.250%, due 4/01/19 (c)   $6,240,156   $6,240,156 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $6,240,156)         6,240,156 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%          
(Cost $413,398,332) (d)         421,499,133 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.2%         888,821 
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%        $422,387,954 

Abbreviation Legend

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt
ETFExchange-Traded Fund

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Securities exempt from registration under rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $2,803,806 or 0.66% of net assets.
(c)Maturity value of $6,240,806. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.375%, maturity date of 3/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $6,366,271.
(d)See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

Forward contracts at March 31, 2019:

 

                   
      

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

In Exchange
for

  

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 
Contracts to Buy                 
EUR   285,675   Credit Suisse International  6/28/19   $322,929   $(113)
NOK   1,297,880   Goldman Sachs & Co.  6/28/19    150,795    187 
GBP   80,427   JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.  6/28/19    106,844    (1,638)
CAD   77,004   Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC  6/28/19    57,646    102 
              $638,214   $(1,462)
Contracts to Deliver                 
JPY   267,867,303   Bank of America N.A.  6/28/19   $2,450,719   $17,320 
EUR   7,864,304   Credit Suisse International  6/28/19    8,972,541    85,774 
NOK   42,351,201   Goldman Sachs & Co.  6/28/19    4,981,967    55,245 
SEK   26,414,824   Goldman Sachs & Co.  6/28/19    2,880,633    20,921 
               7,862,600    76,166 
GBP   2,825,183   JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.  6/28/19    3,744,919    49,308 
CAD   2,152,638   Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC  6/28/19    1,607,646    (6,683)
              $24,638,425   $221,885 

 

Currency Legend

CADCanadian Dollar
EUREuro
GBPBritish Pound
JPYJapanese Yen
NOKNorwegian Krone
SEKSwedish Krona

 

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

 

 90

 

MML Moderate Allocation Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1%
Equity Funds — 59.8%
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)    4,448,716   $75,450,231 
MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class (a)    7,488,293    83,419,579 
MML Equity Index Fund, Class III (a)    2,108,419    67,195,323 
MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II (a)    4,267,850    25,735,133 
MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class (a)    7,244,161    72,224,289 
MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II (a)    3,926,516    42,877,555 
MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II (a)    5,574,242    75,140,776 
MML Global Fund, Class I (a)    6,888,299    81,075,280 
MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)    9,055,864    85,849,593 
MML International Equity Fund, Class II (a)    7,469,242    72,750,420 
MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)    1,987,466    22,339,121 
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class (a)    4,589,570    74,305,138 
MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)    7,015,930    74,298,702 
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class (a)    1,034,015    15,914,675 
MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II (a)    1,993,110    31,112,453 
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class (a)    2,113,791    25,090,696 
MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II (a)    5,281,241    60,206,146 
Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)    305,209    24,984,442 
Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)    923,431    40,991,103 
Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)    16,391,770    159,819,756 
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)    17,556,354    39,677,360 
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares (a)    943,133    28,963,607 
         1,279,421,378 
           
Fixed Income Funds — 40.3%
MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II (a)    21,569,070   $214,180,860 
MML High Yield Fund, Class II (a)    4,491,448    43,387,385 
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class (a)    6,719,316    67,461,937 
MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class (a)    22,309,896    275,768,678 
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II (a)    8,316,576    81,086,620 
MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II (a)    17,195,202    180,377,664 
         862,263,144 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS          
(Cost $2,164,205,120)         2,141,684,522 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $2,164,205,120)         2,141,684,522 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%          
(Cost $2,164,205,120)  (b)         2,141,684,522 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%         (1,534,897)
          
NET ASSETS — 100.0%        $2,140,149,625 

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 Small Cap Growth Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
EQUITIES — 97.1%
 
COMMON STOCK — 96.9%
Basic Materials — 3.6%
Chemicals — 2.3%
Cabot Corp.    17,072   $710,707 
Ferro Corp. (a)    52,962    1,002,571 
Ingevity Corp. (a)    7,776    821,223 
Methanex Corp.    12,445    707,623 
Minerals Technologies, Inc.    13,341    784,317 
Orion Engineered Carbons SA    36,956    701,795 
         4,728,236 
Iron & Steel — 1.3%
Carpenter Technology Corp.    56,557    2,593,138 
         7,321,374 
Communications — 6.1%
Advertising — 0.7%
The Trade Desk, Inc. Class A (a)    6,993    1,384,264 
           
Internet — 3.9%
Boingo Wireless, Inc. (a)    30,621    712,857 
DraftKings, Inc. (Acquired 8/22/17, Cost $300,412) (a) (b) (c) (d)    78,904    224,087 
Etsy, Inc. (a)    10,627    714,347 
Mimecast Ltd. (a)    38,644    1,829,793 
Roku, Inc. (a)    5,515    355,773 
TrueCar, Inc. (a)    64,148    425,943 
Veracode, Inc.(Escrow Shares) (Acquired 8/26/17, Cost $20,131) (a) (b) (c) (d)    10,688    5,814 
Wayfair, Inc. Class A (a)    5,354    794,801 
Wix.com Ltd. (a)    7,820    944,891 
Zendesk, Inc. (a)    21,010    1,785,850 
         7,794,156 
           
Media — 0.7%
The New York Times Co. Class A    45,030    1,479,236 
           
Telecommunications — 0.8%
Acacia Communications, Inc. (a)    14,412    826,528 
Ciena Corp. (a)    19,681    734,889 
         1,561,417 
         12,219,073 
Consumer, Cyclical — 14.3%
Airlines — 0.4%
Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a)    15,017    793,799 
Apparel — 2.2%
Carter’s, Inc.    16,322    1,645,095 
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)    5,077    746,268 
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A (a)    24,361    818,773 
Under Armour, Inc. Class A (a)    4,652    98,343 
Under Armour, Inc. Class C (a)    57,738   $1,089,516 
         4,397,995 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.3%
Tenneco, Inc. Class A    24,325    539,042 
Entertainment — 1.4%
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.    27,538    1,101,245 
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.    19,279    1,802,586 
         2,903,831 

 

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Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
Home Builders — 2.5%
Century Communities, Inc. (a)    38,888    932,145 
LCI Industries    8,935    686,387 
Skyline Champion Corp.    86,603    1,645,457 
TRI Pointe Group, Inc. (a)    75,184    950,326 
Winnebago Industries, Inc.    23,733    739,283 
         4,953,598 
Home Furnishing — 0.4%
Sleep Number Corp. (a)    18,953    890,791 
Leisure Time — 2.0%
Acushnet Holdings Corp.    45,824    1,060,367 
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. (a)    73,386    1,119,136 
Planet Fitness, Inc. Class A (a)    26,983    1,854,272 
         4,033,775 
Lodging — 0.6%
Boyd Gaming Corp.    40,952    1,120,447 
Retail — 4.5%
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc. (a)    56,591    999,963 
The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (e)    21,403    1,047,035 
Chico’s FAS, Inc.    50,916    217,411 
The Children’s Place, Inc.    9,320    906,650 
FirstCash, Inc.    14,275    1,234,787 
Five Below, Inc. (a)    8,436    1,048,173 
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. Class A (a)    22,526    928,522 
La-Z-Boy, Inc.    34,187    1,127,829 
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. Class A    15,661    749,535 
Shake Shack, Inc. Class A (a)    15,017    888,256 
         9,148,161 
         28,781,439 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 25.9%
Beverages — 0.6%
MGP Ingredients, Inc. (e)    16,145    1,245,587 
Biotechnology — 2.9%
Abeona Therapeutics, Inc. (a) (e)    34,463    253,648 
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (a)    48,675    661,980 
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)    17,065    765,024 
Blueprint Medicines Corp. (a)    6,597    528,090 

 

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

 

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Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
CRISPR Therapeutics AG (a) (e)    16,056   $573,520 
CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. (a)    10,929    117,487 
Exact Sciences Corp. (a)    14,194    1,229,484 
Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc. (a)    31,575    184,398 
Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (a)    3,400    540,770 
Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. (a)    31,291    298,516 
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)    8,600    596,496 
         5,749,413 
Commercial Services — 7.1%
2U, Inc. (a)    30,052    2,129,184 
The Brink’s Co.    23,133    1,744,459 
Cardtronics PLC Class A (a)    32,610    1,160,264 
CoStar Group, Inc. (a)    2,222    1,036,385 
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a)    9,900    1,133,649 
Green Dot Corp. Class A (a)    12,497    757,943 
HMS Holdings Corp. (a)    65,199    1,930,542 
Liveramp Holdings, Inc. (a)    14,394    785,481 
TriNet Group, Inc. (a)    42,940    2,565,236 
TrueBlue, Inc. (a)    41,837    989,027 
         14,232,170 
Foods — 1.6%
Performance Food Group Co. (a)    68,961    2,733,614 
Sanderson Farms, Inc.    3,900    514,176 
         3,247,790 
Health Care – Products — 7.4%
Avanos Medical, Inc. (a)    16,665    711,262 
CareDx, Inc. (a)    16,041    505,612 
Globus Medical, Inc. Class A (a)    47,145    2,329,434 
Haemonetics Corp. (a)    22,543    1,972,062 
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.    14,351    1,519,197 
Insulet Corp. (a)    40,762    3,876,059 
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a)    27,557    1,703,849 
Penumbra, Inc. (a)    8,382    1,232,238 
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (a)    18,387    1,167,575 
         15,017,288 
Health Care – Services — 2.8%
Amedisys, Inc. (a)    13,159    1,621,978 
Invitae Corp. (a)    29,806    698,057 
LHC Group, Inc. (a)    10,112    1,121,016 
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)    5,697    808,746 
Syneos Health, Inc. (a)    17,830    922,881 
Teladoc Health, Inc. (a)    9,091    505,460 
         5,678,138 

 

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Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
           
Pharmaceuticals — 3.5%
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)    12,292    583,870 
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)    15,400    300,300 
Ascendis Pharma A/S (a)    4,083    480,569 
G1 Therapeutics, Inc. (a)    41,076    681,861 
Galapagos NV Sponsored ADR (a)    7,345    865,094 
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (a)    22,039    538,633 
MyoKardia, Inc. (a)    12,755   $663,132 
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) (e)    12,284    426,255 
PRA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)    8,378    924,010 
Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)    15,089    337,994 
Revance Therapeutics, Inc. (a)    24,470    385,647 
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)    19,408    531,973 
UroGen Pharma Ltd. (a)    7,904    291,974 
         7,011,312 
         52,181,698 
Energy — 3.2%
Energy – Alternate Sources — 1.2%
First Solar, Inc. (a)    23,961    1,266,099 
Pattern Energy Group, Inc. Class A    53,769    1,182,918 
         2,449,017 
Oil & Gas — 2.0%
Callon Petroleum Co. (a)    97,950    739,523 
Centennial Resource Development, Inc. Class A (a)    40,368    354,835 
Delek US Holdings, Inc.    29,182    1,062,808 
Viper Energy Partners LP    53,976    1,789,844 
         3,947,010 
         6,396,027 
Financial — 18.0%
Banks — 5.1%
Ameris Bancorp    25,154    864,040 
BancorpSouth Bank    66,413    1,874,175 
CenterState Bank Corp.    25,248    601,155 
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. Class A    23,147    921,713 
National Bank Holdings Corp. Class A    27,980    930,615 
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida (a)    40,628    1,070,548 
South State Corp.    12,720    869,285 
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)    25,038    1,366,824 
Union Bankshares Corp.    54,556    1,763,795 
         10,262,150 
Diversified Financial Services — 2.2%
Air Lease Corp.    26,768    919,481 
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.    95,526    2,449,287 
PRA Group, Inc. (a)    37,776    1,012,774 
         4,381,542 
Insurance — 2.9%
Assured Guaranty Ltd.    31,502    1,399,634 
James River Group Holdings Ltd.    24,691    989,615 
Kemper Corp.    13,377    1,018,525 
MGIC Investment Corp. (a)    83,503    1,101,405 
NMI Holdings, Inc. Class A (a)    55,145    1,426,601 
         5,935,780 

 

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

 

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Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
Private Equity — 1.1%
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.    101,726   $2,175,919 
Real Estate — 0.4%
McGrath RentCorp    16,798    950,263 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 5.3%
Agree Realty Corp.    20,929    1,451,217 
Life Storage, Inc.    9,075    882,725 
MFA Financial, Inc.    105,609    767,778 
NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.    47,379    1,816,511 
PotlatchDeltic Corp.    34,437    1,301,374 
PS Business Parks, Inc.    5,212    817,398 
Redwood Trust, Inc.    60,034    969,549 
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.    22,250    796,773 
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.    83,896    1,838,161 
         10,641,486 
Savings & Loans — 1.0%
Sterling Bancorp    109,962    2,048,592 
         36,395,732 
           
Industrial — 10.7%
Aerospace & Defense — 0.5%
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (a)    26,578    944,316 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.4%
EnerSys    36,294    2,364,917 
Universal Display Corp.    3,303    504,864 
        2,869,781 
Electronics — 0.4%
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. Class A    10,306    832,931 
Engineering & Construction — 1.2%
Argan, Inc.    46,853    2,340,307 
Environmental Controls — 0.4%
Clean Harbors, Inc. (a)    12,074    863,653 
Machinery – Diversified — 1.0%
Chart Industries, Inc. (a)    15,038    1,361,240 
SPX FLOW, Inc. (a)    22,065    703,873 
         2,065,113 
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 1.2%
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.    42,261    1,089,066 
Rexnord Corp. (a)    57,375    1,442,408 
         2,531,474 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 3.0%
Actuant Corp. Class A    86,004    2,095,917 
Ambarella, Inc. (a) (e)    13,398    578,794 
Axon Enterprise, Inc. (a)    9,168    498,831 
ITT, Inc.    31,115    1,804,670 
John Bean Technologies Corp.    10,883    1,000,039 
         5,978,251 
Packaging & Containers — 0.5%
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.    80,515   $1,016,905 
Transportation — 0.6%
Kirby Corp. (a)    15,226    1,143,625 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.5%
GATX Corp.    13,028    994,948 
         21,581,304 

 

 96

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
Technology — 14.5%
Computers — 2.2%
EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)    7,248    1,225,854 
ForeScout Technologies, Inc. (a)    23,700    993,267 
Globant SA (a)    13,603    971,254 
Rapid7, Inc. (a)    12,748    645,177 
Science Applications International Corp.    7,857    604,596 
         4,440,148 
Office & Business Equipment — 0.7%          
Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (a)    6,495    1,360,897 
Semiconductors — 3.4%          
Cohu, Inc.    54,106    798,064 
Entegris, Inc.    74,754    2,667,970 
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (a)    76,901    917,429 
MKS Instruments, Inc.    5,800    539,690 
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (a)    116,534    1,929,803 
         6,852,956 
Software — 8.2%          
Alteryx, Inc. Class A (a)    6,011    504,143 
Bandwidth, Inc. Class A (a)    19,300    1,292,328 
Castlight Health, Inc. Class B (a)    110,900    415,875 
Cloudera, Inc. (a)    72,013    787,822 
Everbridge, Inc. (a)    15,589    1,169,331 
Fair Isaac Corp. (a)    3,867    1,050,393 
Five9, Inc. (a)    42,876    2,265,139 
Guidewire Software, Inc. (a)    9,011    875,509 
HubSpot, Inc. (a)    12,045    2,001,999 
Omnicell, Inc. (a)    35,587    2,876,853 
Pivotal Software, Inc. Class A (a)    54,580    1,137,993 
SailPoint Technologies Holding, Inc. (a)    31,480    904,106 
SVMK, Inc. (a)    17,800    324,138 
Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (a)    7,785    987,605 
         16,593,234 
         29,247,235 
           
Utilities — 0.6%          
Electric — 0.6%          
Black Hills Corp.    17,293    1,280,892 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCK          
(Cost $168,412,897)         195,404,774 

  

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

 

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Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.2%
Communications — 0.1%
Internet — 0.1%
The Honest Company, Inc., Series D (Acquired 8/03/15, Cost $184,255) (a) (b) (c) (d)    4,027   $150,731 
Technology — 0.1%
Software — 0.1%
MarkLogic Corp., Series F (Acquired 4/27/15, Cost $266,732) (a) (b) (c) (d)    22,966    232,186 
           
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK          
(Cost $450,987)         382,917 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES          
(Cost $168,863,884)         195,787,691 
           
MUTUAL FUNDS — 2.6%
Diversified Financial Services — 2.6%
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund    5,327    815,510 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (f)    4,508,135    4,508,135 
         5,323,645 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS          
(Cost $5,340,458)         5,323,645 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $174,204,342)         201,111,336 

 

    

Principal
Amount

      
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.0%
Repurchase Agreement — 3.0%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/29/19, 1.250%, due 4/01/19 (g)   $6,014,754    6,014,754 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $6,014,754)         6,014,754 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.7%          
(Cost $180,219,096) (h)         207,126,090 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (2.7)%         (5,416,452)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%        $201,709,638 

Abbreviation Legend

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.
(c)This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At March 31, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $612,818 or 0.30% of net assets.
(d)Restricted security. Certain securities are restricted as to resale. At March 31, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $612,818 or 0.30% of net assets. The Fund generally bears the costs, if any, associated with the disposition of restricted securities.
(e)Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2019, was $4,408,590 or 2.19% 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).
(f)Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
(g)Maturity value of $6,015,380. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 1.750%, maturity date of 5/31/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $6,136,899.
(h)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 Small Company Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
EQUITIES — 98.7%
 
COMMON STOCK — 98.7%
Basic Materials — 3.2%
Chemicals — 1.5%
American Vanguard Corp.    17,500   $301,350 
Minerals Technologies, Inc.    9,300    546,747 
Quaker Chemical Corp.    2,911    583,161 
         1,431,258 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%
Clearwater Paper Corp. (a)    6,332    123,347 
Iron & Steel — 1.2%
Carpenter Technology Corp.    15,700    719,845 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.    5,100    460,326 
         1,180,171 
Mining — 0.4%
Constellium NV Class A (a)    45,187    360,592 
         3,095,368 
Communications — 4.0%
Internet — 1.2%
Lightspeed POS, Inc. (a)    4,458    68,754 
Q2 Holdings, Inc. (a)    7,000    484,820 
Upwork, Inc. (a)    2,068    39,582 
Zendesk, Inc. (a)    6,525    554,625 
         1,147,781 
Media — 1.6%
Cable One, Inc.    1,175    1,153,121 
Scholastic Corp.    8,900    353,864 
         1,506,985 
Telecommunications — 1.2%
GTT Communications, Inc. (a) (b)    15,100    523,970 
Harmonic, Inc. (a)    125,831    682,004 
         1,205,974 
         3,860,740 
Consumer, Cyclical — 7.7%
Apparel — 0.8%
Steven Madden Ltd.    21,397    724,074 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.3%
Blue Bird Corp. (a)    16,600    281,038 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.8%
Garrett Motion, Inc. (a)    37,624    554,201 
Methode Electronics, Inc.    1,000    28,780 
Visteon Corp. (a)    3,200    215,520 
         798,501 
Distribution & Wholesale — 1.9%
Dorman Products, Inc. (a)    10,011    881,869 
Pool Corp.
   6,000    989,820 
         1,871,689 

 

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Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
Entertainment — 0.3%
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.    3,342   $312,477 
Home Builders — 1.1%
Cavco Industries, Inc. (a)    4,900    575,897 
LCI Industries    6,496    499,023 
         1,074,920 
Lodging — 0.6%
The St. Joe Co. (a)    32,543    536,634 
Retail — 1.6%
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a)    9,800    315,168 
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a)    8,557    234,462 
Express, Inc. (a)    31,000    132,680 
Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. (a) (b)    24,941    251,904 
Party City Holdco, Inc. (a)    27,255    216,405 
PriceSmart, Inc.    3,467    204,137 
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (a)    6,900    198,789 
         1,553,545 
Textiles — 0.3%
Culp, Inc.    16,600    319,218 
         7,472,096 
           
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 17.8%
Biotechnology — 0.1%
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)    1,406    97,520 
Commercial Services — 7.1%
Aaron’s, Inc.    21,281    1,119,380 
American Public Education, Inc. (a)    15,801    475,926 
The Brink’s Co.    3,500    263,935 
FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)    12,246    940,738 
Green Dot Corp. Class A (a)    18,898    1,146,164 
Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (a)    5,549    262,024 
I3 Verticals, Inc. Class A (a)    15,700    377,114 
Monro, Inc.    6,263    541,875 
Navigant Consulting, Inc.    9,899    192,733 
Rosetta Stone, Inc. (a)    21,475    469,229 
Strategic Education, Inc.    7,994    1,049,692 
        6,838,810 
Foods — 2.9%
Nomad Foods Ltd. (a)    68,800    1,406,960 
Post Holdings, Inc. (a)    7,337    802,668 
The Simply Good Foods Co. (a)    25,110    517,015 
SpartanNash Co.    5,909    93,776 
         2,820,419 
Health Care – Products — 4.2%
Atrion Corp.    1,530    1,344,381 
Avanos Medical, Inc. (a)    18,772    801,189 
Patterson Cos., Inc.    6,800    148,580 
Quidel Corp. (a)    20,621    1,350,057 

 

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

 

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Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.    4,287   $472,427 
         4,116,634 
Health Care – Services — 2.8%
The Ensign Group, Inc.    21,199    1,085,177 
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)    7,188    1,020,408 
Select Medical Holdings Corp. (a)    41,000    577,690 
         2,683,275 
Household Products & Wares — 0.1%
CSS Industries, Inc.    12,293    73,635 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.6%
Array BioPharma, Inc. (a)    4,300    104,834 
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)    20,707    300,873 
Xencor, Inc. (a)    6,200    192,572 
         598,279 
         17,228,572 
Energy — 5.0%
Energy – Alternate Sources — 0.5%
REX American Resources Corp. (a)    5,387    434,246 
Oil & Gas — 2.5%
Centennial Resource Development, Inc. Class A (a)    55,400    486,966 
Jagged Peak Energy, Inc. (a) (b)    31,342    328,151 
Kosmos Energy Ltd.    47,800    297,794 
Matador Resources Co. (a)    28,307    547,174 
WPX Energy, Inc. (a)    59,546    780,648 
         2,440,733 
Oil & Gas Services — 2.0%
Apergy Corp. (a)    4,800    197,088 
Frank’s International NV (a) (b)    43,904    272,644 
Keane Group, Inc. (a)    58,285    634,724 
Oceaneering International, Inc. (a)    10,212    161,043 
TETRA Technologies, Inc. (a)    140,400    328,536 
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. (a)    14,800    362,748 
         1,956,783 
         4,831,762 

 

 101

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
Financial — 32.3%
Banks — 15.0%
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)    18,070    322,188 
BankUnited, Inc.    31,100    1,038,740 
BOK Financial Corp.    6,244    509,198 
Columbia Banking System, Inc.    26,000    849,940 
East West Bancorp, Inc.    12,026    576,887 
FB Financial Corp.    15,885    504,508 
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.    19,600    785,372 
Heritage Commerce Corp.    23,599    285,548 
Heritage Financial Corp.    16,309    491,553 
Home BancShares, Inc.    82,750    1,453,918 
Hope Bancorp, Inc.    35,000    457,800 
Howard Bancorp, Inc. (a)    16,742    247,949 
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (b)    13,622   $199,017 
National Bank Holdings Corp. Class A    23,500    781,610 
Origin Bancorp, Inc.    10,343    352,179 
PCSB Financial Corp.    19,077    373,337 
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.    8,965    490,386 
Ponce de Leon Federal Bank (a)    18,784    262,037 
Popular, Inc.    14,100    735,033 
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.    11,512    795,019 
Sterling Bancorp, Inc.    25,001    253,510 
SVB Financial Group (a)    1,077    239,482 
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)    8,900    485,851 
Towne Bank    31,467    778,808 
Webster Financial Corp.    13,775    697,979 
Wintrust Financial Corp.    8,100    545,373 
         14,513,222 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.5%          
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.    2,321    221,516 
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.    10,826    496,372 
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.    20,495    455,809 
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.    3,400    331,670 
         1,505,367 
Insurance — 3.0%          
Assured Guaranty Ltd.    5,882    261,337 
Employers Holdings, Inc.    10,838    434,712 
ProAssurance Corp.    15,675    542,512 
Radian Group, Inc.    36,400    754,936 
Safety Insurance Group, Inc.    4,600    400,844 
State Auto Financial Corp.    16,431    540,909 
         2,935,250 
Real Estate — 0.7%          
McGrath RentCorp    11,399    644,841 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 10.2%          
Acadia Realty Trust    16,585    452,273 
American Campus Communities, Inc.    12,991    618,112 
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.    153,212    520,921 
Douglas Emmett, Inc.    12,600    509,292 
EastGroup Properties, Inc.    9,697    1,082,573 
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.    27,200    873,392 
JBG SMITH Properties    19,135    791,232 
Kilroy Realty Corp.    7,607    577,828 
PotlatchDeltic Corp.    15,288    577,733 
PS Business Parks, Inc.    5,200    815,516 
QTS Realty Trust, Inc. Class A    5,714    257,073 
Saul Centers, Inc.    10,300    529,111 
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.    49,700    715,680 
Terreno Realty Corp.    24,100    1,013,164 
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust    19,100    542,058 
         9,875,958 

 

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

 

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Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
Savings & Loans — 1.9%
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.    34,560   $542,246 
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.    24,506    351,661 
WSFS Financial Corp.    25,005    965,193 
         1,859,100 
         31,333,738 
Industrial — 15.4%
Aerospace & Defense — 1.5%
MSA Safety, Inc.    4,944    511,210 
Triumph Group, Inc.    50,167    956,183 
         1,467,393 
Building Materials — 0.6%
Universal Forest Products, Inc.    20,200    603,778 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 3.1%
Belden, Inc.    28,966    1,555,474 
Littelfuse, Inc.    8,012    1,462,030 
         3,017,504 
Electronics — 1.8%
Brady Corp. Class A    9,377    435,187 
Knowles Corp. (a)    44,669    787,514 
Mesa Laboratories, Inc.    2,261    521,160 
         1,743,861 
           
Engineering & Construction — 0.7%
Aegion Corp. (a)    36,145    635,068 
Environmental Controls — 0.7%
Stericycle, Inc. (a)    12,668    689,393 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.2%
Cactus, Inc. Class A (a)    5,417    192,845 
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 1.7%
CIRCOR International, Inc. (a)    18,026    587,648 
RBC Bearings, Inc. (a)    3,231    410,886 
Sun Hydraulics Corp.    13,861    644,675 
         1,643,209 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.9%
ESCO Technologies, Inc.    12,000    804,360 
Hillenbrand, Inc.    7,058    293,119 
Lydall, Inc. (a)    1,905    44,691 
Myers Industries, Inc.    41,194    704,829 
         1,846,999 
Transportation — 3.2%
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class A (a)    8,993    783,650 
International Seaways, Inc. (a)    24,949    427,626 
Kirby Corp. (a)    5,050    379,305 
Landstar System, Inc.    10,900    1,192,351 
Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.    13,900    273,552 
         3,056,484 
         14,896,534 
Technology — 5.5%
Computers — 1.6%
Conduent, Inc. (a)    46,309   $640,454 
Cray, Inc. (a)    4,208    109,618 
Cubic Corp.    13,509    759,746 
         1,509,818 

 

 103

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
Semiconductors — 2.1%
Cabot Microelectronics Corp.    6,716    751,923 
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.    12,655    188,813 
Entegris, Inc.    9,155    326,742 
MaxLinear, Inc. (a)    22,756    580,961 
Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (a)    10,200    232,560 
         2,080,999 
Software — 1.8%
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. (a) (b)    12,631    647,970 
Cision Ltd. (a)    43,318    596,489 
The Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (a)    2,152    78,290 
RealPage, Inc. (a)    7,013    425,619 
         1,748,368 
         5,339,185 
Utilities — 7.8%
Electric — 3.3%
MGE Energy, Inc.    5,700    387,429 
NorthWestern Corp.    12,337    868,648 
PNM Resources, Inc.    27,560    1,304,690 
Portland General Electric Co.    11,464    594,294 
         3,155,061 
Gas — 3.8%
Atmos Energy Corp.    4,900    504,357 
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.    13,100    1,194,851 
ONE Gas, Inc.    14,500    1,290,935 
RGC Resources, Inc.    4,676    123,961 
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.    7,449    612,755 
         3,726,859 
Water — 0.7%
California Water Service Group    11,775    639,201 
         7,521,121 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCK          
(Cost $77,494,017)         95,579,116 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES          
(Cost $77,494,017)         95,579,116 

 

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

 

 104

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.0%
Diversified Financial Services — 1.0%
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (c)    954,570   $954,570 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS          
(Cost $954,570)         954,570 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $78,448,587)         96,533,686 
          
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.2%
Mutual Fund — 0.0%
T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund    1,043    1,043 

 

    

Principal
Amount

      
Repurchase Agreement — 1.2%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/29/19, 1.250%, due 4/01/19 (d)   $1,227,060    1,227,060 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $1,228,103)         1,228,103 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.9%          
(Cost $79,676,690) (e)         97,761,789 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.9)%         (901,473)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%        $96,860,316 

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, 2019, was $928,979 or 0.96% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers. (Note 2).
(c)Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
(d)Maturity value of $1,227,188. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 1.875%, maturity date of 4/30/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,252,751.
(e)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 Small/Mid Cap Value Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
EQUITIES — 96.9%
 
COMMON STOCK — 96.9%
Basic Materials — 2.4%
Chemicals — 1.4%
Orion Engineered Carbons SA    63,067   $1,197,642 
Westlake Chemical Corp.    23,314    1,582,088 
         2,779,730 
Iron & Steel — 0.1%
Carpenter Technology Corp.    3,000    137,550 
Mining — 0.9%
Alcoa Corp. (a)    66,380    1,869,261 
         4,786,541 
Communications — 2.4%
Internet — 0.7%
Criteo SA (a)    68,895    1,379,967 
Media — 1.2%
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (a)    157,480    1,144,880 
Scholastic Corp.    30,440    1,210,294 
         2,355,174 
Telecommunications — 0.5%
Finisar Corp. (a)    43,914    1,017,487 
         4,752,628 
Consumer, Cyclical — 13.4%
Airlines — 3.6%
Alaska Air Group, Inc.    48,960    2,747,635 
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.    71,714    1,882,493 
SkyWest, Inc.    46,120    2,503,855 
         7,133,983 
Apparel — 1.8%
Capri Holdings Ltd. (a)    33,180    1,517,985 
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A (a)    59,398    1,996,367 
         3,514,352 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 2.1%
Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc. (a)    25,555    1,200,063 
Dana, Inc.    62,669    1,111,748 
Lear Corp.    13,818    1,875,241 
         4,187,052 
Home Builders — 2.2%
Lennar Corp. Class A    47,284    2,321,171 
Taylor Morrison Home Corp. Class A (a)    121,397    2,154,797 
         4,475,968 
Office Furnishings — 0.7%
Steelcase, Inc. Class A    103,364    1,503,946 
Retail — 3.0%
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.    90,845    1,857,780 
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc. (a)    84,369    1,490,800 
The Michaels Cos., Inc. (a)    127,350   $1,454,337 
Signet Jewelers Ltd.    48,680    1,322,149 
         6,125,066 
         26,940,367 

 106

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 11.5%
Beverages — 1.1%
Cott Corp.    152,614    2,229,690 
Commercial Services — 3.1%
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.    34,294    1,993,853 
Quanta Services, Inc.    63,721    2,404,831 
Sotheby’s (a)    50,167    1,893,804 
         6,292,488 
Foods — 4.2%
Ingredion, Inc.    23,519    2,227,014 
Nomad Foods Ltd. (a)    153,256    3,134,085 
US Foods Holding Corp. (a)    87,340    3,049,040 
         8,410,139 
Health Care – Services — 3.1%
ICON PLC (a)    15,383    2,101,010 
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)    17,012    2,415,024 
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a)    5,932    1,600,157 
         6,116,191 
         23,048,508 
Energy — 6.8%
Oil & Gas — 2.7%
Cimarex Energy Co.    12,064    843,274 
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. (a)    205,120    1,238,925 
QEP Resources, Inc. (a)    240,151    1,870,776 
SM Energy Co.    88,850    1,553,986 
         5,506,961 
Oil & Gas Services — 4.1%
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)    38,774    1,777,788 
MRC Global, Inc. (a)    99,080    1,731,919 
Oil States International, Inc. (a)    79,540    1,348,999 
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.    130,217    1,825,642 
RPC, Inc.    128,237    1,463,184 
         8,147,532 
         13,654,493 
Financial — 33.9%
Banks — 9.9%
Associated Banc-Corp.    88,137    1,881,725 
BankUnited, Inc.    84,735    2,830,149 
Comerica, Inc.    26,130    1,915,852 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.    91,708    1,162,857 
Synovus Financial Corp.    66,370    2,280,473 
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)    39,294    2,145,059 
Umpqua Holdings Corp.    147,508    2,433,882 
Webster Financial Corp.    42,863    2,171,868 

 

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

 

 107

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
Zions Bancorp NA    69,955   $3,176,657 
         19,998,522 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%
OneMain Holdings, Inc.    53,218    1,689,671 
Insurance — 10.0%
American Financial Group, Inc.    25,231    2,427,474 
Essent Group Ltd. (a)    51,223    2,225,639 
Everest Re Group Ltd.    16,608    3,586,664 
First American Financial Corp.    47,980    2,470,970 
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.    12,280    1,402,008 
Kemper Corp.    14,033    1,068,473 
Old Republic International Corp.    87,903    1,838,931 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.    25,086    3,561,710 
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.    24,367    1,541,944 
         20,123,813 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 12.0%
American Campus Communities, Inc.    58,942    2,804,460 
Camden Property Trust    31,962    3,244,143 
Cousins Properties, Inc.    134,535    1,299,608 
CubeSmart    95,240    3,051,490 
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Class A    164,574    2,600,269 
MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A    77,827    2,509,921 
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.    83,204    2,585,980 
STAG Industrial, Inc.    96,890    2,872,789 
Sun Communities, Inc.    26,377    3,126,202 
         24,094,862 
Savings & Loans — 1.2%
Sterling Bancorp    124,660    2,322,416 
         68,229,284 
Industrial — 9.9%
Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%
AAR Corp.    43,093    1,400,953 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.5%
EnerSys    15,589    1,015,779 
Electronics — 1.3%
Avnet, Inc.    61,980    2,688,073 
Engineering & Construction — 1.4%
Granite Construction, Inc.    32,829    1,416,571 
Tutor Perini Corp. (a)    81,340    1,392,541 
         2,809,112 
Hand & Machine Tools — 1.1%
Kennametal, Inc.    3,000    110,250 
Regal Beloit Corp.    26,760    2,190,841 
         2,301,091 
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 1.4%
Oshkosh Corp.    19,352    1,453,916 
Terex Corp.    43,020   $1,382,232 
         2,836,148 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.0%
Trinseo SA    42,920    1,944,276 

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Number of
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Value

 
Packaging & Containers — 2.0%
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.    170,197    2,149,588 
Sealed Air Corp.    40,106    1,847,283 
         3,996,871 
Transportation — 0.5%
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a)    18,217    921,052 
         19,913,355 
Technology — 11.1%
Computers — 4.5%
Amdocs Ltd.    33,598    1,817,988 
Genpact Ltd.    68,442    2,407,789 
NCR Corp. (a)    96,620    2,636,760 
NetScout Systems, Inc. (a)    79,610    2,234,653 
         9,097,190 
Semiconductors — 2.8%
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.    158,878    2,370,459 
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.    55,700    1,231,527 
MaxLinear, Inc. (a)    78,526    2,004,769 
         5,606,755 
Software — 3.8%
CommVault Systems, Inc. (a)    26,740    1,731,148 
Nuance Communications, Inc. (a)    169,638    2,871,971 
Verint Systems, Inc. (a)    52,245    3,127,386 
         7,730,505 
         22,434,450 
Utilities — 5.5%
Electric — 4.5%
Alliant Energy Corp.    63,054    2,971,735 
Black Hills Corp.    23,872    1,768,199 
PNM Resources, Inc.    40,555    1,919,874 
Portland General Electric Co.    46,007    2,385,003 
         9,044,811 
Gas — 1.0%
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.    24,160    1,987,401 
         11,032,212 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK          
(Cost $187,505,287)        194,791,838 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES          
(Cost $187,505,287)        194,791,838 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $187,505,287)        194,791,838 

 

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

 

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Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.8%
Repurchase Agreement — 2.8%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/29/19, 1.250%, due 4/01/19 (b)   $5,627,424   $5,627,424 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $5,627,424)        5,627,424 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7%          
(Cost $193,132,711) (c)        200,419,262 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.3%         556,361 
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%        $200,975,623 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Maturity value of $5,628,010. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.375%, maturity date of 3/15/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $5,742,225.
(c)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 Total Return Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

  

Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
BONDS & NOTES — 98.3%
BANK LOANS — 0.3%
Advertising — 0.0%
Lamar Media Corp., 2018 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%       
4.250% VRN 3/14/25  $99,000   $98,670 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%
Delos Finance Sarl, 2018 Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%         
4.351% VRN 10/06/23   991,000    989,266 
           
TOTAL BANK LOANS         
(Cost $1,090,393)        1,087,936 
 
CORPORATE DEBT — 26.8%
Advertising — 0.0%
Clear Channel International BV         
8.750% 12/15/20 (a)   80,002    82,100 
Aerospace & Defense — 0.3%
L3 Technologies, Inc.         
4.400% 6/15/28   640,000    671,559 
Northrop Grumman Corp.         
3.250% 1/15/28   640,000    629,313 
         1,300,872 
Agriculture — 0.2%
BAT Capital Corp.         
4.390% 8/15/37   400,000    357,896 
4.540% 8/15/47   300,000    262,781 
Reynolds American, Inc.         
4.450% 6/12/25   195,000    200,447 
         821,124 
Airlines — 0.5%
Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust         
7.250% 5/10/21   1,536,112    1,568,678 
Northwest Airlines Pass-Through Trust         
7.041% 10/01/23   348,718    374,345 
         1,943,023 
Auto Manufacturers — 1.0%
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC         
2.425% 6/12/20   575,000    567,452 
3.677% FRN 10/12/21 (b)    405,000    392,390 
5.596% 1/07/22   1,246,000    1,285,112 
8.125% 1/15/20   805,000    834,321 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.         
2.350% 10/04/19   500,000    498,759 
2.400% 5/09/19   505,000    504,783 
         4,082,817 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.0%
Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP/Panther Finance Co., Inc.       
6.250% 5/15/26 (a) (e)  $120,000   $122,400 

 111

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Banks — 4.2%
Bank of America Corp.
          
2.738% VRN 1/23/22 (b)   1,085,000    1,080,792 
3.004% VRN 12/20/23 (b)   1,274,000    1,268,927 
3.093% VRN 10/01/25 (b)   860,000    852,871 
4.271% VRN 7/23/29 (b)   1,750,000    1,822,146 
Citigroup, Inc.          
3.142% VRN 1/24/23 (b)   750,000    752,591 
8.500% 5/22/19   1,200,000    1,209,480 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
3.272% VRN 9/29/25 (b)
   645,000    636,713 
3.814% VRN 4/23/29 (b)   650,000    643,948 
4.223% VRN 5/01/29 (b)   195,000    199,290 
JP Morgan Chase & Co.          
2.950% 10/01/26   895,000    874,254 
4.023% VRN 12/05/24 (b)   970,000    1,006,649 
4.203% VRN 7/23/29 (b)   750,000    782,380 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC           
2.907% VRN 11/07/23 (b)   430,000    419,468 
3.900% 3/12/24   400,000    405,114 
Morgan Stanley          
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.930%           
3.691% FRN 7/22/22   510,000    512,685 
Santander UK Group Holdings PLC
3.373% VRN 1/05/24 (b)
   645,000    632,121 
Santander UK PLC           
3.400% 6/01/21   1,250,000    1,259,541 
Wells Fargo & Co.           
2.625% 7/22/22   195,000    193,565 
3.000% 4/22/26   475,000    464,117 
3.000% 10/23/26   845,000    823,941 
3.550% 9/29/25   725,000    736,932 
         16,577,525 
Beverages — 0.4%
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
4.900% 2/01/46 (a)   600,000    602,631 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.          
4.000% 4/13/28   435,000    442,330 
Bacardi Ltd.           
4.700% 5/15/28 (a)   195,000    194,964 
5.300% 5/15/48 (a)   210,000    201,275 
         1,441,200 
Biotechnology — 0.7%
Amgen, Inc.
4.400% 5/01/45   500,000    490,135 

 

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

 

 112

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Baxalta, Inc.           
2.875% 6/23/20  $216,000   $215,693 
Celgene Corp.           
3.900% 2/20/28   440,000    449,211 
5.000% 8/15/45   750,000    787,041 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.           
3.650% 3/01/26   525,000    535,287 
4.150% 3/01/47   445,000    429,369 
         2,906,736 
Chemicals — 0.2%
Axalta Coating Systems LLC           
4.875% 8/15/24 (a)   150,000    150,188 
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.           
5.000% 9/26/48   570,000    598,352 
Valvoline, Inc.
5.500% 7/15/24
   200,000    203,500 
         952,040 
Commercial Services — 0.2%
IHS Markit Ltd.
4.000% 3/01/26 (a)   253,000    252,747 
4.750% 2/15/25 (a)   120,000    124,919 
4.750% 8/01/28   385,000    402,829 
Matthews International Corp.
5.250% 12/01/25 (a)
   120,000    115,200 
         895,695 
Computers — 0.3%
Apple, Inc.
4.650% 2/23/46   850,000    960,345 
           
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.0%
First Quality Finance Co., Inc.
5.000% 7/01/25 (a)   174,000    169,220 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.0%
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust
4.500% 5/15/21   490,000    500,592 
Air Lease Corp.           
3.500% 1/15/22   575,000    580,272 
4.750% 3/01/20 (b)   855,000    868,456 
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.           
2.342% 11/15/20   725,000    716,017 
4.418% 11/15/35   780,000    721,100 
Raymond James Financial, Inc.           
4.950% 7/15/46   400,000    423,033 
         3,809,470 

 

 113

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Electric — 2.6%
AEP Transmission Co. LLC
3.100% 12/01/26   855,000    845,492 
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC           
4.000% 9/30/42   1,000,000    1,028,488 
Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc.           
6.400% 9/15/20 (a)  $1,000,000   $1,043,799 
Emera US Finance LP           
2.150% 6/15/19   1,068,000    1,065,904 
Jersey Central Power & Light Co.           
4.700% 4/01/24 (a)   800,000    851,539 
6.400% 5/15/36   425,000    506,452 
LG&E & KU Energy LLC           
4.375% 10/01/21   1,200,000    1,232,613 
MidAmerican Energy Co.           
4.800% 9/15/43   1,400,000    1,592,444 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.           
3.218% FRN 5/04/21 (b)   2,000,000    1,999,182 
         10,165,913 
Entertainment — 0.1%
Churchill Downs, Inc.
5.500% 4/01/27 (a)   242,000    245,388 
Foods — 1.1%
Campbell Soup Co.
3.300% 3/15/21   650,000    654,058 
Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc.           
7.500% 4/15/25 (a) (c)   85,000    76,181 
Conagra Brands, Inc.           
5.400% 11/01/48   190,000    191,035 
General Mills, Inc.           
4.200% 4/17/28 (c)   330,000    342,912 
4.700% 4/17/48   160,000    159,755 
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.           
3.117% FRN 8/09/19 (b)   750,000    750,293 
3.950% 7/15/25   500,000    503,872 
4.625% 1/30/29   1,020,000    1,049,216 
The Kroger Co.           
5.400% 1/15/49   225,000    233,145 
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.           
5.875% 9/30/27 (a)   152,000    153,140 
Post Holdings, Inc.           
5.000% 8/15/26 (a)   36,000    35,010 
Tyson Foods, Inc.
4.000% 3/01/26
   175,000    178,977 
         4,327,594 
Gas — 0.2%
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.
6.250% 2/01/37   595,000    699,536 
Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp.           
2.450% 10/01/23   100,000    97,167 
           
         796,703 
           
Health Care – Products — 0.5%
Becton Dickinson and Co.
2.404% 6/05/20   440,000    436,848 
2.894% 6/06/22   400,000    398,133 

 

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

 

 114

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Hologic, Inc.          
4.625% 2/01/28 (a)  $160,000   $157,200 
Teleflex, Inc.           
4.625% 11/15/27   107,000    106,131 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.           
3.375% FRN 3/19/21 (b)   655,000    652,791 
         1,751,103 
Health Care – Services — 1.5%
Aetna, Inc.
2.800% 6/15/23   485,000    476,275 
Anthem, Inc.           
3.125% 5/15/22   500,000    504,128 
3.300% 1/15/23   530,000    536,192 
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.           
4.875% 1/15/26 (a)   240,000    237,600 
Centene Corp.           
5.625% 2/15/21   422,000    428,330 
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.           
8.000% 3/15/26 (a)   83,000    79,680 
8.625% 1/15/24 (a)   60,000    60,075 
Cigna Holding Co.           
3.050% 10/15/27   945,000    892,758 
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc.          
5.625% 7/31/19 (a)   485,000    488,118 
HCA, Inc.           
5.000% 3/15/24   112,000    118,742 
5.375% 2/01/25   79,000    83,740 
5.875% 2/01/29   147,000    158,385 
6.500% 2/15/20   196,000    201,696 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.           
5.375% STEP 11/15/22   225,000    233,575 
Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group           
2.746% 10/01/26   845,000    802,501 
Tenet Healthcare Corp.           
4.375% 10/01/21   200,000    203,480 
4.500% 4/01/21   26,000    26,390 
4.625% 7/15/24   184,000    184,285 
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.           
5.375% 8/15/26 (a) (c)   155,000    162,169 
         5,878,119 
Household Products & Wares — 0.1%
Central Garden & Pet Co.
6.125% 11/15/23   36,000    37,575 
5.125% 2/01/28   243,000    222,953 
Spectrum Brands, Inc.           
5.750% 7/15/25   245,000    246,837 
         507,365 
Insurance — 0.6%
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
4.300% 5/15/43  $500,000   $529,141 
4.400% 5/15/42   750,000    801,214 
Farmers Exchange Capital III          
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.454%           
5.454% VRN 10/15/54 (a)   970,000    952,734 
         2,283,089 
           
Internet — 0.0%
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc.
5.750% 1/15/27 (a)   113,000    112,751 

 

 115

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Media — 0.8%
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
5.125% 5/01/27 (a)   122,000    122,762 
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital           
3.750% 2/15/28   950,000    915,684 
6.484% 10/23/45   200,000    224,201 
Comcast Corp.           
3.999% 11/01/49   500,000    486,443 
4.700% 10/15/48   520,000    563,736 
CSC Holdings LLC           
5.375% 2/01/28 (a)   200,000    200,500 
5.500% 5/15/26 (a)   200,000    205,560 
6.500% 2/01/29 (a)   200,000    213,000 
DISH DBS Corp.           
5.875% 7/15/22   100,000    96,780 
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC           
5.250% 1/15/26 (a)   200,000    201,250 
         3,229,916 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.0%
General Electric Co.
5.500% 1/08/20   875,000    893,977 
4.625% 1/07/21   1,020,000    1,047,198 
4.650% 10/17/21   370,000    383,454 
5.550% 1/05/26   580,000    614,029 
5.875% 1/14/38   244,000    259,552 
Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV           
2.000% 9/15/23 (a)   550,000    530,065 
         3,728,275 
Oil & Gas — 0.7%
Antero Resources Corp.
5.000% 3/01/25 (c)   48,000    47,160 
5.125% 12/01/22   250,000    251,325 
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.           
3.850% 6/01/27   171,000    171,433 
Centennial Resource Production LLC           
6.875% 4/01/27 (a)   105,000    106,029 

 

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

 

 116

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.           
4.750% 11/01/24 (a)  $16,000   $16,357 
Gulfport Energy Corp.           
6.375% 5/15/25   47,000    42,535 
KazMunayGas National Co. JSC           
5.375% 4/24/30 (d)   200,000    209,536 
Matador Resources Co.           
5.875% 9/15/26   105,000    104,737 
Noble Energy, Inc.           
5.250% 11/15/43   140,000    142,753 
Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp.           
5.375% 1/15/25 (a)   210,000    209,475 
Petrobras Global Finance BV           
5.750% 2/01/29   200,000    198,100 
Petroleos Mexicanos           
6.500% 1/23/29   400,000    396,400 
Range Resources Corp.           
4.875% 5/15/25 (c)   82,000    76,055 
5.000% 3/15/23 (c)   75,000    73,500 
Shell International Finance BV           
4.375% 5/11/45   415,000    453,309 
Transocean Guardian Ltd.           
5.875% 1/15/24 (a)   143,640    145,795 
Transocean Pontus Ltd.           
6.125% 8/01/25 (a)   163,485    165,528 
Transocean Poseidon Ltd.           
6.875% 2/01/27 (a)   54,000    56,160 
         2,866,187 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.0%
Transocean Proteus Ltd.
6.250% 12/01/24 (a)   66,400    68,143 
USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp.           
6.875% 9/01/27 (a)   96,000    97,560 
         165,703 
Packaging & Containers — 0.7%
Amcor Finance USA, Inc.
3.625% 4/28/26 (a)   650,000    636,481 
Ball Corp.           
4.375% 12/15/20   350,000    355,740 
Graphic Packaging International LLC           
4.125% 8/15/24   200,000    195,500 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu           
5.750% 10/15/20   591,156    591,895 
Sealed Air Corp.           
5.500% 9/15/25 (a)   190,000    200,013 
Silgan Holdings, Inc.           
4.750% 3/15/25   250,000    245,312 
WRKCo, Inc.           
4.900% 3/15/29  $385,000   $416,685 
         2,641,626 

 

 117

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Pharmaceuticals — 1.1%
AbbVie, Inc.           
3.600% 5/14/25   500,000    501,121 
Bausch Health Cos., Inc.           
5.500% 3/01/23 (a)   67,000    67,335 
5.500% 11/01/25 (a)   117,000    119,486 
Bayer US Finance Il LLC           
4.375% 12/15/28 (a)   850,000    843,992 
Cigna Corp.           
4.125% 11/15/25 (a)   800,000    827,986 
CVS Health Corp.           
5.050% 3/25/48   1,090,000    1,098,071 
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC           
1.900% 9/23/19   500,000    497,840 
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV           
1.700% 7/19/19   277,000    275,720 
         4,231,551 
Pipelines — 1.8%
Energy Transfer Operating LP
5.150% 3/15/45   400,000    384,466 
Energy Transfer Operating LP           
5.500% 6/01/27   254,000    275,192 
5.875% 1/15/24   400,000    436,623 
6.250% 4/15/49   244,000    273,300 
Florida Gas Transmission Co. LLC           
7.900% 5/15/19 (a)   1,000,000    1,005,728 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.           
4.300% 3/01/28   500,000    516,499 
Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.           
4.650% 10/15/25   600,000    625,099 
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC           
5.625% 4/15/20 (a)   381,000    389,096 
Ruby Pipeline LLC           
6.000% 4/01/22 (a)   630,682    616,313 
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, Series WI,           
5.750% 5/15/24   290,000    319,589 
Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP           
5.400% 10/01/47   644,000    643,218 
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.           
6.875% 1/15/29 (a)   166,000    180,318 
TC PipeLines LP           
3.900% 5/25/27   500,000    494,460 
TransMontaigne Partners LP/TLP Finance Corp.           
6.125% 2/15/26   130,000    122,200 

 

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

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Williams Cos., Inc.           
4.500% 11/15/23  $570,000   $598,287 
         6,880,388 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.2%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
3.450% 4/30/25   450,000    447,943 
American Campus Communities Operating Partnership LP           
3.350% 10/01/20   500,000    501,851 
3.750% 4/15/23   650,000    658,767 
Boston Properties LP           
3.200% 1/15/25   430,000    426,607 
Duke Realty LP           
3.875% 2/15/21   1,000,000    1,015,352 
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.           
5.250% 6/01/25   190,000    199,025 
5.300% 1/15/29   310,000    323,516 
5.375% 4/15/26   695,000    726,206 
HCP, Inc.           
3.875% 8/15/24   500,000    509,579 
4.250% 11/15/23   500,000    520,996 
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.           
3.750% 4/15/23   235,000    236,542 
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.           
5.625% 5/01/24   100,000    104,000 
SBA Communications Corp.           
4.875% 9/01/24   98,000    99,009 
SL Green Operating Partnership LP           
3.250% 10/15/22   500,000    497,857 
Ventas Realty LP           
3.500% 2/01/25   1,500,000    1,500,341 
Welltower, Inc.           
4.000% 6/01/25   830,000    853,569 
         8,621,160 
Retail — 0.5%
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.
4.250% 5/15/24 (a)   299,000    296,010 
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.           
2.700% 7/26/22 (a)   195,000    192,962 
The Home Depot, Inc.           
3.900% 12/06/28   215,000    228,462 
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC           
4.750% 6/01/27 (a)   210,000    206,325 
Rite Aid Corp.           
6.125% 4/01/23 (a) (c)   321,000    264,825 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.           
3.800% 11/18/24   400,000    407,673 
4.800% 11/18/44  $275,000   $263,555 
         1,859,812 
Semiconductors — 0.2%
Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.
2.375% 1/15/20   750,000    745,988 
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC           
4.125% 6/01/21 (a)   200,000    203,840 
         949,828 

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Software — 0.1%
Change Healthcare Holdings LLC/Change Healthcare Finance, Inc.
5.750% 3/01/25 (a)   122,000    120,475 
SS&C Technologies, Inc.           
5.500% 9/30/27 (a)   117,000    118,170 
         238,645 
Telecommunications — 1.9%
AT&T, Inc.
3.950% 1/15/25   160,000    163,270 
4.350% 6/15/45   250,000    229,388 
4.800% 6/15/44   1,300,000    1,276,290 
5.150% 11/15/46   530,000    543,957 
5.250% 3/01/37   425,000    445,279 
CommScope Finance LLC           
6.000% 3/01/26 (a)   224,000    231,699 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA           
5.500% 8/01/23   171,000    151,762 
8.500% 10/15/24 (a)   114,000    110,865 
9.750% 7/15/25 (a)   223,000    226,412 
Level 3 Financing, Inc.           
5.250% 3/15/26   85,000    84,788 
5.375% 5/01/25   160,000    161,968 
Sprint Capital Corp.           
8.750% 3/15/32   65,000    68,582 
Sprint Corp.           
7.125% 6/15/24   21,000    21,315 
7.625% 2/15/25   49,000    49,980 
7.625% 3/01/26   104,000    105,404 
Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC           
3.360% STEP 3/20/23 (a)   403,125    403,004 
4.738% 9/20/29 (a)   870,000    879,787 
T-Mobile USA, Inc.           
4.500% 2/01/26   104,000    103,943 
4.750% 2/01/28   119,000    117,959 
Verizon Communications, Inc.           
4.016% 12/03/29 (a)   510,000    524,673 
4.329% 9/21/28   300,000    317,261 
5.250% 3/16/37   630,000    708,709 

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

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Vodafone Group PLC           
4.375% 5/30/28  $420,000   $426,897 
         7,353,192 
Transportation — 0.1%
Union Pacific Corp.
3.950% 9/10/28   425,000    445,540 
           
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT          
(Cost $104,293,354)        105,344,415 
           
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 1.2%
City of New York NY
5.206% 10/01/31   750,000    871,748 
Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority           
5.470% 5/15/27   850,000    947,495 
Los Angeles Unified School District           
5.755% 7/01/29   1,000,000    1,186,400 
New York State Dormitory Authority           
5.289% 3/15/33   750,000    877,770 
State of California           
7.950% 3/01/36   850,000    890,570 
         4,773,983 
           
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS          
(Cost $4,946,956)        4,773,983 
           
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 14.8%
Commercial MBS — 1.8%
BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-PARK, Class A,
4.091% VRN 8/10/38 (a) (b)   620,000    662,548 
CALI Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-101C, Class A           
3.957% 3/10/39 (a)   415,000    436,509 
CGRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-VN05, Class A           
3.369% 3/13/35 (a)   420,000    425,842 
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-375P, Class A           
3.251% 5/10/35 (a)   340,000    343,755 
COMM Mortgage Trust           
Series 2016-787S, Class A,          
3.545% 2/10/36 (a)   340,000    347,153 
Series 2013-300P, Class A1,          
4.353% 8/10/30 (a)   325,000    345,234 
Core Industrial Trust, Series 2015-CALW, Class A           
3.040% 2/10/34 (a)   412,672    415,253 
Core Industrial Trust 2015-TEXW, Series 2015-TEXW, Class A           
3.077% 2/10/34 (a)  $416,849   $420,647 
GS Mortgage Securities Corp Trust, Series 2012-ALOH, Class A           
3.551% 4/10/34 (a)   370,000    378,122 
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2012-C6, Class A4          
2.858% 11/15/45   1,547,432    1,548,923 
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2015-420, Class A           
3.727% 10/12/50 (a)   400,000    409,321 
RBS Commercial Funding, Inc. Trust, Series 2013-GSP, Class A,           
3.834% VRN 1/15/32 (a) (b)   330,000    342,951 
SFAVE Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2015-5AVE, Class A1,           
3.872% VRN 1/05/43 (a) (b)   370,000    371,055 
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2010-C1, Class A2           
4.393% 11/15/43 (a)   500,000    508,645 
         6,955,958 

 

 121

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Home Equity ABS — 0.9%
Bear Stearns I Trust, Series 2006-HE1, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.410%
2.896% FRN 12/25/35   153,792    153,732 
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2006-HE2, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.290%,           
2.776% FRN 8/25/36   2,400,000    2,345,818 
Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust, Series 2004-2, Class M3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%           
3.536% FRN 10/25/34   1,135,123    1,129,960 
         3,629,510 
Other ABS — 2.7%
AIMCO CLO, Series 2014-AA, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%
3.861% FRN 7/20/26 (a)   266,508    266,501 
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-15, Class A3,           
4.672% VRN 10/25/46 (b)   927,148    895,256 
Dryden XXVI Senior Loan Fund, Series 2013-26A, Class AR,           
3.687% FRN 4/15/29 (a) (b)   975,000    965,486 
First Frankin Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-FF7, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.470%           
2.956% FRN 7/25/35   133,997    133,893 

 

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

 

 122

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
LCM XXI LP, Series 21A, Class AR,           
3.641% FRN 4/20/28 (a) (b)  $740,000   $734,958 
Madison Park Funding XXX Ltd., Series 2018-30A, Class A,           
3.537% FRN 4/15/29 (a) (b)   750,000    736,873 
Magnetite VII Ltd., Series 2012-7A, Class A1R2,           
3.587% FRN 1/15/28 (a) (b)   1,000,000    986,018 
Magnetite XXI Ltd., Series 2019-21A, Class A,           
3.909% FRN 4/20/30 (a) (b)   200,000    200,020 
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc. Trust, Series 2006-HE1, Class A4, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.290%           
2.776% FRN 1/25/36   2,003,276    1,963,855 
Saxon Asset Securities Trust           
Series 2007-2, Class A2C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.240%           
2.726% FRN 5/25/47   2,295,585    1,912,160 
Series 2005-1, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.690%           
3.131% FRN 5/25/35   664,281    656,159 
TCI-Flatiron CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class AR,
3.733% FRN 7/17/28 (a) (b)
   225,000    224,913 
Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class A1R,           
3.491% FRN 7/25/26 (a) (b)   746,490    743,035 
         10,419,127 
Student Loans ABS — 4.2%
Access Group, Inc., Series 2015-1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700%
3.190% FRN 7/25/56 (a)   662,214    644,017 
Collegiate Funding Services Education Loan Trust, Series 2005-A, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.200%           
2.797% FRN 3/28/35   1,500,000    1,448,275 
Navient Student Loan Trust, Series 2018-3A, Class A3,           
3.286% FRN 3/25/67 (a) (b)   630,000    622,358 
Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.590%           
3.076% FRN 4/25/46 (a)   1,193,108    1,182,517 
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Series 2013-3A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.750%           
3.236% FRN 11/25/42 (a)   1,064,690    1,067,982 
SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.160%           
2.771% FRN 9/15/39   2,300,000    2,201,209 
SLM Student Loan Trust           
Series 2012-7, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.650%           
3.136% FRN 5/26/26  $933,849   $919,579 
Series 2012-2, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.700%           
3.186% FRN 1/25/29   1,069,921    1,052,717 
Series 2008-1, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.650%           
3.421% FRN 1/25/22   891,224    884,873 
Series 2012-1, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.950%           
3.436% FRN 9/25/28   910,466    907,197 
Series 2008-6, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%           
3.871% FRN 7/25/23   1,394,256    1,403,415 
Series 2008-9, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%           
4.271% FRN 4/25/23   1,150,512    1,163,663 
Series 2008-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%           
4.621% FRN 7/25/73   700,000    710,361 
Series 2008-9, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%           
5.021% FRN 10/25/83   1,430,000    1,465,480 
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-7, Series 2007-7, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.330%           
3.101% FRN 1/25/22   957,966    940,928 
         16,614,571 

 

 123

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
WL Collateral CMO — 5.2%
Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-31, Class 2A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%           
2.786% FRN 8/25/35   1,735,001    1,687,403 
American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, Series 2005-1, Class 6A, 6 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%           
4.704% FRN 6/25/45   1,314,524    1,333,001 
Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2016-R1, Class A1,           
2.500% VRN 3/25/40 (a) (b)   1,035,742    1,011,119 
Chase Mortgage Finance Trust, Series 2007-A1, Class 11A4,           
4.100% VRN 3/25/37 (b)   515,237    504,271 
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-11, Class A2A, 1 year CMT + 2.400%           
4.820% FRN 10/25/35   466,240    473,542 
CSMC Trust, Series 2018-RPL9, Class A,           
3.850% VRN 9/25/57 (a) (b)   1,891,665    1,938,315 

 

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

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2005-AR5, Class 2A1,
4.671% VRN 11/25/35 (b)
  $580,309   $548,698 
GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2018-RPL1, Series 2018-RPL1, Class A1A
3.750% 10/25/57 (a)
   1,745,514    1,722,212 
HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-10, Class 1A1A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.200%
2.682% FRN 11/19/36
   2,009,573    1,766,071 
Impac CMB Trust, Series 2005-1, Class 1A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.520%
3.006% FRN 4/25/35
   1,179,323    1,131,425 
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2006-AR27, Class 1A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.270%
2.756% FRN 10/25/36
   1,949,236    1,336,499 
Series 2005-AR19, Class A1, 3.863% VRN 10/25/35 (b)    1,022,457    963,448 
Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust, Series 2014-R9, Class 3A, 12 mo. MTA + 0.840%
3.172% FRN 11/26/46 (a)
   789,407    771,451 
Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR1, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.070%
3.556% FRN 2/25/35
   1,742,901    1,688,425 
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2005-AR13, Class A1A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.290%
2.776% FRN 10/25/45
   916,460    902,923 
Series 2005-AR2, Class 2A21, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.330%
2.816% FRN 1/25/45
   887,226    865,349 
Series 2006-1 Class 3A2, 5.750% 2/25/36    924,137    869,090 
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust
Series 2006-AR8, Class 3A1, 5.005% VRN 4/25/36 (b)
   728,141    729,949 
Series 2004-DD, Class 2A6, 5.007% VRN 1/25/35 (b)    153,020    152,676 
         20,395,867 
           
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $57,043,547)
        58,015,033 
SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 0.1%
Oman Government International Bond
5.625% 1/17/28 (a)
  $200,000   $187,452 
Russian Foreign Bond
4.750% 5/27/26 (d)
   200,000    206,000 
         393,452 
           
TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $385,300)
        393,452

 

 

           
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 30.0%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.5%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Series 4818, Class CA
3.000% 4/15/48
   993,047    988,989 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass — Through Certificates
Series S8FX, Class A2
3.291% 3/25/27
   1,775,000    1,806,014 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates
Series K158, Class A3, 3.900% 10/25/33
   785,000    842,960 
Series 4846, Class PA, 4.000% 6/15/47    1,111,312    1,162,612 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICS
Series 4639, Class HZ
2.750% 4/15/53
   1,430,447    1,416,941 
Federal National Mortgage Association
Series 2018-57, Class QA, 3.500% 5/25/46
   1,250,722    1,278,879 
Series 2018-55, Class PA, 3.500% 1/25/47    724,534    740,321 
Government National Mortgage Association
Series 2018-124, Class NW, 3.500% 9/20/48
   828,334    846,009 
3.500% 2/20/49   848,935    866,174 
         9,948,899 

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Pass-Through Securities — 27.5%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Pool #V61427 2.500% 12/01/31
   409,273    407,684 
Pool #G16598 2.500% 12/01/31    1,580,971    1,574,834 
Pool #G18592 3.000% 3/01/31    534,803    540,878 
Pool #G18627 3.000% 1/01/32    1,594,361    1,610,974 
Pool #G08710 3.000% 6/01/46    373,557    372,302 
Pool #G08715 3.000% 8/01/46    2,862,064    2,852,451 
Pool #G08726 3.000% 10/01/46    2,732,957    2,722,924 
Pool #G08732 3.000% 11/01/46    962,321    958,788 

 

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   $347,194   $345,919 
Pool #G08741 3.000% 1/01/47    2,410,460    2,401,611 
Pool #G08791 3.000% 12/01/47    927,086    923,393 
Pool #G08795 3.000% 1/01/48    730,934    728,022 
Pool #G18713 3.500% 11/01/33    597,766    612,144 
Pool #G07848 3.500% 4/01/44    2,386,964    2,455,824 
Pool #G60023 3.500% 4/01/45    2,465,237    2,532,503 
Pool #G08711 3.500% 6/01/46    1,452,884    1,477,999 
Pool #G67700 3.500% 8/01/46    1,364,847    1,398,676 
Pool #G08716 3.500% 8/01/46    2,022,784    2,057,749 
Pool #G08722 3.500% 9/01/46    349,990    356,040 
Pool #G08742 3.500% 1/01/47    1,428,355    1,453,045 
Pool #G67703 3.500% 4/01/47    1,956,126    2,002,776 
Pool #G08757 3.500% 4/01/47    505,944    514,374 
Pool #G67706 3.500% 12/01/47    1,861,870    1,905,109 
Pool #G67707 3.500% 1/01/48    4,346,504    4,452,878 
Pool #G08800 3.500% 2/01/48    184,729    187,634 
Pool #G67710 3.500% 3/01/48    2,866,274    2,923,882 
Pool #G67708 3.500% 3/01/48    3,227,096    3,296,998 
Pool #G08816 3.500% 6/01/48    2,055,128    2,085,515 
Pool #G61556 3.500% 8/01/48    1,449,304    1,479,791 
Pool #G60344 4.000% 12/01/45    1,595,985    1,667,587 
Pool #G67711 4.000% 3/01/48    1,814,514    1,897,053 
Pool #G67713 4.000% 6/01/48    1,865,371    1,946,726 
Pool #G67718 4.000% 1/01/49    1,798,191    1,873,244 
Pool #G08843 4.500% 10/01/48    950,479    993,192 
Pool #G08833 5.000% 7/01/48    528,688    560,521 
Pool #G08844 5.000% 10/01/48    567,175    600,882 
Federal National Mortgage Association
Pool #AM2808 2.700% 3/01/23
   375,000    376,872 
Pool #AL6829 2.964% 5/01/27    1,114,576    1,114,742 
Pool #MA1607 3.000% 10/01/33    666,365    674,169 
Pool #AM9188 3.120% 6/01/35    780,000    757,797 
Pool #FN0039 3.201% 9/01/27    776,471    794,471 
Pool #AN7345 3.210% 11/01/37    1,020,757    1,010,676 
Pool #AN4431 3.220% 1/01/27    805,000    825,295 
Pool #AM9623 3.340% 7/01/30    755,000    775,363 
Pool #AB4262 3.500% 1/01/32    672,012    690,531 
Pool #MA1512 3.500% 7/01/33    309,332    317,759 
Pool #MA1148 3.500% 8/01/42    2,178,529    2,220,863 
Pool #CA0996 3.500% 1/01/48    358,398    365,698 
Pool #MA3305 3.500% 3/01/48    130,985    132,998 
Pool #BL1132 3.730% 1/01/29    920,000    971,739 
Pool #BL0242 3.820% 11/01/30    1,000,000    1,058,886 
Pool #466960 3.890% 12/01/20    1,083,837    1,104,193 
Pool #MA1146 4.000% 8/01/42    984,581    1,018,752 
Pool #MA3027 4.000% 6/01/47    1,110,059    1,149,279 
Pool #AS9830 4.000% 6/01/47    1,133,125    1,173,868 
Pool #AS9972 4.000% 7/01/47    989,540    1,025,120 
Pool #931504 4.500% 7/01/39    95,276    101,553 
Pool #CA1710 4.500% 5/01/48    2,440,468    2,552,445 
Pool #CA1711 4.500% 5/01/48    816,241    853,693 
Pool #CA2208 4.500% 8/01/48    1,587,744    1,657,245 
Pool #986268 5.000% 7/01/38   $1,562   $1,687 
Pool #AD6374 5.000% 5/01/40    27,085    29,175 
Pool #AI2733 5.000% 5/01/41    209,722    225,514 
Pool #977014 5.500% 5/01/38    36,397    39,660 
Pool #985524 5.500% 6/01/38    29,151    31,765 
Pool #988578 5.500% 8/01/38    164,359    179,094 
Pool #995482 5.500% 1/01/39    137,048    149,156 

 

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Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
Federal National Mortgage Association TBA
Pool #5650 3.000% 3/02/33 (e)
   50,000    50,438 
Pool #29986 5.000% 7/30/48 (e)    700,000    739,211 
Government National Mortgage Association II
Pool #MA4126 3.000% 12/20/46
   2,329,435    2,343,217 
Pool #MA4718 3.000% 9/20/47    269,930    271,190 
Pool #MA4836 3.000% 11/20/47    2,137,814    2,147,790 
Pool #MA3521 3.500% 3/20/46    930,530    952,999 
Pool #MA3597 3.500% 4/20/46    289,155    296,137 
Pool #MA3663 3.500% 5/20/46    435,597    445,843 
Pool #MA3937 3.500% 9/20/46    350,860    359,113 
Pool #MA4127 3.500% 12/20/46    1,181,846    1,209,275 
Pool #MA4262 3.500% 2/20/47    1,410,920    1,443,666 
Pool #MA4382 3.500% 4/20/47    394,921    403,840 
Pool #MA4719 3.500% 9/20/47    531,900    543,580 
Pool #MA4837 3.500% 11/20/47    1,056,817    1,080,024 
3.500% 12/20/47    3,875,867    3,960,977 
Pool #MA4653 4.000% 8/20/47    211,170    218,464 
Pool #MA4838 4.000% 11/20/47    923,318    955,211 
Pool #MA4901 4.000% 12/20/47    415,891    430,256 
Pool #MA5078 4.000% 3/20/48    1,773,419    1,832,459 
Pool #MA5466 4.000% 9/20/48    2,042,077    2,109,423 
Pool #MA5399 4.500% 8/20/48    4,389,982    4,559,697 
Pool #MA3666 5.000% 5/20/46    263,104    281,364 
Pool #MA4199 5.000% 1/20/47    279,007    298,371 
Pool #MA4454 5.000% 5/20/47    566,372    597,184 
Pool #MA4722 5.000% 9/20/47    754,094    791,820 
         107,873,529 
           
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES
(Cost $117,776,742)
        117,822,428 
           
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 25.1%
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 25.1%
U.S. Treasury Bond
3.000% 2/15/49
   26,275,000    27,229,111 
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index
0.125% 7/15/24
   63,593    62,789 
0.375% 7/15/25    891,442    890,633 
0.750% 7/15/28    1,328,432    1,357,606 
U.S. Treasury Note
2.125% 3/31/24
   23,230,000    23,100,602 
2.375% 2/29/24    9,240,000    9,300,637 

 

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

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
2.500% 1/31/21  $15,055,000   $15,107,221 
2.500% 2/28/21   9,275,000    9,311,593 
2.500% 1/31/24   2,210,000    2,235,674 
2.625% 2/15/29   10,000,000    10,184,375 
         98,780,241 
           
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $97,406,014)
        98,780,241 
           
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $382,942,306)
        386,217,488 

 

  

Number of
Shares

      
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.3%
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (f)    1,024,135    1,024,135 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $1,024,135)
        1,024,135 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $383,966,441)
        387,241,623 

 

  

Principal
Amount

      
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.6%
Commercial Paper — 0.2%
Ford Motor Credit Co.
3.181% 4/04/19 (a)
  $815,000    814,587 
Repurchase Agreement — 4.4%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 3/29/19, 1.250%, due 4/01/19 (g)    17,107,767    17,107,767 
U.S. Treasury Bill — 1.0%
U.S. Treasury Bill
0.000% 5/07/19
   3,499,000    3,490,651 
0.000% 6/20/19 (h)   531,000    528,211 
         4,018,862 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $21,940,180)
        21,941,216 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 104.2%
(Cost $405,906,621) (i)
        409,182,839 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (4.2)%         (16,363,404)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%        $392,819,435 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ABSAsset-Backed Security

CLOCollateralized Loan Obligation

CMOCollateralized Mortgage Obligation

CMTConstant Maturity Treasury Index

FRNFloating Rate Note

MBSMortgage-Backed Security

MTAMonthly Treasury Average Index

STEPStep Up Bond

TBATo Be Announced

VRNVariable Rate Note

WLWhole Loan

 

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Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(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, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $37,901,856 or 9.65% of net assets.

(b)Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. The rates shown are the current interest rates at March 31, 2019.

(c)Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2019, was $1,003,149 or 0.26% 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)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, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $415,536 or 0.11% of net assets.

(e)A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis. (Note 2).

(f)Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).

(g)Maturity value of $17,109,549. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 1.875%, maturity date of 3/31/22, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $17,451,873.

(h)A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open futures contracts. (Note 2).

(i)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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Futures contracts at March 31, 2019:

 

 

   Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Value/Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Long               
U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year  6/28/19    137   $29,078,359   $115,485 
U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year  6/28/19    434    49,800,763    468,643 
                $584,128 
Short                  
Euro-BOBL  6/06/19    61   $(9,035,815)  $(74,525)

 

 

Swap agreements at March 31, 2019:

 

 

Counterparty

 

Currency

  

Notional
Amount

  

Expiration
Date

 

Payment
Frequency

 

Payments
Made by Fund

 

Payments
Received by Fund

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

  

Premium
Received
(Paid)

  

Value

 
Interest Rate Swaps
Centrally Cleared Swaps
    USD    20,975,000   11/21/21  Quarterly/Semi-Annually  3-Month USD - LIBOR - BBA  Fixed 3.071%  $333,801   $-   $333,801 
                                      
    USD    8,620,000   11/21/24  Semi-Annually/ Quarterly  Fixed 3.082%  3-Month USD - LIBOR - BBA   (325,565)   -    (325,565)
                                      
                         $8,236   $-   $8,236 

 

 

Collateral for swap agreements held by Citibank N.A. amounted to $73,381 in cash at March 31, 2019.

 

Currency Legend

USDU.S. Dollar

 

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 an 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 Allocation Funds (as defined below), 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.

 

The Conservative Allocation Fund, Balanced Allocation Fund, Moderate Allocation Fund, Growth Allocation Fund, and Aggressive Allocation Fund (the “Allocation Funds”) invest their investable assets in shares of series of the Trust and MML Series Investment Fund II (advised by MML Investment Advisers, LLC (“MML Advisers”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MassMutual), Oppenheimer Funds (advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Global Asset Management”), a majority-owned, indirect subsidiary of MassMutual), and non-affiliated funds (together, the “MML Underlying Funds”).

 

MML American Funds Growth Fund and MML American Funds International Fund (each a “Feeder Fund,” collectively the “Feeder Funds”) invest all of their assets in Class 1 shares of the Growth and International Funds, respectively, each a series of the American Funds Insurance Series (each a “Master Fund,” collectively the “Master Funds”). Each Master Fund is an open-end investment company and organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Each Feeder Fund has an investment objective that is consistent with its corresponding Master Fund. Each Master Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to mutual funds and intends to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and capital gains to shareholders, which includes the applicable Feeder Fund, to qualify as a regulated investment company. The performance of the Feeder Funds is directly affected by the performance of the Master Funds. The MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund invests all of its investable assets in shares of various series of American Funds Insurance Series, which are managed by Capital Research and Management Company (together, the “American Underlying Funds” and collectively with the MML Underlying Funds, the “Underlying Funds”).

 

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2.Significant Accounting Policies

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed consistently by each Fund in the preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“generally accepted accounting principles”). The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

 

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 Board of Trustees (“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 or an Underlying Fund or Master Fund holds foreign securities that trade on days that foreign securities markets are open.

 

The net asset value of each of 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 is based upon the net asset value(s) of its corresponding Master Fund or Underlying Funds. Shares of the Master Fund and Underlying Funds are valued at their closing net asset values as reported on each business day.

 

The Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information (“SAIs”) for the Underlying Funds and Master Funds, as applicable, explain the valuation methods for the Underlying Funds and Master Funds, including the circumstances under which the Underlying Funds or Master Funds, may use fair value pricing and the effects of doing so. Such Prospectuses and SAIs are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) EDGAR database on its website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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.

 

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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 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 and certain Underlying Funds or Master Funds may invest in securities that are traded principally in foreign markets and that trade on weekends and other days when the Funds do not price their shares. As a result, the values of the Funds’ portfolio securities may change on days when the prices of the Funds’ shares are not calculated. The prices of the Funds’ shares will reflect any such changes when the prices of the Funds’ shares are next calculated, which is the next business day. The 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.

 

1The Valuation Committee consists of the President, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurers, Vice Presidents (except for the CCO), Secretary, and Assistant Secretaries of the Trust, as well as such other 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.

 

For investments in equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds (“Private Company” or collectively, the “Private Companies”) and any other investments fair valued using significant unobservable inputs, as described below, the fair valuation approaches used by third party service providers and/or the Funds’ subadvisers utilize one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs:

 

Market approach: (i) recent market transactions, including subsequent rounds of financing, in the underlying investment or comparable issuers; (ii) recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure; and (iii) market multiples of comparable issuers.

 

Income approach: (i) future cash flows discounted to present value and adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, and/or market risks; (ii) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and (iii) other risk factors, such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts, and/or default rates.

 

Cost approach: (i) audited or unaudited financial statements, investor communications, and financial or operational metrics issued by the Private Company; (ii) changes in the valuation of relevant indices or publicly traded companies comparable to the Private Company; (iii) relevant news and other public sources; and (iv) known secondary market transactions in the Private Company’s interests and merger or acquisition activity in companies comparable to the Private Company.

 

Investments in series of preferred stock issued by Private Companies are typically valued utilizing Market approach in determining the enterprise value of the company. Such investments often contain rights and preferences that differ from other series of preferred and common stock of the same issuer. Valuation techniques such as the current value method (“CVM”), an option pricing model (“OPM”), a probability weighted expected return model (“PWERM”), or a hybrid of those techniques are used in allocating enterprise value of the company, as deemed appropriate under the circumstances. The CVM allocates value among the various parts of a company’s capital structure assuming that the value of convertible preferred stock is represented by the most favorable claim the preferred stockholders have on the enterprise value as of the valuation date. The use of OPM and PWERM techniques involve a determination of the exit scenarios of the investment in order to appropriately allocate the enterprise value of the company among the various parts of its capital structure.

 

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The Private Companies are not subject to the public company disclosure, timing, and reporting standards as other investments held by a Fund. Typically, the most recently available information for a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date a Fund is calculating its net asset value. This factor may result in a difference between the value of the investment and the price a Fund could receive upon the sale of the investment.

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-tier hierarchy is utilized to maximize the use of observable market data inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value (such as a pricing model) and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and consideration of factors specific to each security.

 

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; broker quoted securities which may include brokers’ assumptions; and non-exchange traded equity securities and 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; and any securities acquired in a non-public offering for which there is no active market are categorized in Level 3.

 

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

 

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned Level within the hierarchy. In addition, in periods of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition, as well as changes related to liquidity of investments, could cause a security to be reclassified between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

 

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

 

The 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 investments at Level 1, as of March 31, 2019. The Fundamental Value Fund, Income & Growth 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, 2019. 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.

 

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The following is the aggregate value by input level, as of March 31, 2019, for the remaining Funds’ investments:

 

 

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Blue Chip Growth Fund
Asset Investments                    
Common Stock  $388,379,538   $9,283,680*  $775,038**  $398,438,256 
Mutual Funds   713,465    -    -    713,465 
Short-Term Investments   1,053    1,954,014    -    1,955,067 
Total Investments  $389,094,056   $11,237,694   $775,038   $401,106,788 

 

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   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Equity Income Fund
Asset Investments                    
Common Stock  $416,063,782   $16,163,881*  $-   $432,227,663 
Preferred Stock   11,646,581    -    -    11,646,581 
Corporate Debt   -    3,470,288    -    3,470,288 
Mutual Funds   4,044,304    -    -    4,044,304 
Short-Term Investments   1,051    9,928,233    -    9,929,284 
Total Investments  $431,755,718   $29,562,402   $-   $461,318,120 
                     
Equity Index Fund
Asset Investments                    
Common Stock  $660,860,068   $-   $-   $660,860,068 
Mutual Funds   128,304    -    -    128,304 
Short-Term Investments   -    7,478,529    -    7,478,529 
Total Investments  $660,988,372   $7,478,529   $-   $668,466,901 
                     
Asset Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $186,294   $-   $-   $186,294 
                     
Focused Equity Fund
Asset Investments                    
Common Stock  $68,958,113   $3,288,720*  $-   $72,246,833 
Short-Term Investments   -    1,569,435    -    1,569,435 
Total Investments  $68,958,113   $4,858,155   $-   $73,816,268 
                     
Foreign Fund
Asset Investments                    
Common Stock*                    
Canada  $6,602,881   $-   $-   $6,602,881 
Cayman Islands   4,643,824    9,138,079    -    13,781,903 
China   -    8,499,307    -    8,499,307 
Denmark   -    5,640,756    -    5,640,756 
France   -    41,811,723    -    41,811,723 
Germany   -    36,428,899    -    36,428,899 
Hong Kong   -    8,157,350    -    8,157,350 
Ireland   -    10,371,098    -    10,371,098 
Israel   5,241,322    -    -    5,241,322 
Italy   -    9,810,663    -    9,810,663 
Japan   -    39,483,159    -    39,483,159 
Luxembourg   -    5,625,496    -    5,625,496 
Netherlands   4,233,881    12,042,006    -    16,275,887 
Norway   -    3,188,453    -    3,188,453 
Republic of Korea   3,265,579    11,288,121    -    14,553,700 
Singapore   -    4,945,729    -    4,945,729 
Switzerland   -    20,860,491    -    20,860,491 
Taiwan   -    5,130,159    -    5,130,159 
Thailand   -    4,014,465    -    4,014,465 
United Kingdom   4,308,351    44,605,838    -    48,914,189 
Mutual Funds   104,222    -    -    104,222 
Short-Term Investments   -    5,419,457    -    5,419,457 
Total Investments  $28,400,060   $286,461,249   $-   $314,861,309 

 

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   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Fundamental Growth Fund
Asset Investments                    
Common Stock  $106,496,247   $1,175,325*  $-   $107,671,572 
Short-Term Investments   -    1,031,702    -    1,031,702 
Total Investments  $106,496,247   $2,207,027   $-   $108,703,274 
                     
Global Fund
Asset Investments                    
Common Stock*                    
Austria  $-   $812,185   $-   $812,185 
Brazil   736,031    -    -    736,031 
Canada   4,383,982    -    -    4,383,982 
Cayman Islands   -    448,194    -    448,194 
Denmark   -    1,597,572    -    1,597,572 
France   -    23,815,369    -    23,815,369 
Germany   -    9,380,963    -    9,380,963 
Ireland   13,413,785    3,522,744    -    16,936,529 
Israel   3,151,119    -    -    3,151,119 
Japan   -    6,293,217    -    6,293,217 
Mexico   618,817    -    -    618,817 
Netherlands   1,050,299    5,034,306    -    6,084,605 
Republic of Korea   -    1,832,840    -    1,832,840 
Spain   -    2,798,543    -    2,798,543 
Sweden   -    5,350,891    -    5,350,891 
Switzerland   -    17,187,576    -    17,187,576 
Thailand   -    465,154    -    465,154 
United Kingdom   3,704,424    17,757,804    -    21,462,228 
United States   104,793,187    -    -    104,793,187 
Short-Term Investments   -    1,849,576    -    1,849,576 
Total Investments  $131,851,644   $98,146,934   $-   $229,998,578 
                     
Growth & Income Fund
Asset Investments                    
Common Stock  $133,841,314   $7,193,949*  $-   $141,035,263 
Short-Term Investments   -    1,175,984    -    1,175,984 
Total Investments  $133,841,314   $8,369,933   $-   $142,211,247 
                     
International Equity Fund
Asset Investments                    
Common Stock*                    
Australia  $-   $3,772,004   $-   $3,772,004 
Canada   2,882,788    -    -    2,882,788 
Cayman Islands   1,975,727    -    -    1,975,727 
France   -    19,466,484    -    19,466,484 
Germany   -    28,798,171    -    28,798,171 
India   -    960,098    -    960,098 
Indonesia   -    2,280,704    -    2,280,704 
Ireland   6,053,962    -    -    6,053,962 
Italy   -    6,002,271    -    6,002,271 
Japan   -    8,880,168    -    8,880,168 

 

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   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
 
International Equity Fund (Continued)
Asset Investments (Continued)                    
Common Stock* (Continued)                    
Mexico  $1,468,768   $-   $-   $1,468,768 
Netherlands   -    13,234,243    -    13,234,243 
Republic of Korea   -    4,970,713    -    4,970,713 
South Africa   -    3,741,452    -    3,741,452 
Sweden   -    11,626,697    -    11,626,697 
Switzerland   -    15,222,738    -    15,222,738 
Taiwan   -    2,127,983    -    2,127,983 
United Kingdom   4,027,886    33,970,914    -    37,998,800 
Mutual Funds   230,770    -    -    230,770 
Short-Term Investments   -    4,196,450    -    4,196,450 
Total Investments  $16,639,901   $159,251,090   $-   $175,890,991 
Asset Derivatives                    
Forward Contracts  $-   $146,578   $-   $146,578 
Liability Derivatives                    
Forward Contracts  $-   $(6,453)  $-   $(6,453)
Large Cap Growth Fund
Asset Investments                    
Common Stock  $97,282,256   $2,656,422   $-   $99,938,678 
Short-Term Investments   -    628,619    -    628,619 
Total Investments  $97,282,256   $3,285,041   $-   $100,567,297 
                     
Managed Volatility Fund
Asset Investments                    
Common Stock  $153,803,341   $-   $-   $153,803,341 
Corporate Debt   -    -    -+,**   - 
Purchased Options   479,273    -    -    479,273 
Short-Term Investments   -    3,212,712    -    3,212,712 
Total Investments  $154,282,614   $3,212,712   $-   $157,495,326 
                     
Liability Derivatives                    
Written Options  $(3,526,390)  $-   $-   $(3,526,390)
                     
Mid Cap Growth Fund
Asset Investments                    
Common Stock  $438,179,114   $-   $1,307,593**  $439,486,707 
Preferred Stock   -    -    3,327,527**   3,327,527 
Mutual Funds   1,580,003    -    -    1,580,003 
Short-Term Investments   8,032,903    17,810,906    -    25,843,809 
Total Investments  $447,792,020   $17,810,906   $4,635,120   $470,238,046 
                     
Mid Cap Value Fund
Asset Investments                    
Common Stock  $378,959,608   $23,538,593*  $-   $402,498,201 
Mutual Funds   12,760,776    -    -    12,760,776 
Short-Term Investments   -    6,240,156    -    6,240,156 
Total Investments  $391,720,384   $29,778,749   $-   $421,499,133 

 

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   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
 
Mid Cap Value Fund (Continued)
Asset Derivatives                    
Forward Contracts  $-   $228,857   $-   $228,857 
Liability Derivatives                    
Forward Contracts  $-   $(8,434)  $-   $(8,434)
                     
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund
Asset Investments                    
Common Stock  $195,174,873   $-   $229,901**  $195,404,774 
Preferred Stock   -    -    382,917**   382,917 
Mutual Funds   5,323,645    -    -    5,323,645 
Short-Term Investments   -    6,014,754    -    6,014,754 
Total Investments  $200,498,518   $6,014,754   $612,818   $207,126,090 
                     
Small Company Value Fund
Asset Investments                    
Common Stock  $95,579,116   $-   $-   $95,579,116 
Mutual Funds   954,570    -    -    954,570 
Short-Term Investments   1,043    1,227,060    -    1,228,103 
Total Investments  $96,534,729   $1,227,060   $-   $97,761,789 
                     
Total Return Bond Fund
Asset Investments                    
Bank Loans  $-   $1,087,936   $-   $1,087,936 
Corporate Debt   -    105,344,415    -    105,344,415 
Municipal Obligations   -    4,773,983    -    4,773,983 
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations   -    58,015,033    -    58,015,033 
Sovereign Debt Obligations   -    393,452    -    393,452 
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities   -    117,822,428    -    117,822,428 
U.S. Treasury Obligations   -    98,780,241    -    98,780,241 
Mutual Funds   1,024,135    -    -    1,024,135 
Short-Term Investments   -    21,941,216    -    21,941,216 
Total Investments  $1,024,135   $408,158,704   $-   $409,182,839 
Asset Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $584,128   $-   $-   $584,128 
Swap Agreements   -    333,801    -    333,801 
Total  $584,128   $333,801   $-   $917,929 
Liability Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $(74,525)  $-   $-   $(74,525)
Swap Agreements   -    (325,565)   -    (325,565)
Total  $(74,525)  $(325,565)  $-   $(400,090)

 

*Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading of comparable securities or other correlated instruments after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets, as applicable.

**None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Fund(s). Level 3 investments at the 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, 2019 is not presented.

+Represents a security at $0 value as of March 31, 2019.

 

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The Funds, with the exception of the Global Fund, had no transfers between Levels of the fair value hierarchy during the period ended March 31, 2019. The Global Fund had transfers between Levels of the fair value hierarchy during the period ended March 31, 2019; however, none of the transfers individually or collectively had a material impact on the Funds. The Funds recognize transfers between the Levels as of the beginning of the year.

 

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. 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, 2019, the following table shows how the Fund used these types of derivatives during the period (marked with an “A”), as well as additional uses, if any, it may have for them in the future (marked with an “M”).

 

Type of Derivative and Objective for Use

Equity
Index
Fund

International
Equity
Fund

Managed
Volatility
Fund

Mid Cap
Value
Fund

Total
Return
Bond
Fund

Foreign Currency Exchange Transactions          
Hedging/Risk Management   A   A  
Futures Contracts          
Hedging/Risk Management         A
Duration/Credit Quality Management         A
Substitution for Direct Investment A       M
Interest Rate Swaps***          
Hedging/Risk Management         A
Duration Management         A
Options (Purchased)          
Hedging/Risk Management     A    
Options (Written)          
Hedging/Risk Management     A    
Income     A    
*Includes any options purchased or written, futures contracts, forward contracts, and swap agreements, if applicable.
**Includes any options purchased or written on futures contracts, if applicable.
***Includes any caps, floors, and collars, and related purchased or written options, if applicable.

 

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At March 31, 2019, the Fund(s) had the following derivatives and transactions in derivatives, grouped into the indicated risk categories:

 

 

   Equity
Risk
   Foreign
Exchange
Risk
   Interest
Rate
Risk
   Total 
Equity Index Fund                
Asset Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $186,294   $-   $-   $186,294 
                     
International Equity Fund                    
Asset Derivatives                    
Forward Contracts  $-   $146,578   $-   $146,578 
Liability Derivatives                    
Forward Contracts  $-   $(6,453)  $-   $(6,453)
                     
Managed Volatility Fund                    
Asset Derivatives                    
Purchased Options  $479,273   $-   $-   $479,273 
Liability Derivatives                    
Written Options  $(3,526,390)  $-   $-   $(3,526,390)
                     
Mid Cap Value Fund                    
Asset Derivatives                    
Forward Contracts  $-   $228,857   $-   $228,857 
Liability Derivatives                    
Forward Contracts  $-   $(8,434)  $-   $(8,434)
                     
Total Return Bond Fund                    
Asset Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $-   $-   $584,128   $584,128 
Swap Agreements   -    -    333,801    333,801 
Total Value  $-   $-   $917,929   $917,929 
Liability Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $-   $-   $(74,525)  $(74,525)
Swap Agreements   -    -    (325,565)   (325,565)
Total Value  $-   $-   $(400,090)  $(400,090)

 

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At March 31, 2019, 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
   Swap
Agreements
   Purchased
Options
   Written
Options
 
Equity Index Fund    57   $-   $-    -    - 
International Equity Fund    -    3,551,267    -    -    - 
Managed Volatility Fund    -    -    -    541    541 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

     Number of Contracts, Notional Amounts or Shares/Units† 
Fund Name    Futures
Contracts
   Forward
Contracts
   Swap
Agreements
   Purchased
Options
   Written
Options
 
Mid Cap Value Fund     -   $25,276,639   $-    -    - 
Total Return Bond Fund     632    -    29,595,000    -    - 
Amount(s) disclosed represent number of contracts for futures contracts, notional amounts for forward contracts and swap agreements, or shares/units outstanding for purchased options and written options, based on absolute values, at March 31, 2019.

Further details regarding the derivatives and other investments held by the Fund(s) at March 31, 2019, 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.

 

A Fund’s current exposure to a counterparty is the unrealized appreciation on the contract.

 

Futures Contracts

 

A Fund may seek to manage a variety of different risks, such as interest rate risk, equity price risk, and currency risk, through the use of futures contracts. A Fund may use interest rate futures contracts to adjust the interest rate sensitivity (duration) of its portfolio or the credit exposure of the portfolio. Interest rate futures contracts obligate the long or short holder to take or make delivery of a specified quantity of a financial instrument, such as a specific fixed-income security, during a specified future period at a specified price. A Fund may use index futures contracts 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, including commodities and precious metals. 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 contracts may be closed out only on an exchange or board of trade which provides a secondary market for such futures. Because futures contracts are exchange-traded, they typically have minimal exposure to counterparty risk. 

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Parties to a futures contract are not required to post the entire notional amount of the contract, but rather a small percentage of that amount (by way of margin), both at the time they enter into futures transactions, and then on a daily basis if their positions decline in value; as a result, futures contracts are highly leveraged. Such payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Funds as unrealized gains or losses. Because futures markets are highly leveraged, they can be extremely volatile, and there can be no assurance that the pricing of a futures contract will correlate precisely with the pricing of the asset or index underlying it or the asset or liability of the Fund that is the subject of the hedge. It may not always be possible for a Fund to enter into a closing transaction with respect to a futures contract it has entered into, at a favorable time or price. When a Fund enters into a futures transaction, it is subject to the risk that the value of the futures contract will move in a direction unfavorable to it. When a Fund uses futures contracts for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the transactions, at least in part.

 

When a futures contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.

 

Swap Agreements

 

Swap agreements are typically two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments or rates, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” (i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index).

 

Interest Rate Swaps. When a Fund enters into an interest rate swap, it typically agrees to make payments to its counterparty based on a specified long- or short-term interest rate, and will receive payments from its counterparty based on another interest rate. Other forms of interest rate swap agreements include, among others, interest rate caps, under which, in return for a specified payment stream, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates exceed a specified rate, or “cap”; interest rate floors, under which, in return for a specified payment stream, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates fall below a specified rate, or “floor”; and interest rate collars, under which a party sells a cap and purchases a floor or vice versa in an attempt to protect itself against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels. A Fund may enter into an interest rate swap in order, for example, to hedge against the effect of interest rate changes on the value of specific securities in its portfolio, or to adjust the interest rate sensitivity (duration) or the credit exposure of its portfolio overall, or otherwise as a substitute for a direct investment in debt securities.

 

Whenever a Fund enters into a swap agreement, it takes on counterparty risk — the risk that its counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the swap agreement. The Fund also takes the risk that the market will move against its position in the swap agreement. In the case of an interest rate swap, the value of the swap may increase or decrease depending on changes in interest rates. When the Fund enters into any type of swap for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the swap, at least in part. Swap agreements may be non-transferable or otherwise highly illiquid, and a Fund may not be able to terminate or transfer a swap agreement at any particular time or at an acceptable price.

 

Centrally Cleared Swaps. Certain clearinghouses currently offer clearing for limited types of derivatives transactions, principally certain interest rate swaps, certain index swaps, and credit derivatives. In a cleared derivative transaction, a Fund typically enters into the transaction with a financial institution counterparty, and performance of the transaction is effectively guaranteed by a central clearinghouse, thereby reducing or eliminating the Fund’s exposure to the credit risk of its original counterparty. The Fund will be required to post amounts (“initial margin”) with the clearinghouse or at the instruction of the clearinghouse. The initial margin required by a clearinghouse may be greater than the initial margin the Fund would be required to post in an uncleared transaction. If cash is deposited as the initial margin, it is shown as collateral on a Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swap agreements are marked-to-market daily and subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by a Fund depending on whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on a Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities (“Variation margin on open derivative instruments”) and as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a Fund’s Statement of Operations. Only a limited number of transaction types are currently eligible for clearing.

 

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During the term of a swap transaction, changes in the value of the swap are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by marking to market to reflect the market value of the swap. When the swap is terminated, a Fund will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and a Fund’s basis in the agreement. Upfront swap premium payments paid or received by a Fund, if any, are recorded within the value of the open swap agreement on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represent payments paid or received upon entering into the swap agreement to compensate for differences between stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, and other relevant factors). These upfront payments are recorded as realized gain or loss on the Fund’s Statement of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap agreement.

 

During the term of a swap transaction, the periodic net payments can be made for a set period of time or may be triggered by a predetermined credit event. The net periodic payments may be based on a fixed or variable interest rate, the change in market value of a specified security, basket of securities or index, or the return generated by a security.

 

A Fund’s current exposure to a counterparty is the fair value of the transaction.

 

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, the Fund assumes the risk that it may be required to purchase the underlying security for an exercise price higher than its then current market value, resulting in a potential capital loss unless the security later appreciates in value. A Fund may terminate a put option that it has written before it expires by entering into a closing purchase transaction. Any loss from this transaction may be partially or entirely offset by the premium received on the terminated option. A Fund may not be able to close out a put option that it has previously written.

 

When a Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to the proceeds or offset against the amount paid on the underlying investment to determine the realized gain or loss.

 

Purchasing put and call options. A Fund may purchase put options to protect portfolio holdings against a decline in market value of a security or securities held by it. A Fund may also purchase a put option hoping to profit from an anticipated decline in the value of the underlying security. If the Fund holds the security underlying the option, the option premium and any transaction costs will reduce any profit the Fund might have realized had it sold the underlying security instead of buying the put option. A Fund may purchase call options to hedge against an increase in the price of securities that the Fund wants ultimately to buy. A Fund may also purchase a call option as a long directional investment hoping to profit from an anticipated increase in the value of the underlying security. In order for a call option to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security must rise sufficiently above the exercise price to cover the premium and transaction costs. These costs will reduce any profit the Fund might have realized had it bought the underlying security at the time it purchased the call option.

 

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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.

 

Inflation-Linked Securities

 

Inflation-linked securities are typically fixed income securities whose principal values are periodically adjusted according to a measure of inflation. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of an inflation-linked security will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on the security (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. Repayment of the original principal of the security upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-linked securities. For securities that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the security repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.

 

Alternatively, the interest rates payable on certain inflation-linked securities may be adjusted according to a measure of inflation. As a result, the principal values of such securities do not adjust according to the rate of inflation, although the interest payable on such securities may decline during times of falling inflation.

 

The values of inflation-linked securities are expected to change in response to changes in real interest rates. Real interest rates are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. If nominal interest rates increase at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates may rise, leading to a decrease in value of inflation-linked securities. Inflation-linked securities may cause a potential cash flow mismatch to investors, because an increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked security will be treated as interest income currently subject to tax at ordinary income rates even though investors will not receive repayment of principal until maturity. If a Fund invests in such securities, it will be required to distribute such interest income in order to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company and eliminate the Fund-level tax, without a corresponding receipt of cash, and therefore may be required to dispose of portfolio securities at a time when it may not be advantageous to do so in order to make such distributions.

 

Bank Loans

 

A Fund may invest in bank loans including, for example, corporate loans, loan participations, direct debt, bank debt, and bridge debt. A Fund may invest in a loan by lending money to a borrower directly as part of a syndicate of lenders. In a syndicated loan, the agent that originated and structured the loan typically administers and enforces the loan on behalf of the syndicate. Failure by the agent to fulfill its obligations may delay or adversely affect receipt of payment by a Fund. A Fund may also invest in loans through novations, assignments, and participation interests. In a novation, a Fund typically assumes all of the rights of a lending institution in a loan, including the right to receive payments of principal and interest and other amounts directly from the borrower and to enforce its rights as a lender directly against the borrower. When a Fund takes an assignment of a loan, the Fund acquires some or all of the interest of another lender (or assignee) in the loan. In such cases, the Fund may be required generally to rely upon the assignor to demand payment and enforce rights under the loan. If a Fund acquires a participation in the loan, the Fund purchases an indirect interest in a loan held by a third party and the Fund typically will have a contractual relationship only with the third party loan investor, not with the borrower. As a result, a Fund may have the right to receive payments of principal, interest, and any fees to which it is entitled only from the loan investor selling the participation and only upon receipt by such loan investor of such payments from the borrower. In such cases, a Fund assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the loan investor selling the participation, and the Fund may be unable to realize some or all of the value of its interest in the loan in the event of the insolvency of the third party.

 

Changes in the financial condition of the borrower or economic conditions or other circumstances may reduce the capacity of the borrower to make principal and interest payments on such instruments and may lead to defaults. The value of any collateral securing a bank loan may decline after the Fund invests, and there is a risk that the value of the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed to the Fund.

 

At March 31, 2019, the Funds had no unfunded loan commitments.

 

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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 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 portfolio securities held by a Fund to approved borrowers (each, a “Borrower”).

 

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Each Fund expects that in connection with any securities on loan, the loan will be secured continuously by collateral consisting of cash (U.S. currency) adjusted daily to have 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, 2019, the Funds’ collateral was equal to or greater than 100% of the market value of securities on loan.

 

Subject to the terms of the Lending Agreement and the agreement between the Agent and the applicable Borrower (“Borrowing Agreement”), security loans can be terminated by the Agent, the Fund, or the Borrower and the related securities must be returned within the earlier of the customary settlement period for such securities or the period of time specified in the Borrowing Agreement. For all Funds, all securities on loan are classified as common stock in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments at March 31, 2019.

 

Accounting for Investment Transactions

 

Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments are computed by the specific identification cost method. Proceeds received from litigation, if any, are included in realized gains on investment transactions for any investments that are no longer held in the portfolio and as a reduction in cost for investments that continue to be held in the portfolio. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of discounts and premiums on debt securities, is earned from the settlement date and is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign interest, dividends, and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Foreign dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as practicable after the Fund determines the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Funds determine the classification of distributions received as return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions.

 

Foreign Currency Translation

 

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The market values of foreign currencies, foreign securities, and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the buying and selling rates of such currencies against the U.S. dollar at the end of each business day. Purchases and sales of foreign securities and income and expense items are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in the exchange rates from that portion arising from changes in the market prices of securities. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends or interest recorded on the books of the Funds and the amount actually received.

 

Allocation of Operating Activity

 

In maintaining the records for the Funds, the income and expense accounts are allocated daily to each class of shares. Investment income and loss, and unrealized and realized gains or losses are prorated among the classes of shares based on the relative net assets of each. Expenses are allocated to each class of shares depending on the nature of the expenditures. Administration and service fees, if any, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class’s operations. Expenses of a Fund not directly attributable to the operations of any specific class of shares of the Fund are prorated among the classes to which the expense relates based on relative net assets.

 

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 or the Master 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.

 

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Foreign Securities

 

The Global Fund invests a significant amount of its assets in foreign securities and each of the Foreign Fund and the International Equity Fund invests substantially all 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 Code, applicable to a regulated investment company. Under such provisions, the Funds would not be subject to federal income taxes on their ordinary income and net realized capital gains to the extent they are distributed or deemed to have been distributed to their shareholders. Therefore, the Funds have not made any provision for federal income tax.

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

 

Dividends from net investment income and distributions of any net realized capital gains of each Fund are declared and paid annually and at other times as may be required to satisfy tax or regulatory requirements.

 

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. As a result, net investment income and net realized capital gains on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period.

 

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3.Federal Income Tax Information

 

At March 31, 2019, the aggregate cost of investments and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of all investments owned by the Fund(s), as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

 

   Federal Income
Tax Cost
   Tax Basis
Unrealized
Appreciation
   Tax Basis
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Aggressive Allocation Fund  $152,939,384   $3,726,067   $(5,479,611)  $(1,753,544)
MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund   983,293,914    28,970,006    (2,205,243)   26,764,763 
MML American Funds Growth Fund   164,338,230    18,892,958    -    18,892,958 
MML American Funds International Fund   58,970,969    3,867,447    -    3,867,447 
Balanced Allocation Fund   537,463,225    7,196,432    (12,988,685)   (5,792,253)
Blue Chip Growth Fund   240,105,219    163,844,449    (2,842,880)   161,001,569 
Conservative Allocation Fund   415,803,077    4,653,833    (7,143,517)   (2,489,684)
Equity Income Fund   399,992,991    82,397,969    (21,072,840)   61,325,129 
Equity Index Fund   403,657,933    280,236,973    (15,428,005)   264,808,968 
Focused Equity Fund   65,521,777    8,589,050    (294,559)   8,294,491 
Foreign Fund   307,614,944    35,082,468    (27,836,103)   7,246,365 
Fundamental Growth Fund   86,282,242    22,868,272    (447,240)   22,421,032 
Fundamental Value Fund   178,690,746    14,940,172    (3,638,582)   11,301,590 
Global Fund   186,791,865    53,484,268    (10,277,555)   43,206,713 
Growth Allocation Fund   1,551,371,197    38,599,226    (47,219,160)   (8,619,934)
Growth & Income Fund   93,596,685    52,108,523    (3,493,961)   48,614,562 
Income & Growth Fund   274,328,889    26,344,623    (20,218,543)   6,126,080 
International Equity Fund   192,870,082    6,745,089    (23,724,180)   (16,979,091)
Large Cap Growth Fund   69,620,824    32,424,600    (1,478,127)   30,946,473 
Managed Volatility Fund   110,139,003    55,222,506    (7,866,183)   47,356,323 
Mid Cap Growth Fund   343,260,058    140,031,372    (13,053,384)   126,977,988 
Mid Cap Value Fund   413,398,332    36,418,459    (28,317,658)   8,100,801 
Moderate Allocation Fund   2,164,205,120    40,419,422    (62,940,020)   (22,520,598)
Small Cap Growth Equity Fund   180,219,096    36,970,225    (10,063,231)   26,906,994 
Small Company Value Fund   79,676,690    23,652,950    (5,567,851)   18,085,099 
Small/Mid Cap Value Fund   193,132,711    25,172,811    (17,886,260)   7,286,551 
Total Return Bond Fund   405,906,621    6,842,418    (3,566,200)   3,276,218 
 
4.Investment in Affiliated Issuers

 

A summary of the Funds’ transactions in the securities of affiliated issuers during the period ended March 31, 2019, was as follows:

 

 

   Beginning
Value as of
12/31/18
   Purchases   Sales   Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Value as of
3/31/19
   Number of
Shares Held
as of
3/31/19
   Dividend
Income
   Realized
Gains
Distributions
 
Aggressive Allocation Fund

MML Blue Chip Growth

Fund, Initial Class

  $7,492,621   $41,797   $(553,424)  $1,137,575   $41,448   $8,160,017    481,133   $-   $- 

MML Dynamic Bond

Fund, Class II

   2,110,207    406,723    (59,164)   77,096    (359)   2,534,503    255,237    -    - 

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   Beginning
Value as of
12/31/18
   Purchases   Sales   Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Value as of
3/31/19
   Number of
Shares Held
as of
3/31/19
   Dividend
Income
   Realized
Gains
Distributions
 
Aggressive Allocation Fund (Continued)

MML Equity Income Fund,

Initial Class

  $8,137,735   $33,459   $(550,226)  $1,012,358   $(136,094)  $8,497,232    762,768   $-   $- 

MML Equity Index Fund,

Class III

   6,491,985    18,131    (1,371,551)   655,296    187,481    5,981,342    187,679    -    - 

MML Focused Equity Fund,

Class II

   2,954,365    263,758    (185,369)   663,519    (281,870)   3,414,403    566,236    -    - 

MML Foreign Fund, Initial

Class

   7,087,331    465,708    (179,418)   568,296    (7,537)   7,934,380    795,825    -    - 

MML Fundamental Growth

Fund, Class II

   3,631,211    28,719    (401,286)   620,438    (58,826)   3,820,256    349,840    -    - 

MML Fundamental Value

Fund, Class II

   7,637,762    31,695    (285,251)   727,939    (55,524)   8,056,621    597,672    -    - 
MML Global Fund, Class I   7,840,600    29,167    (415,595)   1,198,286    (58,727)   8,593,731    730,139    -    - 

MML Income & Growth

Fund, Initial Class

   7,974,747    28,060    (468,444)   1,056,880    (143,761)   8,447,482    891,085    -    - 

MML Inflation-Protected

and Income Fund, Initial Class

   3,658,525    212,858    (139,899)   130,960    (8,767)   3,853,677    383,832    -    - 

MML International Equity

Fund, Class II

   8,134,205    22,415    (182,364)   767,361    (13,794)   8,727,823    896,080    -    - 

MML Large Cap Growth

Fund, Initial Class

   2,769,962    26,496    (387,108)   431,034    (18,789)   2,821,595    251,032    -    - 

MML Managed Bond

Fund, Initial Class

   3,292,209    774,358    (163,798)   140,226    (11,390)   4,031,605    326,160    -    - 

MML Mid Cap Growth

Fund, Initial Class

   8,024,717    29,274    (235,667)   1,277,748    2,570    9,098,642    561,991    -    - 

MML Mid Cap Value Fund,

Initial Class

   7,508,175    30,160    (463,594)   1,154,860    (167,452)   8,062,149    761,298    -    - 

MML Short-Duration Bond

Fund, Class II

   2,924,442    10,153    (81,513)   50,473    (2,350)   2,901,205    297,560    -    - 

MML Small Cap

Growth Equity Fund, Initial

Class

   1,389,492    260,983    (86,473)   261,305    10,996    1,836,303    119,309    -    - 

MML Small Company

Value Fund, Class II

   3,274,681    114,327    (114,918)   423,845    (17,651)   3,680,284    235,765    -    - 

MML Small/Mid Cap Value

Fund, Initial Class

   2,427,738    10,053    (80,636)   296,040    (12,428)   2,640,767    222,474    -    - 

MML Strategic Emerging

Markets Fund, Class II

   6,760,669    222,890    (185,942)   841,604    15,223    7,654,444    671,442    -    - 

MML Total Return Bond

Fund, Class II

   1,883,099    598,132    (87,825)   74,031    (2,267)   2,465,170    235,002    -    - 

Oppenheimer Discovery

Mid Cap Growth

Fund/VA, Non-Service

Shares*

   2,551,637    9,997    (160,579)   477,699    3,544    2,882,298    35,210    -    - 

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA,

Non-Service

Shares*

   3,381,972    13,825    (206,855)   511,864    44,240    3,745,046    84,367    -    - 

Oppenheimer Global Multi-

Alternatives Fund/VA,

Non-Service Shares*

   12,794,289    165,118    (200,001)   353,436    (5,400)   13,107,442    1,344,353    165,118    - 

Oppenheimer International

Growth Fund/VA, Non-

Service Shares*

   3,627,672    15,089    (121,813)   430,316    (24,677)   3,926,587    1,737,428    -    - 

Oppenheimer Main Street

Fund/VA, Non-Service

Shares*

   3,789,298    3,764    (33,126)   550,416    484    4,310,836    140,372    -    - 
   $139,551,346   $3,867,109   $(7,401,839)  $15,890,901   $(721,677)  $151,185,840        $165,118   $- 

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Value as of
12/31/18
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Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
      Value as of
3/31/19
      Number of
Shares Held
as of
3/31/19
      Dividend
Income
      Realized
Gains
Distributions
 
Balanced Allocation Fund

MML Blue Chip Growth

Fund, Initial Class

  $14,319,625   $385,863   $(1,235,712)  $2,193,823   $100,052   $15,763,651    929,461   $-   $- 

MML Dynamic Bond Fund,

Class II

   63,752,628    1,557,296    (2,479,134)   2,149,895    (66,566)   64,914,119    6,537,172    -    - 

MML Equity Income Fund,

Initial Class

   16,666,058    1,251,489    (2,161,939)   2,410,528    (548,478)   17,617,658    1,581,477    -    - 

MML Equity Index Fund,

Class III

   15,692,671    66,404    (5,234,804)   1,240,407    765,390    12,530,068    393,162    -    - 

MML Focused Equity Fund,

Class II

   2,687,561    999,943    (373,690)   774,898    (413,837)   3,674,875    609,432    -    - 

MML Foreign Fund, Initial

Class

   14,176,316    95,051    (1,143,582)   1,175,427    (95,614)   14,207,598    1,425,035    -    - 

MML Fundamental Growth

Fund, Class II

   9,289,466    68,154    (850,849)   1,612,633    (143,570)   9,975,834    913,538    -    - 

MML Fundamental Value Fund,

Class II

   15,134,714    109,330    (916,057)   1,483,189    (148,869)   15,662,307    1,161,892    -    - 
MML Global Fund, Class I   15,989,551    887,028    (1,596,332)   2,549,986    (170,633)   17,659,600    1,500,391    -    - 

MML High Yield Fund,

Class II

   13,437,551    71,006    (794,839)   976,549    (108,769)   13,581,498    1,405,952    -    - 

 

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Depreciation

  

Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)

  

Value as of
3/31/19

  

Number of
Shares Held
as of
3/31/19

  

Dividend
Income

   Realized
Gains
Distributions
 
Balanced Allocation Fund (Continued)                                             
MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class  $17,457,908   $113,413   $(1,274,460)  $2,343,281   $(334,636)  $18,305,506    1,930,961   $-   $- 
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class   18,608,638    1,489,923    (584,426)   672,716    (43,503)   20,143,348    2,006,310    -    - 
MML International Equity Fund, Class II   12,461,899    1,364,816    (408,667)   1,243,004    (21,530)   14,639,522    1,503,031    -    - 
MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class   5,951,119    52,705    (807,159)   962,348    (60,475)   6,098,538    542,575    -    - 
MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class   86,417,649    5,405,797    (4,480,072)   3,263,869    (191,425)   90,415,818    7,314,709    -    - 
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class   12,522,921    86,827    (750,789)   1,953,044    39,362    13,851,365    855,551    -    - 
MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class   13,551,381    373,570    (764,668)   2,076,621    (253,715)   14,983,189    1,414,843    -    - 
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II   23,866,311    134,734    (1,273,140)   412,587    (26,193)   23,114,299    2,370,697    -    - 
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class   3,193,020    166,668    (163,678)   667,677    (37,480)   3,826,207    248,598    -    - 
MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II   5,608,566    135,622    (220,926)   731,123    (31,423)   6,222,962    398,652    -    - 
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class   3,547,754    323,436    (157,856)   472,070    (22,062)   4,163,342    350,745    -    - 
MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II   600,594    3,243    (7,073)   75,198    740    672,702    59,009    -    - 
MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II   54,159,581    2,890,469    (3,448,872)   1,843,962    (124,003)   55,321,137    5,273,702    -    - 
Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*   4,330,133    27,782    (291,085)   792,161    24,936    4,883,927    59,662    -    - 
Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*   8,827,673    59,171    (650,479)   1,462,649    (14,092)   9,684,922    218,178    -    - 
Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*   36,229,988    464,550    (800,000)   1,074,015    (91,381)   36,877,172    3,782,274    464,550    - 
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*   11,079,936    1,333,435    (340,236)   1,387,608    (49,249)   13,411,494    5,934,290    -    - 
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*   8,298,100    30,898    (67,381)   1,205,977    720    9,468,314    308,314    -    - 
   $507,859,312   $19,948,623   $(33,277,905)  $39,207,245   $(2,066,303)  $531,670,972        $464,550   $- 

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Purchases

  

Sales

  

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation

  

Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)

  

Value as of
3/31/19

  

Number of
Shares Held
as of
3/31/19

  

Dividend
Income

   Realized
Gains
Distributions
 
Conservative Allocation Fund                                    
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class  $8,639,754   $1,341,233   $(1,071,604)  $1,356,594   $124,890   $10,390,867    612,669   $-   $- 
MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II   63,036,979    1,159,830    (2,029,752)   2,122,913    (47,537)   64,242,433    6,469,530    -    - 
MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class   11,259,033    721,811    (1,827,463)   1,282,404    (42,552)   11,393,233    1,022,732    -    - 
MML Equity Index Fund, Class III   11,881,555    33,988    (3,941,239)   943,002    576,703    9,494,009    297,898    -    - 
MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II   2,409,391    1,845,284    (173,655)   638,009    (184,159)   4,534,870    752,051    -    - 
MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class   8,108,780    90,082    (1,263,164)   774,336    (176,727)   7,533,307    755,598    -    - 
MML Fundamental Growth Fund, Class II   6,255,798    175,428    (724,771)   1,091,169    (97,999)   6,699,625    613,519    -    - 
MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II   8,514,994    219,007    (875,916)   753,607    (2,687)   8,609,005    638,650    -    - 
MML Global Fund, Class I   10,337,781    519,100    (868,804)   1,679,583    (132,336)   11,535,324    980,062    -    - 
MML High Yield Fund, Class II   11,812,135    40,694    (1,889,107)   1,042,659    (290,173)   10,716,208    1,109,338    -    - 
MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class   12,229,220    199,335    (947,836)   1,632,332    (215,102)   12,897,949    1,360,543    -    - 

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Change in
Unrealized
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Depreciation

  

Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)

  

Value as of
3/31/19

  

Number of
Shares Held
as of
3/31/19

  

Dividend
Income

   Realized
Gains
Distributions
 
Conservative Allocation Fund (Continued)                                             
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class  $16,508,925   $1,311,625   $(642,351)  $599,229   $(41,710)  $17,735,718    1,766,506   $-   $- 
MML International Equity Fund, Class II   6,747,836    283,249    (251,473)   636,377    12,127    7,428,116    762,640    -    - 
MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class   2,599,324    644,037    (668,872)   413,974    24,340    3,012,803    268,043    -    - 
MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class   79,263,697    6,971,623    (4,709,644)   3,166,161    (303,608)   84,388,229    6,827,072    -    - 
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class   6,778,479    107,193    (506,478)   1,125,900    (43,264)   7,461,830    460,891    -    - 
MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class   7,785,334    319,877    (546,323)   1,204,286    (149,381)   8,613,793    813,389    -    - 
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II   20,092,579    96,605    (1,294,342)   347,655    (23,486)   19,219,011    1,971,181    -    - 
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class   1,441,789    190,260    (110,390)   279,912    6,344    1,807,915    117,465    -    - 
MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II   3,653,765    160,458    (175,362)   468,825    (12,303)   4,095,383    262,356    -    - 
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class   1,673,757    237,413    (108,234)   219,253    557    2,022,746    170,408    -    - 
MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund,
Class II
   500,495    1,524    (6,338)   62,600    660    558,941    49,030    -    - 
MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II   51,392,846    2,659,332    (2,990,605)   1,718,688    (68,722)   52,711,539    5,024,932    -    - 
Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA,
Non-Service Shares*
   2,444,532    36,117    (242,439)   466,246    (4,631)   2,699,825    32,981    -    - 
Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA,
Non-Service Shares*
   6,015,043    91,042    (767,295)   967,459    8,686    6,314,935    142,260    -    - 
Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA,
Non-Service Shares*
   26,563,757    336,559    (900,000)   819,363    (102,804)   26,716,875    2,740,192    336,559    - 
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*   5,246,382    272,949    (405,293)   653,715    (51,380)   5,716,373    2,529,369    -    - 
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA,
Non-Service Shares*
   4,201,052    15,607    (64,857)   609,924    805    4,762,531    155,081    -    - 
   $397,395,012   $20,081,262   $(30,003,607)  $27,076,175   $(1,235,449)  $413,313,393        $336,559   $- 

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   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Value as of
3/31/19
   Number of
Shares Held
as of
3/31/19
   Dividend
Income
   Realized
Gains
Distributions
 
Growth Allocation Fund
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class  $61,820,595   $411,261   $(4,768,570)  $9,990,039   $(149,892)  $67,303,433    3,968,363   $-   $- 
MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II   81,481,511    3,107,484    (3,268,751)   2,743,194    (49,274)   84,014,164    8,460,641    -    - 
MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class   73,474,363    41,172    (6,652,912)   6,581,332    1,225,184    74,669,139    6,702,795    -    - 
MML Equity Index Fund, Class III   69,125,769    29,172    (13,384,548)   7,120,091    1,961,412    64,851,896    2,034,888    -    - 
MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II   19,201,581    2,411,622    (1,550,705)   4,301,866    (1,810,471)   22,553,893    3,740,281    -    - 
MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class   62,924,066    1,904,141    (1,867,702)   4,904,878    41,855    67,907,238    6,811,157    -    - 
MML Fundamental Growth Fund,
Class II
   30,815,375    20,975    (2,615,997)   5,320,516    (431,338)   33,109,531    3,032,008    -    - 
MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II   64,870,915    36,710    (2,806,202)   5,082,196    649,244    67,832,863    5,032,112    -    - 
MML Global Fund, Class I   67,099,378    712,088    (4,416,048)   10,261,438    (447,957)   73,208,899    6,219,957    -    - 
MML High Yield Fund, Class II   11,646,363    7,553    (705,254)   839,065    (87,164)   11,700,563    1,211,238    -    - 
MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class   73,646,206    40,527    (5,300,237)   9,180,318    (795,142)   76,771,672    8,098,278    -    - 
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class   57,831,762    2,537,886    (2,202,863)   2,049,370    (134,995)   60,081,160    5,984,179    -    - 

 

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3/31/19
   Number of
Shares Held
as of
3/31/19
   Dividend
Income
   Realized
Gains
Distributions
 
Growth Allocation Fund (Continued)
MML International Equity Fund, Class II  $61,352,726   $2,374,405   $(1,781,186)  $5,906,419   $(77,436)  $67,774,928    6,958,411   $-   $- 
MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class   20,810,674    14,247    (2,359,745)   3,345,073    (164,466)   21,645,783    1,925,781    -    - 
MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class   109,788,382    10,041,928    (4,804,848)   4,274,193    (248,836)   119,050,819    9,631,302    -    - 
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class   65,525,098    36,817    (4,078,726)   9,717,643    723,749    71,924,581    4,442,531    -    - 
MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class   64,673,041    465,303    (4,043,456)   8,610,267    (17,453)   69,687,702    6,580,520    -    - 
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II   41,566,339    23,928    (2,194,403)   733,610    (58,963)   40,070,511    4,109,796    -    - 
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class   11,889,198    1,294,197    (704,663)   2,480,401    (134,655)   14,824,478    963,182    -    - 
MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II   26,604,654    801,563    (1,076,930)   3,697,105    (382,958)   29,643,434    1,899,003    -    - 
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class   21,784,982    486,535    (744,525)   2,706,697    (91,613)   24,142,076    2,033,873    -    - 
MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund,
 Class II
   51,435,567    3,092,917    (1,758,216)   6,470,101    175,836    59,416,205    5,211,948    -    - 
MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II   71,142,702    5,513,203    (4,078,139)   2,518,863    (200,749)   74,895,880    7,139,741    -    - 
Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA,
Non-Service Shares*
   20,070,503    11,658    (905,487)   3,749,430    55,734    22,981,838    280,746    -    - 
Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA,
Non-Service Shares*
   32,160,543    18,545    (2,408,952)   5,187,218    98,078    35,055,432    789,715    -    - 
Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA,
Non-Service Shares*
   123,894,119    1,582,606    (3,200,000)   3,440,880    (86,397)   125,631,208    12,885,252    1,582,606    - 
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*   31,899,741    480,693    (1,724,093)   3,691,902    (86,167)   34,262,076    15,160,211    -    - 
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA,
Non-Service Shares*
   24,624,971    13,521    (474,877)   3,571,611    4,635    27,739,861    903,284    -    - 
   $1,453,161,124   $37,512,657   $(85,878,035)  $138,475,716   $(520,199)  $1,542,751,263        $1,582,606   $- 

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Beginning
Value as of
12/31/18

   Purchases   Sales   Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Value as of
3/31/19
   Number of
Shares Held
as of
3/31/19
   Dividend
Income
   Realized
Gains
Distributions
 
Moderate Allocation Fund
MML Blue Chip Growth Fund, Initial Class  $69,294,777   $871,427   $(5,781,434)  $11,024,850   $40,611   $75,450,231    4,448,716   $-   $- 
MML Dynamic Bond Fund, Class II   209,820,148    4,600,000    (7,142,336)   7,079,501    (176,453)   214,180,860    21,569,070    -    - 
MML Equity Income Fund, Initial Class   82,090,173    11,391    (7,512,806)   9,926,661    (1,095,840)   83,419,579    7,488,293    -    - 
MML Equity Index Fund, Class III   76,574,751    30,000    (19,347,434)   7,111,148    2,826,858    67,195,323    2,108,419    -    - 
MML Focused Equity Fund, Class II   20,985,975    3,688,429    (1,706,234)   4,774,597    (2,007,634)   25,735,133    4,267,850    -    - 
MML Foreign Fund, Initial Class   68,158,972    688,349    (1,942,305)   5,371,228    (51,955)   72,224,289    7,244,161    -    - 
MML Fundamental Growth Fund,
Class II
   40,049,374    10,709    (3,528,245)   6,926,291    (580,574)   42,877,555    3,926,516    -    - 
MML Fundamental Value Fund, Class II   72,225,183    11,049    (3,477,556)   6,719,382    (337,282)   75,140,776    5,574,242    -    - 
MML Global Fund,
Class I
   73,665,241    2,078,471    (5,555,593)   11,488,674    (601,513)   81,075,280    6,888,299    -    - 
MML High Yield Fund, Class II   42,569,900    -    (1,936,020)   3,017,660    (264,155)   43,387,385    4,491,448    -    - 
MML Income & Growth Fund, Initial Class   81,410,810    9,682    (4,956,739)   9,998,028    (612,188)   85,849,593    9,055,864    -    - 
MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Initial Class   62,730,545    4,738,823    (2,125,211)   2,272,984    (155,204)   67,461,937    6,719,316    -    - 

 

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Beginning
Value as of
12/31/18

  

Purchases

  

Sales

  

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation

  

Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)

  

Value as of
3/31/19 

  

Number of
Shares Held
as of
3/31/19

  

Dividend
Income

  

Realized
Gains
Distributions 

 
Moderate Allocation Fund (Continued)
MML International Equity Fund, Class II  $65,866,175   $2,438,303   $(1,836,014)  $6,370,357   $(88,401)  $72,750,420    7,469,242   $-   $- 
MML Large Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class   22,092,695    136,191    (3,234,416)   3,547,159    (202,508)   22,339,121    1,987,466    -    - 
MML Managed Bond Fund, Initial Class   261,870,348    16,039,075    (11,548,020)   9,765,535    (358,260)   275,768,678    22,309,896    -    - 
MML Mid Cap Growth Fund, Initial Class   68,405,477    7,632    (4,990,775)   10,690,025    192,779    74,305,138    4,589,570    -    - 
MML Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class   69,126,568    929,870    (5,007,799)   10,745,175    (1,495,112)   74,298,702    7,015,930    -    - 
MML Short-Duration Bond Fund, Class II   84,136,565    -    (4,414,291)   1,473,627    (109,281)   81,086,620    8,316,576    -    - 
MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund, Initial Class   12,860,106    1,287,047    (769,591)   2,758,383    (221,270)   15,914,675    1,034,015    -    - 
MML Small Company Value Fund, Class II   27,837,569    984,456    (1,169,141)   3,824,659    (365,090)   31,112,453    1,993,110    -    - 
MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, Initial Class   22,177,322    976,623    (781,399)   2,830,490    (112,340)   25,090,696    2,113,791    -    - 
MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class II   52,900,676    2,261,649    (1,733,313)   6,653,629    123,505    60,206,146    5,281,241    -    - 
MML Total Return Bond Fund, Class II   175,042,376    9,231,763    (9,523,352)   6,144,661    (517,784)   180,377,664    17,195,202    -    - 
Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*   22,685,185    2,506    (1,972,658)   4,153,670    115,739    24,984,442    305,209    -    - 
Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*   37,665,635    5,468    (2,861,661)   6,279,300    (97,639)   40,991,103    923,431    -    - 
Oppenheimer Global Multi-Alternatives Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*   158,427,061    2,013,287    (4,900,000)   4,411,703    (132,295)   159,819,756    16,391,770    2,013,287    - 
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*   35,317,171    1,546,351    (1,299,458)   4,263,471    (150,175)   39,677,360    17,556,354    -    - 
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA, Non-Service Shares*   25,674,274    -    (439,724)   3,724,925    4,132    28,963,607    943,133    -    - 
   $2,041,661,052   $54,598,551   $(121,493,525)  $173,347,773   $(6,429,329)  $2,141,684,522        $2,013,287   $- 

 

*Fund advised by OFI Global Asset Management.

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5. New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In October 2016, the SEC released its Final Rule on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rule”). The Rule, which introduced two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contains amendments to Regulation S-X which impact financial statement presentation, particularly the presentation of derivative investments, for all reporting periods ending after August 1, 2017. The Funds have adopted the Rule’s Regulation S-X amendments and the Funds’ financial statements are in compliance with those amendments. In December 2017, the SEC issued a temporary final rule (“Temporary Rule”) that provided for a nine-month delay of N-PORT filing with the SEC. Under the Temporary Rule, those funds subject to the original June 1, 2018 compliance date are required to gather and maintain all of the data required by Form N-PORT as of the original reporting date and such information is subject to examination by the SEC staff.

 

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13 — Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The amendments modify fair value measurement disclosures and are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Management is currently evaluating the implication, if any, of these changes and its impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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. On April 5, 2012, the adversary proceeding was transferred to the Southern District of New York for consolidated pretrial proceedings. The action is now being prosecuted by the litigation trustee (“Trustee”) for the Tribune Litigation Trust.

 

The potential amounts sought to be recovered from the Equity Income Fund and Equity Index Fund are approximately $4,562,800 and $207,706, respectively, plus interest and the Official Committee’s court costs.

 

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. On December 20, 2011, this action was transferred to the Southern District of New York for consolidated pretrial proceedings.

 

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 Trustee 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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