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MML Series Investment Fund II – ‘N-Q’ for 9/30/18

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  MML Series Investment Fund II  

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

  Investment Company Act file number

  

  811-21714

 

  MML Series Investment Fund II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

  100 Bright Meadow Blvd., Enfield, CT

  

06082

(Address of principal executive offices)

   (Zip code)

  Tina Wilson

  100 Bright Meadow Blvd., Enfield, CT

  

06082

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

  

  (860) 562-1000                             

 

Date of fiscal year end:

  

  12/31/2018                             

 

Date of reporting period:

  

  9/30/2018                             


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.


MML Asset Momentum Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 61.9%      
COMMON STOCK — 61.9%      
Communications — 9.6%      
Internet — 9.1%      

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a)

     1,700      $ 280,092  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

     200        396,800  

Facebook, Inc. Class A (a)

     11,600        1,907,736  

Rightmove PLC

     35,000        214,859  
     

 

 

 
        2,799,487  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 0.5%      

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

     5,600        150,588  
     

 

 

 
        2,950,075  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 7.6%      
Distribution & Wholesale — 2.8%      

Pool Corp.

     5,100        851,088  
     

 

 

 
Home Builders — 4.8%      

NVR, Inc. (a)

     600        1,482,480  
     

 

 

 
        2,333,568  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 6.4%      
Biotechnology — 1.3%      

CSL Ltd.

     2,800        404,861  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 1.9%      

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     6,800        597,312  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 0.8%      

Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC

     54,425        234,447  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 1.4%      

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

     5,900        433,204  
     

 

 

 
Household Products & Wares — 1.0%      

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

     2,000        212,411  

Portmeirion Group PLC

     5,600        86,513  
     

 

 

 
        298,924  
     

 

 

 
        1,968,748  
     

 

 

 
Financial — 16.4%      
Banks — 11.1%      

Associated Banc-Corp.

     11,500        299,000  

Bank of America Corp.

     9,400        276,924  

BOK Financial Corp.

     3,100        301,568  

Comerica, Inc.

     3,000        270,600  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     9,000        251,280  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     2,600        293,384  

KeyCorp

     13,800        274,482  

Regions Financial Corp.

     15,200        278,920  

SVB Financial Group (a)

     1,100        341,913  

Synovus Financial Corp.

     5,800        265,582  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Western Alliance Bancorp (a)

     4,900      $ 278,761  

Zions Bancorp

     5,300        265,795  
     

 

 

 
        3,398,209  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 4.9%

 

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

     5,300        1,179,833  

Visa, Inc. Class A

     2,200        330,198  
     

 

 

 
        1,510,031  
     

 

 

 
Private Equity — 0.4%      

Onex Corp.

     1,700        116,255  
     

 

 

 
        5,024,495  
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 15.1%      
Aerospace & Defense — 11.4%      

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     5,400        1,868,184  

Raytheon Co.

     7,900        1,632,614  
     

 

 

 
        3,500,798  
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.3%      

Breedon Group PLC (a)

     88,437        84,263  
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 1.1%      

Halma PLC

     17,600        331,222  
     

 

 

 
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.5%      

Schindler Holding AG

     700        174,288  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 1.8%      

Keyence Corp.

     400        232,057  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     1,100        325,831  
     

 

 

 
        557,888  
     

 

 

 
        4,648,459  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 6.8%      
Computers — 2.6%      

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

     8,800        811,976  
     

 

 

 
Software — 4.2%      

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

     2,400        647,880  

Constellation Software, Inc.

     300        220,618  

EMIS Group PLC

     11,800        155,322  

Nexus AG

     3,400        105,413  

Open Text Corp.

     4,200        159,819  
     

 

 

 
        1,289,052  
     

 

 

 
        2,101,028  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $17,201,784)
        19,026,373  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $17,201,784)
        19,026,373  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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MML Asset Momentum Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
BONDS & NOTES — 9.7%

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 9.7%

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 9.7%

 

U.S. Treasury Note
1.750% 11/30/19 (b)

   $ 3,000,000      $ 2,967,457  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $2,991,914)
        2,967,457  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $2,991,914)
        2,967,457  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
        
MUTUAL FUNDS — 15.4%

 

Diversified Financial Services — 15.4%

 

iShares MSCI Brazil Capped Index Fund

     36,000        1,214,280  

iShares MSCI India ETF

     6,600        214,302  

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

     22,200        3,322,230  
     

 

 

 
        4,750,812  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $4,602,219)
        4,750,812  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $24,795,917)
        26,744,642  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 12.8%

 

Repurchase Agreement — 12.8%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 9/28/18, 1.100%, due 10/01/18 (c)

   $ 3,937,700      $ 3,937,700  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $3,937,700)
        3,937,700  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%
(Cost $28,733,617) (d)
        30,682,342  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.2%         75,041  
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 30,757,383  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

ETF

Exchange-Traded Fund

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

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

(c)

Maturity value of $3,938,061. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 8/15/42, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $4,018,257.

(d)

See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

 

Forward contracts at September 30, 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Counterparty

  

Settlement
Date

  

In Exchange
for

     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Contracts to Buy  
GBP     1,016,335     HSBC Bank USA    6/21/19    $      1,400,000      $ (57,707
THB     42,808,350     HSBC Bank USA    11/13/18         1,300,000        25,390  
            

 

 

    

 

 

 
          $      2,700,000      $ (32,317
            

 

 

    

 

 

 
Cross Currency Forwards  
MYR     6,000,000     Barclays Bank PLC    2/22/19    JPY      159,300,000      $ 28,568  
GBP     995,000     HSBC Bank USA    4/05/19    AUD      1,846,464        (28,538
               

 

 

 
                $ 30  
               

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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MML Asset Momentum Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

Futures contracts at September 30, 2018:

 

 

 

     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Value/Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Long            

NASDAQ 100 E-Mini Index

     12/21/18        12      $ 1,791,832      $ 45,428  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     12/21/18        111        16,074,556        125,894  
           

 

 

 
   $ 171,322  
           

 

 

 

 

Currency Legend

AUD

Australian Dollar

GBP

British Pound

MYR

Malaysian Ringgit

THB

Thai Baht

JPY

Japanese Yen

 

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

 

3


MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 69.2%      
COMMON STOCK — 69.1%      
Basic Materials — 1.8%      
Chemicals — 1.4%      

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     7,795      $ 1,302,155  

Albemarle Corp.

     5,110        509,876  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     16,190        881,384  

DowDuPont, Inc.

     32,520        2,091,361  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     6,070        581,020  

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

     17,640        1,808,276  

The Mosaic Co.

     61,400        1,994,272  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     8        873  

Praxair, Inc.

     6,736        1,082,677  

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

     3        1,366  
     

 

 

 
        10,253,260  
     

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.0%

 

  

International Paper Co.

     3,587        176,301  
     

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 0.1%      

Nucor Corp.

     12,056        764,953  
     

 

 

 
Mining — 0.3%      

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     70,864        986,427  

Newmont Mining Corp.

     23,670        714,834  
     

 

 

 
        1,701,261  
     

 

 

 
        12,895,775  
     

 

 

 
Communications — 10.3%      
Advertising — 0.1%      

The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

     6,922        158,306  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     3,747        254,871  
     

 

 

 
        413,177  
     

 

 

 
Internet — 6.6%      

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)

     6,800        8,208,144  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)

     7,811        9,322,194  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     7,880        15,783,640  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

     891        1,767,744  

eBay, Inc. (a)

     20,777        686,057  

Expedia Group, Inc.

     5,157        672,885  

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

     10,360        2,065,991  

Facebook, Inc. Class A (a)

     34,550        5,682,093  

Netflix, Inc. (a)

     8,613        3,222,382  

Symantec Corp.

     55        1,170  

TripAdvisor, Inc. (a)

     37        1,890  

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

     2,991        478,919  
     

 

 

 
        47,893,109  
     

 

 

 
Media — 1.2%      

CBS Corp. Class B

     57        3,275  

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a)

     3,201        1,043,142  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Comcast Corp. Class A

     107,324      $ 3,800,343  

Discovery, Inc. Class A (a)

     600        19,200  

Discovery, Inc. Class C (a)

     15,443        456,804  

DISH Network Corp. Class A (a)

     52,600        1,880,976  

News Corp. Class A

     7,566        99,795  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A

     19,567        906,539  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B

     8,100        371,142  

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     12,810        432,465  

The Walt Disney Co.

     2        234  
     

 

 

 
        9,013,915  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 2.4%      

AT&T, Inc.

     144,626        4,856,541  

CenturyLink, Inc.

     28        594  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     160,642        7,815,233  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     25,489        763,905  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     3,137        408,249  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     62,655        3,345,151  
     

 

 

 
        17,189,673  
     

 

 

 
        74,509,874  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 5.9%      
Airlines — 0.7%      

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     300        20,658  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     28,200        1,165,506  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     23,200        1,341,656  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     10,383        648,418  

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)

     22,100        1,968,226  
     

 

 

 
        5,144,464  
     

 

 

 
Apparel — 0.6%      

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     6,900        127,167  

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (a)

     18,900        1,295,784  

NIKE, Inc. Class B

     12,184        1,032,228  

PVH Corp.

     1,620        233,928  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     13,350        1,836,293  

VF Corp.

     2,200        205,590  
     

 

 

 
        4,730,990  
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.5%      

Ford Motor Co.

     128,513        1,188,746  

General Motors Co.

     45,200        1,521,884  

PACCAR, Inc.

     14,022        956,160  
     

 

 

 
        3,666,790  
     

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.3%      

Aptiv PLC

     9,300        780,270  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     33,300        1,424,574  

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

     4,351        101,770  
     

 

 

 
        2,306,614  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

4


MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.1%

 

Fastenal Co.

     82      $ 4,758  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

     1,072        383,143  
     

 

 

 
        387,901  
     

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.2%      

D.R. Horton, Inc.

     4,747        200,229  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     57,173        1,416,175  
     

 

 

 
        1,616,404  
     

 

 

 
Home Furnishing — 0.0%      

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     86        3,766  

Whirlpool Corp.

     1,243        147,606  
     

 

 

 
        151,372  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 0.1%      

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     10,002        453,091  
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 0.4%      

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     12,700        1,025,906  

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

     921        121,600  

MGM Resorts International

     40,600        1,133,146  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     3,038        386,008  
     

 

 

 
        2,666,660  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 3.0%      

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

     494        383,196  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     22,992        1,824,645  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     7,370        1,731,066  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     2,654        295,098  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

     48        3,914  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     42,300        2,156,454  

The Gap, Inc.

     10,990        317,062  

Genuine Parts Co.

     34        3,380  

The Home Depot, Inc.

     7,617        1,577,862  

Kohl’s Corp.

     26,030        1,940,537  

L Brands, Inc.

     2,200        66,660  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     95        10,908  

Macy’s, Inc.

     54,951        1,908,448  

McDonald’s Corp.

     2,040        341,272  

Nordstrom, Inc.

     2,308        138,041  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

     3,663        1,272,233  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     2,644        262,020  

Starbucks Corp.

     54        3,069  

Tapestry, Inc.

     6,220        312,679  

Target Corp.

     17,286        1,524,798  

Tiffany & Co.

     802        103,434  

The TJX Cos., Inc.

     3,106        347,934  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     16,557        1,207,005  

Walmart, Inc.

     40,322        3,786,639  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     35        3,182  
     

 

 

 
        21,521,536  
     

 

 

 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.0%

 

Hasbro, Inc.

     461        48,460  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Mattel, Inc.

     90      $ 1,413  
     

 

 

 
        49,873  
     

 

 

 
        42,695,695  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 14.0%

 

Agriculture — 0.6%      

Altria Group, Inc.

     10,559        636,813  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     92        4,625  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     42,486        3,464,309  
     

 

 

 
        4,105,747  
     

 

 

 
Beverages — 0.9%      

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

     15        758  

The Coca-Cola Co.

     31,830        1,470,228  

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A

     542        116,866  

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

     29,600        1,820,400  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     24,860        2,779,348  
     

 

 

 
        6,187,600  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 1.8%      

Amgen, Inc.

     23,331        4,836,283  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     7,472        2,639,933  

Celgene Corp. (a)

     16,176        1,447,590  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     54,610        4,216,438  
     

 

 

 
        13,140,244  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 1.4%      

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     10,699        1,611,911  

Cintas Corp.

     1,878        371,487  

Ecolab, Inc.

     2        314  

Equifax, Inc.

     132        17,235  

H&R Block, Inc.

     69,363        1,786,097  

Moody’s Corp.

     3,330        556,776  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     77        6,764  

Quanta Services, Inc. (a)

     28,813        961,778  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     17,426        1,226,442  

S&P Global, Inc.

     1,018        198,907  

Total System Services, Inc.

     8,207        810,359  

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

     7,110        1,163,196  

The Western Union Co.

     71,888        1,370,185  
     

 

 

 
        10,081,451  
     

 

 

 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.8%

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     5,906        395,407  

The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A

     7,910        1,149,481  

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     53,729        4,471,865  
     

 

 

 
        6,016,753  
     

 

 

 
Foods — 0.5%      

Campbell Soup Co.

     1,624        59,487  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     7,774        264,083  

General Mills, Inc.

     1,962        84,209  

The Hershey Co.

     1,647        167,994  

Hormel Foods Corp.

     15,732        619,841  

The J.M. Smucker Co.

     845        86,705  
 

 

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

 

5


MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Kellogg Co.

     8,428      $ 590,129  

The Kraft Heinz Co.

     4,958        273,235  

The Kroger Co.

     34,958        1,017,627  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     161        21,212  

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

     75        3,222  

Sysco Corp.

     5,334        390,715  

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A

     4,301        256,039  
     

 

 

 
        3,834,498  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 1.1%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     19,601        1,437,929  

Baxter International, Inc.

     9,361        721,639  

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

     242        63,162  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

     300        11,550  

The Cooper Cos., Inc.

     1,240        343,666  

Danaher Corp.

     11,256        1,223,077  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     56        2,113  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

     30        5,223  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

     1,400        57,372  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

     288        165,312  

Medtronic PLC

     28,000        2,754,360  

Stryker Corp.

     170        30,206  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     3,971        969,242  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

     7        784  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     2,455        322,759  
     

 

 

 
        8,108,394  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 1.8%      

Aetna, Inc.

     6,227        1,263,147  

Anthem, Inc.

     5,796        1,588,394  

Centene Corp. (a)

     3,010        435,788  

Cigna Corp.

     6,512        1,356,124  

DaVita, Inc. (a)

     3,030        217,039  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     2,600        361,712  

Humana, Inc.

     4,344        1,470,531  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

     7,040        913,369  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

     2        347  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     3,309        357,074  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     19,694        5,239,392  

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B

     50        6,392  
     

 

 

 
        13,209,309  
     

 

 

 
Household Products & Wares — 0.2%

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

     1,915        207,490  

The Clorox Co.

     723        108,746  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     7,345        834,686  
     

 

 

 
        1,150,922  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 4.9%      

AbbVie, Inc.

     49,322        4,664,875  

Allergan PLC

     5,580        1,062,878  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     1,507        138,976  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     20,767      $ 1,289,215  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     15,778        852,012  

CVS Health Corp.

     21,694        1,707,752  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     16,614        1,782,848  

Express Scripts Holding Co. (a)

     23,301        2,213,828  

Johnson & Johnson

     57,122        7,892,547  

McKesson Corp.

     7,525        998,191  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     51,583        3,659,298  

Mylan NV (a)

     12,047        440,920  

Perrigo Co. PLC

     2,200        155,760  

Pfizer, Inc.

     166,041        7,317,427  

Zoetis, Inc.

     11,400        1,043,784  
     

 

 

 
        35,220,311  
     

 

 

 
        101,055,229  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 3.6%      
Oil & Gas — 3.3%      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     19,748        1,331,213  

Andeavor

     2,517        386,359  

Apache Corp.

     21        1,001  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     48        1,081  

Chevron Corp.

     31,788        3,887,037  

ConocoPhillips

     42,939        3,323,479  

Devon Energy Corp.

     147        5,871  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     6,478        826,398  

EQT Corp.

     97        4,290  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     35,497        3,017,955  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     60        4,126  

Hess Corp.

     32        2,291  

HollyFrontier Corp.

     11,700        817,830  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     106,627        2,482,276  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     23,806        1,903,766  

Newfield Exploration Co. (a)

     36,100        1,040,763  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     56        1,747  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     13,315        1,094,093  

Phillips 66

     12,369        1,394,234  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     5,431        946,026  

Valero Energy Corp.

     10,440        1,187,550  
     

 

 

 
        23,659,386  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.3%      

Baker Hughes a GE Co.

     31        1,049  

Halliburton Co.

     17,867        724,149  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     22,794        981,965  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     4,531        276,029  

TechnipFMC PLC

     8,340        260,625  
     

 

 

 
        2,243,817  
     

 

 

 
Pipelines — 0.0%      

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     38        674  

The Williams Cos., Inc.

     48        1,305  
     

 

 

 
        1,979  
     

 

 

 
        25,905,182  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

6


MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Financial — 12.9%      
Banks — 5.9%      

Bank of America Corp.

     190,198      $ 5,603,233  

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     29,707        1,514,760  

BB&T Corp.

     3,166        153,678  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     17,052        1,618,747  

Citigroup, Inc.

     81,551        5,850,469  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     26,500        1,022,105  

Comerica, Inc.

     16,821        1,517,254  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     42,921        1,198,354  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     12,980        2,910,635  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     6,800        101,456  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     68,562        7,736,536  

KeyCorp

     32,764        651,676  

M&T Bank Corp.

     6,045        994,644  

Morgan Stanley

     44,697        2,081,539  

Northern Trust Corp.

     13,759        1,405,207  

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     12,918        1,759,303  

Regions Financial Corp.

     79,715        1,462,770  

State Street Corp.

     6,576        550,937  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     23,700        1,582,923  

SVB Financial Group (a)

     3,870        1,202,912  

US Bancorp

     7,602        401,462  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     17,416        915,385  

Zions Bancorp

     4,241        212,686  
     

 

 

 
        42,448,671  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 2.9%

 

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     8,190        1,934,150  

American Express Co.

     2,519        268,248  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     11,356        1,676,827  

BlackRock, Inc.

     3,180        1,498,829  

The Charles Schwab Corp.

     21,112        1,037,655  

Discover Financial Services

     1,783        136,310  

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (a)

     12,761        668,549  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     6,387        194,229  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     15        1,123  

Invesco Ltd.

     2,112        48,323  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

     37        813  

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

     22,760        5,066,604  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     45        3,861  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     4,900        451,045  

Synchrony Financial

     20,100        624,708  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     15,606        1,703,863  

Visa, Inc. Class A

     38,072        5,714,226  
     

 

 

 
        21,029,363  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 3.0%      

Aflac, Inc.

     28,944        1,362,394  

The Allstate Corp.

     12,035        1,187,854  

American International Group, Inc.

     46        2,449  

Aon PLC

     3,445        529,772  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Assurant, Inc.

     5,216      $ 563,067  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a)

     38,426        8,227,391  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (a)

     26        1,150  

Chubb Ltd.

     7,568        1,011,388  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     4,419        339,423  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     3,000        685,410  

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

     5,952        297,362  

Lincoln National Corp.

     10,351        700,349  

Loews Corp.

     20,783        1,043,930  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     5,813        480,851  

MetLife, Inc.

     32,190        1,503,917  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     8,129        476,278  

The Progressive Corp.

     18,114        1,286,819  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     15,737        1,594,473  

Torchmark Corp.

     3,282        284,517  

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

     2,287        296,647  

Unum Group

     2,731        106,700  
     

 

 

 
        21,982,141  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate — 0.1%      

CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a)

     24,287        1,071,057  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 0.9%

 

American Tower Corp.

     119        17,291  

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A

     85        3,751  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     2,081        376,973  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     3        369  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     280        31,494  

Duke Realty Corp.

     9,000        255,330  

Equinix, Inc.

     120        51,947  

Equity Residential

     56        3,710  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     1,500        370,065  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     7,000        606,480  

HCP, Inc.

     35        921  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     27,837        587,361  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     48        1,657  

Kimco Realty Corp.

     2,767        46,320  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     60        6,011  

Prologis, Inc.

     12,838        870,288  

Public Storage

     203        40,931  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     645        114,004  

SL Green Realty Corp.

     18,490        1,803,330  

Ventas, Inc.

     1,025        55,739  

Vornado Realty Trust

     1,373        100,229  

Welltower, Inc.

     2,100        135,072  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     20,626        665,601  
     

 

 

 
        6,144,874  
     

 

 

 
Savings & Loans — 0.1%      

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     25,351        434,009  
     

 

 

 
        93,110,115  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

7


MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Industrial — 5.7%      
Aerospace & Defense — 1.5%

 

Arconic, Inc.

     8      $ 176  

The Boeing Co.

     18,292        6,802,795  

General Dynamics Corp.

     602        123,241  

Harris Corp.

     770        130,292  

L3 Technologies, Inc.

     970        206,241  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     1,530        529,319  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     348        110,445  

Raytheon Co.

     4,829        997,961  

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     8        1,124  

United Technologies Corp.

     14,540        2,032,837  
     

 

 

 
        10,934,431  
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.1%      

Johnson Controls International PLC

     19,765        691,775  

Masco Corp.

     25        915  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     5        556  
     

 

 

 
        693,246  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.1%

 

AMETEK, Inc.

     7,700        609,224  

Emerson Electric Co.

     4,869        372,868  
     

 

 

 
        982,092  
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 1.0%      

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     15,163        1,069,598  

Allegion PLC

     1,633        147,901  

Amphenol Corp. Class A

     4,264        400,901  

Corning, Inc.

     40,967        1,446,135  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     2,852        175,313  

Fortive Corp.

     5,878        494,928  

Garmin Ltd.

     2,100        147,105  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     14,922        2,483,021  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     2,720        264,574  

Waters Corp. (a)

     1,540        299,807  
     

 

 

 
        6,929,283  
     

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.3%

 

Fluor Corp.

     16,809        976,603  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     17,420        1,332,630  
     

 

 

 
        2,309,233  
     

 

 

 
Environmental Controls — 0.1%

 

Pentair PLC

     18,023        781,297  

Republic Services, Inc.

     337        24,487  

Stericycle, Inc. (a)

     97        5,692  

Waste Management, Inc.

     1,973        178,280  
     

 

 

 
        989,756  
     

 

 

 
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.2%

 

Snap-on, Inc.

     7,971        1,463,476  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     9        1,318  
     

 

 

 
        1,464,794  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.2%

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

     11,225      $ 1,711,700  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.2%      

Cummins, Inc.

     3,325        485,683  

Dover Corp.

     5,173        457,966  

Flowserve Corp.

     70        3,828  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     493        92,447  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     663        196,387  

Xylem, Inc.

     3,355        267,964  
     

 

 

 
        1,504,275  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.4%

 

3M Co.

     2        421  

Eaton Corp. PLC

     13,566        1,176,579  

General Electric Co.

     86        971  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     285        40,219  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     9,600        982,080  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     2,848        523,833  

Textron, Inc.

     4,672        333,908  
     

 

 

 
        3,058,011  
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 0.3%      

Ball Corp.

     4        176  

Packaging Corp. of America

     750        82,268  

Sealed Air Corp.

     53        2,128  

WestRock Co.

     36,267        1,938,108  
     

 

 

 
        2,022,680  
     

 

 

 
Shipbuilding — 0.3%      

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     6,930        1,774,634  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.0%      

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     120        11,750  

CSX Corp.

     29,907        2,214,613  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     126        9,265  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     7,813        1,410,247  

Union Pacific Corp.

     16,712        2,721,215  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     4,880        569,740  
     

 

 

 
        6,936,830  
     

 

 

 
        41,310,965  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 13.3%      
Computers — 5.4%      

Accenture PLC Class A

     4,240        721,648  

Apple, Inc.

     116,347        26,264,172  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A

     10,256        791,250  

DXC Technology Co.

     16,979        1,587,876  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     67,274        1,097,239  

HP, Inc.

     71,974        1,854,770  

International Business Machines Corp.

     15,040        2,274,199  

NetApp, Inc.

     22,098        1,897,997  
 

 

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

 

8


MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Seagate Technology PLC

     32,100      $ 1,519,935  

Western Digital Corp.

     7,147        418,385  
     

 

 

 
        38,427,471  
     

 

 

 
Office & Business Equipment — 0.0%

 

Xerox Corp.

     836        22,555  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 2.5%      

Analog Devices, Inc.

     1,072        99,117  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     1,939        74,942  

Broadcom, Inc.

     7,049        1,739,200  

Intel Corp.

     164,423        7,775,564  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     10,279        1,045,477  

Lam Research Corp.

     1,193        180,978  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     21        1,657  

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

     29,817        1,348,623  

NVIDIA Corp.

     556        156,247  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     35,100        2,528,253  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     6,010        545,167  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     22,274        2,389,778  

Xilinx, Inc.

     3,756        301,119  
     

 

 

 
        18,186,122  
     

 

 

 
Software — 5.4%      

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     200        16,638  

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

     12,600        3,401,370  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

     20,026        1,464,902  

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

     2,350        438,698  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

     37        5,776  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     6,090        803,575  

CA, Inc.

     15,073        665,473  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

     3,600        163,152  

Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)

     17,837        1,982,761  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

     867        104,465  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     5,500        599,885  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

     3,352        276,138  

Intuit, Inc.

     5,540        1,259,796  

Microsoft Corp.

     199,845        22,856,273  

Oracle Corp.

     53,857        2,776,867  

Paychex, Inc.

     64        4,713  

Red Hat, Inc. (a)

     1        136  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

     13,554        2,155,493  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

     600        59,166  
     

 

 

 
        39,035,277  
     

 

 

 
        95,671,425  
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.6%      
Electric — 1.6%      

AES Corp.

     55,887        782,418  

Ameren Corp.

     660        41,725  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     8,385        594,329  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     23,731        656,162  

CMS Energy Corp.

     7,903        387,247  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     2,182      $ 166,247  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     1,716        120,600  

DTE Energy Co.

     3,020        329,573  

Duke Energy Corp.

     15,190        1,215,504  

Edison International

     426        28,832  

Entergy Corp.

     5,198        421,714  

Eversource Energy

     812        49,889  

Exelon Corp.

     22,140        966,632  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     580        21,559  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     3,040        509,504  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     1,200        44,880  

PG&E Corp.

     47,316        2,177,009  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     1,396        110,535  

PPL Corp.

     11,618        339,943  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     1,424        75,173  

SCANA Corp.

     2,947        114,609  

Sempra Energy

     2,231        253,776  

The Southern Co.

     26,922        1,173,799  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     4,542        303,224  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     5,472        258,333  
     

 

 

 
        11,143,216  
     

 

 

 
Gas — 0.0%      

NiSource, Inc.

     713        17,768  
     

 

 

 
        11,160,984  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $334,512,260)
        498,315,244  
     

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.1%

 

Financial — 0.1%

 

Insurance — 0.1%

 

The Allstate Corp., The 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.165%
5.100% VRN

     20,000        500,000  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $500,000)
        500,000  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $335,012,260)
        498,815,244  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
BONDS & NOTES — 30.2%

 

CORPORATE DEBT — 11.2%

 

Advertising — 0.0%

 

WPP Finance 2010
5.625% 11/15/43

   $ 204,000        208,637  
     

 

 

 
Aerospace & Defense — 0.0%

 

United Technologies Corp.
6.125% 7/15/38

     80,000        94,374  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

9


MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Agriculture — 0.1%

 

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.

     

3.250% 8/15/26

   $ 292,000      $ 264,227  

4.350% 3/15/24

     350,000        346,516  

Reynolds American, Inc.
5.850% 8/15/45

     195,000        212,058  
     

 

 

 
        822,801  
     

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.3%

 

American Airlines Group, Inc.
5.500% 10/01/19 (b)

     1,379,000        1,397,961  

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2014-1, Class B,
4.375% 4/01/24

     31,388        31,187  

Spirit Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2015-1, Class A,
4.100% 10/01/29

     293,733        292,632  

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2018-1, Class B,
4.600% 9/01/27

     95,000        94,813  

WestJet Airlines Ltd.
3.500% 6/16/21 (b)

     117,000        115,096  
     

 

 

 
        1,931,689  
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.3%

 

Ford Motor Co.
5.291% 12/08/46

     80,000        71,253  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

     

3.810% 1/09/24

     200,000        190,676  

4.140% 2/15/23

     465,000        457,403  

4.375% 8/06/23

     200,000        197,731  

General Motors Co.

     

4.200% 10/01/27

     215,000        202,808  

5.150% 4/01/38

     130,000        120,910  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

     

3.500% 11/07/24

     515,000        485,508  

4.150% 6/19/23

     235,000        234,060  
     

 

 

 
        1,960,349  
     

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.0%

 

Lear Corp.
5.375% 3/15/24

     85,000        87,390  
     

 

 

 
Banks — 1.6%

 

Associated Banc-Corp.
4.250% 1/15/25

     494,000        491,489  

Banco Santander SA

     

3.125% 2/23/23

     400,000        379,625  

4.250% 4/11/27

     200,000        188,892  

Bank of America Corp.

     

4.183% 11/25/27

     405,000        395,293  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.814% 4.244% VRN 4/24/38

     200,000        195,248  

6.110% 1/29/37

     220,000        253,011  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

7.750% 5/14/38

   $ 95,000      $ 128,228  

Bank of Montreal
3.803% VRN 12/15/32 (c)

     245,000        228,913  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     

4.500% 12/16/25

     200,000        200,097  

4.650% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (d)

     415,000        389,322  

Barclays Bank PLC
10.179% 6/12/21 (b)

     190,000        216,453  

Barclays PLC

     

3.695% FRN 5/16/24 (c)

     345,000        343,195  

4.337% 1/10/28

     260,000        246,047  

BPCE SA
3.500% 10/23/27 (b)

     420,000        382,752  

CIT Group, Inc.
4.750% 2/16/24

     360,000        360,882  

Citigroup, Inc.

     

3.875% 3/26/25

     562,000        546,490  

8.125% 7/15/39

     90,000        129,912  

Credit Suisse AG
6.500% 8/08/23 (b)

     350,000        373,660  

Credit Suisse Group AG
4.282% 1/09/28 (b)

     500,000        486,291  

Deutsche Bank AG
3.150% 1/22/21

     310,000        302,933  

Discover Bank
4.682% VRN 8/09/28 (c)

     495,000        489,911  

First Republic Bank
4.375% 8/01/46

     685,000        636,167  

Fulton Financial Corp.
3.600% 3/16/22

     230,000        225,045  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

3.814% VRN 4/23/29 (c)

     260,000        248,017  

5.950% 1/15/27

     212,000        231,830  

6.250% 2/01/41

     60,000        72,116  

6.750% 10/01/37

     200,000        240,591  

HSBC Holdings PLC

     

4.250% 3/14/24

     200,000        198,938  

4.583% VRN 6/19/29 (c)

     255,000        255,004  

ING Groep NV
4.100% 10/02/23

     410,000        410,306  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     

3.375% 5/01/23

     140,000        137,424  

3.625% 12/01/27

     205,000        193,338  

5.600% 7/15/41

     195,000        225,085  

Morgan Stanley
4.350% 9/08/26

     600,000        595,371  

SVB Financial Group
3.500% 1/29/25

     400,000        386,761  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS
4.750% 10/17/19 (b)

     445,000        434,427  

Valley National Bancorp
5.125% 9/27/23

     245,000        252,223  
 

 

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

 

10


MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

5.375% 11/02/43

   $ 159,000      $ 170,819  

5.606% 1/15/44

     110,000        121,509  
     

 

 

 
        11,763,615  
     

 

 

 
Beverages — 0.2%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.
4.900% 2/01/46

     825,000        834,340  

Molson Coors Brewing Co.

     

4.200% 7/15/46

     285,000        252,523  

5.000% 5/01/42

     60,000        59,491  
     

 

 

 
        1,146,354  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 0.1%

 

Amgen, Inc.
5.150% 11/15/41

     90,000        95,383  

Celgene Corp.

     

3.450% 11/15/27

     660,000        616,134  

4.350% 11/15/47

     200,000        179,038  
     

 

 

 
        890,555  
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.2%

 

CRH America Finance, Inc.
3.950% 4/04/28 (b)

     520,000        503,835  

Standard Industries, Inc.

     

5.000% 2/15/27 (b)

     771,000        725,704  

5.375% 11/15/24 (b)

     246,000        245,692  

5.500% 2/15/23 (b)

     178,000        180,003  
     

 

 

 
        1,655,234  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals — 0.3%

 

Incitec Pivot Finance LLC
6.000% 12/10/19 (b)

     185,000        189,753  

LYB International Finance BV
5.250% 7/15/43

     175,000        178,614  

The Mosaic Co.
4.050% 11/15/27

     292,000        282,486  

RPM International, Inc.
3.750% 3/15/27

     110,000        104,531  

The Sherwin-Williams Co.
4.500% 6/01/47

     105,000        100,988  

Syngenta Finance NV

     

3.698% 4/24/20 (b)

     310,000        309,297  

4.441% 4/24/23 (b)

     400,000        397,561  

Yara International ASA
4.750% 6/01/28 (b)

     570,000        573,839  
     

 

 

 
        2,137,069  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 0.2%

 

The ADT Security Corp.
6.250% 10/15/21

     1,122,000        1,176,989  

ERAC USA Finance LLC
6.700% 6/01/34 (b)

     78,000        93,395  
     

 

 

 
        1,270,384  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Computers — 0.1%

 

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
6.020% 6/15/26 (b)

   $ 76,000      $ 81,231  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.
4.450% 12/01/20

     835,000        844,603  
     

 

 

 
        925,834  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust

     

3.300% 1/23/23

     395,000        380,568  

3.875% 1/23/28

     980,000        909,751  

4.500% 5/15/21

     290,000        294,501  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
3.500% 8/01/25

     590,000        563,979  

Aircastle Ltd.

     

4.400% 9/25/23

     190,000        190,025  

5.000% 4/01/23

     275,000        282,436  

Ally Financial, Inc.
3.250% 11/05/18

     485,000        484,806  

Antares Holdings LP
6.000% 8/15/23 (b)

     495,000        496,948  

Ares Finance Co. LLC
4.000% 10/08/24 (b)

     355,000        335,693  

Discover Financial Services
4.100% 2/09/27

     485,000        463,607  

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

     200,000        188,231  

Genpact Luxembourg Sarl
3.700% 4/01/22

     360,000        351,523  

High Street Funding Trust I
4.111% 2/15/28 (b)

     500,000        487,650  

Lazard Group LLC

     

3.625% 3/01/27

     184,000        171,594  

4.500% 9/19/28

     175,000        172,124  

Legg Mason, Inc.
5.625% 1/15/44

     175,000        177,020  

Neuberger Berman Group LLC/Neuberger Berman Finance Corp.
4.500% 3/15/27 (b)

     170,000        168,912  
     

 

 

 
        6,119,368  
     

 

 

 
Electric — 0.5%

 

The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
3.500% 4/01/28 (b)

     155,000        146,195  

CMS Energy Corp.
4.700% 3/31/43

     115,000        116,330  

Duke Energy Corp.
3.750% 9/01/46

     195,000        171,357  

EDP Finance BV
3.625% 7/15/24 (b)

     420,000        400,948  
 

 

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

 

11


MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Entergy Louisiana LLC
4.950% 1/15/45

   $ 165,000      $ 166,047  

IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.

     

3.450% 7/15/20

     615,000        612,085  

3.700% 9/01/24

     170,000        164,890  

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.

     

4.250% 8/14/28 (b)

     425,000        403,223  

7.250% 1/15/19 (b)

     200,000        201,874  

Nevada Power Co., Series N,
6.650% 4/01/36

     135,000        170,647  

Oncor Electric Delivery Co.
7.500% 9/01/38

     40,000        56,211  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
5.800% 3/01/37

     120,000        133,859  

Pennsylvania Electric Co.
4.150% 4/15/25 (b)

     295,000        294,253  

Progress Energy, Inc.
7.000% 10/30/31

     25,000        31,178  

Puget Energy, Inc.
3.650% 5/15/25

     350,000        337,660  

Xcel Energy, Inc.
6.500% 7/01/36

     240,000        304,173  
     

 

 

 
        3,710,930  
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 0.1%

 

Arrow Electronics, Inc.

     

3.250% 9/08/24

     155,000        146,501  

3.875% 1/12/28

     145,000        135,063  

4.500% 3/01/23

     80,000        80,889  

Ingram Micro, Inc.
5.450% STEP 12/15/24

     203,000        199,980  
     

 

 

 
        562,433  
     

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.0%

 

Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd.
4.000% 1/14/25

     250,000        231,656  
     

 

 

 
Gas — 0.1%

 

NiSource, Inc.
5.800% 2/01/42

     175,000        193,136  

Spire, Inc.
4.700% 8/15/44

     290,000        288,496  
     

 

 

 
        481,632  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 0.1%

 

Becton Dickinson & Co.

     

3.700% 6/06/27

     295,000        282,090  

4.685% 12/15/44

     225,000        221,851  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
4.450% 8/15/45

     265,000        248,747  
     

 

 

 
        752,688  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 0.1%

 

Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp.
3.829% 8/15/28

     165,000        166,442  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Humana, Inc.

     

3.950% 3/15/27

   $ 250,000      $ 245,725  

4.800% 3/15/47

     125,000        127,491  
     

 

 

 
        539,658  
     

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.1%

 

Lennar Corp.

     

4.500% 11/15/19

     516,000        519,870  

4.750% 5/30/25

     200,000        195,000  
     

 

 

 
        714,870  
     

 

 

 
Household Products & Wares — 0.0%

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
3.150% 8/01/27

     85,000        78,704  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.9%

 

The Allstate Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.938%
5.750% VRN 8/15/53

     790,000        813,700  

American International Group, Inc.

     

4.200% 4/01/28

     260,000        257,264  

4.500% 7/16/44

     200,000        188,757  

4.750% 4/01/48

     75,000        73,730  

5.750% VRN 4/01/48 (c)

     425,000        412,781  

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
6.125% 8/15/23

     495,000        479,807  

Arch Capital Group US, Inc.
5.144% 11/01/43

     170,000        180,138  

The Athene Holding Ltd.
4.125% 1/12/28

     830,000        775,468  

AXIS Specialty Finance PLC
4.000% 12/06/27

     415,000        392,555  

CNA Financial Corp.
3.450% 8/15/27

     185,000        171,295  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.
5.250% 5/30/25

     465,000        475,463  

Enstar Group Ltd.
4.500% 3/10/22

     140,000        140,614  

The Progressive Corp.
5.375% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (d)

     200,000        199,500  

Prudential Financial, Inc.
5.700% VRN 9/15/48 (c)

     480,000        478,358  

Trinity Acquisition PLC
4.400% 3/15/26

     70,000        69,647  

USF&G Capital I
8.500% 12/15/45 (b)

     150,000        206,492  

Voya Financial, Inc.
4.700% VRN 1/23/48 (b) (c)

     180,000        160,200  

Willis North America, Inc.

     

4.500% 9/15/28

     480,000        479,864  

7.000% 9/29/19

     97,000        100,317  

XLIT Ltd.

     

4.450% 3/31/25

     633,000        627,103  

5.500% 3/31/45

     100,000        105,241  
     

 

 

 
        6,788,294  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

12


MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Internet — 0.1%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.
4.050% 8/22/47

   $ 300,000      $ 295,521  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.
3.595% 1/19/28 (b)

     225,000        212,965  
     

 

 

 
        508,486  
     

 

 

 
Investment Companies — 0.3%

 

Ares Capital Corp.

     

3.500% 2/10/23

     510,000        487,341  

3.875% 1/15/20

     525,000        527,079  

BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.
4.125% 8/11/22

     470,000        446,260  

FS Investment Corp.
4.000% 7/15/19

     505,000        506,888  
     

 

 

 
        1,967,568  
     

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 0.2%

 

ArcelorMittal

     

5.125% 6/01/20

     320,000        327,718  

5.250% STEP 8/05/20

     618,000        636,214  

Vale Overseas Ltd.

     

5.875% 6/10/21

     475,000        499,852  

6.875% 11/21/36

     230,000        267,076  
     

 

 

 
        1,730,860  
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 0.1%

 

MGM Resorts International
6.625% 12/15/21

     416,000        440,960  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.1%

 

CNH Industrial Capital LLC
3.875% 10/15/21

     700,000        698,042  
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.2%

 

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

     200,000        189,500  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

     

3.579% 7/23/20

     270,000        270,152  

6.484% 10/23/45

     225,000        241,871  

Comcast Corp.
3.400% 7/15/46

     220,000        178,003  

Discovery Communications LLC

     

3.950% 3/20/28

     250,000        237,488  

5.000% 9/20/37

     160,000        156,013  

Grupo Televisa SAB
6.625% 3/18/25

     175,000        197,426  

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     

6.750% 6/15/39

     110,000        119,966  

8.250% 4/01/19

     45,000        46,150  

8.750% 2/14/19

     65,000        66,343  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Warner Media LLC
6.250% 3/29/41

   $ 25,000      $ 27,033  
     

 

 

 
        1,729,945  
     

 

 

 
Mining — 0.2%

 

Glencore Finance Canada Ltd.
5.550% STEP 10/25/42 (b)

     149,000        146,990  

Glencore Funding LLC

     

3.875% 10/27/27 (b)

     160,000        148,324  

4.625% 4/29/24 (b)

     600,000        603,678  

Kinross Gold Corp.

     

4.500% 7/15/27

     166,000        148,371  

5.125% 9/01/21

     600,000        616,500  
     

 

 

 
        1,663,863  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.1%

 

General Electric Co.
4.125% 10/09/42

     520,000        463,802  
     

 

 

 
Office Equipment/Supplies — 0.1%

 

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

     

3.875% STEP 9/15/20

     135,000        133,144  

3.875% STEP 10/01/21

     485,000        462,568  
     

 

 

 
        595,712  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 0.7%

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     

6.450% 9/15/36

     250,000        285,270  

6.600% 3/15/46

     107,000        125,831  

Andeavor
4.500% 4/01/48

     85,000        79,228  

Antero Resources Corp.
5.375% 11/01/21

     539,000        545,899  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

     

3.000% 8/15/22

     200,000        191,588  

4.250% 4/15/27

     300,000        289,995  

6.750% 11/15/39

     100,000        112,773  

Continental Resources, Inc.
4.375% 1/15/28

     260,000        258,057  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.
4.750% 11/01/24 (b)

     428,000        428,535  

Encana Corp.
6.500% 2/01/38

     80,000        93,763  

EQT Corp.
3.900% 10/01/27

     840,000        787,090  

Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.
4.650% 3/15/25

     190,000        194,301  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     

4.750% 9/15/44

     100,000        96,673  

6.500% 3/01/41

     170,000        198,929  

Nabors Industries, Inc.
5.500% 1/15/23

     215,000        211,196  
 

 

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

 

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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Newfield Exploration Co.
5.750% 1/30/22

   $ 200,000      $ 209,250  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
3.950% 2/01/28

     160,000        148,032  

PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp.
7.000% 11/15/23

     175,000        182,000  

Petroleos Mexicanos

     

3.500% 1/30/23

     100,000        94,800  

4.625% 9/21/23

     100,000        99,100  

5.350% 2/12/28 (b)

     190,000        179,075  

5.500% 1/21/21

     285,000        294,094  

6.375% 1/23/45

     80,000        74,080  

6.500% 3/13/27

     60,000        61,290  

6.625% 6/15/38

     37,000        35,520  
     

 

 

 
        5,276,369  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.0%

 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
3.950% 12/01/42

     366,000        317,488  
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 0.1%

 

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

     715,000        676,521  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%

 

AbbVie, Inc.
4.700% 5/14/45

     165,000        158,529  

Allergan Funding SCS

     

4.550% 3/15/35

     100,000        97,271  

4.750% 3/15/45

     190,000        184,726  

Bayer US Finance II LLC
4.400% 7/15/44 (b)

     340,000        302,471  

CVS Health Corp.

     

4.300% 3/25/28

     173,000        171,643  

5.050% 3/25/48

     240,000        245,483  

6.125% 9/15/39

     175,000        198,604  

CVS Pass-Through Trust
5.926% 1/10/34 (b)

     266,175        285,241  

Express Scripts Holding Co.

     

4.500% 2/25/26

     180,000        181,612  

4.800% 7/15/46

     195,000        190,318  

McKesson Corp.

     

4.883% 3/15/44

     60,000        59,862  

6.000% 3/01/41

     125,000        137,703  

Mylan, Inc.
3.125% 1/15/23 (b)

     118,000        112,530  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV LLC
2.250% 3/18/20

     200,000        194,081  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV

     

1.700% 7/19/19

     51,000        50,171  

2.200% 7/21/21

     670,000        629,599  

4.100% 10/01/46

     75,000        54,679  
     

 

 

 
        3,254,523  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Pipelines — 0.9%

 

Andeavor Logistics LP
6.875% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (d)

   $ 300,000      $ 301,350  

Andeavor Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp.
6.250% 10/15/22

     97,000        99,668  

Energy Transfer Equity LP

     

5.875% 1/15/24

     200,000        210,500  

7.500% 10/15/20

     175,000        187,250  

Energy Transfer Partners LP

     

4.200% 4/15/27

     165,000        159,374  

6.125% 12/15/45

     75,000        79,999  

6.250% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (d)

     385,000        370,562  

6.500% 2/01/42

     100,000        109,824  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

     

4.150% 6/01/25

     350,000        331,875  

4.850% 7/15/26

     149,000        144,458  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC
5.375% VRN 2/15/78 (c)

     195,000        180,601  

EQT Midstream Partners LP
4.750% 7/15/23

     495,000        502,318  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

     

5.300% 9/15/20

     475,000        491,791  

6.375% 3/01/41

     65,000        74,104  

6.500% 2/01/37

     120,000        134,601  

6.550% 9/15/40

     90,000        103,060  

6.950% 1/15/38

     10,000        12,122  

MPLX LP

     

4.500% 4/15/38

     195,000        183,787  

5.200% 3/01/47

     35,000        35,070  

5.500% 2/15/23

     136,000        138,761  

Phillips 66 Partners LP

     

3.750% 3/01/28

     135,000        128,525  

4.680% 2/15/45

     28,000        26,535  

Plains All American Pipeline LP
6.125% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (d)

     385,000        374,894  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

     

3.650% 6/01/22

     191,000        188,664  

4.500% 12/15/26

     210,000        209,786  

4.700% 6/15/44

     100,000        90,067  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC
4.200% 3/15/28

     240,000        232,817  

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP

     

4.000% 10/01/27

     230,000        218,368  

5.300% 4/01/44

     75,000        71,892  

Western Gas Partners LP

     

4.000% 7/01/22

     781,000        777,590  

4.500% 3/01/28

     105,000        100,721  
     

 

 

 
        6,270,934  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

14


MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Private Equity — 0.1%

 

Hercules Capital, Inc.
4.625% 10/23/22

   $ 470,000      $ 452,310  

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
6.250% 2/01/22

     225,000        230,625  
     

 

 

 
        682,935  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 0.4%

 

American Tower Corp.
4.400% 2/15/26

     140,000        140,162  

American Tower Trust #1
3.652% 3/23/48 (b)

     310,000        304,055  

Crown Castle International Corp.
4.000% 3/01/27

     120,000        116,268  

Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP
3.500% 8/01/26

     375,000        349,786  

Host Hotels & Resorts LP
3.875% 4/01/24

     245,000        239,280  

Kimco Realty Corp.
3.300% 2/01/25

     160,000        151,811  

Mid-America Apartments LP
3.600% 6/01/27

     155,000        147,681  

National Retail Properties, Inc.
4.300% 10/15/28

     155,000        153,831  

SBA Tower Trust

     

2.877% 7/10/46 (b)

     200,000        196,645  

3.156% 10/10/45 (b)

     210,000        208,425  

3.168% 4/09/47 (b)

     260,000        254,945  

UDR, Inc.
3.500% 7/01/27

     220,000        208,055  

Weingarten Realty Investors
3.250% 8/15/26

     85,000        78,083  
     

 

 

 
        2,549,027  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 0.2%

 

Dollar Tree, Inc.
4.200% 5/15/28

     320,000        310,809  

El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV
3.950% 10/02/24 (b)

     445,000        426,648  

The Home Depot, Inc.
5.950% 4/01/41

     150,000        186,742  

QVC, Inc.

     

4.375% 3/15/23

     150,000        148,159  

5.125% 7/02/22

     280,000        283,655  
     

 

 

 
        1,356,013  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 0.1%

 

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
4.200% 6/22/23

     275,000        273,651  

Microchip Technology, Inc.
3.922% 6/01/21 (b)

     165,000        164,034  
     

 

 

 
        437,685  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Software — 0.1%

 

Microsoft Corp.
4.450% 11/03/45

   $ 330,000      $ 353,386  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 0.4%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     

3.400% 5/15/25

     200,000        190,414  

4.750% 5/15/46

     460,000        420,273  

5.250% 3/01/37

     95,000        94,682  

CenturyLink, Inc.
6.150% 9/15/19

     140,000        142,625  

Cisco Systems, Inc.
5.500% 1/15/40

     55,000        65,585  

Crown Castle Towers LLC
4.241% 7/15/48 (b)

     250,000        252,292  

Ericsson LM
4.125% 5/15/22

     500,000        496,836  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
6.500% 6/15/19

     175,000        178,500  

Sprint Communications, Inc.
9.250% 4/15/22

     410,000        465,350  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU
4.665% 3/06/38

     180,000        169,110  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     

4.862% 8/21/46

     222,000        221,448  

6.550% 9/15/43

     149,000        181,243  
     

 

 

 
        2,878,358  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.0%

 

Autoridad del Canal de Panama
4.950% 7/29/35 (b)

     210,000        216,825  

Pacific National Finance Pty Ltd.
4.625% 9/23/20 (b)

     105,000        106,179  
     

 

 

 
        323,004  
     

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.2%

 

DAE Funding LLC
4.000% 8/01/20 (b)

     173,000        171,054  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.

     

4.500% 3/15/23 (b)

     250,000        244,062  

5.250% 8/15/22 (b)

     1,005,000        1,013,794  
     

 

 

 
        1,428,910  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $81,738,737)
        80,478,909  
     

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.2%

 

JobsOhio Beverage System
Series B 4.532% 1/01/35

     325,000        343,746  

Orange County Local Transportation Authority BAB
6.908% 2/15/41

     230,000        302,646  

Panhandle-Plains Student Finance Corp., Series 2001-A2,
3.170% FRN 12/01/31 (c)

     300,000        297,822  
 

 

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

 

15


MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

State of California BAB

     

7.550% 4/01/39

   $ 425,000      $ 620,321  

7.600% 11/01/40

     105,000        156,055  
     

 

 

 
        1,720,590  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL
OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $1,691,142)
        1,720,590  
     

 

 

 
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 9.2%

 

Automobile ABS — 0.5%

 

First Investors Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2016-2A, Class B
2.210% 7/15/22 (b)

     450,000        443,581  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP

     

Series 2018-1A, Class A,
3.290% 2/25/24 (b)

     1,240,000        1,205,951  

Series 2018-1A, Class B,
3.600% 2/25/24 (b)

     650,000        631,525  

Oscar US Funding Trust II,
Series 2015-1A, Class A4
2.440% 6/15/22 (b)

     336,980        336,105  

Oscar US Funding Trust IV,
Series 2016-1A, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%
3.858% FRN 7/15/20 (b)

     10,766        10,790  

Oscar US Funding Trust V,
Series 2016-2A, Class A4
2.990% 12/15/23 (b)

     690,000        683,635  

Oscar US Funding Trust VI,
Series 2017-1A, Class A4
3.300% 5/10/24 (b)

     150,000        149,262  
     

 

 

 
        3,460,849  
     

 

 

 
Commercial MBS — 0.7%

 

Aventura Mall Trust,
Series 2018-AVM, Class C,
4.112% VRN 7/05/40 (b) (c)

     710,000        702,377  

BANK, Series 2018-BN14, Class C,
4.598% VRN 9/15/60 (c)

     210,000        211,947  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2018-CHRS, Class B,
4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (b) (c)

     350,000        349,208  

Series 2018-CHRS, Class C,
4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (b) (c)

     280,000        274,800  

Series 2018-CHRS, Class D,
4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (b) (c)

     210,000        202,268  

BHMS Mortgage Trust,
Series 2018-ATLS, Class B,
3.658% FRN 7/15/35 (b) (c)

     850,000        851,303  

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

     

Series 2012-CR4, Class B,
3.703% 10/15/45 (b)

     195,000        192,099  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2014-UBS2, Class A5,
3.961% 3/10/47

   $ 319,000      $ 324,263  

Series 2015-CR23, Class C,
4.394% VRN 5/10/48 (c)

     140,000        137,451  

DBCCRE Mortgage Trust,
Series 2014-ARCP, Class A
4.238% 1/10/34 (b)

     165,000        169,197  

DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-LC1A, Class B,
5.471% VRN 11/10/46 (b) (c)

     110,000        115,316  

GCCFC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-GG7, Class AM,
5.928% VRN 7/10/38 (c)

     123,042        124,332  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2012-GC6, Class AS
4.948% 1/10/45 (b)

     100,000        104,269  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2007-CB18, Class AM,
5.466% VRN 6/12/47 (c)

     74,498        74,537  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

     

Series 2018-H3, Class B,
4.620% 7/15/51

     120,000        122,049  

Series 2011-C2, Class B,
5.200% VRN 6/15/44 (b) (c)

     250,000        258,454  

TIAA Seasoned Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C4, Class AJ,
5.481% VRN 8/15/39 (c)

     11,538        11,591  

Velocity Commercial Capital Loan Trust, Series 2016-2, Class AFX,
2.997% VRN 10/25/46 (c)

     179,102        177,832  

VNO Mortgage Trust,
Series 2013-PENN, Class A
3.808% 12/13/29 (b)

     240,000        242,151  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2010-C1, Class A1,
3.349% 11/15/43 (b)

     14,017        14,062  

Series 2018-C45, Class AS,
4.405% VRN 6/15/51 (c)

     240,000        243,274  

Series 2018-C45, Class B,
4.556% 6/15/51

     60,000        61,251  

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C8, Class B
4.311% 8/15/45

     190,000        193,395  
     

 

 

 
        5,157,426  
     

 

 

 
Home Equity ABS — 0.0%

 

Mastr Asset-Backed Securities Trust,
Series 2005-WMC1, Class M3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + ..720%
2.936% FRN 3/25/35

     34,880        35,146  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

16


MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Other ABS — 3.8%

 

321 Henderson Receivables LLC

     

Series 2005-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .230%
2.388% FRN 11/15/40 (b)

   $ 63,199      $ 60,195  

Series 2015-1A, Class A,
3.260% 9/15/72 (b)

     48,260        46,118  

Aames Mortgage Investment Trust

     

Series 2005-1, Class M4, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.125%
3.341% FRN 6/25/35

     10,191        10,181  

Series 2004-1, Class M5, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.725%
3.941% FRN 1/25/35

     63,129        62,671  

ALM VII Ltd., Series 2012-7A, Class A1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.480%
3.819% FRN 10/15/28 (b)

     410,000        412,119  

Alterna Funding II LLC,
Series 2015-1A, Class A
2.500% 2/15/24 (b)

     31,753        31,724  

Apidos CLO XXV, Series 2016-25A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.460%
3.808% FRN 10/20/28 (b)

     250,000        250,047  

Arbys Funding LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A2
4.969% 10/30/45 (b)

     311,200        312,214  

Assurant CLO III Ltd.,
Series 2018-2A, Class C,
4.409% FRN 10/20/31 (b) (c)

     310,000        309,371  

Avery Point III CLO Ltd.,
Series 2013-3A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.120%
3.453% FRN 1/18/25 (b)

     147,480        147,495  

Bain Capital Credit CLO,
Series 2017-1A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%
3.598% FRN 7/20/30 (b)

     400,000        400,414  

Benefit Street Partners CLO V-B Ltd., Series 2018-5BA, Class A1A,
3.207% FRN 4/20/31 (b) (c)

     260,000        259,580  

BlueVirgo Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class NOTE
3.000% 12/15/22 (b)

     104,631        104,631  

BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
2.940% 5/25/29 (b)

     141,604        138,328  

CAL Funding III Ltd.,
Series 2018-2A, Class A
4.340% 9/25/43 (b)

     290,000        289,967  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Capital Automotive REIT

     

Series 2014-1A, Class A,
3.660% 10/15/44 (b)

   $ 160,000      $ 153,962  

Series 2017-1A, Class A2,
4.180% 4/15/47 (b)

     138,017        136,281  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.220%
3.539% FRN 8/14/30 (b)

     750,000        751,096  

Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A
4.125% 6/15/43 (b)

     314,272        313,382  

Cazenovia Creek Funding I LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A
2.000% 12/10/23 (b)

     15,373        15,335  

CIFC Funding V Ltd.,
Series 2017-5A, Class A1,
3.516% FRN 11/16/30 (b) (c)

     340,000        340,104  

Clear Creek CLO Ltd.,
Series 2015-1A, Class AR,
3.548% FRN 10/20/30 (b) (c)

     480,000        480,800  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-5, Class 3A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .460%
2.676% FRN 9/25/34

     12,845        12,828  

Cronos Containers Program I Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Class A
3.270% 11/18/29 (b)

     172,222        169,253  

Diamond Resorts Owner Trust

     

Series 2014-1, Class A,
2.540% 5/20/27 (b)

     31,122        31,106  

Series 2016-1, Class A,
3.080% 11/20/28 (b)

     275,225        268,545  

Series 2018-1, Class A,
3.700% 1/21/31 (b)

     322,311        320,688  

Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC

     

Series 2018-1A, Class A2I,
4.116% 7/25/48 (b)

     309,225        307,366  

Series 2017-1A, Class A23,
4.118% 7/25/47 (b)

     108,900        107,277  

Series 2015-1A, Class A2II,
4.474% 10/25/45 (b)

     527,850        531,110  

Drug Royalty Corp., Inc.,
Series 2012-1, Class A2
5.800% 7/15/24 (b)

     6,923        6,916  

Eaton Vance CLO Ltd.,
Series 2018-1A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
1.000% FRN 10/15/30 (b) (c) (e)

     700,000        700,000  
 

 

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

 

17


MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Element Rail Leasing II LLC

     

Series 2015-1A, Class A1,
2.707% 2/19/45 (b)

   $ 53,585      $ 52,714  

Series 2016-1A, Class A1,
3.968% 3/19/46 (b)

     159,182        159,857  

Entegry New Orleans Storm Recovery Funding I LLC,
Series 2015-1, Class A
2.670% 6/01/27

     83,126        80,969  

Fairway Outdoor Funding LLC,
Series 2012-1A, Class A2
4.212% 10/15/42 (b)

     369,940        369,702  

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-FFH4, Class M6, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.725%
3.941% FRN 1/25/35

     420,000        435,148  

Galaxy XX CLO Ltd., Series 2015-20A, Class AR,
3.348% FRN 4/20/31 (b) (c)

     500,000        497,919  

Global SC Finance II SRL,
Series 2014-1A, Class A1
3.190% 7/17/29 (b)

     145,833        142,793  

Goodgreen Trust

     

Series 2016-1A, Class A,
3.230% 10/15/52 (b)

     358,181        345,094  

Series 2017-2A, Class A,
3.260% 10/15/53 (b)

     429,984        413,921  

Series 2017-1A, Class A,
3.740% 10/15/52 (b)

     167,504        166,028  

Series 2018-1A, Class A,
3.930% VRN 10/15/53 (b) (c)

     305,850        304,461  

GSAMP Trust, Series 2005-AHL, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .645%
2.861% FRN 4/25/35

     16,728        16,699  

Helios Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
4.940% 9/20/49 (b)

     231,862        236,499  

Hero Funding Trust

     

Series 2016-3A, Class A1,
3.080% 9/20/42 (b)

     199,568        192,603  

Series 2017-3A, Class A1,
3.190% 9/20/48 (b)

     233,441        224,062  

Series 2016-4A, Class A1,
3.570% 9/20/47 (b)

     207,182        203,307  

Series 2018-1A, Class A2,
4.670% 9/20/48 (b)

     444,033        453,663  

Highbridge Loan Management Ltd.

     

Series 13A-18, Class C,
1.000% FRN 10/15/30 (b) (c) (e)

     350,000        350,000  

Series 12A-18, Class B,
4.222% FRN 7/18/31 (b) (c)

     250,000        248,199  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Hilton Grand Vacations Trust

     

Series 2013-A, Class A,
2.280% 1/25/26 (b)

   $ 30,409      $ 30,232  

Series 2018-AA, Class C,
4.000% VRN 2/25/32 (b) (c)

     190,000        189,935  

J.G. Wentworth XXXV LLC, Series 2015-2A, Class A
3.870% 3/15/58 (b)

     90,369        89,249  

KDAC Aircraft Finance Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A
4.212% 12/15/42 (b)

     397,019        391,814  

Lendmark Funding Trust

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A,
2.830% 12/22/25 (b)

     200,000        198,853  

Series 2018-1A, Class A,
3.810% 12/21/26 (b)

     280,000        279,706  

Madison Park Funding Ltd.,
1.000% FRN 10/18/30 (e)

     550,000        550,000  

Madison Park Funding XXVIII Ltd., Series 2018-28A, Class B,
3.937% FRN 7/15/30 (b) (c)

     430,000        429,977  

Marble Point CLO XI Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class A,
3.513% FRN 12/18/30 (b) (c)

     1,000,000        999,613  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust, Series 2017-BA, Class A
2.920% 12/20/29 (b)

     750,000        737,995  

Marlette Funding Trust, Series 2017-2A, Class B
3.190% 7/15/24 (b)

     140,000        139,713  

Mosaic Solar Loans LLC

     

Series 2017-2A, Class A,
3.820% 6/22/43 (b)

     141,877        139,655  

Series 2017-1A, Class A,
4.450% 6/20/42 (b)

     66,110        66,580  

MP CLO III Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class AR,
3.598% FRN 10/20/30 (b) (c)

     300,000        300,152  

NP SPE II LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2
4.219% 10/21/47 (b)

     380,000        377,065  

NRZ Advance Receivables Trust

     

Series 2016-T3, Class AT3,
2.833% 10/16/51 (b)

     1,650,000        1,604,527  

Series 2016-T4, Class AT4,
3.107% 12/15/50 (b)

     450,000        445,770  

Orange Lake Timeshare Trust

     

Series 2014-AA, Class A,
2.290% 7/09/29 (b)

     28,174        27,599  

Series 2016-A, Class B,
2.910% 3/08/29 (b)

     133,265        129,891  
 

 

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

 

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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Oxford Finance Funding Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class A
3.968% 6/17/24 (b)

   $ 211,706      $ 210,307  

Race Point VIII CLO Ltd., Series 2013-8A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.340%
3.662% FRN 2/20/30 (b)

     250,000        251,163  

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC

     

Series 2015-3A, Class B,
3.080% 9/20/32 (b)

     24,061        23,823  

Series 2018-2A, Class C,
3.940% 6/20/35 (b)

     263,965        262,629  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC, Series 2017-2, Class A
3.280% 2/25/26 (b)

     270,796        270,112  

Spirit Master Funding LLC, Series 2014-4A, Class A1
3.501% 1/20/45 (b)

     159,450        159,221  

SpringCastle America Funding LLC, Series 2016-AA, Class A
3.050% 4/25/29 (b)

     149,878        149,220  

SPS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, Series 2016-T2, Class AT2
2.750% 11/15/49 (b)

     670,000        665,858  

Steele Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class C,
4.573% FRN 8/18/31 (b) (c)

     290,000        289,979  

Structured Receivables Finance LLC, Series 2010-B, Class A
3.730% 8/15/36 (b)

     79,082        76,561  

SuttonPark Structured Settlements LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
4.190% 1/15/71 (b)

     345,814        325,715  

Symphony CLO XV Ltd., Series 2014-15A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180%
3.516% FRN 10/17/26 (b)

     430,000        430,140  

Taco Bell Funding LLC, Series 2016-1A, Class A2I
3.832% 5/25/46 (b)

     384,150        384,553  

TAL Advantage VI LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
4.500% 4/20/42

     352,850        356,044  

TCI-Symphony CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.480%
3.817% FRN 10/13/29 (b)

     340,000        340,980  

Textainer Marine Containers V Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class A
3.520% 6/20/42 (b)

     225,097        219,225  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Treman Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.370%
3.718% FRN 4/20/27 (b)

   $ 490,000      $ 490,168  

Trinity Rail Leasing L.P., Series 2018-1A, Class A2
4.620% 6/17/48 (b)

     410,000        413,325  

Trip Rail Master Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2
3.736% 8/15/47 (b)

     140,000        137,959  

Triton Container Finance VI LLC

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A,
3.520% 6/20/42 (b)

     149,259        145,239  

Series 2018-2A, Class A,
4.190% 6/22/43 (b)

     458,250        457,331  

VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2016-A, Class A
2.540% 7/20/33 (b)

     212,534        206,786  

WAVE Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class A
3.844% 11/15/42 (b)

     655,130        645,716  

Welk Resorts LLC

     

Series 2015-AA, Class A,
2.790% 6/16/31 (b)

     90,253        88,197  

Series 2017-AA, Class B,
3.410% 6/15/33 (b)

     230,164        223,780  

Wendy’s Funding LLC

     

Series 2015-1A, Class A2II,
4.080% 6/15/45 (b)

     300,700        300,108  

Series 2015-1A, Class A23,
4.497% 6/15/45 (b)

     412,250        413,549  
     

 

 

 
        27,440,756  
     

 

 

 
Student Loans ABS — 3.8%

 

Academic Loan Funding Trust, Series 2012-1A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%
3.316% FRN 12/27/44 (b)

     453,162        456,544  

AccessLex Institute

     

Series 2004-A, Class A3,
28 day ARS
1.699% FRN 7/01/39

     400,000        394,587  

Series 2003-A, Class A3, 3 mo. Treasury + 1.200%
3.190% FRN 7/01/38

     84,043        82,194  

CIT Education Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210%
2.544% FRN 6/15/43

     453,662        428,594  

College Loan Corp. Trust I, Series 2007-1, Class B2, 28 day ARS FRN1/25/47

     130,000        102,237  
 

 

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

 

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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

DRB Prime Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2016-R, Class A2,
3.070% 10/25/44 (b)

   $ 458,441      $ 457,396  

Series 2015-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900%
4.116% FRN 10/27/31 (b)

     28,501        29,325  

Series 2016-R, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900%
4.116% FRN 10/25/44 (b)

     458,441        465,443  

Earnest Student Loan Program LLC

     

Series 2016-D, Class A2,
2.720% 1/25/41 (b)

     186,216        182,496  

Series 2016-B, Class A2,
3.020% 5/25/34 (b)

     138,378        136,973  

Series 2016-C, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%
4.066% FRN 10/27/36 (b)

     209,820        214,753  

ECMC Group Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.416% FRN 12/27/66 (b)

     347,019        351,704  

Series 2016-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350% 3.566% FRN 7/26/66 (b)

     490,413        499,955  

EdLinc Student Loan Funding, Series 2017-A, Class A (Acquired 12/22/17, Cost $595,828), 3.350% FRN 12/01/47 (b) (c) (f) (g)

     518,374        512,600  

EdLinc Student Loan Funding Trust, Series 2012-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.240%
6.456% FRN 11/26/40 (b)

     270,000        320,142  

Goal Capital Funding Trust, Series 2006-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .450%
2.761% FRN 8/25/42

     146,733        138,031  

Goal Structured Solutions Trust, Series 2016-B, Class A2,, Update Replacements.xls: PRIME - 1.250%
3.750% FRN 8/25/51 (b)

     500,000        503,779  

KnowledgeWorks Foundation, Series 2010-1, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .950%
3.261% FRN 2/25/42

     148,773        149,203  

Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2017-B, Class BFX,
3.020% 8/25/42 (b)

     158,775        153,767  

Series 2018-B, Class BFX,
3.720% 5/26/43 (b)

     140,000        139,187  

Navient Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2018-BA, Class A2B,
2.878% FRN 12/15/59 (b) (c)

     150,000        150,443  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Series 2018-CA, Class B
4.220% 6/16/42 (b)

   $ 250,000      $ 249,861  

Navient Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2016-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700%
2.916% FRN 2/25/70 (b)

     433,818        436,081  

Series 2018-1A, Class A3,
2.936% FRN 3/25/67 (b) (c)

     710,000        713,219  

Series 2018-2A, Class A3,
2.966% FRN 3/25/67 (b) (c)

     550,000        550,736  

Series 2017-5A, Class A,
3.016% FRN 7/26/66 (b) (c)

     441,393        445,618  

Series 2018-3A, Class A3,
3.016% FRN 3/25/67 (b) (c)

     750,000        757,048  

Series 2018-4A, Class B,
3.439% FRN 6/27/67 (b) (c)

     750,000        749,984  

Series 2016-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%
3.466% FRN 6/25/65 (b)

     407,787        418,108  

Series 2016-6A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%
3.516% FRN 3/25/66 (b)

     1,100,000        1,140,903  

Series 2014-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.716% FRN 6/25/48

     220,000        216,720  

Series 2014-8, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.716% FRN 7/26/49

     155,000        157,327  

Series 2015-3, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.716% FRN 10/25/58

     150,000        152,181  

Nelnet Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2016-A, Class A1B
3.600% 12/26/40 (b)

     137,812        132,464  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2005-2, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .100%
2.466% FRN 3/23/37

     272,955        271,008  

Series 2005-4, Class A4R2,
28 day ARS
2.594% FRN 3/22/32

     200,000        195,134  

Series 2006-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .250%
2.623% FRN 6/25/41

     106,563        97,781  

Series 2013-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .630%
2.846% FRN 1/25/37 (b)

     163,207        163,258  

Series 2018-3A, Class A3,
2.966% FRN 9/27/66 (b) (c)

     600,000        600,024  

Series 2018-1A, Class A2,
2.976% FRN 5/25/66 (b) (c)

     650,000        653,342  
 

 

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

 

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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2015-3A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.716% FRN 6/25/54 (b)

   $ 150,000      $ 140,496  

North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority, Series 2011-2, Class A3, 3 mo.
USD LIBOR + .800%
3.135% FRN 7/25/36

     250,000        251,080  

PHEAA Student Loan Trust, Series 2016-2A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950%
3.166% FRN 11/25/65 (b)

     424,949        430,463  

SLM Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2005-5, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .140%
2.475% FRN 10/25/28

     320,677        319,881  

Series 2007-1, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .140%
2.475% FRN 1/27/42

     150,000        144,960  

Series 2005-3, Class B, 3 mo.
USD LIBOR + .150%
2.485% FRN 4/25/40

     171,009        156,677  

Series 2006-10, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .150%
2.485% FRN 3/25/44

     1,740,000        1,674,753  

Series 2006-2, Class A6, ABS, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .170%
2.505% FRN 1/25/41

     547,414        534,769  

Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo.
USD LIBOR + .210%
2.545% FRN 10/25/40

     377,354        357,765  

Series 2005-6, Class B,, 3 mo.
USD LIBOR + .290%
2.625% FRN 1/25/44

     407,915        381,496  

Series 2005-9, Class A7A, 3 mo. EURIBOR + .600%
2.935% FRN 1/25/41

     610,000        611,375  

Series 2003-14, Class A7, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .600%
2.935% FRN 10/25/65 (b)

     2,950,000        2,950,425  

Series 2005-5, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .750%
3.085% FRN 10/25/40

     300,000        298,921  

Series 2002-7, Class A11,
28 day ARS
4.080% FRN 3/15/28

     160,000        160,000  

Series 2002-7, Class A10,
28 day ARS
4.088% FRN 3/15/28

     129,000        129,000  

Series 2003-5, Class A9,
28 day ARS + 2.500%
4.480% FRN 6/17/30

     350,000        350,000  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2003-5, Class A7, 28 day ARS + 2.500%
4.490% FRN 6/17/30

   $ 50,000      $ 50,000  

Series 2002-7, Class B, 28 day ARS
5.073% FRN 12/15/39

     550,000        542,129  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust

     

Series 2016-B, Class A2A,
2.430% 2/17/32 (b)

     212,160        204,463  

Series 2015-B, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.358% FRN 7/15/27 (b)

     145,322        147,080  

Series 2017-A, Class B,
3.500% 6/17/41 (b)

     300,000        275,338  

Series 2017-B, Class B,
3.500% 12/16/41 (b)

     150,000        143,550  

Series 2018-C, Class B,
4.000% 11/17/42 (b)

     300,000        293,335  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

     

Series 2015-A, Class RC, (Acquired 4/19/17, Cost $281,375),
0.000% 3/25/33 (b) (f) (g)

     100        106,875  

Series 2017-D, Class R1 (Acquired 7/19/17, Cost $565,900),
0.000% 9/25/40 (b) (f) (g)

     1,000,000        630,000  

Series 2018-A, Class R1 (Acquired 1/22/18, Cost $718,200),
0.000% 2/25/42 (b) (f) (g)

     1,000,000        718,200  

Series 2016-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200% 3.416% FRN 6/25/33 (b)

     160,843        163,346  

Series 2017-A, Class B,
3.440% VRN 3/26/40 (b) (c)

     180,000        172,708  

Series 2017-D, Class BFX,
3.610% 9/25/40 (b)

     500,000        482,144  

Sofi Professional Loan Program Trust, Series 2018-D, Class R1 (Acquired 9/20/18, Cost $333,786)
0.000% 2/25/48 (b) (f) (g) (h)

     968,900        333,786  

South Carolina Student Loan Corp.

     

Series 2014-1, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%
3.104% FRN 1/03/33

     290,000        291,792  

Series 2010-1, Class A3, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%
3.385% FRN 10/27/36

     170,000        173,415  
     

 

 

 
        27,590,372  
     

 

 

 
WL Collateral CMO — 0.4%

 

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

     

Series 2004-2, Class 1A1,
3.715% VRN 2/25/34 (c)

     19,777        19,879  

Series 2003-42, Class 1A1,
3.991% VRN 9/25/33 (c)

     4,251        3,873  
 

 

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

 

21


MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A3,
3.202% VRN 12/25/57 (b) (c)

   $ 151,085      $ 148,612  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-9, Class 2A1,
4.105% VRN 8/25/34 (c)

     6,016        5,976  

IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR4, Class 1A,
3.940% VRN 8/25/34 (c)

     43,487        42,626  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust,
Series 2017-1, Class A11,
3.500% VRN 1/25/47 (b) (c)

     481,021        461,718  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.

     

Series 2004-A1, Class IA,
3.216% VRN 2/25/34 (c)

     3,852        3,728  

Series 2003-A4, Class IA,
4.544% VRN 7/25/33 (c)

     2,944        2,949  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-2AR, Class 1A,
4.375% VRN 2/25/34 (c)

     229        246  

PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust, Series 2018-GT1, Class A (Acquired 2/21/18, Cost $200,000),
5.066% FRN 2/25/23 (b) (c) (f) (g)

     200,000        202,314  

PSMC Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A1,
3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (b) (c)

     638,330        620,625  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2018-CH2, Class A3,
4.000% VRN 6/25/48 (b) (c)

     576,694        575,835  

Series 2018-CH4, Class A2,
4.000% VRN 10/25/48 (b) (c)

     420,000        420,797  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-2, Class 2A,
4.324% VRN 3/25/34 (c)

     23,320        23,439  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-AR2, Class A, 12 mo. MTA + 1.400%
3.245% FRN 4/25/44

     66,624        69,163  
     

 

 

 
        2,601,780  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $66,415,435)
        66,286,329  
     

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 0.2%

 

Colombia Government International Bond
6.125% 1/18/41

     620,000        702,150  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Mexico Government International Bond

     

4.750% 3/08/44

   $ 724,000      $ 691,782  

6.750% 9/27/34

     160,000        191,200  
     

 

 

 
        1,585,132  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT
OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $1,559,023)
        1,585,132  
     

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 8.0%

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.2%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     

Series 4303, Class AP,
3.000% 8/15/43

     352,116        347,501  

Series 2617, Class Z,
5.500% 5/15/33

     195,937        210,284  

Series 2693, Class Z,
5.500% 10/15/33

     354,881        379,366  

Series 3423, Class PB,
5.500% 3/15/38

     69,746        75,272  

Federal National Mortgage Association

     

Series 2014-7, Class VA,
3.500% 5/25/25

     192,175        194,084  

Series 2007-32, Class Z,
5.500% 4/25/37

     111,272        119,995  

Series 2010-60, Class HJ,
5.500% 5/25/40

     75,128        79,301  

Federal National Mortgage Association REMIC
Series 2007-B2, Class ZA
5.500% 6/25/37

     92,159        97,244  
     

 

 

 
        1,503,047  
     

 

 

 
Pass-Through Securities — 7.8%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     

Pool #U90432 3.500% 11/01/42

     89,377        88,546  

Pool #Q41916 3.500% 7/01/46

     255,857        253,559  

Pool #Q42045 3.500% 7/01/46

     102,375        101,455  

Pool #Q44275 3.500% 11/01/46

     212,135        210,163  

Pool #Q44277 3.500% 11/01/46

     96,615        95,535  

Pool #Q52216 3.500% 11/01/47

     626,500        617,152  

Pool #V83655 3.500% 12/01/47

     1,827,960        1,800,683  

Pool #V83763 3.500% 12/01/47

     2,219,432        2,186,314  

Pool #V83886 3.500% 1/01/48

     927,714        913,871  

Pool #V83764 4.000% 12/01/47

     1,900,178        1,922,297  

Pool #V83796 4.000% 12/01/47

     2,763,078        2,793,946  

Pool #Q52834 4.000% 12/01/47

     241,577        244,275  

Pool #V83962 4.000% 2/01/48

     434,318        438,899  

Pool #Q57232 4.000% 7/01/48

     397,453        401,537  

Pool #C03537 4.500% 8/01/40

     208,374        217,392  
 

 

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

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Pool #G06057 4.500% 10/01/40

   $ 153,344      $ 159,789  

Pool #G60485 4.500% 10/01/41

     175,062        182,420  

Pool #G60172 4.500% 9/01/43

     184,915        192,918  

Pool #Q48208 4.500% 5/01/47

     114,740        118,595  

Pool #Q48869 4.500% 6/01/47

     821,938        849,551  

Pool #C55867 7.500% 2/01/30

     41,388        45,558  

Pool #C01079 7.500% 10/01/30

     6,123        6,928  

Pool #C01135 7.500% 2/01/31

     19,596        22,116  

Pool #C00470 8.000% 8/01/26

     13,557        15,085  

Pool #G00924 8.000% 3/01/28

     13,225        14,727  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. TBA

     

Pool # 3376 3.500% 2/29/48 (e)

     1,550,000        1,525,539  

Federal National Mortgage Association

     

Pool #MA2806 3.000% 11/01/46

     4,756,967        4,557,026  

Pool #BM3564 3.000% 7/01/47

     1,304,560        1,249,728  

Pool #AS1304 3.500% 12/01/28

     246,058        248,029  

Pool #AV1897 3.500% 12/01/28

     39,531        39,847  

Pool #AV2325 3.500% 12/01/28

     124,749        125,748  

Pool #BF0196 3.500% 2/01/41

     291,430        289,393  

Pool #MA1356 3.500% 2/01/43

     1,642,342        1,626,753  

Pool #BM3994 3.500% 1/01/44

     281,666        278,992  

Pool #CA1073 3.500% 1/01/48

     3,478,921        3,426,330  

Pool #MA3287 3.500% 2/01/48

     1,062,374        1,037,682  

Pool #888586 1 year CMT + 2.198%
3.976% FRN 10/01/34

     66,236        68,698  

Pool #BH9008 4.000% 8/01/47

     49,126        49,669  

Pool #CA0181 4.000% 8/01/47

     2,206,050        2,230,437  

Pool #BH9011 4.000% 9/01/47

     42,286        42,754  

Pool #CA0620 4.000% 10/01/47

     2,121,695        2,145,149  

Pool #BJ0686 4.000% 4/01/48

     807,986        816,223  

Pool #CA1951 4.000% 7/01/48

     741,144        748,700  

Pool #CA2039 4.000% 7/01/48

     916,456        926,587  

Pool #BF0105 4.000% 6/01/56

     233,778        236,727  

Pool #725692 1 year CMT + 2.138%
4.019% FRN 10/01/33

     41,425        43,430  

Pool #AH6787 4.500% 3/01/41

     160,610        167,493  

Pool #CA1952 4.500% 6/01/48

     544,242        561,951  

Pool #BK7877 4.500% 7/01/48

     324,131        334,677  

Pool #AD6437 5.000% 6/01/40

     84,083        89,433  

Pool #AD6996 5.000% 7/01/40

     569,055        603,309  

Pool #AL8173 5.000% 2/01/44

     216,344        229,299  

Pool #564594 7.000% 1/01/31

     9,914        11,027  

Pool #572844 7.000% 4/01/31

     22,492        25,292  

Pool #253795 7.000% 5/01/31

     50,160        56,155  

Pool #499386 7.500% 9/01/29

     1,173        1,320  

Pool #521006 7.500% 12/01/29

     447        505  

Pool #522769 7.500% 12/01/29

     62        71  

Pool #252981 7.500% 1/01/30

     7,063        7,951  

Pool #531196 7.500% 2/01/30

     883        991  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Pool #524317 7.500% 3/01/30

   $ 1,025      $ 1,161  

Pool #530299 7.500% 3/01/30

     242        266  

Pool #530520 7.500% 3/01/30

     10,716        11,990  

Pool #253183 7.500% 4/01/30

     2,834        3,186  

Pool #253265 7.500% 5/01/30

     1,485        1,652  

Pool #526380 8.000% 5/01/30

     3,366        3,857  

Pool #536949 8.000% 5/01/30

     1,408        1,620  

Pool #535351 8.000% 6/01/30

     2,562        2,924  

Pool #253481 8.000% 10/01/30

     2,015        2,302  

Pool #190317 8.000% 8/01/31

     790        900  

Pool #596656 8.000% 8/01/31

     480        494  

Pool #602008 8.000% 8/01/31

     2,402        2,732  

Federal National Mortgage Association TBA

     

Pool #9768 3.000% 4/29/47 (e)

     1,090,000        1,042,909  

Pool #17115 3.500%
1/29/48 (e)

     900,000        885,656  

Pool #18388 4.000%
3/29/48 (e)

     2,275,000        2,297,039  

Pool #21133 4.500%
4/29/48 (e)

     1,800,000        1,856,813  

Government National Mortgage Association

     

Pool #783896 3.500% 5/15/44

     762,669        762,043  

Pool #BF1053 3.500% 12/15/47

     293,748        291,946  

Pool #BF1120 3.500%
1/15/48

     345,721        343,601  

Pool #AV1854 3.500% 1/15/48

     321,101        319,132  

Pool #BF1214 3.500% 2/15/48

     296,742        294,922  

Pool #BF1245 3.500% 2/15/48

     296,693        294,873  

Pool #337539 7.000% 7/15/23

     414        440  

Pool #363066 7.000% 8/15/23

     3,503        3,729  

Pool #354674 7.000
% 10/15/23

     3,235        3,441  

Pool #362651 7.000% 10/15/23

     2,654        2,721  

Pool #352021 7.000% 11/15/23

     1,915        2,034  

Government National Mortgage Association II

     

Pool #82462, 1 year CMT + 1.500%
3.375% FRN 1/20/40

     67,250        69,643  

Pool #82488 1 year CMT + 1.500% 3.375% FRN 3/20/40

     84,658        87,640  

Pool #784314 3.500% 5/20/43

     153,991        153,756  

Pool #784026 3.500% 12/20/44

     208,356        207,779  

Pool #BC4641 3.500% 9/20/47

     441,642        438,761  

Pool #MA4778 3.500% 10/20/47

     70,663        70,334  

Pool #BC4885 3.500% 11/20/47

     653,874        650,732  

Pool #BE4328 3.500% 12/20/47

     314,298        312,690  

Pool #BD6940 3.500% 12/20/47

     413,152        410,456  

Pool #BD3899 3.500% 1/20/48

     850,051        845,701  

Pool #BE6487 3.500% 1/20/48

     197,565        196,276  

Pool #BD6461 3.500% 1/20/48

     375,305        372,857  

Pool #BF1119 3.500% 1/20/48

     558,477        554,834  

Pool #BF1269 3.500% 2/20/48

     296,751        294,815  

Pool #AC2985 4.000% 10/20/47

     113,842        115,995  

Pool #BF1270 4.000% 2/20/48

     291,067        296,320  
 

 

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

 

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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Government National Mortgage Association II TBA

     

Pool #1635 3.500% 11/29/47 (e)

   $ 1,900,000      $ 1,888,719  

Pool #1367 4.000% 3/29/48 (e)

     2,825,000        2,872,231  
     

 

 

 
        55,970,148  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES
(Cost $58,870,703)
        57,473,195  
     

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 1.4%

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 1.4%

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

     

2.500% 5/15/46

     4,180,000        3,644,960  

3.500% 2/15/39 (i)

     390,000        410,780  

U.S. Treasury Note

     

1.625% 10/31/23

     4,600,000        4,312,895  

1.750% 5/15/23

     1,530,000        1,451,241  
     

 

 

 
        9,819,876  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $9,952,038)
        9,819,876  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $220,227,078)
        217,364,031  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.2%
(Cost $1,663,830)
        1,668,218  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $556,903,168)
        717,847,493  
     

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.2%

 

Commercial Paper — 2.1%

 

DENTSPLY International, Inc.
2.437% 10/11/18 (b)

     2,000,000        1,998,240  

Entergy Corp.
2.652% 10/01/18 (b)

     1,500,000        1,499,690  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC
2.307% 10/09/18 (b)

     1,800,000        1,798,666  

FMC Tech, Inc.
2.418% 10/17/18 (b)

     2,000,000        1,997,418  

Marriott International, Inc.
2.620% 10/10/18 (b)

     1,000,000        999,190  

National Grid USA
2.656% 10/03/18 (b)

     1,800,000        1,799,403  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     

2.397% 10/17/18

     400,000        399,488  

2.404% 10/03/18

     1,000,000        999,673  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Spectra Energy Partners
2.540% 10/23/18 (b)

   $ 2,000,000      $ 1,996,601  

Westar Energy, Inc.
2.384% 10/05/18 (b)

     2,000,000        1,999,067  
     

 

 

 
        15,487,436  
     

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreement — 0.1%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 9/28/18, 1.100%, due 10/01/18 (j)

     714,995        714,995  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $16,205,607)
        16,202,431  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.8%
(Cost $573,108,775) (k)
        734,049,924  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (1.8)%         (12,888,801
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 721,161,123  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ABS

Asset-Backed Security

ARS

Auction Rate Security

BAB

Build America Bonds

CLO

Collateralized Loan Obligation

CMO

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

CMT

Constant Maturity Treasury Index

FRN

Floating Rate Note

MBS

Mortgage-Backed Security

MTA

Monthly Treasury Average Index

STEP

Step Up Bond

TBA

To Be Announced

VRN

Variable Rate Note

WL

Whole Loan

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 September 30, 2018, these securities amounted to a value of $85,002,233 or 11.79% of net assets.

(c)

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 September 30, 2018.

(d)

Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date.

(e)

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

 

 

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

 

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Notes to Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

(f)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(g)

Restricted security. Certain securities are restricted as to resale. At September 30, 2018, these securities amounted to a value of $2,503,775 or 0.35% of net assets. The Fund generally bears the costs, if any, associated with the disposition of restricted securities.

(h)

This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2018, these securities amounted to a value of $333,786 or 0.05% of net assets.

(i)

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

(j)

Maturity value of $715,061. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 8/15/42, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $731,016.

(k)

See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

 

(#)

Purchased Swaptions contracts at September 30, 2018:

 

 

 

OTC Counterparty

  Units     Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
    Pay/Receive
Exercise Rate
   

Description

  Premiums
Purchased
    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Call

 

Barclays Bank PLC     5,300,000       USD     5,300,000     12/13/32       Receive     3-Month USD LIBOR BBA 10 Year Swaption, Underlying swap terminates 12/15/42, Exercise Rate 2.44%   $ 264,960     $ 181,851     $ (83,109
Credit Suisse International     5,990,000       USD     5,990,000     1/31/33       Receive     3-Month USD LIBOR BBA 10 Year Swaption, Underlying swap terminates 2/02/43, Exercise Rate 2.61%     287,520       229,650       (57,870
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                552,480       411,501       (140,979
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Put

 

Barclays Bank PLC     10,790,000       USD     10,790,000     12/13/32       Pay     3-Month USD LIBOR BBA 10 Year Swaption, Underlying swap terminates 12/15/42, Exercise Rate 2.94%   $ 539,424     $ 627,197     $ 87,773  
Credit Suisse International     11,940,000       USD     11,940,000     1/31/33       Pay     3-Month USD LIBOR BBA 10 Year Swaption, Underlying swap terminates 2/02/43, Exercise Rate 3.11%     571,926       629,520       57,594  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                1,111,350       1,256,717       145,367  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
              $ 1,663,830     $ 1,668,218     $ 4,388  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Futures contracts at September 30, 2018:

 

 

 

     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
    Value/Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Long

 

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond

     12/19/18        71      $ 11,340,079     $ (386,110

U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year

     12/31/18        112        23,666,051       (63,801

U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year

     12/31/18        114        12,914,064       (91,736
          

 

 

 
  $ (541,647
          

 

 

 
Short

 

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

     12/19/18        29      $ (4,163,156   $ 88,656  

U.S. Treasury Ultra 10 Year

     12/19/18        14        (1,768,252     4,252  
          

 

 

 
  $ 92,908  
          

 

 

 

 

Swap agreements at September 30, 2018:

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

Currency

  Notional
Amount
   

Expiration
Date

 

Payment
Frequency

  Receive (Pay)
Fixed Rate
   

Deliverable on Default

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Premium
(Received)
Paid
    Value  

Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection††

 

OTC Swaps

 
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD     500,000     5/11/63   Monthly     3.000%     CMBX.NA.BBB-.6†
(Rating: BBB-)
  $ (59,274   $ 308     $ (58,966
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD     430,000     5/11/63   Monthly     3.000%     CMBX.NA.BBB-.6†
(Rating: BBB-)
    (13,472     (37,238     (50,710
Goldman Sachs
International
  USD     160,000     5/11/63   Monthly     3.000%     CMBX.NA.BBB-.6†
(Rating: BBB-)
    (6,050     (12,819     (18,869
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ (78,796   $ (49,749   $ (128,545
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Payment is based on a percentage of the index. Reference entities are a number of individual issuers comprising the index.

††

For each credit derivative with sold protection, the credit ratings of the entities referenced, as rated by any rating organization, are included in the equivalent S&P Global Ratings. The reference entity rating represents the likelihood of a potential payment by the Fund if the referenced entity experiences a credit event as of period end. Notional amounts represent the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the Fund could be required to make under the credit derivatives with sold protection.

Currency Legend

USD

U.S. Dollar

 

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

 

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MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 0.0%

 

COMMON STOCK — 0.0%

 

Energy — 0.0%

 

Oil & Gas — 0.0%

 

SandRidge Energy, Inc. (a)

     648      $ 7,044  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $18,804)
        7,044  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $18,804)
        7,044  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
BONDS & NOTES — 92.6%

 

CORPORATE DEBT — 25.1%

 

Advertising — 0.1%

 

The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.
5.400% 10/01/48

   $ 545,000        541,776  
     

 

 

 
Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.
4.700% 5/15/46

     505,000        538,354  

TransDigm, Inc.
6.375% 6/15/26

     325,000        328,250  
     

 

 

 
        866,604  
     

 

 

 
Agriculture — 0.1%

 

BAT Capital Corp.
3.194% FRN 8/15/22 (b) (c)

     180,000        181,424  

Reynolds American, Inc.
4.000% 6/12/22

     385,000        387,377  
     

 

 

 
        568,801  
     

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.2%

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
3.800% 4/19/23

     570,000        559,868  

Guanay Finance Ltd.
6.000% 12/15/20 (d)

     366,890        367,807  

Latam Finance Ltd.
6.875% 4/11/24 (d)

     200,000        194,250  
     

 

 

 
        1,121,925  
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.6%

 

Daimler Finance North America LLC
3.181% FRN 5/04/23 (b) (c)

     1,135,000        1,139,480  

Ford Motor Co.
7.450% 7/16/31

     485,000        538,706  

General Motors Co. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
3.143% FRN 8/07/20

     210,000        210,705  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

     

3.327% FRN 1/05/23 (b)

   $ 505,000      $ 505,896  

3.950% 4/13/24

     115,000        111,843  
     

 

 

 
        2,506,630  
     

 

 

 
Banks — 4.0%

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia SA
4.875% 4/21/25 (d)

     300,000        299,550  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones
4.000% 2/11/23 (d)

     200,000        200,500  

Banco de Reservas de la Republica Dominicana
7.000% 2/01/23 (c)

     200,000        203,002  

Banco do Brasil SA 10 year CMT + 4.398%
6.250% VRN 10/29/49 (d) (e)

     600,000        457,500  

Banco Internacional del Peru SAA
5.750% 10/07/20 (d)

     500,000        520,500  

Banco Macro SA 5 year USD Swap + 5.463%
6.750% VRN 11/04/26 (d)

     350,000        292,253  

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA

     

5 year CMT + 4.447%
5.750% VRN 10/04/31 (d)

     200,000        187,862  

10 year CMT + 5.353%
7.625% VRN 12/31/99 (d) (e)

     200,000        202,002  

Banco Santander Chile
3.875% 9/20/22 (d)

     150,000        149,706  

Banco Santander Mexico SA
5.950% VRN 10/01/28 (b) (c) (f)

     250,000        253,750  

Banco Santander SA
3.400% FRN 2/23/23 (b)

     600,000        601,991  

Bancolombia SA
4.875% VRN 10/18/27 (b)

     200,000        192,260  

Banistmo SA
3.650% 9/19/22 (c)

     200,000        190,750  

Bank of Montreal
3.803% VRN 12/15/32 (b)

     450,000        420,453  

Barclays PLC
3.695% FRN 5/16/24 (b)

     425,000        422,776  

BBVA Bancomer SA
5.125% VRN 1/18/33 (b) (d)

     600,000        545,250  

BDO Unibank, Inc.

     

2.625% 10/24/21 (d)

     300,000        287,351  

2.950% 3/06/23 (d)

     300,000        282,455  

BNP Paribas SA
3.375% 1/09/25 (c)

     595,000        563,261  

Capital One Financial Corp.
3.059% FRN 1/30/23 (b)

     140,000        139,380  

Citigroup, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%
3.412% FRN 5/17/24

     845,000        851,720  
 

 

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

 

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MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Credit Agricole SA
3.750% 4/24/23 (c)

   $ 535,000      $ 525,030  

Credit Suisse Group AG
3.574% FRN 6/12/24 (b) (c)

     680,000        683,842  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd. 5 year USD Swap + 2.390%
3.600% VRN 12/29/49 (d) (e)

     600,000        579,000  

Global Bank Corp.
5.125% 10/30/19 (d)

     700,000        704,200  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

3.122% FRN 10/31/22 (b)

     370,000        371,784  

3.484% FRN 5/15/26 (b)

     360,000        360,220  

HSBC Holdings PLC
3.714% FRN 9/12/26 (b)

     835,000        835,083  

Industrial Senior Trust
5.500% 11/01/22 (d)

     100,000        98,000  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA
6.500% VRN 12/31/99 (b) (d) (e)

     350,000        328,230  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC
3.574% VRN 11/07/28 (b)

     600,000        549,599  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

     

3.189% VRN 11/28/23 (b) (c)

     330,000        316,739  

4.150% VRN 3/27/24 (b) (c)

     280,000        278,822  

Malayan Banking Bhd 5 year USD Swap + 2.542%
3.905% VRN 10/29/26 (d)

     600,000        591,654  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
3.061% FRN 3/02/23 (b)

     565,000        566,690  

Morgan Stanley 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.340%
3.591% VRN 7/22/28

     585,000        555,042  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. 5 year USD Swap + 2.203%
4.000% VRN 10/15/24 (d)

     200,000        200,492  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.480%
3.498% VRN 5/15/23

     285,000        276,159  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
3.076% FRN 1/17/23 (b)

     885,000        885,875  

Union Bank of the Philippines
3.369% 11/29/22 (d)

     400,000        383,043  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

     

5 year USD Swap + 2.236%
3.500% VRN 9/16/26 (d)

     200,000        196,838  

3.875% VRN 12/31/99 (b) (d) (e)

     500,000        469,137  

Westpac Banking Corp.
3.034% FRN 5/15/23 (b)

     850,000        852,522  
     

 

 

 
        17,872,273  
     

 

 

 
Beverages — 0.3%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.
4.900% 2/01/46

     250,000        252,830  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
4.600% 4/15/48

     290,000        280,919  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Embotelladora Andina SA
5.000% 10/01/23 (d)

   $ 600,000      $ 627,173  
     

 

 

 
        1,160,922  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 0.1%

 

Celgene Corp.
4.350% 11/15/47

     595,000        532,638  
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.2%

 

Builders FirstSource, Inc.
5.625% 9/01/24 (c)

     320,000        307,600  

Owens Corning
4.400% 1/30/48

     295,000        244,301  

Votorantim Cimentos SA
7.250% 4/05/41 (d)

     200,000        198,002  
     

 

 

 
        749,903  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals — 0.4%

 

Braskem Finance Ltd.
6.450% 2/03/24

     200,000        213,000  

Grupo Idesa SA de CV
7.875% 12/18/20 (d)

     400,000        350,000  

Hexion, Inc.

     

6.625% 4/15/20

     80,000        75,200  

10.375% 2/01/22 (c)

     245,000        238,262  

The Mosaic Co.
4.050% 11/15/27

     600,000        580,450  

UPL Corp. Ltd.
3.250% 10/13/21 (d)

     200,000        193,196  
     

 

 

 
        1,650,108  
     

 

 

 
Coal — 0.1%

 

Peabody Energy Corp.
6.000% 3/31/22 (c)

     315,000        320,512  

SunCoke Energy Partners LP/SunCoke Energy Partners Finance Corp.
7.500% 6/15/25 (c)

     315,000        324,450  
     

 

 

 
        644,962  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 0.3%

 

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.
3.950% 1/19/22 (d)

     375,000        367,275  

ENA Norte Trust
4.950% 4/25/28 (d)

     136,895        137,408  

Garda World Security Corp.
8.750% 5/15/25 (c)

     305,000        296,994  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.
9.250% 5/15/23 (c)

     223,000        238,498  

The ServiceMaster Co. LLC
5.125% 11/15/24 (c)

     65,000        64,025  

Verscend Escrow Corp.
9.750% 8/15/26 (c)

     260,000        268,450  
     

 

 

 
        1,372,650  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Diversified Financial Services — 1.8%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust
3.500% 1/15/25

   $ 600,000      $ 565,402  

Air Lease Corp.
3.750% 2/01/22

     585,000        586,082  

Ally Financial, Inc.

     

4.125% 3/30/20

     555,000        557,081  

4.250% 4/15/21

     30,000        30,150  

American Express Co.
2.500% 8/01/22

     1,115,000        1,068,856  

ASP AMC Merger Sub, Inc.
8.000% 5/15/25 (c)

     175,000        133,000  

Banco BTG Pactual SA 5 year CMT + 6.978%
8.750% VRN 12/29/49 (d) (e)

     200,000        201,002  

BOC Aviation Ltd.
3.499% FRN 9/26/23 (b) (c)

     565,000        564,309  

Credito Real SAB de CV SOFOM ER
9.125% VRN 12/31/99 (b) (d) (e)

     200,000        198,252  

Discover Financial Services
4.100% 2/09/27

     720,000        688,242  

Interoceanica IV Finance Ltd.
0.010% 11/30/25 (d)

     999,209        846,830  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.
8.125% 7/15/23 (c)

     145,000        151,859  

NFP Corp.
6.875% 7/15/25 (c)

     320,000        320,000  

SPARC EM SPC Panama Metro Line 2 SP

     

0.010% 12/05/22 (c)

     700,000        641,305  

0.010% 12/05/22 (d)

     600,000        549,690  

Springleaf Finance Corp.
7.125% 3/15/26

     100,000        99,500  

SURA Asset Management SA
4.875% 4/17/24 (d)

     200,000        200,100  

Synchrony Financial

     

3.000% 8/15/19

     530,000        528,920  

3.950% 12/01/27

     25,000        22,647  

Unifin Financiera SAB de CV SOFOM ENR
8.875% VRN 12/31/99 (b) (d) (e)

     400,000        374,004  
     

 

 

 
        8,327,231  
     

 

 

 
Electric — 2.8%

 

AES Andres BV/Dominican Power Partners/Empresa Generadora de Electricidad It
7.950% 5/11/26 (c)

     500,000        516,255  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.
2.950% 12/15/22

     313,000        305,974  

Cometa Energia SA de CV
6.375% 4/24/35 (d)

     400,000        392,900  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

DTE Energy Co.
3.800% 3/15/27

   $ 500,000      $ 488,716  

Duke Energy Corp.

     

3.750% 9/01/46

     215,000        188,932  

3.950% 8/15/47

     240,000        216,317  

Duke Energy Florida LLC
3.200% 1/15/27

     1,000,000        957,061  

Duke Energy Progress, Inc.
4.150% 12/01/44

     470,000        458,907  

Edison International
4.125% 3/15/28

     575,000        569,071  

Empresa Electrica Angamos SA
4.875% 5/25/29 (d)

     191,300        189,292  

Empresa Electrica Guacolda SA
4.560% 4/30/25 (d)

     200,000        185,814  

Enel Finance International NV
4.250% 9/14/23 (c)

     565,000        558,110  

Energuate Trust
5.875% 5/03/27 (d)

     200,000        189,500  

Engie Energia Chile SA
5.625% 1/15/21 (d)

     100,000        103,666  

Eversource Energy
2.750% 3/15/22

     1,000,000        978,750  

Exelon Corp.
3.400% 4/15/26

     750,000        717,662  

Fortis, Inc.
2.100% 10/04/21

     580,000        554,081  

Inkia Energy Ltd.
5.875% 11/09/27 (d)

     400,000        380,004  

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.
5.000% 11/12/24 (c)

     200,000        203,000  

Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L.
5.500% 12/06/32 (d)

     175,942        175,282  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.
3.550% 5/01/27

     280,000        269,393  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP
4.500% 9/15/27 (c)

     340,000        325,550  

Pampa Energia SA
7.500% 1/24/27 (d)

     600,000        530,760  

PSEG Power LLC
3.850% 6/01/23

     430,000        428,402  

Sierra Pacific Power Co.
2.600% 5/01/26

     1,000,000        922,326  

Southern California Edison Co.
4.125% 3/01/48

     290,000        277,212  

The Southern Co.
1.850% 7/01/19

     65,000        64,510  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC
5.500% 9/01/26 (c)

     325,000        328,656  

Xcel Energy, Inc.
3.300% 6/01/25

     1,000,000        966,538  
     

 

 

 
        12,442,641  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Electronics — 0.2%

 

Arrow Electronics, Inc.
3.875% 1/12/28

   $ 290,000      $ 270,127  

Corning, Inc.
4.375% 11/15/57

     595,000        521,121  
     

 

 

 
        791,248  
     

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.4%

 

Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen SA
5.750% 10/09/23

     776,615        797,980  

Mexico City Airport Trust
4.250% 10/31/26 (c)

     500,000        470,000  

Sydney Airport Finance Co. Pty Ltd.

     

3.375% 4/30/25 (c)

     300,000        285,567  

3.625% 4/28/26 (c)

     300,000        286,674  
     

 

 

 
        1,840,221  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment — 0.3%

 

Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco, Inc.
5.250% 10/15/25 (c)

     335,000        319,087  

Delta Merger Sub, Inc.
6.000% 9/15/26 (c)

     80,000        81,000  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc.
6.000% 4/01/25

     235,000        237,937  

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.

     

5.300% 1/15/29

     215,000        215,624  

5.750% 6/01/28

     325,000        334,344  
     

 

 

 
        1,187,992  
     

 

 

 
Environmental Controls — 0.1%

 

Tervita Escrow Corp.
7.625% 12/01/21 (c)

     310,000        319,687  
     

 

 

 
Foods — 1.0%

 

Cosan Overseas Ltd.
8.250% 11/29/49 (d) (e)

     500,000        496,250  

ESAL GmbH
6.250% 2/05/23 (d)

     400,000        396,500  

JBS Investments GmbH
7.250% 4/03/24 (d)

     200,000        203,502  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc.
6.750% 2/15/28 (c)

     260,000        258,375  

The Kroger Co.
3.400% 4/15/22

     565,000        560,246  

MARB BondCo PLC

     

6.875% 1/19/25 (d)

     200,000        186,000  

7.000% 3/15/24 (d)

     200,000        189,002  

Marfrig Holdings Europe BV
8.000% 6/08/23 (c)

     200,000        200,700  

Minerva Luxembourg SA

     

5.875% 1/19/28 (d)

     400,000        355,000  

6.500% 9/20/26 (d)

     400,000        374,500  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.
5.750% 3/15/25 (c)

     330,000        317,625  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Post Holdings, Inc.
5.500% 3/01/25 (c)

   $ 320,000      $ 317,600  

Smithfield Foods, Inc.
4.250% 2/01/27 (c)

     595,000        559,575  
     

 

 

 
        4,414,875  
     

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.2%

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA
4.750% 1/11/22

     200,000        204,500  

Georgia-Pacific LLC
3.600% 3/01/25 (c)

     565,000        559,465  
     

 

 

 
        763,965  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 0.5%

 

Avantor, Inc.
9.000% 10/01/25 (c)

     325,000        335,562  

Becton Dickinson and Co.
2.894% 6/06/22

     860,000        836,130  

Universal Hospital Services, Inc.
7.625% 8/15/20

     330,000        330,413  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
2.700% 4/01/20

     570,000        564,460  
     

 

 

 
        2,066,565  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 0.3%

 

Centene Corp.

     

4.750% 1/15/25

     330,000        329,175  

5.375% 6/01/26 (c)

     35,000        35,835  

Halfmoon Parent, Inc.
3.224% FRN 7/15/23 (b) (c)

     560,000        560,026  

HCA, Inc.
5.375% 9/01/26

     320,000        323,200  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
5.375% 8/15/26 (c)

     200,000        203,500  
     

 

 

 
        1,451,736  
     

 

 

 
Home Furnishing — 0.1%

 

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
5.500% 6/15/26

     335,000        321,181  
     

 

 

 
Household Products & Wares — 0.1%

 

Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
9.000% 8/15/23 (c)

     330,000        311,025  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.7%

 

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer
8.250% 8/01/23 (c)

     315,000        326,025  

Athene Global Funding
3.000% 7/01/22 (c)

     600,000        581,667  

AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.
3.900% 4/20/23 (c)

     585,000        580,726  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.
3.700% 6/22/27

     575,000        510,451  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
6.500% 5/01/42 (c)

     690,000        834,138  
 

 

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

 

30


MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Willis North America, Inc.
4.500% 9/15/28

   $ 565,000      $ 564,840  
     

 

 

 
        3,397,847  
     

 

 

 
Internet — 0.2%

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
2.800% 6/06/23

     200,000        192,562  

Expedia, Inc. Co.
3.800% 2/15/28

     595,000        548,415  

Match Group, Inc.
5.000% 12/15/27 (c)

     325,000        323,408  
     

 

 

 
        1,064,385  
     

 

 

 
Investment Companies — 0.1%

 

Temasek Financial I Ltd.
2.375% 1/23/23 (d)

     500,000        479,520  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 0.1%

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
3.700% 3/15/28

     295,000        273,586  

Viking Cruises Ltd.
5.875% 9/15/27 (c)

     330,000        322,014  
     

 

 

 
        595,600  
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 0.2%

 

Gohl Capital Ltd.
4.250% 1/24/27 (d)

     600,000        571,630  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.
5.125% 5/01/26 (c)

     565,000        562,175  
     

 

 

 
        1,133,805  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.1%

 

BlueLine Rental Finance Corp./BlueLine Rental LLC
9.250% 3/15/24 (c)

     300,000        315,375  
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.4%

 

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

     

5.000% 2/01/28 (c)

     175,000        164,483  

5.750% 2/15/26 (c)

     160,000        160,400  

Cengage Learning, Inc.
9.500% 6/15/24 (c)

     265,000        228,231  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital
4.908% 7/23/25

     575,000        583,871  

CSC Holdings LLC
5.250% 6/01/24

     170,000        166,175  

VTR Finance BV

     

6.875% 1/15/24 (d)

     200,000        203,500  

6.875% 1/15/24 (c)

     200,000        203,500  
     

 

 

 
        1,710,160  
     

 

 

 
Mining — 0.4%

 

Anglo American Capital PLC
4.500% 3/15/28 (c)

     585,000        561,439  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Fresnillo PLC
5.500% 11/13/23 (d)

   $ 500,000      $ 515,000  

Nexa Resources SA
5.375% 5/04/27 (d)

     200,000        194,300  

Vedanta Resources PLC
6.125% 8/09/24 (d)

     400,000        371,628  
     

 

 

 
        1,642,367  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 2.1%

 

Andeavor
5.125% 12/15/26

     530,000        554,449  

Apache Corp.
4.375% 10/15/28

     280,000        274,616  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.
4.625% 10/25/22 (d)

     200,000        200,834  

BPRL International Singapore Pte Ltd.
4.375% 1/18/27 (d)

     500,000        470,029  

Canacol Energy Ltd.

     

7.250% 5/03/25 (d)

     400,000        387,004  

7.250% 5/03/25 (c)

     200,000        193,502  

CNOOC Finance 2015 USA LLC
3.750% 5/02/23

     570,000        565,257  

Delek & Avner Tamar Bond Ltd.

     

5.082% 12/30/23 (c)

     100,000        100,426  

5.412% 12/30/25 (c)

     100,000        100,334  

Ecopetrol SA
7.625% 7/23/19

     200,000        207,260  

EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.
7.750% 5/15/26 (c)

     160,000        163,800  

EQT Corp.
3.900% 10/01/27

     610,000        571,577  

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.
5.625% 2/01/26 (c)

     130,000        115,050  

Geopark Ltd.
6.500% 9/21/24 (d)

     200,000        201,000  

Gran Tierra Energy International Holdings Ltd.
6.250% 2/15/25 (d)

     400,000        391,720  

Gulfport Energy Corp.
6.375% 5/15/25

     335,000        328,300  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.
5.750% 8/01/23 (d)

     600,000        628,346  

Indigo Natural Resources LLC
6.875% 2/15/26 (c)

     190,000        183,825  

Nabors Industries, Inc.
5.750% 2/01/25 (f)

     200,000        191,733  

ONGC Videsh Vankorneft Pte Ltd.
3.750% 7/27/26 (d)

     850,000        783,414  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

     

5.750% 2/01/29

     500,000        446,425  

7.250% 3/17/44

     100,000        94,950  

Petronas Capital Ltd.
3.500% 3/18/25 (d)

     800,000        781,522  
 

 

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

 

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MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

QEP Resources, Inc.
5.625% 3/01/26

   $ 165,000      $ 157,781  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development Ltd.
2.750% 9/29/26 (d)

     500,000        446,330  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.
5.500% 2/15/26 (c)

     165,000        159,390  

Transocean Guardian Ltd.
5.875% 1/15/24 (c)

     85,000        85,744  

YPF Sociedad Anonima

     

6.950% 7/21/27 (d)

     350,000        306,145  

8.500% 7/28/25 (d)

     300,000        292,503  
     

 

 

 
        9,383,266  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.0%

 

USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp.
6.875% 4/01/26 (c)

     160,000        165,200  
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 0.3%

 

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI
4.750% 2/01/26 (c)

     325,000        310,375  

Flex Acquisition Co., Inc.
6.875% 1/15/25 (c)

     325,000        310,375  

Packaging Corp. of America
3.400% 12/15/27

     290,000        272,554  

WestRock Co.
3.750% 3/15/25 (c)

     580,000        569,986  
     

 

 

 
        1,463,290  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.7%

 

AbbVie, Inc.
4.700% 5/14/45

     580,000        557,254  

AstraZeneca PLC
2.375% 6/12/22

     600,000        576,693  

CVS Health Corp.
5.050% 3/25/48

     575,000        588,135  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC
2.875% 9/23/23

     580,000        552,355  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
2.800% 7/21/23

     780,000        694,545  
     

 

 

 
        2,968,982  
     

 

 

 
Pipelines — 1.0%

 

Cheniere Energy Partners LP
5.250% 10/01/25

     325,000        325,400  

Enable Midstream Partners LP
4.400% 3/15/27

     590,000        566,227  

Energy Transfer Partners LP

     

4.200% 4/15/27

     80,000        77,272  

4.750% 1/15/26

     470,000        474,859  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

EQT Midstream Partners LP
4.750% 7/15/23

   $ 720,000      $ 730,644  

Fermaca Enterprises S de RL de CV
6.375% 3/30/38 (c)

     228,837        233,416  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
6.950% 1/15/38

     570,000        690,942  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC
5.000% 3/15/27

     660,000        677,945  

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP
3.900% 7/15/26

     750,000        711,505  
     

 

 

 
        4,488,210  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.2%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
4.000% 1/15/24

     420,000        420,999  

American Tower Corp.

     

3.600% 1/15/28

     600,000        560,636  

4.400% 2/15/26

     950,000        951,098  

Boston Properties LP
4.125% 5/15/21

     520,000        528,813  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     

3.650% 9/01/27

     575,000        540,235  

3.700% 6/15/26

     700,000        668,987  

4.000% 3/01/27

     225,000        218,003  

Digital Realty Trust LP
3.700% 8/15/27

     250,000        237,500  

ESH Hospitality, Inc.
5.250% 5/01/25 (c)

     330,000        319,275  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.
5.250% 8/01/26

     340,000        337,875  

Welltower, Inc.
3.950% 9/01/23

     560,000        559,614  
     

 

 

 
        5,343,035  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 0.4%

 

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.
5.000% 10/15/25 (c)

     335,000        320,766  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
4.875% 11/01/25 (c)

     340,000        313,225  

Dollar Tree, Inc.
4.000% 5/15/25

     555,000        544,384  

McDonald’s Corp.
4.450% 3/01/47

     235,000        230,761  

PetSmart, Inc.

     

5.875% 6/01/25 (c)

     115,000        94,264  

7.125% 3/15/23 (c)

     200,000        143,750  
     

 

 

 
        1,647,150  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 0.2%

 

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
4.200% 6/22/23

     560,000        557,254  
 

 

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

 

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MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Microchip Technology, Inc.
4.333% 6/01/23 (c)

   $ 565,000      $ 561,490  
     

 

 

 
        1,118,744  
     

 

 

 
Software — 0.4%

 

CDK Global, Inc.
5.875% 6/15/26

     160,000        164,861  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
3.625% 10/15/20

     415,000        417,310  

Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc./Greeneden Lux 3 Sarl/Greeneden US Ho
10.000% 11/30/24 (c)

     290,000        321,175  

Informatica LLC
7.125% 7/15/23 (c)

     315,000        322,428  

Oracle Corp.
4.125% 5/15/45

     285,000        276,278  

Riverbed Technology, Inc.
8.875% 3/01/23 (c)

     85,000        80,112  

Solera LLC/ Solera Finance, Inc.
10.500% 3/01/24 (c)

     70,000        76,475  

Sophia LP/Sophia Finance, Inc.
9.000% 9/30/23 (c)

     310,000        323,175  
     

 

 

 
        1,981,814  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 1.5%

 

AT&T, Inc.
5.250% 3/01/37

     750,000        747,487  

Axiata SPV2 Bhd
3.466% 11/19/20 (d)

     500,000        497,458  

Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV
5.125% 3/11/23 (d)

     400,000        394,813  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.
4.375% 6/10/25 (d)

     500,000        462,650  

C&W Senior Financing DAC
6.875% 9/15/27 (d)

     800,000        798,000  

Colombia Telecomunicacio SA
8.500% 12/29/49 (d)

     200,000        205,000  

CommScope Technologies Finance LLC
6.000% 6/15/25 (c)

     320,000        329,600  

Comunicaciones Celulares SA Via Comcel Trust
6.875% 2/06/24 (d)

     200,000        204,500  

Digicel Group Ltd.
7.125% 4/01/22 (d)

     500,000        327,425  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
5.375% 1/15/24

     330,000        329,749  

Millicom International Cellular SA
5.125% 1/15/28 (d)

     200,000        184,000  

Orange SA
2.750% 2/06/19

     564,000        564,152  

Sprint Capital Corp.
6.875% 11/15/28

     80,000        80,400  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Sprint Corp.
7.125% 6/15/24

   $ 165,000      $ 171,188  

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC
4.738% 9/20/29 (c)

     565,000        564,746  

Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC
8.875% 11/15/24 (c)

     285,000        304,950  

Verizon Communications, Inc.
4.400% 11/01/34

     565,000        550,979  
     

 

 

 
        6,717,097  
     

 

 

 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.1%

 

Hasbro, Inc.
3.500% 9/15/27

     610,000        566,337  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.5%

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
4.550% 9/01/44

     505,000        525,493  

CSX Corp.
3.800% 11/01/46

     600,000        542,539  

Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro SA
5.000% 1/25/47 (c)

     750,000        755,633  

FedEx Corp.
4.750% 11/15/45

     545,000        545,723  
     

 

 

 
        2,369,388  
     

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.1%

 

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.
5.125% 10/01/23 (c)

     325,000        328,503  

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.
4.200% 4/01/27 (c)

     275,000        269,908  
     

 

 

 
        598,411  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $115,551,882)
        112,977,542  
     

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.1%

 

Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission
5.063% 5/01/24

     135,000        144,719  

State of California BAB
7.550% 4/01/39

     190,000        277,320  
     

 

 

 
        422,039  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $428,519)
        422,039  
     

 

 

 
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 25.8%

 

Automobile ABS — 0.1%

 

GLS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-2A, Class B
3.710% 3/15/23 (c)

     500,000        498,362  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Commercial MBS — 7.7%

 

BBCMS Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C1, Class XA,
1.683% VRN 2/15/50 (b)

   $ 4,561,642      $ 432,811  

BHMS, Series 2018-ATLS, Class C,
4.058% FRN 7/15/35 (b) (c)

     552,000        552,813  

BX Trust

     

Series 2017-SLCT, Class D, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.050%
4.208% FRN 7/15/34 (c)

     191,749        192,054  

Series 2017-SLCT, Class E, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.150%
5.308% FRN 7/15/34 (c)

     315,144        316,527  

CD Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-CD4, Class XA,
1.476% VRN 5/10/50 (b)

     5,786,721        468,710  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C3, Class XA,
1.217% VRN 1/10/48 (b)

     5,743,491        352,577  

CHT Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2017-CSMO, Class E,
5.158% FRN 11/15/36 (b) (c)

     378,000        380,127  

Series 2017-CSMO, Class F,
5.900% FRN 11/15/36 (b) (c)

     754,000        759,172  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2015-GC35, Class XA,
1.027% VRN 11/10/48 (b)

     5,277,984        215,857  

Series 2016-P4, Class XA,
2.156% VRN 7/10/49 (b)

     3,725,985        413,614  

Series 2016-GC36, Class D,
2.850% 2/10/49 (c)

     519,000        416,007  

Series 2016-P4, Class A4,
2.902% 7/10/49

     547,000        515,375  

Series 2016-P6, Class A5,
3.720% VRN 12/10/49 (b)

     435,000        432,768  

Series 2015-GC31, Class C,
4.197% VRN 6/10/48 (b)

     700,000        675,101  

Series 2015-GC35, Class C,
4.649% VRN 11/10/48 (b)

     413,000        408,045  

CLNS Trust

     

Series 2017-IKPR, Class D, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.050%
4.181% FRN 6/11/32 (c)

     190,000        190,716  

Series 2017-IKPR, Class E, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%
5.631% FRN 6/11/32 (c)

     190,000        191,069  

Series 2017-IKPR, Class F, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.500%
6.631% FRN 6/11/32 (c)

     190,000        191,426  

COMM Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2016-DC2, Class XA,
1.199% VRN 2/10/49 (b)

     976,804        56,145  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2016-GCT, Class E,
3.577% VRN 8/10/29 (b) (c)

   $ 210,000      $ 201,581  

Series 2015-CR22, Class D,
4.259% VRN 3/10/48 (b) (c)

     650,000        556,344  

Series 2012-CR4, Class D,
4.726% VRN 10/15/45 (b) (c)

     738,000        384,367  

Series 2015-LC23, Class C,
4.800% VRN 10/10/48 (b)

     470,000        474,010  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-CR28, Class C,
4.802% VRN 2/10/49 (b)

     517,000        514,477  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2008-C1, Class AM,
6.170% VRN 2/15/41 (b) (c)

     120,908        120,734  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2015-C1, Class XA,
1.065% VRN 4/15/50 (b)

     9,106,848        385,556  

Series 2017-C8, Class XA,
1.402% VRN 6/15/50 (b)

     6,677,687        472,731  

Series 2015-C4, Class C,
4.736% VRN 11/15/48 (b)

     427,000        424,132  

CSMC Trust

     

Series 2017-LSTK, Class C,
3.229% 4/05/33 (c)

     257,000        252,891  

Series 2017-LSTK, Class D,
3.442% VRN 4/05/33 (b) (c)

     306,000        299,352  

Series 2017-CHOP, Class D, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.900%
4.058% FRN 7/15/32 (c)

     285,000        285,715  

Series 2017-CHOP, Class E, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.300%
5.458% FRN 7/15/32 (c)

     285,000        286,777  

DBGS Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2018-5BP, Class D,
3.508% FRN 6/15/33 (b) (c)

     550,000        547,952  

Series 2018-5BP, Class F,
4.608% FRN 6/15/33 (b) (c)

     550,000        550,183  

Great Wolf Trust

     

Series 2017-WOLF, Class D,
4.408% FRN 9/15/34 (b) (c)

     286,000        286,897  

Series 2017-WOLF, Class E,
5.408% FRN 9/15/34 (b) (c)

     443,000        445,216  

Series 2017-WOLF, Class F,
6.378% FRN 9/15/34 (b) (c)

     236,000        237,182  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2013-GC10, Class XA,
1.667% VRN 2/10/46 (b)

     5,002,507        270,829  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust, Series 2018-3PCK, Class A,
3.600% FRN 9/15/21 (b) (c)

     551,000        551,023  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2015-GS1, Class XA,
0.958% VRN 11/10/48 (b)

     8,078,321        380,609  
 

 

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

 

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MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2014-GC20, Class XA,
1.240% VRN 4/10/47 (b)

   $ 5,648,921      $ 228,959  

Series 2017-GS7, Class XA,
1.285% VRN 8/10/50 (b)

     6,699,136        506,049  

Series 2014-GC26, Class D,
4.659% VRN 11/10/47 (b) (c)

     1,450,000        1,251,153  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

     

Series 2018-LAQ, Class C,
3.758% FRN 6/15/32 (b) (c)

     551,000        553,423  

Series 2018-LAQ, Class D,
4.258% FRN 6/15/32 (b) (c)

     551,000        554,798  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2015-JP1, Class XA,
1.283% VRN 1/15/49 (b)

     5,328,891        243,577  

Series 2016-JP2, Class XA,
1.999% VRN 8/15/49 (b)

     3,192,094        351,529  

Series 2017-MAUI, Class C, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.250%
3.383% FRN 7/15/34 (c)

     145,000        145,366  

Series 2016-JP2, Class B,
3.460% 8/15/49

     174,000        166,443  

Series 2016-JP2, Class C,
3.944% VRN 8/15/49 (b)

     134,000        128,345  

Series 2017-MAUI, Class D, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.950%
4.083% FRN 7/15/34 (c)

     136,000        136,768  

Series 2017-MAUI, Class E, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.950%
5.083% FRN 7/15/34 (c)

     121,000        122,212  

Series 2007-LDPX, Class AM,
5.464% VRN 1/15/49 (b)

     68,960        68,494  

Series 2017-MAUI, Class F, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%
5.883% FRN 7/15/34 (c)

     170,000        171,804  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2015-C30, Class XA,
0.759% VRN 7/15/48 (b)

     10,676,221        301,125  

Series 2015-C29, Class XA,
0.965% VRN 5/15/48 (b)

     11,557,224        353,190  

Series 2014-C25, Class XA,
1.097% VRN 11/15/47 (b)

     5,068,188        202,458  

Series 2015-C28, Class XA,
1.289% VRN 10/15/48 (b)

     8,670,754        381,559  

Series 2015-C27, Class D,
3.983% VRN 2/15/48 (b) (c)

     704,000        640,634  

Series 2015-C29, Class C,
4.317% VRN 5/15/48 (b)

     325,000        316,148  

Series 2015-C33, Class C,
4.771% VRN 12/15/48 (b)

     527,000        531,003  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2015-C32, Class C,
4.817% VRN 11/15/48 (b)

   $ 100,000      $ 99,761  

Series 2016-C1, Class C,
4.902% VRN 3/15/49 (b)

     466,000        475,062  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust

     

Series 2015-C26, Class D,
3.060% 10/15/48 (c)

     368,000        314,984  

Series 2015-C27, Class D,
3.237% VRN 12/15/47 (b) (c)

     504,000        427,942  

Series 2016-C32, Class A4,
3.720% 12/15/49

     454,000        451,427  

Series 2014-C19, Class C,
4.000% 12/15/47

     650,000        621,564  

Series 2015-C23, Class C,
4.270% VRN 7/15/50 (b)

     650,000        632,159  

Series 2015-C27, Class C,
4.684% VRN 12/15/47 (b)

     351,000        343,991  

Series 2016-C29, Class C,
4.910% VRN 5/15/49 (b)

     475,000        485,989  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

     

Series 2015-UBS8, Class XA,
1.074% VRN 12/15/48 (b)

     6,443,133        338,188  

Series 2016-UB11, Class XA,
1.788% VRN 8/15/49 (b)

     1,565,100        137,734  

MSCG Trust, Series 2016-SNR, Class C
5.205% 11/15/34 (c)

     458,150        454,981  

Natixis Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2018-FL1, Class A,
3.013% FRN 6/15/35 (b) (c)

     368,000        367,356  

Series 2018-FL1, Class C,
4.263% FRN 6/15/35 (b) (c)

     368,000        367,312  

PFP Ltd.

     

Series 2017-3, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.050%
3.208% FRN 1/14/35 (c)

     66,193        66,228  

Series 2017-3, Class AS, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.300%
3.458% FRN 1/14/35 (c)

     164,000        164,107  

Series 2017-3, Class B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%
3.908% FRN 1/14/35 (c)

     94,000        94,060  

Series 2017-3, Class C, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%
4.658% FRN 1/14/35 (c)

     99,000        99,051  

RAIT Trust

     

Series 2017-FL7, Class A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .950%
3.108% FRN 6/15/37 (c)

     370,546        370,666  

Series 2017-FL7, Class AS, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.300%
3.458% FRN 6/15/37 (c)

     141,000        141,031  
 

 

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

 

35


MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

SG Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2016-C5, Class XA,
2.166% VRN 10/10/48 (b)

   $ 3,920,025      $ 413,690  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2018-C9, Class XA,
1.065% VRN 3/15/51 (b)

     5,141,621        354,951  

Series 2017-C6, Class C,
4.602% VRN 12/15/50 (b)

     580,000        570,766  

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust Series, Series 2007-C30, Class AJ,
5.413% VRN 12/15/43 (b)

     139,033        140,062  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2015-NXS2, Class XA,
0.897% VRN 7/15/58 (b)

     12,654,039        423,710  

Series 2015-P2, Class XA,
1.151% VRN 12/15/48 (b)

     5,440,146        271,203  

Series 2015-C31, Class XA,
1.233% VRN 11/15/48 (b)

     6,629,080        385,189  

Series 2016-NXS6, Class XA,
1.789% VRN 11/15/49 (b)

     2,371,244        205,872  

Series 2015-P2, Class A4,
3.809% 12/15/48

     392,000        394,076  

Series 2014-LC16, Class D,
3.938% 8/15/50 (c)

     560,000        463,861  

Series 2015-LC22, Class C,
4.694% VRN 9/15/58 (b)

     390,000        387,701  

Series 2015-NXS4, Class C,
4.753% VRN 12/15/48 (b)

     421,000        425,438  

Series 2015-C31, Class C,
4.763% VRN 11/15/48 (b)

     468,000        464,445  

Series 2018-C46, Class C,
5.146% 8/15/51

     270,000        271,280  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C21, Class XA,
1.226% VRN 8/15/47 (b)

     12,219,314        540,310  
     

 

 

 
        34,610,656  
     

 

 

 
Home Equity ABS — 0.7%

 

GSAA Home Equity Trust, Series 2007-10, Class A2A
6.500% 11/25/37

     4,490,787        3,276,143  
     

 

 

 
Other ABS — 9.0%

 

AASET US Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A
3.844% 1/16/38 (c)

     935,242        926,414  

ALM VII R Ltd., Series 2013-7RA, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR +
4.040%
6.379% FRN 10/15/28 (c)

     1,000,000        1,008,104  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

ALM XIX LLC

     

Series 2016-19A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.000%
5.339% FRN 7/15/28 (c)

   $ 500,000      $ 501,740  

Series 2016-19A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.350%
6.689% FRN 7/15/28 (c)

     500,000        501,997  

Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2014-5RA, Class A,
3 mo. USD LIBOR + .990%
3.329% FRN 1/15/30 (b) (c)

     1,000,000        1,000,169  

Blackbird Capital Aircraft Lease Securitization Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class B,
5.682% STEP 12/16/41 (c)

     895,833        922,365  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2015-3A, Class CR,
4.948% FRN 4/20/31 (b) (c)

     1,000,000        988,944  

Series 2013-1A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.150%
6.498% FRN 1/20/29 (c)

     1,000,000        1,007,098  

CAL Funding III Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A
3.960% 2/25/43 (c)

     470,833        466,805  

Castle Aircraft SecuritizationTrust, Series 2015-1A, Class A,
4.703% STEP 12/15/40 (c)

     882,612        886,728  

CLI Funding V LLC, Series 2014-2A, Class A
3.380% 10/18/29 (c)

     410,734        402,430  

Dryden 40 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2015-40A, Class DR,
5.414% FRN 8/15/31 (b) (c)

     500,000        499,939  

Gilbert Park Clo Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class D,
5.289% FRN 10/15/30 (b) (c)

     500,000        496,595  

Gilbert Park CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class E,
8.739% FRN 10/15/30 (b) (c)

     1,000,000        1,010,008  

Global SC Finance II SRL, Series 2014-1A, Class A1
3.190% 7/17/29 (c)

     414,167        405,533  

Global SC Finance IV Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A
4.290% 5/17/38 (c)

     576,660        577,902  

Grippen Park CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class D, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.300%
5.648% FRN 1/20/30 (c)

     1,000,000        1,001,640  

Helios Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
4.940% 9/20/49 (c)

     231,862        236,499  

Hero Funding Trust, Series 2016-4A, Class A2
4.290% 9/20/47 (c)

     345,304        347,645  
 

 

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

 

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MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Highbridge Loan Management Ltd., Series 13A-18, Class D,
1.000% FRN 10/15/30 (b) (c) (f)

   $ 500,000      $ 500,000  

Invitation Homes Trust

     

Series 2018-SFR1, Class C,
3.408% FRN 3/17/37 (b) (c)

     1,145,000        1,144,993  

Series 2018-SFR1, Class D,
3.608% FRN 3/17/37 (b) (c)

     750,000        749,141  

LCM XVIII LP, Series 19A, Class D, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.450%
5.789% FRN 7/15/27 (c)

     1,000,000        1,000,182  

Madison Park Funding XV Ltd., Series 2014-15A, Class DR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.440%
7.777% FRN 1/27/26 (c)

     1,000,000        1,000,725  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2006-OPT1, Class A2C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + ..150%
2.366% FRN 8/25/37

     2,673,556        2,543,098  

Mosaic Solar Loans LLC

     

Series 2018-2GS, Class A,
4.200% 2/22/44 (c)

     955,556        952,947  

Series 2017-1A, Class A,
4.450% 6/20/42 (c)

     600,997        605,276  

Octagon Investment Partners Ltd.

     

Series 2017-1A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.500%
5.848% FRN 3/17/30 (c)

     1,000,000        1,002,477  

Series 2017-1A, Class D, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.200%
8.548% FRN 3/17/30 (c)

     500,000        503,291  

Octagon Investment Partners XIV Ltd., Series 2012-1A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.000%
6.339% FRN 7/15/29 (c)

     1,000,000        1,014,431  

Octagon Investment Partners XXII Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class ERR,
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.450%
7.797% FRN 1/22/30 (b) (c)

     1,000,000        980,542  

Oak Hill Credit Partners Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class D,
1.000% FRN 10/20/30 (b) (c) (f)

     500,000        500,000  

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust

     

Series 2015-2A, Class A,
2.570% 7/18/25 (c)

     2,088        2,088  

Series 2015-1A, Class A,
3.190% 3/18/26 (c)

     1,083,458        1,084,722  

Springleaf Funding Trust, Series 2015-AA, Class A
3.160% 11/15/24 (c)

     1,267,397        1,266,456  

Sprite Ltd., Series 2017-1, Class A
4.250% 12/15/37 (c)

     470,702        470,332  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Symphony CLO XVI Ltd., Series 2015-16A, Class DR,
1.000% FRN 10/15/31 (b) (c)

   $ 500,000      $ 499,692  

TAL Advantage V LLC

     

Series 2013-1A, Class A,
2.830% 2/22/38 (c)

     220,833        216,295  

Series 2014-1A, Class A,
3.510% 2/22/39 (c)

     372,667        368,192  

TCI-Cent CLO Income Note Issuer Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.650%
5.985% FRN 7/25/30 (c)

     500,000        502,404  

TCI-Cent CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR +
4.000% 6.337% FRN 12/21/29 (c)

     1,000,000        1,003,086  

Thacher Park CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class D1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.400%
5.748% FRN 10/20/26 (c)

     1,000,000        1,000,158  

THL Credit Wind River CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2017-1A, Class D, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.750%
6.083% FRN 4/18/29 (c)

     1,000,000        1,003,805  

Series 2012-1A, Class DR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.100%
6.439% FRN 1/15/26 (c)

     1,000,000        1,003,250  

Thunderbolt II Aircraft Lease Ltd., Series 2018-A, Class A,
4.147% STEP 9/15/38 (c)

     500,000        497,025  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-2, Class 1A13,
2.500% VRN 11/25/60 (b) (c)

     2,775,164        2,701,030  

Trip Rail Master Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A1
2.709% 8/15/47 (c)

     398,152        392,042  

Triton Container Finance V LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A
3.950% 3/20/43 (c)

     475,000        470,286  

Vantage Data Centers Issuer LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2
4.072% 2/16/43 (c)

     745,625        746,057  

Westcott Park Clo Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class D, 3 mo. USD LIBOR +
4.350%
6.698% FRN 7/20/28 (c)

     500,000        503,755  

Willis Engine Structured Trust IV, Series 2018-A, Class A,
4.750% STEP 9/15/43 (c)

     900,000        902,030  
     

 

 

 
        40,318,363  
     

 

 

 
Student Loans ABS — 0.3%

 

College Ave Student Loans LLC, Series 2018-A, Class A1,
3.416% FRN 12/26/47 (b) (c)

     494,589        494,588  
 

 

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

 

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MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

     

Series 2017-D, Class BFX,
3.610% 9/25/40 (c)

   $ 350,000      $ 337,501  

Series 2018-B, Class BFX,
3.830% 8/25/47 (c)

     500,000        489,562  
     

 

 

 
        1,321,651  
     

 

 

 
WL Collateral CMO — 7.5%

 

CIM Trust, Series 2017-6, Class A1,
3.015% VRN 6/25/57 (b) (c)

     2,486,772        2,382,227  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-AR5, Class 1A2A,
3.809% VRN 4/25/37 (b)

     2,271,444        2,198,621  

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-A1, Class 1A5
5.500% 4/25/36

     3,074,090        2,980,580  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

     

Series 2006-13T1, Class A11,
6.000% 5/25/36

     2,571,428        2,038,408  

Series 2006-36T2, Class 2A1,
6.250% 12/25/36

     4,311,738        3,044,211  

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

     

Series 2007-HYB2, Class 3A1,
3.651% VRN 2/25/47 (b)

     1,835,930        1,657,602  

Series 2007-14, Class A6,
6.000% 9/25/37

     1,922,981        1,669,748  

HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-11, Class A1A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .170%
2.338% FRN 12/19/36

     1,500,224        1,337,439  

IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-AR5, Class 2A1,
3.596% VRN 5/25/37 (b)

     3,098,458        2,808,294  

Lehman XS Trust, Series 2007-12N, Class 1A3A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .200%
2.416% FRN 7/25/47

     3,781,417        3,419,568  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-3AR, Class 2A1,
3.584% VRN 7/25/35 (b)

     705,107        635,287  

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR1, Class 2A1,
4.229% VRN 2/25/36 (b)

     3,111,851        2,618,550  

RBSSP Resecuritization Trust, Series 2009-5, Class 2A3,
6.500% VRN 10/26/37 (b) (c)

     1,196,325        1,002,229  

RFMSI Trust, Series 2007-S4, Class A5, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .600%
6.000% FRN 4/25/37

     518,246        484,751  

Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2018-2, Class HV,
3.000% VRN 11/25/57 (b)

     2,969,887        2,766,427  
     Principal
Amount
    Value  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2008-1, Class A2,
4.138% VRN 10/25/37 (b)

   $ 1,607,760     $ 1,528,364  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, Series 2006-4, Class 3A5,
6.350% STEP 5/25/36

     1,346,553       1,122,818  
    

 

 

 
       33,695,124  
    

 

 

 
WL Collateral PAC — 0.5%

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-19CB, Class A15
6.000% 8/25/36

     2,369,925       2,131,263  
    

 

 

 
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $119,196,255)
       115,851,562  
    

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 1.3%

 

Provincia de Buenos Aires 7.875% 6/15/27 (d)

     700,000       582,057  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond

    

5.875% 1/11/28

     200,000       158,300  

6.625% 7/06/28

     150,000       123,000  

6.875% 1/26/27

     550,000       467,500  

Chile Government International Bond
3.125% 3/27/25

     200,000       193,996  

Fondo MIVIVIENDA SA

    

3.500% 1/31/23 (d)

     200,000       194,000  

3.500% 1/31/23 (c)

     150,000       145,500  

Israel Government International Bond
2.875% 3/16/26

     400,000       377,944  

Malaysia Sovereign Sukuk Bhd
3.043% 4/22/25 (d)

     500,000       478,250  

Mexico Government International Bond

    

3.750% 1/11/28

     735,000       700,087  

4.150% 3/28/27

     643,000       632,712  

Panama Government International Bond
4.000% 9/22/24

     200,000       202,702  

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III

    

4.150% 3/29/27 (c)

     400,000       386,000  

4.150% 3/29/27 (d)

     200,000       193,000  

Philippine Government International Bond
4.200% 1/21/24

     900,000       924,545  
    

 

 

 
       5,177,536  
    

 

 

 
TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $6,165,568)
       5,759,593  
    

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 14.0%

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 8.8%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     

Series 4093, Class PA,
3.000% 8/15/42

   $ 4,853,744      $ 4,671,020  

Series 4481, Class B,
3.000% 12/15/42

     6,753,335        6,549,498  

Series 4483, Class CA,
3.000% 6/15/44

     6,235,303        6,042,371  

Series 4750, Class PA,
3.000% 7/15/46

     2,887,651        2,810,802  

Series 355, Class 300,
3.000% 8/15/47

     3,492,719        3,344,878  

Series 358, Class 300,
3.000% 10/15/47

     3,073,620        2,941,202  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates

     

Series K722, Class X1,
1.441% VRN 3/25/23 (b)

     6,646,635        308,607  

Series K053, Class A2,
2.995% 12/25/25

     463,000        451,303  

Series K050, Class A2,
3.334% VRN 8/25/25 (b)

     350,000        349,040  

Federal National Mortgage Association

     

Series 2018-21, Class PO,
0.010% 4/25/48

     3,861,139        2,944,421  

Series 2016-M3, Class A2,
2.702% 2/25/26

     465,000        442,070  

Series 2015-9, Class HA,
3.000% 1/25/45

     904,504        885,536  

Government National Mortgage Association

     

Series 2015-74, Class LZ,
3.500% 5/20/45

     3,218,130        3,040,530  

Series 2015-92, Class CZ,
3.500% 6/20/45

     5,120,533        4,855,799  
     

 

 

 
        39,637,077  
     

 

 

 
Pass-Through Securities — 5.2%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     

Pool #G08520 2.500% 1/01/43

     1,302,874        1,209,739  

Pool #G08658 3.000% 8/01/45

     3,729,211        3,579,314  

Pool #G08632 3.500% 3/01/45

     2,847,308        2,813,719  

Federal National Mortgage Association

     

Pool #AL9238 3.000% 10/01/41

     4,112,987        3,950,395  

Pool #MA2248 3.000% 4/01/45

     2,596,296        2,475,000  

Pool #AS7661 3.000% 8/01/46

     1,674,596        1,594,268  

Pool #MA2711 3.000% 8/01/46

     5,788,750        5,511,071  

Pool #AX2501 4.000% 10/01/44

     2,219,050        2,249,822  
     

 

 

 
        23,383,328  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES
(Cost $65,361,356)
        63,020,405  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 26.3%

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 26.3%

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

     

2.750% 11/15/42

   $ 4,735,000      $ 4,380,911  

2.750% 8/15/47

     2,500,000        2,289,414  

2.750% 11/15/47

     3,680,000        3,368,925  

2.875% 8/15/45

     4,130,000        3,887,814  

3.000% 8/15/48

     1,650,000        1,588,254  

3.125% 2/15/43

     3,440,000        3,397,914  

3.375% 5/15/44

     3,190,000        3,288,142  

3.625% 8/15/43

     5,070,000        5,439,318  

3.750% 11/15/43

     3,650,000        3,996,123  

U.S. Treasury Note

     

1.125% 1/31/19

     425,000        423,323  

1.125% 6/30/21

     6,070,000        5,791,729  

1.500% 10/31/19

     6,760,000        6,674,998  

1.625% 11/30/20

     5,775,000        5,628,234  

1.750% 11/30/19

     6,450,000        6,380,032  

1.750% 10/31/20

     5,320,000        5,203,749  

1.875% 1/31/22

     730,000        706,121  

1.875% 8/31/24

     6,010,000        5,651,325  

2.000% 9/30/20

     5,890,000        5,796,036  

2.000% 5/31/21

     5,840,000        5,710,060  

2.125% 8/31/20

     5,430,000        5,359,792  

2.125% 9/30/24

     6,030,000        5,745,930  

2.250% 10/31/24

     6,855,000        6,573,624  

2.250% 8/15/27

     6,470,000        6,066,889  

2.250% 11/15/27

     6,010,000        5,624,984  

2.625% 7/31/20

     5,310,000        5,292,825  

2.750% 2/15/28

     4,220,000        4,114,566  
     

 

 

 
        118,381,032  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $120,583,620)
        118,381,032  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $427,287,200)
        416,412,173  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
        
MUTUAL FUNDS — 3.5%

 

Diversified Financial Services — 3.5%

 

DoubleLine Floating Rate Fund

     1,605,088        15,890,368  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $16,154,937)
        15,890,368  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $443,460,941)
        432,309,585  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

39


MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.5%

 

Repurchase Agreement — 3.1%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 9/28/18, 1.100%, due 10/01/18 (g)

   $ 14,106,690      $ 14,106,690  
     

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Bill — 0.4%

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

     

0.000% 3/07/19

     1,460,000        1,445,459  

0.000% 3/07/19

     80,000        79,203  
     

 

 

 
        1,524,662  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $15,631,684)
        15,631,352  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6%
(Cost $459,092,625) (h)
        447,940,937  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.4%         2,005,263  
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 449,946,200  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ABS

Asset-Backed Security

BAB

Build America Bonds

CLO

Collateralized Loan Obligation

CMO

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

CMT

Constant Maturity Treasury Index

FRN

Floating Rate Note

MBS

Mortgage-Backed Security

PAC

Planned Amortization Class

STEP

Step Up Bond

VRN

Variable Rate Note

WL

Whole Loan

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(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 September 30, 2018.

(c)

Securities exempt from registration under rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2018, these securities amounted to a value of $87,457,813 or 19.44% of net assets.

(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 September 30, 2018, these securities amounted to a value of $27,874,062 or 6.19% of net assets.
(e)

Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date.

(f)

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

(g)

Maturity value of $14,107,983. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 8/15/42, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $14,392,160.

(h)

See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

Currency Legend

USD

U.S. Dollar

 

 

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

 

40


MML Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 97.6%

 

COMMON STOCK — 97.6%

 

Basic Materials — 2.4%

 

Chemicals — 1.3%

 

Celanese Corp. Series A

     5,300      $ 604,200  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     69,030        6,607,551  

FMC Corp.

     2,200        191,796  

Huntsman Corp.

     8,300        226,009  

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

     17,700        1,814,427  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     9,400        1,025,822  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

     4,900        407,239  
     

 

 

 
        10,877,044  
     

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%

 

International Paper Co.

     15,200        747,080  
     

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 0.1%

 

Nucor Corp.

     12,200        774,090  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     2,900        247,341  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     9,100        411,229  
     

 

 

 
        1,432,660  
     

 

 

 
Mining — 0.9%

 

Alcoa Corp. (a)

     118,230        4,776,492  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     173,540        2,415,677  

Newmont Mining Corp.

     16,300        492,260  
     

 

 

 
        7,684,429  
     

 

 

 
        20,741,213  
     

 

 

 
Communications — 7.4%

 

Advertising — 0.1%

 

The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

     14,700        336,189  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     7,000        476,140  
     

 

 

 
        812,329  
     

 

 

 
Internet — 0.1%

 

CDW Corp.

     5,900        524,628  

eBay, Inc. (a)

     11,000        363,220  
     

 

 

 
        887,848  
     

 

 

 
Media — 2.2%

 

CBS Corp. Class B (Non-Voting)

     70,040        4,023,798  

Comcast Corp. Class A

     50,900        1,802,369  

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     10,800        364,608  

The Walt Disney Co.

     108,490        12,686,820  
     

 

 

 
        18,877,595  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 5.0%

 

ARRIS International PLC (a)

     6,700        174,133  

AT&T, Inc.

     358,610        12,042,124  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     432,160        21,024,584  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     10,700        320,679  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     6,300        819,882  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     155,900      $ 8,323,501  
     

 

 

 
        42,704,903  
     

 

 

 
        63,282,675  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 8.3%

 

Airlines — 0.5%

 

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     2,000        137,720  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     27,200        1,572,976  

JetBlue Airways Corp. (a)

     11,100        214,896  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     22,700        1,417,615  

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)

     8,500        757,010  
     

 

 

 
        4,100,217  
     

 

 

 
Apparel — 0.1%

 

Carter’s, Inc.

     1,700        167,620  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     1,600        29,488  

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (a)

     4,400        301,664  

PVH Corp.

     3,100        447,640  
     

 

 

 
        946,412  
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 1.1%

 

General Motors Co.

     251,540        8,469,352  

PACCAR, Inc.

     13,600        927,384  
     

 

 

 
        9,396,736  
     

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.6%

 

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

     5,500        286,055  

Aptiv PLC

     9,800        822,220  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     89,930        3,847,205  

Lear Corp.

     2,700        391,500  
     

 

 

 
        5,346,980  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment — 0.0%

 

The Madison Square Garden Co. Class A (a)

     900        283,788  
     

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.3%

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.

     11,600        489,288  

Lennar Corp. Class A

     32,600        1,522,094  
     

 

 

 
        2,011,382  
     

 

 

 
Home Furnishing — 0.0%

 

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     4,100        179,539  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 0.4%

 

Brunswick Corp.

     3,600        241,272  

Carnival Corp.

     20,600        1,313,662  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     700        31,710  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)

     8,300        476,669  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     8,300        1,078,502  
     

 

 

 
        3,141,815  
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 0.2%

 

Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A

     1,500        119,385  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     31,560        1,872,455  
     

 

 

 
        1,991,840  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

41


MML Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Retail — 5.1%

 

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

     1,100      $ 853,270  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     11,200        888,832  

CarMax, Inc. (a)

     7,100        530,157  

Dollar General Corp.

     9,300        1,016,490  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     3,700        188,626  

The Gap, Inc.

     14,900        429,865  

Genuine Parts Co.

     4,600        457,240  

Kohl’s Corp.

     6,100        454,755  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     56,810        6,522,924  

Macy’s, Inc.

     9,000        312,570  

McDonald’s Corp.

     25,070        4,193,960  

Nordstrom, Inc.

     6,500        388,765  

Target Corp.

     141,180        12,453,488  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     15,800        1,151,820  

Walmart, Inc.

     143,430        13,469,512  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (b)

     900        59,148  
     

 

 

 
        43,371,422  
     

 

 

 
        70,770,131  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 22.1%

 

Agriculture — 1.0%

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     21,600        1,085,832  

Bunge Ltd.

     4,400        302,324  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     83,580        6,815,113  
     

 

 

 
        8,203,269  
     

 

 

 
Beverages — 1.9%

 

The Coca-Cola Co.

     216,620        10,005,678  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

     128,890        5,860,628  
     

 

 

 
        15,866,306  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 2.2%

 

Amgen, Inc.

     35,620        7,383,670  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     8,200        2,897,142  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     114,540        8,843,633  

United Therapeutics Corp. (a)

     500        63,940  
     

 

 

 
        19,188,385  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 0.1%

 

AMERCO

     800        285,320  

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

     3,500        572,600  

The Western Union Co.

     17,700        337,362  
     

 

 

 
        1,195,282  
     

 

 

 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.5%

 

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     46,270        3,851,052  
     

 

 

 
Foods — 0.8%

 

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     11,800        400,846  

General Mills, Inc.

     50,110        2,150,721  

The J.M. Smucker Co.

     4,600        472,006  

Kellogg Co.

     10,600        742,212  

The Kroger Co.

     27,200        791,792  

Mondelez International, Inc. Class A

     45,300        1,946,088  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

US Foods Holding Corp. (a)

     3,500      $ 107,870  
     

 

 

 
        6,611,535  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 3.4%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     101,010        7,410,094  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

     148,550        5,719,175  

Danaher Corp.

     62,278        6,767,127  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     22,090        5,391,727  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     30,440        4,001,947  
     

 

 

 
        29,290,070  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 3.9%

 

Aetna, Inc.

     11,800        2,393,630  

Anthem, Inc.

     23,720        6,500,466  

Cigna Corp.

     9,200        1,915,900  

DaVita, Inc. (a)

     7,400        530,062  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     13,500        1,878,120  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

     4,200        729,456  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     5,100        550,341  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     71,520        19,027,181  
     

 

 

 
        33,525,156  
     

 

 

 
Household Products & Wares — 0.1%

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

     1,000        108,350  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     5,600        636,384  
     

 

 

 
        744,734  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 8.2%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     48,700        4,606,046  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     5,900        544,098  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     91,420        5,675,354  

Express Scripts Holding Co. (a)

     21,800        2,071,218  

Johnson & Johnson

     96,200        13,291,954  

McKesson Corp.

     7,500        994,875  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     228,610        16,217,593  

Mylan NV (a)

     125,370        4,588,542  

Perrigo Co. PLC

     5,500        389,400  

Pfizer, Inc.

     489,150        21,556,841  
     

 

 

 
        69,935,921  
     

 

 

 
        188,411,710  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 11.4%

 

Oil & Gas — 9.7%

 

Antero Resources Corp. (a)

     9,700        171,787  

Apache Corp.

     2,200        104,874  

Chevron Corp.

     201,922        24,691,022  

Concho Resources, Inc. (a)

     26,300        4,017,325  

ConocoPhillips

     174,461        13,503,281  

Devon Energy Corp.

     15,300        611,082  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     129,400        11,001,588  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     4,400        302,588  

Hess Corp.

     12,100        866,118  

HollyFrontier Corp.

     6,400        447,360  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     32,700        761,256  
 

 

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

 

42


MML Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     19,200      $ 1,535,424  

Murphy Oil Corp.

     5,500        183,370  

Newfield Exploration Co. (a)

     6,200        178,746  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     7,800        243,282  

Phillips 66

     59,659        6,724,763  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

     404,420        15,647,010  

Valero Energy Corp.

     16,400        1,865,500  
     

 

 

 
        82,856,376  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 1.2%

 

Halliburton Co.

     55,757        2,259,831  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     14,600        628,968  

Weatherford International PLC (a) (b)

     2,686,490        7,280,388  
     

 

 

 
        10,169,187  
     

 

 

 
Pipelines — 0.5%

 

Enbridge, Inc.

     118,037        3,811,415  
     

 

 

 
        96,836,978  
     

 

 

 
Financial — 26.3%

 

Banks — 16.8%

 

Bank of America Corp.

     787,460        23,198,572  

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     39,100        1,993,709  

BB&T Corp.

     29,900        1,451,346  

BOK Financial Corp.

     2,700        262,656  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     17,500        1,661,275  

CIT Group, Inc.

     81,950        4,229,439  

Citigroup, Inc.

     276,690        19,849,741  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     18,700        721,259  

Comerica, Inc.

     5,600        505,120  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

     4,100        270,682  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

     2,600        271,544  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     5,700        344,109  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     27,100        756,632  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     51,660        11,584,238  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     41,400        617,688  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     305,220        34,441,025  

KeyCorp

     373,280        7,424,539  

M&T Bank Corp.

     5,900        970,786  

Morgan Stanley

     69,500        3,236,615  

Northern Trust Corp.

     7,600        776,188  

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     18,200        2,478,658  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

     2,800        194,180  

Regions Financial Corp.

     43,700        801,895  

State Street Corp.

     14,100        1,181,298  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     18,000        1,202,220  

Synovus Financial Corp.

     4,800        219,792  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

     6,400        133,120  

US Bancorp

     63,700        3,363,997  

Webster Financial Corp.

     3,700        218,152  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     186,900        9,823,464  

Western Alliance Bancorp (a)

     3,500        199,115  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Zions Bancorp

     185,420      $ 9,298,813  
     

 

 

 
        143,681,867  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 3.1%

 

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     2,200        519,552  

Ally Financial, Inc.

     16,500        436,425  

American Express Co.

     33,500        3,567,415  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     32,480        4,795,997  

BlackRock, Inc.

     17,170        8,092,736  

Credit Acceptance Corp. (a)

     600        262,842  

Discover Financial Services

     14,600        1,116,170  

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (a)

     9,500        497,705  

Lazard Ltd. Class A

     5,100        245,463  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

     1,400        90,314  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     53,470        4,587,726  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     5,100        469,455  

Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.

     13,900        278,556  

Synchrony Financial

     29,200        907,536  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     8,800        960,784  
     

 

 

 
        26,828,676  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 4.0%

 

Aflac, Inc.

     29,900        1,407,393  

Alleghany Corp.

     700        456,771  

The Allstate Corp.

     14,100        1,391,670  

American Financial Group, Inc.

     6,400        710,208  

American International Group, Inc.

     45,200        2,406,448  

Aon PLC

     33,890        5,211,604  

Athene Holding Ltd. Class A (a)

     2,600        134,316  

Chubb Ltd.

     17,900        2,392,156  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     6,400        491,584  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     1,300        297,011  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

     8,600        338,410  

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

     145,690        7,278,673  

Lincoln National Corp.

     8,400        568,344  

Loews Corp.

     12,700        637,921  

Markel Corp. (a)

     600        713,094  

MetLife, Inc.

     40,600        1,896,832  

The Progressive Corp.

     6,500        461,760  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     16,100        1,631,252  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     2,600        375,856  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

     1,200        160,296  

Torchmark Corp.

     10,600        918,914  

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

     24,100        3,126,011  

Voya Financial, Inc.

     7,200        357,624  

W.R. Berkley Corp.

     4,900        391,657  
     

 

 

 
        33,755,805  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate — 0.0%

 

CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a)

     1,900        83,790  

The Howard Hughes Corp. (a)

     500        62,110  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

     1,800        259,776  
     

 

 

 
        405,676  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

43


MML Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.4%

 

Crown Castle International Corp.

     44,550      $ 4,959,752  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     28,540        3,210,179  

Equity Residential

     50,660        3,356,732  

Prologis, Inc.

     103,650        7,026,433  

Public Storage

     8,600        1,734,018  
     

 

 

 
        20,287,114  
     

 

 

 
        224,959,138  
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 9.2%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.2%

 

General Dynamics Corp.

     4,800        982,656  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     13,571        4,695,023  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Class A

     4,800        440,016  

United Technologies Corp.

     29,000        4,054,490  
     

 

 

 
        10,172,185  
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.1%

 

Johnson Controls International PLC

     14,800        518,000  

Masco Corp.

     9,200        336,720  
     

 

 

 
        854,720  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.0%

 

Hubbell, Inc.

     1,700        227,069  
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 1.3%

 

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)

     3,600        265,392  

Corning, Inc.

     45,100        1,592,030  

Garmin Ltd.

     7,300        511,365  

Gentex Corp.

     10,400        223,184  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     27,600        4,592,640  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     39,460        3,469,718  
     

 

 

 
        10,654,329  
     

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.4%

 

Fluor Corp.

     51,720        3,004,932  
     

 

 

 
Environmental Controls — 0.6%

 

Pentair PLC

     5,700        247,095  

Stericycle, Inc. (a)

     400        23,472  

Waste Management, Inc.

     55,070        4,976,125  
     

 

 

 
        5,246,692  
     

 

 

 
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.1%

 

Snap-on, Inc.

     2,300        422,280  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.6%

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

     33,590        5,122,139  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.5%

 

Deere & Co.

     23,590        3,546,285  

Dover Corp.

     4,900        433,797  
     

 

 

 
        3,980,082  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.6%

 

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

     2,500        304,500  

Crane Co.

     1,000        98,350  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Eaton Corp. PLC

     16,900      $ 1,465,737  

General Electric Co.

     211,060        2,382,867  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     9,500        971,850  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     46,133        8,485,243  

Trinity Industries, Inc.

     5,500        201,520  
     

 

 

 
        13,910,067  
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 0.5%

 

Packaging Corp. of America

     3,500        383,915  

Sonoco Products Co.

     3,900        216,450  

WestRock Co.

     74,170        3,963,645  
     

 

 

 
        4,564,010  
     

 

 

 
Shipbuilding — 0.0%

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     1,400        358,512  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 2.3%

 

FedEx Corp.

     21,260        5,119,195  

Kansas City Southern

     47,140        5,340,019  

Union Pacific Corp.

     12,260        1,996,296  

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

     26,500        3,093,875  

XPO Logistics, Inc. (a)

     38,530        4,398,970  
     

 

 

 
        19,948,355  
     

 

 

 
        78,465,372  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 7.7%

 

Computers — 2.9%

 

Apple, Inc.

     58,000        13,092,920  

DXC Technology Co.

     4,500        420,840  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     46,400        756,784  

HP, Inc.

     193,680        4,991,134  

International Business Machines Corp.

     35,700        5,398,197  
     

 

 

 
        24,659,875  
     

 

 

 
Office & Business Equipment — 0.3%

 

Xerox Corp.

     4,100        110,618  

Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (a)

     13,710        2,424,339  
     

 

 

 
        2,534,957  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 1.8%

 

Intel Corp.

     178,700        8,450,723  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     6,200        630,602  

Lam Research Corp.

     6,300        955,710  

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

     108,220        2,088,646  

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

     5,000        384,450  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     5,600        507,976  

Teradyne, Inc.

     7,600        281,048  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     21,700        2,328,193  
     

 

 

 
        15,627,348  
     

 

 

 
Software — 2.7%

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     20,750        2,263,202  

Microsoft Corp.

     67,810        7,755,430  

Oracle Corp.

     144,800        7,465,888  
 

 

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

 

44


MML Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

     54,580      $ 5,382,134  
     

 

 

 
        22,866,654  
     

 

 

 
        65,688,834  
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 2.8%

 

Electric — 2.8%

 

AES Corp.

     20,500        287,000  

Ameren Corp.

     9,200        581,624  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     18,200        1,290,016  

DTE Energy Co.

     7,100        774,823  

Duke Energy Corp.

     21,500        1,720,430  

Edison International

     79,080        5,352,135  

Entergy Corp.

     61,080        4,955,420  

Eversource Energy

     11,300        694,272  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     29,755        4,986,938  

OGE Energy Corp.

     6,200        225,184  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     4,600        364,228  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     19,400        1,024,126  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     12,100        807,796  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     16,600        783,686  
     

 

 

 
        23,847,678  
     

 

 

 
Gas — 0.0%

 

UGI Corp.

     5,400        299,592  
     

 

 

 
        24,147,270  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $669,470,727)
        833,303,321  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $669,470,727)
        833,303,321  
     

 

 

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.3%

 

Diversified Financial Services — 1.3%

 

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF

     41,700        5,280,054  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (c)

     6,134,962        6,134,962  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $11,299,485)
        11,415,016  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $680,770,212)
        844,718,337  
     

 

 

 
    Principal
Amount
    Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.8%

 

Repurchase Agreement — 1.8%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 9/28/18, 1.100%, due 10/01/18 (d)

  $ 15,580,551     $ 15,580,551  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $15,580,551)
      15,580,551  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.7%
(Cost $696,350,763) (e)
      860,298,888  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.7)%       (6,118,717
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $ 854,180,171  
   

 

 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ETF

Exchange-Traded Fund

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 September 30, 2018, was $5,546,344 or 0.65% 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 $15,581,979. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 8/15/42, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $15,896,096.

(e)

See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

 

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

 

45


MML Equity Rotation Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 95.5%      
COMMON STOCK — 95.5%      
Basic Materials — 2.7%      
Chemicals — 0.6%      

Eastman Chemical Co.

     300      $ 28,716  

Huntsman Corp.

     4,700        127,981  

Praxair, Inc.

     200        32,146  
     

 

 

 
        188,843  
     

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 0.5%      

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     2,100        179,109  
     

 

 

 
Mining — 1.6%      

Alcoa Corp. (a)

     3,100        125,240  

Hi-Crush Partners LP (b)

     20,000        216,000  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     1,600        174,496  
     

 

 

 
        515,736  
     

 

 

 
        883,688  
     

 

 

 
Communications — 15.7%      
Internet — 11.2%      

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a)

     1,500        247,140  

Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)

     990        1,195,009  

Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)

     50        59,674  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     790        1,582,370  

Okta, Inc. (a)

     2,800        197,008  

Q2 Holdings, Inc. (a)

     2,000        121,100  

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

     1,900        304,228  
     

 

 

 
        3,706,529  
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.9%      

News Corp. Class A

     2,400        31,656  

Viacom, Inc. Class B

     8,000        270,080  
     

 

 

 
        301,736  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 3.6%      

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     6,000        291,900  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     13,900        742,121  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (a)

     3,900        135,408  
     

 

 

 
        1,169,429  
     

 

 

 
        5,177,694  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 4.2%      
Airlines — 0.6%      

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     3,700        213,971  
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.7%      

General Motors Co.

     6,800        228,956  
     

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 2.0%

 

Dana, Inc.

     8,000        149,360  

Lear Corp.

     1,490        216,050  

Magna International, Inc.

     5,300        278,409  
     

 

 

 
        643,819  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.5%

 

HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (a)

     3,900      $ 166,881  
     

 

 

 
Housewares — 0.4%      

The Toro Co.

     2,400        143,928  
     

 

 

 
        1,397,555  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 26.6%

 

Agriculture — 0.8%      

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     5,100        256,377  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 7.8%      

Amgen, Inc.

     6,650        1,378,478  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     680        240,251  

Celgene Corp. (a)

     3,940        352,591  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     7,600        586,796  
     

 

 

 
        2,558,116  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 4.5%      

Quanta Services, Inc. (a)

     5,400        180,252  

S&P Global, Inc.

     1,550        302,854  

Square, Inc. Class A (a)

     1,100        108,911  

The Western Union Co.

     8,500        162,010  

Worldpay, Inc. Class A (a)

     7,100        719,017  
     

 

 

 
        1,473,044  
     

 

 

 
Foods — 1.5%      

US Foods Holding Corp. (a)

     16,500        508,530  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 4.1%      

Aetna, Inc.

     1,730        350,930  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     6,050        841,676  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a)

     550        176,270  
     

 

 

 
        1,368,876  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 7.9%      

Horizon Pharma PLC (a)

     16,700        326,986  

Johnson & Johnson

     2,610        360,624  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     4,900        347,606  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a)

     2,520        309,834  

Pfizer, Inc.

     26,800        1,181,076  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Sponsored ADR

     4,000        86,160  
     

 

 

 
        2,612,286  
     

 

 

 
        8,777,229  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 7.9%      
Oil & Gas — 6.3%      

Andeavor

     2,900        445,150  

Apache Corp.

     400        19,068  

Chevron Corp.

     3,320        405,969  

Devon Energy Corp.

     16,000        639,040  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     300        25,506  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     2,600        207,922  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     2,700        221,859  

Rowan Cos. PLC Class A (a)

     7,000        131,810  
     

 

 

 
        2,096,324  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

46


MML Equity Rotation Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Oil & Gas Services — 1.6%      

Halliburton Co.

     12,800      $ 518,784  
     

 

 

 
        2,615,108  
     

 

 

 
Financial — 17.3%      
Banks — 7.7%      

Bank of America Corp.

     15,800        465,468  

Comerica, Inc.

     8,400        757,680  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     7,200        812,448  

Morgan Stanley

     5,600        260,792  

State Street Corp.

     3,100        259,718  
     

 

 

 
        2,556,106  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 6.4%

 

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

     6,260        1,393,539  

Visa, Inc. Class A

     4,860        729,437  
     

 

 

 
        2,122,976  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 3.2%      

Aflac, Inc.

     3,600        169,452  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a)

     3,800        813,618  

Torchmark Corp.

     700        60,683  
     

 

 

 
        1,043,753  
     

 

 

 
        5,722,835  
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 6.1%      
Aerospace & Defense — 2.6%

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     1,830        633,107  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Class A

     2,500        229,175  
     

 

 

 
        862,282  
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 0.1%      

KEMET Corp. (a)

     2,300        42,665  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.1%

 

3M Co.

     400        84,284  

Eaton Corp. PLC

     3,400        294,882  
     

 

 

 
        379,166  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.9%      

Landstar System, Inc.

     1,240        151,280  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     2,500        451,250  

Union Pacific Corp.

     200        32,566  
     

 

 

 
        635,096  
     

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.4%      

AerCap Holdings NV (a)

     2,000        115,040  
     

 

 

 
        2,034,249  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 15.0%      
Computers — 4.3%      

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)

     1,400        164,738  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

     2,100        145,236  

NetApp, Inc.

     10,300        884,667  
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Seagate Technology PLC

    5,100     $ 241,485  
   

 

 

 
      1,436,126  
   

 

 

 
Office & Business Equipment — 1.3%

 

Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (a)

    2,380       420,856  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 3.7%    

Applied Materials, Inc.

    10,100       390,365  

ASML Holding NV

    810       152,296  

Broadcom, Inc.

    500       123,365  

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

    6,800       307,564  

NXP Semiconductor NV

    590       50,445  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    2,000       181,420  
   

 

 

 
      1,205,455  
   

 

 

 
Software — 5.7%    

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    1,000       109,070  

Intuit, Inc.

    1,360       309,264  

Microsoft Corp.

    6,680       763,992  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

    1,550       303,226  

Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (a)

    2,200       239,514  

Workday, Inc. Class A (a)

    1,050       153,279  
   

 

 

 
      1,878,345  
   

 

 

 
      4,940,782  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $26,258,740)
      31,549,140  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $26,258,740)
      31,549,140  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $26,258,740)
      31,549,140  
   

 

 

 
    Principal
Amount
       
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.4%

 

Repurchase Agreement — 4.4%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 9/28/18, 1.100%, due 10/01/18 (c)

  $ 1,435,337       1,435,337  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,435,337)
      1,435,337  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%
(Cost $27,694,077) (d)
      32,984,477  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.1%       41,770  
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $ 33,026,247  
   

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

47


MML Equity Rotation Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

Abbreviation Legend

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Security is a Master Limited Partnership.

(c)

Maturity value of $1,435,469. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 8/15/42, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,466,687.

(d)

See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

 

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

 

48


MML High Yield Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 1.1%

 

COMMON STOCK — 0.6%

 

Energy — 0.6%

 

Oil & Gas — 0.6%

 

Fieldwood Energy LLC (a)

     3,193      $ 162,843  

Fieldwood Energy LLC (a)

     13,011        663,561  
     

 

 

 
        826,404  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $392,368)
        826,404  
     

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.5%

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.5%

 

Agriculture — 0.5%

 

Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings LLC (a)

     1,144,535        709,612  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $733,962)
        709,612  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $1,126,330)
        1,536,016  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
BONDS & NOTES — 96.4%

 

BANK LOANS — 3.8%

 

Advertising — 0.7%

 

Getty Images, Inc., Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%
5.742% VRN 10/18/19

   $ 908,463        901,241  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 2.2%

 

Caelus Energy Alaska O3 LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,
3 mo. LIBOR + 7.500%
9.839% VRN 4/15/20

     
     1,639,220        1,499,886  

Fieldwood Energy LLC
Exit 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 5.250%
7.492% VRN 4/11/22

     674,554        677,421  

Exit 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 7.250%
9.492% VRN 4/11/23

     387,384        375,115  

Gulf Finance LLC, Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 5.250%
7.640% VRN 8/25/23

     
     503,020        420,560  
     

 

 

 
        2,972,982  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 0.9%

 

CenturyLink, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B,
2.750% 1/31/25

     
     1,246,859        1,237,819  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL BANK LOANS
(Cost $4,992,598)
        5,112,042  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
CORPORATE DEBT — 92.6%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 2.1%

 

TransDigm UK Holdings PLC
6.875% 5/15/26 (b)

     
   $ 393,000      $ 403,316  

TransDigm, Inc.
6.375% 6/15/26

     
     1,219,000        1,231,190  

Triumph Group, Inc.

 

4.875% 4/01/21

     422,000        407,230  

5.250% 6/01/22

     305,000        287,462  

7.750% 8/15/25

     471,000        457,459  
     

 

 

 
        2,786,657  
     

 

 

 
Agriculture — 1.1%

 

Pinnacle Operating Corp.
9.000% 5/15/23 (b)

     
     1,667,522        1,484,095  
     

 

 

 
Airlines — 2.9%

 

Allegiant Travel Co.
5.500% 7/15/19

     
     1,350,000        1,363,500  

American Airlines Group, Inc.
5.500% 10/01/19 (b)

     
     1,891,000        1,917,001  

VistaJet Malta Finance PLC / VistaJet Co. Finance LLC
7.750% 6/01/20 (b)

     
     688,000        694,399  
     

 

 

 
        3,974,900  
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 1.8%

 

Deck Chassis Acquisition, Inc.
10.000% 6/15/23 (b)

     
     2,013,000        2,133,780  

JB Poindexter & Co., Inc.
7.125% 4/15/26 (b)

     
     293,000        303,987  
     

 

 

 
        2,437,767  
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 1.7%

 

Griffon Corp.
5.250% 3/01/22

     
     174,000        172,043  

James Hardie International Finance DAC
5.000% 1/15/28 (b)

     
     485,000        457,719  

PGT Escrow Issuer, Inc.
6.750% 8/01/26 (b)

     
     446,000        462,725  

Standard Industries, Inc.
4.750% 1/15/28 (b)

     
     1,345,000        1,242,376  
     

 

 

 
        2,334,863  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals — 2.9%

 

The Chemours Co.
7.000% 5/15/25

     
     409,000        433,740  

Consolidated Energy Finance SA
6.875% 6/15/25 (b)

     
     655,000        680,381  

Kissner Holdings LP/Kissner Milling Co. Ltd./BSC Holding, Inc./Kissner USA
8.375% 12/01/22 (b)

     
     1,225,000        1,252,562  

Platform Specialty Products Corp.

     

5.875% 12/01/25 (b)

     414,000        408,523  

6.500% 2/01/22 (b)

     423,000        430,403  
 

 

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

 

49


MML High Yield Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Starfruit Finco BV/Starfruit US Holdco LLC
8.000% 10/01/26 (b) (c)

     
   $ 705,000      $ 715,575  
     

 

 

 
        3,921,184  
     

 

 

 
Coal — 2.2%

 

Alliance Resource Operating Partners LP/Alliance Resource Finance Corp.
7.500% 5/01/25 (b)

     
     669,000        712,485  

Peabody Energy Corp.
6.000% 3/31/22 (b)

     
     883,000        898,452  

SunCoke Energy Partners LP/SunCoke Energy Partners Finance Corp.
7.500% 6/15/25 (b)

     
     1,013,000        1,043,390  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.
8.000% 11/01/24 (b)

     
     339,000        347,475  
     

 

 

 
        3,001,802  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 4.7%

 

Cardtronics, Inc./Cardtronics USA, Inc.
5.500% 5/01/25 (b)

     
     578,000        551,990  

Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc.

     

6.250% 5/15/26 (b) (c)

     243,000        243,897  

8.250% 11/15/26 (b) (c)

     314,000        312,097  

The Hertz Corp.
7.625% 6/01/22 (b)

     
     1,500,000        1,481,250  

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.
5.000% 4/15/22 (b)

     
     625,000        609,375  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.
9.250% 5/15/23 (b)

     
     1,830,000        1,957,185  

StoneMor Partners LP/Cornerstone Family Services of West Virginia Subsidiary
7.875% 6/01/21

     
     680,000        625,600  

United Rentals North America, Inc.

     

4.625% 10/15/25

     249,000        241,530  

4.875% 1/15/28

     365,000        342,187  
     

 

 

 
        6,365,111  
     

 

 

 
Computers — 1.6%

 

Dell, Inc.
6.500% 4/15/38

     
     501,000        492,859  

GCI LLC
6.875% 4/15/25

     
     1,550,000        1,602,762  
     

 

 

 
        2,095,621  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 2.6%

 

LPL Holdings, Inc.
5.750% 9/15/25 (b)

     
     1,364,000        1,331,605  

Tempo Acquisition LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp.
6.750% 6/01/25 (b)

     
     704,000        684,640  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

VFH Parent LLC/Orchestra Co-Issuer, Inc.
6.750% 6/15/22 (b)

     
   $ 1,477,000      $ 1,525,002  
     

 

 

 
        3,541,247  
     

 

 

 
Electric — 0.5%

 

NRG Energy, Inc.
6.625% 1/15/27

     
     702,000        737,100  
     

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 1.1%

 

Zachry Holdings, Inc.
7.500% 2/01/20 (b)

     
     1,510,000        1,513,775  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment — 0.4%

 

Delta Merger Sub, Inc.
6.000% 9/15/26 (b)

     
     324,000        328,050  

WMG Acquisition Corp.
5.000% 8/01/23 (b)

     
     262,000        262,000  
     

 

 

 
        590,050  
     

 

 

 
Foods — 4.3%

 

C&S Group Enterprises LLC
5.375% 7/15/22 (b)

     
     1,030,000        1,019,700  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc.

     

5.875% 7/15/24 (b)

     646,000        636,310  

6.750% 2/15/28 (b)

     824,000        818,850  

KeHE Distributors LLC/KeHE Finance Corp.
7.625% 8/15/21 (b)

     
     650,000        625,625  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

     

5.750% 3/15/25 (b)

     247,000        237,738  

5.875% 9/30/27 (b)

     877,000        828,765  

Post Holdings, Inc.

 

5.500% 3/01/25 (b)

     309,000        306,682  

5.625% 1/15/28 (b)

     468,000        450,450  

5.750% 3/01/27 (b)

     382,000        374,360  

Simmons Foods, Inc.

     

5.750% 11/01/24 (b)

     483,000        370,099  

7.750% 1/15/24 (b)

     189,000        195,615  
     

 

 

 
        5,864,194  
     

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.0%

 

Appvion Inc.
9.000% 6/13/26 (d)

     
     2,157,000        -  
     

 

 

 
Gas — 0.8%

 

LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV
6.875% 5/15/23 (b)

     
     1,111,000        1,102,668  
     

 

 

 
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.8%

 

Apex Tool Group LLC/BC Mountain Finance, Inc.
9.000% 2/15/23 (b)

     
     1,138,000        1,106,705  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

50


MML High Yield Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Health Care – Products — 4.4%

 

Avanos Medical, Inc.
6.250% 10/15/22

     
   $ 1,300,000      $ 1,327,794  

Avantor, Inc.

     

6.000% 10/01/24 (b)

     652,000        661,780  

9.000% 10/01/25 (b)

     1,397,000        1,442,402  

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC

     

5.500% 4/15/25 (b)

     398,000        333,325  

5.625% 10/15/23 (b)

     202,000        178,770  

5.750% 8/01/22 (b)

     189,000        174,353  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc./Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA
6.625% 5/15/22 (b)

     
     1,844,000        1,801,588  
     

 

 

 
        5,920,012  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 2.2%

 

Envision Healthcare Corp.
8.750% 10/15/26 (b) (c)

     
     789,000        789,000  

HCA, Inc.
5.875% 2/15/26

     
     1,138,000        1,184,942  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc.
8.250% 5/01/23 (b)

     
     176,000        184,800  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     

4.625% 7/15/24

     400,000        389,000  

8.125% 4/01/22

     340,000        358,292  
     

 

 

 
        2,906,034  
     

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.5%

 

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc.
6.375% 5/15/25 (b)

     
     491,000        481,180  

William Lyon Homes, Inc.
6.000% 9/01/23

     
     194,000        187,210  
     

 

 

 
        668,390  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 2.2%

 

Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc.
7.000% 11/15/25 (b)

     
     791,000        737,568  

AssuredPartners, Inc.
7.000% 8/15/25 (b)

     
     514,000        508,860  

USIS Merger Sub, Inc.
6.875% 5/01/25 (b)

     
     836,000        833,910  

York Risk Services Holding Corp.
8.500% 10/01/22 (b)

     
     992,000        870,480  
     

 

 

 
        2,950,818  
     

 

 

 
Internet — 0.4%

 

Netflix, Inc.
5.875% 11/15/28 (b)

     
     595,000        592,769  
     

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 0.9%

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.
5.950% 1/15/21

     
     1,192,000        1,211,370  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Leisure Time — 3.1%

 

Brunswick Corp.

     

7.375% 9/01/23

   $ 285,000      $ 319,060  

7.125% 8/01/27

     2,245,000        2,554,328  

Carlson Travel, Inc.

     

6.750% 12/15/23 (b)

     496,000        497,860  

9.500% 12/15/24 (b)

     862,000        831,830  
     

 

 

 
        4,203,078  
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 0.4%

 

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.

     

5.250% 5/15/27 (b)

     492,000        456,945  

5.500% 3/01/25 (b)

     140,000        135,275  
     

 

 

 
        592,220  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.1%

 

Stevens Holding Co., Inc.
6.125% 10/01/26 (b)

     
     166,000        168,698  
     

 

 

 
Media — 7.7%

 

Altice Financing SA
6.625% 2/15/23 (b)

     
     600,000        604,500  

Altice Finco SA
8.125% 1/15/24 (b)

     
     615,000        621,150  

Altice Luxembourg SA
7.625% 2/15/25 (b)

     
     700,000        637,980  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

     

5.000% 2/01/28 (b)

     1,086,000        1,020,731  

5.750% 2/15/26 (b)

     550,000        551,375  

5.875% 4/01/24 (b)

     1,500,000        1,524,375  

5.875% 5/01/27 (b)

     822,000        814,808  

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp.
7.500% 4/01/28 (b)

     
     565,000        592,544  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
7.625% 3/15/20

     
     1,476,000        1,479,690  

DISH DBS Corp.
7.750% 7/01/26

     
     1,031,000        972,542  

Midcontinent Communications/Midcontinent Finance Corp.
6.875% 8/15/23 (b)

     
     864,000        904,219  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
5.375% 7/15/26 (b)

     
     167,000        165,748  

Ziggo BV
5.500% 1/15/27 (b)

     
     489,000        458,804  
     

 

 

 
        10,348,466  
     

 

 

 
Mining — 4.5%

 

Compass Minerals International, Inc.
4.875% 7/15/24 (b)

     
     294,000        272,318  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

     

7.250% 4/01/23 (b)

     659,000        629,757  

7.500% 4/01/25 (b)

     652,000        618,585  
 

 

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

 

51


MML High Yield Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Hecla Mining Co.
6.875% 5/01/21

     
   $ 1,271,000      $ 1,274,177  

Kinross Gold Corp.

     

4.500% 7/15/27

     640,000        572,032  

5.950% 3/15/24

     441,000        449,820  

6.875% 9/01/41

     476,000        485,520  

New Gold, Inc.
6.250% 11/15/22 (b)

     
     998,000        870,755  

Northwest Acquisitions ULC/Dominion Finco, Inc.
7.125% 11/01/22 (b)

     
     884,000        903,890  
     

 

 

 
        6,076,854  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.0%

 

EnPro Industries, Inc.
5.875% 9/15/22

     
     1,271,000        1,294,831  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 9.3%

 

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp.

     

7.625% 1/15/22

     362,000        362,905  

7.750% 4/15/23

     204,000        204,000  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

 

8.000% 1/15/25

     898,000        926,062  

8.000% 6/15/27

     25,000        25,500  

Citgo Holding, Inc.
10.750% 2/15/20 (b)

     
     1,677,000        1,777,620  

Ensco PLC
7.750% 2/01/26

     
     234,000        232,245  

EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.

     

8.000% 2/15/25 (b)

     1,081,000        826,965  

9.375% 5/01/24 (b)

     356,000        293,700  

Jonah Energy LLC/Jonah Energy Finance Corp.
7.250% 10/15/25 (b)

     
     985,000        753,525  

Jupiter Resources, Inc.
8.500% 10/01/22 (b)

     
     2,310,000        1,097,250  

Kosmos Energy Ltd.

     

7.875% 8/01/21 (b)

     1,823,000        1,854,902  

7.875% 8/01/21 (b)

     800,000        814,000  

PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp.

     

7.000% 11/15/23

     47,000        48,880  

7.250% 6/15/25

     925,000        971,250  

SM Energy Co.
6.625% 1/15/27

     
     188,000        194,345  

Transocean Guardian Ltd.
5.875% 1/15/24 (b)

     
     269,000        271,354  

Transocean, Inc.

     

6.800% 3/15/38

     483,000        417,795  

9.350% STEP 12/15/41

     150,000        150,938  

Tullow Oil PLC
6.250% 4/15/22 (b)

     
     1,364,000        1,364,273  
     

 

 

 
        12,587,509  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Oil & Gas Services — 1.3%

 

KCA Deutag UK Finance PLC
9.625% 4/01/23 (b)

     
   $ 341,000      $ 334,180  

Weatherford International Ltd.
9.875% 2/15/24

     
     319,000        312,620  

Welltec A/S
9.500% 12/01/22 (b)

     
     1,000,000        1,037,500  
     

 

 

 
        1,684,300  
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 0.1%

 

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI
4.750% 2/01/26 (b)

     
     200,000        191,000  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 3.5%

 

Bausch Health Cos., Inc
6.125% 4/15/25 (b)

     
     1,643,000        1,560,850  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.
6.500% 3/15/22 (b)

     
     171,000        177,840  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.

     

5.500% 3/01/23 (b)

     452,000        435,050  

5.875% 5/15/23 (b)

     193,000        188,175  

7.000% 3/15/24 (b)

     290,000        306,385  

9.250% 4/01/26 (b)

     600,000        647,250  

Endo Dac/Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc.
6.000% STEP 2/01/25 (b)

     
     981,000        845,622  

Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc.

     

5.375% STEP 1/15/23 (b)

     139,000        122,320  

7.250% STEP 1/15/22 (b)

     112,000        109,200  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
6.000% 4/15/24

     
     315,000        319,865  
     

 

 

 
        4,712,557  
     

 

 

 
Pipelines — 2.1%

 

Cheniere Energy Partners LP
5.625% 10/01/26 (b)

     
     725,000        730,220  

Energy Transfer Equity LP
4.250% 3/15/23

     
     1,364,000        1,355,475  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.
6.000% 5/15/23

     
     765,000        754,481  
     

 

 

 
        2,840,176  
     

 

 

 
Private Equity — 0.6%

 

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
6.375% 12/15/25

     
     761,000        763,854  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.0%

 

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.
5.000% 10/15/27

     
     539,000        519,461  
 

 

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

 

52


MML High Yield Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp.
5.000% 4/15/23

     
   $ 789,000      $ 787,028  
     

 

 

 
        1,306,489  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 2.4%

 

Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp.
6.750% 1/15/22

     
     500,000        436,250  

Ferrellgas Partners LP/Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp.

     

8.625% 6/15/20

     742,000        704,900  

8.625% 6/15/20

     449,000        426,550  

Golden Nugget, Inc.
8.750% 10/01/25 (b)

     
     242,000        253,684  

KGA Escrow LLC
7.500% 8/15/23 (b)

     
     426,000        441,975  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
5.500% 5/15/26

     
     1,000,000        972,200  
     

 

 

 
        3,235,559  
     

 

 

 
Software — 3.4%

 

RP Crown Parent LLC
7.375% 10/15/24 (b)

     
     191,000        198,163  

TIBCO Software, Inc.
11.375% 12/01/21 (b)

     
     2,877,000        3,071,197  

Veritas US, Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd.
10.500% 2/01/24 (b)

     
     1,500,000        1,372,500  
     

 

 

 
        4,641,860  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 7.2%

 

CenturyLink, Inc.
6.750% 12/01/23

     
     500,000        519,375  

Citizens Communications Co.
7.125% 3/15/19

     
     1,250,000        1,257,875  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

     

5.250% 8/01/26

     805,000        784,875  

6.625% 8/01/26

     272,000        263,160  

Intelsat Connect Finance SA
9.500% 2/15/23 (b)

     
     156,000        155,220  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

     

7.500% 4/01/21

     889,000        900,112  

8.500% 10/15/24 (b)

     703,000        710,733  

9.750% 7/15/25 (b)

     132,000        139,755  

Sprint Corp.

     

7.250% 9/15/21

     745,000        787,838  

7.625% 3/01/26

     422,000        446,793  

7.875% 9/15/23

     1,578,000        1,702,267  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

     

4.500% 2/01/26

     147,000        140,292  

4.750% 2/01/28

     226,000        212,723  

6.000% 4/15/24

     453,000        469,421  

6.500% 1/15/26

     679,000        711,388  

Telecom Italia SpA
5.303% 5/30/24 (b)

     
     512,000        498,560  
     

 

 

 
        9,700,387  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.1%

 

Mattel, Inc.
6.750% 12/31/25 (b)

   $ 147,000      $ 144,060  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 2.5%

 

The Kenan Advantage Group, Inc. 7.875% 7/31/23 (b)

     
     3,200,000        3,310,000  
     

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.2%

 

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.
5.250% 8/15/22 (b)

     
     249,000        251,179  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $128,281,558)
        125,160,209  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $133,274,156)
        130,272,251  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
        
WARRANTS — 0.0%

 

Basic Materials — 0.0%

 

Forest Products & Paper — 0.0%

 

Appvion Holding Corp. (a) (d) (e)

     2,106        -  

Appvion Holding Corp. (a) (d) (e)

     2,106        22,426  
     

 

 

 
        22,426  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $0)
        22,426  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $134,400,486)
        131,830,693  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.8%

 

Commercial Paper — 1.8%

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC
2.434% 10/01/18 (b)

     
   $ 2,500,000        2,499,505  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $2,500,000)
        2,499,505  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.3%
(Cost $136,900,486) (f)
        134,330,198  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.7%         898,143  
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 135,228,341  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation Legend

STEP

Step Up Bond

VRN

Variable Rate Note

 

 

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

 

53


MML High Yield Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

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 September 30, 2018, these securities amounted to a value of $86,121,721 or 63.69% of net assets.

(c)

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

(d)

This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2018, these securities amounted to a value of $22,426 or 0.02% of net assets.

(e)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(f)

See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

 

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

 

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September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
BONDS & NOTES — 135.4%      
CORPORATE DEBT — 2.7%      
Auto Manufacturers — 1.0%      

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
3.549% FRN 2/15/23 (a)

   $ 2,060,000      $ 2,048,571  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.060% 4.399% FRN 1/15/19

     1,720,000        1,728,566  
     

 

 

 
        3,777,137  
     

 

 

 
Computers — 0.7%      

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
3.480% 6/01/19 (b)

     1,100,000        1,102,779  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.930%
4.267% FRN 10/05/18

     1,700,000        1,700,269  
     

 

 

 
        2,803,048  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 0.5%      

Becton Dickinson & Co.
3.261% FRN 12/29/20 (a)

     2,060,000        2,063,053  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%      

Cardinal Health, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .770%
3.104% FRN 6/15/22

     2,060,000        2,063,438  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $10,716,457)
        10,706,676  
     

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.0%

 

Louisiana State Public Facilities Authority, Series 2011-A, Class A2,
3 mo. USD LIBOR
3.235% FRN 4/26/27

     108,589        108,714  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $108,589)
        108,714  
     

 

 

 
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 47.1%

 

Auto Floor Plan ABS — 0.5%      

Ally Master Owner Trust,
Series 2015-2, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + .570%
2.728% FRN 1/15/21

     1,200,000        1,201,469  

NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A1,
2.798% FRN 2/15/23 (a) (b)

     850,000        851,780  
     

 

 

 
        2,053,249  
     

 

 

 
Automobile ABS — 12.9%      

American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust

     

Series 2017-4, Class A,
2.000% 7/10/20 (b)

     361,344        360,867  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2017-1, Class B,
2.390% 2/16/21 (b)

   $ 222,543      $ 222,449  

Series 2018-3, Class A,
2.920% 8/12/21 (b)

     350,000        350,000  

Series 2018-2, Class A,
2.940% 1/10/22 (b)

     873,294        873,506  

Series 2017-4, Class C,
2.940% 1/10/24 (b)

     1,450,000        1,443,248  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A1
2.450% 5/20/19

     668,612        668,606  

ARI Fleet Lease Trust, Series 2018-A, Class A1
1.950% 3/15/19 (b)

     736,929        736,355  

CarFinance Capital Auto Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class A
1.750% 6/15/21 (b)

     14,279        14,274  

Chesapeake Funding II LLC

     

Series 2018-1A, Class A2,
2.608% FRN 4/15/30 (a) (b)

     1,100,000        1,103,301  

Series 2016-2A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%
3.158% FRN 6/15/28 (b)

     854,282        857,061  

CPS Auto Trust

     

Series 2017-D, Class A,
1.870% 3/15/21 (b)

     816,818        813,111  

Series 2018-A, Class A,
2.160% 5/17/21 (b)

     204,555        203,840  

Series 2017-A, Class B,
2.680% 5/17/21 (b)

     2,000,000        1,994,442  

Series 2018-C, Class A,
2.870% 9/15/21 (b)

     676,899        676,188  

Series 2018-C, Class B,
3.430% 7/15/22 (b)

     260,000        259,447  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust

     

Series 2018-4, Class A1,
2.451% P-1 9/16/19

     2,510,000        2,509,627  

Series 2017-1, Class C,
2.840% 4/15/22

     650,000        648,670  

Series 2018-2, Class B,
3.220% 4/15/22

     350,000        349,537  

DT Auto Owner Trust

     

Series 2017-4A, Class A,
1.850% 8/17/20 (b)

     629,476        628,398  

Series 2017-3A, Class B,
2.400% 5/17/21 (b)

     810,000        807,647  

Series 2018-1A, Class A,
2.590% 5/17/21 (b)

     894,813        893,969  

Series 2018 2A ,Class A,
2.840% 9/15/21 (b)

     1,175,576        1,174,528  

Series 2018-1A, Class B,
3.040% 1/18/22 (b)

     520,000        518,565  
 

 

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

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC,
Series 2016-1, Class A2
1.830% 9/20/21 (b)

   $ 116,706      $ 116,582  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust

     

Series 2018-1A, Class A,
2.210% 5/17/21 (b)

     463,496        462,144  

Series 2018-1A, Class B,
2.750% 4/15/22 (b)

     450,000        446,034  

Series 2016-3A, Class B,
2.840% 8/16/21 (b)

     420,000        419,435  

Series 2018-3A, Class A,
2.900% 1/18/22 (b)

     937,251        935,975  

Series 2017-1A, Class B,
3.000% 12/15/21 (b)

     700,000        698,567  

First Investors Auto Owner Trust

     

Series 2017-3A, Class A1,
2.000% 3/15/22 (b)

     1,131,792        1,124,975  

Series 2018-1A, Class A1,
2.840% 5/16/22 (b)

     1,061,132        1,059,591  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

     

Series 2015-2, Class A,
1.980% 10/15/20 (b)

     29,696        29,687  

Series 2017-4, Class A,
2.070% 4/15/22 (b)

     1,439,533        1,427,760  

Series 2015-3, Class A,
2.380% 10/15/20 (b)

     613,924        613,458  

Series 2018-1, Class A,
2.590% 6/15/22 (b)

     1,636,404        1,628,927  

Series 2017-4, Class B,
2.660% 10/17/22 (b)

     2,190,000        2,147,844  

Series 2016-4, Class C,
2.710% 11/15/22 (b)

     680,000        659,710  

Series 2016-1, Class A,
2.770% 12/15/20 (b)

     134,441        134,447  

Series 2017-1, Class B,
2.830% 3/15/23 (b)

     1,320,000        1,314,337  

Series 2018-2, Class A,
2.970% 10/17/22 (b)

     2,979,448        2,975,625  

Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP

     

Series 2018-1, Class A1,
2.633% FRN 5/10/32 (a) (b)

     2,530,000        2,534,973  

Series 2016-1, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%
3.233% FRN 4/10/30 (b)

     659,568        661,363  

NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.700%
3.858% FRN 4/15/21 (b)

     960,000        966,951  

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2017-2A, Class A
2.310% 12/14/21 (b)

     940,000        933,999  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Oscar US Funding Trust II, Series 2015-1A, Class A4
2.440% 6/15/22 (b)

   $ 722,100      $ 720,226  

Oscar US Funding Trust IV,
Series 2016-1A, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%
3.858% FRN 7/15/20 (b)

     23,839        23,891  

Oscar US Funding Trust IX LLC, Series 2018-2A, Class A2B,
2.603% FRN 8/10/21 (a) (b)

     1,500,000        1,499,528  

Oscar US Funding Trust VI

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A3,
2.820% 6/10/21 (b)

     500,000        498,070  

Series 2017-1A, Class A4,
3.300% 5/10/24 (b)

     420,000        417,934  

Oscar US Funding Trust VII LLC, Series 2017-2A, Class A2A
2.130% 11/10/20 (b)

     618,393        615,936  

Oscar US Funding Trust VIII LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2A
2.910% 4/12/21 (b)

     513,200        512,638  

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A1
2.528% 10/15/19 (b)

     780,000        780,000  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2015-2, Class C
2.440% 4/15/21

     442,224        441,966  

Securitized Equipment Receivable
3.760% 10/11/24

     400,000        397,773  

4.200% 10/11/24

     430,000        427,390  

Tesla Auto Lease Trust

     

Series 2018-A, Class A,
2.320% 12/20/19 (b)

     647,029        645,266  

Series 2018-A, Class B,
2.750% 2/20/20 (b)

     265,000        263,866  

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2018-C, Class A2B,
2.278% FRN 8/16/21 (a)

     1,920,000        1,920,567  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust

     

Series 2018-2A, Class A1,
2.500% 5/15/19 (b)

     789,374        789,403  

Series 2018-2A, Class A2A,
2.840% 9/15/21 (b)

     1,440,000        1,438,320  
     

 

 

 
        50,792,794  
     

 

 

 
Commercial MBS — 1.5%      

BHMS Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-ATLS, Class B,
3.658% FRN 7/15/35 (a) (b)

     1,700,000        1,702,606  

GCCFC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-GG7, Class AM,
5.928% VRN 7/10/38 (a)

     276,499        279,397  
 

 

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

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2018-LAQ, Class A,
3.158% FRN 6/15/32 (a) (b)

   $ 1,150,000      $ 1,151,429  

RETL, Series 2018-RVP, Class A,
3.258% FRN 3/15/33 (a) (b)

     940,527        944,067  

TPG Real Estate Finance Issuer Ltd., Series 2018-FL1, Class A,
2.908% FRN 2/15/35 (a) (b)

     640,000        639,809  

VMC Finance LLC, Series 2018-FL1, Class A,
2.978% FRN 3/15/35 (a) (b)

     1,169,231        1,168,516  
     

 

 

 
        5,885,824  
     

 

 

 
Credit Card ABS — 0.3%      

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2017-A6, Class A6, 1 mo. LIBOR + .770%
2.904% FRN 5/14/29

     1,100,000        1,108,208  
     

 

 

 
Home Equity ABS — 0.0%      

ACE Securities Corp., Series 2005-HE5, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .735%
2.951% FRN 8/25/35

     4,251        4,268  
     

 

 

 
Other ABS — 13.3%      

321 Henderson Receivables I LLC

     

Series 2006-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.358% FRN 3/15/41 (b)

     585,735        575,819  

Series 2006-2A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.358% FRN 6/15/41 (b)

     1,659,261        1,625,318  

Series 2006-4A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.358% FRN 12/15/41 (b)

     302,088        295,897  

321 Henderson Receivables II LLC, Series 2006-3A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.358% FRN 9/15/41 (b)

     167,434        159,508  

321 Henderson Receivables LLC,
Series 2007-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.358% FRN 3/15/42 (b)

     690,534        649,855  

AIMCO CLO, Series 2015-AA, Class AR,
3.189% FRN 1/15/28 (a) (b)

     2,450,000        2,440,673  

Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes, Series 2018-FL1, Class A,
3.308% FRN 6/15/28 (a) (b)

     780,000        781,953  

Avant Loans Funding Trust

     

Series 2017-B, Class A,
2.290% 6/15/20 (b)

     159,577        159,491  

Series 2018-A, Class A,
3.090% 6/15/21 (b)

     1,250,051        1,249,783  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Avery Point IV CLO Ltd.,
Series 2014-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%
3.435% FRN 4/25/26 (b)

   $ 2,118,882      $ 2,119,151  

BCC Funding XIV LLC

     

Series 2018-1A, Class A1,
2.200% 2/20/19 (b)

     1,189,556        1,189,138  

Series 2018-1A, Class A2,
2.960% 6/20/23 (b)

     980,000        974,552  

BlueVirgo Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class NOTE
3.000% 12/15/22 (b)

     377,356        377,356  

Cazenovia Creek Funding I LLC,
Series 2015-1A, Class A
2.000% 12/10/23 (b)

     156,581        156,189  

CCG Receivables Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A2
3.090% 12/15/25 (b)

     1,120,000        1,116,961  

CIFC Funding II Ltd., Series 2015-2A, Class AR,
3.119% FRN 4/15/27 (a) (b)

     2,450,000        2,440,367  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-OPT3, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .675%
2.891% FRN 5/25/35

     15,238        15,241  

Consumer Installment Loan Trust,
Series 2016-LD1, Class A
3.960% 7/15/22 (b)

     19,170        19,168  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-5, Class 3A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .460%
2.676% FRN 9/25/34

     25,380        25,346  

Diamond Resorts Owner Trust

     

Series 2015-1, Class A,
2.730% 7/20/27 (b)

     54,609        54,603  

Series 2015-2, Class B,
3.540% 5/22/28 (b)

     103,441        102,838  

Dong Fang Container Finance II SPV Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class A1
1.950% 11/25/39 (b)

     33,333        33,258  

Drug Royalty II LP, Series 2014-1, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR +
2.850%
5.189% FRN 7/15/23 (b)

     190,736        192,275  

Elara HGV Timeshare Issuer LLC,
Series 2014-A, Class B,
3.020% VRN 2/25/27 (a) (b)

     175,320        169,774  

Element Rail Leasing II LLC,
Series 2016-1A, Class A1
3.968% 3/19/46 (b)

     358,160        359,678  
 

 

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

 

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MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Hilton Grand Vacations Trust,
Series 2014-AA, Class A
1.770% 11/25/26 (b)

   $ 109,752      $ 107,751  

Lendmark Funding Trust,
Series 2018-1A, Class A
3.810% 12/21/26 (b)

     630,000        629,339  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust

     

Series 2017-BA, Class A,
2.920% 12/20/29 (b)

     1,600,000        1,574,390  

Series 2017-AA, Class A,
3.620% 2/20/29 (b)

     770,000        769,869  

Marlette Funding Trust

     

Series 2017-3A, Class A,
2.360% 12/15/24 (b)

     298,892        297,803  

Series 2017-2A, Class A,
2.390% 7/15/24 (b)

     270,763        270,311  

Series 2018-1A, Class A,
2.610% 3/15/28 (b)

     1,379,143        1,374,881  

Series 2017-1A, Class A,
2.827% 3/15/24 (b)

     470,341        470,192  

Series 2018-2A, Class A,
3.060% 7/17/28 (b)

     992,458        990,717  

Series 2018-3A, Class A,
3.200% 9/15/28 (b)

     1,079,230        1,079,071  

MVW Owner Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class A
2.420% 12/20/34 (b)

     173,298        167,552  

Neuberger Berman CLO XX Ltd.,
Series 2015-20A, Class AR,
3.139% FRN 1/15/28 (a) (b)

     2,450,000        2,446,033  

New Residential Advance Receivables Trust, Series 2016-T2, Class AT2
2.575% 10/15/49 (b)

     1,900,000        1,883,761  

OCP CLO Ltd., Series 2015-10A, Class A1R,
3.155% FRN 10/26/27 (a) (b)

     2,450,000        2,441,699  

Orange Lake Timeshare Trust,
Series 2016-A, Class A
2.610% 3/08/29 (b)

     363,917        353,488  

Oxford Finance Funding Trust

     

Series 2014-1A, Class A,
3.475% 12/15/22 (b)

     56,618        56,642  

Series 2016-1A, Class A,
3.968% 6/17/24 (b)

     481,149        477,972  

PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust,
Series 2018-GT1, Class A (Acquired 2/21/18, Cost $440,000),
5.066% FRN 2/25/23 (a) (b) (c) (d)

     440,000        445,091  

RAAC, Series 2006-RP2, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + ..250%
2.466% FRN 2/25/37 (b)

     20,225        20,212  

Sierra Receivables Funding Co. LLC, Series 2014-3A, Class A
2.300% 10/20/31 (b)

     204,700        203,628  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC

     

Series 2014-2A, Class A,
2.050% VRN 6/20/31 (a) (b)

   $ 185,828      $ 185,496  

Series 2015-2A, Class A,
2.430% 6/20/32 (b)

     452,937        447,325  

Series 2014-3A, Class B,
2.800% 10/20/31 (b)

     501,162        499,049  

Series 2015-2A, Class B,
3.020% 6/20/32 (b)

     1,315,328        1,303,260  

Series 2015-1A, Class B,
3.050% 3/22/32 (b)

     572,574        568,788  

Series 2015-3A, Class B,
3.080% 9/20/32 (b)

     43,747        43,315  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC

     

Series 2016-3, Class A,
3.050% 12/26/25 (b)

     328,517        326,977  

Series 2016-5, Class A,
3.060% 9/25/28 (b)

     1,677,071        1,670,437  

Series 2016-2A, Class A,
3.090% 10/27/25 (b)

     462,529        461,072  

Series 2016-1A, Class A,
3.260% 8/25/25 (b)

     818,067        816,820  

Series 2017-2, Class A,
3.280% 2/25/26 (b)

     676,991        675,281  

Sofi Consumer Loan Program Trust, Series 2018-3, Class A1
3.200% 8/25/27 (b)

     1,861,331        1,861,042  

SpringCastle America Funding LLC, Series 2016-AA, Class A
3.050% 4/25/29 (b)

     826,912        823,282  

Springleaf Funding Trust,
Series 2016-AA, Class A
2.900% 11/15/29 (b)

     1,830,000        1,825,042  

Taco Bell Funding LLC, Series 2016-1A, Class A2I
3.832% 5/25/46 (b)

     2,167,000        2,169,275  

TLF National Tax Lien Trust,
Series 2017-1A, Class A
3.090% 12/15/29 (b)

     1,062,789        1,059,988  

Trafigura Securitisation Finance PLC

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .850%
3.008% FRN 12/15/20 (b)

     1,000,000        999,372  

Series 2017-1A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%
3.858% FRN 12/15/20 (b)

     1,330,000        1,328,778  

Trip Rail Master Funding LLC,
Series 2017-1A, Class A1
2.709% 8/15/47 (b)

     254,817        250,907  

Westgate Resorts LLC

     

Series 2014-1A, Class A,
2.150% 12/20/26 (b)

     134,248        133,686  
 

 

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

 

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MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2017-1A, Class A,
3.050% 12/20/30 (b)

   $ 586,384      $ 579,378  

Series 2015-2A, Class A,
3.200% 7/20/28 (b)

     296,360        296,011  

Series 2018-1A, Class A,
3.380% 12/20/31 (b)

     728,339        724,565  
     

 

 

 
        52,393,740  
     

 

 

 
Student Loans ABS — 15.4%      

Academic Loan Funding Trust,
Series 2013-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
3.016% FRN 12/26/44 (b)

     2,062,857        2,056,303  

AccessLex Institute

     

Series 2005-2, Class A3, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .180%
2.490% FRN 11/22/24

     54,927        54,927  

Series 2005-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .570%
2.936% FRN 9/22/37

     713,110        684,875  

Series 2003-A, Class A3, 3 mo. Treasury + 1.200%
3.190% FRN 7/01/38

     84,043        82,194  

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc., Series 2006-2, Class A10, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .120%
2.493% FRN 6/25/26

     1,166,063        1,148,671  

College Loan Corp. Trust I,
Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD
LIBOR + .490%
2.829% FRN 1/15/37

     540,401        507,131  

DRB Prime Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2015-A, Class A3,
2.320% 4/25/30

     37,206        36,949  

Series 2015-B, Class A3,
2.540% 4/27/26 (b)

     97,713        96,444  

Series 2016-R, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900%
4.116% FRN 10/25/44 (b)

     1,018,758        1,034,318  

Series 2016-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%
4.216% FRN 4/25/40 (b)

     141,994        145,928  

Earnest Student Loan Program LLC

     

Series 2016-C, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%
4.066% FRN 10/27/36 (b)

     474,856        486,020  

Series 2016-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050%
4.266% FRN 2/26/35 (b)

     369,861        379,044  

ECMC Group Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2018-1A, Class A,
2.966% FRN 2/27/68 (a) (b)

     4,125,662        4,126,282  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2017-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.416% FRN 12/27/66 (b)

   $ 1,619,424      $ 1,641,286  

Series 2016-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%
3.566% FRN 7/26/66 (b)

     1,088,313        1,109,490  

EdLinc Student Loan Funding Trust, Series 2017-A, Class A (Acquired 12/22/17, Cost $1,290,960),
3.350% FRN 12/01/47 (a) (b) (c) (d)

     1,123,145        1,110,634  

Edsouth Indenture No. 10 LLC,
Series 2015-2, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.716% FRN 12/25/58 (b)

     1,000,000        1,014,942  

Edsouth Indenture No. 9 LLC,
Series 2015-1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
3.016% FRN 10/25/56 (b)

     528,825        528,846  

ELFI Graduate Loan Program LLC, Series 2018-A, Class A1,
2.966% FRN 8/25/42 (a) (b)

     1,027,497        1,027,496  

Goal Capital Funding Trust,
Series 2010-1, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .700%
3.011% FRN 8/25/48 (b)

     378,975        378,793  

JP Morgan Student Loan Trust,
Series 2007-A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .350%
2.689% FRN 6/28/39 (b)

     600,178        573,261  

Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corp., Series 2015-1, Class A1,
1 mo. USD LIBOR + .750%
2.854% FRN 12/01/31

     406,472        407,090  

KeyCorp Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2000-A, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .320%
2.631% FRN 5/25/29

     338,205        335,706  

Series 2006-A, Class 2A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .310%
2.691% FRN 9/27/35

     276,765        276,128  

Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust,
Series 2017-C, Class A2A
1.870% 11/25/42 (b)

     401,065        399,860  

Navient Private Education Loan Trust,
Series 2015-AA, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.358% FRN 12/15/28 (b)

     654,143        663,154  

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Series 2018-A, Class A1
2.530% 2/18/42 (b)

     2,454,757        2,434,853  

Navient Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2018-1A, Class A1,
2.406% FRN 3/25/67 (a) (b)

     819,309        819,309  
 

 

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

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2018-1A, Class A3,
2.936% FRN 3/25/67 (a) (b)

   $ 1,120,000      $ 1,125,077  

Series 2016-3A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .850%
3.066% FRN 6/25/65 (b)

     733,441        737,624  

Series 2016-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%
3.466% FRN 6/25/65 (b)

     2,378,755        2,438,964  

Series 2016-6A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%
3.516% FRN 3/25/66 (b)

     2,200,000        2,281,807  

Nelnet Private Education Loan Trust,
Series 2016-A, Class A1A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
3.966% FRN 12/26/40 (b)

     620,102        621,174  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2005-1, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .110%
2.445% FRN 10/25/33

     733,150        728,759  

Series 2005-2, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .100%
2.466% FRN 3/23/37

     1,286,789        1,277,607  

Series 2006-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.535% FRN 1/25/38

     892,491        848,790  

Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .170%
2.536% FRN 3/23/37

     1,024,499        969,000  

Series 2006-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .250%
2.623% FRN 6/25/41

     415,597        381,346  

Series 2018-3A, Class A2,
2.656% FRN 9/27/66 (a) (b)

     900,000        900,036  

Series 2004-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .350%
2.685% FRN 10/25/40

     1,396,754        1,340,486  

Series 2018-1A, Class A2,
2.976% FRN 5/25/66 (a) (b)

     1,790,000        1,799,203  

Series 2010-4A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
3.016% FRN 4/25/46 (b)

     79,087        79,791  

Series 2014-2A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.716% FRN 6/25/41 (b)

     375,000        353,408  

SLC Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2006-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .230%
2.564% FRN 12/15/39

     1,426,539        1,342,586  

Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .280%
2.614% FRN 3/15/40

     2,133,941        1,997,262  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

SLM Private Education Loan Trust,
Series 2011-A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%
4.658% FRN 1/15/43 (b)

   $ 440,000      $ 448,702  

SLM Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2007-5, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .110%
2.445% FRN 1/26/43

     597,371        576,616  

Series 2005-5, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .140%
2.475% FRN 10/25/28

     680,224        678,536  

Series 2006-10, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .150%
2.485% FRN 3/25/44

     1,760,000        1,694,003  

Series 2006-4, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.535% FRN 1/25/70

     429,481        408,006  

Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210%
2.545% FRN 10/25/40

     450,572        427,183  

Series 2006-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .220%
2.555% FRN 1/25/41

     459,905        430,800  

Series 2006-10, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .220%
2.555% FRN 3/25/44

     1,007,405        952,994  

Series 2003-14, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .300%
2.635% FRN 7/25/25

     400,000        399,152  

Series 2005-8, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .310%
2.645% FRN 1/25/55

     452,335        427,212  

Series 2004-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .470%
2.805% FRN 10/25/64

     342,897        325,865  

Series 2003-14, Class A7, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .600%
2.935% FRN 10/25/65 (b)

     2,550,000        2,550,367  

Series 2003-11, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .650%
2.984% FRN 12/15/38

     503,051        481,487  

Series 2002-7, Class A11, 28 day ARS
4.080% FRN 3/15/28

     240,000        240,000  

Series 2003-5, Class A9, 28 day ARS + 2.500%
4.480% FRN 6/17/30

     700,000        700,000  

Series 2003-5, Class A7, 28 day ARS + 2.500%
4.490% FRN 6/17/30

     550,000        550,000  

Series 2003-2, Class A7, 28 day ARS
5.083% FRN 9/15/28

     750,000        750,000  
 

 

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

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust

     

Series 2017-B, Class A1,
2.428% FRN 6/17/24 (a) (b)

   $ 394,860      $ 394,820  

Series 2018-C, Class A1,
2.431% FRN 9/15/25 (a) (b)

     1,130,000        1,130,000  

Series 2018-B, Class A2B,
2.878% FRN 1/15/37 (a) (b)

     1,500,000        1,501,492  

Series 2014-A, Class A2A,
3.050% 5/15/26 (b)

     530,417        529,834  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

     

Series 2016-C, Class A2A,
1.480% 5/26/31 (b)

     130,170        129,910  

Series 2017-F, Class A1FX,
2.050% 1/25/41 (b)

     835,471        826,936  

Series 2017-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700%
2.916% FRN 3/26/40 (b)

     723,223        725,306  

Series 2015-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.416% FRN 3/25/33 (b)

     137,967        138,973  

Series 2016-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
3.966% FRN 8/25/36 (b)

     471,914        486,040  
     

 

 

 
        60,687,088  
     

 

 

 

WL Collateral CMO — 3.2%

     

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2005-CF1, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700%
2.916% FRN 3/25/45 (b)

     29,786        30,153  

Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2018-1A, Class A1,
2.976% VRN 12/25/57 (a) (b)

     921,620        902,727  

Series 2018-1A, Class A2,
3.027% VRN 12/25/57 (a) (b)

     921,620        903,586  

Series 2018-2A, Class A1,
3.479% VRN 4/25/58 (a) (b)

     2,309,235        2,299,838  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2018-1, Class A5,
3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (b)

     710,475        700,796  

Series 2018-3, Class A5,
3.500% VRN 9/25/48 (a) (b)

     1,042,105        1,024,650  

Series 2017-6, Class A5,
3.500% VRN 12/25/48 (a) (b)

     1,024,689        1,011,372  

PSMC Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A3,
3.500% VRN 2/25/48 (a) (b)

     967,855        953,375  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2015-1, Class A6,
2.500% VRN 1/25/45 (a) (b)

     834,867        808,750  

Series 2018-3, Class A4,
3.500% VRN 3/25/48 (a) (b)

     939,548        926,764  

Series 2018-CH1, Class A10,
4.000% VRN 2/25/48 (a) (b)

     741,699        744,339  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2018-CH2, Class A12,
4.000% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (b)

   $ 1,304,449      $ 1,309,082  

Series 2018-CH3, Class A11,
4.000% VRN 8/25/48 (a) (b)

     903,323        907,823  
     

 

 

 
        12,523,255  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $180,516,461)
        185,448,426  
     

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 0.7%

 

Pass-Through Securities — 0.1%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool #1Q0239, 1 year CMT + 2.235%
3.798% 3/01/37

     370,924        391,263  

Government National Mortgage Association II
Pool #82462, 1 year CMT + 1.500%
3.375% 1/20/40

     141,973        147,024  
     

 

 

 
        538,287  
     

 

 

 

Whole Loans — 0.6%

     

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities

     

Series 2018-C03, Class 1M1,
2.896% FRN 10/25/30 (a)

     1,148,755        1,148,630  

Series 2016-C06, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%
3.516% FRN 4/25/29

     592,378        596,717  

Series 2016-C05, Class 2M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%
3.566% FRN 1/25/29

     192,605        193,122  

Series 2016-C04, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450%
3.666% FRN 1/25/29

     388,021        390,416  
     

 

 

 
        2,328,885  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES
(Cost $2,850,468)
        2,867,172  
     

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 84.9%

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 84.9%

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index

     

0.125% 4/15/21 (e)

     20,308,679        19,889,019  

0.125% 4/15/22 (e)

     24,900,607        24,191,847  

0.125% 7/15/22 (e)

     24,234,723        23,647,317  

0.125% 1/15/23 (e)

     24,641,249        23,854,372  
 

 

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

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  

0.125% 7/15/24 (e)

   $ 18,254,704      $ 17,535,182  

0.125% 7/15/26 (e)

     19,975,270        18,830,073  

0.250% 1/15/25 (e)

     20,119,673        19,304,106  

0.375% 7/15/25 (e) (f)

     21,434,054        20,746,378  

0.375% 7/15/27 (e)

     22,355,340        21,356,336  

0.500% 1/15/28 (e)

     12,413,048        11,910,869  

0.625% 4/15/23 (e)

     12,509,402        12,347,007  

0.625% 1/15/24 (e)

     12,420,460        12,253,475  

0.625% 2/15/43 (e)

     5,918,940        5,377,527  

0.750% 7/15/28

     6,525,610        6,420,249  

0.750% 2/15/42

     6,808,653        6,388,786  

0.750% 2/15/45 (e)

     8,850,306        8,224,907  

0.875% 2/15/47 (e)

     6,263,820        5,988,962  

1.000% 2/15/48 (e)

     7,817,765        7,719,941  

1.125% 1/15/21 (g)

     435,460        438,059  

1.375% 2/15/44 (e)

     8,109,675        8,686,856  

1.750% 1/15/28 (e)

     6,616,005        7,080,331  

2.000% 1/15/26 (e)

     7,618,133        8,193,745  

2.125% 2/15/40

     1,457,425        1,760,562  

2.125% 2/15/41 (e)

     4,614,548        5,612,984  

2.375% 1/15/25 (e)

     10,026,900        10,923,574  

2.375% 1/15/27 (e)

     6,498,076        7,238,130  

3.375% 4/15/32 (e)

     2,839,500        3,686,507  

3.625% 4/15/28 (e)

     4,674,270        5,798,895  

3.875% 4/15/29 (e)

     6,867,571        8,839,405  
     

 

 

 
        334,245,401  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $342,550,171)
        334,245,401  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $536,742,146)
        533,376,389  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.7%
(Cost $2,611,695)
        2,621,331  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $539,353,841)
        535,997,720  
     

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 31.5%

 

Commercial Paper — 31.5%

 

Aon Corp.
2.387% 10/17/18 (b)

     3,600,000        3,595,353  

AT&T, Inc.
2.890% 12/06/18 (b)

     6,000,000        5,970,272  

Avery Dennison Corp.
2.412% 10/25/18 (b)

     2,400,000        2,395,630  

BAT International Finance

     

2.418% 00418, 10/11/18 (b)

     3,600,000        3,596,831  

2.485% 00418, 10/01/18 (b)

     3,500,000        3,499,307  
    Principal
Amount
    Value  

Bell Canada
2.602% 12/10/18 (b)

  $ 6,000,000     $ 5,969,279  

CRH America Finance, Inc.
2.345% 10/03/18 (b)

    2,000,000       1,999,337  

Dominion Resources
2.551% 12/12/18

    6,000,000       5,968,062  

Entergy Corp.
2.500% 12/06/18 (b)

    6,000,000       5,969,019  

FMC Tech, Inc.
2.418% 10/17/18 (b)

    6,000,000       5,992,254  

HP, Inc.
2.673% 10/15/18 (b)

    6,000,000       5,993,820  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.
2.410% 10/30/18 (b)

    6,000,000       5,987,019  

Marriott International
2.504% 11/13/18 (b)

    6,000,000       5,981,086  

Michelin Luxembourg SCS
2.499% 12/17/18 (b)

    6,000,000       5,965,693  

Nasdaq, Inc.
2.389% 10/24/18 (b)

    6,000,000       5,989,570  

Northrop Grumman Corp.
2.346% 10/03/18

    6,000,000       5,998,036  

Nutrien Ltd.
2.444% 10/29/18 (b)

    6,000,000       5,985,838  

Spectra Energy Partners

   

2.398% 00418, 10/10/18 (b)

    2,800,000       2,797,731  

2.539% 02095, 10/22/18 (b)

    2,100,000       2,096,576  

2.540% 02095, 10/23/18 (b)

    1,100,000       1,098,131  

Suncor Energy, Inc.
2.602% 12/18/18 (b)

    6,000,000       5,965,210  

Telus Corp.
2.602% 11/01/18 (b)

    6,000,000       5,986,094  

Thomson Reuters Corp.
2.439% 10/02/18 (b)

    6,000,000       5,998,385  

Transcanada Pipelines Ltd.
2.357% 10/15/18 (b)

    6,000,000       5,993,064  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
2.336% 10/04/18

    6,000,000       5,997,606  

WPP CP LLC
2.806% 10/02/18 (b)

    1,400,000       1,399,630  
   

 

 

 
      124,188,833  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $124,218,446)
      124,188,833  
   

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 167.6%
(Cost $663,572,287) (h)
      660,186,553  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (67.6)%       (266,178,643
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%     $ 394,007,910  
   

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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Abbreviation Legend

ABS

Asset-Backed Security

ARS

Auction Rate Security

CLO

Collateralized Loan Obligation

CMO

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

CMT

Constant Maturity Treasury Index

FRN

Floating Rate Note

MBS

Mortgage-Backed Security

VRN

Variable Rate Note

WL

Whole Loan

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. The rates shown are the current interest rates at September 30, 2018.

(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 September 30, 2018, these securities amounted to a value of $261,316,908 or 66.32% of net assets.

(c)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(d)

Restricted security. Certain securities are restricted as to resale. At September 30, 2018, these securities amounted to a value of $1,555,725 or 0.39% of net assets. The Fund generally bears the costs, if any, associated with the disposition of restricted securities.

(e)

All or portion of this security is pledged as collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements. (Note 2).

(f)

All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for open swap agreements. (Note 2).

(g)

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

(h)

See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

 

(#)

Purchased Swaptions contracts at September 30, 2018:

 

 

 

OTC Counterparty

  Units     Notional
Amount
    Expiration
Date
    Pay/Receive
Exercise Rate
   

Description

  Premiums
Purchased
    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Call

 

Barclays Bank PLC     11,240,000       USD       11,240,000       12/13/32       Receive    

3-Month USD LIBOR BBA

10 Year Swaption, Underlying swap terminates 12/15/42, Exercise Rate 2.44%

  $ 561,913     $ 385,661     $ (176,252
Credit Suisse International     6,310,000       USD       6,310,000       1/31/33       Receive    

3-Month USD LIBOR BBA

10 Year Swaption, Underlying swap terminates 2/02/43, Exercise Rate 2.61%

    302,881       241,919       (60,962
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                864,794       627,580       (237,214
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Put

 

Barclays Bank PLC     22,880,000       USD       22,880,000       12/13/32       Pay    

3-Month USD LIBOR BBA

10 Year Swaption, Underlying swap terminates 12/15/42, Exercise Rate 2.94%

  $ 1,143,840     $ 1,329,961     $ 186,121  
Credit Suisse International     12,590,000       USD       12,590,000       1/31/33       Pay    

3-Month USD LIBOR BBA

10 Year Swaption, Underlying swap terminates 2/02/43, Exercise Rate 3.11%

    603,061       663,790       60,729  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                1,746,901       1,993,751       246,850  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
              $ 2,611,695     $ 2,621,331     $ 9,636  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Futures contracts at September 30, 2018:

 

 

 

     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
    Value/ Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Long           

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

     12/19/18        3      $ 433,321     $ (11,821

U.S. Treasury Note 10 Year

     12/19/18        19        2,258,088       (1,244

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond

     12/19/18        2        314,038       (5,475

U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year

     12/31/18        5        567,085       (4,702
          

 

 

 
  $ (23,242
          

 

 

 
Short           

U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year

     12/31/18        65      $ (13,744,676   $ 46,942  
          

 

 

 

 

Swap agreements at September 30, 2018:

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

Currency

  Notional
Amount
    Expiration
Date
   

Payment
Frequency

  Receive (Pay)
Fixed Rate
   

Deliverable on Default

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Premium
(Received)
Paid
    Value  

Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection††

 

           

OTC Swaps

 

           
Goldman Sachs International   USD     450,000       5/11/63     Monthly     3.000%     CMBX.NA.BBB-.6† (Rating: BBB-)   $ (53,347   $ 278     $ (53,069
Goldman Sachs International   USD     890,000       5/11/63     Monthly     3.000%     CMBX.NA.BBB-.6† (Rating: BBB-)     (27,885     (77,074     (104,959
Goldman Sachs International   USD     330,000       5/11/63     Monthly     3.000%     CMBX.NA.BBB-.6† (Rating: BBB-)     (12,478     (26,439     (38,917
JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.   USD     690,000       5/11/63     Monthly     3.000%     CMBX.NA.BBB-.6† (Rating: BBB-)     (82,223     849       (81,374
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
              $ (175,933   $ (102,386   $ (278,319
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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     24,300,000       7/02/20     Quarterly/ Semi-Annually    
3-Month
USD-LIBOR-BBA
 
 
  Fixed 2.775%   $ (73,412   $     -     $ (73,412
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTC Swaps

 

Bank of America N.A.   USD     8,500,000       11/20/19     Pay at maturity     2.012%     U.S. Consumer Price Index   $ 71,065     $ -     $ 71,065  
Bank of America N.A.   USD     8,500,000       1/11/20     Pay at maturity     2.057%     U.S. Consumer Price Index     54,198       -       54,198  
Bank of America N.A.   USD     5,300,000       1/19/20     Pay at maturity     2.095%     U.S. Consumer Price Index     28,701       -       28,701  
Bank of America N.A.   USD     27,600,000       10/01/20     Pay at maturity     2.314%     U.S. Consumer Price Index     746       -       746  
JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.   USD     17,000,000       12/20/19     Pay at maturity     1.910%     U.S. Consumer Price Index     160,504       -       160,504  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 315,214     $     -     $ 315,214  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Collateral for swap agreements held by Goldman Sachs International and Credit Suisse International amounted to $259,378 and $167,230 in securities, respectively, at September 30, 2018.

 

Payment is based on a percentage of the index. Reference entities are a number of individual issuers comprising the index.

††

For each credit derivative with sold protection, the credit ratings of the entities referenced, as rated by any rating organization, are included in the equivalent S&P Global Ratings. The reference entity rating represents the likelihood of a potential payment by the Fund if the referenced entity experiences a credit event as of period end. Notional amounts represent the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the Fund could be required to make under the credit derivatives with sold protection.

Reverse Repurchase agreements at September 30, 2018:

 

Description

   Value      Value Including
Accrued Interest
 

Agreement with BNP Paribas SA, dated 8/03/18, 2.240%, to be repurchased on demand until 11/02/18 at value plus accrued interest.

   $ 58,268,750      $ 58,482,661  

Agreement with Daiwa Securities, dated 7/10/18, 2.200%, to be repurchased on demand until 10/10/18 at value plus accrued interest.

     57,797,500        58,090,663  

Agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co., dated 9/21/18, 2.380%, to be repurchased on demand until 11/20/18 at value plus accrued interest.

     33,536,458        33,558,629  

Agreement with HSBC Bank USA, dated 7/17/18, 2.200%, to be repurchased on demand until 10/17/18 at value plus accrued interest.

     21,970,625        22,072,666  

Agreement with HSBC Bank USA, dated 9/20/18, 2.340%, to be repurchased on demand until 12/05/18 at value plus accrued interest.

     61,697,500        61,741,614  

Agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, dated 9/19/18, 2.370%, to be repurchased on demand until 11/02/18 at value plus accrued interest.

     33,363,750        33,390,107  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 266,634,583      $ 267,336,340  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Legend

USD

U.S. Dollar

 

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

 

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September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 0.2%

 

PREFERRED STOCK — 0.2%

 

Financial — 0.2%

 

Insurance — 0.2%

 

The Allstate Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.165%,
5.100% VRN 1/15/53

     95,000      $ 2,375,000  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $2,375,000)
        2,375,000  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $2,375,000)
        2,375,000  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
BONDS & NOTES — 98.1%

 

CORPORATE DEBT — 37.8%

 

Advertising — 0.1%

 

WPP Finance 2010
5.625% 11/15/43

   $ 1,205,000        1,232,394  
     

 

 

 
Aerospace & Defense — 0.0%

 

United Technologies Corp.
6.125% 7/15/38

     350,000        412,885  
     

 

 

 
Agriculture — 0.4%

 

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.

     

3.250% 8/15/26

     1,824,000        1,650,516  

4.350% 3/15/24

     1,910,000        1,890,987  

Reynolds American, Inc.
5.850% 8/15/45

     1,085,000        1,179,912  
     

 

 

 
        4,721,415  
     

 

 

 
Airlines — 1.0%

 

American Airlines Group, Inc.
5.500% 10/01/19 (a)

     8,351,000        8,465,826  

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2014-1, Class B,
4.375% 4/01/24

     191,813        190,586  

Spirit Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2015-1, Class A,
4.100% 10/01/29

     1,688,967        1,682,633  

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2018-1, Class B,
4.600% 9/01/27

     565,000        563,889  

WestJet Airlines Ltd.
3.500% 6/16/21 (a)

     735,000        723,040  
     

 

 

 
        11,625,974  
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.9%

 

Ford Motor Co.
5.291% 12/08/46

     530,000        472,049  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

     

4.140% 2/15/23

   $ 2,760,000      $ 2,714,908  

4.375% 8/06/23

     340,000        336,142  

General Motors Co.

     

4.200% 10/01/27

     1,315,000        1,240,428  

5.150% 4/01/38

     800,000        744,064  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

     

3.500% 11/07/24

     3,200,000        3,016,750  

4.150% 6/19/23

     1,410,000        1,404,361  
     

 

 

 
        9,928,702  
     

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.0%

 

Lear Corp.
5.375% 3/15/24

     535,000        550,042  
     

 

 

 
Banks — 5.3%

 

Associated Banc-Corp.
4.250% 1/15/25

     2,991,000        2,975,798  

Banco Santander SA
4.250% 4/11/27

     1,800,000        1,700,023  

Bank of America Corp.

     

4.183% 11/25/27

     2,515,000        2,454,720  

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.814%
4.244% VRN 4/24/38

     1,150,000        1,122,679  

6.110% 1/29/37

     1,550,000        1,782,577  

7.750% 5/14/38

     400,000        539,908  

Bank of Montreal
3.803% VRN 12/15/32 (b)

     1,505,000        1,406,182  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     

4.500% 12/16/25

     1,295,000        1,295,625  

4.650% VRN 12/31/99 (b) (c)

     2,575,000        2,415,672  

Barclays PLC
3.695% FRN 5/16/24 (b)

     2,085,000        2,074,090  

4.337% 1/10/28

     1,720,000        1,627,699  

CIT Group, Inc.
4.750% 2/16/24

     2,100,000        2,105,145  

Citigroup, Inc.
4.125% 7/25/28

     2,975,000        2,874,243  

Credit Suisse AG
6.500% 8/08/23 (a)

     2,050,000        2,188,580  

Credit Suisse Group AG

     

3.869% VRN 1/12/29 (a) (b)

     910,000        855,697  

4.282% 1/09/28 (a)

     1,325,000        1,288,672  

Deutsche Bank AG
3.150% 1/22/21

     1,805,000        1,763,853  

Discover Bank
4.682% VRN 8/09/28 (b)

     2,905,000        2,875,137  

First Republic Bank
4.375% 8/01/46

     4,360,000        4,049,177  

Fulton Financial Corp.
3.600% 3/16/22

     1,565,000        1,531,286  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

3.814% VRN 4/23/29 (b)

     1,560,000        1,488,100  
 

 

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

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  

5.950% 1/15/27

   $ 1,410,000      $ 1,541,885  

6.750% 10/01/37

     1,145,000        1,377,384  

HSBC Holdings PLC

     

4.250% 3/14/24

     1,225,000        1,218,497  

4.583% VRN 6/19/29 (b)

     1,535,000        1,535,024  

ING Groep NV
4.100% 10/02/23

     2,060,000        2,061,535  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

     

3.625% 12/01/27

     1,235,000        1,164,743  

5.600% 7/15/41

     1,125,000        1,298,568  

Morgan Stanley
4.350% 9/08/26

     3,500,000        3,472,999  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS
4.750% 10/17/19 (a)

     3,010,000        2,938,482  

Valley National Bancorp
5.125% 9/27/23

     1,530,000        1,575,107  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

5.375% 11/02/43

     909,000        976,569  

5.606% 1/15/44

     665,000        734,579  
     

 

 

 
        60,310,235  
     

 

 

 
Beverages — 0.5%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.
4.900% 2/01/46

     3,825,000        3,868,303  

Molson Coors Brewing Co.

     

4.200% 7/15/46

     1,724,000        1,527,544  

5.000% 5/01/42

     360,000        356,948  
     

 

 

 
        5,752,795  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 0.3%

 

Amgen, Inc.
5.150% 11/15/41

     475,000        503,411  

Celgene Corp.

     

3.450% 11/15/27

     2,525,000        2,357,180  

4.350% 11/15/47

     1,230,000        1,101,083  
     

 

 

 
        3,961,674  
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.7%

 

CRH America Finance, Inc.
3.950% 4/04/28 (a)

     1,950,000        1,889,383  

Standard Industries, Inc.

     

5.000% 2/15/27 (a)

     3,037,000        2,858,576  

5.375% 11/15/24 (a)

     1,636,000        1,633,955  

5.500% 2/15/23 (a)

     1,238,000        1,251,927  
     

 

 

 
        7,633,841  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals — 1.0%

 

Ashland, Inc.
6.875% 5/15/43

     302,000        309,550  

Incitec Pivot Finance LLC
6.000% 12/10/19 (a)

     1,160,000        1,189,804  

The Mosaic Co.
4.050% 11/15/27

     1,805,000        1,746,187  

RPM International, Inc.
3.750% 3/15/27

     725,000        688,952  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

The Sherwin-Williams Co.
4.500% 6/01/47

   $ 700,000      $ 673,252  

Syngenta Finance NV

     

3.698% 4/24/20 (a)

     1,870,000        1,865,757  

4.441% 4/24/23 (a)

     2,315,000        2,300,886  

Yara International ASA
4.750% 6/01/28 (a)

     2,100,000        2,114,146  
     

 

 

 
        10,888,534  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 0.4%

 

The ADT Security Corp.
6.250% 10/15/21

     4,613,000        4,839,083  

ERAC USA Finance LLC
6.700% 6/01/34 (a)

     125,000        149,671  
     

 

 

 
        4,988,754  
     

 

 

 
Computers — 0.6%

 

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
6.020% 6/15/26 (a)

     487,000        520,521  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.
4.450% 12/01/20

     5,665,000        5,730,148  
     

 

 

 
        6,250,669  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 3.0%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust

     

3.300% 1/23/23

     2,405,000        2,317,131  

3.875% 1/23/28

     4,660,000        4,325,957  

4.500% 5/15/21

     1,810,000        1,838,089  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
3.500% 8/01/25

     2,080,000        1,988,264  

Aircastle Ltd.

     

4.400% 9/25/23

     970,000        970,130  

5.000% 4/01/23

     1,750,000        1,797,322  

Ally Financial, Inc.
3.250% 11/05/18

     3,060,000        3,058,776  

Antares Holdings LP
6.000% 8/15/23 (a)

     2,945,000        2,956,592  

Ares Finance Co. LLC
4.000% 10/08/24 (a)

     2,080,000        1,966,877  

Discover Financial Services
4.100% 2/09/27

     1,750,000        1,672,810  

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

     1,035,000        974,095  

Genpact Luxembourg Sarl
3.700% 4/01/22

     2,400,000        2,343,484  

High Street Funding Trust I
4.111% 2/15/28 (a)

     3,075,000        2,999,048  

Lazard Group LLC

     

3.625% 3/01/27

     1,253,000        1,168,521  

4.500% 9/19/28

     755,000        742,592  

Legg Mason, Inc.
5.625% 1/15/44

     1,195,000        1,208,792  
 

 

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

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Neuberger Berman Group LLC/Neuberger Berman Finance Corp.
4.500% 3/15/27 (a)

   $ 1,150,000      $ 1,142,637  
     

 

 

 
        33,471,117  
     

 

 

 
Electric — 2.1%

 

The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
3.500% 4/01/28 (a)

     945,000        891,319  

Duke Energy Corp.
3.750% 9/01/46

     1,235,000        1,085,263  

EDP Finance BV
3.625% 7/15/24 (a)

     2,665,000        2,544,113  

Entergy Louisiana LLC
4.950% 1/15/45

     1,005,000        1,011,375  

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV
3.750% 1/14/28 (a)

     820,000        733,900  

IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.

     

3.450% 7/15/20

     4,160,000        4,140,282  

3.700% 9/01/24

     1,060,000        1,028,134  

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.

     

4.250% 8/14/28 (a)

     2,450,000        2,324,462  

7.250% 1/15/19 (a)

     417,000        420,907  

Nevada Power Co., Series N,
6.650% 4/01/36

     550,000        695,230  

Oncor Electric Delivery Co.
7.500% 9/01/38

     495,000        695,608  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
5.800% 3/01/37

     543,000        605,712  

Pennsylvania Electric Co.
4.150% 4/15/25 (a)

     1,860,000        1,855,292  

Progress Energy, Inc.
7.000% 10/30/31

     485,000        604,859  

Puget Energy, Inc.
6.500% 12/15/20

     1,580,000        1,673,991  

Tri-State Pass-Through Trust, Series 2003, Class B,
7.144% 7/31/33 (a)

     480,000        544,161  

Virginia Electric and Power Co.
6.350% 11/30/37

     640,000        803,111  

Xcel Energy, Inc.
6.500% 7/01/36

     1,435,000        1,818,701  
     

 

 

 
        23,476,420  
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 0.3%

 

Arrow Electronics, Inc.

     

3.250% 9/08/24

     965,000        912,084  

3.875% 1/12/28

     985,000        917,499  

Ingram Micro, Inc.
5.450% STEP 12/15/24

     1,288,000        1,268,837  

Tyco Electronics Group SA
7.125% 10/01/37

     335,000        444,810  
     

 

 

 
        3,543,230  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%

 

Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd.
4.000% 1/14/25

   $ 1,250,000      $ 1,158,281  
     

 

 

 
Gas — 0.3%

 

NiSource, Inc.
5.800% 2/01/42

     950,000        1,048,453  

Spire, Inc.
4.700% 8/15/44

     1,840,000        1,830,454  
     

 

 

 
        2,878,907  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 0.1%

 

Becton Dickinson & Co.
4.685% 12/15/44

     825,000        813,453  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 0.3%

 

Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp.
3.829% 8/15/28

     965,000        973,432  

Humana, Inc.

     

3.950% 3/15/27

     1,660,000        1,631,615  

4.800% 3/15/47

     830,000        846,539  
     

 

 

 
        3,451,586  
     

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.4%

 

Lennar Corp.

     

4.500% 11/15/19

     3,390,000        3,415,425  

4.750% 5/30/25

     1,230,000        1,199,250  
     

 

 

 
        4,614,675  
     

 

 

 
Household Products & Wares — 0.0%

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
3.150% 8/01/27

     520,000        481,485  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 3.4%

 

The Allstate Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.938%
5.750% VRN 8/15/53

     3,410,000        3,512,300  

American International Group, Inc.

     

4.200% 4/01/28

     1,525,000        1,508,953  

4.500% 7/16/44

     1,175,000        1,108,944  

4.750% 4/01/48

     505,000        496,447  

5.750% VRN 4/01/48 (b)

     2,285,000        2,219,306  

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
6.125% 8/15/23

     3,030,000        2,937,003  

Arch Capital Group US, Inc.
5.144% 11/01/43

     1,040,000        1,102,023  

The Athene Holding Ltd.
4.125% 1/12/28

     5,070,000        4,736,893  

AXIS Specialty Finance PLC
4.000% 12/06/27

     2,500,000        2,364,789  

CNA Financial Corp.
3.450% 8/15/27

     1,115,000        1,032,402  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

     

4.500% 5/30/20

     1,602,000        1,618,020  

5.250% 5/30/25

     2,321,000        2,373,223  

Enstar Group Ltd.
4.500% 3/10/22

     920,000        924,033  
 

 

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

 

68


MML Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

The Progressive Corp.
5.375% VRN 12/31/99 (b) (c)

   $ 1,175,000      $ 1,172,063  

Prudential Financial, Inc.
5.700% VRN 9/15/48 (b)

     2,440,000        2,431,655  

Trinity Acquisition PLC
4.400% 3/15/26

     445,000        442,756  

USF&G Capital I
8.500% 12/15/45 (a)

     885,000        1,218,305  

Voya Financial, Inc.
4.700% VRN 1/23/48 (a) (b)

     1,080,000        961,200  

Willis North America, Inc.

     

4.500% 9/15/28

     2,465,000        2,464,303  

7.000% 9/29/19

     566,000        585,356  

XLIT Ltd.
4.450% 3/31/25

     3,525,000        3,492,159  
     

 

 

 
        38,702,133  
     

 

 

 
Internet — 0.2%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.
4.050% 8/22/47

     1,840,000        1,812,526  
     

 

 

 
Investment Companies — 1.1%

 

Ares Capital Corp.

     

3.500% 2/10/23

     3,100,000        2,962,266  

3.875% 1/15/20

     3,090,000        3,102,235  

BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.
4.125% 8/11/22

     2,870,000        2,725,035  

FS Investment Corp.
4.000% 7/15/19

     3,095,000        3,106,575  
     

 

 

 
        11,896,111  
     

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 0.8%

 

ArcelorMittal

     

5.125% 6/01/20

     2,165,000        2,217,217  

5.250% STEP 8/05/20

     2,034,000        2,093,946  

6.250% STEP 2/25/22

     1,201,000        1,288,073  

Vale Overseas Ltd.
5.875% 6/10/21

     2,825,000        2,972,804  

6.875% 11/21/36

     630,000        731,556  
     

 

 

 
        9,303,596  
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 0.1%

 

MGM Resorts International
6.625% 12/15/21

     1,103,000        1,169,180  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.3%

 

CNH Industrial Capital LLC
3.875% 10/15/21

     3,280,000        3,270,826  
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.8%

 

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

     1,275,000        1,208,062  

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

     1,285,000        1,381,354  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Comcast Corp.

     

3.400% 7/15/46

   $ 645,000      $ 521,872  

6.950% 8/15/37

     515,000        636,046  

Discovery Communications LLC

     

3.950% 3/20/28

     1,550,000        1,472,424  

5.000% 9/20/37

     995,000        970,205  

Grupo Televisa SAB
6.625% 3/18/25

     1,075,000        1,212,761  

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     

6.750% 6/15/39

     985,000        1,074,237  

8.250% 4/01/19

     75,000        76,917  

8.750% 2/14/19

     325,000        331,715  

Warner Media LLC
6.250% 3/29/41

     210,000        227,076  
     

 

 

 
        9,112,669  
     

 

 

 
Mining — 0.8%

 

Glencore Finance Canada Ltd.
5.550% STEP 10/25/42 (a)

     894,000        881,940  

Glencore Funding LLC

     

3.875% 10/27/27 (a)

     975,000        903,850  

4.625% 4/29/24 (a)

     2,365,000        2,379,497  

Kinross Gold Corp.

     

4.500% 7/15/27

     1,020,000        911,676  

5.125% 9/01/21

     3,495,000        3,591,113  
     

 

 

 
        8,668,076  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.1%

 

General Electric Co.

     

4.125% 10/09/42

     1,430,000        1,275,455  

6.875% 1/10/39

     298,000        372,207  
     

 

 

 
        1,647,662  
     

 

 

 
Office Equipment/Supplies — 0.3%

 

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

     

3.875% STEP 9/15/20

     845,000        833,381  

3.875% STEP 10/01/21

     3,005,000        2,866,019  
     

 

 

 
        3,699,400  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 2.6%

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
6.600% 3/15/46

     1,258,000        1,479,400  

Andeavor
4.500% 4/01/48

     510,000        475,369  

Antero Resources Corp.
5.375% 11/01/21

     3,409,000        3,452,635  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

     

3.000% 8/15/22

     1,275,000        1,221,373  

4.250% 4/15/27

     1,875,000        1,812,469  

6.750% 11/15/39

     550,000        620,252  

Continental Resources, Inc.
4.375% 1/15/28

     1,573,000        1,561,242  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.
4.750% 11/01/24 (a)

     2,196,000        2,198,745  
 

 

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

 

69


MML Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Encana Corp.
6.500% 2/01/38

   $ 545,000      $ 638,758  

EQT Corp.
3.900% 10/01/27

     4,085,000        3,827,694  

Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.
4.650% 3/15/25

     935,000        956,166  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.
6.500% 3/01/41

     1,120,000        1,310,589  

Nabors Industries, Inc.
5.500% 1/15/23

     1,415,000        1,389,967  

Newfield Exploration Co.
5.750% 1/30/22

     1,200,000        1,255,500  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
3.950% 2/01/28

     880,000        814,173  

PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp.
7.000% 11/15/23

     1,175,000        1,222,000  

Petroleos Mexicanos

     

3.500% 1/30/23

     675,000        639,900  

4.625% 9/21/23

     575,000        569,825  

5.350% 2/12/28 (a)

     1,165,000        1,098,013  

5.500% 1/21/21

     1,190,000        1,227,973  

6.375% 1/23/45

     595,000        550,970  

6.500% 3/13/27

     585,000        597,578  

6.625% 6/15/35

     140,000        139,090  
     

 

 

 
        29,059,681  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.1%

 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
3.950% 12/01/42

     1,451,000        1,258,675  
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 0.4%

 

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

     3,105,000        2,937,900  

The WestRock MWV LLC
7.550% 3/01/47

     1,000,000        1,282,425  
     

 

 

 
        4,220,325  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 1.6%

 

AbbVie, Inc.
4.700% 5/14/45

     1,060,000        1,018,430  

Allergan Funding SCS
4.750% 3/15/45

     1,270,000        1,234,751  

Bayer US Finance II LLC

     

4.400% 7/15/44 (a)

     650,000        578,254  

4.625% 6/25/38 (a)

     1,200,000        1,148,869  

CVS Health Corp.

     

5.050% 3/25/48

     1,455,000        1,488,238  

6.125% 9/15/39

     560,000        635,532  

CVS Pass-Through Trust

     

5.926% 1/10/34 (a)

     1,146,600        1,228,730  

7.507% 1/10/32 (a)

     1,007,816        1,170,789  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Express Scripts Holding Co.

     

4.500% 2/25/26

   $ 1,180,000      $ 1,190,570  

4.800% 7/15/46

     1,180,000        1,151,668  

McKesson Corp.
6.000% 3/01/41

     550,000        605,894  

Mylan, Inc.
3.125% 1/15/23 (a)

     618,000        589,349  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV LLC
2.250% 3/18/20

     1,300,000        1,261,527  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV

     

1.700% 7/19/19

     315,000        309,877  

2.200% 7/21/21

     4,043,000        3,799,207  

4.100% 10/01/46

     460,000        335,362  
     

 

 

 
        17,747,047  
     

 

 

 
Pipelines — 2.5%

 

Andeavor Logistics LP
6.875% VRN 12/31/99 (b) (c)

     1,775,000        1,782,987  

Andeavor Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp.
6.250% 10/15/22

     652,000        669,930  

Energy Transfer Equity LP

     

5.875% 1/15/24

     1,150,000        1,210,375  

7.500% 10/15/20

     1,125,000        1,203,750  

Energy Transfer Partners LP

     

4.200% 4/15/27

     1,085,000        1,048,006  

6.125% 12/15/45

     800,000        853,321  

6.250% VRN 12/31/99 (b) (c)

     2,370,000        2,281,125  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

     

4.150% 6/01/25

     2,075,000        1,967,542  

4.850% 7/15/26

     951,000        922,008  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC
5.375% VRN 2/15/78 (b)

     1,205,000        1,116,025  

EQT Midstream Partners LP
4.750% 7/15/23

     2,925,000        2,968,241  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

     

6.375% 3/01/41

     376,000        428,666  

6.500% 2/01/37

     150,000        168,252  

6.550% 9/15/40

     500,000        572,558  

6.950% 1/15/38

     175,000        212,131  

MPLX LP

     

4.500% 4/15/38

     1,195,000        1,126,282  

5.200% 3/01/47

     245,000        245,492  

5.500% 2/15/23

     912,000        930,516  

Phillips 66 Partners LP
4.680% 2/15/45

     178,000        168,687  

Plains All American Pipeline LP
6.125% VRN 12/31/99 (b) (c)

     2,345,000        2,283,444  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

     

4.500% 12/15/26

     1,360,000        1,358,616  

4.700% 6/15/44

     675,000        607,949  
 

 

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

 

70


MML Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC
4.200% 3/15/28

   $ 1,585,000      $ 1,537,565  

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP

     

4.000% 10/01/27

     1,375,000        1,305,462  

5.300% 4/01/44

     525,000        503,242  

Western Gas Partners LP
4.500% 3/01/28

     655,000        628,304  
     

 

 

 
        28,100,476  
     

 

 

 
Private Equity — 0.3%

 

Hercules Capital, Inc.
4.625% 10/23/22

     2,910,000        2,800,475  

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
6.250% 2/01/22

     1,125,000        1,153,125  
     

 

 

 
        3,953,600  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.2%

 

American Tower Corp.
4.400% 2/15/26

     860,000        860,994  

American Tower Trust #1
3.652% 3/23/48 (a)

     1,910,000        1,873,374  

Crown Castle International Corp.
4.000% 3/01/27

     790,000        765,432  

Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP
3.500% 8/01/26

     1,265,000        1,179,944  

Host Hotels & Resorts LP
3.875% 4/01/24

     1,675,000        1,635,893  

Kimco Realty Corp.
3.300% 2/01/25

     960,000        910,865  

Mid-America Apartments LP
3.600% 6/01/27

     1,115,000        1,062,351  

National Retail Properties, Inc.
4.300% 10/15/28

     810,000        803,888  

SBA Tower Trust

     

2.877% 7/10/46 (a)

     1,200,000        1,179,871  

3.156% 10/10/45 (a)

     1,200,000        1,191,000  

3.168% 4/09/47 (a)

     1,930,000        1,892,477  

Weingarten Realty Investors
3.250% 8/15/26

     535,000        491,466  
     

 

 

 
        13,847,555  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 0.5%

 

Dollar Tree, Inc.
4.200% 5/15/28

     1,915,000        1,859,998  

El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV
3.950% 10/02/24 (a)

     2,620,000        2,511,951  

The Home Depot, Inc.
5.950% 4/01/41

     600,000        746,967  

QVC, Inc.
5.125% 7/02/22

     545,000        552,114  
     

 

 

 
        5,671,030  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Semiconductors — 0.1%

 

Microchip Technology, Inc.
3.922% 6/01/21 (a)

   $ 985,000      $ 979,229  
     

 

 

 
Software — 0.2%

 

Microsoft Corp.
4.450% 11/03/45

     2,064,000        2,210,270  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 1.8%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     

3.400% 5/15/25

     1,075,000        1,023,474  

4.750% 5/15/46

     2,580,000        2,357,181  

5.250% 3/01/37

     648,000        645,829  

CenturyLink, Inc.
6.150% 9/15/19

     560,000        570,500  

Cisco Systems, Inc.
5.500% 1/15/40

     345,000        411,398  

Crown Castle Towers LLC

     

3.222% 5/15/42 (a)

     1,700,000        1,663,008  

4.241% 7/15/48 (a)

     1,750,000        1,766,048  

Embarq Corp.
7.995% 6/01/36

     145,000        145,000  

Ericsson LM
4.125% 5/15/22

     3,075,000        3,055,544  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
6.500% 6/15/19

     1,125,000        1,147,500  

Sprint Communications, Inc.
9.250% 4/15/22

     2,550,000        2,894,250  

Telecom Italia SpA
5.303% 5/30/24 (a)

     605,000        589,119  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU
4.665% 3/06/38

     1,105,000        1,038,145  

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS
3.750% 6/19/19 (a)

     240,000        232,881  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     

4.862% 8/21/46

     1,278,000        1,274,824  

6.550% 9/15/43

     885,000        1,076,508  
     

 

 

 
        19,891,209  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.2%

 

Autoridad del Canal de Panama
4.950% 7/29/35 (a)

     1,050,000        1,084,125  

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
6.150% 5/01/37

     720,000        882,836  

Pacific National Finance Pty Ltd.
4.625% 9/23/20 (a)

     610,000        616,847  
     

 

 

 
        2,583,808  
     

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.6%

 

DAE Funding LLC
4.000% 8/01/20 (a)

     1,049,000        1,037,199  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.

     

4.500% 3/15/23 (a)

     1,550,000        1,513,186  

5.250% 8/15/22 (a)

     4,440,000        4,478,850  
     

 

 

 
        7,029,235  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $433,736,787)
        427,981,387  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

71


MML Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.7%

 

JobsOhio Beverage System Series B
4.532% 1/01/35

   $ 3,950,000      $ 4,177,836  

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

     105,000        133,199  

Orange County Local Transportation Authority BAB
6.908% 2/15/41

     1,350,000        1,776,397  

Panhandle-Plains Student Finance Corp., Series 2001-A2,
3.170% FRN 12/01/31 (b)

     500,000        496,370  

State of California BAB

     

7.550% 4/01/39

     120,000        175,150  

7.600% 11/01/40

     1,115,000        1,657,157  
     

 

 

 
        8,416,109  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $8,179,059)
        8,416,109  
     

 

 

 
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 32.3%

 

Automobile ABS — 1.9%

 

First Investors Auto Owner Trust, Series 2016-2A, Class B
2.210% 7/15/22 (a)

     2,990,000     
     2,947,347  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP

     

Series 2018-1A, Class A,
3.290% 2/25/24 (a)

     7,680,000        7,469,116  

Series 2018-1A, Class B,
3.600% 2/25/24 (a)

     3,810,000        3,701,712  

Oscar US Funding Trust II, Series 2015-1A, Class A4
2.440% 6/15/22 (a)

     2,166,300        2,160,678  

Oscar US Funding Trust IV, Series 2016-1A, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%
3.858% FRN 7/15/20 (a)

     67,672        67,821  

Oscar US Funding Trust V, Series 2016-2A, Class A4
2.990% 12/15/23 (a)

     4,000,000        3,963,100  

Oscar US Funding Trust VI, Series 2017-1A, Class A4
3.300% 5/10/24 (a)

     950,000        945,326  
     

 

 

 
        21,255,100  
     

 

 

 
Commercial MBS — 2.5%

 

Aventura Mall Trust,
Series 2018-AVM, Class C,
4.112% VRN 7/05/40 (a) (b)

     4,270,000        4,224,155  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2018-CHRS, Class B,
4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (a) (b)

     2,250,000        2,244,906  

Series 2018-CHRS, Class C,
4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (a) (b)

     1,610,000        1,580,100  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2018-CHRS, Class D,
4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (a) (b)

   $ 1,370,000      $ 1,319,559  

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-T26, Class AM,
5.513% VRN 1/12/45 (b)

     467,438        466,283  

BHMS Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-ATLS, Class B,
3.658% FRN 7/15/35 (a) (b)

     4,950,000        4,957,588  

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

     

Series 2012-CR4, Class B,
3.703% 10/15/45 (a)

     1,060,000        1,044,232  

Series 2014-UBS2, Class AM,
4.199% 3/10/47

     1,375,000        1,389,875  

Series 2014-CR14, Class A4,
4.236% VRN 2/10/47 (b)

     1,410,000        1,458,630  

Series 2015-CR23, Class C,
4.394% VRN 5/10/48 (b)

     1,000,000        981,795  

DBCCRE Mortgage Trust,
Series 2014-ARCP, Class A
4.238% 1/10/34 (a)

     995,000        1,020,310  

GCCFC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-GG7, Class AM,
5.928% VRN 7/10/38 (b)

     857,147        866,130  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2012-GC6, Class AS
4.948% 1/10/45 (a)

     488,000        508,831  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-CB18, Class AM,
5.466% VRN 6/12/47 (b)

     455,424        455,660  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

     

Series 2018-H3, Class B,
4.620% 7/15/51

     760,000        772,977  

Series 2011-C2, Class B,
5.200% VRN 6/15/44 (a) (b)

     1,325,000        1,369,805  

TIAA Seasoned Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C4, Class AJ,
5.481% VRN 8/15/39 (b)

     56,246        56,509  

Velocity Commercial Capital Loan Trust, Series 2016-2, Class AFX,
2.997% VRN 10/25/46 (b)

     1,237,433        1,228,655  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2010-C1, Class A1,
3.349% 11/15/43 (a)

     63,074        63,277  

Series 2018-C45, Class AS,
4.405% VRN 6/15/51 (b)

     1,450,000        1,469,779  

Series 2018-C45, Class B,
4.556% 6/15/51

     400,000        408,337  
     

 

 

 
        27,887,393  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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MML Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Home Equity ABS — 0.1%

 

Countrywide Partnership Trust,
Series 2004-EC1, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900%
3.116% FRN 2/25/35

   $ 541,680      $ 541,762  

Mastr Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-WMC1, Class M3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + ..720%
2.936% FRN 3/25/35

     211,053        212,662  
     

 

 

 
        754,424  
     

 

 

 
Other ABS — 14.4%

 

321 Henderson Receivables LLC

     

Series 2007-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.358% FRN 3/15/42 (a)

     537,082        505,443  

Series 2015-1A, Class A,
3.260% 9/15/72 (a)

     1,158,235        1,106,838  

Aames Mortgage Investment Trust, Series 2004-1, Class M5, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.725%
3.941% FRN 1/25/35

     218,523        216,936  

ALM VII Ltd., Series 2012-7A, Class A1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.480%
3.819% FRN 10/15/28 (a)

     2,620,000        2,633,540  

Alterna Funding II LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A
2.500% 2/15/24 (a)

     197,090        196,905  

Apidos CLO XXV, Series 2016-25A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.460%
3.808% FRN 10/20/28 (a)

     770,000        770,145  

Arbys Funding LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A2
4.969% 10/30/45 (a)

     1,847,750        1,853,771  

ASSURANT CLO III Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class C,
4.409% FRN 10/20/31 (a) (b)

     820,000        818,336  

Avery Point III CLO Ltd., Series 2013-3A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.120%
3.453% FRN 1/18/25 (a)

     737,401        737,477  

Bain Capital Credit CLO, Series 2017-1A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%
3.598% FRN 7/20/30 (a)

     1,990,000        1,992,060  

BlueVirgo Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class NOTE
3.000% 12/15/22 (a)

     617,492        617,492  

BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
2.940% 5/25/29 (a)

     923,800        902,424  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

CAL Funding III Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A
4.340% 9/25/43 (a)

   $ 1,520,000      $ 1,519,829  

Capital Automotive REIT

     

Series 2014-1A, Class A,
3.660% 10/15/44 (a)

     900,000        866,036  

Series 2017-1A, Class A2,
4.180% 4/15/47 (a)

     985,833        973,435  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2013-1A, Class A1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.220%
3.539% FRN 8/14/30 (a)

     4,000,000        4,005,844  

Series 2015-3A, Class CR,
5.189% FRN 7/28/28 (a) (b)

     330,000        329,987  

Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A
4.125% 6/15/43 (a)

     1,679,391        1,674,637  

CBAM Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class A,
3.566% FRN 10/17/29 (a) (b)

     3,510,000        3,512,875  

CIFC Funding V Ltd., Series 2017-5A, Class A1,
3.516% FRN 11/16/30 (a) (b)

     2,330,000        2,330,713  

Clear Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR,
3.548% FRN 10/20/30 (a) (b)

     2,040,000        2,043,401  

Consumer Installment Loan Trust, Series 2016-LD1, Class A
3.960% 7/15/22 (a)

     55,911        55,907  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-5, Class 3A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .460%
2.676% FRN 9/25/34

     54,696        54,624  

Cronos Containers Program I Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Class A
3.270% 11/18/29 (a)

     344,444        338,505  

Diamond Resorts Owner Trust

     

Series 2014-1, Class A,
2.540% 5/20/27 (a)

     186,733        186,634  

Series 2015-1, Class A,
2.730% 7/20/27 (a)

     376,194        376,154  

Series 2015-2, Class A,
2.990% 5/22/28 (a)

     408,320        406,664  

Series 2016-1, Class A,
3.080% 11/20/28 (a)

     1,839,664        1,795,013  

Series 2018-1, Class A,
3.700% 1/21/31 (a)

     1,865,498        1,856,102  

Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC

     

Series 2018-1A, Class A2I,
4.116% 7/25/48 (a)

     1,546,125        1,536,831  

Series 2017-1A, Class A23,
4.118% 7/25/47 (a)

     772,200        760,689  
 

 

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

 

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MML Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2015-1A, Class A2II,
4.474% 10/25/45 (a)

   $ 3,030,250      $ 3,048,965  

Dong Fang Container Finance II SPV Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class A1
1.950% 11/25/39 (a)

     83,333        83,145  

Drug Royalty Corp., Inc.

     

Series 2014-1, Class A2,
3.484% 7/15/23 (a)

     186,084        185,366  

Series 2012-1, Class A2,
5.800% 7/15/24 (a)

     27,692        27,664  

Eaton Vance CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
4.200% FRN 10/15/30 (a) (d)

     1,700,000        1,700,000  

Elara HGV Timeshare Issuer LLC, Series 2016-A, Class A
2.730% 4/25/28 (a)

     1,346,222        1,317,292  

Element Rail Leasing II LLC

     

Series 2015-1A, Class A1,
2.707% 2/19/45 (a)

     365,350        359,414  

Series 2016-1A, Class A1,
3.968% 3/19/46 (a)

     1,061,215        1,065,712  

Entegry New Orleans Storm Recovery Funding I LLC, Series 2015-1, Class A
2.670% 6/01/27

     487,913        475,251  

Fairway Outdoor Funding LLC, Series 2012-1A, Class A2
4.212% 10/15/42 (a)

     1,912,048        1,910,820  

Galaxy XX CLO Ltd., Series 2015-20A, Class AR,
3.348% FRN 4/20/31 (a) (b)

     3,000,000        2,987,514  

Global SC Finance II SRL, Series 2014-1A, Class A1
3.190% 7/17/29 (a)

     291,667        285,586  

Global SC Finance IV Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A
3.850% 4/15/37 (a)

     1,599,429        1,577,954  

Goldentree Loan Management US CLO Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class A,
3.498% FRN 11/28/30 (a) (b)

     1,950,000        1,952,494  

Goodgreen Trust

     

Series 2016-1A, Class A,
3.230% 10/15/52 (a)

     2,370,093        2,283,493  

Series 2017-1A, Class A,
3.740% 10/15/52 (a)

     1,113,901        1,104,086  

Series 2018-1A, Class A,
3.930% VRN 10/15/53 (a) (b)

     2,851,599        2,838,648  

GSAMP Trust, Series 2005-AHL, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .645%
2.861% FRN 4/25/35

     66,913        66,794  

Helios Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
4.940% 9/20/49 (a)

     1,623,032        1,655,493  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Hercules Capital Funding Trust, Series 2014-1A, Class A
3.524% 4/16/21 (a)

   $ 27,188      $ 27,188  

Hero Funding Trust

     

Series 2016-3A, Class A1,
3.080% 9/20/42 (a)

     1,297,194        1,251,922  

Series 2017-3A, Class A1,
3.190% 9/20/48 (a)

     1,418,603        1,361,608  

Series 2017-2A, Class A1,
3.280% 9/20/48 (a)

     419,263        410,383  

Series 2016-4A, Class A1,
3.570% 9/20/47 (a)

     1,450,275        1,423,146  

Series 2017-2A, Class A2,
4.070% 9/20/48 (a)

     337,054        339,042  

Series 2018-1A, Class A2,
4.670% 9/20/48 (a)

     2,519,404        2,574,046  

Highbridge Loan Management Ltd., Series 12A-18, Class B,
4.222% FRN 7/18/31 (a) (b)

     1,200,000        1,191,358  

Hilton Grand Vacations Trust

     

Series 2013-A, Class A,
2.280% 1/25/26 (a)

     399,113        396,797  

Series 2018-AA, Class C,
4.000% VRN 2/25/32 (a) (b)

     420,000        419,857  

Labrador Aviation Finance Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A1
4.300% 1/15/42 (a)

     2,526,250        2,527,881  

LCM XXIII Ltd., Series 23A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.400%
3.748% FRN 10/20/29 (a)

     3,030,000        3,041,711  

Lendmark Funding Trust

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A,
2.830% 12/22/25 (a)

     1,270,000        1,262,717  

Series 2018-1A, Class A,
3.810% 12/21/26 (a)

     1,730,000        1,728,185  

Madison Park Funding Ltd.,
3.186% FRN 4/15/19 (b) (d)

     620,000        620,000  

Madison Park Funding XXVIII Ltd., Series 2018-28A, Class B,
3.937% FRN 7/15/30 (a) (b)

     1,665,000        1,664,910  

Marble Point CLO XI Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class A,
3.513% FRN 12/18/30 (a) (b)

     1,200,000        1,199,536  

Marlette Funding Trust, Series 2017-2A, Class B
3.190% 7/15/24 (a)

     1,000,000        997,952  

Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust, Series 2012-1A, Class A
2.510% 5/20/30 (a)

     138,767        138,283  

Mosaic Solar Loans LLC

     

Series 2017-2A, Class A,
3.820% 6/22/43 (a)

     922,203        907,754  

Series 2018-1A, Class A,
4.010% 6/22/43 (a)

     436,485        432,697  
 

 

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

 

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MML Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2017-1A, Class A,
4.450% 6/20/42 (a)

   $ 456,757      $ 460,010  

MP CLO III Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class AR,
3.598% FRN 10/20/30 (a) (b)

     1,750,000        1,750,889  

MVW Owner Trust

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A,
2.420% 12/20/34 (a)

     393,859        380,800  

Series 2015-1A, Class A,
2.520% 12/20/32 (a)

     489,914        477,805  

NP SPE II LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2
4.219% 10/21/47 (a)

     2,260,000        2,242,544  

NRZ Advance Receivables Trust

     

Series 2016-T3, Class AT3,
2.833% 10/16/51 (a)

     10,600,000        10,307,872  

Series 2016-T4, Class AT4,
3.107% 12/15/50 (a)

     3,000,000        2,971,799  

Orange Lake Timeshare Trust

     

Series 2014-AA, Class A,
2.290% 7/09/29 (a)

     176,088        172,493  

Series 2016-A, Class A,
2.610% 3/08/29 (a)

     1,040,495        1,010,678  

Series 2016-A, Class B,
2.910% 3/08/29 (a)

     871,347        849,289  

Oxford Finance Funding Trust

     

Series 2014-1A, Class A,
3.475% 12/15/22 (a)

     176,932        177,005  

Series 2016-1A, Class A,
3.968% 6/17/24 (a)

     1,347,217        1,338,320  

PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust, Series 2018-GT1, Class A (Acquired 2/21/18,
Cost $1,270,000),
5.066% FRN 2/25/23 (a) (b) (e) (f)

     1,270,000        1,284,695  

Race Point VIII CLO Ltd., Series 2013-8A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.340%
3.662% FRN 2/20/30 (a)

     700,000        703,256  

RR 3 Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class A1R2,
3.429% FRN 1/15/30 (a) (b)

     2,450,000        2,446,533  

Sierra Receivables Funding Co. LLC, Series 2015-3A, Class B
3.080% 9/20/32 (a)

     153,116        151,601  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC, Series 2017-2, Class A
3.280% 2/25/26 (a)

     1,805,308        1,800,750  

Spirit Master Funding LLC, Series 2014-4A, Class A1
3.501% 1/20/45 (a)

     996,562        995,130  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

SpringCastle America Funding LLC, Series 2016-AA, Class A
3.050% 4/25/29 (a)

   $ 966,453      $ 962,211  

SPS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, Series 2016-T2, Class AT2
2.750% 11/15/49 (a)

     4,490,000        4,462,244  

Steele Creek CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A,
3.589% FRN 1/15/30 (a) (b)

     660,000        660,835  

Series 2018-2A, Class C,
4.573% FRN 8/18/31 (a) (b)

     1,170,000        1,169,915  

Structured Receivables Finance LLC, Series 2010-B, Class A
3.730% 8/15/36 (a)

     221,429        214,370  

SuttonPark Structured Settlements LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
4.190% 1/15/71 (a)

     2,015,599        1,898,450  

Symphony CLO XV Ltd., Series 2014-15A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180%
3.516% FRN 10/17/26 (a)

     2,900,000        2,900,945  

Taco Bell Funding LLC, Series 2016-1A, Class A2I
3.832% 5/25/46 (a)

     2,462,500        2,465,086  

TAL Advantage VI LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
4.500% 4/20/42

     2,332,249        2,353,362  

TCI-Symphony CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.480%
3.817% FRN 10/13/29 (a)

     2,150,000        2,156,198  

THL Credit Wind River CLO Ltd.,
Series 2018-2A, Class B,
3.861% FRN 7/15/30 (a) (b)

     1,150,000        1,148,779  

Treman Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.370%
3.718% FRN 4/20/27 (a)

     1,750,000        1,750,600  

Trinity Rail Leasing L.P., Series 2018-1A, Class A2
4.620% 6/17/48 (a)

     2,420,000        2,439,627  

Trip Rail Master Funding LLC

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A1,
2.709% 8/15/47 (a)

     501,671        493,972  

Series 2017-1A, Class A2,
3.736% 8/15/47 (a)

     810,000        798,190  

Triton Container Finance IV LLC,
Series 2017-2A, Class A
3.620% 8/20/42 (a)

     3,093,743        3,027,172  

Triton Container Finance VI LLC

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A,
3.520% 6/20/42 (a)

     842,874        820,172  
 

 

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

 

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MML Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2018-2A, Class A,
4.190% 6/22/43 (a)

   $ 1,599,000      $ 1,595,793  

Vivint Solar Financing V LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class B
7.370% 4/30/48 (a)

     3,115,000        3,179,281  

VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2016-A, Class A
2.540% 7/20/33 (a)

     1,395,959        1,358,205  

WAVE Trust

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A,
3.844% 11/15/42 (a)

     3,799,754        3,745,155  

Series 2017-1A, Class C,
6.656% 11/15/42 (a)

     2,431,560        2,445,367  

Wendy’s Funding LLC

     

Series 2015-1A, Class A2II,
4.080% 6/15/45 (a)

     1,775,100        1,771,608  

Series 2015-1A, Class A23,
4.497% 6/15/45 (a)

     2,134,000        2,140,722  

Westgate Resorts LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
3.050% 12/20/30 (a)

     1,172,768        1,158,755  

Willis Engine Structured Trust IV, Series 2018-A, Class A,
4.750% STEP 9/15/43 (a)

     1,350,000        1,353,045  
     

 

 

 
        163,809,439  
     

 

 

 
Student Loans ABS — 12.8%

 

AccessLex Institute

     

Series 2004-A, Class A3, 28 day ARS
1.699% FRN 7/01/39

     2,950,000        2,910,081  

Series 2003-A, Class A3, 3 mo. Treasury + 1.200%
3.190% FRN 7/01/38

     277,342        271,239  

College Loan Corp. Trust I, Series 2007-1, Class B2, 28 day ARS
0.000% FRN 1/25/47

     900,000        707,795  

Collegiate Funding Services Education Loan Trust, Series 2005-B, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .160%
2.546% FRN 3/28/35

     1,324,454        1,307,989  

DRB Prime Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2015-D, Class A2,
3.200% 1/25/40 (a)

     695,887        693,805  

Series 2015-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900%
4.116% FRN 10/27/31 (a)

     142,505        146,627  

Series 2016-R, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900%
4.116% FRN 10/25/44 (a)

     2,954,397        2,999,522  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2016-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%
4.216% FRN 4/25/40 (a)

   $ 410,204      $ 421,569  

Earnest Student Loan Program LLC

     

Series 2016-D, Class A2,
2.720% 1/25/41 (a)

     1,222,340        1,197,921  

Series 2016-B, Class A2,
3.020% 5/25/34 (a)

     901,551        892,400  

Series 2016-C, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%
4.066% FRN 10/27/36 (a)

     1,394,198        1,426,977  

ECMC Group Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.416% FRN 12/27/66 (a)

     2,621,925        2,657,321  

Series 2016-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%
3.566% FRN 7/26/66 (a)

     3,191,041        3,253,134  

EdLinc Student Loan Funding, Series 2017-A, Class A (Acquired 12/22/17, Cost $ 3,773,575),
3.350% FRN 12/01/47 (a) (b) (e) (f)

     3,283,038        3,246,469  

Education Services of America

     

Series 2014-4, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.716% FRN 6/25/48 (a)

     1,200,000        1,126,570  

Series 2015-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.716% FRN 10/25/56 (a)

     1,100,000        1,042,876  

Educational Funding of the South, Inc., Series 2011-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.700%
6.035% FRN 4/25/46

     625,000        656,465  

Higher Education Funding I

     

Series 2004-1, Class B1, 28 day ARS
0.000% FRN 1/01/44 (a)

     450,000        395,927  

Series 2004-1, Class B2, 28 day ARS
0.000% FRN 1/01/44 (a)

     450,000        383,920  

KeyCorp Student Loan Trust, Series 2006-A, Class 2A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .310%
2.691% FRN 9/27/35

     220,282        219,775  

Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust, Series 2017-B, Class BFX
3.020% 8/25/42 (a)

     1,011,144        979,253  

Navient Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2018-BA, Class A2B,
2.878% FRN 12/15/59 (a) (b)

     880,000        882,599  

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Series 2018-CA, Class B
4.220% 6/16/42 (a)

     1,530,000        1,529,152  
 

 

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

 

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MML Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Navient Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2016-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700%
2.916% FRN 2/25/70 (a)

   $ 2,602,906      $ 2,616,485  

Series 2018-1A, Class A3,
2.936% FRN 3/25/67 (a) (b)

     4,150,000        4,168,813  

Series 2014-1, Class A4, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .750%
2.966% FRN 2/25/39

     3,000,000        2,966,522  

Series 2017-5A, Class A,
3.016% FRN 7/26/66 (a) (b)

     1,808,012        1,825,320  

Series 2018-3A, Class A3,
3.016% FRN 3/25/67 (a) (b)

     4,700,000        4,744,166  

Series 2016-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%
3.466% FRN 6/25/65 (a)

     2,552,442        2,617,047  

Series 2016-6A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%
3.516% FRN 3/25/66 (a)

     7,050,000        7,312,154  

Series 2015-3, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.716% FRN 10/25/58

     940,000        953,665  

Series 2016-2, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.716% FRN 6/25/65 (a)

     2,370,000        2,468,160  

Nelnet Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2016-A, Class A1B
3.600% 12/26/40 (a)

     895,775        861,015  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2005-2, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .100%
2.466% FRN 3/23/37

     1,013,834        1,006,600  

Series 2005-4, Class A4A, 7 day ARS, 0.000%
2.594% FRN 3/22/32

     325,000        317,093  

Series 2006-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .250%
2.623% FRN 6/25/41

     772,585        708,912  

Series 2013-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .630%
2.846% FRN 1/25/37 (a)

     1,795,282        1,795,841  

Series 2018-3A, Class A3,
2.966% FRN 9/27/66 (a) (b)

     3,800,000        3,800,151  

Series 2018-1A, Class A2,
2.976% FRN 5/25/66 (a) (b)

     3,880,000        3,899,949  

North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority,
Series 2011-2, Class A3, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
3.135% FRN 7/25/36

     1,600,000        1,606,911  

PHEAA Student Loan Trust,
Series 2016-2A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950%
3.166% FRN 11/25/65 (a)

     2,735,609        2,771,104  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

SLM Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2007-1, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .140%
2.475% FRN 1/27/42

   $ 550,000      $ 531,520  

Series 2005-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .150%
2.485% FRN 4/25/40

     961,926        881,309  

Series 2006-10, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .150%
2.485% FRN 3/25/44

     5,310,000        5,110,884  

Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210%
2.545% FRN 10/25/40

     2,326,076        2,205,330  

Series 2005-6, Class B,, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .290%
2.625% FRN 1/25/44

     2,421,994        2,265,134  

Series 2005-9, Class A7A, 3 mo. EURIBOR + .600%
2.935% FRN 1/25/41

     3,530,000        3,537,955  

Series 2003-14, Class A7, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .600%
2.935% FRN 10/25/65 (a)

     15,050,000        15,052,166  

Series 2005-7, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .750%
3.085% FRN 1/25/40

     5,300,000        5,280,125  

Series 2005-5, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .750%
3.085% FRN 10/25/40

     1,056,000        1,052,200  

Series 2013-2, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.716% FRN 6/25/43

     1,420,000        1,400,189  

Series 2002-7, Class A11, 28 day ARS
4.080% FRN 3/15/28

     568,000        568,000  

Series 2002-7, Class A10, 28 day ARS
4.088% FRN 3/15/28

     234,000        234,000  

Series 2003-5, Class A7, 28 day ARS + 2.500%
4.490% FRN 6/17/30

     250,000        250,000  

Series 2002-7, Class B, 28 day ARS
5.073% FRN 12/15/39

     3,950,000        3,893,474  

Series 2003-2, Class A7, 28 day ARS
5.083% FRN 9/15/28

     650,000        650,000  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust

     

Series 2016-B, Class A2A,
2.430% 2/17/32 (a)

     1,363,886        1,314,407  

Series 2018-B, Class A2B,
2.878% FRN 1/15/37 (a) (b)

     3,000,000        3,002,984  
 

 

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

 

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MML Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

     

Series 2015-A, Class RC (Acquired 4/19/17, Cost $3,376,500),
0.000% 3/25/33 (a) (e) (f)

   $ 1,200      $ 1,282,500  

Series 2018-A, Class R1 (Acquired 1/22/18, Cost $2,700,288),
0.000% 2/25/42 (a) (e) (f)

     3,759,800        2,700,288  

Series 2017-D, Class R1 (Acquired 7/19/17, Cost $2,653,222),
0.000% 9/25/40 (a) (e) (f)

     4,688,500        2,953,755  

Series 2018-B, Class R1 (Acquired 3/15/18 Cost $1,794,790),
0.000% 8/26/47 (a) (e) (f)

     3,324,300        1,868,959  

Series 2018-D, Class R1 (Acquired 9/20/18, Cost $1,709,271)
0.000% 2/25/48 (a) (e) (f) (g)

     4,961,600        1,709,271  

Series 2016-D, Class A2B,
2.340% 4/25/33 (a)

     1,300,000        1,260,258  

Series 2016-C, Class A2B,
2.360% 12/27/32 (a)

     570,000        556,402  

Series 2016-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.416% FRN 6/25/33 (a)

     1,036,541        1,052,673  

Series 2017-A, Class B,
3.440% VRN 3/26/40 (a) (b)

     1,220,000        1,170,579  

Series 2016-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
3.966% FRN 8/25/36 (a)

     555,407        572,031  

Series 2017-C, Class C,
4.210% VRN 7/25/40 (a) (b)

     990,000        933,252  

South Carolina Student Loan Corp.

     

Series 2014-1, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%
3.104% FRN 1/03/33

     1,800,000        1,811,124  

Series 2014-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.604% FRN 8/01/35

     3,050,000        2,977,437  

South Texas Higher Education Authority, Inc., Series 2012-1, Class A3, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .850%
3.187% FRN 10/01/46

     1,700,000        1,719,399  
     

 

 

 
        145,586,899  
     

 

 

 
WL Collateral CMO — 0.6%

 

Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Series 2004-G, Class 2A7,
4.628% VRN 8/25/34 (b)

     32,328        32,665  

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

     

Series 2004-2, Class 1A1,
3.715% VRN 2/25/34 (b)

     18,646        18,743  

Series 2003-42, Class 1A1,
3.991% VRN 9/25/33 (b)

     4,187        3,815  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2004-9, Class 2A1,
4.105% VRN 8/25/34 (b)

     5,907        5,867  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR4, Class 1A,
3.940% VRN 8/25/34 (b)

   $ 42,444      $ 41,603  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust,
Series 2017-1, Class A11,
3.500% VRN 1/25/47 (a) (b)

     3,148,502        3,022,156  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.

     

Series 2004-A1, Class IA,
3.216% VRN 2/25/34 (b)

     3,705        3,586  

Series 2003-A4, Class IA,
4.544% VRN 7/25/33 (b)

     2,775        2,780  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-2AR, Class 1A,
4.375% VRN 2/25/34 (b)

     219        235  

PSMC Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A1,
3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (b)

     3,780,879        3,676,012  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-2, Class 2A,
4.324% VRN 3/25/34 (b)

     22,808        22,923  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2004-AR2, Class A, 12 mo. MTA + 1.400%
3.245% FRN 4/25/44

     67,157        69,716  
     

 

 

 
        6,900,101  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $367,833,826)
        366,193,356  
     

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 0.7%

 

Colombia Government International Bond
6.125% 1/18/41

     2,580,000        2,921,850  

Mexico Government International Bond

     

4.750% 3/08/44

     4,727,000        4,516,649  

6.750% 9/27/34

     685,000        818,575  
     

 

 

 
        8,257,074  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $8,257,423)
        8,257,074  
     

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 26.3%

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.9%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     

Series 4303, Class AP,
3.000% 8/15/43

     2,217,469        2,188,409  

Series 2617, Class Z,
5.500% 5/15/33

     1,239,748        1,330,523  
 

 

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

 

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MML Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2693, Class Z,
5.500% 10/15/33

   $ 2,221,419      $ 2,374,686  

Series 3423, Class PB,
5.500% 3/15/38

     446,373        481,741  

Series 2178, Class PB,
7.000% 8/15/29

     51,220        55,794  

Federal National Mortgage Association

     

Series 2014-7, Class VA,
3.500% 5/25/25

     1,209,758        1,221,778  

Series 2007-32, Class Z,
5.500% 4/25/37

     688,685        742,672  

Series 2010-60, Class HJ,
5.500% 5/25/40

     469,551        495,629  

Federal National Mortgage Association REMIC Series 2007-B2, Class ZA
5.500% 6/25/37

     584,735        616,993  
     

 

 

 
        9,508,225  
     

 

 

 
Pass-Through Securities — 25.0%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     

Pool #G11630 3.500% 6/01/19

     6,101        6,112  

Pool #J13972 3.500% 1/01/26

     49,876        50,213  

Pool #C91344 3.500% 11/01/30

     143,267        143,518  

Pool #C91424 3.500% 1/01/32

     95,606        95,924  

Pool #U90432 3.500% 11/01/42

     491,574        487,004  

Pool #Q41916 3.500% 7/01/46

     1,655,548        1,640,674  

Pool #Q42045 3.500% 7/01/46

     694,686        688,445  

Pool #Q44275 3.500% 11/01/46

     1,387,038        1,374,143  

Pool #Q44277 3.500% 11/01/46

     402,561        398,064  

Pool #Q52216 3.500% 11/01/47

     3,638,521        3,584,227  

Pool #V83655 3.500% 12/01/47

     10,896,538        10,733,941  

Pool #V83763 3.500% 12/01/47

     12,958,620        12,765,252  

Pool #V83886 3.500% 1/01/48

     802,086        790,118  

Pool #V83764 4.000% 12/01/47

     10,174,371        10,292,807  

Pool #V83796 4.000% 12/01/47

     16,411,728        16,595,079  

Pool #Q52834 4.000% 12/01/47

     1,517,101        1,534,050  

Pool #V83962 4.000% 2/01/48

     2,678,295        2,706,542  

Pool #Q57232 4.000% 7/01/48

     2,347,956        2,372,077  

Pool #C91239 4.500% 3/01/29

     7,221        7,496  

Pool #C91251 4.500% 6/01/29

     45,156        46,879  

Pool #C03537 4.500% 8/01/40

     1,050,550        1,096,019  

Pool #G06057 4.500% 10/01/40

     1,022,294        1,065,262  

Pool #G60485 4.500% 10/01/41

     1,148,843        1,197,131  

Pool #G60172 4.500% 9/01/43

     1,237,902        1,291,480  

Pool #Q48208 4.500% 5/01/47

     1,101,506        1,138,510  

Pool #Q48869 4.500% 6/01/47

     9,300,883        9,613,335  

Pool #G05253 5.000% 2/01/39

     218,666        232,281  

Pool #C90939 5.500% 12/01/25

     26,973        28,807  

Pool #D97258 5.500% 4/01/27

     14,682        15,681  

Pool #C91026 5.500% 4/01/27

     43,000        45,925  

Pool #C91074 5.500% 8/01/27

     4,562        4,872  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Pool #D97417 5.500% 10/01/27

   $ 11,489      $ 12,270  

Pool #C91128 5.500% 12/01/27

     2,224        2,375  

Pool #C91148 5.500% 1/01/28

     94,894        101,348  

Pool #C91176 5.500% 5/01/28

     33,674        35,964  

Pool #C91217 5.500% 11/01/28

     12,705        13,569  

Pool #C01079 7.500% 10/01/30

     1,713        1,939  

Pool #C01135 7.500% 2/01/31

     5,497        6,204  

Federal National Mortgage Association

     

Pool #AO8180 3.000% 9/01/42

     38,975        37,580  

Pool #AR1975 3.000% 12/01/42

     46,770        45,097  

Pool #AP8668 3.000% 12/01/42

     205,554        198,199  

Pool #AB7397 3.000% 12/01/42

     178,423        172,038  

Pool #AB7401 3.000% 12/01/42

     166,829        160,860  

Pool #AR0306 3.000% 1/01/43

     13,782        13,289  

Pool #AR5391 3.000% 1/01/43

     119,445        115,171  

Pool #AR4109 3.000% 2/01/43

     148,205        142,902  

Pool #AL3215 3.000% 2/01/43

     153,977        148,467  

Pool #AR4432 3.000% 3/01/43

     60,550        58,384  

Pool #AT0169 3.000% 3/01/43

     267,656        258,079  

Pool #AB8809 3.000% 3/01/43

     84,342        81,324  

Pool #MA1368 3.000% 3/01/43

     281,063        271,006  

Pool #AR2174 3.000% 4/01/43

     304,209        293,324  

Pool #MA2806 3.000% 11/01/46

     26,187,123        25,086,446  

Pool #BM3564 3.000% 7/01/47

     7,398,855        7,087,872  

Pool #AS1304 3.500% 12/01/28

     1,578,875        1,591,518  

Pool #AV1897 3.500% 12/01/28

     276,714        278,930  

Pool #AV2325 3.500% 12/01/28

     767,688        773,835  

Pool #BF0196 3.500% 2/01/41

     1,479,570        1,469,224  

Pool #MA1356 3.500% 2/01/43

     10,788,230        10,685,826  

Pool #BM3994 3.500% 1/01/44

     1,666,524        1,650,705  

Pool #CA1073 3.500% 1/01/48

     20,492,276        20,182,490  

Pool #MA3287 3.500% 2/01/48

     4,539,233        4,433,731  

Pool #888586 1 year CMT + 2.198%
3.976% FRN 10/01/34

     106,961        110,937  

Pool #BH9008 4.000% 8/01/47

     343,882        347,683  

Pool #CA0181 4.000% 8/01/47

     9,492,701        9,597,640  

Pool #BH9011 4.000% 9/01/47

     296,005        299,277  

Pool #CA0620 4.000% 10/01/47

     13,592,835        13,743,100  

Pool #BJ0686 4.000% 4/01/48

     3,407,168        3,441,906  

Pool #CA1951 4.000% 7/01/48

     4,422,160        4,467,245  

Pool #CA2039 4.000% 7/01/48

     4,458,433        4,507,720  

Pool #BF0105 4.000% 6/01/56

     1,948,146        1,972,727  

Pool #725692 1 year CMT + 2.138%
4.019% FRN 10/01/33

     111,674        117,080  

Pool #775539 12 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.645%
4.179% FRN 5/01/34

     46,077        47,945  

Pool #AA3980 4.500% 4/01/28

     71,125        74,684  

Pool #AH6787 4.500% 3/01/41

     963,661        1,004,956  

Pool #CA1952 4.500% 6/01/48

     3,295,140        3,402,361  

Pool #BK7877 4.500% 7/01/48

     2,259,092        2,332,600  
 

 

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

 

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MML Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Pool #AD6437 5.000% 6/01/40

   $ 535,073      $ 569,121  

Pool #AD6996 5.000% 7/01/40

     3,574,376        3,789,537  

Pool #AL8173 5.000% 2/01/44

     1,406,235        1,490,445  

Pool #AD0836 5.500% 11/01/28

     82,420        88,025  

Pool #575667 7.000% 3/01/31

     12,266        13,828  

Pool #529453 7.500% 1/01/30

     2,638        2,986  

Pool #531196 7.500% 2/01/30

     316        354  

Pool #530299 7.500% 3/01/30

     356        391  

Pool #535996 7.500% 6/01/31

     6,314        7,134  

Pool #523499 8.000% 11/01/29

     266        300  

Pool #252926 8.000% 12/01/29

     157        178  

Pool #532819 8.000% 3/01/30

     128        147  

Pool #534703 8.000% 5/01/30

     2,746        3,122  

Pool #253437 8.000% 9/01/30

     150        171  

Pool #253481 8.000% 10/01/30

     93        106  

Pool #596656 8.000% 8/01/31

     998        1,028  

Pool #602008 8.000% 8/01/31

     4,153        4,724  

Pool #190317 8.000% 8/01/31

     3,388        3,856  

Pool #597220 8.000% 9/01/31

     3,191        3,656  

Federal National Mortgage Association TBA

     

Pool #9768 3.000% 4/29/47 (d)

     5,900,000        5,645,102  

Pool #18388 4.000% 3/29/48 (d)

     1,710,000        1,726,566  

Pool #21133 4.500% 4/29/48 (d)

     5,200,000        5,364,125  

Government National Mortgage Association

     

Pool #783896 3.500% 5/15/44

     4,779,896        4,775,975  

Pool #BF1053 3.500% 12/15/47

     1,738,007        1,727,348  

Pool #BF1120 3.500% 1/15/48

     2,420,045        2,405,204  

Pool #AV1854 3.500% 1/15/48

     2,000,705        1,988,435  

Pool #BF1214 3.500% 2/15/48

     1,780,450        1,769,531  

Pool #BF1245 3.500% 2/15/48

     1,804,881        1,793,812  

Pool #371146 7.000% 9/15/23

     105        111  

Pool #374440 7.000% 11/15/23

     311        332  

Pool #352022 7.000% 11/15/23

     5,140        5,480  

Pool #491089 7.000% 12/15/28

     8,747        9,492  

Pool #480539 7.000% 4/15/29

     421        468  

Pool #478658 7.000% 5/15/29

     2,180        2,442  

Pool #488634 7.000% 5/15/29

     2,285        2,545  

Pool #500928 7.000% 5/15/29

     4,285        4,788  

Pool #499410 7.000% 7/15/29

     1,268        1,423  

Pool #510083 7.000% 7/15/29

     946        1,053  

Pool #493723 7.000% 8/15/29

     2,575        2,893  

Pool #516706 7.000% 8/15/29

     66        68  

Pool #581417 7.000% 7/15/32

     12,308        13,853  

Government National Mortgage Association II

     

Pool #008746 1 year CMT + 1.500%
3.125% FRN 11/20/25

     4,512        4,585  

Pool #080136 1 year CMT + 1.500%
3.125% FRN 11/20/27

     882        899  

Pool #82462, 1 year CMT + 1.500%
3.375% FRN 1/20/40

     493,169        510,715  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Pool #82488 1 year CMT + 1.500%
3.375% FRN 3/20/40

   $ 431,929      $ 447,145  

Pool #784314 3.500% 5/20/43

     885,933        884,583  

Pool #784026 3.500% 12/20/44

     1,640,181        1,635,633  

Pool #BC4641 3.500% 9/20/47

     2,747,994        2,730,068  

Pool #MA4778 3.500% 10/20/47

     1,813,674        1,805,243  

Pool #BC4885 3.500% 11/20/47

     4,068,548        4,049,000  

Pool #BD6940 3.500% 12/20/47

     2,576,121        2,559,316  

Pool #BE4328 3.500% 12/20/47

     1,958,317        1,948,297  

Pool #BD3899 3.500% 1/20/48

     5,148,879        5,122,532  

Pool #BE6487 3.500% 1/20/48

     1,160,693        1,153,122  

Pool #BD6461 3.500% 1/20/48

     2,271,582        2,256,763  

Pool #BF1119 3.500% 1/20/48

     3,666,523        3,642,605  

Pool #BF1269 3.500% 2/20/48

     1,805,234        1,793,457  

Pool #AC2985 4.000% 10/20/47

     774,128        788,763  

Pool #BF1270 4.000% 2/20/48

     1,212,780        1,234,667  

Government National Mortgage Association II TBA
Pool #1367 4.000% 3/29/48 (d)

     14,700,000        14,945,766  
     

 

 

 
        283,653,009  
     

 

 

 
Whole Loans — 0.4%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes

     

Series 2016-HQA3, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
3.016% FRN 3/25/29

     180,250        180,393  

Series 2016-HQA3, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%
3.566% FRN 3/25/29

     790,000        800,168  

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities

     

Series 2016-C06, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%
3.516% FRN 4/25/29

     1,638,914        1,650,917  

Series 2016-C05, Class 2M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%
3.566% FRN 1/25/29

     1,198,154        1,201,369  

Series 2016-C04, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450%
3.666% FRN 1/25/29

     1,132,844        1,139,835  
     

 

 

 
        4,972,682  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES
(Cost $306,681,282)
        298,133,916  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 0.3%

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 0.3%

 

U.S. Treasury Bond
3.500% 2/15/39 (h)

   $ 3,100,000      $ 3,265,172  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $3,360,285)
        3,265,172  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $1,128,048,662)
        1,112,247,014  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL PURCHASED
OPTIONS (#) — 0.9%
(Cost $10,172,309)
        10,199,517  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,140,595,971)
        1,124,821,531  
     

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.8%

 

Commercial Paper — 3.8%

 

Avangrid, Inc.

     

2.232% 10/02/18 (a)

     6,250,000        6,248,347  

2.353% 10/01/18 (a)

     5,000,000        4,999,010  

Comcast Corp.
2.480% 10/30/18 (a)

     7,500,000        7,483,653  

Fedex Corp.
2.438% 10/26/18 (a)

     2,000,000        1,996,190  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.
2.386% 10/15/18 (a)

     8,500,000        8,490,174  

Nutrien Ltd.
2.387% 10/16/18 (a)

     6,500,000        6,491,121  

Suncor Energy, Inc.
2.409% 10/17/18 (a)

     3,500,000        3,495,482  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
2.437% 10/18/18

     3,600,000        3,595,110  
     

 

 

 
        42,799,087  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $42,809,644)
        42,799,087  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.0%
(Cost $1,183,405,615) (i)
        1,167,620,618  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (3.0)%         (34,140,661
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 1,133,479,957  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ABS

Asset-Backed Security

ARS

Auction Rate Security

BAB

Build America Bonds

CLO

Collateralized Loan Obligation

CMO

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

CMT

Constant Maturity Treasury Index

FRN

Floating Rate Note

MBS

Mortgage-Backed Security

MTA

Monthly Treasury Average Index

STEP

Step Up Bond

TBA

To Be Announced

VRN

Variable Rate Note

WL

Whole Loan

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 September 30, 2018, these securities amounted to a value of $434,825,151 or 38.36% 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 September 30, 2018.

(c)

Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date.

(d)

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

(e)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(f)

Restricted security. Certain securities are restricted as to resale. At September 30, 2018, these securities amounted to a value of $15,045,937 or 1.33% of net assets. The Fund generally bears the costs, if any, associated with the disposition of restricted securities.

(g)

This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2018, these securities amounted to a value of $1,709,271 or 0.15% of net assets.

(h)

A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open futures contracts and open swap agreements. (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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(#)

Purchased Swaptions contracts at September 30, 2018:

 

 

 

OTC Counterparty

  Units     Notional
Amount
    Expiration
Date
    Pay/Receive
Exercise Rate
   

Description

  Premiums
Purchased
    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Call                  
Barclays Bank PLC     32,720,000       USD       32,720,000       12/13/32       Receive    

3-Month USD

LIBOR BBA

10 Year Swaption, Underlying swap terminates 12/15/42,

Exercise Rate 2.44%

  $ 1,635,748     $ 1,122,672     $ (513,076
Credit Suisse International     36,280,000       USD       36,280,000       1/31/33       Receive    

3-Month USD

LIBOR BBA

10 Year Swaption, Underlying swap terminates 2/02/43,

Exercise Rate 2.61%

    1,741,440       1,390,935       (350,505
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                3,377,188       2,513,607       (863,581
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Put                  
Barclays Bank PLC     66,610,000       USD       66,610,000       12/13/32       Pay    

3-Month USD

LIBOR BBA

10 Year Swaption, Underlying swap terminates 12/15/42,

Exercise Rate 2.94%

  $ 3,330,035     $ 3,871,883     $ 541,848  
Credit Suisse International     72,340,000       USD       72,340,000       1/31/33       Pay    

3-Month USD

LIBOR BBA

10 Year Swaption, Underlying swap terminates 2/02/43, Exercise Rate 3.11%

    3,465,086       3,814,027       348,941  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                6,795,121       7,685,910       890,789  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
              $ 10,172,309     $ 10,199,517     $ 27,208  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts at September 30, 2018:

 

 

 

     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
    Value/Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Long

 

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond

     12/19/18        551      $ 88,120,779     $ (3,111,810

U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year

     12/31/18        416        87,967,327       (301,827

U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year

     12/31/18        865        98,146,377       (854,150
          

 

 

 
  $ (4,267,787
          

 

 

 
Short

 

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

     12/19/18        304      $ (43,876,383   $ 1,164,383  

U.S. Treasury Ultra 10 Year

     12/19/18        60        (7,612,093     52,093  
          

 

 

 
  $ 1,216,476  
          

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Swap agreements at September 30, 2018:

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

Currency

  Notional
Amount
    Expiration
Date
 

Payment
Frequency

  Receive (Pay)
Fixed Rate
   

Deliverable on Default

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Premium
(Received)
Paid
    Value  

Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection††

           

OTC Swaps

           
Goldman Sachs International   USD     3,200,000     5/11/63   Monthly     3.000%     CMBX.NA.BBB-.6†
(Rating: BBB-)
  $ (379,352   $ 1,972     $ (377,380
Goldman Sachs International   USD     2,540,000     5/11/63   Monthly     3.000%     CMBX.NA.BBB-.6†
(Rating: BBB-)
    (79,581     (219,964     (299,545
Goldman Sachs International   USD     920,000     5/11/63   Monthly     3.000%     CMBX.NA.BBB-.6†
(Rating: BBB-)
    (34,787     (73,711     (108,498
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ (493,720   $ (291,703   $ (785,423
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Collateral for swap agreements held by Goldman Sachs International amounted to $637,474 in securities at September 30, 2018.

 

Payment is based on a percentage of the index. Reference entities are a number of individual issuers comprising the index.

††

For each credit derivative with sold protection, the credit ratings of the entities referenced, as rated by any rating organization, are included in the equivalent S&P Global Ratings. The reference entity rating represents the likelihood of a potential payment by the Fund if the referenced entity experiences a credit event as of period end. Notional amounts represent the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the Fund could be required to make under the credit derivatives with sold protection.

Currency Legend

USD

U.S. Dollar

 

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

 

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September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
BONDS & NOTES — 95.0%

 

CORPORATE DEBT — 44.9%

 

Advertising — 0.1%

 

The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.
3.750% 10/01/21

   $ 200,000      $ 200,395  
     

 

 

 
Aerospace & Defense — 0.4%

 

Harris Corp.
2.700% 4/27/20

     954,000        944,566  
     

 

 

 
Agriculture — 1.0%

 

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.
3.500% 11/24/20

     1,080,000        1,076,627  

Imperial Brands Finance PLC
2.950% 7/21/20 (a)

     1,087,000        1,076,383  

Reynolds American, Inc.
4.000% 6/12/22

     98,000        98,605  
     

 

 

 
        2,251,615  
     

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.4%

 

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2014-1, Class B,
4.375% 4/01/24

     27,900        27,721  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
3.625% 3/15/22

     850,000        839,366  
     

 

 

 
        867,087  
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 1.6%

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

     

3.147% FRN 4/05/21 (b)

     405,000        402,451  

3.549% FRN 2/15/23 (b)

     575,000        571,810  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
3.250% 1/05/23

     1,290,000        1,243,941  

Hyundai Capital America

     

2.000% 7/01/19 (a)

     65,000        64,566  

2.550% 2/06/19 (a)

     140,000        139,794  

3.000% 10/30/20 (a)

     800,000        787,562  

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.
1.900% 9/14/21 (a)

     380,000        361,965  
     

 

 

 
        3,572,089  
     

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.4%

 

Lear Corp.
5.375% 3/15/24

     920,000        945,867  
     

 

 

 
Banks — 7.7%

 

Banco Santander SA
3.500% 4/11/22

     1,200,000        1,174,498  

Bancolombia SA
5.950% 6/03/21

     195,000        204,165  

Bank of America Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .930%
2.816% VRN 7/21/23

     2,150,000        2,078,144  

Barclays PLC
3.695% FRN 5/16/24 (b)

     485,000        482,462  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Citigroup, Inc.
3.142% VRN 1/24/23 (b)

   $ 995,000      $ 975,853  

Compass Bank
5.500% 4/01/20

     1,150,000        1,180,869  

Discover Bank

     

3.350% 2/06/23

     923,000        896,303  

4.200% 8/08/23

     310,000        311,104  

First Horizon National Corp.
3.500% 12/15/20

     1,130,000        1,131,666  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
3.200% 2/23/23

     2,105,000        2,058,891  

JP Morgan Chase & Co.
4.500% 1/24/22

     990,000        1,020,564  

Macquarie Bank Ltd.
2.850% 1/15/21 (a)

     130,000        127,876  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
2.665% 7/25/22

     1,170,000        1,128,409  

Morgan Stanley
3.750% 2/25/23

     1,220,000        1,219,772  

Regions Financial Corp.
3.200% 2/08/21

     895,000        890,829  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     

2.058% 7/14/21

     585,000        562,430  

2.846% 1/11/22

     150,000        146,325  

SVB Financial Group
5.375% 9/15/20

     75,000        77,701  

Synchrony Bank
3.000% 6/15/22

     765,000        733,323  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS
4.750% 10/17/19 (a)

     370,000        361,209  
     

 

 

 
        16,762,393  
     

 

 

 
Beverages — 0.8%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
3.500% 1/12/24

     575,000        569,015  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.
4.057% 5/25/23 (a)

     625,000        626,091  

Molson Coors Brewing Co.

     

2.100% 7/15/21

     330,000        317,318  

3.500% 5/01/22

     197,000        195,320  
     

 

 

 
        1,707,744  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 0.4%

 

Celgene Corp.

     

3.250% 2/20/23

     570,000        558,948  

4.000% 8/15/23

     330,000        333,042  
     

 

 

 
        891,990  
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 1.1%

 

Holcim US Finance Sarl & Cie SCS
6.000% 12/30/19 (a)

     960,000        990,153  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .650%
2.960% FRN 5/22/20

     395,000        396,319  
 

 

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

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Masco Corp.

     

3.500% 4/01/21

   $ 270,000      $ 269,857  

7.125% 3/15/20

     65,000        68,269  

Standard Industries, Inc.
5.500% 2/15/23 (a)

     560,000        566,300  
     

 

 

 
        2,290,898  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals — 1.9%

 

Huntsman International LLC
5.125% 11/15/22

     492,000        506,760  

Incitec Pivot Finance LLC
6.000% 12/10/19 (a)

     902,000        925,175  

LyondellBasell Industries NV

     

5.000% 4/15/19

     365,000        366,829  

6.000% 11/15/21

     500,000        530,905  

RPM International, Inc.

     

3.450% 11/15/22

     8,000        7,867  

6.125% 10/15/19

     878,000        901,052  

The Sherwin-Williams Co.
2.750% 6/01/22

     535,000        518,858  

Syngenta Finance NV
3.698% 4/24/20 (a)

     440,000        439,002  
     

 

 

 
        4,196,448  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 0.2%

 

S&P Global, Inc.
3.300% 8/14/20

     435,000        435,090  
     

 

 

 
Computers — 0.9%

 

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.

     

3.480% 6/01/19 (a)

     280,000        280,707  

4.420% 6/15/21 (a)

     475,000        482,161  

DXC Technology Co.
2.875% 3/27/20

     230,000        228,082  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.
4.450% 12/01/20

     995,000        1,006,443  
     

 

 

 
        1,997,393  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 2.0%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust
4.500% 5/15/21

     1,010,000        1,025,674  

Aircastle Ltd.
5.000% 4/01/23

     1,210,000        1,242,719  

Antares Holdings LP
6.000% 8/15/23 (a)

     660,000        662,598  

Genpact Luxembourg Sarl
3.700% 4/01/22

     1,035,000        1,010,628  

Lazard Group LLC
4.250% 11/14/20

     457,000        463,973  
     

 

 

 
        4,405,592  
     

 

 

 
Electric — 1.4%

 

Ameren Corp.
2.700% 11/15/20

     455,000        448,194  

EDP Finance BV
4.125% 1/15/20 (a)

     452,000        454,296  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Enel Finance International NV
2.875% 5/25/22 (a)

   $ 485,000      $ 461,300  

Entergy Texas, Inc.

     

2.550% 6/01/21

     95,000        92,493  

7.125% 2/01/19

     798,000        808,701  

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.
7.250% 1/15/19 (a)

     283,000        285,652  

Puget Energy, Inc.

     

6.000% 9/01/21

     260,000        276,396  

6.500% 12/15/20

     255,000        270,169  
     

 

 

 
        3,097,201  
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 0.2%

 

FLIR Systems, Inc.
3.125% 6/15/21

     230,000        226,307  

Tech Data Corp.
3.700% 2/15/22

     240,000        234,917  
     

 

 

 
        461,224  
     

 

 

 
Foods — 0.8%

 

Danone SA
2.077% 11/02/21 (a)

     1,140,000        1,091,076  

JBS Investments GmbH
7.750% 10/28/20 (a)

     200,000        204,078  

McCormick & Co., Inc.
2.700% 8/15/22

     570,000        552,142  
     

 

 

 
        1,847,296  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 1.0%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     

2.900% 11/30/21

     575,000        567,812  

3.250% 4/15/23

     270,000        267,857  

Becton Dickinson & Co.
3.261% FRN 12/29/20 (b)

     1,085,000        1,086,608  

Boston Scientific Corp.
2.850% 5/15/20

     255,000        253,167  
     

 

 

 
        2,175,444  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 0.5%

 

Cigna Corp.

     

4.000% 2/15/22

     316,000        318,462  

4.500% 3/15/21

     790,000        806,123  
     

 

 

 
        1,124,585  
     

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.5%

 

Lennar Corp.
4.500% 11/15/19

     1,028,000        1,035,710  
     

 

 

 
Household Products & Wares — 0.3%

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
2.875% 10/01/22

     565,000        549,370  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 3.6%

 

American International Group, Inc.
3.300% 3/01/21

     550,000        548,863  

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
6.125% 8/15/23

     585,000        567,045  
 

 

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

 

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MML Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Athene Global Funding
4.000% 1/25/22 (a)

   $ 1,240,000      $ 1,242,617  

CNA Financial Corp.
5.750% 8/15/21

     443,000        468,802  

Enstar Group Ltd.
4.500% 3/10/22

     575,000        577,521  

Jackson National Life Global Funding
2.500% 6/27/22 (a)

     945,000        909,561  

Lincoln National Corp.

     

4.000% 9/01/23

     122,000        123,378  

6.250% 2/15/20

     500,000        518,202  

Nuveen Finance LLC
2.950% 11/01/19 (a)

     1,005,000        1,003,621  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
5.000% 6/01/21

     600,000        622,495  

Trinity Acquisition PLC
3.500% 9/15/21

     470,000        466,069  

Willis Towers Watson PLC
5.750% 3/15/21

     370,000        387,860  

XLIT Ltd.
5.750% 10/01/21

     465,000        492,005  
     

 

 

 
        7,928,039  
     

 

 

 
Investment Companies — 0.8%

 

Ares Capital Corp.

     

3.625% 1/19/22

     30,000        29,332  

3.875% 1/15/20

     678,000        680,685  

BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.
4.125% 8/11/22

     675,000        640,905  

FS Investment Corp.
4.000% 7/15/19

     470,000        471,758  
     

 

 

 
        1,822,680  
     

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 0.5%

 

Brunswick Corp.
4.625% 5/15/21 (a)

     1,088,000        1,079,900  
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 0.4%

 

Marriott International, Inc.

     

2.300% 1/15/22

     30,000        28,767  

2.875% 3/01/21

     775,000        763,310  
     

 

 

 
        792,077  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.9%

 

CNH Industrial Capital LLC

     

3.375% 7/15/19

     353,000        353,459  

3.875% 10/15/21

     635,000        633,224  

4.875% 4/01/21

     115,000        117,855  

Wabtec Corp.
4.150% 3/15/24

     870,000        863,880  
     

 

 

 
        1,968,418  
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.9%

 

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital
3.579% 7/23/20

     505,000        505,285  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Discovery Communications LLC
2.950% 3/20/23

   $ 355,000      $ 339,540  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
3.875% 8/01/22 (a)

     1,147,000        1,128,224  
     

 

 

 
        1,973,049  
     

 

 

 
Mining — 1.5%

 

Anglo American Capital PLC
3.750% 4/10/22 (a)

     500,000        493,585  

Glencore Finance Canada Ltd.
4.250% STEP 10/25/22 (a)

     254,000        255,786  

Glencore Funding LLC

     

3.000% 10/27/22 (a)

     260,000        249,184  

4.125% 5/30/23 (a)

     590,000        589,280  

Kinross Gold Corp.

     

5.125% 9/01/21

     470,000        482,925  

5.950% 3/15/24

     550,000        561,000  

Newcrest Finance Pty Ltd.
4.200% 10/01/22 (a)

     565,000        566,803  
     

 

 

 
        3,198,563  
     

 

 

 
Office Equipment/Supplies — 0.6%

 

Pitney Bowes, Inc.
3.875% STEP 10/01/21

     1,340,000        1,278,025  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 0.6%

 

Antero Resources Corp.
5.375% 11/01/21

     246,000        249,149  

Continental Resources, Inc.
5.000% 9/15/22

     568,000        576,236  

EQT Corp.
3.000% 10/01/22

     565,000        547,610  
     

 

 

 
        1,372,995  
     

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 0.5%

 

Graphic Packaging International LLC
4.750% 4/15/21

     1,094,000        1,104,940  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.8%

 

Bayer US Finance II LLC
3.344% FRN 12/15/23 (a) (b)

     980,000        981,671  

Cardinal Health, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .770%
3.104% FRN 6/15/22

     1,090,000        1,091,819  

CVS Health Corp.

     

2.125% 6/01/21

     840,000        810,789  

3.700% 3/09/23

     305,000        303,404  

Express Scripts Holding Co.
3.300% 2/25/21

     1,195,000        1,188,883  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC

     

2.400% 9/23/21

     235,000        226,984  

2.875% 9/23/23

     360,000        342,841  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
2.200% 7/21/21

     1,125,000        1,057,163  
     

 

 

 
        6,003,554  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

86


MML Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Pipelines — 1.4%

 

Andeavor Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp.
3.500% 12/01/22

   $ 170,000      $ 167,394  

Energy Transfer Partners LP
4.200% 9/15/23

     1,060,000        1,068,414  

EQT Midstream Partners LP
4.750% 7/15/23

     660,000        669,757  

The Williams Cos., Inc.
3.700% 1/15/23

     1,120,000        1,108,341  
     

 

 

 
        3,013,906  
     

 

 

 
Private Equity — 0.5%

 

Hercules Capital, Inc.
4.625% 10/23/22

     1,110,000        1,068,222  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.4%

 

American Tower Corp.

     

2.250% 1/15/22

     415,000        396,147  

3.000% 6/15/23

     640,000        616,147  

Crown Castle International Corp.
3.400% 2/15/21

     614,000        612,425  

Digital Realty Trust LP
3.400% 10/01/20

     220,000        220,209  

Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP
2.950% 7/01/22

     275,000        265,975  

SBA Tower Trust
3.168% 4/09/47 (a)

     350,000        343,196  

Simon Property Group LP
2.350% 1/30/22

     450,000        434,824  

Weyerhaeuser Co.
7.375% 10/01/19

     135,000        140,633  
     

 

 

 
        3,029,556  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 0.9%

 

AutoNation, Inc.
3.350% 1/15/21

     675,000        669,091  

Dollar Tree, Inc.
3.700% 5/15/23

     590,000        582,369  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.
3.850% 6/15/23

     183,000        183,312  

QVC, Inc.
4.375% 3/15/23

     560,000        553,130  
     

 

 

 
        1,987,902  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 0.8%

 

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.
3.000% 1/15/22

     800,000        779,408  

Microchip Technology, Inc.
3.922% 6/01/21 (a)

     450,000        447,364  

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

     570,000        569,384  
     

 

 

 
        1,796,156  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Telecommunications — 1.6%

 

Ericsson LM
4.125% 5/15/22

   $ 1,650,000      $ 1,639,560  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
6.500% 6/15/19

     883,000        900,660  

Sprint Communications, Inc.
9.250% 4/15/22

     490,000        556,150  

Verizon Communications, Inc.
2.946% 3/15/22

     480,000        472,379  
     

 

 

 
        3,568,749  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.3%

 

Ryder System, Inc.

     

3.400% 3/01/23

     175,000        172,713  

3.750% 6/09/23

     482,000        480,899  
     

 

 

 
        653,612  
     

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 1.3%

 

DAE Funding LLC
4.000% 8/01/20 (a)

     205,000        202,694  

GATX Corp.
2.600% 3/30/20

     455,000        449,243  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.
5.250% 8/15/22 (a)

     1,105,000        1,114,669  

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.

     

2.500% 6/15/19 (a)

     370,000        368,716  

3.050% 1/09/20 (a)

     515,000        512,599  

3.300% 4/01/21 (a)

     150,000        148,475  

3.375% 2/01/22 (a)

     20,000        19,720  
     

 

 

 
        2,816,116  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $99,725,816)
        98,216,456  
     

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.0%

 

  

Louisiana State Public Facilities Authority, Series 2011-A, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR
3.235% FRN 4/26/27

     45,849        45,902  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $45,849)
        45,902  
     

 

 

 
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 48.6%

 

Auto Floor Plan ABS — 0.4%

 

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II

     

Series 2018-1, Class C,
3.218% FRN 9/25/23 (a) (b)

     160,000        160,250  

Series 2018-1, Class D,
3.718% FRN 9/25/23 (a) (b)

     230,000        230,006  
 

 

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

 

87


MML Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2016-2A, Class A2
2.190% 9/15/21 (a)

   $ 480,000      $ 476,095  
     

 

 

 
        866,351  
     

 

 

 
Automobile ABS — 8.1%

 

American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust

     

Series 2017-1, Class B,
2.390% 2/16/21 (a)

     121,813        121,762  

Series 2017-4, Class C,
2.940% 1/10/24 (a)

     770,000        766,415  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2014-1, Class D
2.540% 6/08/20

     191,605        191,598  

CarFinance Capital Auto Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class A
1.750% 6/15/21 (a)

     4,981        4,979  

CPS Auto Trust

     

Series 2018-A, Class A,
2.160% 5/17/21 (a)

     126,343        125,901  

Series 2016-C, Class B,
2.480% 9/15/20 (a)

     150,982        150,829  

Series 2017-A, Class B,
2.680% 5/17/21 (a)

     1,150,000        1,146,804  

Series 2018-C, Class B,
3.430% 7/15/22 (a)

     180,000        179,617  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust

     

Series 2017-2, Class C,
2.750% 9/15/23

     140,000        139,646  

Series 2017-1, Class C,
2.840% 4/15/22

     270,000        269,448  

Series 2018-2, Class B,
3.220% 4/15/22

     200,000        199,735  

Series 2018-4, Class C,
3.660% 11/15/24

     230,000        229,669  

DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class B
3.040% 1/18/22 (a)

     290,000        289,200  

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC, Series 2016-1, Class A2
1.830% 9/20/21 (a)

     51,488        51,433  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust

     

Series 2018-1A, Class B,
2.750% 4/15/22 (a)

     270,000        267,620  

Series 2016-3A, Class B,
2.840% 8/16/21 (a)

     260,000        259,650  

Series 2017-1A, Class B,
3.000% 12/15/21 (a)

     260,000        259,468  

Series 2018-2A, Class B,
3.270% 5/16/22 (a)

     250,000        249,143  

Series 2015-2A, Class C,
3.900% 3/15/21 (a)

     650,000        651,513  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

First Investors Auto Owner Trust

     

Series 2016-2A, Class B,
2.210% 7/15/22 (a)

   $ 540,000      $ 532,297  

Series 2017-3A, Class B,
2.720% 4/17/23 (a)

     340,000        332,494  

Series 2018-1A, Class A2,
3.220% 1/17/23 (a)

     290,000        289,701  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

     

Series 2015-2, Class A,
1.980% 10/15/20 (a)

     5,011        5,010  

Series 2015-3, Class A,
2.380% 10/15/20 (a)

     19,654        19,639  

Series 2016-4, Class B,
2.410% 10/15/21 (a)

     910,000        906,326  

Series 2018-1, Class A,
2.590% 6/15/22 (a)

     581,832        579,174  

Series 2016-4, Class C,
2.710% 11/15/22 (a)

     410,000        397,766  

Series 2016-1, Class A,
2.770% 12/15/20 (a)

     61,110        61,112  

Series 2017-1, Class B,
2.830% 3/15/23 (a)

     615,000        612,361  

Series 2017-4, Class C,
2.920% 11/15/23 (a)

     650,000        633,998  

Series 2018-1, Class B,
3.130% 1/17/23 (a)

     1,250,000        1,237,736  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP

     

Series 2018-1A, Class A,
3.290% 2/25/24 (a)

     1,560,000        1,517,164  

Series 2017-1A, Class B,
3.560% 10/25/21 (a)

     510,000        505,746  

Series 2018-1A, Class B,
3.600% 2/25/24 (a)

     770,000        748,115  

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 2018-3A, Class B
4.370% 7/25/24 (a)

     330,000        327,869  

NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust

     

Series 2015-2A, Class A,
2.380% 10/15/20 (a)

     250,000        249,983  

Series 2016-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.700%
3.858% FRN 4/15/21 (a)

     370,000        372,679  

Oscar US Funding Trust II, Series 2015-1A, Class A4
2.440% 6/15/22 (a)

     288,840        288,090  

Oscar US Funding Trust IV, Series 2016-1A, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%
3.858% FRN 7/15/20 (a)

     9,613        9,634  

OSCAR US Funding Trust IX LLC, Series 2018-2A, Class A4
3.630% 9/10/25 (a)

     260,000        259,372  
 

 

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

 

88


MML Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Oscar US Funding Trust V, Series 2016-2A, Class A2A
2.310% 11/15/19 (a)

   $ 11,113      $ 11,108  

Oscar US Funding Trust VI

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A3,
2.820% 6/10/21 (a)

     240,000        239,074  

Series 2017-1A, Class A4,
3.300% 5/10/24 (a)

     160,000        159,213  

Oscar US Funding Trust VIII LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2A
2.910% 4/12/21 (a)

     304,118        303,785  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust

     

Series 2016-1, Class B,
2.470% 12/15/20

     52,928        52,920  

Series 2014-4, Class D,
3.100% 11/16/20

     179,118        179,346  

Series 2016-1, Class D,
4.020% 4/15/22

     500,000        503,989  

Securitized Equipment Receivable

     

3.760% 10/11/24

     270,000        268,497  

4.200% 10/11/24

     310,000        308,118  

Tesla Auto Lease Trust, Series 2018-A, Class B
2.750% 2/20/20 (a)

     150,000        149,358  
     

 

 

 
        17,616,104  
     

 

 

 
Commercial MBS — 1.5%

 

BHMS Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-ATLS, Class B,
3.658% FRN 7/15/35 (a) (b)

     950,000        951,456  

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-CR14, Class A2
3.147% 2/10/47

     244,646        244,738  

GCCFC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-GG7, Class AM,
5.928% VRN 7/10/38 (b)

     110,600        111,759  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2018-LAQ, Class A,
3.158% FRN 6/15/32 (a) (b)

     850,000        851,056  

RETL, Series 2018-RVP, Class A,
3.258% FRN 3/15/33 (a) (b)

     555,766        557,858  

TIAA Seasoned Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C4, Class AJ,
5.481% VRN 8/15/39 (b)

     11,538        11,592  

Velocity Commercial Capital Loan Trust, Series 2016-2, Class AFX,
2.997% VRN 10/25/46 (b)

     255,085        253,275  

VMC Finance LLC, Series 2018-FL1, Class A,
2.978% FRN 4/15/35 (a) (b)

     361,226        361,005  
     

 

 

 
        3,342,739  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Home Equity ABS — 0.1%

 

ACE Securities Corp., Series 2005-HE5, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .735%
2.951% FRN 8/25/35

   $ 2,057      $ 2,065  

Countrywide Partnership Trust, Series 2004-EC1, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900%
3.116% FRN 2/25/35

     102,644        102,660  

Credit Suisse Seasoned Loan Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .240%
2.456% FRN 10/25/34 (a)

     108,337        108,127  
     

 

 

 
        212,852  
     

 

 

 
Other ABS — 18.2%

 

321 Henderson Receivables I LLC

     

Series 2006-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.358% FRN 3/15/41 (a)

     72,090        70,870  

Series 2010-3A, Class A,
3.820% 12/15/48 (a)

     230,512        231,241  

ALM VII Ltd., Series 2012-7A, Class A1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.480%
3.819% FRN 10/15/28 (a)

     370,000        371,912  

American Tower Trust #1, Series 13, Class 2A
3.070% 3/15/48 (a)

     500,000        485,135  

Apidos CLO XXV, Series 2016-25A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.460%
3.808% FRN 10/20/28 (a)

     520,000        520,098  

Arbys Funding LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A2
4.969% 10/30/45 (a)

     291,750        292,701  

Avant Loans Funding Trust

     

Series 2017-B, Class A,
2.290% 6/15/20 (a)

     57,552        57,521  

Series 2018-A, Class A,
3.090% 6/15/21 (a)

     285,099        285,038  

Avery Point III CLO Ltd., Series 2013-3A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.120%
3.453% FRN 1/18/25 (a)

     342,154        342,189  

BlueVirgo Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class NOTE
3.000% 12/15/22 (a)

     157,803        157,803  

BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
2.940% 5/25/29 (a)

     182,063        177,850  

CAL Funding III Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A
4.340% 9/25/43 (a)

     290,000        289,967  

Capital Automotive LLC, Series 2012-1A, Class A1
3.870% 4/15/47 (a)

     256,317        254,394  
 

 

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

 

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MML Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A
4.125% 6/15/43 (a)

   $ 363,377      $ 362,348  

Cazenovia Creek Funding I LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A
2.000% 12/10/23 (a)

     34,163        34,078  

CLI Funding VI LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
3.620% 5/18/42 (a)

     512,174        500,701  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-5, Class 3A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .460%
2.676% FRN 9/25/34

     10,463        10,449  

Denali Capital CLO X LLC, Series 2013-1A, Class A1,
3.385% FRN 10/26/27 (a) (b)

     350,000        350,155  

Diamond Resorts Owner Trust

     

Series 2014-1, Class A,
2.540% 5/20/27 (a)

     26,454        26,440  

Series 2015-1, Class A,
2.730% 7/20/27 (a)

     54,609        54,603  

Series 2015-2, Class A,
2.990% 5/22/28 (a)

     67,146        66,874  

Series 2016-1, Class A,
3.080% 11/20/28 (a)

     391,110        381,617  

Series 2015-2, Class B,
3.540% 5/22/28 (a)

     45,369        45,104  

Series 2018-1, Class A,
3.700% 1/21/31 (a)

     371,146        369,277  

Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2I
4.116% 7/25/48 (a)

     359,100        356,941  

Dong Fang Container Finance II SPV Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class A1
1.950% 11/25/39 (a)

     12,500        12,472  

Drug Royalty Corp., Inc., Series 2012-1, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.250%
7.322% FRN 7/15/24 (a)

     18,000        18,078  

Drug Royalty II LP, Series 2014-1, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.850%
5.189% FRN 7/15/23 (a)

     65,129        65,655  

Elara HGV Timeshare Issuer LLC

     

Series 2017-A, Class A,
2.690% 3/25/30 (a)

     213,535        207,888  

Series 2016-A, Class A,
2.730% 4/25/28 (a)

     373,951        365,914  

Series 2014-A, Class B,
3.020% VRN 2/25/27 (a) (b)

     70,963        68,718  

Element Rail Leasing II LLC

     

Series 2015-1A, Class A1,
2.707% 2/19/45 (a)

     48,713        47,922  

Series 2016-1A, Class A1,
3.968% 3/19/46 (a)

     139,284        139,875  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Entegry New Orleans Storm Recovery Funding I LLC, Series 2015-1, Class A
2.670% 6/01/27

   $ 72,283      $ 70,407  

FRS I LLC, Series 2013-1A, Class A1
1.800% 4/15/43 (a)

     15,553        15,480  

Galaxy XX CLO Ltd., Series 2015-20A, Class AR,
3.348% FRN 4/20/31 (a) (b)

     600,000        597,503  

Global SC Finance II SRL, Series 2013-1A, Class A
2.980% 4/17/28 (a)

     135,208        132,738  

Global SC Finance IV Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A
3.850% 4/15/37 (a)

     285,304        281,473  

Goodgreen Trust

     

Series 2016-1A, Class A,
3.230% 10/15/52 (a)

     434,390        418,518  

Series 2018-1A, Class A,
3.930% VRN 10/15/53 (a) (b)

     350,828        349,234  

GSAMP Trust, Series 2005-AHL, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .645%
2.861% FRN 4/25/35

     16,728        16,699  

Hercules Capital Funding Trust, Series 2014-1A, Class A
3.524% 4/16/21 (a)

     6,797        6,797  

Hero Funding Trust

     

Series 2017-3A, Class A1,
3.190% 9/20/48 (a)

     278,334        267,151  

Series 2016-4A, Class A1,
3.570% 9/20/47 (a)

     286,602        281,241  

Series 2015-1A, Class A,
3.840% 9/21/40 (a)

     628,700        648,816  

Series 2018-1A, Class A2,
4.670% 9/20/48 (a)

     501,950        512,837  

Hilton Grand Vacations Trust

     

Series 2014-AA, Class A,
1.770% 11/25/26 (a)

     93,406        91,703  

Series 2013-A, Class A,
2.280% 1/25/26 (a)

     72,981        72,557  

Series 2017-AA, Class B,
2.960% VRN 12/26/28 (a) (b)

     237,418        229,938  

LCM XXIII Ltd., Series 23A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.400%
3.748% FRN 10/20/29 (a)

     590,000        592,280  

Lendmark Funding Trust

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A,
2.830% 12/22/25 (a)

     240,000        238,624  

Series 2018-1A, Class A,
3.810% 12/21/26 (a)

     350,000        349,633  

Madison Park Funding XIV Ltd., Series 2014-14A, Class A1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.120%
3.468% FRN 7/20/26 (a)

     280,000        280,027  
 

 

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

 

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MML Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Madison Park Funding XXII Ltd., Series 2016-22A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.480%
3.815% FRN 10/25/29 (a)

   $ 420,000      $ 421,464  

Magnetite XI Ltd., Series 2014-11A, Class A1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.120%
3.453% FRN 1/18/27 (a)

     700,000        700,057  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust

     

Series 2017-BA, Class A,
2.920% 12/20/29 (a)

     900,000        885,595  

Series 2017-AA, Class A,
3.620% 2/20/29 (a)

     400,000        399,932  

Marlette Funding Trust

     

Series 2017-3A, Class A,
2.360% 12/15/24 (a)

     128,754        128,285  

Series 2017-2A, Class A,
2.390% 7/15/24 (a)

     102,130        101,959  

Series 2017-1A, Class A,
2.827% 3/15/24 (a)

     155,615        155,565  

Series 2018-2A, Class A,
3.060% 7/17/28 (a)

     250,068        249,630  

Series 2018-3A, Class A,
3.200% 9/15/28 (a)

     632,652        632,559  

Mosaic Solar Loans LLC

     

Series 2017-2A, Class D,
0.010% 6/22/43 (a)

     250,000        229,601  

Series 2018-2GS, Class A,
4.200% 2/22/44 (a)

     344,000        343,061  

Series 2017-1A, Class A,
4.450% 6/20/42 (a)

     90,149        90,791  

MVW Owner Trust

     

Series 2013-1A, Class A,
2.150% 4/22/30 (a)

     70,598        69,568  

Series 2014-2, Class A,
2.250% 9/22/31 (a)

     119,109        116,390  

Series 2016-1A, Class A,
2.250% 12/20/33 (a)

     47,483        45,948  

Neuberger Berman CLO XX Ltd., Series 2015-20A, Class BR,
3.589% FRN 1/15/28 (a) (b)

     250,000        247,305  

New Residential Advance Receivables Trust, Series 2016-T2, Class AT2
2.575% 10/15/49 (a)

     975,000        966,667  

NP SPE II LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A1
3.372% 10/21/47 (a)

     172,447        168,602  

NRZ Advance Receivables Trust, Series 2016-T4, Class AT4
3.107% 12/15/50 (a)

     700,000        693,420  

OCP CLO Ltd., Series 2015-8A, Class A2AR,
3.786% FRN 4/17/27 (a) (b)

     650,000        648,172  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

OHA Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.410%
3.724% FRN 8/15/29 (a)

   $ 590,000      $ 592,495  

Orange Lake Timeshare Trust

     

Series 2014-AA, Class A,
2.290% 7/09/29 (a)

     28,174        27,599  

Series 2016-A, Class A,
2.610% 3/08/29 (a)

     712,457        692,040  

Series 2016-A, Class B,
2.910% 3/08/29 (a)

     292,157        284,762  

Oxford Finance Funding Trust

     

Series 2014-1A, Class A,
3.475% 12/15/22 (a)

     23,591        23,601  

Series 2016-1A, Class A,
3.968% 6/17/24 (a)

     192,460        191,189  

RAAC, Series 2006-RP2, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + ..250%
2.466% FRN 2/25/37 (a)

     11,731        11,723  

Race Point VIII CLO Ltd., Series 2013-8A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.340%
3.662% FRN 2/20/30 (a)

     700,000        703,256  

Sierra Receivables Funding Co. LLC

     

Series 2014-3A, Class A,
2.300% 10/20/31 (a)

     132,702        132,007  

Series 2015-1A, Class A,
2.400% 3/22/32 (a)

     268,792        264,095  

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC

     

Series 2014-2A, Class A,
2.050% VRN 6/20/31 (a) (b)

     86,356        86,201  

Series 2015-2A, Class A,
2.430% 6/20/32 (a)

     262,703        259,449  

Series 2015-3A, Class A,
2.580% 9/20/32 (a)

     56,872        55,969  

Series 2016-2A, Class B,
2.780% 7/20/33 (a)

     216,578        213,338  

Series 2017-1A, Class A,
2.910% 3/20/34 (a)

     360,247        355,734  

Series 2015-1A, Class B,
3.050% 3/22/32 (a)

     327,640        325,473  

Series 2015-3A, Class B,
3.080% 9/20/32 (a)

     21,874        21,657  

Series 2018-2A, Class C,
3.940% 6/20/35 (a)

     300,374        298,853  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC

     

Series 2016-3, Class A,
3.050% 12/26/25 (a)

     160,608        159,855  

Series 2016-5, Class A,
3.060% 9/25/28 (a)

     918,396        914,763  

Series 2016-2A, Class A,
3.090% 10/27/25 (a)

     179,534        178,969  

Series 2016-1A, Class A,
3.260% 8/25/25 (a)

     483,586        482,849  
 

 

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

 

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MML Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2015-2, Class A,
3.280% 9/15/23 (a)

   $ 239,986      $ 240,200  

Series 2017-2, Class A,
3.280% 2/25/26 (a)

     361,062        360,150  

Sofi Consumer Loan Program Trust, Series 2018-3, Class A1
3.200% 8/25/27 (a)

     305,592        305,544  

Springleaf Funding Trust, Series 2016-AA, Class A
2.900% 11/15/29 (a)

     1,460,000        1,456,044  

SPS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, Series 2016-T1, Class AT1
2.530% 11/16/48 (a)

     1,040,000        1,040,757  

Symphony CLO XV Ltd., Series 2014-15A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180%
3.516% FRN 10/17/26 (a)

     800,000        800,261  

Taco Bell Funding LLC, Series 2016-1A, Class A2I
3.832% 5/25/46 (a)

     374,300        374,693  

TAL Advantage V LLC, Series 2014-2A, Class A2
3.330% 5/20/39 (a)

     403,333        400,630  

TAL Advantage VI LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
4.500% 4/20/42

     430,304        434,200  

TCI-Symphony CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.480%
3.817% FRN 10/13/29 (a)

     300,000        300,865  

TLF National Tax Lien Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class A
3.090% 12/15/29 (a)

     430,177        429,043  

Trafigura Securitisation Finance PLC

     

Series 2018-1A, Class A1,
2.948% FRN 3/15/22 (a) (b)

     610,000        610,000  

Series 2017-1A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%
3.858% FRN 12/15/20 (a)

     260,000        259,761  

Series 2018-1A, Class B,
4.290% 3/15/22 (a)

     920,000        919,939  

Treman Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.370%
3.718% FRN 4/20/27 (a)

     950,000        950,326  

Trinity Rail Leasing LP, Series 2018-1A, Class A1
3.820% 6/17/48 (a)

     585,000        586,156  

Trip Rail Master Funding LLC

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A1,
2.709% 8/15/47 (a)

     143,335        141,135  

Series 2011-1A, Class A2,
6.024% 7/15/41 (a)

     669,679        693,197  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Triton Container Finance IV LLC, Series 2017-2A, Class A
3.620% 8/20/42 (a)

   $ 938,044      $ 917,860  

Triton Container Finance VI LLC, Series 2018-2A, Class A
4.190% 6/22/43 (a)

     536,250        535,174  

VSE VOI Mortgage LLC

     

Series 2016-A, Class A,
2.540% 7/20/33 (a)

     425,067        413,571  

Series 2018-A, Class C,
4.020% 2/20/36 (a)

     312,346        310,363  

Welk Resorts LLC

     

Series 2015-AA, Class A,
2.790% 6/16/31 (a)

     78,481        76,693  

Series 2017-AA, Class B,
3.410% 6/15/33 (a)

     230,164        223,780  

Westgate Resorts LLC

     

Series 2014-1A, Class A,
2.150% 12/20/26 (a)

     64,365        64,096  

Series 2017-1A, Class A,
3.050% 12/20/30 (a)

     219,894        217,267  

Series 2015-2A, Class A,
3.200% 7/20/28 (a)

     129,834        129,681  

Series 2018-1A, Class A,
3.380% 12/20/31 (a)

     391,482        389,454  

Willis Engine Structured Trust IV, Series 2018-A, Class A,
4.750% STEP 9/15/43 (a)

     260,000        260,586  
     

 

 

 
        39,887,358  
     

 

 

 
Student Loans ABS — 15.4%

 

Access Group, Inc.

     

Series 2015-1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700%
2.916% FRN 7/25/56 (a)

     233,890        233,172  

Series 2015-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.716% FRN 7/25/58 (a)

     140,000        125,852  

AccessLex Institute

     

Series 2004-A, Class A3, 28 day ARS
1.699% FRN 7/01/39

     1,250,000        1,233,085  

Series 2003-A, Class A3, 3 mo. Treasury + 1.200%
3.190% FRN 7/01/38

     42,022        41,097  

College Ave Student Loans LLC, Series 2018-A, Class A1,
3.416% FRN 12/26/47 (a) (b)

     593,506        593,506  

College Loan Corp. Trust I, Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .490%
2.829% FRN 1/15/37

     216,160        202,852  

Commonbond Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2018-AGS, Class C,
3.820% 2/25/44 (a)

     230,000        228,115  
 

 

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

 

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MML Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2018-BGS, Class C,
4.120% 9/25/45 (a)

   $ 230,000      $ 229,320  

Series 2017-AGS, Class C,
5.280% 5/25/41 (a)

     243,580        242,251  

Credit Suisse ABS Repackaging Trust, Series 2013-A, Class B
2.500% 1/25/30 (a)

     87,209        80,631  

DRB Prime Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2015-A, Class A3,
2.320% 4/25/30

     29,765        29,559  

Series 2015-B, Class A3,
2.540% 4/27/26 (a)

     39,696        39,181  

Series 2015-A, Class A2,
3.060% 7/25/31 (a)

     83,171        82,227  

Series 2015-D, Class A2,
3.200% 1/25/40 (a)

     589,571        587,807  

Series 2015-D, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%
3.916% FRN 1/25/40 (a)

     148,748        151,627  

Series 2016-R, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900%
4.116% FRN 10/25/44 (a)

     560,317        568,875  

Series 2016-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%
4.216% FRN 4/25/40 (a)

     129,372        132,957  

Earnest Student Loan Program LLC

     

Series 2016-C, Class A2,
2.680% 7/25/35 (a)

     292,060        279,798  

Series 2016-D, Class A2,
2.720% 1/25/41 (a)

     257,837        252,687  

Series 2016-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050%
4.266% FRN 2/26/35 (a)

     150,684        154,425  

ECMC Group Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2018-1A, Class A,
2.966% FRN 2/27/68 (a) (b)

     853,585        853,713  

Series 2017-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.416% FRN 12/27/66 (a)

     886,827        898,800  

Series 2016-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%
3.566% FRN 7/26/66 (a)

     450,105        458,863  

EdLinc Student Loan Funding, Series 2017-A, Class A, (Acquired 12/22/17, Cost $695,132),
3.350% FRN 12/01/47 (a) (b) (c) (d)

     604,770        598,034  

Education Loan Asset-Backed Trust I, Series 2013-1, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
3.016% FRN 6/25/26 (a)

     363,517        363,656  

ELFI Graduate Loan Program LLC

     

Series 2018-A, Class A1,
2.966% FRN 8/25/42 (a) (b)

     596,611        596,611  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2018-A, Class B,
4.000% 8/25/42 (a)

   $ 250,000      $ 241,449  

Higher Education Funding I, Series 2004-1, Class B1, 28 day ARS
FRN 1/01/44 (a)

     950,000        835,845  

KeyCorp Student Loan Trust, Series 2006-A, Class 2A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .310%
2.691% FRN 9/27/35

     36,714        36,629  

Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust, Series 2017-B, Class CFX
3.610% 8/25/42 (a)

     317,651        302,227  

Navient Private Education Loan Trust

     

Series 2014-AA, Class A2A,
2.740% 2/15/29 (a)

     208,354        204,642  

Series 2018-BA, Class A2B,
2.878% FRN 12/15/59 (a) (b)

     170,000        170,502  

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Series 2018-A, Class A1
2.530% 2/18/42 (a)

     425,593        422,142  

Navient Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2018-1A, Class A3,
2.936% FRN 3/25/67 (a) (b)

     850,000        853,853  

Series 2018-2A, Class A3,
2.966% FRN 3/25/67 (a) (b)

     540,000        540,723  

Series 2017-5A, Class A,
3.016% FRN 7/26/66 (a) (b)

     373,486        377,061  

Series 2018-3A, Class A3,
3.016% FRN 3/25/67 (a) (b)

     900,000        908,457  

Series 2017-1A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150%
3.366% FRN 7/26/66 (a)

     750,000        767,395  

Series 2016-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%
3.466% FRN 6/25/65 (a)

     679,644        696,847  

Series 2016-6A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%
3.516% FRN 3/25/66 (a)

     560,000        580,824  

Nelnet Private Education Loan Trust

     

Series 2016-A, Class A1B,
3.600% 12/26/40 (a)

     177,186        170,311  

Series 2016-A, Class A1A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
3.966% FRN 12/26/40 (a)

     246,072        246,498  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2005-1, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .110%
2.445% FRN 10/25/33

     224,434        223,089  

Series 2005-2, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .100%
2.466% FRN 3/23/37

     233,962        232,292  

Series 2007-2A, Class A4A2, 28 day ARS
2.856% FRN 6/25/35 (a)

     600,000        591,790  

Series 2018-3A, Class A3,
2.966% FRN 9/27/66 (a) (b)

     700,000        700,028  
 

 

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

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2018-1A, Class A2,
2.976% FRN 5/25/66 (a) (b)

   $ 800,000      $ 804,113  

Series 2014-1A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.716% FRN 10/25/47 (a)

     170,000        163,160  

Series 2015-3A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.716% FRN 6/25/54 (a)

     130,000        121,763  

Northstar Education Finance, Inc., Series 2005-1, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .750%
3.089% FRN 10/30/45

     198,587        197,097  

PHEAA Student Loan Trust, Series 2016-2A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950%
3.166% FRN 11/25/65 (a)

     537,826        544,804  

SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.514% FRN 2/15/45

     376,579        349,184  

SLM Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2007-5, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .110%
2.445% FRN 1/26/43

     119,474        115,323  

Series 2005-5, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .140%
2.475% FRN 10/25/28

     272,089        271,415  

Series 2006-10, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .150%
2.485% FRN 3/25/44

     940,000        904,752  

Series 2006-7, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.535% FRN 1/27/42

     1,180,478        1,125,595  

Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210%
2.545% FRN 10/25/40

     450,572        427,183  

Series 2006-10, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .220%
2.555% FRN 3/25/44

     717,035        678,307  

Series 2005-6, Class B,, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .290%
2.625% FRN 1/25/44

     611,872        572,244  

Series 2003-14, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .300%
2.635% FRN 7/25/25

     150,000        149,682  

Series 2005-9, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .300%
2.635% FRN 1/25/41

     453,416        433,092  

Series 2005-8, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .310%
2.645% FRN 1/25/55

     181,974        171,867  

Series 2004-3A, Class A6A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .550%
2.885% FRN 10/25/64 (a)

     850,000        853,687  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2005-9, Class A7A, 3 mo. EURIBOR + .600%
2.935% FRN 1/25/41

   $ 710,000      $ 711,600  

Series 2003-14, Class A7, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .600%
2.935% FRN 10/25/65 (a)

     2,150,000        2,150,309  

Series 2005-7, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .750%
3.085% FRN 1/25/40

     770,000        767,113  

Series 2013-4, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.716% FRN 12/28/70

     120,000        116,795  

Series 2003-5, Class A7, 28 day ARS + 2.500%
4.490% FRN 6/17/30

     50,000        50,000  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust

     

Series 2018-B, Class A2B,
2.878% FRN 1/15/37 (a) (b)

     550,000        550,547  

Series 2016-C, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%
3.258% FRN 9/15/34 (a)

     290,000        293,676  

Series 2014-A, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150%
3.308% FRN 5/15/26 (a)

     472,649        477,720  

Series 2016-B, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450%
3.608% FRN 2/17/32 (a)

     124,698        127,400  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

     

Series 2015-A, Class RC, (Acquired 4/19/17, Cost $562,750),
0.000% 3/25/33 (a) (c) (d)

     200        213,750  

Series 2017-D, Class R1, (Acquired 7/19/17, Cost $565,900),
0.000% 9/25/40 (a) (c) (d)

     1,000,000        630,000  

Series 2018-A, Class R1 (Acquired 1/22/18, Cost $718,200),
0.000% 2/25/42 (a) (c) (d)

     1,000,000        718,200  

Series 2016-D, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950%
3.166% FRN 1/25/39 (a)

     86,753        87,237  

Series 2016-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.416% FRN 6/25/33 (a)

     142,971        145,196  

Series 2016-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
3.966% FRN 8/25/36 (a)

     152,465        157,028  

Sofi Professional Loan Program Trust, Series 2018-D, Class R1 (Acquired 9/20/18, Cost $314,012) 2/25/48 (a) (c) (d) (e)

     956,000        329,342  
     

 

 

 
        33,770,486  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  
WL Collateral CMO — 4.9%

 

Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Series 2004-G, Class 2A7,
4.628% VRN 8/25/34 (b)

   $ 6,158      $ 6,222  

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

     

Series 2004-2, Class 1A1,
3.715% VRN 2/25/34 (b)

     3,552        3,570  

Series 2003-42, Class 1A1,
3.991% VRN 9/25/33 (b)

     786        716  

Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2018-1A, Class A2,
3.027% VRN 12/25/57 (a) (b)

     528,798        518,451  

Series 2018-2A, Class A3,
3.684% VRN 4/25/58 (a) (b)

     886,803        883,221  

Series 2018-3A, Class A3,
3.963% VRN 8/25/58 (a) (b)

     320,000        320,204  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-9, Class 2A1,
4.105% VRN 8/25/34 (b)

     1,127        1,119  

IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR4, Class 1A,
3.940% VRN 8/25/34 (b)

     8,002        7,843  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2018-1, Class A5,
3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (b)

     412,534        406,914  

Series 2018-3, Class A5,
3.500% VRN 9/25/48 (a) (b)

     615,789        605,475  

Series 2018-4, Class A15,
3.500% VRN 10/25/48 (a) (b)

     566,181        558,493  

Series 2017-6, Class A5,
3.500% VRN 12/25/48 (a) (b)

     571,287        563,862  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.

     

Series 2004-A1, Class IA,
3.216% VRN 2/25/34 (b)

     697        675  

Series 2003-A4, Class IA,
4.544% VRN 7/25/33 (b)

     526        527  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-2AR, Class 1A,
4.375% VRN 2/25/34 (b)

     42        46  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2016-4A, Class A1,
3.750% VRN 11/25/56 (a) (b)

     330,852        329,342  

PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust, Series 2018-GT1, Class A (Acquired 2/21/18, Cost $250,000),
5.066% FRN 2/25/23 (a) (b) (c) (d)

     250,000        252,893  

PSMC Trust

     

Series 2018-1, Class A3,
3.500% VRN 2/25/48 (a) (b)

     595,603        586,692  

Series 2018-2, Class A3,
3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (b)

     624,680        614,671  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2015-1, Class A6,
2.500% VRN 1/25/45 (a) (b)

     467,525        452,900  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Series 2018-3, Class A4,
3.500% VRN 3/25/48 (a) (b)

   $ 723,452      $ 713,608  

Series 2018-5, Class A4,
3.500% VRN 5/25/48 (a) (b)

     577,351        569,497  

Series 2018-CH1, Class A10,
4.000% VRN 2/25/48 (a) (b)

     370,850        372,170  

Series 2018-CH2, Class A12,
4.000% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (b)

     931,749        935,058  

Series 2018-CH3, Class A11,
4.000% VRN 8/25/48 (a) (b)

     665,607        668,922  

Series 2018-7, Class A4,
4.000% VRN 9/25/48 (a) (b)

     237,644        240,602  

Shellpoint Co-Originator Trust, Series 2016-1, Class 2A3,
3.000% VRN 10/25/31 (a) (b)

     799,402        763,823  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-2, Class 2A,
4.324% VRN 3/25/34 (b)

     4,357        4,379  

TIAA Bank Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A4,
3.500% VRN 7/25/48 (a) (b)

     332,485        327,964  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-AR2, Class A, 12 mo. MTA + 1.400%
3.245% FRN 4/25/44

     12,792        13,279  
     

 

 

 
        10,723,138  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $106,865,210)
        106,419,028  
     

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 1.1%

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.0%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     

Series 4740, Class CA,
3.000% 5/15/39

     279,346        273,633  

Series 4491, Class B,
3.000% 8/15/40

     448,361        439,635  

Series 4720, Class A,
3.000% 3/15/41

     380,492        373,520  

Federal National Mortgage Association

     

Series 2015-80, Class CA,
3.000% 4/25/40

     627,484        615,559  

Series 2015-63, Class KA,
3.000% 1/25/41

     299,236        294,448  

Government National Mortgage Association (b) Series 2014-131, Class BW
3.789% 5/20/41

     131,916        140,016  
     

 

 

 
        2,136,811  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Value  
Pass-Through Securities — 0.1%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     

Pool #C01079 7.500% 10/01/30

   $ 327      $ 370  

Pool #C01135 7.500% 2/01/31

     1,036        1,170  

Federal National Mortgage Association

     

Pool #888586 1 year CMT + 2.198% 3.976% FRN 10/01/34

     20,234        20,987  

Pool #725692 1 year CMT + 2.138% 4.019% FRN 10/01/33

     21,230        22,258  

Pool #775539 12 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.645%
4.179% FRN 5/01/34

     8,777        9,132  

Pool #575667 7.000% 3/01/31

     2,336        2,634  

Pool #529453 7.500% 1/01/30

     503        569  

Pool #531196 7.500% 2/01/30

     63        70  

Pool #530299 7.500% 3/01/30

     67        73  

Pool #535996 7.500% 6/01/31

     1,200        1,355  

Pool #523499 8.000% 11/01/29

     53        60  

Pool #252926 8.000% 12/01/29

     24        27  

Pool #532819 8.000% 3/01/30

     30        35  

Pool #534703 8.000% 5/01/30

     511        581  

Pool #253437 8.000% 9/01/30

     31        35  

Pool #253481 8.000% 10/01/30

     14        16  

Pool #596656 8.000% 8/01/31

     193        199  

Pool #602008 8.000% 8/01/31

     790        899  

Pool #190317 8.000% 8/01/31

     632        720  

Pool #597220 8.000% 9/01/31

     621        712  

Government National Mortgage Association

     

Pool #371146 7.000% 9/15/23

     65        68  

Pool #352022 7.000% 11/15/23

     1,035        1,103  

Pool #491089 7.000% 12/15/28

     1,686        1,830  

Pool #500928 7.000% 5/15/29

     794        887  

Pool #478658 7.000% 5/15/29

     415        465  

Pool #499410 7.000% 7/15/29

     241        271  

Pool #510083 7.000% 7/15/29

     180        201  

Pool #493723 7.000% 8/15/29

     484        543  

Pool #581417 7.000% 7/15/32

     2,344        2,639  

Government National Mortgage Association II

     

Pool #008746 1 year CMT + 1.500% 3.125% FRN 11/20/25

     863        877  

Pool #080136 1 year CMT + 1.500% 3.125% FRN 11/20/27

     162        165  

Pool #82462 1 year CMT + 1.500% 3.375% FRN 1/20/40

     59,778        61,905  

Pool #82488 1 year CMT + 1.500% 3.375% FRN 3/20/40

     68,245        70,649  
     

 

 

 
        203,505  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES
(Cost $2,405,489)
        2,340,316  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 0.4%

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 0.4%

 

U.S. Treasury Note
8.000% 11/15/21 (f)

   $ 720,000      $ 829,271  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $846,056)
        829,271  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $209,888,420)
        207,850,973  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.9%
(Cost $2,011,623)
        2,016,930  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $211,900,043)
        209,867,903  
     

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.6%

 

  
Commercial Paper — 4.6%

 

Avangrid, Inc.
2.353% 10/01/18 (a)

     1,750,000        1,749,653  

Comcast Corp.
2.406% 10/16/18 (a)

     2,250,000        2,247,247  

Glencore Funding LLC
2.415% 10/05/18 (a)

     2,000,000        1,999,063  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.
2.386% 10/15/18 (a)

     2,250,000        2,247,399  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
2.437% 10/18/18

     1,750,000        1,747,623  
     

 

 

 
        9,990,985  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $9,993,210)
        9,990,985  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.5%
(Cost $221,893,253) (g)
        219,858,888  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.5)%         (1,152,102
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 218,706,786  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ABS

Asset-Backed Security

ARS

Auction Rate Security

CLO

Collateralized Loan Obligation

CMO

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

CMT

Constant Maturity Treasury Index

FRN

Floating Rate Note

MBS

Mortgage-Backed Security

MTA

Monthly Treasury Average Index

STEP

Step Up Bond

VRN

Variable Rate Note

WL

Whole Loan

 

 

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

 

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MML Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

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 September 30, 2018, these securities amounted to a value of $124,598,345 or 56.97% 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 September 30, 2018.

(c)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(d)

Restricted security. Certain securities are restricted as to resale. At September 30, 2018, these securities amounted to a value of $2,742,219 or 1.25% 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 September 30, 2018, these securities amounted to a value of $329,342 or 0.15% of net assets.

(f)

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

(g)

See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

 

(#)

Purchased Swaptions contracts at September 30, 2018:

 

 

 

OTC Counterparty

  Units     Notional
Amount
    Expiration
Date
    Pay/Receive
Exercise Rate
   

Description

  Premiums
Purchased
    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Call

 

Barclays Bank PLC     6,340,000       USD       6,340,000       12/13/32       Receive     3-Month USD LIBOR BBA 10 Year Swaption, Underlying Swap terminates 12/15/42, Exercise Rate 2.44%   $ 316,951     $ 217,535     $ (99,416
Credit Suisse International     7,310,000       USD       7,310,000       1/31/33       Receive     3-Month USD LIBOR BBA 10 Year Swaption, Underlying Swap terminates 2/02/43, Exercise Rate 2.61%     350,880       280,257       (70,623
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                667,831       497,792       (170,039
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Put

 

Barclays Bank PLC     12,910,000       USD       12,910,000       12/13/32       Pay     3-Month USD LIBOR BBA 10 Year Swaption, Underlying Swap terminates 12/15/42, Exercise Rate 2.94%   $ 645,410     $ 750,428     $ 105,018  
Credit Suisse International     14,580,000       USD         14,580,000       1/31/33       Pay     3-Month USD LIBOR BBA 10 Year Swaption, Underlying Swap terminates 2/02/43, Exercise Rate 3.11%     698,382       768,710       70,328  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                1,343,792       1,519,138       175,346  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
              $ 2,011,623     $ 2,016,930     $ 5,307  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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MML Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

Futures contracts at September 30, 2018:

 

 

 

     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
    Value/ Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Long           

U.S. Treasury Note 10 Year

     12/19/18        225      $ 27,090,364     $ (364,583

U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year

     12/31/18        320        67,659,248       (224,248
          

 

 

 
  $ (588,831
          

 

 

 
Short           

U.S. Treasury Note Ultra 10 Year

     12/19/18        82      $ (10,521,386   $ 189,386  

U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year

     12/31/18        644        (73,066,875     631,968  
          

 

 

 
  $ 821,354  
          

 

 

 

 

Swap agreements at September 30, 2018:

 

 

 

Counterparty

   Currency      Notional
Amount
     Expiration
Date
     Payment
Frequency
     Receive (Pay)
Fixed Rate
    Deliverable on Default    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Premium
(Received)
Paid
    Value  

Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection††

 

OTC Swaps

 

Goldman Sachs International      USD        410,000        5/11/63        Monthly        3.000   CMBX.NA.BBB-.6†
(Rating: BBB-)
   $ (48,604   $ 253     $ (48,351
Goldman Sachs International      USD        410,000        5/11/63        Monthly        3.000   CMBX.NA.BBB-.6†
(Rating: BBB-)
     (12,846     (35,506     (48,352
Goldman Sachs International      USD        150,000        5/11/63        Monthly        3.000   CMBX.NA.BBB-.6†
(Rating: BBB-)
     (5,672     (12,018     (17,690
                   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (67,122   $ (47,271   $ (114,393
                   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Payment is based on a percentage of the index. Reference entities are a number of individual issuers comprising the index.

††

For each credit derivative with sold protection, the credit ratings of the entities referenced, as rated by any rating organization, are included in the equivalent S&P Global Ratings. The reference entity rating represents the likelihood of a potential payment by the Fund if the referenced entity experiences a credit event as of period end. Notional amounts represent the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the Fund could be required to make under the credit derivatives with sold protection.

Currency Legend

USD

U.S. Dollar

 

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

 

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MML Small Cap Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 98.1%

 

COMMON STOCK — 98.1%

 

Basic Materials — 3.5%

 

Iron & Steel — 1.2%

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (a)

     49,225      $ 1,454,599  
     

 

 

 
Mining — 2.3%

 

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

     18,480        1,241,856  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     15,655        1,707,334  
     

 

 

 
        2,949,190  
     

 

 

 
        4,403,789  
     

 

 

 
Communications — 4.8%

 

Internet — 4.0%

 

Etsy, Inc. (a)

     34,690        1,782,372  

Q2 Holdings, Inc. (a)

     20,850        1,262,468  

Yelp, Inc. (a)

     42,470        2,089,524  
     

 

 

 
        5,134,364  
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.8%

 

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (a)

     134,140        938,980  
     

 

 

 
        6,073,344  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 14.1%

 

Airlines — 1.1%

 

Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a)

     29,770        1,398,297  
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.8%

 

Navistar International Corp. (a)

     26,840        1,033,340  
     

 

 

 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 2.8%

 

Dorman Products, Inc. (a)

     22,750        1,749,930  

Visteon Corp. (a)

     19,450        1,806,905  
     

 

 

 
        3,556,835  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 9.4%

 

The Children’s Place, Inc.

     15,220        1,945,116  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

     31,490        2,043,701  

Jack in the Box, Inc.

     15,620        1,309,424  

The Michaels Cos., Inc. (a)

     38,990        632,808  

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. Class A

     16,790        1,383,832  

Suburban Propane Partners LP (b)

     76,110        1,790,868  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

     23,830        1,651,181  

The Wendy’s Co.

     71,780        1,230,309  
     

 

 

 
        11,987,239  
     

 

 

 
        17,975,711  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 21.2%

 

Agriculture — 0.8%

 

Universal Corp.

     16,340        1,062,100  
     

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 2.6%

 

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (a)

     19,840        1,306,067  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     5,560        1,526,164  

Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     3,046        430,248  
     

 

 

 
        3,262,479  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Commercial Services — 5.3%

 

ASGN, Inc. (a)

     30,716      $ 2,424,414  

Korn/Ferry International

     48,031        2,365,046  

Monro, Inc.

     11,520        801,792  

Paylocity Holding Corp. (a)

     14,840        1,191,949  
     

 

 

 
        6,783,201  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 4.3%

 

Inogen, Inc. (a)

     4,020        981,362  

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (a) (c)

     15,088        634,903  

Intersect ENT, Inc. (a)

     23,770        683,387  

Quidel Corp. (a)

     16,280        1,060,968  

Repligen Corp. (a)

     21,410        1,187,399  

Wright Medical Group NV (a)

     33,460        971,009  
     

 

 

 
        5,519,028  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Services — 4.7%

 

Addus HomeCare Corp. (a)

     12,212        856,672  

Amedisys, Inc. (a)

     15,540        1,941,878  

American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. (a)

     24,120        522,198  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

     6,360        945,732  

Teladoc Health, Inc. (a) (c)

     19,030        1,643,241  
     

 

 

 
        5,909,721  
     

 

 

 
Household Products & Wares — 1.2%

 

Acco Brands Corp.

     137,170        1,550,021  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.3%

 

Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. (a)

     44,770        868,986  

Senseonics Holdings, Inc. (a) (c)

     115,880        552,747  

TherapeuticsMD, Inc. (a) (c)

     113,800        746,528  

uniQure NV (a)

     10,920        397,379  

Zogenix, Inc. (a)

     7,600        376,960  
     

 

 

 
        2,942,600  
     

 

 

 
        27,029,150  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 3.8%

 

Energy – Alternate Sources — 1.3%

 

Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (a)

     58,949        1,697,731  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 1.8%

 

Matador Resources Co. (a)

     67,635        2,235,337  
     

 

 

 
Pipelines — 0.7%

 

Noble Midstream Partners LP (b)

     26,605        942,083  
     

 

 

 
        4,875,151  
     

 

 

 
Financial — 20.5%

 

Banks — 6.2%

 

The Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd.

     15,399        798,592  

BankUnited, Inc.

     34,909        1,235,779  

Chemical Financial Corp.

     23,902        1,276,367  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

     21,980        852,165  

Customers Bancorp, Inc. (a)

     26,220        616,957  
 

 

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

 

99


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

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  

FCB Financial Holdings, Inc.
Class A (a)

     23,553      $ 1,116,412  

Heritage Financial Corp.

     18,200        639,730  

IBERIABANK Corp.

     16,390        1,333,326  
     

 

 

 
        7,869,328  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.6%

 

Focus Financial Partners, Inc.
Class A (a)

     14,980        710,951  

Stifel Financial Corp.

     25,810        1,323,021  
     

 

 

 
        2,033,972  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 1.5%

 

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

     16,285        694,067  

ProAssurance Corp.

     26,990        1,267,180  
     

 

 

 
        1,961,247  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 6.2%

 

Brandywine Realty Trust

     98,790        1,552,979  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

     162,000        1,890,540  

EPR Properties

     12,090        827,077  

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.

     75,960        1,951,412  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     65,530        1,667,083  
     

 

 

 
        7,889,091  
     

 

 

 
Savings & Loans — 5.0%

 

Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.

     50,170        847,873  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

     26,750        1,088,725  

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

     38,030        1,035,177  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (a)

     16,790        624,588  

Sterling Bancorp

     56,410        1,241,020  

WSFS Financial Corp.

     33,630        1,585,654  
     

 

 

 
        6,423,037  
     

 

 

 
        26,176,675  
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 14.4%

 

Building Materials — 2.0%

 

Masonite International Corp. (a)

     21,143        1,355,266  

Summit Materials, Inc. Class A (a)

     62,559        1,137,323  
     

 

 

 
        2,492,589  
     

 

 

 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 2.7%

 

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

     25,170        1,476,220  

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)

     34,290        1,934,299  
     

 

 

 
        3,410,519  
     

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 2.8%

 

Dycom Industries, Inc. (a)

     14,570        1,232,622  

KBR, Inc.

     71,896        1,519,162  

TopBuild Corp. (a)

     14,080        800,026  
     

 

 

 
        3,551,810  
     

 

 

 
Environmental Controls — 1.8%

 

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. (a)

     49,818        1,349,071  

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (a)

     55,670        989,813  
     

 

 

 
        2,338,884  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Machinery – Diversified — 0.5%

 

The Manitowoc Co., Inc. (a)

     27,897      $ 669,249  
     

 

 

 
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 1.2%

 

Rexnord Corp. (a)

     50,670        1,560,636  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.8%

 

EnPro Industries, Inc.

     13,970        1,018,832  
     

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.4%

 

CryoPort, Inc. (a) (c)

     24,270        310,899  

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.
Class A (a)

     15,690        1,427,633  
     

 

 

 
        1,738,532  
     

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 1.2%

 

The Greenbrier Cos., Inc.

     25,110        1,509,111  
     

 

 

 
        18,290,162  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 13.1%

 

Computers — 4.0%

 

CACI International, Inc. Class A (a)

     14,051        2,587,492  

Perspecta, Inc.

     49,535        1,274,040  

Teradata Corp. (a)

     33,510        1,263,662  
     

 

 

 
        5,125,194  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 2.0%

 

Brooks Automation, Inc.

     33,810        1,184,364  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

     16,970        1,360,146  
     

 

 

 
        2,544,510  
     

 

 

 
Software — 7.1%

 

Blackline, Inc. (a)

     24,130        1,362,621  

Envestnet, Inc. (a)

     13,980        852,081  

j2 Global, Inc.

     22,541        1,867,522  

Pegasystems, Inc.

     24,296        1,520,929  

SendGrid, Inc. (a)

     36,009        1,324,771  

Zynga, Inc. Class A (a)

     524,896        2,104,833  
     

 

 

 
        9,032,757  
     

 

 

 
        16,702,461  
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 2.7%

 

Electric — 2.7%

 

Black Hills Corp.

     32,070        1,862,947  

NorthWestern Corp.

     26,720        1,567,395  
     

 

 

 
        3,430,342  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $95,651,202)
        124,956,785  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $95,651,202)
        124,956,785  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

100


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

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
MUTUAL FUNDS — 2.0%

 

Diversified Financial Services — 2.0%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (d)

     2,622,653      $ 2,622,653  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $2,622,653)
        2,622,653  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $98,273,855)
        127,579,438  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.0%

 

Repurchase Agreement — 2.0%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 9/28/18, 1.100%, due 10/01/18 (e)

   $ 2,511,549        2,511,549  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $2,511,549)
        2,511,549  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.1%
(Cost $100,785,404) (f)
        130,090,987  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (2.1)%         (2,703,965
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 127,387,022  
     

 

 

 

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)

Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of September 30, 2018, was $2,543,470 or 2.00% of net assets. Total securities on loan may not correspond with the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments because pending sales may be in the process of recall from the brokers. (Note 2).

(d)

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

(e)

Maturity value of $2,511,779. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 11/15/42, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $2,563,970.

(f)

See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

 

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

 

101


MML Special Situations Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 95.5%

 

COMMON STOCK — 95.5%

 

Basic Materials — 5.7%

 

Chemicals — 4.5%

 

The Chemours Co.

     10,379      $ 409,348  

Ingevity Corp. (a)

     6,639        676,381  

Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.

     4,600        84,778  
     

 

 

 
        1,170,507  
     

 

 

 
Mining — 1.2%

 

Alcoa Corp. (a)

     8,100        327,240  
     

 

 

 
        1,497,747  
     

 

 

 
Communications — 12.0%

 

Internet — 0.2%

 

Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A (a)

     1,360        63,974  
     

 

 

 
Media — 6.8%

 

Cable One, Inc.

     500        441,805  

Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A (a)

     3,500        295,155  

Liberty Broadband Corp. Class C (a)

     3,600        303,480  

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One Class C (a)

     5,300        197,107  

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty SiriusXM Class A (a)

     5,600        243,264  

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty SiriusXM Class C (a)

     5,600        243,320  

News Corp. Class A

     5,800        76,502  
     

 

 

 
        1,800,633  
     

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 5.0%

 

GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A (a)

     3,440        175,440  

Liberty Latin America Ltd. Class A (a)

     54,100        1,127,444  
     

 

 

 
        1,302,884  
     

 

 

 
        3,167,491  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 5.8%

 

Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.5%

 

Aptiv PLC

     4,679        392,568  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment — 2.2%

 

The Madison Square Garden Co. Class A (a)

     1,810        570,729  
     

 

 

 
Lodging — 1.6%

 

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (a)

     12,500        413,750  
     

 

 

 
Retail — 0.5%

 

J Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. (a)

     11,500        136,850  
     

 

 

 
        1,513,897  
     

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 30.8%

 

Commercial Services — 11.7%

 

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     35,000        3,074,400  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Foods — 2.9%

 

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

     11,733      $ 781,418  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – Products — 6.1%

 

Avanos Medical, Inc. (a)

     6,100        417,850  

Danaher Corp.

     5,400        586,764  

Varex Imaging Corp. (a)

     7,500        214,950  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     3,100        382,757  
     

 

 

 
        1,602,321  
     

 

 

 
Household Products & Wares — 1.0%

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

     2,400        260,040  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 9.1%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     6,300        595,854  

Zoetis, Inc.

     19,700        1,803,732  
     

 

 

 
        2,399,586  
     

 

 

 
        8,117,765  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 3.2%

 

Oil & Gas — 2.7%

 

Andeavor

     1,900        291,650  

Murphy USA, Inc. (a)

     5,000        427,300  
     

 

 

 
        718,950  
     

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.5%

 

KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (a)

     3,600        115,236  
     

 

 

 
        834,186  
     

 

 

 
Financial — 4.5%

 

Diversified Financial Services — 1.1%

 

Synchrony Financial

     9,540        296,503  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.9%

 

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.

     10,300        264,607  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

     13,900        489,975  
     

 

 

 
        754,582  
     

 

 

 
Savings & Loans — 0.5%

 

Poage Bankshares, Inc.

     5,400        136,890  
     

 

 

 
        1,187,975  
     

 

 

 
Industrial — 23.6%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 2.2%

 

KLX, Inc. (a)

     9,000        565,020  
     

 

 

 
Electronics — 16.0%

 

Allegion PLC

     8,500        769,845  

Fortive Corp.

     22,600        1,902,920  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     3,060        509,184  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

     14,570        965,700  

nVent Electric PLC

     2,340        63,554  
     

 

 

 
        4,211,203  
     

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 1.6%

 

TopBuild Corp. (a)

     7,600        431,832  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

102


MML Special Situations Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Environmental Controls — 0.4%

 

Pentair PLC

     2,340      $ 101,439  
     

 

 

 
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.5%

 

Oshkosh Corp.

     2,002        142,623  
     

 

 

 
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 0.4%

 

TimkenSteel Corp. (a)

     7,100        105,577  
     

 

 

 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 2.5%

 

Trinseo SA

     8,300        649,890  
     

 

 

 
        6,207,584  
     

 

 

 
Technology — 7.6%

 

Computers — 7.6%

 

DXC Technology Co.

     3,874        362,296  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     81,600        1,330,896  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc. (a)

     4,500        269,775  

Perspecta, Inc.

     1,937        49,820  
     

 

 

 
        2,012,787  
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 2.3%

 

Gas — 2.3%

 

ONE Gas, Inc.

     7,300        600,644  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $19,972,298)
        25,140,076  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $19,972,298)
        25,140,076  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $19,972,298)
        25,140,076  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.6%

 

Repurchase Agreement — 4.6%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 9/28/18, 1.100%, due 10/01/18 (b)

   $ 1,224,463        1,224,463  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,224,463)
        1,224,463  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $21,196,761) (c)
        26,364,539  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%         (27,342
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 26,337,197  
     

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Maturity value of $1,224,575. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity date of 8/15/42, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,252,504.

(c)

See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

 

 

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

 

103


MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Shares
     Value  
EQUITIES — 95.9%

 

COMMON STOCK — 94.8%

 

Bermuda — 2.6%

 

Credicorp Ltd.

     7,110      $ 1,586,099  

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

     45,462        1,650,148  
     

 

 

 
        3,236,247  
     

 

 

 
Brazil — 4.0%

 

Atacadao Distribuicao Comercio e Industria Ltda

     330,000        1,210,162  

B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao

     330,465        1,914,767  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA Sponsored ADR

     55,670        611,256  

Vale SA Sponsored ADR

     87,700        1,301,468  
     

 

 

 
        5,037,653  
     

 

 

 
Cayman Islands — 17.8%

 

3SBio, Inc. (a)

     63,500        106,811  

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.

     37,500        385,004  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (b)

     43,553        7,175,792  

BEST, Inc. ADR (b) (c)

     24,302        143,868  

Huazhu Group Ltd. ADR

     78,241        2,527,184  

Hutchison China MediTech Ltd. ADR (b)

     8,517        274,162  

Meituan Dianping Class B (b)

     159,800        1,402,372  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR

     15,580        1,153,076  

Pinduoduo, Inc. ADR (b) (c)

     38,870        1,021,892  

Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co. Ltd. (a) (b)

     9,465        63,281  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

     36,000        415,586  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     141,059        5,828,870  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc. (a) (b)

     40,500        405,614  

ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. ADR

     74,210        1,229,660  
     

 

 

 
        22,133,172  
     

 

 

 
Chile — 0.2%

 

Banco de Chile

     1,378,985        211,092  
     

 

 

 
China — 4.1%

 

China International Capital Corp. Ltd. Class H (a)

     289,600        535,235  

Dong-E-E-Jiao Co. Ltd.

     86,899        599,910  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd. Class A

     165,650        1,529,975  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. Class H

     502,200        2,461,327  
     

 

 

 
        5,126,447  
     

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.7%

 

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA ADR (c)

     91,700        711,592  
     Number of
Shares
     Value  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

     12,420      $ 145,713  
     

 

 

 
        857,305  
     

 

 

 
Egypt — 0.5%

 

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

     120,952        566,948  
     

 

 

 
France — 6.4%

 

Kering SA

     8,405        4,494,331  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     9,776        3,451,564  
     

 

 

 
        7,945,895  
     

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 3.9%

 

AIA Group Ltd.

     392,000        3,502,413  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

     49,536        1,407,560  
     

 

 

 
        4,909,973  
     

 

 

 
India — 9.5%

 

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

     23,424        341,481  

Biocon Ltd.

     85,266        811,820  

Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd.

     22,827        368,261  

Dalmia Bharat Ltd.

     4,771        151,605  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

     141,992        3,426,923  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

     193,122        3,027,187  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

     49,506        1,490,414  

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

     14,639        821,834  

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

     220,960        1,341,753  
     

 

 

 
        11,781,278  
     

 

 

 
Indonesia — 0.9%

 

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

     377,500        611,359  

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT

     424,000        525,890  
     

 

 

 
        1,137,249  
     

 

 

 
Italy — 1.4%

 

PRADA SpA

     368,300        1,764,804  
     

 

 

 
Malaysia — 0.3%

 

Genting Bhd

     180,500        340,586  
     

 

 

 
Mexico — 5.3%

 

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

     213,550        2,112,677  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR

     10,410        1,030,278  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV Class B

     40,883        835,399  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV Class O

     722,011        1,135,063  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B

     502,563        1,446,406  
     

 

 

 
        6,559,823  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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     Number of
Shares
     Value  
Netherlands — 1.4%

 

Steinhoff International Holdings NV (b) (c)

     380,496      $ 61,864  

Yandex NV Class A (b)

     51,539        1,695,118  
     

 

 

 
        1,756,982  
     

 

 

 
Philippines — 3.6%

 

Ayala Corp.

     25,450        437,429  

Ayala Land, Inc.

     1,055,400        782,514  

BDO Unibank, Inc.

     53,800        119,299  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

     141,490        673,079  

SM Investments Corp.

     90,200        1,509,166  

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

     1,393,500        935,052  
     

 

 

 
        4,456,539  
     

 

 

 
Republic of Korea — 8.6%

 

Amorepacific Corp.

     3,544        833,966  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

     1,977        166,216  

Kakao Corp.

     4,205        451,172  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

     1,914        2,200,702  

NAVER Corp.

     4,213        2,714,204  

Netmarble Corp. (a)

     2,898        300,286  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd. (a) (b)

     3,816        1,836,176  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

     51,800        2,169,501  
     

 

 

 
        10,672,223  
     

 

 

 
Russia — 6.8%

 

LUKOIL PJSC Sponsored ADR

     3,230        246,901  

LUKOIL PJSC Sponsored ADR

     11,334        868,122  

Magnit PJSC

     4,273        249,516  

Novatek PJSC Sponsored GDR Registered (d)

     31,584        5,802,036  

Polyus PJSC GDR (a) (e)

     8,200        257,480  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

     330,097        1,021,822  
     

 

 

 
        8,445,877  
     

 

 

 
South Africa — 2.5%

 

FirstRand Ltd.

     462,730        2,217,022  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

     70,271        951,504  
     

 

 

 
        3,168,526  
     

 

 

 
Taiwan — 5.9%

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     854,000        7,291,836  
     

 

 

 
Thailand — 0.5%

 

Siam Commercial Bank PCL

     145,600        670,822  
     

 

 

 
Turkey — 0.6%

 

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS

     129,726        452,919  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

     22,402        301,906  
     

 

 

 
        754,825  
     

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates — 1.6%

 

DP World Ltd.

     74,184        1,414,625  

Emaar Properties PJSC

     427,468        576,364  
     

 

 

 
        1,990,989  
     

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
     Value  
United Kingdom — 4.4%

 

Glencore PLC

     1,157,561      $ 4,989,905  

Mediclinic International PLC

     78,150        436,482  
     

 

 

 
        5,426,387  
     

 

 

 
United States — 1.3%

 

MercadoLibre, Inc.

     1,780        606,036  

Snap, Inc. Class A (b) (c)

     49,568        420,337  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

     16,710        586,688  
     

 

 

 
        1,613,061  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $103,611,663)
        117,856,539  
     

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCK — 1.1%

 

Brazil — 1.1%

 

Lojas Americanas SA 0.410%

     332,400        1,306,209  
     

 

 

 
India — 0.0%

 

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. 6.000%

     503,840        54,422  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $1,681,387)
        1,360,631  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $105,293,050)
        119,217,170  
     

 

 

 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 1.4%

 

United States — 1.4%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (f)

     1,756,987        1,756,987  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $1,756,987)
        1,756,987  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $107,050,037)
        120,974,157  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.1%

 

Repurchase Agreement — 4.1%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 9/28/18, 1.100%, due 10/01/18 (g)

   $ 5,021,748        5,021,748  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $5,021,748)
        5,021,748  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.4%
(Cost $112,071,785) (h)
        125,995,905  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (1.4)%         (1,681,922
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 124,313,983  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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Abbreviation Legend

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

GDR

Global Depositary Receipt

PJSC

Public Joint Stock Company

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 September 30, 2018, these securities amounted to a value of $3,504,883 or 2.82% of net assets.

(b)

Non-income producing security.

(c)

Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of September 30, 2018, was $1,695,277 or 1.36% 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 September 30, 2018, these securities amounted to a value of $5,802,036 or 4.67% of net assets.

(e)

This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2018, these securities amounted to a value of $257,480 or 0.21% of net assets.

(f)

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

(g)

Maturity value of $5,022,208. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.750%, maturity dates ranging from 8/15/42 – 11/15/42, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $5,126,276.

(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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September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 100.0%

 

Discount Notes — 77.5%

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank

     

1 mo. USD LIBOR - .080%
2.053% FRN 10/09/18, 11/09/18 (a)

   $ 5,000,000      $ 5,000,407  

1 mo. USD LIBOR + .150%
2.308% FRN 10/15/18, 3/15/19 (a)

     5,000,000        5,006,463  

1 mo. USD LIBOR + .175%
2.391% FRN 10/25/18, 2/25/19 (a)

     1,500,000        1,501,873  

Federal Home Loan Bank

     

1.980% 10/01/18, 10/01/18 (a)

     800,000        799,913  

1.996% FRN 10/09/18, 6/07/19 (a) (b)

     6,000,000        5,999,997  

1 mo. USD LIBOR - .110%
2.021% FRN 10/11/18, 10/11/18 (a)

     2,000,000        2,000,000  

2.024% 10/31/18, 10/31/18 (a)

     810,000        808,575  

2.028% FRN 10/15/18, 11/15/18 (a) (b)

     4,000,000        4,000,064  

2.029% 10/03/18, 10/03/18 (a)

     2,000,000        1,999,556  

2.032% 10/10/18, 10/10/18 (a)

     1,720,000        1,718,949  

2.068% FRN 10/17/18, 7/17/19 (a) (b)

     10,000,000        10,000,060  

2.080% 10/12/18, 10/12/18 (a)

     1,000,000        999,260  

2.082% FRN 10/21/18, 8/21/19 (a) (b)

     4,000,000        4,000,000  

2.090% 10/12/18, 10/12/18 (a)

     4,640,000        4,636,548  

2.092% 12/13/18, 12/13/18 (a)

     4,000,000        3,983,000  

2.098% FRN 10/19/18, 12/19/18 (a) (b)

     8,000,000        8,000,685  

2.101% FRN 10/25/18, 10/25/18 (a) (b)

     5,000,000        4,999,190  

2.101% 10/17/18, 10/17/18 (a)

     10,000,000        9,989,650  

2.102% FRN 10/22/18, 4/22/19 (a) (b)

     2,500,000        2,500,192  

2.111% FRN 10/01/18, 11/01/18 (a) (b)

     3,800,000        3,800,004  

3 mo. USD LIBOR - .220%
2.121% FRN 11/09/18, 11/09/18 (a)

     3,000,000        3,000,592  

1 mo. USD LIBOR - .090%
2.122% FRN 10/22/18, 1/22/19 (a)

     1,600,000        1,600,179  

3 mo. USD LIBOR - .220%
2.123% FRN 11/01/18, 2/01/19 (a)

     3,000,000        3,001,322  

1 mo. USD LIBOR - .090%
2.126% FRN 10/25/18, 1/25/19 (a)

     5,000,000        5,000,259  

1 mo. USD LIBOR - .100%
2.130% FRN 10/27/18, 12/27/18 (a)

     5,000,000        5,000,083  

2.131% 11/30/18, 11/30/18 (a)

     2,890,000        2,879,648  

2.132% 10/19/18, 10/19/18 (a)

     7,000,000        6,991,833  
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

3 mo. USD LIBOR - .160%
2.152% FRN 11/24/18, 5/24/19 (a)

   $ 7,000,000      $ 7,006,214  

2.171% 10/26/18, 10/26/18 (a)

     10,000,000        9,983,965  

2.173% 10/26/18, 10/26/18 (a)

     5,000,000        4,991,975  

1 mo. USD LIBOR - .035%
2.177% FRN 10/23/18, 1/23/19 (a)

     1,400,000        1,400,338  

2.192% 11/23/18, 11/23/18 (a)

     5,000,000        4,983,538  

Federal National Mortgage Association
1.959% , 10/01/18, 10/01/18 (a)

     3,000,000        2,999,678  
     

 

 

 
        140,584,010  
     

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreement — 11.0%

 

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.,
Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, dated 9/28/18, 2.220%,
due 10/01/18 (c)

     20,000,000        20,000,000  
     

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 11.5%

 

U.S. Treasury Note

     

0.750% 2/15/19, 2/15/19

     5,000,000        4,972,118  

1.125% 1/31/19, 1/31/19

     8,000,000        7,971,036  

1.500% 3/31/19, 3/31/19

     8,000,000        7,964,879  
     

 

 

 
        20,908,033  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $181,492,043)
        181,492,043  
     

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $181,492,043) (d)
        181,492,043  
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.0%         3,562  
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $ 181,495,605  
     

 

 

 

Abbreviation Legend

FRN

Floating Rate Note

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)

The stated maturity dates reflect demand date and stated maturity date, respectively.

(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 September 30, 2018.

(c)

Maturity value of $20,003,700. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates ranging from 0.000% – 3.375%, maturity dates ranging from 11/08/18 –8/15/47, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $20,400,000.

(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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Notes to Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

1.   The Funds

MML Series Investment Fund II (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a no-load, open-end, management investment company. The Trust is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Massachusetts business trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated February 8, 2005, which was amended and restated as of February 28, 2005 and 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 Asset Momentum Fund (“Asset Momentum Fund”)

MML Blend Fund (“Blend Fund”)

MML Dynamic Bond Fund (“Dynamic Bond Fund”)

MML Equity Fund (“Equity Fund”)

MML Equity Rotation Fund (“Equity Rotation Fund”)

MML High Yield Fund (“High Yield Fund”)

MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund (“Inflation-Protected and Income Fund”)

MML Managed Bond Fund (“Managed Bond Fund”)

MML Short-Duration Bond Fund (“Short-Duration Bond Fund”)

MML Small Cap Equity Fund (“Small Cap Equity Fund”)

MML Special Situations Fund (“Special Situations Fund”)

MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund (“Strategic Emerging Markets Fund”)

MML U.S. Government Money Market Fund (“U.S. Government Money Market Fund”)

The Trust makes shares of the Funds available for the investment of assets of various separate investment accounts established by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”) and by life insurance companies which are subsidiaries of MassMutual. Shares of the Trust are not offered to the general public. MassMutual, MML Bay State Life Insurance Company, C.M. Life Insurance Company, and the MML Allocation Funds, which are “funds of funds” series of MML Series Investment Fund, another open-end management investment company sponsored by MassMutual, are the record owners of all of the outstanding shares of the Funds.

Each share class of a Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of assets. The principal difference among the classes is the level of service and administration fees, and shareholder and distribution service expenses borne by the classes. Because each class will have different fees and expenses, performance and share prices will vary between the classes. The classes of shares are offered to different types of investors, as outlined in the Funds’ Prospectus.

 

2.   Significant Accounting Policies

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

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

 

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securities in accordance with procedures approved annually by the Trustees, and under the general oversight of the Trustees. On holidays and other days when the NYSE is closed, each Fund’s net asset value generally is not calculated and the Funds do not anticipate accepting buy or sell orders. However, the value of each Fund’s assets may still be affected on such days to the extent that a Fund holds foreign securities that trade on days that foreign securities markets are open.

Equity securities and derivative contracts that are actively traded on a national securities exchange or contract market are valued on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service, which provides the last reported sale price, or, in the case of futures contracts, the settlement price, for securities or derivatives listed on the exchange or contract market or the official closing price on the NASDAQ National Market System (“NASDAQ System”), or in the case of over-the-counter (“OTC”) securities for which an official closing price is unavailable or not reported on the NASDAQ System, the last reported bid price. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange are valued at the last price at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Debt securities (with the exception of debt securities held by the U.S. Government Money Market Fund) 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. The U.S. Government Money Market Fund’s debt securities are typically valued at amortized cost, but may be valued using a vendor quote if the Fund’s investment adviser determines it more closely approximates current market value, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act pursuant to which the U.S. Government Money Market Fund must adhere to certain conditions. It is the intention of the U.S. Government Money Market Fund to maintain a stable net asset value per share of $1.00, although this cannot be assured.

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

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

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

 

1

The Valuation Committee consists of the President, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurers, Vice Presidents (except for the CCO), Secretary, and Assistant Secretaries of the Trust, as well as such alternate members as the Trustees may from time to time designate. The Valuation Committee reviews and determines the fair valuation of portfolio securities and the Funds’ pricing procedures in general.

 

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the Funds’ shares are not calculated. The prices of the Funds’ shares will reflect any such changes when the prices of the Funds’ shares are next calculated, which is the next business day. The Funds may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities primarily traded in foreign markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Funds value their securities. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim. The Funds’ investments may be priced based on fair values provided by a third-party vendor, based on certain factors and methodologies applied by such vendor, in the event that there is movement in the U.S. market, between the close of the foreign market and the time the Funds calculate their net asset values. All assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the mean between the buying and selling rates of such currencies against the U.S. dollar at the end of each business day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-tier hierarchy is utilized to maximize the use of observable market data inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value (such as a pricing model) and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability

 

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and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and consideration of factors specific to each security.

Level 1 – quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical investments that the Funds can access at the measurement date

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 1 generally include actively traded domestic and certain foreign equity securities, derivatives actively traded on a national securities exchange (such as some warrants, rights, futures, and options), and shares of open-end mutual funds.

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 2 generally include debt securities such as U.S. Government and agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, municipal obligations, sovereign debt obligations, bank loans, corporate bonds, and those securities valued at amortized cost; OTC derivatives such as swaps, options, swaptions, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts; certain restricted securities; and non-exchange traded equity securities and certain foreign equity securities traded on particular foreign exchanges that close before the Funds determine their net asset values.

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The types of assets and liabilities categorized in Level 3 generally include securities for which prices, spreads, or any of the other aforementioned significant inputs are unobservable. Generally, securities whose trading has been suspended or that have been de-listed from their current primary trading exchange; securities in default or bankruptcy proceedings for which there is no current market quotation; securities and certain derivatives valued by broker quotes which may include brokers’ assumptions; and any illiquid Rule 144A securities or restricted securities issued by non-public entities are categorized in Level 3.

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

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

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

The U.S. Government Money Market Fund characterized all investments at Level 2, as of September 30, 2018. The Equity Fund, Equity Rotation Fund, and Special Situations Fund characterized all long-term investments at Level 1, and all short-term investments at Level 2, as of September 30, 2018. 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 September 30, 2018, for the remaining Funds’ investments:

 

 

 

     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Asset Momentum Fund

        

Asset Investments

        

Common Stock

   $ 16,206,925     $ 2,819,448   $         -     $ 19,026,373  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     -       2,967,457       -       2,967,457  

Mutual Funds

     4,750,812       -       -       4,750,812  

Short-Term Investments

     -       3,937,700       -       3,937,700  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 20,957,737     $ 9,724,605     $ -     $ 30,682,342  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

        

Futures Contracts

   $ 171,322     $ -     $ -     $ 171,322  

Forwards Contracts

     -       53,958       -       53,958  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total    $ 171,322     $ 53,958     $ -     $ 225,280  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

        

Forwards contracts

   $ -     $ (86,245   $ -     $ (86,245
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Blend Fund

        

Asset Investments

        

Common Stock

   $ 498,315,244     $ -     $ -     $ 498,315,244  

Preferred Stock

     500,000       -       -       500,000  

Corporate Debt

     -       80,478,909       -       80,478,909  

Municipal Obligations

     -       1,720,590       -       1,720,590  

Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     -       63,782,554       2,503,775 **      66,286,329  

Sovereign Debt Obligations

     -       1,585,132       -       1,585,132  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities

     -       57,473,195       -       57,473,195  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     -       9,819,876       -       9,819,876  

Purchased Options

     -       1,668,218       -       1,668,218  

Short-Term Investments

     -       16,202,431       -       16,202,431  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 498,815,244     $ 232,730,905     $ 2,503,775     $ 734,049,924  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

        

Futures Contracts

   $ 92,908     $ -     $ -     $ 92,908  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

        

Futures Contracts

   $ (541,647   $ -     $ -     $ (541,647

Swap Agreements

     -       (128,545     -       (128,545
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total    $ (541,647   $ (128,545   $ -     $ (670,192
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dynamic Bond Fund

        

Asset Investments

        

Common Stock

   $ 7,044     $ -     $         -     $ 7,044  

Corporate Debt

     -       112,977,542       -       112,977,542  

Municipal Obligations

     -       422,039       -       422,039  

Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     -       115,851,562       -       115,851,562  

Sovereign Debt Obligations

     -       5,759,593       -       5,759,593  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities

     -       63,020,405       -       63,020,405  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     -       118,381,032       -       118,381,032  

Mutual Funds

     15,890,368       -       -       15,890,368  

Short-Term Investments

     -       15,631,352       -       15,631,352  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 15,897,412     $ 432,043,525     $ -     $ 447,940,937  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

High Yield Fund

        

Asset Investments

        

Common Stock

   $ -     $ 826,404     $ -     $ 826,404  

Preferred Stock

     -       709,612       -       709,612  

Bank Loans

     -       5,112,042       -       5,112,042  

Corporate Debt

     -       125,160,209       -       125,160,209  

Warrants

     -       -       22,426 **      22,426  

Short-Term Investments

     -       2,499,505       -       2,499,505  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ -     $ 134,307,772     $ 22,426     $ 134,330,198  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund

        

Asset Investments

        

Corporate Debt

   $ -     $ 10,706,676     $ -     $ 10,706,676  

Municipal Obligations

     -       108,714       -       108,714  

Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     -       183,892,701       1,555,725 **      185,448,426  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities

     -       2,867,172       -       2,867,172  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     -       334,245,401       -       334,245,401  

Purchased Options

     -       2,621,331       -       2,621,331  

Short-Term Investments

     -       124,188,833       -       124,188,833  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ -     $ 658,630,828     $ 1,555,725     $ 660,186,553  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

        

Futures Contracts

   $ 46,942     $ -     $ -     $ 46,942  

Swap Agreements

     -       315,214       -       315,214  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total    $ 46,942     $ 315,214     $ -     $ 362,156  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

        

Futures Contracts

   $ (23,242   $ -     $ -     $ (23,242

Swap Agreements

     -       (351,731     -       (351,731
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total    $ (23,242   $ (351,731   $ -     $ (374,973
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Managed Bond Fund

        

Asset Investments

        

Preferred Stock

   $ 2,375,000     $ -     $ -     $ 2,375,000  

Corporate Debt

     -       427,981,387       -       427,981,387  

Municipal Obligations

     -       8,416,109       -       8,416,109  

Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     -       351,147,419       15,045,937 **      366,193,356  

Sovereign Debt Obligations

     -       8,257,074       -       8,257,074  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities

     -       298,133,916       -       298,133,916  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     -       3,265,172       -       3,265,172  

Purchased Options

     -       10,199,517       -       10,199,517  

Short-Term Investments

     -       42,799,087       -       42,799,087  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 2,375,000     $ 1,150,199,681     $ 15,045,937     $ 1,167,620,618  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

        

Futures Contracts

   $ 1,216,476     $ -     $ -     $ 1,216,476  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

        

Futures Contracts

   $ (4,267,787   $ -     $ -     $ (4,267,787

Swap Agreements

     -       (785,423     -       (785,423
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total    $ (4,267,787   $ (785,423   $ -     $ (5,053,210
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Short-Duration Bond Fund

        

Asset Investments

        

Corporate Debt

   $ -     $ 98,216,456     $ -     $ 98,216,456  

Municipal Obligations

     -       45,902       -       45,902  

Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     -       103,676,809       2,742,219 **      106,419,028  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities

     -       2,340,316       -       2,340,316  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     -       829,271       -       829,271  

Purchased Options

     -       2,016,930       -       2,016,930  

Short-Term Investments

     -       9,990,985       -       9,990,985  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ -     $ 217,116,669     $ 2,742,219     $ 219,858,888  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

        

Futures Contracts

   $ 821,354     $ -     $ -     $ 821,354  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

        

Futures Contracts

   $ (588,831   $ -     $ -     $ (588,831

Swap Agreements

     -       (114,393     -       (114,393
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total    $ (588,831   $ (114,393   $ -     $ (703,224
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Small Cap Equity Fund

        

Asset Investments

        

Common Stock

   $ 124,956,785     $ -     $         -     $ 124,956,785  

Mutual Funds

     2,622,653       -       -       2,622,653  

Short-Term Investments

     -       2,511,549       -       2,511,549  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 127,579,438     $ 2,511,549     $ -     $ 130,090,987  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund

        

Asset Investments

        
Common Stock*         

Bermuda

   $ 1,586,099     $ 1,650,148     $ -     $ 3,236,247  

Brazil

     5,037,653       -       -       5,037,653  

Cayman Islands

     14,928,006       7,205,166       -       22,133,172  

Chile

     211,092       -       -       211,092  

China

     -       5,126,447       -       5,126,447  

Colombia

     857,305       -       -       857,305  

Egypt

     -       566,948       -       566,948  

France

     -       7,945,895       -       7,945,895  

Hong Kong

     -       4,909,973       -       4,909,973  

India

     -       11,781,278       -       11,781,278  

Indonesia

     -       1,137,249       -       1,137,249  

Italy

     -       1,764,804       -       1,764,804  

Malaysia

     -       340,586       -       340,586  

Mexico

     6,559,823       -       -       6,559,823  

Netherlands

     1,695,118       61,864       -       1,756,982  

Philippines

     -       4,456,539       -       4,456,539  

Republic of Korea

     -       10,672,223       -       10,672,223  

Russia

     -       8,445,877       -       8,445,877  

South Africa

     -       3,168,526       -       3,168,526  

Taiwan

     -       7,291,836       -       7,291,836  

Thailand

     670,822       -       -       670,822  

Turkey

     -       754,825       -       754,825  

 

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     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund (Continued)

           

Asset Investments (Continued)

           
Common Stock* (Continued)            

United Arab Emirates

   $ -      $ 1,990,989      $         -      $ 1,990,989  

United Kingdom

     -        5,426,387        -        5,426,387  

United States

     1,613,061        -        -        1,613,061  
Preferred Stock            

Brazil

     1,306,209        -        -        1,306,209  

India

     54,422        -        -        54,422  
Mutual Funds      1,756,987        -        -        1,756,987  
Short-Term Investments      -        5,021,748        -        5,021,748  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 36,276,597      $ 89,719,308      $ -      $ 125,995,905  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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

**

None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Fund(s). Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the period ended September 30, 2018 is not presented.

The Funds, with the exception of the Blend Fund and Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, had no transfers between Levels of the fair value hierarchy during the period ended September 30, 2018. The Blend Fund had transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy during the period ended September 30, 2018; however, none of the transfers individually or collectively had a material impact on the Fund. The Funds recognize transfers between the Levels as of the beginning of the year.

The following table shows transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

 

 

     Transfers In*      Transfers Out*  
     Level 1 —
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 —
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 1 —
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 —
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund    $ 2,682,026      $         -      $         -      $ (2,682,026
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Transfers occurred between Level 1 and Level 2 as inputs were more observable.

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 September 30, 2018, 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”).

 

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Type of Derivative and Objective for Use

 

Asset
Momentum
Fund

 

Blend
Fund

 

Inflation-
Protected
and Income
Fund

 

Managed
Bond
Fund

 

Short-
Duration
Bond
Fund

Foreign Currency Exchange Transactions*

           

Hedging/Risk Management

  M                

Directional Exposures to Currencies

  A                

Intention to Create Investment Leverage in Portfolio

  M                
           

Futures Contracts**

           

Hedging/Risk Management

  A   A   A   A   A

Duration/Credit Quality Management

  M   A   A   A   A

Substitution for Direct Investment

  A   A   A   A   A

Intention to Create Investment Leverage in Portfolio

  M   M   M   M   M
           

Interest Rate Swaps***

           

Hedging/Risk Management

          A        

Duration Management

          A        

Asset/Liability Management

          M        

Substitution for Direct Investment

          M        

Intention to Create Investment Leverage in Portfolio

          M        
           

Credit Default Swaps (Protection Seller)

           

Hedging/Risk Management

      A   A   A   A

Duration/Credit Quality Management

      A   A   A   A

Income

      A   A   A   A

Substitution for Direct Investment

      A   A   A   A

Intention to Create Investment Leverage in Portfolio

      M   M   M   M
           

Options (Purchased)

           

Hedging/Risk Management

      A   A   A   A

Duration/Credit Quality Management

      A   A   A   A

Substitution for Direct Investment

      A   A   A   A

Directional Investment

      A   A   A   A

Intention to Create Investment Leverage in Portfolio

      M   M   M   M

 

*

Includes any options purchased or written, futures contracts, forward contracts, and swap agreements, if applicable.

**

Includes any options purchased or written on futures contracts, if applicable.

***

Includes any caps, floors, and collars, and related purchased or written options, if applicable.

At September 30, 2018, the Fund(s) had the following derivatives and transactions in derivatives, grouped into the indicated risk categories:

 

 

 

     Credit
Risk
     Equity
Risk
     Foreign
Exchange
Risk
     Interest
Rate
Risk
     Total  
Asset Momentum Fund               
Asset Derivatives               

Forward Contracts

   $         -      $         -      $ 53,958      $         -      $ 53,958  

Futures Contracts

             -        171,322                -                -        171,322  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Value

   $         -      $ 171,322      $ 53,958      $         -      $ 225,280  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liability Derivatives               

Forward Contracts

   $         -      $         -      $ (86,245    $         -      $ (86,245
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Credit
Risk
     Equity
Risk
     Foreign
Exchange
Risk
     Interest
Rate
Risk
    Total  

Blend Fund

 

Asset Derivatives

 

Purchased Options

   $ -      $         -      $ -      $ 1,668,218     $ 1,668,218  

Futures Contracts

     -        -        -        92,908       92,908  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 1,761,126     $ 1,761,126  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liability Derivatives

 

Futures Contracts

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ (541,647   $ (541,647

Swap Agreements

     (128,545      -        -        -       (128,545
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ (128,545    $ -      $ -      $ (541,647   $ (670,192
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund

 

Asset Derivatives

 

Purchased Options

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 2,621,331     $ 2,621,331  

Futures Contracts

     -        -        -        46,942       46,942  

Swap Agreements

     -        -        -        315,214       315,214  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 2,983,487     $ 2,983,487  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liability Derivatives

 

Futures Contracts

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ (23,242   $ (23,242

Swap Agreements

     (278,319      -        -        (73,412     (351,731
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ (278,319    $ -      $ -      $ (96,654   $ (374,973
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Managed Bond Fund

 

Asset Derivatives

 

Purchased Options

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 10,199,517     $ 10,199,517  

Futures Contracts

     -        -        -        1,216,476       1,216,476  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 11,415,993     $ 11,415,993  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liability Derivatives

 

Futures Contracts

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ (4,267,787   $ (4,267,787

Swap Agreements

     (785,423      -        -        -       (785,423
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ (785,423    $ -      $ -      $ (4,267,787   $ (5,053,210
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short-Duration Bond Fund

 

Asset Derivatives

 

Purchased Options

   $ -      $ -      $         -      $ 2,016,930     $ 2,016,930  

Futures Contracts

     -        -        -        821,354       821,354  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 2,838,284     $ 2,838,284  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liability Derivatives

 

Futures Contracts

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ (588,831   $ (588,831

Swap Agreements

     (114,393      -        -        -       (114,393
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ (114,393    $ -      $ -      $ (588,831   $ (703,224
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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At September 30, 2018, 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
Swaptions
 

Asset Momentum Fund

     123      $ 5,640,491      $ -      $ -  

Blend Fund

     340        -        1,090,000        34,020,000  

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund

     94        -        93,560,000        53,020,000  

Managed Bond Fund

     2,196        -        6,660,000        207,950,000  

Short-Duration Bond Fund

     1,271        -        970,000        41,140,000  

 

Amount(s) disclosed represent number of contracts for futures contracts, notional amounts for forward contracts, swap agreements, and purchased swaptions, based on absolute values, at September 30, 2018.

Further details regarding the derivatives and other investments held by the Fund(s) at September 30, 2018, 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.

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. A Fund’s current exposure to a counterparty is the unrealized appreciation on the contract.

 

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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.

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

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

Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

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.

Credit Default Swaps. A Fund also may enter into credit default swap transactions, as a “buyer” or “seller” of credit protection. In a credit default swap, one party provides what is in effect insurance against a default or other adverse credit event affecting an issuer of debt securities (typically referred to as a “reference entity”). In general, the buyer of credit protection is obligated to pay the

 

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protection seller an upfront amount or a periodic stream of payments over the term of the swap. If a “credit event” occurs, the buyer has the right to deliver to the seller bonds or other obligations of the reference entity (with a value up to the full notional value of the swap), and to receive a payment equal to the par value of the bonds or other obligations. Credit events that would trigger a request that the seller make payment are specific to each credit default swap agreement, but generally include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, acceleration, default, or repudiation/moratorium. When a Fund buys protection, it may or may not own securities of the reference entity. If it does own securities of the reference entity, the swap serves as a hedge against a decline in the value of the securities due to the occurrence of a credit event involving the issuer of the securities. If the Fund does not own securities of the reference entity, the credit default swap may be seen to create a short position in the reference entity. If a Fund is a buyer and no credit event occurs, the Fund will typically recover nothing under the swap, but will have had to pay the required upfront payment or stream of continuing payments under the swap. When a Fund sells protection under a credit default swap, the position may have the effect of creating leverage in the Fund’s portfolio through the Fund’s indirect long exposure to the issuer or securities on which the swap is written. When a Fund sells protection, it may do so either to earn additional income or to create a “synthetic” long position.

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. In the case of a credit default swap, the swap will become more or less valuable depending on the credit of the issuer of the underlying security, and, if a credit event occurs under a swap where the Fund is the seller of credit protection, the Fund could be required to purchase the security at par value, resulting in a significant loss to the Fund. 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.

Swaptions. A Fund may also enter into options on swap agreements (“swaptions”). A swaption is a contract that gives a counterparty the right (but not the obligation) to enter into a new swap agreement or to shorten, extend, cancel, or otherwise modify an existing swap agreement, at some designated future time on specified terms. A Fund may write (sell) and purchase put and call swaptions. Depending on the terms of the particular option agreement, a Fund will generally incur a greater degree of risk when it writes a swaption than it will incur when it purchases a swaption. When a Fund purchases a swaption, it risks losing only the amount of the premium it has paid should it decide to let the option expire unexercised. However, when a Fund writes a swaption, upon exercise of the option the Fund will become obligated according to the terms of the underlying agreement. A Fund may enter into swaptions for the same purposes as swaps. For information regarding the accounting treatment of options, see “Options, Rights, and Warrants” below.

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

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

 

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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.

Swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. A Fund’s current exposure to a counterparty is the fair value of the transaction.

Options, Rights, and Warrants

A Fund may purchase and sell put and call options on securities or an index of securities to enhance investment performance or to protect against changes in market prices. A Fund that invests in debt securities may also purchase and sell put and call options to adjust the interest rate sensitivity of its portfolio or the credit exposure of the portfolio.

Call Options. A call option gives the holder the right to purchase, and obligates the writer to sell, a security at the strike price at any time before the expiration date.

Put Options. A put option gives the holder the right to sell, and obligates the writer to buy, a security at the exercise price at any time before the expiration date.

Writing put and call options. A Fund may write call options on a security it owns, in a “directional” strategy hoping to realize a greater current return through the receipt of premiums. In return for the option premium, the Fund takes the risk that it will have to forego any increase in the value of the security over the strike price. When a Fund has written a call option on a security it does not own, its exposure on such an option is theoretically unlimited. A Fund may enter into closing purchase transactions in order to realize a profit or limit a loss on a previously written call option or, in the case of a call option on a security it owns, to free itself to sell the underlying security or to write another call on the security, or protect a security from being called in an unexpected market rise. Any profits from a closing purchase transaction in the case of a call option on a security a Fund owns may be offset by a decline in the value of the underlying security. Conversely, because increases in the market price of a call option will generally reflect increases in the market price of the underlying security, any loss resulting from a closing purchase transaction relating to a call option on a security a Fund owns is likely to be offset in whole or in part by unrealized appreciation of the underlying security owned by the Fund. A Fund may not be able to close out a call option that it has previously written. A Fund may write put options in order to enhance its current return by taking a long directional position as to a security or index of securities. By writing a put option, the Fund assumes the risk that it may be required to purchase the underlying security for an exercise price higher than its then current market value, resulting in a potential capital loss unless the security later appreciates in value. A Fund may terminate a put option that it has written before it expires by entering into a closing purchase transaction. Any loss from this transaction may be partially or entirely offset by the premium received on the terminated option. A Fund may not be able to close out a put option that it has previously written.

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

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

 

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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.

OTC Options. OTC options purchased or sold by a Fund are not traded on securities or options exchanges or backed by clearinghouses. Rather, they are entered into directly between a Fund and the counterparty to the option. In the case of an OTC option purchased by the Fund, the value of the option to the Fund will depend on the willingness and ability of the option writer to perform its obligations to the Fund. In addition, OTC options may not be transferable and there may be little or no secondary market for them, so they may be considered illiquid. It may not be possible to enter into closing transactions with respect to OTC options or otherwise to terminate such options, and as a result a Fund may be required to remain obligated on an unfavorable OTC option until its expiration. OTC options are valued using prices supplied by a primary pricing source, selected pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees.

Rights and Warrants. A Fund may purchase or hold warrants or rights in order to gain exposure to the underlying security without owning the security, including, for example, cases where the Fund hopes to lock in the price today of a security it may wish to purchase in the future. Warrants generally give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a security at a stated price. In order for a warrant to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security must rise sufficiently above the exercise price to cover any premium and transaction costs. Rights may similarly confer on the holder the right to purchase or acquire securities, including through participation in a so-called rights offering. Bonds may be issued with warrants or other rights attached to purchase or acquire equity or other debt securities, typically of the bond issuer. The market prices of bonds with warrants or rights attached to purchase equity securities or bonds may, to some degree, reflect changes in the values of the underlying securities.

When a Fund purchases or otherwise acquires warrants or other rights, it runs the risk that it will lose its entire investment in the warrants or rights, unless the Fund exercises the warrant or right, acquires the underlying securities, or enters into a closing transaction before expiration. If the price of the underlying security does not rise to an extent sufficient to cover any premium and transaction costs, the Fund will lose part or all of its investment. Any premiums or purchase price paid for warrants or other rights that expire are treated as realized losses. Warrants and similar rights differ from options in that they are typically written by the issuer of the security underlying the warrant or right. Although some warrants and rights may be non-transferable, others may be traded over-the-counter or on an exchange.

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

 

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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 September 30, 2018, the Funds had no unfunded loan commitments.

Repurchase Agreements

Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with certain banks and broker-dealers whereby a Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. A Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of the securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement in a segregated account. Repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized at all times, but involve some risk to a Fund if the other party should default on its obligation and the Fund is delayed or prevented from recovering the collateral, or if the Fund is required to return collateral to a borrower at a time when it may realize a loss on the investment of that collateral. Collateral for certain tri-party repurchase agreements is held at the Fund’s custodian or sub-custodian in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and the counterparty.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

Each Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with banks and broker-dealers to enhance return. Reverse repurchase agreements involve sales by a Fund of portfolio securities concurrently with an agreement by the Fund to repurchase the same securities at a later date at a fixed price (typically equal to the original sale price plus interest). During the reverse repurchase agreement period, the Fund continues to receive principal and interest payments on the securities and also has the opportunity to earn a return on the purchase price received by it from the counterparty.

Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time. Interest on the value of the reverse repurchase agreements issued and outstanding is based upon competitive market rates determined at the time of issuance. A Fund may utilize reverse repurchase agreements when it is anticipated that the interest income to be earned from the investment of the proceeds of the transaction is greater than the interest expense of the transaction. Reverse repurchase agreements generally create

 

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investment leverage and involve the risk that the market value of the security that a Fund is obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price. For financial reporting purposes, cash received in exchange for securities delivered plus accrued interest payments to be made to the counterparty is recorded as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at face value including accrued interest. Due to the short term nature of reverse repurchase agreements, face value approximates fair value. Interest payments made by a Fund to the counterparties are recorded as a component of interest expense in the Statements of Operations. In periods of increased demand for a security, a Fund may receive a fee for use of the security by the counterparty, which may result in interest income to the Fund.

Reverse repurchase transactions are entered into by a Fund under a Master Repurchase Agreement (“MRA”), which permits the Fund, under certain circumstances, including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and creates one single net payment due to or from the Fund. With reverse repurchase transactions, typically a Fund and the counterparties are permitted to sell, re-pledge, or use the collateral associated with the transaction. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, a Fund receives or posts securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price to be paid or received by the Fund upon the maturity of the transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Fund is considered an unsecured creditor with respect to excess collateral and, as such, the return of excess collateral may be delayed.

In the event the buyer of securities under an MRA files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a Fund’s use of the proceeds from the sale of its securities may be restricted or forfeited, and the counterparty may fail to return/resell the securities in question to the Fund.

Open reverse repurchase transactions outstanding at September 30, 2018, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

At September 30, 2018, the average balance outstanding for open reverse repurchase agreements for the Inflation-Protected and Income Fund was $300,028,273. The maximum balance outstanding for the Inflation-Protected and Income Fund was $349,736,919 during the period ended September 30, 2018. The weighted average maturity was 45 days, at a weighted average interest rate of 1.920%.

Average balance outstanding was calculated based on daily balances outstanding during the period that the Inflation-Protected and Income Fund had entered into reverse repurchase transactions.

When-Issued, Delayed-Delivery, Forward Commitment, and To-Be-Announced Transactions

A Fund may enter into when-issued, delayed-delivery, forward commitment, or to-be-announced (“TBA”) transactions (collectively, the “Forward Transactions”) in order to lock in the purchase price of the underlying security, or in order to adjust the interest rate exposure of the Fund’s existing portfolio. In Forward Transactions, a Fund commits to purchase or sell particular securities, with payment and delivery to take place at a future date. In the case of TBA purchase commitments, the unit price and the estimated principal amount are established when the Fund enters into a commitment, with the actual principal amount being within a specified range of the estimate. Although a Fund does not typically pay for the securities in these types of transactions until they are delivered, it immediately assumes the risks of ownership, including the risk of price fluctuation. As a result, each of these types of transactions may create investment leverage in a Fund’s portfolio and increase the volatility of the Fund. If a Fund’s counterparty fails to deliver a security purchased in a Forward Transaction, there may be a loss, and the Fund may have missed an opportunity to make an alternative investment.

These securities are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, selected pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees, which determines valuations taking into account appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. Securities for which no market quotation is available are valued at fair value in accordance with procedures approved by the Trustees. The Funds record on a daily basis the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) based upon changes in the values of these securities. When a Forward Transaction is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the transaction at the time it was opened and the value of the transaction at the time it was closed.

 

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Dollar Roll Transactions

A Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions, in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to purchase substantially similar securities on a specified future date from the same party. A Fund may invest in dollar rolls in order to benefit from anticipated changes in pricing for the mortgage-backed securities during the term of the transaction, or for the purpose of creating investment leverage. In a dollar roll, the securities that are to be purchased will be of the same type as the securities sold, but will be supported by different pools of mortgages.

Dollar rolls involve the risk that the Fund’s counterparty will be unable to deliver the mortgage-backed securities underlying the dollar roll at the fixed time. If the counterparty files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a Fund’s use of the transaction proceeds may be restricted pending a determination by the counterparty or its representative, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities. A Fund can incur a loss on a dollar roll transaction (either because its counterparty fails to perform or because the value of the mortgages subject to the transaction declines) and on the investments made by the Fund with the proceeds of the dollar roll transaction.

A Fund accounts for a dollar roll transaction as a purchase and sale whereby the difference in the sales price and purchase price of the security sold is recorded as a realized gain (loss). If certain criteria are met, these dollar roll transactions may be considered financing transactions, whereby the difference in the sales price and the future purchase price is recorded as an adjustment to interest income. Dollar roll transactions generally have the effect of creating leverage in a Fund’s portfolio.

Securities Lending

The Asset Momentum Fund, Blend Fund, Dynamic Bond Fund, Equity Fund, Equity Rotation Fund, High Yield Fund, Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Managed Bond Fund, Short-Duration Bond Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, Special Situations Fund, and Strategic Emerging Markets Fund may lend their securities; however, lending cannot exceed 10% of the total assets of the Managed Bond Fund taken at current value, and 33% of the total assets of the Asset Momentum Fund, Blend Fund, Dynamic Bond Fund, Equity Fund, Equity Rotation Fund, High Yield Fund, Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Short-Duration Bond Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, Special Situations Fund, and Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, respectively, 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 of securities held by a Fund to approved borrowers (each, a “Borrower”).

Each Fund expects that in connection with any securities on loan, the loan will be secured continuously by collateral consisting of cash (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 September 30, 2018, 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 September 30, 2018.

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

 

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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 classes to which the expense relates based on relative net assets.

Foreign Securities

The Strategic Emerging Markets Fund invests substantially all of its assets in foreign securities. The other Funds may also invest in foreign securities. Foreign securities, including American Depositary Receipts, are subject to additional risks compared to securities of U.S. issuers, including international trade, currency, political, regulatory, and diplomatic risks. In addition, fluctuations in currency exchange rates may adversely affect the values of foreign securities and the price of a Fund’s shares. Emerging markets securities are subject to greater risks than securities issued in developed foreign markets, including less liquidity, greater price volatility, higher relative rates of inflation, greater political, economic, and social instability, greater custody and operational risks, and greater volatility in currency exchange rates.

Federal Income Tax

It is each Fund’s intent to continue to comply with the provisions of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to a regulated investment company. Under such provisions, the Funds would not be subject to federal income taxes on their ordinary income and net realized capital gains to the extent they are distributed or deemed to have been distributed to their shareholders. Therefore, the Funds have not made any provision for federal income tax.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid quarterly for the Blend Fund, Dynamic Bond Fund, High Yield Fund, Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Managed Bond Fund, and Short-Duration Bond Fund and annually for the Asset Momentum

 

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Fund, Equity Fund, Equity Rotation Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, Special Situations Fund, and Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, and at other times as may be required to satisfy tax or regulatory requirements. Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly for the U.S. Government Money Market Fund. Distributions of any net realized capital gains of each Fund are declared and paid annually and at other times as may be required to satisfy tax or regulatory requirements.

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

 

3.   Federal Income Tax Information

At September 30, 2018, 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)
 

Asset Momentum Fund

   $ 28,733,617      $ 2,531,898      $ (583,173   $ 1,948,725  

Blend Fund

     573,108,775        169,439,217        (8,498,068     160,941,149  

Dynamic Bond Fund

     459,092,625        3,572,728        (14,724,416     (11,151,688

Equity Fund

     696,350,763        184,937,950        (20,989,825     163,948,125  

Equity Rotation Fund

     27,694,077        6,257,365        (966,965     5,290,400  

High Yield Fund

     136,900,486        3,824,941        (6,395,229     (2,570,288

Inflation-Protected and Income Fund

     663,572,287        6,470,944        (9,856,678     (3,385,734

Managed Bond Fund

     1,183,405,615        11,001,822        (26,786,819     (15,784,997

Short-Duration Bond Fund

     221,893,253        1,703,200        (3,737,565     (2,034,365

Small Cap Equity Fund

     100,785,404        31,821,583        (2,516,000     29,305,583  

Special Situations Fund

     21,196,761        5,745,255        (577,477     5,167,778  

Strategic Emerging Markets Fund

     112,071,785        20,622,425        (6,698,305     13,924,120  

 

 

Note: The aggregate cost for investments for the U.S. Government Money Market Fund at September 30, 2018, is the same for financial reporting and federal income tax purposes.

 

4.   New Accounting Pronouncements

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released its Final Rule on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rule”). The Rule, which introduces two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contains amendments to Regulation S-X which impact financial statement presentation, particularly the presentation of derivative investments, for all reporting periods ending after August 1, 2017. 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 provides 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 will still be required to gather and maintain all of the data required by Form N-PORT as of the original reporting date and such information will be subject to examination by the SEC staff.

In March 2017, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2017-08, Receivables — Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities (“ASU 2017-08”). For entities that hold callable debt securities at a premium, ASU 2017-08 requires that the premium be amortized to the earliest call date. ASU 2017-08 would first be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the implication, if any, of these changes and its impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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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.

 

5.   Legal Proceedings

On December 7, 2010, the Trust was named as a defendant and putative member of the proposed defendant class of shareholders named in an adversary proceeding brought by The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tribune Company (the “Official Committee”) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, in connection with Tribune Company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding (In re Tribune Company). The proceeding relates to a leveraged buyout (“LBO”) transaction by which Tribune Company converted to a privately-held company in 2007, and the putative defendant class is comprised of beneficial owners of shares of Tribune Company who received proceeds (the “Proceeds”) of the LBO. The Official Committee seeks to recover payments of those Proceeds.

The potential amount sought to be recovered from the Blend Fund and Small Cap Equity Fund plus interest and the Official Committee’s court costs, are approximately $207,400 and $93,500, respectively.

In addition, on June 2, 2011, the Blend Fund was named as a defendant in a closely related, parallel adversary proceeding 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”), in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The Plaintiffs also seek to recover payments of the Proceeds.

The Funds cannot predict the outcome of these proceedings. Accordingly, the Funds have not accrued any amounts related to these proceedings. If the proceedings were to be decided in a manner adverse to the Funds, or if the Funds were to enter into a settlement agreement with the Official Committee or the Plaintiffs, as applicable, the payment of such judgment or settlement could potentially have a material adverse effect on the Funds’ net asset value depending on the net assets of each applicable Fund at the time of such judgment or settlement.

 

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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))), are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-Q, to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-Q is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

(a) Certifications of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) are attached hereto as Exhibit 99CERT.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)

  

  MML Series Investment Fund II

By

  

  /s/ Tina Wilson

    

  Tina Wilson, President and Principal Executive Officer

Date

  

  11/21/2018                                         

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By

  

  /s/ Tina Wilson

    

  Tina Wilson, President and Principal Executive Officer

Date

  

  11/21/2018                                         

By

  

  /s/ Renee Hitchcock

    

  Renee Hitchcock, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

Date

  

  11/21/2018                                         

 


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