Brighthouse Variable Annuity Account B
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Updating Summary Prospectus - Form 497VPU
Class L-4 Year
The Variable Annuity Contract
issued by
Brighthouse Life Insurance Company of NY
and
Brighthouse Variable Annuity Account B
Class L - 4 Year
(offered between November 22, 2004 and October 7, 2011)
(offered between November 22, 2004 and October 7, 2011)
Updating Summary Prospectus
April 29, 2024
A flexible premium deferred variable annuity contract
The prospectus for the Class L-4 Year Variable Annuity Contract (the "Contract" or "contract"), a flexible premium deferred variable annuity contract issued by Brighthouse Life Insurance Company of NY ("Brighthouse", the "Company", or "we" or "us"), is available and contains more information about the Contract including its features, benefits, and risks. You can find the current prospectus and other information about the Contract online at https://dfinview.com/BHF/TAHD/BHF21. You can also obtain this information at no cost by calling (888) 243-1932 or by sending an email request to [email protected].
Additional general information about certain investment products, including variable annuities, has been prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission's staff and is available at Investor.gov.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Special Terms
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Updated Information You Should Consider About the Contract
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Important Information You Should Consider About the Contract
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APPENDIX A: Investment Portfolios Available Under the Contract
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A-1
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APPENDIX B: Investment Portfolios Available Under the Benefits Offered Under the Contract
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B-1
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Special Terms
Account Value. The sum of your interests in the Investment Portfolios and the Fixed Account, including the Enhanced Dollar Cost Averaging account.
Accumulation Phase. The period in which earnings accumulate on a tax-deferred basis.
Contract Year. A Contract Year is defined as a one-year period starting on the date the contract is issued and on each contract anniversary thereafter.
Fixed Account. The Fixed Account is part of our general account and offers an interest rate that is guaranteed by us. Our general account consists of all assets owned by us other than those in the Separate Account and our other separate accounts.
Investment Portfolios. The means of investing offered to Owners in various underlying fund portfolios.
Purchase Payment. A Purchase Payment is the money you give us to invest in the contract. The initial Purchase Paymentis due on the date the contract is issued. You may also be permitted to make subsequent Purchase Payments.
Separate Account. We have established Brighthouse Variable Annuity Account B to hold the assets that underlie the Contracts.
Total Guaranteed Withdrawal Amount. While the Lifetime Withdrawal Guarantee rider II is in effect, we guarantee that you will receive a minimum amount over time. We refer to this minimum amount as the Total Guaranteed Withdrawal Amount. The initial Total Guaranteed Withdrawal Amount is equal to your initial Purchase Payment. We increase the Total Guaranteed Withdrawal Amount (up to a maximum of $10,000,000) by each additional Purchase Payment.
Updated Information You Should Consider About the Contract
The information in this Updating Summary Prospectus is a summary of certain Contract features that have changed since the Updating Summary Prospectus dated May 1, 2023. This may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you entered into your Contract.
Contract Owner Inquires.
Effective October 16, 2023, the contact information for the Annuity Service Center for various Contract transactions changed. Please use the contact information listed below.
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Death Claims
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P.O. Box 4330
Clinton, IA 52733-4330
Fax: (877) 245-8163
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Annuity Payments/Income
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• Requests to receive regular income payments
(referred to as Annuity Payments)
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P.O. Box 4365
Clinton, IA 52733-4365
Telephone: (800) 882-1292
Fax: (877) 246-8424
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• Death Claims for Contracts receiving Annuity
Payments
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P.O. Box 4364
Clinton, IA 52733-4364
Telephone: (800) 882-1292
Fax: (877) 245-8163
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• General requests and elections for Contracts
receiving Annuity Payments
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P.O. Box 4363
Clinton, IA 52733-4363
Telephone: (800) 882-1292
Fax: (877) 246-8424
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All other requests and elections, including subsequent
Purchase Payments, and general inquiries
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P.O. Box 4301
Clinton, IA 52733-4301
Telephone: (888) 243-1932
Fax: (877) 246-8424
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Important Information You Should Consider About the Contract
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Fees and Expenses
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Location in
Prospectus
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Charges for Early
Withdrawals
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If you withdraw money during the first 4 full Contract Years following a
premium payment, you may be assessed a withdrawal charge of up to 7% of
the premium withdrawn, declining to 0% over that time period.
For example, if you make an early withdrawal, you could pay a withdrawal
charge of up to $7,000 on a $100,000 investment.
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Fee Table and
Examples
Expenses -
Withdrawal
Charge
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Transaction
Charges
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In addition to withdrawal charges, you also may be charged for the following
transactions: transfers of cash value between investment options, which
include the Investment Portfolios and the Fixed Account.
Transfer Fee. Currently, we allow unlimited transfers among the investment
options without charge. However, we reserve the right to charge for transfers
after the first 12 transfers per year.
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Fee Table and
Examples
Expenses -
Transfer Fee
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Ongoing Fees and
Expenses (annual
charges)
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The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay each year,
depending on the options you choose. Please refer to your Contract
specifications page for information about the specific fees you will pay each
year based on the options you have elected.
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Fee Table and
Examples
Expenses -
Product
Charges
Appendix A:
Investment
Portfolios
Available
Under the
Contract
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Annual Fee
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Minimum
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Maximum
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Base Contract1
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1.62%
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1.62%
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Investment options
(Portfolio Company fees and
expenses)2
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0.53%
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1.31%
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Optional benefits available for
an additional charge (for a
single optional benefit, if
elected)
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0.20%3
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1.50%4
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1 As a percentage of average Account Value in the Separate Account. The charge shown also
includes the Account Fee.
2 As a percentage of fund assets before temporary expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers.
3 As a percentage of average Account Value in the Separate Account. This charge is the current
charge for the least expensive optional benefit.
4 As a percentage of the Total Guaranteed Withdrawal Amount, which is a value used to
calculate your benefit. This charge is the current charge for the most expensive optional benefit.
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Because your Contract is customizable, the choices you make affect how
much you will pay. To help you understand the cost of owning your
Contract, the following table shows the lowest and highest cost you could
pay each year, based on current charges. This estimate assumes that you do
not take withdrawals from the Contract, which could add withdrawal
charges that substantially increase costs.
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Lowest Annual Cost
$1,946
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Highest Annual Cost
$5,708
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Assumes:
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Assumes:
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•Investment of $100,000
•5% annual appreciation
•Least expensive Portfolio Company fees
and expenses
•No optional benefits
•No additional purchase payments,
transfers, or withdrawals
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•Investment of $100,000
•5% annual appreciation
•Most expensive combination
of optional benefits and
Portfolio Company fees and
expenses
•No additional purchase
payments, transfers, or
withdrawals
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Risks
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Location in
Prospectus
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Risk of Loss
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You can lose money by investing in this Contract including loss of principal.
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Principal Risks
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Not a Short-Term
Investment
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This Contract is not a short-term investment and is not appropriate for an
investor who needs ready access to cash.
Withdrawal charges may apply for the first 4 years of the Contract.
Withdrawal charges will reduce the value of your Contract if you withdraw
money during that time.
The benefits of tax deferral and living benefit protection also mean the
Contract is more beneficial to investors with a long time horizon.
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Principal Risks
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Risks Associated
with Investment
Options
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•An investment in this Contract is subject to the risk of poor investment
performance and can vary depending on the performance of the investment
options available under the Contract (e.g., Portfolio Companies).
•Each investment option, including the Fixed Account, has its own unique
risks.
•You should review the prospectuses for the available funds and the
prospectus disclosure concerning the Fixed Account before making an
investment decision.
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Principal Risks
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Insurance
Company Risks
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An investment in the Contract is subject to the risks related to us. Any
obligations (including under the Fixed Account), and guarantees and benefits
of the Contract that exceed the assets of the Separate Account are subject to
our claims-paying ability. If we experience financial distress, we may not be
able to meet our obligations to you. More information about Brighthouse,
including our financial strength ratings, is available by contacting us at (888)
243-1968.
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Principal Risks
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Restrictions
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Investments
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•Currently, we allow unlimited transfers without charge among investment
options during the Accumulation Phase. However, we reserve the right to
impose a charge for transfers in excess of 12 per year.
•We reserve the right to limit transfers in circumstances of frequent or large
transfers.
•We reserve the right to remove or substitute the Portfolio Companies
available as investment options under the Contract.
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Investment
Options
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Optional Benefits
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•Certain optional benefits limit or restrict the investment options that you
may select under the Contract. We may change these restrictions in the
future.
•Certain optional benefits could limit subsequent Purchase Payments.
•Withdrawals may reduce the value of an optional benefit by an amount
greater than the value withdrawn, which could significantly reduce the
value or even terminate the benefit.
•We may stop offering an optional benefit at any time for new sales.
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Purchase -
Investment
Allocation
Restrictions for
Certain Riders
Living Benefits
Appendix B:
Investment
Portfolios
Available
Under the
Benefits
Offered Under
the Contract
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Taxes
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Location in
Prospectus
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Tax Implications
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•Consult with a tax professional to determine the tax implications of an
investment in and payments received under this Contract.
•If you purchase the Contract through a tax-qualified plan or individual
retirement account, you do not get any additional tax benefit.
•You will generally not be taxed on increases in the value of the Contract
until they are withdrawn. Withdrawals will be subject to ordinary income
tax, and may be subject to tax penalties if you take a withdrawal before
age 59 1∕2.
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Federal
Income Tax
Status
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Conflicts of Interest
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Investment
Professional
Compensation
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Your investment professional may receive compensation for selling this
Contract to you, in the form of commissions, additional cash benefits (e.g.,
bonuses), and non-cash compensation. This conflict of interest may influence
your investment professional to recommend this Contract over another
investment for which the investment professional is not compensated or
compensated less.
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Other
Information -
Distributor
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Exchanges
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If you already own an insurance Contract, some investment professionals
may have a financial incentive to offer you a new Contract in place of the
one you own. You should only exchange a Contract you already own if you
determine, after comparing the features, fees, and risks of both Contracts,
that it is better for you to purchase the new Contract rather than continue to
own your existing Contract.
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Replacement
of Contracts
and Other
Exchanges
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APPENDIX A
Investment Portfolios Available Under the Contract
The following is a list of Investment Portfolios under the Contract. More information about the Investment Portfolios is available in the prospectuses for the Investment Portfolios, which may be amended from time to time and can be found online at https://dfinview.com/BHF/TAHD/BHF21. You can also request this information at no cost by calling (888) 243-1932 or sending an email request to [email protected]. Depending on the optional benefits you choose, you may not be able to invest in certain Investment Portfolios. See Appendix B: Investment Portfolios Available Under the Benefits Offered Under the Contract.
The current expenses and performance information below reflects fees and expenses of the Investment Portfolio, but do not reflect the other fees and expenses that your Contract may charge. Expenses would be higher and performance would be lower if these other charges were included. Each Investment Portfolio's past performance is not necessarily an indication of future performance.
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Investment Objectives
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Portfolio Company and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser
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Current
Expenses
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Average Annual
Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
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1
Year
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5
Year
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10
Year
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Seeks capital appreciation and
current income.
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AB Global Dynamic Allocation
Portfolio - Class B#*
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: AllianceBernstein L.P.
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0.90%
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11.64%
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3.99%
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3.70%
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Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
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Allspring Mid Cap Value
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Allspring Global
Investments, LLC
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0.98%
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9.02%
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13.21%
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7.60%
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Seeks a balance between a high level
of current income and growth of
capital, with a greater emphasis on
growth of capital.
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American Funds® Balanced
Allocation Portfolio - Class C‡
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
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0.96%
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16.49%
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8.48%
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6.67%
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Seeks growth of capital.
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American Funds® Growth
Allocation Portfolio - Class C‡
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
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0.99%
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20.27%
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10.43%
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8.01%
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Seeks to achieve growth of capital.
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American Funds® Growth
Portfolio - Class C
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC; Capital Research and
Management CompanySM
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0.92%
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37.99%
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18.29%
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13.99%
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Seeks a high total return in the form
of income and growth of capital,
with a greater emphasis on income.
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American Funds® Moderate
Allocation Portfolio - Class C‡
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
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0.94%
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12.91%
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6.76%
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5.49%
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Seeks capital appreciation and
current income.
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BlackRock Global Tactical Strategies
Portfolio - Class B#*
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc.
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0.93%
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13.32%
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4.89%
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3.97%
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A-1
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Investment Objectives
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Portfolio Company and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser
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Current
Expenses
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Average Annual
Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
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1
Year
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5
Year
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10
Year
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Seeks to maximize total return,
consistent with income generation
and prudent investment
management.
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BlackRock High Yield
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc.
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0.90%
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13.07%
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5.66%
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4.53%
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Seeks growth of capital.
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Brighthouse Asset Allocation 100
Portfolio - Class B‡
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
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0.99%
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20.81%
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11.55%
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7.92%
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Seeks a balance between a high level
of current income and growth of
capital, with a greater emphasis on
growth of capital.
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Brighthouse Balanced Plus
Portfolio - Class B*
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Overlay Portion: Pacific
Investment Management Company
LLC
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0.97%
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9.24%
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5.01%
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4.78%
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Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
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Brighthouse Small Cap Value
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Delaware Investments
Fund Advisers, a series of Macquarie
Investment Management Business
Trust, and Allspring Global
Investments, LLC
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1.12%
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13.95%
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10.81%
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7.17%
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Seeks capital appreciation.
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Brighthouse/abrdn Emerging
Markets Equity
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: abrdn Investments
Limited
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1.21%
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6.47%
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2.88%
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1.30%
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Seeks a high level of current income.
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Brighthouse/Eaton Vance Floating
Rate Portfolio - Class B
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Eaton Vance
Management
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0.95%
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10.79%
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4.27%
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3.41%
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Seeks a high level of current income,
while seeking preservation of
shareholders' capital.
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Brighthouse/Franklin Low Duration
Total Return Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Franklin Advisers, Inc.
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0.73%
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5.59%
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1.51%
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1.29%
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Seeks current income with capital
appreciation and growth of income.
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Brighthouse/Templeton International
Bond Portfolio - Class B
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Franklin Advisers, Inc.
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0.97%
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3.51%
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-2.25%
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-1.24%
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A-2
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Investment Objectives
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Portfolio Company and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser
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Current
Expenses
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Average Annual
Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
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1
Year
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5
Year
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10
Year
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Seeks total return through
investment in real estate securities,
emphasizing both capital
appreciation and current income.
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CBRE Global Real Estate
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: CBRE Investment
Management Listed Real Assets
LLC
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0.90%
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12.73%
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6.15%
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4.38%
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Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
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Harris Oakmark International
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Harris Associates L.P.
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0.98%
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18.95%
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7.24%
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3.19%
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Seeks total return.
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Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation
Portfolio - Class B#*
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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0.94%
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6.44%
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5.36%
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4.21%
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Seeks capital growth and income.
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Invesco Comstock
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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0.81%
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12.21%
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13.33%
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8.86%
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Seeks long-term growth of capital.
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Invesco Small Cap Growth
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
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1.06%
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11.90%
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8.64%
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7.39%
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Seeks to maximize total return.
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JPMorgan Core Bond
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: J.P. Morgan Investment
Management Inc.
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0.70%
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5.71%
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1.17%
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1.69%
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Seeks capital appreciation and
current income.
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JPMorgan Global Active Allocation
Portfolio - Class B#*
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: J.P. Morgan Investment
Management Inc.
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0.98%
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10.51%
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5.56%
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4.66%
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Seeks high total investment return
through a combination of capital
appreciation and income.
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Loomis Sayles Global Allocation
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Loomis, Sayles &
Company, L.P.
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1.04%
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22.20%
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9.41%
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7.19%
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Seeks long-term growth of capital.
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Loomis Sayles Growth
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Loomis, Sayles &
Company, L.P.
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0.80%
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51.73%
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16.12%
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10.53%
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A-3
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Investment Objectives
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Portfolio Company and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser
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Current
Expenses
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Average Annual
Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
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1
Year
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5
Year
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10
Year
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Seeks a balance between growth of
capital and current income, with a
greater emphasis on growth of
capital.
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MetLife Multi-Index Targeted Risk
Portfolio - Class B*
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Overlay Portion:
MetLife Investment Management,
LLC
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0.66%
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13.82%
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5.03%
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4.44%
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Seeks capital appreciation.
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MFS® Research International
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Massachusetts Financial
Services Company
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0.90%
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12.82%
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8.54%
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4.17%
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Seeks total return.
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PanAgora Global Diversified Risk
Portfolio - Class B#*
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: PanAgora Asset
Management, Inc.
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0.98%
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4.71%
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2.47%
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Seeks maximum real return,
consistent with preservation of
capital and prudent investment
management.
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PIMCO Inflation Protected Bond
Portfolio - Class B
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Pacific Investment
Management Company LLC
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0.93%
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3.59%
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3.05%
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2.08%
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Seeks maximum total return,
consistent with the preservation of
capital and prudent investment
management.
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PIMCO Total Return
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Pacific Investment
Management Company LLC
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0.80%
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6.05%
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1.01%
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1.60%
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Seeks capital appreciation and
current income.
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Schroders Global Multi-Asset
Portfolio - Class B#*
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Schroder Investment
Management North America Inc.
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0.95%
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15.02%
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4.88%
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4.02%
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Seeks growth of capital and income.
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SSGA Growth and Income ETF
Portfolio - Class B‡
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: SSGA Funds
Management, Inc.
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0.77%
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13.97%
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7.51%
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5.49%
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Seeks growth of capital.
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SSGA Growth ETF
Portfolio - Class B‡
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: SSGA Funds
Management, Inc.
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0.80%
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15.75%
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9.20%
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6.43%
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A-4
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Investment Objectives
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Portfolio Company and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser
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Current
Expenses
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Average Annual
Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
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1
Year
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5
Year
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10
Year
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Seeks long-term capital appreciation
by investing in common stocks
believed to be undervalued. Income
is a secondary objective.
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T. Rowe Price Large Cap Value
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: T. Rowe Price
Associates, Inc.
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0.78%
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9.64%
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11.26%
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8.66%
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Seeks long-term growth of capital.
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T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: T. Rowe Price
Associates, Inc.
Sub-Subadviser: T. Rowe Price
Investment Management, Inc.
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0.95%
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19.84%
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11.63%
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10.45%
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Seeks high total return by investing
in equity securities of mid-sized
companies.
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Victory Sycamore Mid Cap Value
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Victory Capital
Management Inc.
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0.85%
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9.94%
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14.38%
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8.30%
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Seeks a high level of current income,
consistent with preservation of
principal.
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Western Asset Management
Government Income
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Western Asset
Management Company LLC
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0.72%
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4.39%
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0.21%
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1.26%
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Seeks long-term growth of capital.
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Baillie Gifford International Stock
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Baillie Gifford Overseas
Limited
|
1.00%
|
18.36%
|
6.88%
|
4.46%
|
|
Seeks a high level of current income
consistent with prudent investment
risk and preservation of capital.
|
BlackRock Ultra-Short Term Bond
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: BlackRock Advisors,
LLC
|
0.61%
|
4.80%
|
1.50%
|
0.98%
|
|
Seeks a high level of current income,
with growth of capital as a
secondary objective.
|
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 20
Portfolio - Class B#‡
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
|
0.89%
|
7.83%
|
3.62%
|
3.05%
|
|
Seeks high total return in the form of
income and growth of capital, with a
greater emphasis on income.
|
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 40
Portfolio - Class B‡
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
|
0.89%
|
10.52%
|
5.60%
|
4.34%
|
|
Seeks a balance between a high level
of current income and growth of
capital, with a greater emphasis on
growth of capital.
|
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 60
Portfolio - Class B‡
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
|
0.91%
|
13.59%
|
7.72%
|
5.67%
|
A-5
|
Investment Objectives
|
Portfolio Company and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser
|
Current
Expenses
|
Average Annual
Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
|
||
|
1
Year
|
5
Year
|
10
Year
|
|||
|
Seeks growth of capital.
|
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 80
Portfolio - Class B‡
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
|
0.94%
|
17.30%
|
9.75%
|
6.91%
|
|
Seeks long-term capital growth.
|
Brighthouse/Artisan Mid Cap Value
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Artisan Partners Limited
Partnership
|
1.02%
|
18.24%
|
11.28%
|
6.48%
|
|
Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
|
Brighthouse/Dimensional
International Small Company
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Dimensional Fund
Advisors LP
|
1.05%
|
13.52%
|
7.32%
|
4.42%
|
|
Seeks to provide a growing stream of
income over time and, secondarily,
long-term capital appreciation and
current income.
|
Brighthouse/Wellington Core Equity
Opportunities Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Wellington Management
Company LLP
|
0.86%
|
7.38%
|
12.84%
|
10.08%
|
|
Seeks to provide a growing stream of
income over time and, secondarily,
long-term capital appreciation and
current income.
|
Brighthouse/Wellington Core Equity
Opportunities Portfolio - Class E††
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Wellington Management
Company LLP
|
0.76%
|
7.49%
|
12.95%
|
10.19%
|
|
Seeks maximum capital
appreciation.
|
Frontier Mid Cap Growth
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Frontier Capital
Management Company, LLC
|
0.96%
|
17.73%
|
10.99%
|
9.01%
|
|
Seeks long-term growth of capital.
|
Jennison Growth
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Jennison Associates LLC
|
0.80%
|
52.86%
|
17.69%
|
14.03%
|
|
Seeks to track the performance of
the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond
Index.
|
MetLife Aggregate Bond Index
Portfolio - Class G
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: MetLife Investment
Management, LLC
|
0.58%
|
4.90%
|
0.57%
|
1.27%
|
|
Seeks to track the performance of
the Standard & Poor's MidCap
400® Composite Stock Price Index.
|
MetLife Mid Cap Stock Index
Portfolio - Class G
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: MetLife Investment
Management, LLC
|
0.61%
|
15.76%
|
12.00%
|
8.68%
|
A-6
|
Investment Objectives
|
Portfolio Company and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser
|
Current
Expenses
|
Average Annual
Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
|
||
|
1
Year
|
5
Year
|
10
Year
|
|||
|
Seeks to track the performance of
the MSCI EAFE® Index.
|
MetLife MSCI EAFE® Index
Portfolio - Class G
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: MetLife Investment
Management, LLC
|
0.69%
|
17.58%
|
7.67%
|
3.75%
|
|
Seeks to track the performance of
the Russell 2000® Index.
|
MetLife Russell 2000® Index
Portfolio - Class G
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: MetLife Investment
Management, LLC
|
0.62%
|
16.47%
|
9.57%
|
6.84%
|
|
Seeks to track the performance of
the Standard & Poor's 500®
Composite Stock Price Index.
|
MetLife Stock Index
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: MetLife Investment
Management, LLC
|
0.51%
|
25.63%
|
15.10%
|
11.47%
|
|
Seeks capital appreciation.
|
MFS® Value Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Massachusetts Financial
Services Company
|
0.83%
|
7.85%
|
11.27%
|
8.51%
|
|
Seeks high total return, consisting
principally of capital appreciation.
|
Neuberger Berman Genesis
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Neuberger Berman
Investment Advisers LLC
|
1.05%
|
15.20%
|
12.13%
|
8.48%
|
|
Seeks long-term growth of capital.
|
T. Rowe Price Large Cap Growth
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: T. Rowe Price
Associates, Inc.
|
0.82%
|
46.53%
|
13.23%
|
11.60%
|
|
Seeks long-term capital appreciation
with income as a secondary
consideration.
|
VanEck Global Natural Resources
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Van Eck Associates
Corporation
|
1.03%
|
-3.64%
|
10.92%
|
-0.72%
|
|
Seeks to maximize total return
consistent with preservation of
capital.
|
Western Asset Management Strategic
Bond Opportunities
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Western Asset
Management Company LLC
|
0.81%
|
9.22%
|
2.54%
|
2.76%
|
A-7
|
Investment Objectives
|
Portfolio Company and
Adviser/Sub-Adviser
|
Current
Expenses
|
Average Annual
Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
|
||
|
1
Year
|
5
Year
|
10
Year
|
|||
|
Seeks to maximize total return
consistent with preservation of
capital.
|
Western Asset Management Strategic
Bond Opportunities
Portfolio - Class E††
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Western Asset
Management Company LLC
|
0.71%
|
9.30%
|
2.65%
|
2.87%
|
|
Seeks to maximize total return
consistent with preservation of
capital and maintenance of liquidity.
|
Western Asset Management
U.S. Government
Portfolio - Class B#
Brighthouse Investment Advisers,
LLC
Subadviser: Western Asset
Management Company LLC
|
0.75%
|
4.59%
|
0.70%
|
0.98%
|
#
Certain Investment Portfolios and their investment advisers have entered into temporary expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, which are reflected in the Current Expenses. Please see the Investment Portfolios' prospectuses for additional information regarding these arrangements.
*
This Investment Portfolio is managed in a way that is intended to minimize volatility of returns (referred to as a "managed volatility strategy"). See "Principal Risks of Investing in the Contract."
‡
This Investment Portfolio is a fund of funds and invests substantially all of its assets in other underlying funds. Because the Investment Portfolioinvests in other funds, it will bear its pro rata portion of the operating expenses of those underlying funds, including the management fee.
††
Closed to new investments except under dollar cost averaging and rebalancing programs in existence at the time of closing.
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APPENDIX B
Investment Portfolios Available Under the Benefits Offered Under the Contract
If you have elected an optional benefit under the contract, your contract may be subject to investment allocation restrictions, as reflected in the following table. See "Investment Allocation Restrictions for Certain Riders" for more details. If your optional benefit is not included in the table below, your contract is not currently subject to any investment allocation restrictions.
|
Optional Benefit
|
|
GMIB Max I*
|
|
GMIB Plus III*
|
|
GMIB Plus I*
|
|
GMIB I
|
|
Lifetime Withdrawal Guarantee II*
(LWG II)
|
|
Life Withdrawal Guarantee I
(LWG I)
|
|
Guaranteed Minimum Accumulation Benefit Rider*
(GMAB)
|
*You may not allocate Purchase Payments to the Standard Dollar Cost Averaging Program if you elect any of these optional benefits.
Investment Allocation and Other Purchase Payment Restrictions for GMIB Max I
GMIB Max I. If you elect the GMIB Max I, you must allocate your Purchase Payments and Account Value among the following Investment Portfolios:
|
AB Global Dynamic Allocation Portfolio
|
|
BlackRock Global Tactical Strategies Portfolio
|
|
Brighthouse Balanced Plus Portfolio
|
|
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Portfolio
|
|
JPMorgan Global Active Allocation Portfolio
|
|
MetLife Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio
|
|
MetLife Multi-Index Targeted Risk Portfolio
|
|
PanAgora Global Diversified Risk Portfolio
|
|
Schroders Global Multi-Asset Portfolio
|
|
Western Asset Management Government Income Portfolio
|
Investment Allocation and Other Purchase Payment Restrictions for the GMIB Plus III, GMIB Plus I and Lifetime Withdrawal Guarantee II Riders
GMIB Plus III, GMIB Plus I and Lifetime Withdrawal Guarantee II. If you elect the GMIB Plus III, GMIB Plus I or the Lifetime Withdrawal Guarantee II, you may allocate your Purchase Payments and Account Value according to either Option A or Option B below.
Option A. You must allocate 100% of your Purchase Payments or Account Value among:
|
AB Global Dynamic Allocation Portfolio
|
|
American Funds® Balanced Allocation Portfolio
|
|
American Funds® Growth Allocation Portfolio
|
|
American Funds® Moderate Allocation Portfolio
|
|
BlackRock Global Tactical Strategies Portfolio
|
|
BlackRock Ultra-Short Term Bond Portfolio
|
|
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 20 Portfolio
|
|
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 40 Portfolio
|
|
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 60 Portfolio
|
|
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 80 Portfolio
|
|
Brighthouse Balanced Plus Portfolio
|
|
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Portfolio
|
B-1
|
JPMorgan Global Active Allocation Portfolio
|
|
MetLife Multi-Index Targeted Risk Portfolio
|
|
PanAgora Global Diversified Risk Portfolio
|
|
Schroders Global Multi-Asset Portfolio
|
|
SSGA Growth and Income ETF Portfolio
|
|
SSGA Growth ETF Portfolio
|
1 Only available for contracts issued based on applications and necessary information received in Good Order before the close of the New York Stock Exchange on May 1, 2009.
OR
Option B. You must allocate at least 30%of Purchase Payments or Account Value to Platform 1 portfolios; up to 70% of Purchase Payments or Account Value to Platform 2 portfolios; up to 15% of Purchase Payments or Account Value to Platform 3 portfolios; and up to 15% of Purchase Payments or Account Value to Platform 4 portfolios.
For contracts issued based on applications and necessary information received in Good Order before the close of the New York Stock Exchange on May 1, 2009, the following investment allocation restrictions apply under Option B. You must allocate at least 15% of Purchase Payments and Account Value to Platform 1 portfolios; up to 85% of Purchase Payments or Account Value to Platform 2 portfolios; (the percentages of Platforms 3 and 4 are the same as those listed above).
We will automatically rebalance your allocations quarterly. The investment options in each Platform are:
|
Platform 1
|
Platform 2
|
|
A minimum of 30% of Purchase Payments or
Account Value
|
A maximum of 70% of Purchase Payments or
Account Value
|
|
BlackRock Ultra-Short Term Bond Portfolio
|
AB Global Dynamic Allocation Portfolio
|
|
Brighthouse/Franklin Low Duration Total Return Portfolio
|
American Funds® Balanced Allocation Portfolio
|
|
JPMorgan Core Bond Portfolio
|
American Funds® Growth Allocation Portfolio
|
|
MetLife Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio
|
American Funds® Growth Portfolio
|
|
PIMCO Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio
|
American Funds® Moderate Allocation Portfolio
|
|
PIMCO Total Return Portfolio
|
Baillie Gifford International Stock Portfolio
|
|
Western Asset Management Government Income Portfolio
|
BlackRock Global Tactical Strategies Portfolio
|
|
Western Asset Management U.S. Government Portfolio
|
BlackRock High Yield Portfolio
|
|
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 100 Portfolio
|
|
|
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 20 Portfolio
|
|
|
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 40 Portfolio
|
|
|
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 60 Portfolio
|
|
|
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 80 Portfolio
|
|
|
Brighthouse Balanced Plus Portfolio
|
|
|
Brighthouse/Wellington Core Equity Opportunities
Portfolio
|
|
|
Harris Oakmark International Portfolio
|
|
|
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Portfolio
|
|
|
Invesco Comstock Portfolio
|
|
|
Jennison Growth Portfolio
|
|
|
JPMorgan Global Active Allocation Portfolio
|
|
|
Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Portfolio
|
|
|
Loomis Sayles Growth Portfolio
|
|
|
MetLife MSCI EAFE® Index Portfolio
|
|
|
MetLife Multi-Index Targeted Risk Portfolio
|
|
|
MetLife Stock Index Portfolio
|
B-2
|
Platform 1
|
Platform 2
|
|
A minimum of 30% of Purchase Payments or
Account Value
|
A maximum of 70% of Purchase Payments or
Account Value
|
|
MFS® Research International Portfolio
|
|
|
MFS® Value Portfolio
|
|
|
PanAgora Global Diversified Risk Portfolio
|
|
|
Schroders Global Multi-Asset Portfolio
|
|
|
SSGA Growth and Income ETF Portfolio
|
|
|
SSGA Growth ETF Portfolio
|
|
|
T. Rowe Price Large Cap Growth Portfolio
|
|
|
T. Rowe Price Large Cap Value Portfolio
|
|
|
Western Asset Management Strategic Bond Opportunities
Portfolio
|
|
Platform 3
|
Platform 4
|
|
A maximum of 15% of Purchase Payments or
Account Value
|
A maximum of 15% of Purchase Payments or
Account Value
|
|
Allspring Mid Cap Value Portfolio
|
Brighthouse Small Cap Value Portfolio
|
|
Brighthouse/Artisan Mid Cap Value Portfolio
|
Brighthouse/abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
|
|
Frontier Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
|
Brighthouse/Dimensional International Small Company
Portfolio
|
|
MetLife Mid Cap Stock Index Portfolio
|
Brighthouse/Eaton Vance Floating Rate Portfolio
|
|
T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
|
Brighthouse/Templeton International Bond Portfolio
|
|
Victory Sycamore Mid Cap Value Portfolio
|
CBRE Global Real Estate Portfolio
|
|
Invesco Small Cap Growth Portfolio
|
|
|
MetLife Russell 2000® Index Portfolio
|
|
|
Neuberger Berman Genesis Portfolio
|
|
|
VanEck Global Natural Resources Portfolio
|
Investment Allocation and Other Purchase Payment Restrictions for Lifetime Withdrawal Guarantee I Rider.
Lifetime Withdrawal Guarantee I. If you elect the Lifetime Withdrawal Guarantee I rider, you may allocate your Purchase Payments and Account Value among the following Investment Portfolios:
|
AB Global Dynamic Allocation Portfolio
|
|
American Funds® Balanced Allocation Portfolio
|
|
American Funds® Growth Allocation Portfolio
|
|
American Funds® Moderate Allocation Portfolio
|
|
BlackRock Global Tactical Strategies Portfolio
|
|
BlackRock Ultra-Short Term Bond Portfolio
|
|
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 20 Portfolio
|
|
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 40 Portfolio
|
|
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 60 Portfolio
|
|
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 80 Portfolio
|
|
Brighthouse Balanced Plus Portfolio
|
|
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Portfolio
|
|
JPMorgan Global Active Allocation Portfolio
|
|
MetLife Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio
|
|
MetLife Multi-Index Targeted Risk Portfolio
|
|
PanAgora Global Diversified Risk Portfolio
|
|
Schroders Global Multi-Asset Portfolio
|
|
SSGA Growth and Income ETF Portfolio
|
|
SSGA Growth ETF Portfolio
|
|
Western Asset Management Government Income Portfolio
|
Investment Allocation and Other Purchase Payment Restrictions for the Guaranteed Minimum Accumulation Benefit.
B-3
GMAB Rider. If you elected the GMAB rider, we required you to allocate your Purchase Payments and all of your Account Value to one of three Investment Portfolios . No transfers are permitted while this rider is in effect. Effective April 28, 2014, the three Original Investment Portfolios merged into two Investment Portfolios as follows:
|
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 40 Portfolio
|
|
Brighthouse Asset Allocation 60 Portfolio
|
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The prospectus and statement of additional information ("SAI") include additional information. The prospectus and SAI are dated the same as this summary prospectus and are incorporated by reference. The prospectus and SAI are available, without charge, upon request. For a free copy, call us at (888) 243-1932, or send an email request to [email protected]. You can also access the prospectus, SAI and other information about the Contract online at https://dfinview.com/BHF/TAHD/BHF21.
Reports and other information about the Separate Account are available on the SEC's website at https://www.sec.gov/and copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: [email protected].
EDGAR Contract Identifier No. is C000014069