0000836249 2025-12-31 2025-12-31 0000836249 massmutual:MMLVIPWellingtonSmallCapGrowthEquityFundMember 2025-12-31 2025-12-31 pure <table cellpadding="0" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: #D9D9D9"> <td rowspan="2" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding: 4pt; border: black 1pt solid; text-indent: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><b>Fund Type</b></td> <td rowspan="2" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 4pt; border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt"><b>Fund and Adviser/Sub-Adviser</b></td> <td rowspan="2" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 4pt; border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt"><b>Current Expenses (expenses/average assets)</b></td> <td colspan="3" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding: 4pt; border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-indent: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><b>Average Annual Total Returns</b></p> <p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><b>(as of 12/31/2025)</b></p></td></tr> <tr style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: #D9D9D9"> <td style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 4pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt"><b>1 Year</b></td> <td style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 4pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt"><b>5 Year</b></td> <td style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 4pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt"><b>10 Year</b></td></tr> <tr style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"> <td style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 4pt; width: 15%; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt">Small/Mid-Cap Growth</td> <td style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 4pt; width: 37%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; text-indent: 0pt"><p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">MML VIP Wellington Small Cap Growth Equity Fund<br/> (Initial Class)</p> <p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><b><i>Adviser:</i></b> MML Investment Advisers, LLC</p> <p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><b><i>Sub-Adviser: </i></b>Wellington Management Company LLP</p></td> <td style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 4pt; width: 18%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt">0.94%^(*)</td> <td style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 4pt; width: 10%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt">7.34%</td> <td style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 4pt; width: 10%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt">2.67%</td> <td style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 4pt; width: 10%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt">10.59%</td></tr> </table> <table cellpadding="0" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"> <tr style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: #D9D9D9"> <td rowspan="2" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding: 4pt; border: black 1pt solid; text-indent: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><b>Fund Type</b></td> <td rowspan="2" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 4pt; border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt"><b>Fund and Adviser/Sub-Adviser</b></td> <td rowspan="2" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 4pt; border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt"><b>Current Expenses (expenses/average assets)</b></td> <td colspan="3" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding: 4pt; border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-indent: 0pt; vertical-align: bottom"><p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><b>Average Annual Total Returns</b></p> <p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><b>(as of 12/31/2025)</b></p></td></tr> <tr style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: #D9D9D9"> <td style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 4pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt"><b>1 Year</b></td> <td style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 4pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt"><b>5 Year</b></td> <td style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 4pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt"><b>10 Year</b></td></tr> <tr style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"> <td style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 4pt; width: 15%; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt">Small/Mid-Cap Growth</td> <td style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 4pt; width: 37%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; text-indent: 0pt"><p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">MML VIP Wellington Small Cap Growth Equity Fund<br/> (Initial Class)</p> <p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><b><i>Adviser:</i></b> MML Investment Advisers, LLC</p> <p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><b><i>Sub-Adviser: </i></b>Wellington Management Company LLP</p></td> <td style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 4pt; width: 18%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt">0.94%^(*)</td> <td style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 4pt; width: 10%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt">7.34%</td> <td style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 4pt; width: 10%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt">2.67%</td> <td style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 4pt; width: 10%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt">10.59%</td></tr> </table> MML VIP Wellington Small Cap Growth Equity Fund<br/> (Initial Class) MML Investment Advisers, LLC Wellington Management Company LLP 0.0094 0.0734 0.0267 0.1059 Massachusetts Mutual Variable Life Separate Account I N-6 N-6 0000836249 false 2025-12-31