MML SERIES INVESTMENT FUND
N-30D, 2000-02-24
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MML Equity Index Fund  – Letter to Shareholders
To Our Shareholders
 
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“The advances in the market indices were primarily fueled by a narrow group of technology stocks, while the majority of stocks did not perform nearly as well.”
February 1, 2000
 
MassMutual Consolidates Investment Expertise
 
Before reviewing the year just ended, I would like to pass along some exciting news about MassMutual. During the past year, we recently formed the Financial Services Group (“FSG”) which took responsibility for managing and administering the MML Series Investment Fund (the “Funds ”). FSG has resulted in the integration of MassMutual’s asset accumulation and retirement products—allowing us to leverage our investment and service expertise and resources to clients of our MassMutual Retirement Services, MassMutual Annuities, MassMutual Variable Life and Institutional Life Insurance businesses.
 
As part of our responsibility for managing the Funds, we have elected new officers of the Funds who come from our various business units. They not only have investment experience, but also bring to the Funds a comprehensive understanding of the business products through which we market the Funds. I have recently been elected as President and Trustee of the Funds.
 
We have also broadened our line up of investment managers for the Funds. We believe this will give us the best opportunity to provide investors with the widest choice from among the highest regarded and diverse investment managers across all asset classes. We endeavor to retain investment managers that provide top-notch portfolio management, and conduct extensive due diligence before we select those managers. Then we use an independent consulting firm to assist us in monitoring each manager and the Funds they manage.
 
In that regard, we also take pleasure in announcing that MassMutual has recently consolidated all its portfolio management operations into its subsidiary, David L. Babson and Company Incorporated. The new entity, which will continue to do business under the David L. Babson name, has assets under management of approximately $70 billion. Stu Reese, the Funds’ former president, has been named Chief Executive Officer of David L. Babson. Mr. Reese, who remains MassMutual’s Chief Investment Officer, will remain as Chairman of the Board of Trustees. In connection with that reorganization, MassMutual has retained David L. Babson as investment sub-adviser to the MML Money Market, MML Managed Bond and MML Blend Funds. We want to emphasize that the same portfolio managers will continue to manage those Funds and there will be no change in the level of services, nor has there been an increase in the management fees charged. David L. Babson will continue to serve as manager for the MML Equity and MML Small Cap Value Equity Funds.
 
With these changes in the management of the Funds, we believe we will be better able to service our existing clients by offering a full range of financial products to both individual and institutional investors. Stu and I look forward to continuing MassMutual’s tradition of excellent service to our clients and encourage you to contact your service representative or us if you have any questions about our new organizational changes.
 
Another Banner Year for the U.S. Economy
 
Nineteen ninety-nine will be remembered as a year that came in like a lamb and went out like a lion, at least in terms of expectations for the U.S. economy. At the beginning of the year, forecasts for 1999 were cautious in the wake of 1998’s credit crunch. Growth, however, continued apace, with real GDP for 1999 estimated to have increased by roughly 4.0%, a truly impressive achievement coming so late in this durable economic expansion that began in the summer of 1991. Equally impressive was the fact that, despite sharply higher energy prices, inflation remained subdued, as evidenced by a CPI that averaged around 2.5% during the year.
 
The U.S. dollar held its own against the Japanese yen while gaining substantially against the euro, briefly trading at parity with the latter. A strong dollar helped attract investment capital to U.S. stock and bond markets even as it exacerbated the nation’s trade deficit. On the fiscal side, the United
 
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States recorded its second consecutive budget surplus in fiscal year 1999, with another surplus forecast for the current fiscal year ending in October, 2000. Clearly, 1999 was another year in which the economy was fundamentally in great shape.
 
Interest Rates Continue Upward Trend
 
Along with stronger-than-expected growth in the economy, another important theme for 1999 was rising interest rates. The Federal Reserve Board waited until mid-year, when evidence of robust economic growth was undeniable, to implement the first rate hike of the year. Other increases followed in August and November, and the closely watched federal funds rate ended the year at 5.50%, 75 basis points higher than where it began. With the three increases, the Fed reversed the three cuts made in the fall of 1998, taking rates back to their pre-crisis levels, which were still toward the low end of their recent historical range.
 
As concerns grew during the year about an overheating economy and a possible return of inflation, intermediate and long-term interest rates also rose. The 30-year Treasury bond, for example, climbed almost 140 basis points to finish the year at 6.48%, while securities in the two to ten year range saw even steeper rises. Rising rates and a flatter yield curve made it a difficult year for fixed-income investors, with most high-quality bond managers seeing negative returns for the year. In general, spread product —fixed-income investments offering a yield premium to Treasuries —performed better than Treasuries. Spreads began the year at relatively wide levels and subsequently narrowed, partially offsetting the effects of higher rates. Investments in high-yield or emerging-market securities, which normally carry the widest spreads because of their higher risk, provided the strongest performance, typically generating positive single-digit returns. In addition, investments at the short end of the yield curve managed low single-digit returns since they were less affected by climbing rates.
 
Technology Stocks Shine
 
U.S. stocks kept investors guessing in the first half of the year, as responsibility for market leadership shifted from growth stocks in the first quarter to cyclicals and value shares in the second. In the second half, however, interest faded in virtually everything but technology. Particularly in the fourth quarter, investors threw caution to the wind and piled into their favorites—especially Internet stocks —seemingly without regard to earnings prospects, driving the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index to an astonishing gain of 85.6% for the year. Interest was spread among large-cap favorites and small-cap newcomers. The IPO market sizzled, with many stocks seeing huge gains in their first few days of trading.
 
Other popular benchmarks, which have become increasingly technology-sensitive in the past few years, posted returns that were modest by comparison but still impressive, and all of them finished at or near their all-time highs. The venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 25.2%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index notched a return of 21.04%. That made it an unprecedented five straight years of returns in excess of 20% for the S&P 500. International stocks also did well in 1999, as many overseas economies experienced stronger growth after a period of lackluster performance, or, in the case of Japan, negative growth. The Y2K phenomenon, much discussed throughout the year, appeared to have minimal effects on worldwide equity and debt markets as the year wound down.
 
Of considerable concern to many investors, however, was the narrowness of the stock market rally. The lack of breadth was evident in the fact that over 70% of stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange had negative returns for the year, while over 50% of NASDAQ stocks lost value in 1999. In this environment, value-oriented funds struggled because their investment style, which emphasizes growth at a reasonable price, prevented them from owning the richly valued market leaders.
 
Looking Ahead
 
Interest rates should continue to be a prime concern for investors in the coming months. Despite three increases by the Fed in 1999, consensus estimates favor at least one more hike in the first
 
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quarter. More than likely, though, we are close to seeing some kind of temporary plateau in interest
rates. For one thing, the economy is already showing signs of slowing. Another consideration is that changes in interest rates are typically not fully reflected in the economy until a number of months after they are made. With three increases in the last seven months of 1999, we can expect the Fed to become increasingly cautious over the short term about further rate hikes. Finally, since 2000 is a presidential election year, we look for the Fed to keep short-term rates relatively stable in the second half of the year. In summary, we expect 2000 to offer a reasonably positive backdrop for U.S. investment markets, especially the latter half of the year, when we are likely to see a modestly slowing but still healthy economy and more stable interest rates.
 
We would not be surprised to see European economic growth surpass that of the United States in the new year. As growth accelerates in Europe, interest rates should rise, drawing greater flows of investment capital and boosting the value of the euro, which is already trading at very oversold levels. Thus, we look for European investments, especially equities, to offer attractive opportunities in 2000.
 
The markets of 1999 have once again demonstrated the importance of diversification. Large-cap and small-cap, growth and value, domestic and international stocks all have their periods of dominance, but these periods are difficult to predict in advance. A properly diversified investment plan will include elements from all of those categories and, history suggests, achieve better returns with less risk in the long run.
 
/s/    John V. Murphy
John V. Murphy
President
MML Series Investment Fund
 
MML Equity Index Fund Portfolio Review
 
For the year ending December 31, 1999, the portfolio realized a total return of 20.32%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index had a total return of 21.04%. The fund’s return reflects changes in the net asset value per share without the deduction of any insurance product charges. The inclusion of these charges would have reduced the performance shown here. Past performance is no indication of future results.
 
The portfolio is designed to replicate the large capitalization United States equity market as it is represented by the S&P 500 Composite Index for the same period. Large capitalization equities had a strong year, posting results similar to those of mid capitalization stocks, while outperforming small capitalization stocks. The best performing sectors in the S&P 500 Index for the year were Technology, Basic Materials and Communication Services.
 
As a portfolio that mirrors the holdings of an existing stock index, we will continue to make the appropriate changes in accordance with the portfolio’s investment objective.
 
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
 
Hypothetical Investments in MML Equity Index Fund and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index
 
 
MML Series Investment Fund
Total Return
     One Year    Since Inception
     12/31/98 -  12/31/99    5/1/97 -  12/31/99
 
MML Equity Index Fund    20.32%    26.93%

 
Standard & Poor’s 500
Composite Index
   21.04%    27.40%
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
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                         MML Equity Index Fund          S&P 500 Composite Index
                         ---------------------          -----------------------

           5/1/97              10,000                           10,000
          6/30/97              11,080                           11,084
         12/31/97              11,381                           12,257
          6/30/98              11,746                           14,428
         12/31/98              14,246                           15,759
          6/30/99              15,946                           17,711
         12/31/99              17,142                           19,076

          
 
Past performance is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will fluctuate with market conditions so that shares of the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should note that the Fund is a professionally managed mutual fund, while the Standard & Poor ’s 500 Composite Index is unmanaged and does not incur expenses, and cannot be purchased directly by investors.
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MML Equity Index Fund
 
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 1999
 
ASSETS
  
 
Investments at value (See Schedule of Investments) (Note 2)
  
 
  Equities (Identified cost: $70,557,118)
   $92,246,105  
 
  Short-term investments (Identified cost: $3,971,067)
   3,971,147  
  
 
  
      Total investments
   96,217,252  
  
 
  
 
Cash
   21,888  
 
Receivable for investment securities sold
   8,492  
 
Interest and dividends receivable
   94,556  
 
Variation margin on futures contracts
   8,925  
 
Reimbursement receivable
   29,698  
  
 
  
      Total assets
   96,380,811  
  
 
  
 
LIABILITIES
  
 
Payable for investment securities purchased
   57,157  
 
Distributions payable
   1,130,310  
 
Investment management fee payable (Note 3)
   128,501  
 
Trustees’ fee payable
   1,083  
 
Audit fee payable
   8,499  
 
Other payables
   6,000  
  
 
  
      Total liabilities
   1,331,550  
  
 
  
 
NET ASSETS
   $95,049,261  
  
 
  
 
Net assets consist of:
  
 
Series shares, (par value $.01 per share) (Note 5)
   $         52,424  
 
Additional paid-in capital
   73,322,520  
 
 
Distributions in excess of net realized gain on investments
   (82,710 )
 
Net unrealized appreciation on investments (Note 7)
   21,757,027  
  
 
  
NET ASSETS
   $95,049,261  
  
 
  
 
Outstanding series shares
   5,242,380  
  
 
  
 
Net asset value per share
   $           18.13  
  
 
  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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MML Equity Index Fund
 
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 1999
 
Investment income (Note 2)   
 
Dividends    $       659,985
 
Interest    96,905
    
      Total income    756,890
    
 
Expenses   
 
Investment management fee (Note 3)    212,438
 
Trustees’ fees    17,272
 
Audit fees    29,864
 
Other expenses    8,303
    
      Total expenses    267,877
    
Net investment income (Note 2)    489,013
    
 
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   
 
Net realized gain on investments (Note 2)    581,500
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments (Note 2)    10,753,807
    
Net gain    11,335,307
    
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations    $11,824,320
    
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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MML Equity Index Fund
 
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
 
 
     For the Year
Ended
December 31, 1999

   For the Year
Ended
December 31, 1998

 
From Operations:      
 
  Net investment income    $       489,013      $       297,195  
 
  Net realized gain on investments    581,500      255,853  
 
  Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments    10,753,807      6,831,658  
    
    
  
      Net increase in net assets resulting from operations    11,824,320      7,384,706  
 
Distributions to shareholders from: (Note 2)      
 
  Net investment income    (491,028 )    (296,748 )
 
  Net realized gains on investments    (686,989 )    (239,134 )
    
    
  
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders    (1,178,017 )    (535,882 )
 
Net increase in capital share transactions (Note 5)    48,333,681      5,018,690  
    
    
  
      Total increase    58,979,984      11,867,514  
 
NET ASSETS, at beginning of the year    36,069,277      24,201,763  
    
    
  
 
NET ASSETS, at end of the year    $95,049,261      $36,069,277  
    
    
  
 
Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of the year    $                -      $             682  
    
    
  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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MML Equity Index Fund
 
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
Selected per share data for the series shares outstanding throughout:
 
     For the
Year Ended
December 31, 1999

   For the
Year Ended
December 31, 1998

   For the Period
May 1, 1997
(Commencement of
Operations) through
December 31, 1997*

 
Net asset value: Beginning of year/period    $15.260      $12.080      $10.000  
    
    
    
  
Income from investment operations:         
 
Net investment income    0.093      0.128      0.092  
 
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments    3.006      3.284      2.101  
    
    
    
  
Total from investment operations    3.099      3.412      2.193  
    
    
    
  
 
Less distributions:         
 
Dividends from net investment income    (0.094 )    (0.128 )    (0.092 )
 
Distribution from net realized gains    (0.135 )    (0.104 )    (0.021 )
    
    
    
  
 
Total distributions    (0.229 )    (0.232 )    (0.113 )
    
    
    
  
 
Net asset value: End of year/period    $18.130      $15.260      $12.080  
    
    
    
  
Total return***    20.32%      28.22%      21.39% **
 
Net assets (in millions):    $  95.05      $  36.07      $  24.20  
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:         
 
  Before expense waiver    0.50%      0.60%      0.43% **
 
  After expense waiver    -      0.50%      -  
 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:         
 
  Before expense waiver    0.92%      0.91%      0.80% **
 
  After expense waiver    -      1.01%      -  
 
Portfolio turnover rate    2.68%      5.19%      2.00% **
 
      * The Fund commenced operations on May 1, 1997.
      ** Percentages represent results for the period and are not annualized.
***
Total return information shown in the Financial Highlights tables does not reflect expenses that apply at the separate account level or to related insurance products. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total return figures for all periods shown.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 1999
 
     Number
of
Shares

   Market Value
(Note 2)

                                
 
EQUITIES -  97.05%
 
 
Advertising -  0.26%
  Interpublic Group of
  Companies, Inc.
   2,100    $               121,144
  Omnicom Group, Inc.    1,300    130,000
         
              251,144
         
 
 
Aerospace & Defense -  0.65%
  Boeing Company    7,010    291,353
  General Dynamics
  Corporation
   1,500    79,125
  Goodrich (B.F.) Company    800    22,000
  Northrop Grumman
  Corporation
   500    27,031
  Raytheon Company, Class B    2,500    66,406
  Textron, Inc.    1,100    84,356
  TRW, Inc.    900    46,744
         
                    617,015
         
 
 
Agribusiness -  0.06%
  Archer-Daniels-Midland
  Company
   4,523    55,124
         
 
 
Apparel, Textiles & Shoes  - 0.83%
  Claiborne (Liz), Inc.    400    15,050
  Gap, Inc.    6,387    293,802
  Kohl’s Corporation*    1,200    86,625
  NIKE, Inc., Class B    2,100    104,081
  Nordstrom, Inc.    1,000    26,188
  Reebok International Ltd*    300    2,456
  Russell Corporation    200    3,350
  Sara Lee Corporation    6,800    150,025
  Springs Industries, Inc.    200    7,988
  The Limited, Inc.    1,600    69,300
  V.F. Corporation    900    27,000
         
                    785,865
         
 
 
Automotive & Parts -  1.20%
  Dana Corporation    1,185    35,476
  Delphi Automotive Systems
  Corporation
   4,217    66,418
  Ford Motor Company    9,000    480,938
  General Motors Corporation    4,800    348,900
  Genuine Parts Company    1,300    32,256
 
     Number
of
Shares

   Market Value
(Note 2)

                                
 
Automotive & Parts (Continued)
  Goodyear Tire & Rubber
  Company
   1,200    $                  33,825
  ITT Industries, Inc.    700    23,406
  Navistar International
  Corporation*
   500    23,688
  PACCAR, Inc.    600    26,588
  Pep Boys-Manny, Moe &
  Jack
   300    2,738
  Rockwell International
  Corporation
   1,400    67,025
         
                    1,141,258
         
 
 
Banking, Savings & Loans  - 7.90%
  AmSouth Bancorporation    2,950    56,972
  Associates First Capital
  Corporation
   5,496    150,797
  Bank of America Corporation    12,827    643,755
  Bank of New York Company,
  Inc.
   5,500    220,000
  Bank One Corporation    8,610    276,058
  BB&T Corporation    2,500    68,437
  Capital One Financial
  Corporation
   1,500    72,281
  Chase Manhattan
  Corporation
   6,200    481,663
  Citigroup, Inc.    25,267    1,403,898
  Comerica, Inc.    1,150    53,691
  Federal Home Loan
  Mortgage Corp.
   5,200    244,725
  Federal National Mortgage
  Association
   7,700    480,769
  Fifth Third Bancorporation    2,275    166,928
  Firstar Corporation    7,372    155,733
  First Union Corporation    7,396    242,681
  FleetBoston Financial
  Corporation
   6,895    240,032
  Golden West Financial
  Corporation
   1,200    40,200
  Household International, Inc.    3,513    130,859
  Huntington Bancshares, Inc.    1,736    41,447
  KeyCorp    3,400    75,225
  MBNA Corporation    5,975    162,819
  Mellon Financial Corporation    3,800    129,438
  Morgan (J.P.) & Company,
  Inc.
   1,300    164,612
 
     Number
of
Shares

   Market Value
(Note 2)

                                
 
Banking, Savings & Loans (Continued)
  National City Corporation    4,600    $               108,963
  Northern Trust Corporation    1,700    90,100
  PNC Bank Corporation    2,200    97,900
  Providian Financial
  Corporation
   1,050    95,616
  Regions Financial
  Corporation
   1,600    40,200
  Republic New York
  Corporation
   800    57,600
  SLM Holding Corporation    1,200    50,700
  SouthTrust Corporation    1,300    49,156
  State Street Corporation    1,200    87,675
  Summit Bancorp    1,300    39,812
  SunTrust Banks, Inc.    2,400    165,150
  Synovus Financial
  Corporation
   2,100    41,738
  Union Planters Corporation    1,100    43,381
  U.S. Bancorp    5,431    129,326
  Wachovia Corporation    1,500    102,000
  Washington Mutual, Inc.    4,312    112,112
  Wells Fargo Company    12,300    497,381
         
                    7,511,830
         
 
 
Beverages -  2.09%
  Anheuser-Busch Companies,
  Inc.
   3,500    248,063
  Brown-Forman Corporation,
  Class B
   500    28,625
  Coca-Cola Company    18,500    1,077,625
  Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.    3,200    64,400
  Coors (Adolph) Company,
  Class B
   300    15,750
  Hercules, Inc.    800    22,300
  PepsiCo, Inc.    10,900    384,225
  Seagram Company Ltd.    3,200    143,800
         
                    1,984,788
         
 
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing - 2.12%
  American Greetings
  Corporation, Class A
   500    11,813
  CBS Corporation*    5,705    364,763
  Clear Channel
  Communications, Inc.*
   2,500    223,125
 
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 1999
 
 
     Number
of
Shares

   Market Value
(Note 2)

                                  
 
Broadcasting, Publishing & Printing (Continued)
  Comcast Corporation,
  Special Class A
  (non-voting)
     5,600     $             283,150
  Dow Jones &Company,   Inc.      700     47,600
  Gannett Company, Inc.      2,100     171,281
  Knight-Ridder, Inc.      600     35,700
  MediaOne Group, Inc.*      4,600    353,337
  Meredith Corporation      400    16,675
  New York Times Company,
  Class A
     1,300    63,863
  Times Mirror Company,
  Class A
     400    26,800
  Tribune Company      1,800    99,112
  Viacom, Inc., Class B*
  (non-voting)
     5,200    314,275
            
                      2,011,494
            
 
 
Building Materials & Construction - 1.34%
  Centex Corporation      400    9,875
  Foster Wheeler Corporation      200    1,775
  Home Depot, Inc.      17,250    1,182,703
  Huttig Building Products,
  Inc.*
     0    1
  IKON Office Solutions, Inc.      1,100    7,494
  Kaufman & Broad Home
  Corporation
     400    9,675
  McDermott International, Inc.      400    3,625
  Owens Corning      400    7,725
  Owens-Illinois, Inc.*      1,100    27,569
  Vulcan Materials Company      700    27,956
            
                      1,278,398
            
 
 
Chemicals -  1.52%
  Air Products & Chemicals,
  Inc.
     1,700    57,056
  Cooper Tire & Rubber
  Company
     600    9,337
  Dow Chemical Company      1,600    213,800
  duPont (E.I.) de Nemours &
  Company
     7,775    512,178
  Eastman Chemical Company      600    28,612
  Engelhard Corporation      900    16,988
  FMC Corporation*      200    11,463
  Great Lakes Chemical
  Corporation
     400    15,275
 
     Number
of
Shares

   Market Value
(Note 2)

                                
 
Chemicals (Continued)
  International Flavors &
  Fragrances, Inc.
   800    $               30,200
  Monsanto Company    4,800    171,000
  Occidental Petroleum
  Corporation
   2,800    60,550
  PPG Industries, Inc.    1,300    81,331
  Praxair, Inc.    1,200    60,375
  Rohm & Haas Company    1,684    68,518
  Sealed Air Corporation*    607    31,450
  Tupperware Corporation    400    6,775
  Union Carbide Corporation    1,000    66,750
  W.R. Grace & Company*    500    6,938
         
                    1,448,596
         
 
 
Commercial Services -  0.69%
  Allied Waste Industries, Inc.*    1,400    12,338
  Block (H & R), Inc.    700    30,625
  Cendant Corporation*    5,361    142,402
  Dun & Bradstreet
  Corporation
   1,200    35,400
  Ecolab, Inc.    1,000    39,125
  Equifax, Inc.    1,100    25,919
  Fluor Corporation    600    27,525
  Halliburton Company    3,300    132,825
  Paychex, Inc.    1,800    72,000
  PerkinElmer, Inc.    300    12,506
  Quintiles Transnational
  Corp.*
   900    16,819
  Ryder System, Inc.    500    12,219
  Service Corporation
  International
   2,000    13,875
  Waste Management, Inc.    4,632    79,613
         
                    653,191
         
 
 
Communications -  12.77%
  ADC Telecommunications,
  Inc.*
   1,100    79,819
  ALLTEL Corporation    2,400    198,450
  Andrew Corporation*    600    11,362
  AT&T Corporation    23,976    1,216,782
  Bell Atlantic Corporation    11,650    717,203
  BellSouth Corporation    14,100    660,056
  CenturyTel, Inc.    1,000    47,375
  General Instrument
  Corporation*
   1,300    110,500
 
     Number
of
Shares

   Market Value
(Note 2)

                                
 
Communications (Continued)
  Global Crossing Holdings
  Ltd.*
   5,645    $               282,250
  GTE Corporation    7,300    515,106
  Lucent Technologies, Inc.    23,485    1,756,972
  MCI WorldCom, Inc.*    21,278    1,129,037
  Motorola, Inc.    4,600    677,350
  Network Appliance, Inc.*    1,100    91,369
  Nextel Communications,
  Inc.*
   2,700    278,437
  Nortel Networks Corporation    9,960    1,005,960
  QUALCOMM, Inc.*    4,800    845,400
  SBC Communications, Inc.    25,564    1,246,245
  Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.    600    33,375
  Sprint Corporation
  (FON Group)
   6,500    437,531
  Sprint Corporation
  (PCS Group)*
   3,250    333,125
  Tellabs, Inc.*    3,000    192,563
  US West, Inc.    3,754    270,288
         
                    12,136,555
         
 
 
Computer Integrated Systems Design - 1.40%
  3Com Corporation*    2,600    122,200
  Autodesk, Inc.    500    16,875
  Cabletron Systems, Inc.*    1,400    36,400
  Computer Sciences
  Corporation*
   1,200    113,550
  Parametric Technology
  Corporation*
   2,000    54,125
  Shared Medical Systems
  Corporation
   200    10,188
  Sun Microsystems, Inc.*    11,700    906,019
  Unisys Corporation*    2,300    73,456
         
                    1,332,813
         
 
 
Computers & Information  - 5.82%
  Apple Computer, Inc.*    1,200    123,375
  Cisco Systems, Inc.*    24,550    2,629,919
  Compaq Computer
  Corporation
   12,692    343,477
  Comverse Technology, Inc.*    500    72,375
  Dell Computer Corporation*    19,000    969,000
  EMC Corporation*    7,600    830,300
  Gateway, Inc.*    2,400    172,950
 
   
(Continued)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 1999
 
 
     Number
of
Shares

   Market Value
(Note 2)

                                
 
Computers & Information (Continued)
  Lexmark International Group,
  Inc., Class A*
   1,000    $                  90,500
  Seagate Technology, Inc.*    1,600    74,500
  Silicon Graphics, Inc.*    1,400    13,738
  Solectron Corporation*    2,200    209,275
         
                    5,529,409
         
 
 
Computers & Office Equipment - 2.91%
  Electronic Data Systems
  Corporation
   3,500    234,281
  Hewlett-Packard Company    7,600    865,925
  International Business
  Machines Corporation
   13,500    1,458,000
  Pitney Bowes, Inc.    2,000    96,625
  Xerox Corporation    5,000    113,438
         
                    2,768,269
         
 
 
Containers -  0.07%
  Ball Corporation    200    7,875
  Bemis Company, Inc.    400    13,950
  Crown Cork & Seal
  Company, Inc.
   900    20,138
  Temple-Inland, Inc.    400    26,375
         
                    68,338
         
 
 
Cosmetics & Personal Care  - 2.23%
  Alberto-Culver Company,
  Class B
   400    10,325
  Avon Products, Inc.    1,900    62,700
  Clorox Company    1,800    90,675
  Colgate-Palmolive Company    4,400    286,000
  Gillette Company    8,000    329,500
  Kimberly-Clark Corporation    4,100    267,525
  Procter & Gamble Company    9,800    1,073,713
         
                    2,120,438
         
 
 
Data Processing and Preparation  - 0.54%
  Automatic Data Processing,
  Inc.
   4,700    253,213
  Ceridian Corporation*    1,100    23,719
  Deluxe Corporation    600    16,463
  First Data Corporation    3,100    152,869
  IMS Health, Inc.    2,300    62,531
         
                    508,795
         
 
     Number
of
Shares

   Market Value
(Note 2)

                                
 
Electric Utilities -  1.58%
  AES Corporation*    1,500    $               112,125
  Ameren Corporation    1,000    32,750
  American Electric Power
  Company, Inc.
   1,500    48,187
  Carolina Power & Light
  Company
   1,200    36,525
  Central & South West
  Corporation
   1,600    32,000
  Cinergy Corporation    1,200    28,950
  CMS Energy Corporation    900    28,069
  Consolidated Edison, Inc.    1,700    58,650
  Constellation Energy Group    1,100    31,900
  Dominion Resources, Inc.    1,400    54,950
  DTE Energy Company    1,100    34,512
  Duke Energy Corporation    2,722    136,440
  Edison International    2,600    68,087
  Entergy Corporation    1,800    46,350
  FirstEnergy Corporation    1,700    38,569
  Florida Progress Corporation    700    29,619
  FPL Group, Inc.    1,300    55,656
  GPU, Inc.    900    26,944
  New Century Energies, Inc.    900    27,337
  Niagara Mohawk Holdings,
  Inc.*
   1,400    19,512
  Northern States Power
  Company
   1,200    23,400
  PECO Energy Company    1,400    48,650
  PG&E Corporation    2,900    59,450
  Pinnacle West Capital
  Corporation
   600    18,338
  PP&L Resources, Inc.    1,100    25,163
  Public Service Enterprise
  Group, Inc.
   1,600    55,700
  Reliant Energy, Inc.    2,199    50,302
  Sempra Energy    1,751    30,424
  Southern Company    5,000    117,500
  Texas Utilities Company    2,045    72,725
  Unicom Corporation    1,600    53,600
         
                    1,502,384
         
 
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics - 8.05%
  Adaptec, Inc.*    800    39,900
  Advanced Micro Devices,
  Inc.*
   1,100    31,831
  Analog Devices, Inc.*    1,300    120,900
 
     Number
of
Shares

   Market Value
(Note 2)

                                
 
Electrical Equipment & Electronics (Continued)
  Emerson Electric Company    3,300    $               189,337
  General Electric Company    24,600    3,806,850
  Honeywell International, Inc.    5,887    339,635
  Intel Corporation    25,000    2,057,812
  LSI Logic Corporation*    1,100    74,250
  Micron Technology, Inc.*    2,000    155,500
  Molex, Inc.    1,200    68,025
  National Semiconductor
  Corporation*
   1,300    55,656
  National Service Industries,
  Inc.
   300    8,850
  Texas Instruments, Inc.    6,000    581,250
  Thomas & Betts Corporation    400    12,750
  Xilinx, Inc.*    2,400    109,125
         
                    7,651,671
         
 
 
Energy -  5.74%
  Amerada Hess Corporation    700    39,725
  Anadarko Petroleum
  Corporation
   1,000    34,125
  Apache Corporation    900    33,244
  Ashland, Inc.    500    16,469
  Atlantic Richfield Company    2,400    207,600
  Burlington Resources, Inc.    1,652    54,619
  Chevron Corporation    4,900    424,463
  Coastal Corporation    1,600    56,700
  Columbia Energy Group    600    37,950
  Conoco, Inc., Class B    4,669    116,135
  Consolidated Natural Gas
  Company
   700    45,456
  Eastern Enterprises    200    11,487
  El Paso Energy Partners,
  L.P.
   1,700    65,981
  Enron Corporation    5,400    239,625
  Exxon Mobil Corporation    25,829    2,080,834
  Kerr-McGee Corporation    647    40,114
  Nabisco Group Holdings
  Corporation
   2,300    24,437
  NICOR, Inc.    400    13,000
  ONEOK, Inc.    200    5,025
  Peoples Energy Corporation    300    10,050
  Phillips Petroleum Company    1,900    89,300
  Rowan Companies, Inc.*    600    13,012
  Royal Dutch Petroleum
  Company
   16,100    973,044
 
(Continued)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
8
MML Equity Index Fund
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 1999
 
 
     Number
of
Shares

   Market Value
(Note 2)

                                
 
Energy (Continued)
  Schlumberger Ltd.    4,100    $             230,625
  Sunoco, Inc.    700    16,450
  Texaco, Inc.    4,100    222,681
  Tosco Corporation    1,100    29,906
  Transocean Sedco Forex,
  Inc.
   2,394    80,640
  Union Pacific Resources
  Group, Inc.
   1,900    24,225
  Unocal Corporation    1,800    60,412
  USX-Marathon Group    2,300    56,781
  Williams Companies, Inc.    3,300    100,856
         
                    5,454,971
         
 
 
Entertainment & Leisure  - 1.48%
  Disney (Walt) Company    15,400    450,450
  Eastman Kodak Company    2,400    159,000
  Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.*    1,000    26,438
  Hasbro, Inc.    1,450    27,641
  Mattel, Inc.    3,200    42,000
  Polaroid Corporation    300    5,644
  Time Warner, Inc.    9,600    695,400
         
                    1,406,573
         
 
 
Financial Services -  2.17%
  American Express Company    3,400    565,250
  American General
  Corporation
   1,810    137,334
  Bear Stearns Companies,
  Inc.
   856    36,594
  Countrywide Credit
  Industries, Inc.
   800    20,200
  Franklin Resources, Inc.    1,900    60,919
  Lehman Brothers Holdings,
  Inc.
   900    76,219
  Merrill Lynch & Company,
  Inc.
   2,800    233,800
  Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
  & Company
   4,125    588,844
  Old Kent Financial
  Corporation
   900    31,838
  Paine Webber Group, Inc.    1,100    42,694
 
     Number
of
Shares

   Market Value
(Note 2)

                                
 
Financial Services (Continued)
  Schwab (Charles)
  Corporation
   6,150    $             236,006
  T. Rowe Price Associates,
  Inc.
   900    33,244
         
                    2,062,942
         
 
 
Foods -  1.41%
  Bestfoods    2,100    110,381
  Campbell Soup Company    3,200    123,800
  ConAgra, Inc.    3,700    83,481
  General Mills, Inc.    2,300    82,225
  Heinz (H.J.) Company    2,700    107,494
  Hershey Foods Corporation    1,000    47,500
  Kellogg Company    3,000    92,437
  Quaker Oats Company    1,000    65,625
  Ralston-Ralston Purina
  Group
   2,400    66,900
  Safeway, Inc.*    3,800    135,138
  SUPERVALU, Inc.    1,000    20,000
  SYSCO Corporation    2,500    98,906
  Unilever N.V.    4,332    235,823
  Wrigley (Wm) Jr. Company    900    74,644
         
                    1,344,354
         
 
 
Forest Products & Paper  - 0.64%
  Boise Cascade Corporation    400    16,200
  Champion International
  Corporation
   700    43,356
  Fort James Corporation    1,600    43,800
  Georgia-Pacific Group    1,300    65,975
  International Paper
  Company
   3,145    177,496
  Louisiana-Pacific
  Corporation
   800    11,400
  Mead Corporation    800    34,750
  Pactiv Corporation*    1,300    13,812
  Potlatch Corporation    200    8,925
  Westvaco Corporation    800    26,100
  Weyerhaeuser Company    1,800    129,263
  Willamette Industries, Inc.    800    37,150
         
                    608,227
         
 
 
 
     Number
of
Shares

   Market Value
(Note 2)

                                
 
Healthcare -  2.97%
  Becton, Dickinson &
  Company
   1,900    $                  50,825
  Bristol-Myers Squibb
  Company
   14,900    956,394
  Columbia/HCA Healthcare
  Corporation
   4,200    123,113
  HEALTHSOUTH
  Corporation*
   3,000    16,125
  Johnson & Johnson    10,400    968,500
  Manor Care, Inc.*    800    12,800
  Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc.    3,900    175,500
  Schering-Plough Corporation    11,000    464,063
  Tenet Healthcare
  Corporation*
   2,300    54,050
         
                    2,821,370
         
 
 
Home Construction, Furnishings & Appliances - 0.15%
  Johnson Controls, Inc.    600    34,125
  Leggett & Platt, Inc.    1,500    32,156
  Maytag Corporation    600    28,800
  Pulte Corporation    300    6,750
  Whirlpool Corporation    600    39,037
         
                    140,868
         
 
 
Household Products -  0.42%
  Corning, Inc.    1,800    232,087
  Illinois Tool Works, Inc.    2,300    155,394
  Snap-on, Inc.    500    13,281
         
                    400,762
         
 
 
Industrial-Diversified -  0.54%
  Armstrong World Industries,
  Inc.
   300    10,012
  Jostens, Inc.    300    7,294
  NACCO Industries, Inc.,
  Class A
   100    5,556
  Tyco International Ltd.    12,668    492,469
         
                    515,331
         
 
 
Industrial Distribution -  0.03%
  Grainger (W.W.), Inc.    700    33,469
         
 
   
(Continued)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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MML Equity Index Fund
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 1999
 
 
     Number
of
Shares

   Market Value
(Note 2)

                                
 
Industrial Transportation  - 0.15%
  Burlington Northern Santa
  Fe Corporation
   3,400    $                  82,450
  Norfolk Southern
  Corporation
   2,900    59,450
         
                    141,900
         
 
 
Information Retrieval Services  - 2.24%
  America Online, Inc.*    16,700    1,259,806
  Yahoo!, Inc.*    2,000    865,375
         
                    2,125,181
         
 
 
Insurance -  2.88%
  Aetna, Inc.    1,100    61,394
  AFLAC, Inc.    2,000    94,375
  Allstate Corporation    6,000    144,000
  American International
  Group, Inc.
   11,573    1,251,331
  Aon Corporation    1,950    78,000
  Chubb Corporation    1,300    73,206
  CIGNA Corporation    1,400    112,787
  Cincinnati Financial
  Corporation
   1,200    37,425
  Conseco, Inc.    2,458    43,937
  Hartford Financial Services
  Group, Inc.
   1,700    80,538
  Humana, Inc.*    1,300    10,644
  Jefferson-Pilot Corporation    800    54,600
  Lincoln National Corporation    1,500    60,000
  Loews Corporation    800    48,550
  Marsh & McLennan
  Companies, Inc.
   2,000    191,375
  MBIA, Inc.    700    36,969
  MGIC Investment
  Corporation
   800    48,150
  Progressive Corporation    500    36,562
  SAFECO Corporation    1,000    24,875
  St. Paul Companies, Inc.    1,724    58,077
  Torchmark Corporation    1,000    29,063
  United HealthCare
  Corporation
   1,300    69,063
  UnumProvident Corporation*    1,838    58,931
  Wellpoint Health Networks,
  Inc.*
   500    32,969
         
                    2,736,821
         
 
 
 
     Number
of
Shares

   Market Value
(Note 2)

                                
 
Lodging -  0.11%
  Hilton Hotels Corporation    2,800    $                  26,950
  Marriott International, Inc.,
  Class A
   1,900    59,969
  Mirage Resorts, Inc.*    1,400    21,437
         
                    108,356
         
 
 
Machinery & Components  - 1.20%
  Applied Materials, Inc.*    2,800    354,725
  Baker Hughes, Inc.    2,440    51,392
  Black & Decker Corporation    700    36,575
  Briggs & Stratton
  Corporation
   200    10,725
  Caterpillar, Inc.    2,700    127,069
  Cummins Engine Company,
  Inc.
   300    14,494
  Deere & Company    1,800    78,075
  Dover Corporation    1,500    68,062
  Ingersoll-Rand Company    1,200    66,075
  Milacron, Inc.    300    4,612
  Pall Corporation    900    19,406
  Parker-Hannifin Corporation    800    41,050
  Stanley Works    700    21,088
  Timken Company    500    10,219
  United Technologies
  Corporation
   3,600    234,000
         
                    1,137,567
         
 
 
Medical Supplies -  1.27%
  Allergan, Inc.    1,000    49,750
  Bard (C.R.), Inc.    400    21,200
  Bausch & Lomb, Inc.    400    27,375
  Baxter International, Inc.    2,200    138,188
  Biomet, Inc.    800    32,000
  Boston Scientific
  Corporation*
   3,100    67,812
  Danaher Corporation    1,100    53,075
  Eaton Corporation    600    43,575
  Guidant Corporation*    2,300    108,100
  KLA-Tencor Corporation*    700    77,963
  Mallinckrodt, Inc.    500    15,906
  Medtronic, Inc.    9,000    327,937
  Millipore Corporation    300    11,588
  PE Corp-PE Biosystems
  Group
   800                        96,250
 
     Number
of
Shares

   Market Value
(Note 2)

                                
 
Medical Supplies (Continued)
  St. Jude Medical, Inc.*    600    $                  18,412
  Tektronix, Inc.    350    13,606
  Teradyne, Inc.*    1,300    85,800
  Thermo Electron
  Corporation*
   1,200    18,000
         
                    1,206,537
         
 
 
Metals & Mining -  0.87%
  Alcan Aluminum Ltd.    1,600    65,900
  Alcoa, Inc.    2,700    224,100
  Allegheny Technologies, Inc.    700    15,706
  Barrick Gold Corporation    3,000    53,063
  Bethlehem Steel
  Corporation*
   900    7,537
  Cooper Industries, Inc.    700    28,306
  Crane Company    500    9,937
  Freeport-McMoRan Copper
  & Gold, Inc., Class B*
   1,200    25,350
  Homestake Mining Company    1,900    14,844
  Inco Ltd.    1,400    32,900
  Lockheed Martin Corporation    3,000    65,625
  Masco Corporation    3,300    83,737
  Newmont Mining Corporation    1,272    31,164
  Nucor Corporation    700    38,369
  Phelps Dodge Corporation    500    33,563
  Placer Dome, Inc.    2,300    24,725
  Reynolds Metals Company    500    38,312
  USX-U.S. Steel Group    700    23,100
  Worthington Industries, Inc.    700    11,594
         
                    827,832
         
 
 
Miscellaneous -  0.37%
  Avery Dennison Corporation    800    58,300
  Minnesota Mining &
  Manufacturing Company
   3,000    293,625
         
                    351,925
         
 
 
Pharmaceuticals -  4.92%
  Abbott Laboratories    11,500    417,594
  ALZA Corporation*    800    27,700
  American Home Products
  Corporation
   9,800    386,487
  Amgen, Inc.*    7,700    462,481
  Cardinal Health, Inc.    2,050    98,144
 
(Continued)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
10
MML Equity Index Fund
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 1999
 
 
     Number
of
Shares

   Market Value
(Note 2)

                                
 
Pharmaceuticals (Continued)
  Lilly (Eli) & Company    8,200    $                          545,300
  McKesson HBOC, Inc.    2,092    47,201
  Merck & Company, Inc.    17,500    1,173,594
  Pfizer, Inc.    29,000    940,687
  Sigma-Aldrich Corporation    800    24,050
  Warner-Lambert Company    6,400    524,400
  Watson Pharmaceuticals,
  Inc.*
   700    25,069
         
                    4,672,707
         
 
 
Prepackaged Software -  6.87%
  Adobe Systems, Inc.    900    60,525
  BMC Software, Inc.*    1,800    143,887
  Citrix Systems, Inc.*    700    86,100
  Computer Associates
  International, Inc.
   4,050    283,247
  Compuware Corporation*    2,700    100,575
  Microsoft Corporation*    38,700    4,518,225
  Novell, Inc.*    2,500    99,844
  Oracle Corporation*    10,650    1,193,466
  PeopleSoft, Inc.*    2,000    42,625
         
                    6,528,494
         
 
 
Publishing & Printing  - 0.12%
  Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons
  Company
   900    22,331
  McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.    1,500    92,437
         
                    114,768
         
 
 
Restaurants -  0.51%
  Darden Restaurants, Inc.    1,000    18,125
  McDonald’s Corporation    10,100    407,156
  Tricon Global Restaurants,
  Inc.*
   1,190    45,964
  Wendy’s International, Inc.    900    18,562
         
                    489,807
         
 
 
Retail -  4.42%
  AutoZone, Inc.*    1,100    35,544
  Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*    1,000    34,750
  Best Buy Company, Inc.*    1,500    75,281
  Circuit City Stores  - Circuit
  City Group
   1,500    67,594
 
     Number
of
Shares

   Market Value
(Note 2)

                                
 
Retail (Continued)
  Consolidated Stores
  Corporation*
   800    $                            13,000
  Costco Wholesale
  Corporation*
   1,700    155,125
  CVS Corporation    2,900    115,819
  Dayton Hudson Corporation    3,300    242,344
  Dillard’s, Inc., Class A    800    16,150
  Dollar General Corporation    2,037    46,342
  Federated Department
  Stores, Inc.*
   1,600    80,900
  Harcourt General, Inc.    500    20,125
  Kmart Corporation*    3,700    37,231
  Longs Drug Stores
  Corporation
   300    7,744
  Lowe’s Companies, Inc.    2,900    173,275
  May Department Stores
  Company
   2,550    82,237
  Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.    2,072    60,088
  Office Depot, Inc.*    2,700    29,531
  Penney (J.C.) Company, Inc.    1,900    37,881
  Rite Aid Corporation    1,900    21,256
  Sears, Roebuck & Company    2,800    85,225
  Sherwin-Williams Company    1,200    25,200
  Staples, Inc.*    3,450    71,587
  Tandy Corporation    1,400    68,862
  TJX Companies, Inc.    2,300    47,006
  Toys “R” Us, Inc.*    1,800    25,762
  Walgreen Company    7,500    219,375
  Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.    33,300    2,301,863
         
                    4,197,097
         
 
 
Retail-Grocery -  0.27%
  Albertson’s, Inc.    3,193    102,974
  Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
  Company, Inc.
   300    8,362
  Kroger Company*    6,200    117,025
  Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.    1,100    26,331
         
                    254,692
         
 
 
Tobacco -  0.51%
  Fortune Brands, Inc.    1,200    39,675
  Philip Morris Companies,
  Inc.
   17,700    410,419
  UST, Inc.    1,300    32,744
         
                    482,838
         
 
 
 
     Number
of
Shares

   Market Value
(Note 2)

                                  
 
Transportation -  0.76%
  AMR Corporation*    1,100    $                  73,700 
  Brunswick Corporation    700    15,575 
  Carnival Corporation    4,600    219,937 
  CSX Corporation    1,600    50,200 
  Delta Air Lines, Inc.    1,000    49,812 
  FDX Corporation*    2,220    90,881 
  Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.    200    4,125 
  Kansas City Southern
  Industries, Inc.
   800    59,700 
  Southwest Airlines
  Company
   3,737    60,493 
  Union Pacific Corporation    1,900    82,887 
  US Airways Group, Inc.*    500    16,031 
         
   
                    723,341 
         
   
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $70,557,118)             92,246,105 
         
  
 
     Principal
Amount

    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS -  4.18%
  Dreyfus Cash Management
  Fund, Class A
   $3,733,851                 3,733,851 
  U.S. Treasury Bills,
  4.257% to 5.026%(a)
  Due 3/23/2000
   240,000    237,296 
         
  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $3,971,067)             3,971,147 
         
  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS -  101.23%
(Cost $74,528,185)***
   96,217,252 
Other Assets/(Liabilities)  - (1.23%)    (1,167,991)
         
  
NET ASSETS -  100%             $         95,049,261 
         
  
 
FUTURES CONTRACTS: LONG POSITION
 
 
     Number of
Contracts

   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Note 2)

S&P 500® Index,
March 2000
(Total Value $4,081,550)
   11    67,960 
 
  Notes to Schedule of Investments
 
  *  Non-income producing security.
 
  ***  Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes (Note 7)
 
  (a) Annualized yield at time of purchase.
  (b) Amount represents less than  1 /2 a share.
  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
11
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
1.
The Fund
MML Equity Index Fund (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified series of the MML Series Investment fund (“MML Trust”). The MML Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a no-load, registered open-end, management investment company. The MML Trust, which has eight separate series of shares, is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Massachusetts business trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated May 28, 1993, as amended. On May 1, 1997, the Fund commenced operations.
 
The MML Trust was established by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company ( “MassMutual”) for the purpose of providing vehicles for the investment assets of various separate investment accounts established by MassMutual and by life insurance companies who are subsidiaries of MassMutual. Shares of the MML Trust are not offered to the general public.
 
2.
Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed consistently by the Fund in the preparation of the financial statement in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of the financial statement 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.
 
Investment
Valuation
Equity securities are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, authorized by the Board of Trustees (“Trustees”), which provides the last reported sale price for securities listed on a national securities exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System, or in the case of over-the-counter securities not so listed, the last reported bid price. Short-term securities with more than sixty days to maturity from the date of purchase are valued at market, and short-term securities having a maturity from the date of purchase of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost. Future contracts are valued based on market prices unless such prices do not reflect fair value of the contract, in which case they will be valued by or under the direction of the Board.
 
Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange are valued at the last price on the business day as of which such value is being determined at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities.
 
Securities Lending
The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The Fund’s loans of portfolio securities can not exceed 33% of its total assets taken at current value. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of delay in recovery or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. The Fund receives compensation for lending its securities. At December 31, 1999, the Fund did not have any loaned securities.
 
Accounting for Investments
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 on the specific identification cost method. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
 
Federal Income Tax
It is the Fund ’s intent to continue to comply with the provisions of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to a regulated investment company. Under such provisions, the Fund will 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, no Federal income tax provision is required.
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income and distributions of any net realized capital gains of the 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. These differences are primarily due to investments in forward contracts, passive foreign investment companies and the deferral of wash sale losses. As a result, net investment income and net realized gains on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. Accordingly, the Fund may periodically make reclassifications among certain of its capital accounts without impacting the net asset value of the Fund. Current year’s reclassifications were $1,333.
 
Foreign Currency Translation
The books and records of the Fund 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. dollars last quoted by any major bank at the end of each business day. If such quotations are not available, the rate of exchange will be determined in accordance with policies established by the Trustees. 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 Fund does 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 price 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 dividend recorded on the books of the Fund and the amount actually received.
 
Forward Commitments
The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a “when issued” or delayed delivery or on a forward commitment basis. The Fund uses forward commitments to manage interest rate exposure or as a temporary substitute for purchasing or selling particular debt securities. Delivery and payment for securities purchased on a forward commitment basis can take place a month or more after the date of the transaction. The Fund instructs the custodian to segregate assets in a separate account with a current market value at least equal to the amount of its forward purchase commitments. The price of the underlying security and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The value of the forward commitment is determined by management using a commonly accepted pricing model and fluctuates based upon changes in the value of the underlying security and market repurchase rates. Such rates equate the counterparty ’s cost to purchase and finance the underlying security to the earnings received on the security and forward delivery proceeds. The Fund records on a daily basis the unrealized appreciation/depreciation based upon changes in the value of the forward commitment. When a forward commitment 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 of the contract at the time it was extinguished. Forward commitments involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to the settlement date. The Fund could also be exposed to loss if they cannot close out its forward commitments because of an illiquid secondary market, or the inability of counterparties to perform. The Fund monitors exposure to ensure counterparties are creditworthy and concentration of exposure is minimized. At December 31, 1999, the Fund had no open forward commitments.
 
Financial Futures Contracts
The Fund may purchase or sell financial futures contracts and options on such futures contracts for the purpose of hedging the market risk on existing securities or the intended purchase of securities. Futures contracts are contracts for delayed delivery of securities at a specific future date and at a specific price or yield. Upon entering into a contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. When the 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.
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
 
3.
Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
 
Investment Management Fee
MassMutual serves as investment adviser to the Fund and provides administrative services needed by the Fund. For acting as such, MassMutual receives a quarterly fee from the Fund at the annual rate of 0.40% of the first $100,000,000, 0.38% of the next $150,000,000, and 0.36% of any excess over $250,000,000 of the average daily net asset value of the Fund. MassMutual also provides administrative services to the Fund pursuant to the investment management agreement.
 
MassMutual has entered into an investment sub-advisory agreement with Mellon Equity Associates (“Mellon Equity”), pursuant to which Mellon Equity serves as the Fund’s sub-adviser. The agreement provides that Mellon Equity provide investment sub-advisory services with respect to the assets of the Fund. MassMutual pays Mellon Equity a monthly fee equal to an annual rate of 0.09% of the first $100,000,000, 0.07% of the next $150,000,000, and 0.05% of any net assets over $250,000,000 of the average daily net asset value of the Fund.
 
Other
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are also officers of MassMutual. The compensation of unaffiliated directors of the Trust is borne by the Fund.
 
4.
Purchases and Sales of Investments
Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended December 31, 1999, were as follows:
 
           Other Long-Term
Securities

 
Purchases
         
    Equities      $47,095,642  
 
Sales
         
    Equities      $   1,408,129  
 
5.
Capital Share Transactions
The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, with no par value. The change in shares outstanding for the Fund is as follows:
 
           For the year ended
December 31, 1999

Shares
         
    Sales of shares      3,612,656  
    Reinvestment of shares      2,846  
    Redemptions of shares      (736,879 )
         
  
    Net Increase      2,878,623  
         
  
Amount
         
    Sales of shares      $60,273,099  
    Reinvestment of shares      47,708  
    Redemptions of shares       (11,987,126 )
         
  
    Net Increase      $48,333,681  
         
  
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
 
 
         For the year ended
December 31, 1998

Shares
  Sales of shares      333,870  
  Reinvestment of shares      35,188  
  Redemptions of shares      (7,976 )
       
  
  Net Increase      361,082  
       
  
Amount
  Sales of shares      $4,596,400  
  Reinvestment of shares      535,882  
  Redemptions of shares      (113,592 )
       
  
  Net Increase      $5,018,690  
       
  
 
6.
Foreign Securities
The Fund may also invest in foreign securities, subject to certain percentage restrictions. Investing in securities of foreign companies and foreign governments involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in securities issued by U.S. companies and the U.S. Government. These risks include revaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign companies and foreign governments and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities issued by comparable U.S. companies and the U.S. Government.
 
7.
Federal Income Tax Information
At December 31, 1999, the cost of securities and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of investments owned by the Fund, as computed on a Federal income tax basis, is as follows:
 
Federal
Income Tax
Cost

   Tax Basis
Unrealized
Appreciation

   Tax Basis
Unrealized
Depreciation

   Net Unrealized
Appreciation

$74,542,285    $24,400,024    $(2,725,057 )    $21,674,967
 
8.
Change in Independent Accountants
The MML Trust’s Board of Trustees dismissed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as its principal accountant, effective July 22, 1999. The Trust’s Audit Committee had earlier recommended engaging Deloitte & Touche LLP as the principal accountant to audit the Fund’s financial statements for fiscal year 1999. The Board of Trustees had earlier approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP at a special meeting held on March 26, 1999.
 
For fiscal years 1997 and 1998, and during the period prior to PwC ’s resignation, the Trust and PwC did not have any disagreements on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures, or auditing scope or procedure, that either (1) have not been resolved to PwC’s satisfaction and or (2) if not resolved to PwC’s satisfaction, would have caused it to make a reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its report. Moreover, PwC’s report on the Fund’s financial statements for the fiscal years 1997 and 1998 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
 
9.
Investment Risk and Consideration
Since the Fund is non-diversified and a relatively high percentage of the Fund’s assets may be invested in the securities of a limited number of issuers, some of which may be in the same economic sector, the Fund’s portfolio may be more sensitive to changes in market value of a single issuer or industry.
 
Independent Auditors’ Report
 
The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of MML Series Investment Fund
 
We have audited the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, including the Schedule of Investments, of the MML Equity Index Fund (the “Fund”) which is a component of the MML Series Investment Fund (“MML Trust”), as of December 31, 1999, and the related Statements of Operations, of Changes in Net Assets and Financial Highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the MML Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. The Financial Statements of the Fund for the year ended December 31, 1998 and the Financial Highlights for the year then ended and for the period from May 1, 1997 (Commencement of Operations) through December 31, 1997, were audited by other auditors, whose report, dated February 25, 1999, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 1999 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and other procedure. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund at December 31, 1999, and the results of its operations, its changes in net assets and its financial highlights for the year then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
 
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
February 8, 2000


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