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NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL SERIES FUND INC
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$2.84B
Holdings1
1023
Category
Allocation
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of May 2, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The primary investment objective of the Portfolio is to provide as high a level of total return as is consistent with prudent investment risk.

Strategy. Normally, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in debt securities. The adviser normally selects investment grade securities which are generally securities rated investment grade by major credit rating agencies (BBB- or higher by S&P; Baa3 or higher by Moodys; BBB- or higher by Fitch) or, if unrated, determined by the Portfolios adviser to be of comparable quality. The Portfolio invests primarily in U.S Government obligations, mortgage-backed securities, including commercial mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, agency mortgage-backed securities, non-agency mortgages, corporate bonds, and asset-backed securities. The Portfolio may invest in certain derivative instruments, including to-be-announced and long settle mortgage-backed securities issued by a Federal agency, subject to the Portfolios objective and the … Normally, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in debt securities. The adviser normally selects investment grade securities which are generally securities rated investment grade by major credit rating agencies (BBB- or higher by S&P; Baa3 or higher by Moodys; BBB- or higher by Fitch) or, if unrated, determined by the Portfolios adviser to be of comparable quality. The Portfolio invests primarily in U.S Government obligations, mortgage-backed securities, including commercial mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, agency mortgage-backed securities, non-agency mortgages, corporate bonds, and asset-backed securities. The Portfolio may invest in certain derivative instruments, including to-be-announced and long settle mortgage-backed securities issued by a Federal agency, subject to the Portfolios objective and the Funds policies. Mortgage dollar rolls may also be used. The Portfolio may invest in Rule 144A securities. Additionally, the Portfolio may invest up to 20% of net assets in foreign securities, consistent with its investment objectives. Foreign securities held by the Portfolio consist primarily of U.S. dollar denominated securities. Debt securities may be of any maturity or duration, but under normal market conditions, the Portfolio attempts to maintain an overall dollar-weighted average effective duration that is within 10% of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index, which had a duration of 6.09 years as of March 31, 2025. Duration is a measure of the sensitivity of the price of the Portfolios fixed income securities to changes in interest rates; the longer the duration, the more sensitive the price will be to changes in interest rates. The Portfolio does not target an average effective maturity. The adviser uses a fundamental, relative value investment approach to construct the portfolio of investments. The adviser invests in debt securities that it believes offer competitive returns and are undervalued, offering additional income and/or price appreciation potential relative to other debt securities of similar credit quality and interest rate sensitivity. The adviser may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities to achieve its investment objectives. The adviser may sell a portfolio security that has achieved its desired return or if the adviser believes the security or its sector has become overvalued. The adviser may also sell a security if a more attractive opportunity becomes available or if the security is no longer attractive due to its risk profile or as a result of changes in the overall market environment.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
US TREASURY N/B $68.48M 2.41%
US TREASURY N/B $51.78M 1.83%
US TREASURY N/B $47.49M 1.67%
US TREASURY N/B $43.62M 1.54%
FNCL 5 4/26 $42.21M 1.49%
FNCL 5.5 4/26 $40.59M 1.43%
US TREASURY N/B $39.70M 1.40%
US TREASURY N/B $38.21M 1.35%
US TREASURY N/B $36.65M 1.29%
US TREASURY N/B $31.22M 1.10%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
256
Exited
225
Increased
16
Decreased
658
Unchanged
93

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Allspring Global Investments, LLC Sub-adviser
Mason Street Advisors, LLC Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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