Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-08-27
C000017785 — Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Portfolio. United States Small Cap Growth Equity · $354.36M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000017785 Fund Overview
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Portfolio is a US mutual fund managed by Brighthouse Funds Trust II, categorised as United States Small Cap Growth Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Brighthouse Funds Trust II
- Category: United States Small Cap Growth Equity
- Assets under management: $354.36M
- 1-year return: 36.3%
- SEC CIK: 0000710826
- SEC series ID: S000006505
- Share class ID: C000017785
C000017785 Investment Objective and Strategy
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Portfolio describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Brighthouse Funds Trust II.
Investment objective
Long-term capital growth.
Principal investment strategy
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (Loomis Sayles or Subadviser), subadviser to the Portfolio, normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations that fall within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Growth Index, an index that tracks growth companies included in the Russell 2000 Index, which is composed of 2,000 of the smallest U.S. companies. As of December 31, 2025, the highest capitalization of a company included in the Russell 2000 Growth Index was $26.0 billion. The market capitalization limits will vary with market fluctuations. The Portfolio may invest the rest of its assets in companies of any size, including large capitalization companies. The Portfolio may, from time to time, emphasize one or more sectors. The Portfolio may invest any portion of its assets in securities of U.S.
and Canadian issuers and up to 20% of its assets in other foreign securities, including emerging markets securities. Stock Selection Loomis Sayles seeks to invest in stocks with a set of common characteristics that include: top tier growth, understated earnings power and less exploited, undiscovered names. In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles seeks to identify companies that it believes have distinctive products, technologies, or services; dynamic earnings growth; prospects for high levels of profitability; and solid management. Loomis Sayles typically does not consider current income when making buy/sell decisions.
C000017785 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc | 2.23% |
| ESCO Technologies Inc | 2.18% |
| RBC Bearings Inc | 2.07% |
| Mercury Systems Inc | 2.02% |
| Extreme Networks Inc | 1.99% |
| ATI Inc | 1.90% |
| MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc | 1.89% |
| Advanced Energy Industries Inc | 1.88% |
| Establishment Labs Holdings Inc | 1.77% |
| MYR Group Inc | 1.70% |
C000017785 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.0% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 2.3% |
C000017785 Performance
Total returns for C000017785 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 28.5% |
| 1 year | 36.3% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 16.0% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 6.1% |
C000017785 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000017785, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 16.8%
C000017785 Costs and Fees
C000017785 costs about $114 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.14%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.23%
- Portfolio turnover: 43%
- Brokerage commissions: 6.78 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000017785 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Portfolio had net outflows of $60.08M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $2.94M |
| 2026-05 | −$11.60M |
| 2026-04 | −$11.68M |
| 2026-03 | −$3.25M |
| 2026-02 | −$3.47M |
| 2026-01 | −$5.26M |
C000017785 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Portfolio's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000017785 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Portfolio filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-24
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-25
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-25
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-27
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-27
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-11
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-14
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.