Loomis Sayles Small Cap Core Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-08-27
C000017801 — Loomis Sayles Small Cap Core Portfolio. United States Small Cap Blend / Core Equity · $406.48M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000017801 Fund Overview
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Core Portfolio is a US mutual fund managed by Brighthouse Funds Trust II, categorised as United States Small Cap Blend / Core 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 Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $406.48M
- 1-year return: 32.2%
- SEC CIK: 0000710826
- SEC series ID: S000006510
- Share class ID: C000017801
C000017801 Investment Objective and Strategy
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Core 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 from investments in common stocks or other equity securities.
Principal investment strategy
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (Loomis Sayles or Subadviser), subadviser to the Portfolio, will, under normal circumstances, invest at least 80% of the Portfolios net assets in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations that fall, at the time of purchase, within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index, an index that tracks stocks of 2,000 of the smallest U.S. companies. As of December 31, 2025, the highest market capitalization of companies in the Russell 2000 Index was $35.6 billion. The market capitalization limits will vary with market fluctuations. The Portfolio may invest the rest of its assets in larger companies. 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.
The Portfolio invests in both value and growth stocks. Loomis Sayles typically does not consider current income when making buy/sell decisions. The Portfolio may, from time to time, emphasize one or more sectors. The Portfolio may also invest in real estate investment trusts and other real estate related securities. Stock Selection Loomis Sayles begins with a universe of approximately 2,000 of the smallest U.S. companies that generally fall within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index. Value Stocks . Loomis Sayles seeks to identify securities of smaller companies that it believes are undervalued by the market using a disciplined bottom-up approach to investing. Utilizing fundamental research, Loomis Sayles seeks to identify those stocks selling at a discount to its assessment of intrinsic value.
The Portfolios investments focus on market inefficiencies and may include companies that are misunderstood by other investors; are undergoing a change in the business model or financial structure; or those companies that are not yet well-known to the investment community but are considered to have favorable fundamental prospects and attractive valuation. The portfolio managers analyze fundamental trends across the various industries in the sectors and use this information along with security valuation procedures to determine which stocks they believe are best positioned to outperform the industry or sector. Sell decisions are made when there is a deterioration in fundamentals, a stock reaches a target price or a more attractive opportunity is found. Growth Stocks . 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.
When investing in growth stocks, Loomis Sayles seeks companies that have distinctive products, technologies, or services; dynamic earnings growth; prospects for a high level of profitability; and solid management.
C000017801 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Loomis Sayles Small Cap Core Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Moog Inc | 1.92% |
| Garrett Motion Inc | 1.80% |
| Bel Fuse Inc | 1.38% |
| Fixed Income Clearing Corp. | 1.36% |
| Popular Inc | 1.33% |
| Kodiak Gas Services Inc | 1.33% |
| TD SYNNEX Corp | 1.31% |
| Arcosa Inc | 1.23% |
| Ameris Bancorp | 1.21% |
| Ultra Clean Holdings Inc | 1.21% |
C000017801 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Loomis Sayles Small Cap Core Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 98.8% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 3.3% |
C000017801 Performance
Total returns for C000017801 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 23.9% |
| 1 year | 32.2% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 15.9% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 8.6% |
C000017801 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000017801, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 15.5%
C000017801 Costs and Fees
C000017801 costs about $105 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.05%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.13%
- Portfolio turnover: 37%
- Brokerage commissions: 6.75 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000017801 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Loomis Sayles Small Cap Core Portfolio had net outflows of $20.55M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $22.40M |
| 2026-05 | −$3.74M |
| 2026-04 | −$4.49M |
| 2026-03 | −$4.52M |
| 2026-02 | −$4.31M |
| 2026-01 | −$2.88M |
C000017801 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Loomis Sayles Small Cap Core Portfolio's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000017801 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Loomis Sayles Small Cap Core 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.