C000024605 Fees and Costs — EQ/AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio, Class IB
Data updated: 2026-08-25
The net expense ratio is 0.92%: a 0.51% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.16% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $448K in broker commissions, 0.0237% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 51%.
C000024605 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000024605. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.51% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.16% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.92% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.92% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000024605 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000024605, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $591 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.99% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.92%) | $97 | $302 | $523 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $8 | $13 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $15 | $54 |
| Total costs | $99 | $325 | $591 |
| Value after costs | $10,401 | $11,252 | $12,172 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.99% | 0.99% | 0.99% |
C000024605 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0237%
- Total broker commissions: $448K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $506.0M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 51%
- Securities on loan, average value: $80.8M
- Net income from securities lending: $1.0M (0.055% of average net assets)
C000024605 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $73K | 18.77% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $61K | 15.58% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $57K | 14.54% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $56K | 14.36% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $36K | 9.16% |
| Jefferies LLC | $35K | 9.04% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $35K | 8.84% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $18K | 4.59% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $10K | 2.64% |
| TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC | $10K | 2.47% |
C000024605 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $253.3M | 50.07% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $145.3M | 28.72% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $48.5M | 9.58% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $29.5M | 5.82% |
| Jefferies LLC | $19.5M | 3.85% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $9.4M | 1.86% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $530K | 0.10% |
EQ/AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000104170 | Class K | 0.67% | — |
| C000024605 | Class IB | 0.92% | — |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.