C000024888 Performance — 1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio, Class IB

Data updated: 2026-08-25

C000024888 returned +23.30% year to date and +35.20% over one year to Jun 2026. Annualised returns are +18.10% over 3 years and +12.48% over 5 years. The fund beat its US Small Value category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $165, against $153 for the category, and to $135 over one year, against $131. Volatility over the past three years was 17.45% a year. In the 12 months to Jun 2026 the fund lost a net $32.1M, and assets reached $4.48B.

C000024888 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in 1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Small Value category average over the same months.

PeriodC000024888Category average
1 year (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)$135$131
3 years (Jul 2023 – Jun 2026)$165$153
5 years (Jul 2021 – Jun 2026)$180$149
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Jun 2026)$242$213

C000024888 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jun 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+23.30%
1 year+35.20%
3 years (annualised)+18.10%
5 years (annualised)+12.48%

C000024888 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of 1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–Jun)+23.30%
2025+12.82%
2024+11.59%
2023+21.06%
2022−10.67%
2021+25.15%
2020+9.51%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+5.33%

C000024888 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+6.5%+5.4%−6.7%+9.0%+0.3%+7.7%——————
2025+2.9%−2.3%−5.1%−2.4%+6.0%+4.3%+2.2%+4.9%+0.5%−1.4%+2.3%+0.9%
2024−1.4%+4.6%+4.4%−5.7%+3.6%−3.5%+9.4%−1.1%+1.3%−1.2%+9.6%−7.4%
2023+9.3%+0.1%−2.7%−1.5%−2.4%+11.6%+2.4%−2.6%−5.5%−5.3%+7.4%+10.7%
2022−6.9%+0.9%+1.5%−7.3%+1.1%−8.6%+10.7%−3.9%−9.5%+12.7%+5.0%−4.0%
2021+0.9%+7.4%+3.6%+3.5%+2.4%−1.9%+0.3%+1.4%−1.7%+4.3%−2.0%+5.2%
2020−2.5%−9.2%−21.5%+10.0%+5.1%+1.5%+4.6%+4.5%−3.0%+2.2%+15.1%+7.7%
2019——————+0.1%−4.4%+4.0%+0.5%+3.0%+2.3%

C000024888 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jul 2023 – Jun 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 17.45%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.78 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +10.75% (Dec 2023)
  • Worst month: −7.37% (Dec 2024)

C000024888 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of 1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$32.1M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $459.6M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.93×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jun 2026$9.4M$40.4M−$31.1M
May 2026$15.8M$46.9M−$31.1M
Apr 2026$10.9M$49.2M−$38.2M
Mar 2026$13.1M$50.6M−$37.4M
Feb 2026$12.7M$42.1M−$29.4M
Jan 2026$10.4M$36.4M−$26.0M
Dec 2025$208.0M$41.8M$166.2M
Nov 2025$14.4M$33.2M−$18.8M
Oct 2025$137.8M$41.1M$96.8M
Sep 2025$10.5M$37.4M−$26.9M
Aug 2025$8.2M$38.0M−$29.8M
Jul 2025$8.4M$34.7M−$26.3M

C000024888 Assets Under Management

Net assets of 1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-06-30$4.48B
2026-03-31$3.90B
2025-12-31$3.81B
2025-09-30$3.75B
2025-06-30$3.56B
2025-03-31$3.37B
2024-12-31$3.62B
2024-09-30$3.69B
2024-06-30$3.45B
2024-03-31$3.72B
2023-12-31$3.53B
2023-09-30$3.19B

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.