1290 VT Small Cap Value Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-08-25
C000138904 — 1290 VT Small Cap Value Portfolio. United States Small Cap Blend / Core Equity · $471.92M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000138904 Fund Overview
1290 VT Small Cap Value Portfolio is a US mutual fund managed by Eq Advisors Trust, 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: Eq Advisors Trust
- Category: United States Small Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $471.92M
- 1-year return: 28.7%
- SEC CIK: 0001027263
- SEC series ID: S000044687
- Share class ID: C000138904
C000138904 Investment Objective and Strategy
1290 VT Small Cap Value Portfolio describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Eq Advisors Trust.
Investment objective
Seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital.
Principal investment strategy
Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies with small market capitalizations (or other financial instruments that derive their value from the securities of such companies). For purposes of this Portfolio, small market capitalization companies are those companies with market capitalizations within the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index (Russell 2000) at the time of investment (as of December 31, 2017, the market capitalization of the companies in the Russell 2000 was between $22.7 million and $9.4 billion). The size of companies in the Russell 2000 changes with market conditions, which can result in changes to the market capitalization range of companies in the index. The Portfolio intends to invest primarily in equity securities, but it may also invest in other securities that a Sub-Adviser believes provide opportunities for capital growth.
The Portfolio may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities, including securities of companies based in developing countries and depositary receipts of foreign-based companies. The Portfolios investment may include real estate investment trusts (REITs). The Portfolios assets normally are allocated among two or more investment managers, each of which manages its portion of the Portfolio using a different but complementary investment strategy. One portion of the Portfolio is actively managed (Active Allocated Portion) and one portion of the Portfolio seeks to track the performance of a particular index (Index Allocated Portion). Under normal circumstances, the Active Allocated Portion consists of approximately 50% of the Portfolios net assets and the Index Allocated Portion consists of approximately 50% of the Portfolios net assets.
The Sub-Adviser to the Active Allocated Portion of the Portfolio believes that favorable investment opportunities are available through companies that exhibit a number of the following characteristics: are selling below their perceived intrinsic value, have limited or no institutional ownership, have had short-term earnings shortfalls, have had a recent initial public offering but have not attracted significant analyst coverage, are selling at or below book or replacement value, and have price to earnings ratios that are less than one half of their projected growth rate. The Sub-Adviser focuses on undervalued and special situation small capitalization equities (including common stocks, convertible securities, warrants and other equity securities having the characteristics of common stocks, such as depositary receipts) that the Sub-Adviser believes have the potential for rewarding long-term investment results.
The Sub-Adviser also may invest in exchange traded funds (ETFs) and may invest in convertible and non-convertible debt securities rated below investment grade (also known as junk bonds) or unrated securities that the Sub-Adviser has determined to be of comparable quality. The Sub-Adviser selects securities from companies that are engaged in a number of industries, including the media, financial services, retailing, manufacturing and consumer products, and utilities industries. The Sub-Adviser considers a companys fundamentals by reviewing its balance sheets, corporate revenues, earnings and dividends. The Sub-Adviser also looks at the amount of capital a company spends on research and development. Sell decisions are generally triggered by either adequate value being achieved, as determined by the Sub-Adviser, or by an adverse change in a companys operating performance or a deterioration of the companys business model.
A sell trigger also may occur if the Sub-Adviser discovers a new investment opportunity that it believes is more compelling and represents a better risk reward profile than other investments held by the Active Allocated Portion. The Active Allocated Portion may engage in active and frequent trading to achieve the Portfolios investment objective. The Index Allocated Portion of the Portfolio seeks to track the performance (before fees and expenses) of the Russell 2000 Value Index with minimal tracking error. This strategy is commonly referred to as an indexing strategy. The Index Allocated Portion may use a full replication technique or a sampling approach in pursuing its indexing strategy. The Portfolio may hold a significant portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents as part of its investment strategy.
The Portfolio also may lend its portfolio securities to earn additional income.
C000138904 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of 1290 VT Small Cap Value Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Texas Pacific Land Corp. | 10.19% |
| Landbridge Co. LLC | 4.03% |
| Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. | 2.74% |
| Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | 2.12% |
| AutoNation, Inc. | 2.05% |
| Miami International Holdings, Inc. | 1.91% |
| Oshkosh Corp. | 1.76% |
| JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund | 1.67% |
| Interparfums, Inc. | 1.65% |
| WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC | 1.44% |
C000138904 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of 1290 VT Small Cap Value Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 96.7% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 3.7% |
| Other | 1.1% |
C000138904 Performance
Total returns for C000138904 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 21.3% |
| 1 year | 28.7% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 19.0% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 10.6% |
C000138904 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000138904, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 13.9%
C000138904 Costs and Fees
C000138904 costs about $120 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.20%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.29%
- Portfolio turnover: 23%
- Brokerage commissions: 1.48 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000138904 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, 1290 VT Small Cap Value Portfolio had net inflows of $15.24M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$2.48M |
| 2026-05 | −$834.68K |
| 2026-04 | −$2.12M |
| 2026-03 | −$2.54M |
| 2026-02 | −$2.38M |
| 2026-01 | −$1.77M |
C000138904 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in 1290 VT Small Cap Value Portfolio's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000138904 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official 1290 VT Small Cap Value Portfolio filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-26
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2023-04-26
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-25
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-26
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-27
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-11
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-10
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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.