EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-08-25
C000138908 — EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth Portfolio. United States Small Cap Blend / Core Equity. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000138908 Fund Overview
EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth 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: $475.16M
- 1-year return: 22.3%
- SEC CIK: 0001027263
- SEC series ID: S000044689
- Share class ID: C000138908
C000138908 Investment Objective and Strategy
EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth 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 that, at the time of purchase, have 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 15% of its assets in foreign securities, including securities of companies based in developing countries and depositary receipts of foreign-based companies. 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.
These percentages are targets established by the Adviser; actual allocations may deviate from these targets. The Sub-Adviser to the Active Allocated Portion of the Portfolio emphasizes a bottom-up stock selection process, seeking attractive investments on an individual company basis. In selecting securities for investment, the Sub-Adviser seeks to invest in high quality companies it believes have sustainable competitive advantages and the ability to redeploy capital at high rates of return. The Sub-Adviser typically favors companies with rising returns on invested capital, above average business visibility, strong free cash flow generation and an attractive risk/reward. The Sub-Adviser generally considers selling an investment when it determines the company no longer satisfies its investment criteria.
The Active Allocated Portions equity investments may include common and preferred stocks, convertible securities and equity-linked securities, rights and warrants to purchase common stocks, depositary receipts, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), limited partnership interests, limited liability company interests and other specialty securities having equity features. The Active Allocated Portion may invest in privately placed and restricted securities. The Active Allocated Portion may utilize foreign currency forward exchange contracts, which are derivatives, in connection with its investments in foreign securities. 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 Growth 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 also may lend its portfolio securities to earn additional income.
C000138908 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Invesco Govt And Agcy Lex | 4.68% |
| agilon health, Inc. | 4.25% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. | 4.20% |
| Opendoor Technologies, Inc. | 3.56% |
| Aurora Innovation, Inc. | 3.04% |
| IonQ, Inc. | 2.74% |
| HealthEquity, Inc. | 2.25% |
| X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1.79% |
| GRAIL, Inc. | 1.76% |
| Immunovant, Inc. | 1.71% |
C000138908 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 97.0% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 8.5% |
C000138908 Performance
Total returns for C000138908 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 15.7% |
| 1 year | 22.3% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 16.6% |
| 5 years (annualised) | -1.8% |
C000138908 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000138908, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 20.2%
C000138908 Costs and Fees
C000138908 costs about $115 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.15%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.24%
- Portfolio turnover: 75%
- Brokerage commissions: 7.51 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000138908 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth Portfolio had net outflows of $45.92M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$3.51M |
| 2026-05 | −$2.43M |
| 2026-04 | −$3.07M |
| 2026-03 | −$2.80M |
| 2026-02 | −$2.96M |
| 2026-01 | −$2.30M |
C000138908 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth Portfolio's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000138908 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth 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.