C000138908 Performance — EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth Portfolio, Class IB

Data updated: 2026-08-25

C000138908 returned +15.74% year to date and +22.33% over one year to Jun 2026. Annualised returns are +16.59% over 3 years and −1.76% over 5 years. Against its US Small Blend category average the fund came out ahead over three years but behind over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $158, against $156 for the category, and to $122 over one year, against $133. Volatility over the past three years was 25.48% a year. In the 12 months to Jun 2026 the fund lost a net $45.9M, and assets reached $475.16M.

C000138908 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth Portfolio grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Small Blend category average over the same months.

PeriodC000138908Category average
1 year (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)$122$133
3 years (Jul 2023 – Jun 2026)$158$156
5 years (Jul 2021 – Jun 2026)$91$141
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Jun 2026)$233$209

C000138908 Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
YTD+15.74%
1 year+22.33%
3 years (annualised)+16.59%
5 years (annualised)−1.76%

C000138908 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth Portfolio, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–Jun)+15.74%
2025+7.39%
2024+20.79%
2023+34.20%
2022−44.13%
2021+2.78%
2020+95.74%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+2.79%

C000138908 Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20260.0%−2.0%−5.8%+13.5%+9.8%+0.7%——————
2025+3.3%−7.3%−6.5%+3.1%+3.7%+6.1%+2.4%+4.2%+5.6%+2.5%−5.2%−3.5%
2024−6.5%+8.0%+3.2%−10.6%+2.8%+0.6%+6.0%−0.4%+3.1%+2.4%+20.3%−6.4%
2023+14.9%−1.0%−0.8%−3.8%+4.5%+12.1%+7.6%−7.5%−7.3%−10.8%+10.3%+16.3%
2022−16.8%−1.7%−1.4%−16.5%−5.8%−7.6%+11.8%−2.0%−9.5%+4.9%−2.0%−6.4%
2021+22.2%+3.7%−7.4%+4.2%−3.9%+7.7%−5.6%−0.8%−5.5%+3.6%−7.6%−4.1%
2020+2.6%−4.8%−19.6%+21.4%+17.0%+8.6%+7.8%+9.3%−3.2%−2.7%+24.9%+16.5%
2019——————+3.9%−6.9%−4.7%+2.7%+7.7%+0.8%

C000138908 Risk

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

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 25.48%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.47 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +20.26% (Nov 2024)
  • Worst month: −10.78% (Oct 2023)

C000138908 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth Portfolio, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$45.9M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $26.7M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.37×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jun 2026$1.2M$4.7M−$3.5M
May 2026$2.1M$4.5M−$2.4M
Apr 2026$2.0M$5.1M−$3.1M
Mar 2026$1.8M$4.6M−$2.8M
Feb 2026$1.7M$4.6M−$3.0M
Jan 2026$2.4M$4.7M−$2.3M
Dec 2025$5.1M$4.6M$537K
Nov 2025$1.9M$4.8M−$3.0M
Oct 2025$2.5M$13.3M−$10.8M
Sep 2025$2.4M$6.2M−$3.8M
Aug 2025$1.6M$10.9M−$9.3M
Jul 2025$2.1M$4.6M−$2.5M

C000138908 Assets Under Management

Net assets of EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth Portfolio by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-06-30$475.16M
2026-03-31$386.68M
2025-12-31$426.75M
2025-09-30$469.75M
2025-06-30$431.89M
2025-03-31$379.46M
2024-12-31$434.85M
2024-09-30$387.62M
2024-06-30$364.89M
2024-03-31$396.86M
2023-12-31$396.59M
2023-09-30$355.04M

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.