1290 VT Multi-Alternative Strategies Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-08-25
C000194816 — 1290 VT Multi-Alternative Strategies Portfolio. Long-Short · $12.04M AUM · 1.29% expense ratio. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000194816 Fund Overview
1290 VT Multi-Alternative Strategies Portfolio is a US mutual fund managed by Eq Advisors Trust, categorised as Long-Short. 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: Long-Short
- Assets under management: $12.04M
- 1-year return: 17.2%
- SEC CIK: 0001027263
- SEC series ID: S000059398
- Share class ID: C000194816
C000194816 Investment Objective and Strategy
1290 VT Multi-Alternative Strategies Portfolio describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Eq Advisors Trust.
Investment objective
Seeks long-term growth of capital.
Principal investment strategy
The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in exchange-traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (Underlying ETFs) comprising various asset categories and strategies. Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio allocates substantially all of its assets to Underlying ETFs that invest primarily in non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies. The Portfolio seeks to invest its assets among the Underlying ETFs to achieve a diversified exposure across multiple non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies. The Portfolios weightings in these non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies are determined by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (the Adviser or FMG LLC), the Portfolios investment adviser.
The non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio currently expects to invest are as follows: Absolute Return Managed Futures Commodities Long/Short Equity Real Return Precious and Base Metals Global Real Estate Multi-Strategies Event Driven Convertible Securities Currency The Adviser may allocate the Portfolios assets to additional non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies in the future. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are alternatives to traditional equity (stocks) or fixed income (bonds and cash) investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments have the potential to enhance portfolio diversification and reduce overall portfolio volatility because these investments may not have a strong correlation (relationship) to one another or to traditional market indexes.
Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments. This approach may involve, for example, holding both long and short positions in securities or using derivatives or hedging strategies. Many non-traditional (alternative) investment strategies are designed to help reduce the role of overall market direction in determining return. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are investment companies or other investment vehicles whose shares are listed and traded on U.S. stock exchanges or otherwise traded in the over-the-counter market and may be purchased and sold throughout the trading day based on their market price. Generally, an ETF seeks to track a securities index or a basket of securities that an index provider (such as Standard & Poors, Dow Jones, Russell or Morgan Stanley Capital International) selects as representative of a market, market segment, industry sector, country or geographic region.
An index-based ETF generally holds the same stocks or bonds as the index it tracks (or it may hold a representative sample of such securities). Accordingly, an index-based ETF is designed so that its performance, before fees and expenses, will correspond closely with that of the index it tracks. ETFs also may be actively managed. The Adviser selects the Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolios assets. In selecting Underlying ETFs, the Adviser will utilize a proprietary investment process that may take into consideration a number of factors including, as appropriate and applicable, fund performance, management team, investment style, correlations, asset class exposure, industry classification, benchmark, risk adjusted return, volatility, expense ratio, asset size and portfolio turnover.
For purposes of asset class and asset category target allocations, where an Underlying ETF could be assigned to more than one asset category (e.g., commodities and precious and base metals), the Adviser may, in its discretion, assign an Underlying ETF to one or more asset categories. For purposes of complying with the Portfolios investment policies, the Adviser will identify Underlying ETFs in which to invest by reference to such Underlying ETFs investment policies at the time of investment. An Underlying ETF that changes its investment policies subsequent to the time of the Portfolios investment may continue to be considered an appropriate investment for purposes of the policy. The Adviser may add new Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying ETFs without notice or shareholder approval.
The Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio. The Adviser may sell the Portfolios holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities. The Portfolio may hold cash or invest in short-term paper and other short-term investments (instead of allocating investments to an Underlying ETF) as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. The Portfolio also may lend its portfolio securities to earn additional income.
C000194816 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of 1290 VT Multi-Alternative Strategies Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| iShares Convertible Bond ETF | 16.52% |
| iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF | 15.04% |
| NYLI Merger Arbitrage ETF | 12.09% |
| Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF | 11.64% |
| JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | 9.25% |
| Invesco DB Precious Metals Fund | 7.84% |
| iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF | 7.14% |
| Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF | 6.80% |
| JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | 5.10% |
| Invesco DB Agriculture Fund | 4.26% |
C000194816 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of 1290 VT Multi-Alternative Strategies Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Other | 99.4% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 5.6% |
C000194816 Performance
Total returns for C000194816 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 8.5% |
| 1 year | 17.2% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 11.5% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 4.2% |
C000194816 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000194816, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 7.2%
C000194816 Costs and Fees
C000194816 costs about $129 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.29%
- Gross expense ratio: 2.03%
- Portfolio turnover: 28%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.85 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000194816 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, 1290 VT Multi-Alternative Strategies Portfolio had net inflows of $691.71K, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $37.35K |
| 2026-05 | −$43.23K |
| 2026-04 | $51.87K |
| 2026-03 | $468.52K |
| 2026-02 | $160.13K |
| 2026-01 | $62.02K |
C000194816 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in 1290 VT Multi-Alternative Strategies Portfolio's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000194816 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official 1290 VT Multi-Alternative Strategies 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.