# MainStay VP IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Portfolio — new fund registration

MAINSTAY VP FUNDS TRUST registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2018-06-26. Featured series: MainStay VP IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Portfolio.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: MAINSTAY VP FUNDS TRUST
- CIK: 0000887340
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2018-06-26
- State of incorporation: DE
- Accession: 0001144204-18-035802
- Reported net assets: $194.7M

## Series & classes (2)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [MainStay VP IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000063068) | Initial Class | — | Yes |
| [MainStay VP IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000063068) | Service Class | — | Yes |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.00%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.13%
- Management fee: 0.75%
- Net expense ratio: 1.01%
- Other expenses: 0.07%

## Investment objective

The Portfolio seeks investment returns that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, the NYLI Hedge Multi-Strategy Index. The NYLI Hedge Multi-Strategy Index seeks to achieve performance similar to the overall hedge fund universe by replicating the beta portion of the hedge fund return characteristics (i.e., that portion of the returns that are non-idiosyncratic, or unrelated to manager skill).

## Advisers

- [New York Life Investment Management LLC (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/109591)

## Other filings by this registrant (15)

- [485APOS — 2025-02-10](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001741773-25-000402)
- [485APOS — 2024-10-04 (6 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001741773-24-004085)
- [485APOS — 2024-02-12](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001741773-24-000113)
- [485APOS — 2022-01-19](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001741773-22-000081)
- [485APOS — 2021-02-10](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001741773-21-000065)
- [485APOS — 2020-04-06 (10 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001104659-20-043592)
- [485APOS — 2020-02-19](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001104659-20-022677)
- [485APOS — 2019-02-15](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001144204-19-008655)
- [485APOS — 2017-02-14](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001144204-17-008872)
- [485APOS — 2017-01-30 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001144204-17-004672)
- [485APOS — 2016-02-12](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-16-462236)
- [485APOS — 2015-12-17 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-15-406015)

## More

- [Registrant profile: MAINSTAY VP FUNDS TRUST](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/887340)
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