Equitable Holdings, Inc.
Business
Equitable Holdings, Inc. provides diversified financial services focused on retirement, asset management and distribution through its principal franchises Equitable, AllianceBernstein and Equitable Advisors. It offers variable and structured annuities, mutual fund and advisory investment services, life insurance, employee benefits, wealth management, financial planning and related investment management services. The company reports six operating segments: Individual Retirement, Group Retirement, Asset Management, Protection Solutions, Wealth Management and Legacy. It distributes products nationally and globally via an affiliated retail sales force, third‑party brokers, banks, broker‑dealers and AB’s institutional, retail and private wealth channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-24
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policy charges and fee income | 2,168 | 2,495 | 2,380 | 2,454 | 2,768 | |
| Premiums | 1,046 | 1,172 | 1,095 | 994 | 960 | |
| Net derivative gains (losses) | −2,055 | −2,551 | −2,397 | 907 | −7,149 | |
| Net investment income (loss) | 5,234 | 4,881 | 4,270 | 3,315 | 3,846 | |
| Credit and intent to sell losses on available-for-sale debt securities and loans | −68 | −82 | −220 | −314 | 2 | |
| Other investment gains (losses), net | −1,271 | −51 | −493 | −631 | 866 | |
| Total investment gains (losses), net | −1,339 | −133 | −713 | −945 | 868 | |
| Investment management and service fees | 5,263 | 5,263 | 4,820 | 4,891 | 5,395 | |
| Other income | 1,348 | 1,298 | 1,005 | 1,028 | 926 | |
| Total revenues | 11,665 | 12,425 | 10,460 | 12,644 | 7,614 | |
| Policyholders benefits | 2,395 | 2,696 | 2,754 | 2,716 | 2,788 | |
| Remeasurement of liability for future policy benefits | 38 | −6 | 86 | 66 | 13 | |
| Change in market risk benefits and purchased market risk benefits | −417 | −1,940 | −1,815 | −1,280 | −5,943 | |
| Interest credited to policyholders account balances | 3,016 | 2,493 | 2,041 | 1,410 | 1,219 | |
| Compensation and benefits | 2,434 | 2,451 | 2,323 | 2,201 | 2,363 | |
| Commissions and distribution-related payments | 2,093 | 1,896 | 1,590 | 1,567 | 1,662 | |
| Interest expense | 224 | 226 | 228 | 201 | — | |
| Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | 789 | 711 | 641 | 586 | 552 | |
| Other operating costs and expenses | 2,286 | 1,822 | 1,898 | 2,185 | 2,107 | |
| Total benefits and other deductions | 12,858 | 10,349 | 9,746 | 9,652 | 5,005 | |
| Income (loss) from continuing operations, before income taxes | −1,193 | 2,076 | 714 | 2,992 | 2,609 | |
| Income tax (expense) benefit | 156 | −280 | 910 | −598 | −439 | |
| Net income (loss) | −1,037 | 1,796 | 1,624 | 2,394 | 2,170 | |
| Less: Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest | 343 | 516 | 341 | 241 | 415 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to Holdings | −1,380 | 1,280 | 1,283 | 2,153 | 1,755 | |
| Less: Preferred stock dividends | 61 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | |
| Net income (loss) available to Holdings common shareholders, basic | −1,441 | 1,200 | 1,203 | 2,073 | 1,676 | |
| Net income (loss) available to Holdings common shareholders, diluted | −1,441 | 1,200 | 1,203 | 2,073 | 1,676 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | −4.83 | 3.74 | 3.44 | 5.49 | 4.02 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | −4.83 | 3.69 | 3.42 | 5.46 | 3.98 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 298 | 321 | 350 | 378 | 417 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 298 | 325 | 352 | 380 | 421 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed maturities available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $82,106 and $84,717) (allowance for credit losses of $0 and $2) | 77,162 | 76,641 | 67,030 | 63,361 | 78,216 | |
| Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option | 2,900 | 2,100 | 1,700 | 1,500 | 1,600 | |
| Mortgage loans on real estate (net of allowance for credit losses of $313 and $278) | 22,668 | 20,072 | 18,171 | 16,481 | 14,033 | |
| Mortgage loans, at fair value using the fair value option | 50 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Policy loans | 1,862 | 4,330 | 4,158 | 4,033 | 4,024 | |
| Other equity investments | 3,779 | 3,719 | 3,384 | 3,152 | 2,975 | |
| Trading securities, at fair value | 1,572 | 1,089 | 1,057 | 677 | 631 | |
| Other invested assets | 10,968 | 8,537 | 6,719 | 3,885 | 3,591 | |
| Total investments | 121,004 | 116,441 | 102,173 | 93,097 | 105,111 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 12,462 | 6,964 | 8,239 | 4,281 | 5,188 | |
| Cash and securities segregated, at fair value | 499 | 500 | 868 | 1,522 | 1,504 | |
| Broker-dealer related receivables | 2,162 | 1,961 | 1,837 | 2,338 | 2,599 | |
| Deferred policy acquisition costs | 7,523 | 7,170 | 6,705 | 6,369 | 5,491 | |
| Goodwill and other intangible assets, net | 5,309 | 5,371 | 5,433 | 5,482 | 4,728 | |
| Amounts due from reinsurers (allowance for credit losses of $7 and $8) | 20,127 | 7,899 | 8,197 | 8,471 | 14,679 | |
| Current and deferred income taxes | 2,577 | 2,003 | 2,054 | 781 | 195 | |
| Purchased market risk benefits | 5,260 | 7,376 | 9,455 | 10,423 | — | |
| Other assets | 3,771 | 4,462 | 3,324 | 4,033 | 3,613 | |
| Assets for market risk benefits | 752 | 863 | 594 | 490 | — | |
| Separate Accounts assets | 136,544 | 134,717 | 127,251 | 114,853 | 147,306 | |
| Total Assets | 317,990 | 295,727 | 276,695 | 252,702 | 292,262 | |
| Policyholders account balances | 133,433 | 110,929 | 95,643 | 83,866 | 79,361 | |
| Liability for market risk benefits | 10,200 | 11,800 | 14,630 | 15,800 | — | |
| Future policy benefits and other policyholders liabilities | 17,660 | 17,613 | 17,374 | 16,603 | 36,717 | |
| Broker-dealer related payables | 1,370 | 775 | 1,232 | 715 | 1,283 | |
| Customer related payables | 1,937 | 1,933 | 2,201 | 3,323 | 3,600 | |
| Amounts due to reinsurers | 1,542 | 1,421 | 1,457 | 1,533 | 1,381 | |
| Short-term debt | 25 | 0 | 254 | 759 | 92 | |
| Long-term debt | 3,835 | 3,833 | 3,820 | 3,322 | 3,839 | |
| Notes issued by consolidated variable interest entities, at fair value using the fair value option | 2,700 | 2,100 | 1,600 | 1,200 | 1,200 | |
| Other liabilities | 7,001 | 7,032 | 5,976 | 7,108 | 3,933 | |
| Separate Accounts liabilities | 136,544 | 134,717 | 127,251 | 114,853 | 147,306 | |
| Total Liabilities | 316,202 | 292,179 | 271,550 | 249,106 | 278,699 | |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest | 322 | 125 | 770 | 455 | 468 | |
| Commitments and contingent liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock and additional paid-in capital, $1 par value and $25,000 liquidation preference | 1,068 | 1,507 | 1,562 | 1,562 | — | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000,000,000 shares authorized; 468,341,734 and 477,801,636 shares issued, respectively; 283,358,187 and 309,900,248 shares outstanding, respectively | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,932 | 2,336 | 2,328 | 2,299 | 1,919 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost, 184,983,547 and 167,901,388 shares, respectively | −5,165 | −4,198 | −3,712 | −3,297 | — | |
| Retained earnings | 8,366 | 10,627 | 10,250 | 9,825 | 8,880 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | −6,280 | −8,712 | −7,797 | −8,992 | 2,004 | |
| Total equity attributable to Holdings | −74 | 1,565 | 2,636 | 1,401 | 11,519 | |
| Noncontrolling interest | 1,540 | 1,858 | 1,739 | 1,740 | 1,576 | |
| Total Equity | 1,466 | 3,423 | 4,375 | 3,168 | 11,927 | |
| Total Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest and Equity | 317,990 | 295,727 | 276,695 | 252,702 | 292,262 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment (gains) losses, net | 1,271 | 51 | 493 | 631 | −863 | |
| (Gains) losses on businesses held-for-sale | 0 | −135 | −1 | 7 | −3 | |
| Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on trading securities | −95 | −82 | −77 | 198 | 26 | |
| Loss on novation | 499 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| AB Retirement plan losses | 18 | 14 | 0 | — | — | |
| Non-cash long term incentive compensation expense | 277 | 285 | 234 | 286 | 226 | |
| Amortization and depreciation | 872 | 868 | 821 | 636 | 519 | |
| Equity (income) loss from limited partnerships | −221 | −174 | −125 | −146 | −553 | |
| Net broker-dealer and customer related receivables/payables | −135 | −446 | −910 | 189 | −131 | |
| Reinsurance recoverable and related balances, net | −1,207 | −868 | −1,469 | −636 | −1,092 | |
| Segregated cash and securities, net | 1 | 368 | 655 | −18 | 250 | |
| Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs | −1,169 | −1,177 | −976 | −841 | −877 | |
| Future policy benefits | 91 | 394 | 329 | −495 | −151 | |
| Current and deferred income taxes | −968 | 315 | −1,168 | 470 | 133 | |
| Other, net | −75 | 112 | −187 | −74 | 485 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 714 | 2,006 | −208 | −250 | −193 | |
| Fixed maturities, available-for-sale | 18,740 | 10,934 | 10,492 | 15,547 | 34,434 | |
| Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option | 773 | 875 | 483 | 525 | 763 | |
| Mortgage loans on real estate | 2,128 | 1,170 | 446 | 1,154 | 1,696 | |
| Trading account securities | 550 | 1,087 | 963 | 371 | 5,159 | |
| Short term investments | 141 | 836 | 3,324 | 575 | 87 | |
| Other | 585 | 777 | 738 | 573 | 1,716 | |
| Fixed maturities, available-for-sale | −25,955 | −21,058 | −12,031 | −18,502 | −43,344 | |
| Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option | −1,706 | −1,253 | −592 | −488 | −1,792 | |
| Mortgage loans on real estate | −4,768 | −3,162 | −2,246 | −3,683 | −2,546 | |
| Mortgage loans, at fair value using the fair value option | −50 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Trading account securities | −954 | −2,219 | −1,301 | −521 | −244 | |
| Short term investments | −199 | −423 | −2,772 | −1,502 | −18 | |
| Other | −435 | −278 | −878 | −1,173 | −2,553 | |
| Cash settlements related to derivative instruments, net | 606 | −3,131 | −1,335 | −316 | −5,937 | |
| Investment in capitalized software, leasehold improvements and EDP equipment | −34 | −153 | −117 | −167 | −120 | |
| Other, net | −390 | 143 | −25 | 80 | −205 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | −10,968 | −15,855 | −4,851 | −7,487 | −12,689 | |
| Deposits | 26,745 | 19,094 | 16,925 | 16,367 | 17,521 | |
| Withdrawals | −12,124 | −10,518 | −9,842 | −6,962 | −7,069 | |
| Transfers (to) from Separate Accounts | 1,925 | 1,749 | 1,359 | 1,447 | 1,985 | |
| Payments of market risk benefits | −670 | −683 | −744 | −601 | −563 | |
| Proceeds from short-term financings | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Repayment of short-term financings | 25 | −254 | −504 | 147 | 92 | |
| Change in collateralized pledged assets | −277 | −85 | −49 | 36 | 34 | |
| Change in collateralized pledged liabilities | 2,604 | 4,849 | 2,354 | −1,575 | 1,413 | |
| Issuance of long-term debt | 495 | 0 | 497 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repayment of long term debt | −500 | −565 | 0 | 0 | −280 | |
| Proceeds from collateralized loan obligations | 46 | 52 | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repayment of collateralized loan obligations | −52 | −61 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from notes issued by consolidated VIEs | 1,808 | 552 | 362 | 6 | 873 | |
| Repayment of notes issued by consolidated VIEs | −1,210 | −16 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Dividends paid on common stock | −314 | −302 | −301 | −294 | −296 | |
| Dividends paid on preferred stock | −61 | −80 | −80 | −80 | −79 | |
| Redemption of preferred stock | −449 | −55 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Purchase of AllianceBernstein Units | −761 | −35 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Purchase of AB Holding Units to fund long-term incentive compensation plan awards, net | −162 | −157 | −144 | −211 | −262 | |
| Purchase of treasury shares | −1,450 | −1,014 | −919 | −849 | −1,637 | |
| Purchases (redemptions) of noncontrolling interests of consolidated company-sponsored investment funds | 214 | 340 | 274 | 52 | 346 | |
| Distribution to noncontrolling interest of consolidated subsidiaries | −393 | −384 | −334 | −401 | −392 | |
| Change in securities lending | 272 | 21 | 116 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other, net | 5 | −7 | −10 | 31 | −47 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 15,716 | 12,441 | 9,000 | 7,045 | 11,948 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 36 | −20 | 23 | −56 | −18 | |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents | 5,498 | −1,428 | 3,964 | −748 | −952 | |
| Interest paid | 293 | 318 | 344 | 263 | 215 | |
| Federal | 430 | −159 | 121 | — | — | |
| Income taxes (refunded) paid | 576 | −38 | 265 | 89 | 305 | |
| Transfer of securities to reinsurer | −8,777 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Transfer of policy loans to reinsurer | −2,533 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Securities received in exchange for the 2029 Notes | 0 | 547 | 0 | — | — | |
| Debt issued in exchange for the 2029 Notes | 0 | 600 | 0 | — | — | |
| Deconsolidated trading securities | 0 | −1,153 | 0 | — | — | |
| Deconsolidated redeemable noncontrolling interests | 0 | −1,040 | 0 | — | — |
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Portfolio as of 2026-01-14 · 950 positions
Top sectors
| Sector | Value | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | $6.11B | 100.0% |
Top holdings
| Issuer | Ticker | Shares | Value | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS | — | 2.98M | $212.70M | 3.5% |
| VANGUARD INDEX FDS | — | 718.0K | $206.50M | 3.4% |
| ISHARES TR | — | 3.13M | $203.33M | 3.3% |
| INVESCO QQQ TR | — | 541.6K | $196.35M | 3.2% |
| ISHARES TR | — | 458.1K | $178.01M | 2.9% |
| VANGUARD WORLD FDS | — | 422.9K | $176.13M | 2.9% |
| SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR | — | 1.10M | $174.33M | 2.9% |
| SPDR SER TR | — | 1.91M | $126.45M | 2.1% |
| ISHARES TR | — | 426.7K | $118.46M | 1.9% |
| ISHARES TR | — | 1.65M | $113.50M | 1.9% |