485BPOS

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 9, 2013

1933 Act Registration No. 333 - 70754

1940 Act Registration No. 811 - 10509

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	¨
Pre-Effective Amendment No.	¨
Post-Effective Amendment No. 46	x
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	¨
Amendment No. 45	x

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10104

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 554-1234

PATRICIA LOUIE, ESQ.

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10104

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copies to:

MARK C. AMOROSI, ESQ.

K&L Gates LLP

1601 K Street N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

Telephone: (202) 778-9000

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: Effective Date of this Post-Effective Amendment

Title of Securities Being Registered: Class B Shares of Beneficial Interest

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

x immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

¨ on [date] pursuant to paragraph (b)

¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)

¨ on [date] pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485

¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)

if appropriate, check the following box:

¨ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that this Post-Effective Amendment No. 46 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A (“Post-Effective Amendment”) meets all of the requirements for effectiveness under Rule 485(b) under the 1933 Act and that the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, and the State of New York on the 9th day of October, 2013.

AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST
By:	/s/ Steven M. Joenk
	Steven M. Joenk
	Chairman of the Board, Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form N-1A has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature	Title	Date
/s/ Steven M. Joenk Steven M. Joenk	Chairman of the Board, Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer	October 9, 2013
/s/ Gerald C. Crotty* Gerald C. Crotty	Trustee	October 9, 2013
/s/ Barry Hamerling* Barry Hamerling	Trustee	October 9, 2013
/s/ Cynthia R. Plouché* Cynthia R. Plouché	Trustee	October 9, 2013
/s/ Rayman L. Solomon* Rayman L. Solomon	Trustee	October 9, 2013
/s/ Brian E. Walsh * Brian E. Walsh	Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer	October 9, 2013

* By:	/s/ Steven M. Joenk
	Steven M. Joenk
	(Attorney-in-Fact)

EXHIBIT INDEX

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Exhibit 101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
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AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST

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Oct. 07, 2013

Charter Alternative 100 Moderate Portfolio

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Charter^SM Alternative 100 Moderate Portfolio – Class B Shares

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Investment Objective:

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Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

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FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

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The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

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Shareholder Fees
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Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of
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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

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Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Example

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

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The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and 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 Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest primarily in non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies.

The non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows:

Absolute Return/Multi Strategies   Commodities   Convertible Securities   Currency Global Real Estate   Global Infrastructure   Listed Private Equity   Long/Short Credit   Managed Futures   Merger Arbitrage   Natural Resources   Precious and Base Metals

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

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The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Commodity Risk — Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Portfolio to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The commodities markets may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors including changes in overall market movements, political and economic events and policies, and changes in interest rates or inflation rates. Prices of various commodities may also be affected by factors such as drought, floods and weather, and embargoes, tariffs and other regulatory developments. The prices of commodities can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions. Securities of companies that are dependent on a single commodity, or are concentrated in a single commodity sector, may exhibit even higher volatility attributable to commodity prices. Because the value of a commodity-linked derivative instrument typically is based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, the value of a commodity-linked derivative instrument may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security’s governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio’s investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an adviser’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Infrastructure Sector Risk — Companies in the infrastructure sector may be subject to a variety of factors that could adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high degrees of leverage, costs associated with governmental, environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdowns, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning costs, the level of government spending on infrastructure projects, and other factors. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, import controls, depletion of resources, technological developments, and labor relations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Leveraging Risk — When a portfolio leverages its holdings, the value of an investment in that portfolio will be more volatile and all other risks will tend to be compounded. A portfolio may take on leveraging risk when it engages in derivatives transactions, invests in collateral from securities loans, or borrows money.

• Listed Private Equity Company Risk — Listed private equity companies include publicly traded vehicles whose purpose is to invest in privately held companies. Generally, little public information exists for privately held companies, and there is a risk that investors may not be able to make a fully informed investment decision. Investing in less mature privately held companies involves greater risk than investing in well-established, publicly-traded companies.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid- and small-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Natural Resources Sector Risk — The profitability of companies in the natural resources sector can be adversely affected by worldwide energy prices and other world events, limits on and the success of exploration projects, and production spending. Companies in the natural resources sector also could be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, changes in the supply of, or the demand for, natural resources, imposition of import controls, government regulation and intervention, civil conflict, economic conditions, increased competition, technological developments, and labor relations. In addition, companies in the natural resources sector may be subject to the risks generally associated with extraction of natural resources, such as the risks of mining and oil drilling, and the risks of the hazards associated with natural resources, such as natural or man-made disasters, fire, drought, and increased regulatory and environmental costs. Furthermore, prices of precious metals and of precious metal related securities have historically been very volatile due to various economic, financial, social and political factors and may adversely affect the financial condition of companies involved with precious metals.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Real Estate Investing Risk — Real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values. Government actions, such as tax increases, regulatory limiting on rents, zoning law changes or environmental regulations, also may have a major impact on real estate. Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements also will affect the cash flow of real estate companies and their ability to meet capital needs. Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate (equity REITs), in mortgages secured by interests in real estate (mortgage REITs) or in some combination of the two (hybrid REITs). Operating REITs requires specialized management skills, and a portfolio or portion thereof indirectly bears REIT management and administration expenses along with the direct expenses of the portfolio. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type. REITs also must satisfy specific Internal Revenue Code requirements in order to qualify for the tax-free pass through of income and net realized gains. In addition, investments in REIT swap agreements may be susceptible to additional risks, similar to those associated with direct investment in REITs, including changes in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, revisions to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, changes in interest rates and poor performance by those managing the REITs.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

• Special Situations Risk — A portfolio may use aggressive investment techniques, including seeking to benefit from “special situations,” such as mergers, consolidations, liquidations, reorganizations, restructurings, tender or exchange offers or other unusual events expected to affect a particular issuer. In general, securities of companies which are the subject of a tender or exchange offer or a merger, consolidation, liquidation, restructuring or reorganization proposal sell at a premium to their historic market price immediately prior to the announcement of an offer for the company. However, it is possible that the value of securities of a company involved in such a transaction will not rise and in fact may fall, in which case a portfolio would lose money. It is also possible that an investment manager’s assessment that a particular company is likely to be acquired or acquired during a specific time frame may be incorrect, in which case a portfolio may not realize any premium on its investment and could lose money if the value of the securities declines during the portfolio’s holding period.

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You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio.

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

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Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

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Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

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Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

Charter Alternative 100 Moderate Portfolio | Class B Shares

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

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Management fee

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0.15%

Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees

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0.25%

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0.25%

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1.00%

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168

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Charter Moderate Growth Portfolio

Charter^SM Moderate Growth Portfolio – Class B Shares

Investment Objective:

Seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income, with a greater emphasis on current income.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Charter Moderate Growth Portfolio Class B Shares
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of
your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses		Charter Moderate Growth Portfolio Class B Shares
Management fee		0.15%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees		0.25%
Other expenses	[1]	0.25%
Acquired fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.80%
Total annual operating expenses	[1]	1.45%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
Charter Moderate Growth Portfolio Class B Shares	148	459

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 45% of its assets in equity investments, 40% of its assets in fixed income investments and 15% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Absolute Return/Multi
Strategies*   Commodities*   Convertible Securities*   Covered Call Writing*   Currency*   Global Infrastructure*   Global Real Estate*   Listed Private Equity*   Long/Short Credit*   Managed Futures*   Merger Arbitrage*   Natural Resources*   Precious and Base Metals* Domestic Large Cap Equity   Domestic Mid Cap Equity   Domestic Small Cap Equity   Domestic Micro Cap Equity   Emerging Markets Equity   Emerging Markets Small Cap   Frontier Markets   Global Equity   International Developed Equity   International/Global Small Cap Equity Bank Loans   Emerging Markets Debt   Floating Rate Securities   Global Bond   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond   Money Market   US Government Bond   US Investment Grade Bond   US Short Term Investment Grade Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure. When market volatility is increasing above specific thresholds, such Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may reduce their equity exposure. During such times, the Portfolio’s exposure to equity securities may be significantly less than if it invested in a traditional equity portfolio and the Portfolio may deviate significantly from its asset allocation target. Although the Portfolio’s investment in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure may reduce the Portfolio’s overall risk, it also may result in periods of underperformance.

The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment.

The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Bank Loans Risk — Loans are subject to risks including prepayment risk (the risk that when interest rates fall, debt securities may be repaid more quickly than expected and a portfolio may be required to reinvest in securities with a lower yield), extension risk (the risk that when interest rates rise, debt securities may be repaid more slowly than expected and the value of a portfolio’s holdings may decrease), the risk of subordination to other creditors, restrictions on resale, and the lack of a regular trading market and publicly available information. In addition, liquidity risk may be more pronounced for a portfolio investing in loans because certain loans may have a more limited secondary market.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security’s governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio’s investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small- to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Equity Exposure Risk — A Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that, from time to time, employ various volatility management techniques, including the use of futures and options, to manage equity exposure. The success of any volatility management strategy will be subject to an investment manager’s ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the relevant market index and the metrics used by the investment manager to measure market volatility. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of any volatility management strategy also will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute volatility management techniques (such as options and futures transactions) in an efficient manner. In addition, because market conditions change, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, the success of the volatility management strategy will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to execute the strategy in a timely manner. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains. For a variety of reasons, an investment manager may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between the relevant market index and the metrics that the investment manager uses to measure market volatility. In addition, it is not possible to manage volatility fully or perfectly. Any one or more of these factors may prevent the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF from achieving the intended volatility management or could cause the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF, and, in turn, the Portfolio, to underperform or experience losses.

• Floating Rate Loan Risk — Floating rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans sometimes trade infrequently in the secondary market. As a result, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult, and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss. A floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized, which may cause the floating rate loan to decline significantly in value.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries. Investments in frontier markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed and traditional emerging markets.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an investment manager’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap, Small-Cap and Micro-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid-, small- and micro-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small- and micro-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Money Market Risk — Although a money market fund is designed to be a relatively low risk investment, it is not free of risk. Despite the short maturities and high credit quality of a money market portfolio’s investments, increases in interest rates and deteriorations in the credit quality of the instruments the portfolio has purchased may reduce the portfolio’s yield and can cause the price of a money market security to decrease. In addition, a money market portfolio is subject to the risk that the value of an investment may be eroded over time by inflation.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

• Sector Concentration Risk — A portfolio that invests primarily in a particular sector could experience greater volatility than portfolios investing in a broader range of industries.

• U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although a portfolio may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the portfolio itself and do not guarantee the market price of the securities. Furthermore, not all securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Charter Alternative 100 Conservative Plus Portfolio

Charter^SM Alternative 100 Conservative Plus Portfolio – Class B Shares

Investment Objective:

Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Charter Alternative 100 Conservative Plus Portfolio Class B Shares
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of
your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses		Charter Alternative 100 Conservative Plus Portfolio Class B Shares
Management fee		0.15%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees		0.25%
Other expenses	[1]	0.25%
Acquired fund fees and expenses	[1]	1.00%
Total annual operating expenses	[1]	1.65%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
Charter Alternative 100 Conservative Plus Portfolio Class B Shares	168	520

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and 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 Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest primarily in non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies.

The non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows:

Absolute Return/Multi Strategies   Commodities   Convertible Securities   Currency Global Infrastructure   Global Real Estate   Listed Private Equity   Long/Short Credit   Managed Futures   Merger Arbitrage   Natural Resources   Precious and Base Metals

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Commodity Risk — Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Portfolio to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The commodities markets may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors including changes in overall market movements, political and economic events and policies, and changes in interest rates or inflation rates. Prices of various commodities may also be affected by factors such as drought, floods and weather, and embargoes, tariffs and other regulatory developments. The prices of commodities can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions. Securities of companies that are dependent on a single commodity, or are concentrated in a single commodity sector, may exhibit even higher volatility attributable to commodity prices. Because the value of a commodity-linked derivative instrument typically is based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, the value of a commodity-linked derivative instrument may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security’s governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio’s investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small- to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an adviser’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Infrastructure Sector Risk — Companies in the infrastructure sector may be subject to a variety of factors that could adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high degrees of leverage, costs associated with governmental, environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdowns, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning costs, the level of government spending on infrastructure projects, and other factors. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, import controls, depletion of resources, technological developments, and labor relations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Leveraging Risk — When a portfolio leverages its holdings, the value of an investment in that portfolio will be more volatile and all other risks will tend to be compounded. A portfolio may take on leveraging risk when it engages in derivatives transactions, invests in collateral from securities loans, or borrows money.

• Listed Private Equity Company Risk — Listed private equity companies include publicly traded vehicles whose purpose is to invest in privately held companies. Generally, little public information exists for privately held companies, and there is a risk that investors may not be able to make a fully informed investment decision. Investing in less mature privately held companies involves greater risk than investing in well-established, publicly-traded companies.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid- and small-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Natural Resources Sector Risk — The profitability of companies in the natural resources sector can be adversely affected by worldwide energy prices and other world events, limits on and the success of exploration projects, and production spending. Companies in the natural resources sector also could be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, changes in the supply of, or the demand for, natural resources, imposition of import controls, government regulation and intervention, civil conflict, economic conditions, increased competition, technological developments, and labor relations. In addition, companies in the natural resources sector may be subject to the risks generally associated with extraction of natural resources, such as the risks of mining and oil drilling, and the risks of the hazards associated with natural resources, such as natural or man-made disasters, fire, drought, and increased regulatory and environmental costs. Furthermore, prices of precious metals and of precious metal related securities have historically been very volatile due to various economic, financial, social and political factors and may adversely affect the financial condition of companies involved with precious metals.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Real Estate Investing Risk — Real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values. Government actions, such as tax increases, regulatory limiting on rents, zoning law changes or environmental regulations, also may have a major impact on real estate. Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements also will affect the cash flow of real estate companies and their ability to meet capital needs. Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate (equity REITs), in mortgages secured by interests in real estate (mortgage REITs) or in some combination of the two (hybrid REITs). Operating REITs requires specialized management skills, and a portfolio or portion thereof indirectly bears REIT management and administration expenses along with the direct expenses of the portfolio. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type. REITs also must satisfy specific Internal Revenue Code requirements in order to qualify for the tax-free pass through of income and net realized gains. In addition, investments in REIT swap agreements may be susceptible to additional risks, similar to those associated with direct investment in REITs, including changes in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, revisions to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, changes in interest rates and poor performance by those managing the REITs.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

• Special Situations Risk — A portfolio may use aggressive investment techniques, including seeking to benefit from “special situations,” such as mergers, consolidations, liquidations, reorganizations, restructurings, tender or exchange offers or other unusual events expected to affect a particular issuer. In general, securities of companies which are the subject of a tender or exchange offer or a merger, consolidation, liquidation, restructuring or reorganization proposal sell at a premium to their historic market price immediately prior to the announcement of an offer for the company. However, it is possible that the value of securities of a company involved in such a transaction will not rise and in fact may fall, in which case a portfolio would lose money. It is also possible that an investment manager’s assessment that a particular company is likely to be acquired or acquired during a specific time frame may be incorrect, in which case a portfolio may not realize any premium on its investment and could lose money if the value of the securities declines during the portfolio’s holding period.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST

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Oct. 07, 2013

Charter Income Strategies Portfolio

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Charter^SM Income Strategies Portfolio – Class B Shares

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Investment Objective:

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Seeks a high level of current income.

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FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

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The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

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Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Example

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

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The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 25% of its assets in equity investments, 50% of its assets in fixed income investments and 25% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Covered Call Writing*   Global Infrastructure*   Global Real Estate*   Long/Short Credit*   Natural Resources*   Domestic/International
Preferred Domestic Large Cap Equity   International Equity Income   Bank Loans   Emerging Markets Debt   Floating Rate Securities   Global Bond   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond   US Investment Grade Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio. The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

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The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Bank Loans Risk — Loans are subject to risks including prepayment risk (the risk that when interest rates fall, debt securities may be repaid more quickly than expected and a portfolio may be required to reinvest in securities with a lower yield), extension risk (the risk that when interest rates rise, debt securities may be repaid more slowly than expected and the value of a portfolio’s holdings may decrease), the risk of subordination to other creditors, restrictions on resale, and the lack of a regular trading market and publicly available information. In addition, liquidity risk may be more pronounced for a portfolio investing in loans because certain loans may have a more limited secondary market.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Floating Rate Loan Risk — Floating rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans sometimes trade infrequently in the secondary market. As a result, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult, and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss. A floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized, which may cause the floating rate loan to decline significantly in value.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Infrastructure Sector Risk — Companies in the infrastructure sector may be subject to a variety of factors that could adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high degrees of leverage, costs associated with governmental, environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdowns, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning costs, the level of government spending on infrastructure projects, and other factors. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, import controls, depletion of resources, technological developments, and labor relations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration. Preferred stocks may also be sensitive to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the value of preferred stocks will generally decline.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Natural Resources Sector Risk — The profitability of companies in the natural resources sector can be adversely affected by worldwide energy prices and other world events, limits on and the success of exploration projects, and production spending. Companies in the natural resources sector also could be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, changes in the supply of, or the demand for, natural resources, imposition of import controls, government regulation and intervention, civil conflict, economic conditions, increased competition, technological developments, and labor relations. In addition, companies in the natural resources sector may be subject to the risks generally associated with extraction of natural resources, such as the risks of mining and oil drilling, and the risks of the hazards associated with natural resources, such as natural or man-made disasters, fire, drought, and increased regulatory and environmental costs.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Real Estate Investing Risk — Real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values. Government actions, such as tax increases, regulatory limiting on rents, zoning law changes or environmental regulations, also may have a major impact on real estate. Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements also will affect the cash flow of real estate companies and their ability to meet capital needs. Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate (equity REITs), in mortgages secured by interests in real estate (mortgage REITs) or in some combination of the two (hybrid REITs). Operating REITs requires specialized management skills, and a portfolio or portion thereof indirectly bears REIT management and administration expenses along with the direct expenses of the portfolio. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type. REITs also must satisfy specific Internal Revenue Code requirements in order to qualify for the tax-free pass through of income and net realized gains. In addition, investments in REIT swap agreements may be susceptible to additional risks, similar to those associated with direct investment in REITs, including changes in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, revisions to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, changes in interest rates and poor performance by those managing the REITs.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

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Charter Income Strategies Portfolio | Class B Shares

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Charter Interest Rate Strategies Portfolio

Charter^SM Interest Rate Strategies Portfolio – Class B Shares

Investment Objective:

Seeks to achieve long-term total return, consistent with the preservation of capital and prudent investment management.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Charter Interest Rate Strategies Portfolio Class B Shares
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of
your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses		Charter Interest Rate Strategies Portfolio Class B Shares
Management fee		0.15%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees		0.25%
Other expenses	[1]	0.25%
Acquired fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.70%
Total annual operating expenses	[1]	1.35%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
Charter Interest Rate Strategies Portfolio Class B Shares	137	428

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 25% of its assets in equity investments, 50% of its assets in fixed income investments and 25% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Absolute Return/Multi Strategies*   Convertible Securities*   Covered Call Writing*   Global Infrastructure*   Global Real Estate*   Long/Short Credit*   Natural Resources* Domestic Large Cap Equity   Global Equity   International Equity Income   Bank Loans   Emerging Markets Debt   Floating Rate Securities   Global Bond   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond   Money Market   Unconstrained Bond   US Investment Grade Bond   US Short Term Investment Grade Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio. The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Bank Loans Risk — Loans are subject to risks including prepayment risk (the risk that when interest rates fall, debt securities may be repaid more quickly than expected and a portfolio may be required to reinvest in securities with a lower yield), extension risk (the risk that when interest rates rise, debt securities may be repaid more slowly than expected and the value of a portfolio’s holdings may decrease), the risk of subordination to other creditors, restrictions on resale, and the lack of a regular trading market and publicly available information. In addition, liquidity risk may be more pronounced for a portfolio investing in loans because certain loans may have a more limited secondary market.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security’s governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio’s investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small- to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Floating Rate Loan Risk — Floating rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans sometimes trade infrequently in the secondary market. As a result, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult, and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss. A floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized, which may cause the floating rate loan to decline significantly in value.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Infrastructure Sector Risk — Companies in the infrastructure sector may be subject to a variety of factors that could adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high degrees of leverage, costs associated with governmental, environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdowns, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning costs, the level of government spending on infrastructure projects, and other factors. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, import controls, depletion of resources, technological developments, and labor relations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Money Market Risk — Although a money market fund is designed to be a relatively low risk investment, it is not free of risk. Despite the short maturities and high credit quality of a money market portfolio’s investments, increases in interest rates and deteriorations in the credit quality of the instruments the portfolio has purchased may reduce the portfolio’s yield and can cause the price of a money market security to decrease. In addition, a money market portfolio is subject to the risk that the value of an investment may be eroded over time by inflation.

• Natural Resources Sector Risk — The profitability of companies in the natural resources sector can be adversely affected by worldwide energy prices and other world events, limits on and the success of exploration projects, and production spending. Companies in the natural resources sector also could be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, changes in the supply of, or the demand for, natural resources, imposition of import controls, government regulation and intervention, civil conflict, economic conditions, increased competition, technological developments, and labor relations. In addition, companies in the natural resources sector may be subject to the risks generally associated with extraction of natural resources, such as the risks of mining and oil drilling, and the risks of the hazards associated with natural resources, such as natural or man-made disasters, fire, drought, and increased regulatory and environmental costs.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Real Estate Investing Risk — Real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values. Government actions, such as tax increases, regulatory limiting on rents, zoning law changes or environmental regulations, also may have a major impact on real estate. Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements also will affect the cash flow of real estate companies and their ability to meet capital needs. Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate (equity REITs), in mortgages secured by interests in real estate (mortgage REITs) or in some combination of the two (hybrid REITs). Operating REITs requires specialized management skills, and a portfolio or portion thereof indirectly bears REIT management and administration expenses along with the direct expenses of the portfolio. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type. REITs also must satisfy specific Internal Revenue Code requirements in order to qualify for the tax-free pass through of income and net realized gains. In addition, investments in REIT swap agreements may be susceptible to additional risks, similar to those associated with direct investment in REITs, including changes in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, revisions to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, changes in interest rates and poor performance by those managing the REITs.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Charter Aggressive Growth Portfolio

Charter^SM Aggressive Growth Portfolio – Class B Shares

Investment Objective:

Seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income, with a greater emphasis on capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Charter Aggressive Growth Portfolio Class B Shares
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of
your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses		Charter Aggressive Growth Portfolio Class B Shares
Management fee		0.15%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees		0.25%
Other expenses	[1]	0.25%
Acquired fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.90%
Total annual operating expenses	[1]	1.55%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
Charter Aggressive Growth Portfolio Class B Shares	158	490

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 65% of its assets in equity investments, 10% of its assets in fixed income investments and 25% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Absolute Return/Multi
Strategies*   Commodities*   Convertible Securities*   Covered Call Writing*   Currency*   Global Infrastructure*   Global Real Estate*   Listed Private Equity*   Long/Short Credit*   Managed Futures*   Merger Arbitrage*   Natural Resources* Precious and Base Metals*   Domestic Large Cap Equity   Domestic Mid Cap Equity   Domestic Small Cap Equity   Domestic Micro Cap Equity   Emerging Markets Equity   Emerging Markets Small Cap   Frontier Markets   Global Equity   International Developed Equity   International/Global Small Cap Equity Bank Loans   Emerging Markets Debt   Floating Rate Securities   Global Bond   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond   Money Market   US Government Bond   US Investment Grade Bond   US Short Term Investment Grade Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure. When market volatility is increasing above specific thresholds, such Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may reduce their equity exposure. During such times, the Portfolio’s exposure to equity securities may be significantly less than if it invested in a traditional equity portfolio and the Portfolio may deviate significantly from its asset allocation target. Although the Portfolio’s investment in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure may reduce the Portfolio’s overall risk, it also may result in periods of underperformance.

The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios' and Underlying ETFs' investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio's assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio's assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Bank Loans Risk — Loans are subject to risks including prepayment risk (the risk that when interest rates fall, debt securities may be repaid more quickly than expected and a portfolio may be required to reinvest in securities with a lower yield), extension risk (the risk that when interest rates rise, debt securities may be repaid more slowly than expected and the value of a portfolio's holdings may decrease), the risk of subordination to other creditors, restrictions on resale, and the lack of a regular trading market and publicly available information. In addition, liquidity risk may be more pronounced for a portfolio investing in loans because certain loans may have a more limited secondary market.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security's governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio's investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small- to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio's investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company's financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Equity Exposure Risk — A Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that, from time to time, employ various volatility management techniques, including the use of futures and options, to manage equity exposure. The success of any volatility management strategy will be subject to an investment manager's ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the relevant market index and the metrics used by the investment manager to measure market volatility. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of any volatility management strategy also will be subject to the investment manager's ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute volatility management techniques (such as options and futures transactions) in an efficient manner. In addition, because market conditions change, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, the success of the volatility management strategy will be subject to the investment manager's ability to execute the strategy in a timely manner. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains. For a variety of reasons, an investment manager may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between the relevant market index and the metrics that the investment manager uses to measure market volatility. In addition, it is not possible to manage volatility fully or perfectly. Any one or more of these factors may prevent the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF from achieving the intended volatility management or could cause the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF, and, in turn, the Portfolio, to underperform or experience losses.

• Floating Rate Loan Risk — Floating rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans sometimes trade infrequently in the secondary market. As a result, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult, and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss. A floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized, which may cause the floating rate loan to decline significantly in value.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries. Investments in frontier markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed and traditional emerging markets.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an investment manager's inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities ("TIPS"), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio's debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio's debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("S&P") or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. ("Fitch") or Baa or higher by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody's) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. "Junk bonds" are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap, Small-Cap and Micro-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid-, small- and micro-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small- and micro-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Money Market Risk — Although a money market fund is designed to be a relatively low risk investment, it is not free of risk. Despite the short maturities and high credit quality of a money market portfolio's investments, increases in interest rates and deteriorations in the credit quality of the instruments the portfolio has purchased may reduce the portfolio's yield and can cause the price of a money market security to decrease. In addition, a money market portfolio is subject to the risk that the value of an investment may be eroded over time by inflation.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio's direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio's net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF's net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF's performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio's investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

• Sector Concentration Risk — A portfolio that invests primarily in a particular sector could experience greater volatility than portfolios investing in a broader range of industries.

• U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although a portfolio may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the portfolio itself and do not guarantee the market price of the securities. Furthermore, not all securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST

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Oct. 07, 2013

Charter Growth Portfolio

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Charter^SM Growth Portfolio – Class B Shares

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Investment Objective:

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Seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income.

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FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

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The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

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The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

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The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 55% of its assets in equity investments, 25% of its assets in fixed income investments and 20% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

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Strategies*   Commodities*   Convertible Securities*   Covered Call Writing*   Currency*   Global Infrastructure*   Global Real Estate*   Listed Private Equity*   Long/Short Credit*   Managed Futures*   Merger Arbitrage*   Natural Resources*   Precious and Base Metals* Domestic Large Cap Equity   Domestic Mid Cap Equity   Domestic Small Cap Equity   Domestic Micro Cap Equity   Emerging Markets Equity   Emerging Markets Small Cap   Frontier Markets   Global Equity   International Developed Equity   International/Global Small Cap Equity Bank Loans   Emerging Markets Debt   Floating Rate Securities   Global Bond   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond   Money Market   US Government Bond   US Investment Grade Bond   US Short Term Investment Grade Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure. When market volatility is increasing above specific thresholds, such Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may reduce their equity exposure. During such times, the Portfolio’s exposure to equity securities may be significantly less than if it invested in a traditional equity portfolio and the Portfolio may deviate significantly from its asset allocation target. Although the Portfolio’s investment in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure may reduce the Portfolio’s overall risk, it also may result in periods of underperformance.

The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

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The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Bank Loans Risk — Loans are subject to risks including prepayment risk (the risk that when interest rates fall, debt securities may be repaid more quickly than expected and a portfolio may be required to reinvest in securities with a lower yield), extension risk (the risk that when interest rates rise, debt securities may be repaid more slowly than expected and the value of a portfolio’s holdings may decrease), the risk of subordination to other creditors, restrictions on resale, and the lack of a regular trading market and publicly available information. In addition, liquidity risk may be more pronounced for a portfolio investing in loans because certain loans may have a more limited secondary market.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security’s governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio’s investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small- to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Equity Exposure Risk — A Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that, from time to time, employ various volatility management techniques, including the use of futures and options, to manage equity exposure. The success of any volatility management strategy will be subject to an investment manager’s ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the relevant market index and the metrics used by the investment manager to measure market volatility. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of any volatility management strategy also will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute volatility management techniques (such as options and futures transactions) in an efficient manner. In addition, because market conditions change, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, the success of the volatility management strategy will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to execute the strategy in a timely manner. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains. For a variety of reasons, an investment manager may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between the relevant market index and the metrics that the investment manager uses to measure market volatility. In addition, it is not possible to manage volatility fully or perfectly. Any one or more of these factors may prevent the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF from achieving the intended volatility management or could cause the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF, and, in turn, the Portfolio, to underperform or experience losses.

• Floating Rate Loan Risk — Floating rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans sometimes trade infrequently in the secondary market. As a result, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult, and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss. A floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized, which may cause the floating rate loan to decline significantly in value.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries. Investments in frontier markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed and traditional emerging markets.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an investment manager’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap, Small-Cap and Micro-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid-,small- and micro-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small- and micro-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Money Market Risk — Although a money market fund is designed to be a relatively low risk investment, it is not free of risk. Despite the short maturities and high credit quality of a money market portfolio’s investments, increases in interest rates and deteriorations in the credit quality of the instruments the portfolio has purchased may reduce the portfolio’s yield and can cause the price of a money market security to decrease. In addition, a money market portfolio is subject to the risk that the value of an investment may be eroded over time by inflation.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

• Sector Concentration Risk — A portfolio that invests primarily in a particular sector could experience greater volatility than portfolios investing in a broader range of industries.

• U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although a portfolio may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the portfolio itself and do not guarantee the market price of the securities. Furthermore, not all securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury.

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Charter International Moderate Portfolio

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Charter^SM International Moderate Portfolio – Class B Shares

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Seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income, with a greater emphasis on current income.

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FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

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The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

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Example

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

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The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 35% of its assets in equity investments, 55% of its assets in fixed income investments and 10% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class. The Portfolio invests at least 65% of its total assets in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest primarily in securities of foreign companies (securities of companies organized outside of the U.S. and that are traded in markets outside the U.S.) or in currencies.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Currency*   Global Infrastructure*   Global Real Estate*   Emerging Markets Equity   Emerging Markets Small Cap   Frontier Markets Global Equity   International Developed Equity   International Equity Income   International/Global Small Cap Equity   Emerging Markets Debt   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure. When market volatility is increasing above specific thresholds, such Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may reduce their equity exposure. During such times, the Portfolio’s exposure to equity securities may be significantly less than if it invested in a traditional equity portfolio and the Portfolio may deviate significantly from its asset allocation target. Although the Portfolio’s investment in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure may reduce the Portfolio’s overall risk, it also may result in periods of underperformance.

The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

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The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Equity Exposure Risk — A Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that, from time to time, employ various volatility management techniques, including the use of futures and options, to manage equity exposure. The success of any volatility management strategy will be subject to an investment manager’s ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the relevant market index and the metrics used by the investment manager to measure market volatility. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of any volatility management strategy also will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute volatility management techniques (such as options and futures transactions) in an efficient manner. In addition, because market conditions change, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, the success of the volatility management strategy will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to execute the strategy in a timely manner. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains. For a variety of reasons, an investment manager may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between the relevant market index and the metrics that the investment manager uses to measure market volatility. In addition, it is not possible to manage volatility fully or perfectly. Any one or more of these factors may prevent the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF from achieving the intended volatility management or could cause the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF, and, in turn, the Portfolio, to underperform or experience losses.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries. Investments in frontier markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed and traditional emerging markets.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an investment manager’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Infrastructure Sector Risk — Companies in the infrastructure sector may be subject to a variety of factors that could adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high degrees of leverage, costs associated with governmental, environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdowns, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning costs, the level of government spending on infrastructure projects, and other factors. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, import controls, depletion of resources, technological developments, and labor relations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid- and small-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Real Estate Investing Risk — Real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values. Government actions, such as tax increases, regulatory limiting on rents, zoning law changes or environmental regulations, also may have a major impact on real estate. Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements also will affect the cash flow of real estate companies and their ability to meet capital needs. Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate (equity REITs), in mortgages secured by interests in real estate (mortgage REITs) or in some combination of the two (hybrid REITs). Operating REITs requires specialized management skills, and a portfolio or portion thereof indirectly bears REIT management and administration expenses along with the direct expenses of the portfolio. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type. REITs also must satisfy specific Internal Revenue Code requirements in order to qualify for the tax-free pass through of income and net realized gains. In addition, investments in REIT swap agreements may be susceptible to additional risks, similar to those associated with direct investment in REITs, including changes in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, revisions to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, changes in interest rates and poor performance by those managing the REITs.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

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Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

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Example

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

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The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 65% of its assets in equity investments, 10% of its assets in fixed income investments and 25% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Absolute Return/Multi
Strategies*   Commodities*   Convertible Securities*   Covered Call Writing*   Currency*   Global Infrastructure*   Global Real Estate*   Listed Private Equity*   Long/Short Credit*   Managed Futures*   Merger Arbitrage*   Natural Resources* Precious and Base Metals*   Domestic Large Cap Equity   Domestic Mid Cap Equity   Domestic Small Cap Equity   Domestic Micro Cap Equity   Emerging Markets Equity   Emerging Markets Small Cap   Frontier Markets   Global Equity   International Developed Equity   International/Global Small Cap Equity Bank Loans   Emerging Markets Debt   Floating Rate Securities   Global Bond   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond   Money Market   US Government Bond   US Investment Grade Bond   US Short Term Investment Grade Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure. When market volatility is increasing above specific thresholds, such Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may reduce their equity exposure. During such times, the Portfolio’s exposure to equity securities may be significantly less than if it invested in a traditional equity portfolio and the Portfolio may deviate significantly from its asset allocation target. Although the Portfolio’s investment in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure may reduce the Portfolio’s overall risk, it also may result in periods of underperformance.

The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

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The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios' and Underlying ETFs' investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio's assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio's assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Bank Loans Risk — Loans are subject to risks including prepayment risk (the risk that when interest rates fall, debt securities may be repaid more quickly than expected and a portfolio may be required to reinvest in securities with a lower yield), extension risk (the risk that when interest rates rise, debt securities may be repaid more slowly than expected and the value of a portfolio's holdings may decrease), the risk of subordination to other creditors, restrictions on resale, and the lack of a regular trading market and publicly available information. In addition, liquidity risk may be more pronounced for a portfolio investing in loans because certain loans may have a more limited secondary market.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security's governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio's investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small- to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio's investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company's financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Equity Exposure Risk — A Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that, from time to time, employ various volatility management techniques, including the use of futures and options, to manage equity exposure. The success of any volatility management strategy will be subject to an investment manager's ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the relevant market index and the metrics used by the investment manager to measure market volatility. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of any volatility management strategy also will be subject to the investment manager's ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute volatility management techniques (such as options and futures transactions) in an efficient manner. In addition, because market conditions change, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, the success of the volatility management strategy will be subject to the investment manager's ability to execute the strategy in a timely manner. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains. For a variety of reasons, an investment manager may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between the relevant market index and the metrics that the investment manager uses to measure market volatility. In addition, it is not possible to manage volatility fully or perfectly. Any one or more of these factors may prevent the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF from achieving the intended volatility management or could cause the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF, and, in turn, the Portfolio, to underperform or experience losses.

• Floating Rate Loan Risk — Floating rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans sometimes trade infrequently in the secondary market. As a result, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult, and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss. A floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized, which may cause the floating rate loan to decline significantly in value.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries. Investments in frontier markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed and traditional emerging markets.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an investment manager's inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities ("TIPS"), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio's debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio's debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("S&P") or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. ("Fitch") or Baa or higher by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody's) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. "Junk bonds" are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap, Small-Cap and Micro-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid-, small- and micro-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small- and micro-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Money Market Risk — Although a money market fund is designed to be a relatively low risk investment, it is not free of risk. Despite the short maturities and high credit quality of a money market portfolio's investments, increases in interest rates and deteriorations in the credit quality of the instruments the portfolio has purchased may reduce the portfolio's yield and can cause the price of a money market security to decrease. In addition, a money market portfolio is subject to the risk that the value of an investment may be eroded over time by inflation.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio's direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio's net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF's net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF's performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio's investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

• Sector Concentration Risk — A portfolio that invests primarily in a particular sector could experience greater volatility than portfolios investing in a broader range of industries.

• U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although a portfolio may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the portfolio itself and do not guarantee the market price of the securities. Furthermore, not all securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury.

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You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio.

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

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Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

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Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

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Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

Charter Aggressive Growth Portfolio | Class B Shares

Risk/Return:

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Management fee

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0.15%

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0.25%

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0.25%

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Charter Alternative 100 Moderate Portfolio

Charter^SM Alternative 100 Moderate Portfolio – Class B Shares

Investment Objective:

Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Charter Alternative 100 Moderate Portfolio Class B Shares
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of
your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses		Charter Alternative 100 Moderate Portfolio Class B Shares
Management fee		0.15%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees		0.25%
Other expenses	[1]	0.25%
Acquired fund fees and expenses	[1]	1.00%
Total annual operating expenses	[1]	1.65%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
Charter Alternative 100 Moderate Portfolio Class B Shares	168	520

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and 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 Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest primarily in non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies.

The non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows:

Absolute Return/Multi Strategies   Commodities   Convertible Securities   Currency Global Real Estate   Global Infrastructure   Listed Private Equity   Long/Short Credit   Managed Futures   Merger Arbitrage   Natural Resources   Precious and Base Metals

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Commodity Risk — Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Portfolio to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The commodities markets may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors including changes in overall market movements, political and economic events and policies, and changes in interest rates or inflation rates. Prices of various commodities may also be affected by factors such as drought, floods and weather, and embargoes, tariffs and other regulatory developments. The prices of commodities can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions. Securities of companies that are dependent on a single commodity, or are concentrated in a single commodity sector, may exhibit even higher volatility attributable to commodity prices. Because the value of a commodity-linked derivative instrument typically is based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, the value of a commodity-linked derivative instrument may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security’s governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio’s investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an adviser’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Infrastructure Sector Risk — Companies in the infrastructure sector may be subject to a variety of factors that could adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high degrees of leverage, costs associated with governmental, environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdowns, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning costs, the level of government spending on infrastructure projects, and other factors. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, import controls, depletion of resources, technological developments, and labor relations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Leveraging Risk — When a portfolio leverages its holdings, the value of an investment in that portfolio will be more volatile and all other risks will tend to be compounded. A portfolio may take on leveraging risk when it engages in derivatives transactions, invests in collateral from securities loans, or borrows money.

• Listed Private Equity Company Risk — Listed private equity companies include publicly traded vehicles whose purpose is to invest in privately held companies. Generally, little public information exists for privately held companies, and there is a risk that investors may not be able to make a fully informed investment decision. Investing in less mature privately held companies involves greater risk than investing in well-established, publicly-traded companies.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid- and small-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Natural Resources Sector Risk — The profitability of companies in the natural resources sector can be adversely affected by worldwide energy prices and other world events, limits on and the success of exploration projects, and production spending. Companies in the natural resources sector also could be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, changes in the supply of, or the demand for, natural resources, imposition of import controls, government regulation and intervention, civil conflict, economic conditions, increased competition, technological developments, and labor relations. In addition, companies in the natural resources sector may be subject to the risks generally associated with extraction of natural resources, such as the risks of mining and oil drilling, and the risks of the hazards associated with natural resources, such as natural or man-made disasters, fire, drought, and increased regulatory and environmental costs. Furthermore, prices of precious metals and of precious metal related securities have historically been very volatile due to various economic, financial, social and political factors and may adversely affect the financial condition of companies involved with precious metals.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Real Estate Investing Risk — Real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values. Government actions, such as tax increases, regulatory limiting on rents, zoning law changes or environmental regulations, also may have a major impact on real estate. Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements also will affect the cash flow of real estate companies and their ability to meet capital needs. Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate (equity REITs), in mortgages secured by interests in real estate (mortgage REITs) or in some combination of the two (hybrid REITs). Operating REITs requires specialized management skills, and a portfolio or portion thereof indirectly bears REIT management and administration expenses along with the direct expenses of the portfolio. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type. REITs also must satisfy specific Internal Revenue Code requirements in order to qualify for the tax-free pass through of income and net realized gains. In addition, investments in REIT swap agreements may be susceptible to additional risks, similar to those associated with direct investment in REITs, including changes in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, revisions to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, changes in interest rates and poor performance by those managing the REITs.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

• Special Situations Risk — A portfolio may use aggressive investment techniques, including seeking to benefit from “special situations,” such as mergers, consolidations, liquidations, reorganizations, restructurings, tender or exchange offers or other unusual events expected to affect a particular issuer. In general, securities of companies which are the subject of a tender or exchange offer or a merger, consolidation, liquidation, restructuring or reorganization proposal sell at a premium to their historic market price immediately prior to the announcement of an offer for the company. However, it is possible that the value of securities of a company involved in such a transaction will not rise and in fact may fall, in which case a portfolio would lose money. It is also possible that an investment manager’s assessment that a particular company is likely to be acquired or acquired during a specific time frame may be incorrect, in which case a portfolio may not realize any premium on its investment and could lose money if the value of the securities declines during the portfolio’s holding period.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Charter^SM Fixed Income Portfolio – Class B Shares

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Seeks a high level of current income.

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FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

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The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

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The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same and that the expense limitation arrangement is not renewed. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

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The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Portfolio will invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs such that 80% of its assets (net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in fixed income securities (which may include derivatives exposure to fixed income securities).

The Portfolio allocates its assets to Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest among various fixed income asset categories, as well as non-traditional (alternative) investments. The asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Convertible Securities*   Bank Loans   Emerging Markets Debt   Floating Rate Securities Global Bond   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond   Money Market   US Government Bond   US Investment Grade Bond   US Short Term Investment Grade Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios' and Underlying ETFs' investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio's assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio's assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Bank Loans Risk — Loans are subject to risks including prepayment risk (the risk that when interest rates fall, debt securities may be repaid more quickly than expected and a portfolio may be required to reinvest in securities with a lower yield), extension risk (the risk that when interest rates rise, debt securities may be repaid more slowly than expected and the value of a portfolio's holdings may decrease), the risk of subordination to other creditors, restrictions on resale, and the lack of a regular trading market and publicly available information. In addition, liquidity risk may be more pronounced for a portfolio investing in loans because certain loans may have a more limited secondary market.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security's governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio's investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small- to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio's investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Floating Rate Loan Risk — Floating rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans sometimes trade infrequently in the secondary market. As a result, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult, and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss. A floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized, which may cause the floating rate loan to decline significantly in value.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities ("TIPS"), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio's debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio's debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("S&P") or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. ("Fitch") or Baa or higher by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody's) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. "Junk bonds" are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Money Market Risk — Although a money market fund is designed to be a relatively low risk investment, it is not free of risk. Despite the short maturities and high credit quality of a money market portfolio's investments, increases in interest rates and deteriorations in the credit quality of the instruments the portfolio has purchased may reduce the portfolio's yield and can cause the price of a money market security to decrease. In addition, a money market portfolio is subject to the risk that the value of an investment may be eroded over time by inflation.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio's direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio's net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF's net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF's performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio's investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

• U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although a portfolio may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the portfolio itself and do not guarantee the market price of the securities. Furthermore, not all securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury.

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Charter^SM Conservative Portfolio – Class B Shares

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Seeks a high level of current income.

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FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

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The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

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Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Example

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same and that the expense limitation arrangement is not renewed. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

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The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 20% of its assets in equity investments, 75% of its assets in fixed income investments and 5% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Absolute Return/Multi Strategies*   Commodities*   Convertible Securities*   Covered Call Writing*   Currency*   Global Infrastucture*   Global Real Estate*   Listed Private Equity*   Long/Short Credit*   Managed Futures*   Merger Arbitrage*   Natural Resources* Precious and Base Metals*   Domestic Large Cap Equity   Domestic Mid Cap Equity   Domestic Small Cap Equity   Domestic Micro Cap Equity   Emerging Markets Equity   Emerging Markets Small Cap   Frontier Markets   Global Equity   International Developed Equity   International/Global Small Cap Equity   Bank Loans Emerging Markets Debt   Floating Rate Securities   Global Bond   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond   Money Market   US Government Bond   US Investment Grade Bond   US Short Term Investment Grade Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure. When market volatility is increasing above specific thresholds, such Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may reduce their equity exposure. During such times, the Portfolio’s exposure to equity securities may be significantly less than if it invested in a traditional equity portfolio and the Portfolio may deviate significantly from its asset allocation target. Although the Portfolio’s investment in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure may reduce the Portfolio’s overall risk, it also may result in periods of underperformance.

The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

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The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios' and Underlying ETFs' investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio's assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio's assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Bank Loans Risk — Loans are subject to risks including prepayment risk (the risk that when interest rates fall, debt securities may be repaid more quickly than expected and a portfolio may be required to reinvest in securities with a lower yield), extension risk (the risk that when interest rates rise, debt securities may be repaid more slowly than expected and the value of a portfolio's holdings may decrease), the risk of subordination to other creditors, restrictions on resale, and the lack of a regular trading market and publicly available information. In addition, liquidity risk may be more pronounced for a portfolio investing in loans because certain loans may have a more limited secondary market.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security's governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio's investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small- to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio's investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company's financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Equity Exposure Risk — A Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that, from time to time, employ various volatility management techniques, including the use of futures and options, to manage equity exposure. The success of any volatility management strategy will be subject to an investment manager's ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the relevant market index and the metrics used by the investment manager to measure market volatility. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of any volatility management strategy also will be subject to the investment manager's ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute volatility management techniques (such as options and futures transactions) in an efficient manner. In addition, because market conditions change, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, the success of the volatility management strategy will be subject to the investment manager's ability to execute the strategy in a timely manner. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains. For a variety of reasons, an investment manager may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between the relevant market index and the metrics that the investment manager uses to measure market volatility. In addition, it is not possible to manage volatility fully or perfectly. Any one or more of these factors may prevent the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF from achieving the intended volatility management or could cause the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF, and, in turn, the Portfolio, to underperform or experience losses.

• Floating Rate Loan Risk — Floating rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans sometimes trade infrequently in the secondary market. As a result, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult, and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss. A floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized, which may cause the floating rate loan to decline significantly in value.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries. Investments in frontier markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed and traditional emerging markets.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an investment manager's inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities ("TIPS"), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio's debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio's debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("S&P") or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. ("Fitch") or Baa or higher by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody's) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. "Junk bonds" are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap, Small-Cap and Micro-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid-, small- and micro-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small- and micro-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Money Market Risk — Although a money market fund is designed to be a relatively low risk investment, it is not free of risk. Despite the short maturities and high credit quality of a money market portfolio's investments, increases in interest rates and deteriorations in the credit quality of the instruments the portfolio has purchased may reduce the portfolio's yield and can cause the price of a money market security to decrease. In addition, a money market portfolio is subject to the risk that the value of an investment may be eroded over time by inflation.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio's direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio's net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF's net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF's performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio's investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

• Sector Concentration Risk — A portfolio that invests primarily in a particular sector could experience greater volatility than portfolios investing in a broader range of industries.

• U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although a portfolio may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the portfolio itself and do not guarantee the market price of the securities. Furthermore, not all securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury.

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Example

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

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The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 20% of its assets in equity investments, 75% of its assets in fixed income investments and 5% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class. The Portfolio invests at least 65% of its total assets in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest primarily in securities of foreign companies (securities of companies organized outside of the U.S. and that are traded in markets outside the U.S.) or in currencies.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Currency*   Global Infrastructure*   Global Real Estate*   Emerging Markets Equity   Emerging Markets Small Cap   Frontier Markets Global Equity   International Developed Equity   International Equity Income   International/Global Small Cap Equity Emerging Markets Debt   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure. When market volatility is increasing above specific thresholds, such Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may reduce their equity exposure. During such times, the Portfolio’s exposure to equity securities may be significantly less than if it invested in a traditional equity portfolio and the Portfolio may deviate significantly from its asset allocation target. Although the Portfolio’s investment in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure may reduce the Portfolio’s overall risk, it also may result in periods of underperformance.

The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

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The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Equity Exposure Risk — A Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that, from time to time, employ various volatility management techniques, including the use of futures and options, to manage equity exposure. The success of any volatility management strategy will be subject to an investment manager’s ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the relevant market index and the metrics used by the investment manager to measure market volatility. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of any volatility management strategy also will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute volatility management techniques (such as options and futures transactions) in an efficient manner. In addition, because market conditions change, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, the success of the volatility management strategy will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to execute the strategy in a timely manner. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains. For a variety of reasons, an investment manager may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between the relevant market index and the metrics that the investment manager uses to measure market volatility. In addition, it is not possible to manage volatility fully or perfectly. Any one or more of these factors may prevent the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF from achieving the intended volatility management or could cause the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF, and, in turn, the Portfolio, to underperform or experience losses.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries. Investments in frontier markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed and traditional emerging markets.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an investment manager’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Infrastructure Sector Risk — Companies in the infrastructure sector may be subject to a variety of factors that could adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high degrees of leverage, costs associated with governmental, environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdowns, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning costs, the level of government spending on infrastructure projects, and other factors. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, import controls, depletion of resources, technological developments, and labor relations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid- and small-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Real Estate Investing Risk — Real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values. Government actions, such as tax increases, regulatory limiting on rents, zoning law changes or environmental regulations, also may have a major impact on real estate. Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements also will affect the cash flow of real estate companies and their ability to meet capital needs. Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate (equity REITs), in mortgages secured by interests in real estate (mortgage REITs) or in some combination of the two (hybrid REITs). Operating REITs requires specialized management skills, and a portfolio or portion thereof indirectly bears REIT management and administration expenses along with the direct expenses of the portfolio. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type. REITs also must satisfy specific Internal Revenue Code requirements in order to qualify for the tax-free pass through of income and net realized gains. In addition, investments in REIT swap agreements may be susceptible to additional risks, similar to those associated with direct investment in REITs, including changes in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, revisions to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, changes in interest rates and poor performance by those managing the REITs.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

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Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

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Charter International Conservative Portfolio | Class B Shares

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Charter Equity Portfolio

Charter^SM Equity Portfolio – Class B Shares

Investment Objective:

Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Charter Equity Portfolio Class B Shares
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of
your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses		Charter Equity Portfolio Class B Shares
Management fee		0.15%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees		0.25%
Other expenses	[1]	0.25%
Acquired fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.90%
Total annual operating expenses	[1]	1.55%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
Charter Equity Portfolio Class B Shares	158	490

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Portfolio will invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs such that 80% of its assets (net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in equity securities (which may include derivatives exposure to equity securities).

The Portfolio allocates its assets to Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest among various equity asset categories, as well as non-traditional (alternative) investments. The asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Covered Call Writing*   Domestic Large Cap
Equity   Domestic Mid Cap Equity   Domestic Small Cap Equity Domestic Micro Cap Equity   Emerging Markets Equity   Emerging Markets Small Cap   Frontier Markets   Global Equity   International Developed Equity   International/Global Small Cap Equity

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure. When market volatility is increasing above specific thresholds, such Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may reduce their equity exposure. During such times, the Portfolio’s exposure to equity securities may be significantly less than if it invested in a traditional equity portfolio and the Portfolio may deviate significantly from its asset allocation target. Although the Portfolio’s investment in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure may reduce the Portfolio’s overall risk, it also may result in periods of underperformance.

The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios' and Underlying ETFs' investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio's assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio's assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio's investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company's financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Equity Exposure Risk — A Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that, from time to time, employ various volatility management techniques, including the use of futures and options, to manage equity exposure. The success of any volatility management strategy will be subject to an investment manager's ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the relevant market index and the metrics used by the investment manager to measure market volatility. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of any volatility management strategy also will be subject to the investment manager's ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute volatility management techniques (such as options and futures transactions) in an efficient manner. In addition, because market conditions change, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, the success of the volatility management strategy will be subject to the investment manager's ability to execute the strategy in a timely manner. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains. For a variety of reasons, an investment manager may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between the relevant market index and the metrics that the investment manager uses to measure market volatility. In addition, it is not possible to manage volatility fully or perfectly. Any one or more of these factors may prevent the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF from achieving the intended volatility management or could cause the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF, and, in turn, the Portfolio, to underperform or experience losses.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries. Investments in frontier markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed and traditional emerging markets.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an investment manager's inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap, Small-Cap and Micro-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid-, small- and micro-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small- and micro-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio's direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio's net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF's net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF's performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio's investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Charter Alternative 100 Conservative Plus Portfolio

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Charter^SM Alternative 100 Conservative Plus Portfolio – Class B Shares

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Investment Objective:

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Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

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FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

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The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

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The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

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Example

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

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The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and 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 Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest primarily in non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies.

The non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows:

Absolute Return/Multi Strategies   Commodities   Convertible Securities   Currency Global Infrastructure   Global Real Estate   Listed Private Equity   Long/Short Credit   Managed Futures   Merger Arbitrage   Natural Resources   Precious and Base Metals

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

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The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Commodity Risk — Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Portfolio to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The commodities markets may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors including changes in overall market movements, political and economic events and policies, and changes in interest rates or inflation rates. Prices of various commodities may also be affected by factors such as drought, floods and weather, and embargoes, tariffs and other regulatory developments. The prices of commodities can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions. Securities of companies that are dependent on a single commodity, or are concentrated in a single commodity sector, may exhibit even higher volatility attributable to commodity prices. Because the value of a commodity-linked derivative instrument typically is based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, the value of a commodity-linked derivative instrument may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security’s governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio’s investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small- to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an adviser’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Infrastructure Sector Risk — Companies in the infrastructure sector may be subject to a variety of factors that could adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high degrees of leverage, costs associated with governmental, environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdowns, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning costs, the level of government spending on infrastructure projects, and other factors. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, import controls, depletion of resources, technological developments, and labor relations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Leveraging Risk — When a portfolio leverages its holdings, the value of an investment in that portfolio will be more volatile and all other risks will tend to be compounded. A portfolio may take on leveraging risk when it engages in derivatives transactions, invests in collateral from securities loans, or borrows money.

• Listed Private Equity Company Risk — Listed private equity companies include publicly traded vehicles whose purpose is to invest in privately held companies. Generally, little public information exists for privately held companies, and there is a risk that investors may not be able to make a fully informed investment decision. Investing in less mature privately held companies involves greater risk than investing in well-established, publicly-traded companies.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid- and small-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Natural Resources Sector Risk — The profitability of companies in the natural resources sector can be adversely affected by worldwide energy prices and other world events, limits on and the success of exploration projects, and production spending. Companies in the natural resources sector also could be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, changes in the supply of, or the demand for, natural resources, imposition of import controls, government regulation and intervention, civil conflict, economic conditions, increased competition, technological developments, and labor relations. In addition, companies in the natural resources sector may be subject to the risks generally associated with extraction of natural resources, such as the risks of mining and oil drilling, and the risks of the hazards associated with natural resources, such as natural or man-made disasters, fire, drought, and increased regulatory and environmental costs. Furthermore, prices of precious metals and of precious metal related securities have historically been very volatile due to various economic, financial, social and political factors and may adversely affect the financial condition of companies involved with precious metals.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Real Estate Investing Risk — Real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values. Government actions, such as tax increases, regulatory limiting on rents, zoning law changes or environmental regulations, also may have a major impact on real estate. Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements also will affect the cash flow of real estate companies and their ability to meet capital needs. Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate (equity REITs), in mortgages secured by interests in real estate (mortgage REITs) or in some combination of the two (hybrid REITs). Operating REITs requires specialized management skills, and a portfolio or portion thereof indirectly bears REIT management and administration expenses along with the direct expenses of the portfolio. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type. REITs also must satisfy specific Internal Revenue Code requirements in order to qualify for the tax-free pass through of income and net realized gains. In addition, investments in REIT swap agreements may be susceptible to additional risks, similar to those associated with direct investment in REITs, including changes in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, revisions to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, changes in interest rates and poor performance by those managing the REITs.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

• Special Situations Risk — A portfolio may use aggressive investment techniques, including seeking to benefit from “special situations,” such as mergers, consolidations, liquidations, reorganizations, restructurings, tender or exchange offers or other unusual events expected to affect a particular issuer. In general, securities of companies which are the subject of a tender or exchange offer or a merger, consolidation, liquidation, restructuring or reorganization proposal sell at a premium to their historic market price immediately prior to the announcement of an offer for the company. However, it is possible that the value of securities of a company involved in such a transaction will not rise and in fact may fall, in which case a portfolio would lose money. It is also possible that an investment manager’s assessment that a particular company is likely to be acquired or acquired during a specific time frame may be incorrect, in which case a portfolio may not realize any premium on its investment and could lose money if the value of the securities declines during the portfolio’s holding period.

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

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Charter International Conservative Portfolio

Charter^SM International Conservative Portfolio – Class B Shares

Investment Objective:

Seeks a high level of current income.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

Shareholder Fees
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Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Charter International Conservative Portfolio Class B Shares
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
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your investment)

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Management fee		0.15%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees		0.25%
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Acquired fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.70%
Total annual operating expenses	[1]	1.35%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
Charter International Conservative Portfolio Class B Shares	137	428

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 20% of its assets in equity investments, 75% of its assets in fixed income investments and 5% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class. The Portfolio invests at least 65% of its total assets in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest primarily in securities of foreign companies (securities of companies organized outside of the U.S. and that are traded in markets outside the U.S.) or in currencies.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Currency*   Global Infrastructure*   Global Real Estate*   Emerging Markets Equity   Emerging Markets Small Cap   Frontier Markets Global Equity   International Developed Equity   International Equity Income   International/Global Small Cap Equity Emerging Markets Debt   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure. When market volatility is increasing above specific thresholds, such Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may reduce their equity exposure. During such times, the Portfolio’s exposure to equity securities may be significantly less than if it invested in a traditional equity portfolio and the Portfolio may deviate significantly from its asset allocation target. Although the Portfolio’s investment in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure may reduce the Portfolio’s overall risk, it also may result in periods of underperformance.

The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Equity Exposure Risk — A Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that, from time to time, employ various volatility management techniques, including the use of futures and options, to manage equity exposure. The success of any volatility management strategy will be subject to an investment manager’s ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the relevant market index and the metrics used by the investment manager to measure market volatility. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of any volatility management strategy also will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute volatility management techniques (such as options and futures transactions) in an efficient manner. In addition, because market conditions change, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, the success of the volatility management strategy will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to execute the strategy in a timely manner. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains. For a variety of reasons, an investment manager may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between the relevant market index and the metrics that the investment manager uses to measure market volatility. In addition, it is not possible to manage volatility fully or perfectly. Any one or more of these factors may prevent the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF from achieving the intended volatility management or could cause the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF, and, in turn, the Portfolio, to underperform or experience losses.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries. Investments in frontier markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed and traditional emerging markets.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an investment manager’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Infrastructure Sector Risk — Companies in the infrastructure sector may be subject to a variety of factors that could adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high degrees of leverage, costs associated with governmental, environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdowns, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning costs, the level of government spending on infrastructure projects, and other factors. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, import controls, depletion of resources, technological developments, and labor relations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid- and small-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Real Estate Investing Risk — Real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values. Government actions, such as tax increases, regulatory limiting on rents, zoning law changes or environmental regulations, also may have a major impact on real estate. Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements also will affect the cash flow of real estate companies and their ability to meet capital needs. Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate (equity REITs), in mortgages secured by interests in real estate (mortgage REITs) or in some combination of the two (hybrid REITs). Operating REITs requires specialized management skills, and a portfolio or portion thereof indirectly bears REIT management and administration expenses along with the direct expenses of the portfolio. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type. REITs also must satisfy specific Internal Revenue Code requirements in order to qualify for the tax-free pass through of income and net realized gains. In addition, investments in REIT swap agreements may be susceptible to additional risks, similar to those associated with direct investment in REITs, including changes in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, revisions to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, changes in interest rates and poor performance by those managing the REITs.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Charter Fixed Income Portfolio

Charter^SM Fixed Income Portfolio – Class B Shares

Investment Objective:

Seeks a high level of current income.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Charter Fixed Income Portfolio Class B Shares
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of
your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses		Charter Fixed Income Portfolio Class B Shares
Management fee		0.15%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees		0.25%
Other expenses	[1]	0.25%
Acquired fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.60%
Total annual operating expenses	[1]	1.25%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same and that the expense limitation arrangement is not renewed. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
Charter Fixed Income Portfolio Class B Shares	127	397

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Portfolio will invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs such that 80% of its assets (net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in fixed income securities (which may include derivatives exposure to fixed income securities).

The Portfolio allocates its assets to Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest among various fixed income asset categories, as well as non-traditional (alternative) investments. The asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Convertible Securities*   Bank Loans   Emerging Markets Debt   Floating Rate Securities Global Bond   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond   Money Market   US Government Bond   US Investment Grade Bond   US Short Term Investment Grade Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios' and Underlying ETFs' investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio's assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio's assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Bank Loans Risk — Loans are subject to risks including prepayment risk (the risk that when interest rates fall, debt securities may be repaid more quickly than expected and a portfolio may be required to reinvest in securities with a lower yield), extension risk (the risk that when interest rates rise, debt securities may be repaid more slowly than expected and the value of a portfolio's holdings may decrease), the risk of subordination to other creditors, restrictions on resale, and the lack of a regular trading market and publicly available information. In addition, liquidity risk may be more pronounced for a portfolio investing in loans because certain loans may have a more limited secondary market.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security's governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio's investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small- to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio's investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Floating Rate Loan Risk — Floating rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans sometimes trade infrequently in the secondary market. As a result, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult, and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss. A floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized, which may cause the floating rate loan to decline significantly in value.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities ("TIPS"), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio's debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio's debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("S&P") or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. ("Fitch") or Baa or higher by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody's) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. "Junk bonds" are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Money Market Risk — Although a money market fund is designed to be a relatively low risk investment, it is not free of risk. Despite the short maturities and high credit quality of a money market portfolio's investments, increases in interest rates and deteriorations in the credit quality of the instruments the portfolio has purchased may reduce the portfolio's yield and can cause the price of a money market security to decrease. In addition, a money market portfolio is subject to the risk that the value of an investment may be eroded over time by inflation.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio's direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio's net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF's net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF's performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio's investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

• U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although a portfolio may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the portfolio itself and do not guarantee the market price of the securities. Furthermore, not all securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Charter International Growth Portfolio

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Charter^SM International Growth Portfolio – Class B Shares

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Investment Objective:

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Seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income.

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FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

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The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

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Example

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

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The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 55% of its assets in equity investments, 25% of its assets in fixed income investments and 20% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class. The Portfolio invests at least 65% of its total assets in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest primarily in securities of foreign companies (securities of companies organized outside of the U.S. and that are traded in markets outside the U.S.) or in currencies.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Currency*   Global Infrastructure*   Global Real Estate*   Emerging Markets Equity   Emerging Markets Small Cap   Frontier Markets Global Equity   International Developed Equity   International Equity Income   International/Global Small Cap Equity   Emerging Markets Debt   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure. When market volatility is increasing above specific thresholds, such Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may reduce their equity exposure. During such times, the Portfolio’s exposure to equity securities may be significantly less than if it invested in a traditional equity portfolio and the Portfolio may deviate significantly from its asset allocation target. Although the Portfolio’s investment in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure may reduce the Portfolio’s overall risk, it also may result in periods of underperformance.

The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

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The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Equity Exposure Risk — A Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that, from time to time, employ various volatility management techniques, including the use of futures and options, to manage equity exposure. The success of any volatility management strategy will be subject to an investment manager’s ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the relevant market index and the metrics used by the investment manager to measure market volatility. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of any volatility management strategy also will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute volatility management techniques (such as options and futures transactions) in an efficient manner. In addition, because market conditions change, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, the success of the volatility management strategy will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to execute the strategy in a timely manner. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains. For a variety of reasons, an investment manager may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between the relevant market index and the metrics that the investment manager uses to measure market volatility. In addition, it is not possible to manage volatility fully or perfectly. Any one or more of these factors may prevent the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF from achieving the intended volatility management or could cause the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF, and, in turn, the Portfolio, to underperform or experience losses.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries. Investments in frontier markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed and traditional emerging markets.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an investment manager’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Infrastructure Sector Risk — Companies in the infrastructure sector may be subject to a variety of factors that could adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high degrees of leverage, costs associated with governmental, environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdowns, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning costs, the level of government spending on infrastructure projects, and other factors. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, import controls, depletion of resources, technological developments, and labor relations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid- and small-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Real Estate Investing Risk — Real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values. Government actions, such as tax increases, regulatory limiting on rents, zoning law changes or environmental regulations, also may have a major impact on real estate. Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements also will affect the cash flow of real estate companies and their ability to meet capital needs. Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate (equity REITs), in mortgages secured by interests in real estate (mortgage REITs) or in some combination of the two (hybrid REITs). Operating REITs requires specialized management skills, and a portfolio or portion thereof indirectly bears REIT management and administration expenses along with the direct expenses of the portfolio. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type. REITs also must satisfy specific Internal Revenue Code requirements in order to qualify for the tax-free pass through of income and net realized gains. In addition, investments in REIT swap agreements may be susceptible to additional risks, similar to those associated with direct investment in REITs, including changes in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, revisions to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, changes in interest rates and poor performance by those managing the REITs.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

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Charter International Growth Portfolio | Class B Shares

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Charter Alternative 100 Growth Portfolio

Charter^SM Alternative 100 Growth Portfolio – Class B Shares

Investment Objective:

Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

Shareholder Fees
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Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Charter Alternative 100 Growth Portfolio Class B Shares
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

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Management fee		0.15%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees		0.25%
Other expenses	[1]	0.25%
Acquired fund fees and expenses	[1]	1.00%
Total annual operating expenses	[1]	1.65%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
Charter Alternative 100 Growth Portfolio Class B Shares	168	520

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and 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 Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest primarily in non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies.

The non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows:

Absolute Return/Multi Strategies   Commodities   Convertible Securities   Currency Global Infrastructure   Global Real Estate   Listed Private Equity   Long/Short Credit   Managed Futures   Merger Arbitrage   Natural Resources   Precious and Base Metals

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Commodity Risk — Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Portfolio to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The commodities markets may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors including changes in overall market movements, political and economic events and policies, and changes in interest rates or inflation rates. Prices of various commodities may also be affected by factors such as drought, floods and weather, and embargoes, tariffs and other regulatory developments. The prices of commodities can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions. Securities of companies that are dependent on a single commodity, or are concentrated in a single commodity sector, may exhibit even higher volatility attributable to commodity prices. Because the value of a commodity-linked derivative instrument typically is based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, the value of a commodity-linked derivative instrument may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security’s governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio’s investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an adviser’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Infrastructure Sector Risk — Companies in the infrastructure sector may be subject to a variety of factors that could adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high degrees of leverage, costs associated with governmental, environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdowns, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning costs, the level of government spending on infrastructure projects, and other factors. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, import controls, depletion of resources, technological developments, and labor relations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Leveraging Risk — When a portfolio leverages its holdings, the value of an investment in that portfolio will be more volatile and all other risks will tend to be compounded. A portfolio may take on leveraging risk when it engages in derivatives transactions, invests in collateral from securities loans, or borrows money.

• Listed Private Equity Company Risk — Listed private equity companies include publicly traded vehicles whose purpose is to invest in privately held companies. Generally, little public information exists for privately held companies, and there is a risk that investors may not be able to make a fully informed investment decision. Investing in less mature privately held companies involves greater risk than investing in well-established, publicly-traded companies.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid- and small-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Natural Resources Sector Risk — The profitability of companies in the natural resources sector can be adversely affected by worldwide energy prices and other world events, limits on and the success of exploration projects, and production spending. Companies in the natural resources sector also could be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, changes in the supply of, or the demand for, natural resources, imposition of import controls, government regulation and intervention, civil conflict, economic conditions, increased competition, technological developments, and labor relations. In addition, companies in the natural resources sector may be subject to the risks generally associated with extraction of natural resources, such as the risks of mining and oil drilling, and the risks of the hazards associated with natural resources, such as natural or man-made disasters, fire, drought, and increased regulatory and environmental costs. Furthermore, prices of precious metals and of precious metal related securities have historically been very volatile due to various economic, financial, social and political factors and may adversely affect the financial condition of companies involved with precious metals.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Real Estate Investing Risk — Real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values. Government actions, such as tax increases, regulatory limiting on rents, zoning law changes or environmental regulations, also may have a major impact on real estate. Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements also will affect the cash flow of real estate companies and their ability to meet capital needs. Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate (equity REITs), in mortgages secured by interests in real estate (mortgage REITs) or in some combination of the two (hybrid REITs). Operating REITs requires specialized management skills, and a portfolio or portion thereof indirectly bears REIT management and administration expenses along with the direct expenses of the portfolio. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type. REITs also must satisfy specific Internal Revenue Code requirements in order to qualify for the tax-free pass through of income and net realized gains. In addition, investments in REIT swap agreements may be susceptible to additional risks, similar to those associated with direct investment in REITs, including changes in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, revisions to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, changes in interest rates and poor performance by those managing the REITs.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

• Special Situations Risk — A portfolio may use aggressive investment techniques, including seeking to benefit from “special situations,” such as mergers, consolidations, liquidations, reorganizations, restructurings, tender or exchange offers or other unusual events expected to affect a particular issuer. In general, securities of companies which are the subject of a tender or exchange offer or a merger, consolidation, liquidation, restructuring or reorganization proposal sell at a premium to their historic market price immediately prior to the announcement of an offer for the company. However, it is possible that the value of securities of a company involved in such a transaction will not rise and in fact may fall, in which case a portfolio would lose money. It is also possible that an investment manager’s assessment that a particular company is likely to be acquired or acquired during a specific time frame may be incorrect, in which case a portfolio may not realize any premium on its investment and could lose money if the value of the securities declines during the portfolio’s holding period.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Charter^SM Equity Portfolio – Class B Shares

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Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

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FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

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The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

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The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

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The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Portfolio will invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs such that 80% of its assets (net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in equity securities (which may include derivatives exposure to equity securities).

The Portfolio allocates its assets to Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest among various equity asset categories, as well as non-traditional (alternative) investments. The asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Covered Call Writing*   Domestic Large Cap
Equity   Domestic Mid Cap Equity   Domestic Small Cap Equity Domestic Micro Cap Equity   Emerging Markets Equity   Emerging Markets Small Cap   Frontier Markets   Global Equity   International Developed Equity   International/Global Small Cap Equity

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure. When market volatility is increasing above specific thresholds, such Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may reduce their equity exposure. During such times, the Portfolio’s exposure to equity securities may be significantly less than if it invested in a traditional equity portfolio and the Portfolio may deviate significantly from its asset allocation target. Although the Portfolio’s investment in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure may reduce the Portfolio’s overall risk, it also may result in periods of underperformance.

The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

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The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios' and Underlying ETFs' investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio's assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio's assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio's investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company's financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Equity Exposure Risk — A Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that, from time to time, employ various volatility management techniques, including the use of futures and options, to manage equity exposure. The success of any volatility management strategy will be subject to an investment manager's ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the relevant market index and the metrics used by the investment manager to measure market volatility. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of any volatility management strategy also will be subject to the investment manager's ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute volatility management techniques (such as options and futures transactions) in an efficient manner. In addition, because market conditions change, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, the success of the volatility management strategy will be subject to the investment manager's ability to execute the strategy in a timely manner. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains. For a variety of reasons, an investment manager may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between the relevant market index and the metrics that the investment manager uses to measure market volatility. In addition, it is not possible to manage volatility fully or perfectly. Any one or more of these factors may prevent the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF from achieving the intended volatility management or could cause the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF, and, in turn, the Portfolio, to underperform or experience losses.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries. Investments in frontier markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed and traditional emerging markets.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an investment manager's inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap, Small-Cap and Micro-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid-, small- and micro-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small- and micro-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio's direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio's net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF's net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF's performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio's investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

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Charter Real Assets Portfolio

Charter^SM Real Assets Portfolio – Class B Shares

Investment Objective:

Seeks to achieve maximum real return.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Charter Real Assets Portfolio Class B Shares
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of
your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses		Charter Real Assets Portfolio Class B Shares
Management fee		0.15%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees		0.25%
Other expenses	[1]	0.25%
Acquired fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.80%
Total annual operating expenses	[1]	1.45%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
Charter Real Assets Portfolio Class B Shares	148	459

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 30% of its assets in fixed income investments and 70% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class.

The Portfolio expects to invest principally in investments that the Manager believes are affected directly or indirectly by the level of and changes in the rate of inflation and, therefore, provide real returns (such investments are “real assets”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in real assets. Real assets include equity and fixed income securities and other investments among seven general asset categories: commodities, currency, global infrastructure, global real estate, natural resources, precious and base metals, and inflation-protected securities. For purposes of the Portfolio, real return is defined as the rate of return after adjusting for inflation.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Commodities*   Currency*   Global Infrastructure* Global Real Estate*   Natural Resources*   Precious and Base Metals*   Inflation Protected Securities

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio. The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Commodity Risk — Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Portfolio to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The commodities markets may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors including changes in overall market movements, political and economic events and policies, and changes in interest rates or inflation rates. Prices of various commodities may also be affected by factors such as drought, floods and weather, and embargoes, tariffs and other regulatory developments. The prices of commodities can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions. Securities of companies that are dependent on a single commodity, or are concentrated in a single commodity sector, may exhibit even higher volatility attributable to commodity prices. Because the value of a commodity-linked derivative instrument typically is based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, the value of a commodity-linked derivative instrument may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Infrastructure Sector Risk — Companies in the infrastructure sector may be subject to a variety of factors that could adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high degrees of leverage, costs associated with governmental, environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdowns, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning costs, the level of government spending on infrastructure projects, and other factors. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, import controls, depletion of resources, technological developments, and labor relations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Natural Resources Sector Risk — The profitability of companies in the natural resources sector can be adversely affected by worldwide energy prices and other world events, limits on and the success of exploration projects, and production spending. Companies in the natural resources sector also could be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, changes in the supply of, or the demand for, natural resources, imposition of import controls, government regulation and intervention, civil conflict, economic conditions, increased competition, technological developments, and labor relations. In addition, companies in the natural resources sector may be subject to the risks generally associated with extraction of natural resources, such as the risks of mining and oil drilling, and the risks of the hazards associated with natural resources, such as natural or man-made disasters, fire, drought, and increased regulatory and environmental costs. Furthermore, prices of precious metals and of precious metal related securities have historically been very volatile due to various economic, financial, social and political factors and may adversely affect the financial condition of companies involved with precious metals.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Real Estate Investing Risk — Real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values. Government actions, such as tax increases, regulatory limiting on rents, zoning law changes or environmental regulations, also may have a major impact on real estate. Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements also will affect the cash flow of real estate companies and their ability to meet capital needs. Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate (equity REITs), in mortgages secured by interests in real estate (mortgage REITs) or in some combination of the two (hybrid REITs). Operating REITs requires specialized management skills, and a portfolio or portion thereof indirectly bears REIT management and administration expenses along with the direct expenses of the portfolio. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type. REITs also must satisfy specific Internal Revenue Code requirements in order to qualify for the tax-free pass through of income and net realized gains. In addition, investments in REIT swap agreements may be susceptible to additional risks, similar to those associated with direct investment in REITs, including changes in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, revisions to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, changes in interest rates and poor performance by those managing the REITs.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Charter International Moderate Portfolio

Charter^SM International Moderate Portfolio – Class B Shares

Investment Objective:

Seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income, with a greater emphasis on current income.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Charter International Moderate Portfolio Class B Shares
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of
your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses		Charter International Moderate Portfolio Class B Shares
Management fee		0.15%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees		0.25%
Other expenses	[1]	0.25%
Acquired fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.70%
Total annual operating expenses	[1]	1.35%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
Charter International Moderate Portfolio Class B Shares	137	428

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 35% of its assets in equity investments, 55% of its assets in fixed income investments and 10% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class. The Portfolio invests at least 65% of its total assets in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest primarily in securities of foreign companies (securities of companies organized outside of the U.S. and that are traded in markets outside the U.S.) or in currencies.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Currency*   Global Infrastructure*   Global Real Estate*   Emerging Markets Equity   Emerging Markets Small Cap   Frontier Markets Global Equity   International Developed Equity   International Equity Income   International/Global Small Cap Equity   Emerging Markets Debt   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure. When market volatility is increasing above specific thresholds, such Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may reduce their equity exposure. During such times, the Portfolio’s exposure to equity securities may be significantly less than if it invested in a traditional equity portfolio and the Portfolio may deviate significantly from its asset allocation target. Although the Portfolio’s investment in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure may reduce the Portfolio’s overall risk, it also may result in periods of underperformance.

The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Equity Exposure Risk — A Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that, from time to time, employ various volatility management techniques, including the use of futures and options, to manage equity exposure. The success of any volatility management strategy will be subject to an investment manager’s ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the relevant market index and the metrics used by the investment manager to measure market volatility. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of any volatility management strategy also will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute volatility management techniques (such as options and futures transactions) in an efficient manner. In addition, because market conditions change, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, the success of the volatility management strategy will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to execute the strategy in a timely manner. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains. For a variety of reasons, an investment manager may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between the relevant market index and the metrics that the investment manager uses to measure market volatility. In addition, it is not possible to manage volatility fully or perfectly. Any one or more of these factors may prevent the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF from achieving the intended volatility management or could cause the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF, and, in turn, the Portfolio, to underperform or experience losses.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries. Investments in frontier markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed and traditional emerging markets.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an investment manager’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Infrastructure Sector Risk — Companies in the infrastructure sector may be subject to a variety of factors that could adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high degrees of leverage, costs associated with governmental, environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdowns, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning costs, the level of government spending on infrastructure projects, and other factors. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, import controls, depletion of resources, technological developments, and labor relations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid- and small-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Real Estate Investing Risk — Real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values. Government actions, such as tax increases, regulatory limiting on rents, zoning law changes or environmental regulations, also may have a major impact on real estate. Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements also will affect the cash flow of real estate companies and their ability to meet capital needs. Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate (equity REITs), in mortgages secured by interests in real estate (mortgage REITs) or in some combination of the two (hybrid REITs). Operating REITs requires specialized management skills, and a portfolio or portion thereof indirectly bears REIT management and administration expenses along with the direct expenses of the portfolio. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type. REITs also must satisfy specific Internal Revenue Code requirements in order to qualify for the tax-free pass through of income and net realized gains. In addition, investments in REIT swap agreements may be susceptible to additional risks, similar to those associated with direct investment in REITs, including changes in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, revisions to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, changes in interest rates and poor performance by those managing the REITs.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST

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Oct. 07, 2013

Charter Moderate Portfolio

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Charter^SM Moderate Portfolio – Class B Shares

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Investment Objective:

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Seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income, with a greater emphasis on current income.

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FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

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The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

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Example

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

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The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 35% of its assets in equity investments, 55% of its assets in fixed income investments and 10% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Absolute Return/Multi Strategies*   Commodities*   Convertible Securities*   Covered Call Writing*   Currency*   Global Infrastructure*   Global Real Estate*   Listed Private Equity*   Long/Short Credit*   Managed Futures*   Merger Arbitrage*   Natural Resources* Precious and Base Metals*   Domestic Large Cap Equity   Domestic Mid Cap Equity   Domestic Small Cap Equity   Domestic Micro Cap Equity   Emerging Markets Equity   Emerging Markets Small Cap   Frontier Markets   Global Equity   International Developed Equity   International/Global Small Cap Equity Bank Loans   Emerging Markets Debt   Floating Rate Securities   Global Bond   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond   Money Market   US Government Bond   US Investment Grade Bond   US Short Term Investment Grade Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure. When market volatility is increasing above specific thresholds, such Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may reduce their equity exposure. During such times, the Portfolio’s exposure to equity securities may be significantly less than if it invested in a traditional equity portfolio and the Portfolio may deviate significantly from its asset allocation target. Although the Portfolio’s investment in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure may reduce the Portfolio’s overall risk, it also may result in periods of underperformance.

The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

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The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Bank Loans Risk — Loans are subject to risks including prepayment risk (the risk that when interest rates fall, debt securities may be repaid more quickly than expected and a portfolio may be required to reinvest in securities with a lower yield), extension risk (the risk that when interest rates rise, debt securities may be repaid more slowly than expected and the value of a portfolio’s holdings may decrease), the risk of subordination to other creditors, restrictions on resale, and the lack of a regular trading market and publicly available information. In addition, liquidity risk may be more pronounced for a portfolio investing in loans because certain loans may have a more limited secondary market.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security’s governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio’s investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small- to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Equity Exposure Risk — A Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that, from time to time, employ various volatility management techniques, including the use of futures and options, to manage equity exposure. The success of any volatility management strategy will be subject to an investment manager’s ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the relevant market index and the metrics used by the investment manager to measure market volatility. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of any volatility management strategy also will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute volatility management techniques (such as options and futures transactions) in an efficient manner. In addition, because market conditions change, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, the success of the volatility management strategy will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to execute the strategy in a timely manner. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains. For a variety of reasons, an investment manager may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between the relevant market index and the metrics that the investment manager uses to measure market volatility. In addition, it is not possible to manage volatility fully or perfectly. Any one or more of these factors may prevent the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF from achieving the intended volatility management or could cause the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF, and, in turn, the Portfolio, to underperform or experience losses.

• Floating Rate Loan Risk — Floating rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans sometimes trade infrequently in the secondary market. As a result, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult, and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss. A floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized, which may cause the floating rate loan to decline significantly in value.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries. Investments in frontier markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed and traditional emerging markets.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an investment manager’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk – The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap, Small-Cap and Micro-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid-, small- and micro-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the Portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small- and micro-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Money Market Risk — Although a money market fund is designed to be a relatively low risk investment, it is not free of risk. Despite the short maturities and high credit quality of a money market portfolio’s investments, increases in interest rates and deteriorations in the credit quality of the instruments the portfolio has purchased may reduce the portfolio’s yield and can cause the price of a money market security to decrease. In addition, a money market portfolio is subject to the risk that the value of an investment may be eroded over time by inflation.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

• Sector Concentration Risk — A portfolio that invests primarily in a particular sector could experience greater volatility than portfolios investing in a broader range of industries.

• U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although a portfolio may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the portfolio itself and do not guarantee the market price of the securities. Furthermore, not all securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury.

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Charter Moderate Portfolio

Charter^SM Moderate Portfolio – Class B Shares

Investment Objective:

Seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income, with a greater emphasis on current income.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Charter Moderate Portfolio Class B Shares
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of
your investment)

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Management fee		0.15%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees		0.25%
Other expenses	[1]	0.25%
Acquired fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.70%
Total annual operating expenses	[1]	1.35%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
Charter Moderate Portfolio Class B Shares	137	428

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 35% of its assets in equity investments, 55% of its assets in fixed income investments and 10% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Absolute Return/Multi Strategies*   Commodities*   Convertible Securities*   Covered Call Writing*   Currency*   Global Infrastructure*   Global Real Estate*   Listed Private Equity*   Long/Short Credit*   Managed Futures*   Merger Arbitrage*   Natural Resources* Precious and Base Metals*   Domestic Large Cap Equity   Domestic Mid Cap Equity   Domestic Small Cap Equity   Domestic Micro Cap Equity   Emerging Markets Equity   Emerging Markets Small Cap   Frontier Markets   Global Equity   International Developed Equity   International/Global Small Cap Equity Bank Loans   Emerging Markets Debt   Floating Rate Securities   Global Bond   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond   Money Market   US Government Bond   US Investment Grade Bond   US Short Term Investment Grade Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure. When market volatility is increasing above specific thresholds, such Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may reduce their equity exposure. During such times, the Portfolio’s exposure to equity securities may be significantly less than if it invested in a traditional equity portfolio and the Portfolio may deviate significantly from its asset allocation target. Although the Portfolio’s investment in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure may reduce the Portfolio’s overall risk, it also may result in periods of underperformance.

The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Bank Loans Risk — Loans are subject to risks including prepayment risk (the risk that when interest rates fall, debt securities may be repaid more quickly than expected and a portfolio may be required to reinvest in securities with a lower yield), extension risk (the risk that when interest rates rise, debt securities may be repaid more slowly than expected and the value of a portfolio’s holdings may decrease), the risk of subordination to other creditors, restrictions on resale, and the lack of a regular trading market and publicly available information. In addition, liquidity risk may be more pronounced for a portfolio investing in loans because certain loans may have a more limited secondary market.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security’s governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio’s investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small- to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Equity Exposure Risk — A Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that, from time to time, employ various volatility management techniques, including the use of futures and options, to manage equity exposure. The success of any volatility management strategy will be subject to an investment manager’s ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the relevant market index and the metrics used by the investment manager to measure market volatility. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of any volatility management strategy also will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute volatility management techniques (such as options and futures transactions) in an efficient manner. In addition, because market conditions change, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, the success of the volatility management strategy will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to execute the strategy in a timely manner. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains. For a variety of reasons, an investment manager may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between the relevant market index and the metrics that the investment manager uses to measure market volatility. In addition, it is not possible to manage volatility fully or perfectly. Any one or more of these factors may prevent the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF from achieving the intended volatility management or could cause the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF, and, in turn, the Portfolio, to underperform or experience losses.

• Floating Rate Loan Risk — Floating rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans sometimes trade infrequently in the secondary market. As a result, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult, and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss. A floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized, which may cause the floating rate loan to decline significantly in value.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries. Investments in frontier markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed and traditional emerging markets.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an investment manager’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk – The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap, Small-Cap and Micro-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid-, small- and micro-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the Portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small- and micro-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Money Market Risk — Although a money market fund is designed to be a relatively low risk investment, it is not free of risk. Despite the short maturities and high credit quality of a money market portfolio’s investments, increases in interest rates and deteriorations in the credit quality of the instruments the portfolio has purchased may reduce the portfolio’s yield and can cause the price of a money market security to decrease. In addition, a money market portfolio is subject to the risk that the value of an investment may be eroded over time by inflation.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

• Sector Concentration Risk — A portfolio that invests primarily in a particular sector could experience greater volatility than portfolios investing in a broader range of industries.

• U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although a portfolio may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the portfolio itself and do not guarantee the market price of the securities. Furthermore, not all securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Charter Conservative Portfolio

Charter^SM Conservative Portfolio – Class B Shares

Investment Objective:

Seeks a high level of current income.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Charter Conservative Portfolio Class B Shares
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of
your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses		Charter Conservative Portfolio Class B Shares
Management fee		0.15%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees		0.25%
Other expenses	[1]	0.25%
Acquired fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.70%
Total annual operating expenses	[1]	1.35%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same and that the expense limitation arrangement is not renewed. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
Charter Conservative Portfolio Class B Shares	137	428

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 20% of its assets in equity investments, 75% of its assets in fixed income investments and 5% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Absolute Return/Multi Strategies*   Commodities*   Convertible Securities*   Covered Call Writing*   Currency*   Global Infrastucture*   Global Real Estate*   Listed Private Equity*   Long/Short Credit*   Managed Futures*   Merger Arbitrage*   Natural Resources* Precious and Base Metals*   Domestic Large Cap Equity   Domestic Mid Cap Equity   Domestic Small Cap Equity   Domestic Micro Cap Equity   Emerging Markets Equity   Emerging Markets Small Cap   Frontier Markets   Global Equity   International Developed Equity   International/Global Small Cap Equity   Bank Loans Emerging Markets Debt   Floating Rate Securities   Global Bond   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond   Money Market   US Government Bond   US Investment Grade Bond   US Short Term Investment Grade Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure. When market volatility is increasing above specific thresholds, such Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may reduce their equity exposure. During such times, the Portfolio’s exposure to equity securities may be significantly less than if it invested in a traditional equity portfolio and the Portfolio may deviate significantly from its asset allocation target. Although the Portfolio’s investment in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure may reduce the Portfolio’s overall risk, it also may result in periods of underperformance.

The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios' and Underlying ETFs' investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio's assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio's assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Bank Loans Risk — Loans are subject to risks including prepayment risk (the risk that when interest rates fall, debt securities may be repaid more quickly than expected and a portfolio may be required to reinvest in securities with a lower yield), extension risk (the risk that when interest rates rise, debt securities may be repaid more slowly than expected and the value of a portfolio's holdings may decrease), the risk of subordination to other creditors, restrictions on resale, and the lack of a regular trading market and publicly available information. In addition, liquidity risk may be more pronounced for a portfolio investing in loans because certain loans may have a more limited secondary market.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security's governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio's investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small- to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio's investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company's financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Equity Exposure Risk — A Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that, from time to time, employ various volatility management techniques, including the use of futures and options, to manage equity exposure. The success of any volatility management strategy will be subject to an investment manager's ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the relevant market index and the metrics used by the investment manager to measure market volatility. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of any volatility management strategy also will be subject to the investment manager's ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute volatility management techniques (such as options and futures transactions) in an efficient manner. In addition, because market conditions change, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, the success of the volatility management strategy will be subject to the investment manager's ability to execute the strategy in a timely manner. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains. For a variety of reasons, an investment manager may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between the relevant market index and the metrics that the investment manager uses to measure market volatility. In addition, it is not possible to manage volatility fully or perfectly. Any one or more of these factors may prevent the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF from achieving the intended volatility management or could cause the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF, and, in turn, the Portfolio, to underperform or experience losses.

• Floating Rate Loan Risk — Floating rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans sometimes trade infrequently in the secondary market. As a result, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult, and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss. A floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized, which may cause the floating rate loan to decline significantly in value.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries. Investments in frontier markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed and traditional emerging markets.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an investment manager's inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities ("TIPS"), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio's debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio's debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("S&P") or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. ("Fitch") or Baa or higher by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody's) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. "Junk bonds" are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap, Small-Cap and Micro-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid-, small- and micro-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small- and micro-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Money Market Risk — Although a money market fund is designed to be a relatively low risk investment, it is not free of risk. Despite the short maturities and high credit quality of a money market portfolio's investments, increases in interest rates and deteriorations in the credit quality of the instruments the portfolio has purchased may reduce the portfolio's yield and can cause the price of a money market security to decrease. In addition, a money market portfolio is subject to the risk that the value of an investment may be eroded over time by inflation.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio's direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio's net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF's net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF's performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio's investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

• Sector Concentration Risk — A portfolio that invests primarily in a particular sector could experience greater volatility than portfolios investing in a broader range of industries.

• U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although a portfolio may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the portfolio itself and do not guarantee the market price of the securities. Furthermore, not all securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury.

Risk/Return Bar Chart And Table

Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Charter Income Strategies Portfolio

Charter^SM Income Strategies Portfolio – Class B Shares

Investment Objective:

Seeks a high level of current income.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Charter Income Strategies Portfolio Class B Shares
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of
your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses		Charter Income Strategies Portfolio Class B Shares
Management fee		0.15%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees		0.25%
Other expenses	[1]	0.25%
Acquired fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.60%
Total annual operating expenses	[1]	1.25%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
Charter Income Strategies Portfolio Class B Shares	127	397

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 25% of its assets in equity investments, 50% of its assets in fixed income investments and 25% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Covered Call Writing*   Global Infrastructure*   Global Real Estate*   Long/Short Credit*   Natural Resources*   Domestic/International
Preferred Domestic Large Cap Equity   International Equity Income   Bank Loans   Emerging Markets Debt   Floating Rate Securities   Global Bond   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond   US Investment Grade Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio. The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Bank Loans Risk — Loans are subject to risks including prepayment risk (the risk that when interest rates fall, debt securities may be repaid more quickly than expected and a portfolio may be required to reinvest in securities with a lower yield), extension risk (the risk that when interest rates rise, debt securities may be repaid more slowly than expected and the value of a portfolio’s holdings may decrease), the risk of subordination to other creditors, restrictions on resale, and the lack of a regular trading market and publicly available information. In addition, liquidity risk may be more pronounced for a portfolio investing in loans because certain loans may have a more limited secondary market.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Floating Rate Loan Risk — Floating rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans sometimes trade infrequently in the secondary market. As a result, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult, and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss. A floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized, which may cause the floating rate loan to decline significantly in value.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Infrastructure Sector Risk — Companies in the infrastructure sector may be subject to a variety of factors that could adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high degrees of leverage, costs associated with governmental, environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdowns, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning costs, the level of government spending on infrastructure projects, and other factors. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, import controls, depletion of resources, technological developments, and labor relations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration. Preferred stocks may also be sensitive to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the value of preferred stocks will generally decline.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Natural Resources Sector Risk — The profitability of companies in the natural resources sector can be adversely affected by worldwide energy prices and other world events, limits on and the success of exploration projects, and production spending. Companies in the natural resources sector also could be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, changes in the supply of, or the demand for, natural resources, imposition of import controls, government regulation and intervention, civil conflict, economic conditions, increased competition, technological developments, and labor relations. In addition, companies in the natural resources sector may be subject to the risks generally associated with extraction of natural resources, such as the risks of mining and oil drilling, and the risks of the hazards associated with natural resources, such as natural or man-made disasters, fire, drought, and increased regulatory and environmental costs.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Real Estate Investing Risk — Real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values. Government actions, such as tax increases, regulatory limiting on rents, zoning law changes or environmental regulations, also may have a major impact on real estate. Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements also will affect the cash flow of real estate companies and their ability to meet capital needs. Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate (equity REITs), in mortgages secured by interests in real estate (mortgage REITs) or in some combination of the two (hybrid REITs). Operating REITs requires specialized management skills, and a portfolio or portion thereof indirectly bears REIT management and administration expenses along with the direct expenses of the portfolio. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type. REITs also must satisfy specific Internal Revenue Code requirements in order to qualify for the tax-free pass through of income and net realized gains. In addition, investments in REIT swap agreements may be susceptible to additional risks, similar to those associated with direct investment in REITs, including changes in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, revisions to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, changes in interest rates and poor performance by those managing the REITs.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Charter International Growth Portfolio

Charter^SM International Growth Portfolio – Class B Shares

Investment Objective:

Seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Charter International Growth Portfolio Class B Shares
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of
your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses		Charter International Growth Portfolio Class B Shares
Management fee		0.15%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees		0.25%
Other expenses	[1]	0.25%
Acquired fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.80%
Total annual operating expenses	[1]	1.45%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
Charter International Growth Portfolio Class B Shares	148	459

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 55% of its assets in equity investments, 25% of its assets in fixed income investments and 20% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class. The Portfolio invests at least 65% of its total assets in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest primarily in securities of foreign companies (securities of companies organized outside of the U.S. and that are traded in markets outside the U.S.) or in currencies.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Currency*   Global Infrastructure*   Global Real Estate*   Emerging Markets Equity   Emerging Markets Small Cap   Frontier Markets Global Equity   International Developed Equity   International Equity Income   International/Global Small Cap Equity   Emerging Markets Debt   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure. When market volatility is increasing above specific thresholds, such Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may reduce their equity exposure. During such times, the Portfolio’s exposure to equity securities may be significantly less than if it invested in a traditional equity portfolio and the Portfolio may deviate significantly from its asset allocation target. Although the Portfolio’s investment in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure may reduce the Portfolio’s overall risk, it also may result in periods of underperformance.

The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Equity Exposure Risk — A Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that, from time to time, employ various volatility management techniques, including the use of futures and options, to manage equity exposure. The success of any volatility management strategy will be subject to an investment manager’s ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the relevant market index and the metrics used by the investment manager to measure market volatility. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of any volatility management strategy also will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute volatility management techniques (such as options and futures transactions) in an efficient manner. In addition, because market conditions change, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, the success of the volatility management strategy will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to execute the strategy in a timely manner. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains. For a variety of reasons, an investment manager may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between the relevant market index and the metrics that the investment manager uses to measure market volatility. In addition, it is not possible to manage volatility fully or perfectly. Any one or more of these factors may prevent the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF from achieving the intended volatility management or could cause the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF, and, in turn, the Portfolio, to underperform or experience losses.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries. Investments in frontier markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed and traditional emerging markets.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an investment manager’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Infrastructure Sector Risk — Companies in the infrastructure sector may be subject to a variety of factors that could adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high degrees of leverage, costs associated with governmental, environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdowns, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning costs, the level of government spending on infrastructure projects, and other factors. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, import controls, depletion of resources, technological developments, and labor relations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid- and small-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Real Estate Investing Risk — Real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values. Government actions, such as tax increases, regulatory limiting on rents, zoning law changes or environmental regulations, also may have a major impact on real estate. Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements also will affect the cash flow of real estate companies and their ability to meet capital needs. Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate (equity REITs), in mortgages secured by interests in real estate (mortgage REITs) or in some combination of the two (hybrid REITs). Operating REITs requires specialized management skills, and a portfolio or portion thereof indirectly bears REIT management and administration expenses along with the direct expenses of the portfolio. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type. REITs also must satisfy specific Internal Revenue Code requirements in order to qualify for the tax-free pass through of income and net realized gains. In addition, investments in REIT swap agreements may be susceptible to additional risks, similar to those associated with direct investment in REITs, including changes in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, revisions to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, changes in interest rates and poor performance by those managing the REITs.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

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The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

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Example

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

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The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and 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 Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest primarily in non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies.

The non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows:

Absolute Return/Multi Strategies   Commodities   Convertible Securities   Currency Global Infrastructure   Global Real Estate   Listed Private Equity   Long/Short Credit   Managed Futures   Merger Arbitrage   Natural Resources   Precious and Base Metals

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

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The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Commodity Risk — Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Portfolio to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The commodities markets may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors including changes in overall market movements, political and economic events and policies, and changes in interest rates or inflation rates. Prices of various commodities may also be affected by factors such as drought, floods and weather, and embargoes, tariffs and other regulatory developments. The prices of commodities can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions. Securities of companies that are dependent on a single commodity, or are concentrated in a single commodity sector, may exhibit even higher volatility attributable to commodity prices. Because the value of a commodity-linked derivative instrument typically is based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, the value of a commodity-linked derivative instrument may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security’s governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio’s investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an adviser’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Infrastructure Sector Risk — Companies in the infrastructure sector may be subject to a variety of factors that could adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high degrees of leverage, costs associated with governmental, environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdowns, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning costs, the level of government spending on infrastructure projects, and other factors. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, import controls, depletion of resources, technological developments, and labor relations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Leveraging Risk — When a portfolio leverages its holdings, the value of an investment in that portfolio will be more volatile and all other risks will tend to be compounded. A portfolio may take on leveraging risk when it engages in derivatives transactions, invests in collateral from securities loans, or borrows money.

• Listed Private Equity Company Risk — Listed private equity companies include publicly traded vehicles whose purpose is to invest in privately held companies. Generally, little public information exists for privately held companies, and there is a risk that investors may not be able to make a fully informed investment decision. Investing in less mature privately held companies involves greater risk than investing in well-established, publicly-traded companies.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid- and small-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Natural Resources Sector Risk — The profitability of companies in the natural resources sector can be adversely affected by worldwide energy prices and other world events, limits on and the success of exploration projects, and production spending. Companies in the natural resources sector also could be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, changes in the supply of, or the demand for, natural resources, imposition of import controls, government regulation and intervention, civil conflict, economic conditions, increased competition, technological developments, and labor relations. In addition, companies in the natural resources sector may be subject to the risks generally associated with extraction of natural resources, such as the risks of mining and oil drilling, and the risks of the hazards associated with natural resources, such as natural or man-made disasters, fire, drought, and increased regulatory and environmental costs. Furthermore, prices of precious metals and of precious metal related securities have historically been very volatile due to various economic, financial, social and political factors and may adversely affect the financial condition of companies involved with precious metals.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Real Estate Investing Risk — Real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values. Government actions, such as tax increases, regulatory limiting on rents, zoning law changes or environmental regulations, also may have a major impact on real estate. Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements also will affect the cash flow of real estate companies and their ability to meet capital needs. Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate (equity REITs), in mortgages secured by interests in real estate (mortgage REITs) or in some combination of the two (hybrid REITs). Operating REITs requires specialized management skills, and a portfolio or portion thereof indirectly bears REIT management and administration expenses along with the direct expenses of the portfolio. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type. REITs also must satisfy specific Internal Revenue Code requirements in order to qualify for the tax-free pass through of income and net realized gains. In addition, investments in REIT swap agreements may be susceptible to additional risks, similar to those associated with direct investment in REITs, including changes in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, revisions to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, changes in interest rates and poor performance by those managing the REITs.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

• Special Situations Risk — A portfolio may use aggressive investment techniques, including seeking to benefit from “special situations,” such as mergers, consolidations, liquidations, reorganizations, restructurings, tender or exchange offers or other unusual events expected to affect a particular issuer. In general, securities of companies which are the subject of a tender or exchange offer or a merger, consolidation, liquidation, restructuring or reorganization proposal sell at a premium to their historic market price immediately prior to the announcement of an offer for the company. However, it is possible that the value of securities of a company involved in such a transaction will not rise and in fact may fall, in which case a portfolio would lose money. It is also possible that an investment manager’s assessment that a particular company is likely to be acquired or acquired during a specific time frame may be incorrect, in which case a portfolio may not realize any premium on its investment and could lose money if the value of the securities declines during the portfolio’s holding period.

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

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Charter Alternative 100 Growth Portfolio | Class B Shares

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AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST

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Charter Real Assets Portfolio

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Charter^SM Real Assets Portfolio – Class B Shares

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Seeks to achieve maximum real return.

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FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

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The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

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The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

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Example

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

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The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 30% of its assets in fixed income investments and 70% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class.

The Portfolio expects to invest principally in investments that the Manager believes are affected directly or indirectly by the level of and changes in the rate of inflation and, therefore, provide real returns (such investments are “real assets”). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in real assets. Real assets include equity and fixed income securities and other investments among seven general asset categories: commodities, currency, global infrastructure, global real estate, natural resources, precious and base metals, and inflation-protected securities. For purposes of the Portfolio, real return is defined as the rate of return after adjusting for inflation.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Commodities*   Currency*   Global Infrastructure* Global Real Estate*   Natural Resources*   Precious and Base Metals*   Inflation Protected Securities

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio. The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

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The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Commodity Risk — Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Portfolio to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The commodities markets may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors including changes in overall market movements, political and economic events and policies, and changes in interest rates or inflation rates. Prices of various commodities may also be affected by factors such as drought, floods and weather, and embargoes, tariffs and other regulatory developments. The prices of commodities can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions. Securities of companies that are dependent on a single commodity, or are concentrated in a single commodity sector, may exhibit even higher volatility attributable to commodity prices. Because the value of a commodity-linked derivative instrument typically is based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, the value of a commodity-linked derivative instrument may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Infrastructure Sector Risk — Companies in the infrastructure sector may be subject to a variety of factors that could adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high degrees of leverage, costs associated with governmental, environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdowns, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning costs, the level of government spending on infrastructure projects, and other factors. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, import controls, depletion of resources, technological developments, and labor relations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Natural Resources Sector Risk — The profitability of companies in the natural resources sector can be adversely affected by worldwide energy prices and other world events, limits on and the success of exploration projects, and production spending. Companies in the natural resources sector also could be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, changes in the supply of, or the demand for, natural resources, imposition of import controls, government regulation and intervention, civil conflict, economic conditions, increased competition, technological developments, and labor relations. In addition, companies in the natural resources sector may be subject to the risks generally associated with extraction of natural resources, such as the risks of mining and oil drilling, and the risks of the hazards associated with natural resources, such as natural or man-made disasters, fire, drought, and increased regulatory and environmental costs. Furthermore, prices of precious metals and of precious metal related securities have historically been very volatile due to various economic, financial, social and political factors and may adversely affect the financial condition of companies involved with precious metals.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Real Estate Investing Risk — Real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values. Government actions, such as tax increases, regulatory limiting on rents, zoning law changes or environmental regulations, also may have a major impact on real estate. Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements also will affect the cash flow of real estate companies and their ability to meet capital needs. Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate (equity REITs), in mortgages secured by interests in real estate (mortgage REITs) or in some combination of the two (hybrid REITs). Operating REITs requires specialized management skills, and a portfolio or portion thereof indirectly bears REIT management and administration expenses along with the direct expenses of the portfolio. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type. REITs also must satisfy specific Internal Revenue Code requirements in order to qualify for the tax-free pass through of income and net realized gains. In addition, investments in REIT swap agreements may be susceptible to additional risks, similar to those associated with direct investment in REITs, including changes in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, revisions to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, changes in interest rates and poor performance by those managing the REITs.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

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Charter Growth Portfolio

Charter^SM Growth Portfolio – Class B Shares

Investment Objective:

Seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Charter Growth Portfolio Class B Shares
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of
your investment)

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses		Charter Growth Portfolio Class B Shares
Management fee		0.15%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees		0.25%
Other expenses	[1]	0.25%
Acquired fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.80%
Total annual operating expenses	[1]	1.45%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
Charter Growth Portfolio Class B Shares	148	459

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 55% of its assets in equity investments, 25% of its assets in fixed income investments and 20% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Absolute Return/Multi
Strategies*   Commodities*   Convertible Securities*   Covered Call Writing*   Currency*   Global Infrastructure*   Global Real Estate*   Listed Private Equity*   Long/Short Credit*   Managed Futures*   Merger Arbitrage*   Natural Resources*   Precious and Base Metals* Domestic Large Cap Equity   Domestic Mid Cap Equity   Domestic Small Cap Equity   Domestic Micro Cap Equity   Emerging Markets Equity   Emerging Markets Small Cap   Frontier Markets   Global Equity   International Developed Equity   International/Global Small Cap Equity Bank Loans   Emerging Markets Debt   Floating Rate Securities   Global Bond   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond   Money Market   US Government Bond   US Investment Grade Bond   US Short Term Investment Grade Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure. When market volatility is increasing above specific thresholds, such Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may reduce their equity exposure. During such times, the Portfolio’s exposure to equity securities may be significantly less than if it invested in a traditional equity portfolio and the Portfolio may deviate significantly from its asset allocation target. Although the Portfolio’s investment in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure may reduce the Portfolio’s overall risk, it also may result in periods of underperformance.

The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Bank Loans Risk — Loans are subject to risks including prepayment risk (the risk that when interest rates fall, debt securities may be repaid more quickly than expected and a portfolio may be required to reinvest in securities with a lower yield), extension risk (the risk that when interest rates rise, debt securities may be repaid more slowly than expected and the value of a portfolio’s holdings may decrease), the risk of subordination to other creditors, restrictions on resale, and the lack of a regular trading market and publicly available information. In addition, liquidity risk may be more pronounced for a portfolio investing in loans because certain loans may have a more limited secondary market.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security’s governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio’s investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small- to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Equity Exposure Risk — A Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that, from time to time, employ various volatility management techniques, including the use of futures and options, to manage equity exposure. The success of any volatility management strategy will be subject to an investment manager’s ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the relevant market index and the metrics used by the investment manager to measure market volatility. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of any volatility management strategy also will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute volatility management techniques (such as options and futures transactions) in an efficient manner. In addition, because market conditions change, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, the success of the volatility management strategy will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to execute the strategy in a timely manner. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains. For a variety of reasons, an investment manager may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between the relevant market index and the metrics that the investment manager uses to measure market volatility. In addition, it is not possible to manage volatility fully or perfectly. Any one or more of these factors may prevent the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF from achieving the intended volatility management or could cause the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF, and, in turn, the Portfolio, to underperform or experience losses.

• Floating Rate Loan Risk — Floating rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans sometimes trade infrequently in the secondary market. As a result, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult, and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss. A floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized, which may cause the floating rate loan to decline significantly in value.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries. Investments in frontier markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed and traditional emerging markets.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an investment manager’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap, Small-Cap and Micro-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid-,small- and micro-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small- and micro-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Money Market Risk — Although a money market fund is designed to be a relatively low risk investment, it is not free of risk. Despite the short maturities and high credit quality of a money market portfolio’s investments, increases in interest rates and deteriorations in the credit quality of the instruments the portfolio has purchased may reduce the portfolio’s yield and can cause the price of a money market security to decrease. In addition, a money market portfolio is subject to the risk that the value of an investment may be eroded over time by inflation.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

• Sector Concentration Risk — A portfolio that invests primarily in a particular sector could experience greater volatility than portfolios investing in a broader range of industries.

• U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although a portfolio may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the portfolio itself and do not guarantee the market price of the securities. Furthermore, not all securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Charter^SM Moderate Growth Portfolio – Class B Shares

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Seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income, with a greater emphasis on current income.

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FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO

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The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

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Example

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

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The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 45% of its assets in equity investments, 40% of its assets in fixed income investments and 15% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Absolute Return/Multi
Strategies*   Commodities*   Convertible Securities*   Covered Call Writing*   Currency*   Global Infrastructure*   Global Real Estate*   Listed Private Equity*   Long/Short Credit*   Managed Futures*   Merger Arbitrage*   Natural Resources*   Precious and Base Metals* Domestic Large Cap Equity   Domestic Mid Cap Equity   Domestic Small Cap Equity   Domestic Micro Cap Equity   Emerging Markets Equity   Emerging Markets Small Cap   Frontier Markets   Global Equity   International Developed Equity   International/Global Small Cap Equity Bank Loans   Emerging Markets Debt   Floating Rate Securities   Global Bond   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond   Money Market   US Government Bond   US Investment Grade Bond   US Short Term Investment Grade Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure. When market volatility is increasing above specific thresholds, such Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may reduce their equity exposure. During such times, the Portfolio’s exposure to equity securities may be significantly less than if it invested in a traditional equity portfolio and the Portfolio may deviate significantly from its asset allocation target. Although the Portfolio’s investment in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that tactically manage equity exposure may reduce the Portfolio’s overall risk, it also may result in periods of underperformance.

The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment.

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The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Bank Loans Risk — Loans are subject to risks including prepayment risk (the risk that when interest rates fall, debt securities may be repaid more quickly than expected and a portfolio may be required to reinvest in securities with a lower yield), extension risk (the risk that when interest rates rise, debt securities may be repaid more slowly than expected and the value of a portfolio’s holdings may decrease), the risk of subordination to other creditors, restrictions on resale, and the lack of a regular trading market and publicly available information. In addition, liquidity risk may be more pronounced for a portfolio investing in loans because certain loans may have a more limited secondary market.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security’s governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio’s investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small- to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Equity Exposure Risk — A Portfolio may invest in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that, from time to time, employ various volatility management techniques, including the use of futures and options, to manage equity exposure. The success of any volatility management strategy will be subject to an investment manager’s ability to correctly assess the degree of correlation between the performance of the relevant market index and the metrics used by the investment manager to measure market volatility. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of any volatility management strategy also will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to continually recalculate, readjust, and execute volatility management techniques (such as options and futures transactions) in an efficient manner. In addition, because market conditions change, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, the success of the volatility management strategy will be subject to the investment manager’s ability to execute the strategy in a timely manner. Moreover, volatility management strategies may increase portfolio transaction costs, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains. For a variety of reasons, an investment manager may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between the relevant market index and the metrics that the investment manager uses to measure market volatility. In addition, it is not possible to manage volatility fully or perfectly. Any one or more of these factors may prevent the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF from achieving the intended volatility management or could cause the Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF, and, in turn, the Portfolio, to underperform or experience losses.

• Floating Rate Loan Risk — Floating rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans sometimes trade infrequently in the secondary market. As a result, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult, and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss. A floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized, which may cause the floating rate loan to decline significantly in value.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries. Investments in frontier markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed and traditional emerging markets.

• Futures Contract Risk — The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by a portfolio and the price of the futures contract; (b) liquidity risks, including the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) losses (potentially unlimited) caused by unanticipated market movements; (d) an investment manager’s inability to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; (e) the possibility that a counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; (f) if a portfolio has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin requirements, and the portfolio may have to sell securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so; and (g) transaction costs associated with investments in futures contracts may be significant, which could cause or increase losses or reduce gains.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Mid-Cap, Small-Cap and Micro-Cap Company Risk — Investments in mid-, small- and micro-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Such companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount. In general, these risks are greater for small- and micro-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

• Money Market Risk — Although a money market fund is designed to be a relatively low risk investment, it is not free of risk. Despite the short maturities and high credit quality of a money market portfolio’s investments, increases in interest rates and deteriorations in the credit quality of the instruments the portfolio has purchased may reduce the portfolio’s yield and can cause the price of a money market security to decrease. In addition, a money market portfolio is subject to the risk that the value of an investment may be eroded over time by inflation.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

• Sector Concentration Risk — A portfolio that invests primarily in a particular sector could experience greater volatility than portfolios investing in a broader range of industries.

• U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although a portfolio may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the portfolio itself and do not guarantee the market price of the securities. Furthermore, not all securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury.

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The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (“Contracts”), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

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Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of
your investment)

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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The Portfolio will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Portfolios, but it will incur transaction costs when it buys and sells other types of securities (including exchange traded securities of Underlying ETFs) directly (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance.

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Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Example

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those time periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. This example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio

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The Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing in other mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable Funds Management Group, LLC (“FMG LLC” or “Manager”) and in investment companies managed by investment managers other than FMG LLC (affiliated and unaffiliated “Underlying Portfolios”) and in exchange traded securities of other investment companies or investment vehicles (“Underlying ETFs”) comprising various asset categories and strategies. The Manager, under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, has established an asset allocation target for the Portfolio. This target is the approximate percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in equity investments, fixed income investments or non-traditional (alternative) investments (referred to herein as “asset classes”) as represented by the primary holdings (as described in the prospectuses) of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests. The Portfolio’s current asset allocation target is to invest approximately 25% of its assets in equity investments, 50% of its assets in fixed income investments and 25% of its assets in non-traditional (alternative) investments through investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. This asset allocation target may be changed by the Manager and the Trust’s Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. Actual allocations can deviate by up to 15% for each asset class.

As used in this Prospectus, the term “asset category” refers to specific types of securities or other instruments within each asset class. The traditional and non-traditional (alternative) asset categories and strategies of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which the Portfolio invests are as follows (asset categories and strategies that the Manager considers to be non-traditional (alternative) are indicated with an asterisk*):

Absolute Return/Multi Strategies*   Convertible Securities*   Covered Call Writing*   Global Infrastructure*   Global Real Estate*   Long/Short Credit*   Natural Resources* Domestic Large Cap Equity   Global Equity   International Equity Income   Bank Loans   Emerging Markets Debt   Floating Rate Securities   Global Bond   High Yield Bond   Inflation Protected Securities   International Bond   Money Market   Unconstrained Bond   US Investment Grade Bond   US Short Term Investment Grade Bond

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.

The Manager selects the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs in which to invest the Portfolio’s assets. The Manager may add new Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs or replace or eliminate existing Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs without shareholder approval. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs have been selected to represent a reasonable spectrum of investment options for the Portfolio. The Manager has based the asset allocation target percentages for the Portfolio on the degree to which it believes the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in combination, are appropriate for the Portfolio’s investment objective. The Manager may sell the Portfolio’s holdings for a variety of reasons, including to invest in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF believed to offer superior investment opportunities.

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The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Performance may be affected by one or more of the following risks. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the Underlying Portfolios’ and Underlying ETFs’ investments; please see the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs for additional information about these risks.

• Affiliated Portfolio Risk — In managing a Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, the Manager will have the authority to select and substitute the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs. The Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs because it (and in certain cases its affiliates) earn fees for managing and administering the affiliated Underlying Portfolios, but not the unaffiliated Underlying Portfolios or Underlying ETFs. In addition, the Manager may be subject to potential conflicts of interest in allocating the Portfolio’s assets among the various affiliated Underlying Portfolios because the fees payable to it by some of the affiliated Underlying Portfolios are higher than the fees payable by other affiliated Underlying Portfolios and because the Manager is also responsible for managing, administering, and with respect to certain affiliated Underlying Portfolios, its affiliates are responsible for sub-advising, the affiliated Underlying Portfolios.

• Bank Loans Risk — Loans are subject to risks including prepayment risk (the risk that when interest rates fall, debt securities may be repaid more quickly than expected and a portfolio may be required to reinvest in securities with a lower yield), extension risk (the risk that when interest rates rise, debt securities may be repaid more slowly than expected and the value of a portfolio’s holdings may decrease), the risk of subordination to other creditors, restrictions on resale, and the lack of a regular trading market and publicly available information. In addition, liquidity risk may be more pronounced for a portfolio investing in loans because certain loans may have a more limited secondary market.

• Convertible Securities Risk — The value of convertible securities fluctuates in relation to changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer and, in addition, fluctuates in relation to the underlying common stock. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security’s governing instrument, which may be different than the current market price of the security. If a convertible security held by a portfolio is called for redemption, the portfolio will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Investments by a portfolio in convertible debt securities may not be subject to any ratings restrictions, although in such cases the portfolio’s investment manager may consider such ratings, and any changes in such ratings, in its determination of whether the portfolio should invest in and/or continue to hold the securities. Convertible securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk, are often lower-quality securities, and are often issued by small- to mid-sized companies.

• Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer or the guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement, loan of portfolio securities or other transaction, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings.

• Derivatives Risk — A portfolio’s investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to a portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leveraging risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives also may not behave as anticipated by a portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions.

• Equity Risk — In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.

• Floating Rate Loan Risk — Floating rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans sometimes trade infrequently in the secondary market. As a result, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult, and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss. A floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized, which may cause the floating rate loan to decline significantly in value.

• Foreign Securities Risk — Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices also may impact security values and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities.

Currency Risk — Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

Emerging Markets Risk — There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries.

• Inflation-Indexed Bonds Risk — Inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.

• Infrastructure Sector Risk — Companies in the infrastructure sector may be subject to a variety of factors that could adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high degrees of leverage, costs associated with governmental, environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdowns, increased competition from other providers of services, uncertainties concerning costs, the level of government spending on infrastructure projects, and other factors. Infrastructure companies may be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, import controls, depletion of resources, technological developments, and labor relations.

• Interest Rate Risk — The risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. When interest rates decline, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally rises. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio’s debt securities generally declines. A portfolio with a longer average duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average duration.

• Investment Grade Securities Risk — Debt securities commonly are rated by national bond ratings agencies. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Securities rated in the lower investment grade rating categories (e.g., BBB or Baa) are considered investment grade securities, but are somewhat riskier than higher rated obligations because they are regarded as having only an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest, and are considered to lack outstanding investment characteristics.

• Junk Bonds or Lower Rated Securities Risk — Bonds rated below investment grade (i.e., BB or lower by S&P or Fitch or Ba or lower by Moody’s) are speculative in nature and are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on changes in interest rates. “Junk bonds” are usually issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by those companies with questionable credit strength.

• Large-Cap Company Risk — Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

• Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain investments may be difficult or impossible for a portfolio to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price or in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio. Judgment plays a greater role in pricing illiquid investments than it does in pricing investments having more active markets.

• Market Risk — The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.

• Money Market Risk — Although a money market fund is designed to be a relatively low risk investment, it is not free of risk. Despite the short maturities and high credit quality of a money market portfolio’s investments, increases in interest rates and deteriorations in the credit quality of the instruments the portfolio has purchased may reduce the portfolio’s yield and can cause the price of a money market security to decrease. In addition, a money market portfolio is subject to the risk that the value of an investment may be eroded over time by inflation.

• Natural Resources Sector Risk — The profitability of companies in the natural resources sector can be adversely affected by worldwide energy prices and other world events, limits on and the success of exploration projects, and production spending. Companies in the natural resources sector also could be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, changes in the supply of, or the demand for, natural resources, imposition of import controls, government regulation and intervention, civil conflict, economic conditions, increased competition, technological developments, and labor relations. In addition, companies in the natural resources sector may be subject to the risks generally associated with extraction of natural resources, such as the risks of mining and oil drilling, and the risks of the hazards associated with natural resources, such as natural or man-made disasters, fire, drought, and increased regulatory and environmental costs.

• Non-Traditional (Alternative) Investment Risk — To the extent the Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in non-traditional (alternative) investments, the Portfolio will be subject to the risks associated with such investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments use a different approach to investing than do traditional investments (stocks, bonds, and cash) and, as a result, have different characteristics and risks than do traditional investments. Non-traditional (alternative) investments are often less liquid, particularly in periods of stress, are generally more complex and less transparent, and may have more complicated tax profiles than traditional investments. In addition, the performance of non-traditional (alternative) investments may be dependent primarily on investment manager experience and skill, whereas the performance of traditional investments generally is dependent primarily on market exposure and returns. The use of non-traditional (alternative) investments may not achieve the desired effect.

• Portfolio Management Risk — The risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results.

• Real Estate Investing Risk — Real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic developments and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Real estate income and values also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values. Government actions, such as tax increases, regulatory limiting on rents, zoning law changes or environmental regulations, also may have a major impact on real estate. Changing interest rates and credit quality requirements also will affect the cash flow of real estate companies and their ability to meet capital needs. Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) exposes investors to the risks of owning real estate directly, as well as to risks that relate specifically to the way in which REITs are organized and operated. REITs generally invest directly in real estate (equity REITs), in mortgages secured by interests in real estate (mortgage REITs) or in some combination of the two (hybrid REITs). Operating REITs requires specialized management skills, and a portfolio or portion thereof indirectly bears REIT management and administration expenses along with the direct expenses of the portfolio. Individual REITs may own a limited number of properties and may concentrate in a particular region or property type. REITs also must satisfy specific Internal Revenue Code requirements in order to qualify for the tax-free pass through of income and net realized gains. In addition, investments in REIT swap agreements may be susceptible to additional risks, similar to those associated with direct investment in REITs, including changes in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, revisions to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, changes in interest rates and poor performance by those managing the REITs.

• Risks Related to Investments in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs — A Portfolio that invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by those Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs, in addition to the Portfolio’s direct fees and expenses. The cost of investing in the Portfolio, therefore, may be higher than the cost of investing in a mutual fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s net asset value will be subject to fluctuations in the net asset values of the Underlying Portfolios and the market values of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. The Portfolio is also subject to the risks associated with the securities in which the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs invest and the ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective will directly depend on the ability of the Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs to meet their investment objectives. The Portfolio, Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs are subject to certain general investment risks, including market risk, asset class risk, issuer-specific risk, investment style risk and portfolio management risk. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs that invest in equity securities, fixed income securities and/or foreign securities, the Portfolio is subject to the risks associated with investing in such securities such as equity risk, market capitalization risk, investment grade securities risk, interest rate risk, credit/default risk, foreign and emerging markets securities risk and lower-rated securities risk. The Underlying Portfolios and Underlying ETFs may change their investment objectives or policies without the approval of the Portfolio. If that were to occur, the Portfolio might be forced to sell its investment in an Underlying Portfolio or Underlying ETF at a time and price that is unfavorable to the Portfolio. Shares of Underlying ETFs are listed and traded on securities exchanges and in over-the-counter markets, and the purchase and sale of these shares involve transaction fees and commissions. Even though the market price of an Underlying ETF is derived from the securities it owns, such price at any given time may be at, below or above the ETF’s net asset value. In addition, many Underlying ETFs invest in securities included in, or representative of, underlying indexes regardless of investment merit or market trends and, therefore, these ETFs do not change their investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means that an Underlying ETF may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. There is also the risk that an Underlying ETF’s performance may not match that of the relevant index. It is also possible that an active trading market for an Underlying ETF may not develop or be maintained, in which case the liquidity and value of the Portfolio’s investment in the Underlying ETF could be substantially and adversely affected. In addition, certain types of Underlying Portfolios, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. The shares of closed-end investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, a Portfolio may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such shares.

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You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio.

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An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

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Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

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Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

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Performance information will be available in the Prospectus after the Portfolio has been in operation for one full calendar year.

Charter Interest Rate Strategies Portfolio | Class B Shares

Risk/Return:

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

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Management fee

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0.15%

Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees

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0.25%

Other expenses

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0.25%

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Acquired fund fees and expenses

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0.70%

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Total annual operating expenses

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1.35%

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1 Year

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3 Years

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$ 428

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.