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EQ ADVISORS TRUSTSM

SUPPLEMENT DATED JUNE 29, 2017 TO THE PROSPECTUS AND STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED MAY 1, 2017, AS SUPPLEMENTED

 

 

This Supplement updates certain information contained in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of EQ Advisors Trust (“Trust”) dated May 1, 2017, as supplemented. You should read this Supplement in conjunction with the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information and retain it for future reference. You may obtain an additional copy of the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, free of charge, by writing to the Trust at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104, or you can view, print, and download a copy of these documents at the Trust’s website at www.axa-equitablefunds.com.

The purpose of this Supplement is to provide you with information regarding the addition of a portfolio manager to the Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio:

Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio

(the “Portfolio”)

Effective Immediately, the table in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio – Who Manages the Portfolio – Sub-Adviser: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BlackRock”)” is hereby amended to add the following information:

 

  Name    Title    Date Began
Managing the
Portfolio

  David Rogal

    Director of BlackRock    June 2017
           

Effective Immediately, the section of the Prospectus entitled “Management of the Trust – The Sub-Advisers – BlackRock Financial Management Inc.” is hereby amended to add the following information:

David Rogal is a member of the team that is primarily responsible for the investment decisions for an Active Allocated Portion of the Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio.

David Rogal, Director, is a member of the Multi-Sector Retail & Rates team within BlackRock’s Americas Fixed Income Group. He is a portfolio manager on the Multi-Sector Mutual Fund Team. Mr. Rogal moved to his current role in 2009. Previously, he was a member of BlackRock’s Multi-Asset Portfolio Strategies group. Mr. Rogal began his career at BlackRock in 2006 as an analyst in the Financial Institutions Group.

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Effective Immediately, in the section of the SAI entitled “Appendix C – EQ Advisors Trust – Portfolio Manager Information – BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BlackRock” or “Sub-Adviser”)” is hereby amended to include the following information:

 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BlackRock” or “Sub-Adviser”)
 Portfolio   Manager     Presented below for each portfolio manager is the number of  other
accounts of the Adviser managed by the portfolio manager and
the total assets in the accounts managed within each category as
of December 31, 2016		    Presented below for each of the categories is the number  of
accounts and the total assets in the accounts with respect to which
the advisory fee is based on the performance of the  account
     Registered

Investment

Companies

    Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles		    Other Accounts    Registered

Investment

Companies

    Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles		    Other Accounts
      Number
of
Accounts 		    Total
Assets 		   

Number

of

Accounts

    Total
Assets		    Number of
Accounts		    Total
Assets		    Number
of
Accounts		    Total
Assets		    Number
of
Accounts		    Total
Assets		    Number
of
Accounts		    Total
Assets
Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio

 David

 Rogal*

    10    $47.63 
Billion 		    8    $9.93 Billion    1    $658.4 Billion    0    N/A    0    N/A    0    N/A
  *

Information for Mr. Rogal has been provided as of February 28, 2017.

        Ownership of Securities of the Fund as of December 31, 2016

Portfolio Manager    None        $1-
$10,000    		    $10,001-
$50,000    		    $50,001-
$100,000    		    $100,001-
$500,000    		    $500,001-
$1,000,000    		    over
$1,000,000    
Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio

David Rogal*

    X                                  
  *

Information for Mr. Rogal has been provided as of February 28, 2017.

 

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