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THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND
PSF Global Portfolio 
SUMMARY PROSPECTUS • MAY 1, 2023

Before you invest, you may want to review the Portfolio’s Prospectus, which contains more information about the Portfolio and its risks. You can find the Portfolio's Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information (SAI), Annual Report and other information about the Portfolio online at www.prudential.com/variableinsuranceportfolios. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-346-3778 or by sending an e-mail to: service@prudential.com. The Portfolio’s Prospectus and SAI, both dated MAY 1, 2023, as supplemented and amended from time to time, and the Portfolio’s most recent shareholder report, dated December 31, 2022 are all hereby incorporated by reference into (legally made a part of) this Summary Prospectus.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The investment objective of the Portfolio is long-term growth of capital.
PORTFOLIO FEES AND EXPENSES
The table below shows the fees and expenses that you may pay if you invest in shares of the Portfolio. The table does not include Contract charges. Because Contract charges are not included, the total fees and expenses that you will incur will be higher than the fees and expenses set forth in the table. See your Contract prospectus for more information about Contract charges.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)(1)
 
 
 
Class I Shares
Class III Shares
Management Fees(1)
0.75%
0.75%
+ Distribution and/or Service Fees (12b-1 Fees)
None
0.25%
+ Other Expenses
0.04%
0.04%
= Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
0.79%
1.04%
- Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement
(0.05)%
(0.05)%
= Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement(2)
0.74%
0.99%
(1) Differences in the Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses shown in the table above and in the Portfolio’s Financial Highlights are attributable to changes in management fees, fee waivers and/or expense limitations implemented during the most recent fiscal year.
(2) The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.0345% of its management fee through June 30, 2024. In addition, the Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.012% of its management fee through June 30, 2024. These arrangements may not be terminated or modified without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
Example.  The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The table does not include Contract charges. Because Contract charges are not included, the total fees and expenses that you will incur will be higher than the fees and expenses set forth in the example. See your Contract prospectus for more information about Contract charges.
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 periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
PSF Global Portfolio Class I Shares
$76
$247
$434
$973
PSF Global Portfolio Class III Shares
$101
$326
$569
$1,266
Portfolio Turnover.  The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual portfolio operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio's performance. During the Portfolio's most recent fiscal year ended December 31, the Portfolio's portfolio turnover rate was 52% of the average value of its portfolio.
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INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE
Principal Investment Strategies.  The Portfolio invests its assets primarily in equity and equity-related securities in an allocation that is substantially similar to the composition of the Portfolio’s benchmark, the MSCI World Index. The Portfolio has multiple subadvisers and each subadviser uses either a growth approach or a value approach in selecting either foreign or US equity or equity-related securities.
In pursuing it value strategies, the Portfolio seeks to invest in undervalued stocks that have high near-term appreciation potential. In addition, the Portfolio seeks to invest in undervalued large companies that provide good prospects for capital appreciation, although such companies may temporarily be out of favor. The Portfolio may, at times, also invest significantly in certain sectors.
In pursuing its growth strategies, the Portfolio relies on fundamental research to identify and invest in foreign and US companies with market capitalizations over $100 million that appear to have above-average prospective growth potential, evidence of sustainability of future growth, above-average profitability and reinvestment of internal capital, as well as a conservative capital structure. In addition, the Portfolio seeks to own strong businesses that have the potential to grow their earnings per share over 14% on an annual basis through a full market cycle, with a focus on securities with the best risk versus reward profile.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio. The risks summarized below are the principal risks of investing in the Portfolio. The relative significance of the risks summarized below may change over time. All investments have risks to some degree, and it is possible that you could lose money by investing in the Portfolio. An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. While the Portfolio makes every effort to achieve its objective, the Portfolio cannot guarantee success.
Equity Securities Risk. The value of a particular stock or equity-related security held by the Portfolio could fluctuate, perhaps greatly, in response to a number of factors, such as changes in the issuer’s financial condition or the value of the equity markets or a sector of those markets. Such events may result in losses to the Portfolio. In addition, due to decreases in liquidity, the Portfolio may be unable to sell its securities holdings within a reasonable time at the price it values the security or at any price.
Foreign Investment Risk. Investments in foreign securities generally involve more risk than investments in securities of US issuers, including: changes in currency exchange rates may affect the value of foreign securities held by the Portfolio; foreign markets generally are more volatile than, and generally are not subject to regulatory requirements comparable to, US markets; foreign financial reporting standards usually differ from those in the US; foreign exchanges are often less liquid than US markets; political or social developments may adversely affect the value of foreign securities; foreign holdings may be subject to special taxation and limitations on repatriating investment proceeds; and certain events in foreign markets may adversely affect foreign and domestic issuers, including, among others, military conflict, geopolitical developments, interruptions in the global supply chain, natural disasters, and outbreaks of infectious diseases.
Focus Risk. The Portfolio focuses or may focus its investments in particular countries, regions, industries, sectors, markets, or types of investments and may accumulate large positions in such areas. As a result, the Portfolio’s performance may be more sensitive to a small group of related holdings and adverse developments in such areas than a portfolio more broadly invested, although the increasing interconnectivity between economies and financial markets throughout the world increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.
Quantitative Model Risk. The Portfolio and certain Underlying Portfolios, if applicable, may use quantitative models as part of their investment process. Securities or other investments selected using quantitative methods may perform differently from the market as a whole or from their expected performance for many reasons, including factors used in building the quantitative analytical framework, the weights placed on each factor, and changing sources of market returns. There can be no assurance that these methodologies will produce the desired results or enable the Portfolio to achieve its objective. A given model may be more effective with certain instruments or strategies than others, and there can be no assurance that any model can identify and incorporate all factors that will affect an investment’s price or performance.
Derivatives Risk. A derivative is a financial contract, the value of which depends upon, or is derived from, the value of one or more underlying investments, such as an asset, reference rate, or index. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves a variety of risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, including the risk that: the party on the other side of a derivative transaction will be unable to honor its financial obligation; leverage created by investing in derivatives may result in losses to the Portfolio; derivatives may be difficult or impossible for the Portfolio to buy or sell at an opportune time or price, and may be difficult to terminate or otherwise offset; derivatives used for hedging may reduce or magnify losses but also may reduce or eliminate gains; and the price of commodity-linked derivatives may be more volatile than the prices of traditional equity and debt securities. The Portfolio is subject to a derivatives risk management program, which may limit the ability of the Portfolio to invest in derivatives.

Economic and Market Events Risk. Events in the US and global financial markets, including actions taken by the US Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth, may at times result in periods of unusually high volatility in a market or a segment of a market, which could negatively impact performance. Reduced liquidity in credit and fixed income markets could adversely affect issuers worldwide. In addition, it remains uncertain that governmental entities will intervene in response to market disturbances, and the effect of any such future intervention cannot be predicted.
Expense Risk. The actual cost of investing in the Portfolio may be higher than the expenses shown in the Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses table above for a variety of reasons, including, for example, if the Portfolio’s average net assets decrease.
Investment Style Risk. Securities held by the Portfolio as a result of a particular investment style, such as growth or value, tend to perform differently (i.e., better or worse than other segments of, or the overall, stock market) depending on market and economic conditions and investor sentiment. At times when the investment style is out of favor, the Portfolio may underperform other funds that invest in similar asset classes but use different investment styles.
Liquidity and Valuation Risk. The Portfolio may hold one or more securities for which there are no or few buyers and sellers or the securities are subject to limitations on transfer. The Portfolio may be unable to sell those portfolio holdings at the desired time or price, and may have difficulty determining the value of such securities for the purpose of determining the Portfolio’s net asset value. In such cases, investments owned by the Portfolio may be valued at fair value pursuant to policies and procedures adopted and implemented by the Manager. No assurance can be given that the fair value prices accurately reflect the value of the security. The Portfolio is subject to a liquidity risk management program, which limits the ability of the Portfolio to invest in illiquid investments.
Market and Management Risk. Markets in which the Portfolio invests may experience volatility and go down in value, and possibly sharply and unpredictably in short periods of time. Investment techniques, risk analyses, and investment strategies, which may include quantitative models or methods, used by a subadviser in making investment decisions for the Portfolio are subject to human error and may not produce the intended or desired results. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence of domestic or global events, including war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters, or events, political or civil instability, and public health emergencies, among others. Such events may reduce consumer demand or economic output, result in market closures, travel restrictions or quarantines, and significantly adversely impact the economy. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Portfolio will be achieved.
Regulatory Risk. The Portfolio is subject to a variety of laws and regulations which govern its operations. The Portfolio is subject to regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), and depending on the Portfolio, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the CFTC). Similarly, the businesses and other issuers of the securities and other instruments in which the Portfolio invests are also subject to considerable regulation. Changes in laws and regulations may materially impact the Portfolio, a security, business, sector, or market.
Past Performance. The bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio's performance from year to year and by showing how the Portfolio's average annual returns for 1, 5, and 10 years compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Past performance does not mean that the Portfolio will achieve similar results in the future.
The annual returns and average annual returns shown in the chart and table are after deduction of expenses and do not include Contract charges. If Contract charges were included, the returns shown would have been lower than those shown. Consult your Contract prospectus for information about Contract charges.
Annual return information in the bar chart is provided only for Class I shares. Because all of the Portfolio’s shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities, annual returns for Class III shares would be lower because Class III shares do not have the same expenses as Class I shares.

Best Quarter:
Worst Quarter:
19.82%
2nd
Quarter
2020
-21.45%
1st
Quarter
2020
Average Annual Total Returns (For the periods ended December 31, 2022)
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
PSF Global Class I Shares
-18.80%
6.09%
8.96%
-
 
PSF Global Class III Shares
-19.01%
N/A
N/A
-8.27%
4/26/21
Index
 
 
MSCI World Index (GD) (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
-17.73%
6.69%
9.44%
-5.18%*
 
* Since Inception returns for the Indexes are measured from the month-end closest to the inception date.
MANAGEMENT OF THE PORTFOLIO
Investment Manager
Subadvisers
Portfolio Managers
Title
Service Date
PGIM Investments LLC
 
Brian Ahrens
Senior Vice President,
Strategic Investment
Research Group
April 2020
 
 
Andrei O. Marinich, CFA
Vice President,
Strategic Investment
Research Group
April 2020
 
 
Todd L. Kerin
Vice President, Portfolio
Manager
April 2020
 
 
Saleem Z. Banatwala
Director, Portfolio
Manager
April 2020
 
William Blair Investment Management, LLC
Alaina Anderson
Partner & Portfolio
Manager
June 2021
 
 
Simon Fennell
Partner & Portfolio
Manager
January 2014
 
 
Kenneth J. McAtamney
Partner & Portfolio
Manager
January 2014
 
LSV Asset Management
Josef Lakonishok, Ph.D.
CEO, CIO, Partner and
Portfolio Manager
December 2005
 
 
Menno Vermeulen, CFA
Partner, Portfolio
Manager
December 2005
 
 
Puneet Mansharamani,
CFA
Partner, Portfolio
Manager
January 2006
 
 
Greg Sleight
Partner, Portfolio
Manager
July 2014
 
 
Guy Lakonishok, CFA
Partner, Portfolio
Manager
July 2014
 
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
Eric B. Fischman, CFA
Investment Officer
March 2022
 
 
Bradford Mak
Investment Officer
March 2022
 
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Gabriel Solomon
Vice President and
Co-Portfolio Manager
October 2021
 
 
John D. Linehan, CFA
Vice President and
Co-Portfolio Manager
December 2005

Investment Manager
Subadvisers
Portfolio Managers
Title
Service Date
 
PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC
Marcus M. Perl
Principal, Portfolio
Manager
July 2008
 
 
Mr. Marco Aiolfi, PhD
Co-Head of Multi-Asset
team and Portfolio
Manager
August 2022
 
 
Mr. Edward Campbell,
CFA
Co-Head of Multi-Asset
team and Portfolio
Manager
August 2022
Each of PGIM Quantitative Solutions, Jennison Associates LLC (Jennison) and PGIM, Inc. (PGIM) may provide Management Services and/or Advice Services to the Portfolio. Management Services includes discretionary investment management authority for all or a portion of the Portfolio's assets. Advice Services includes investment advice, asset allocation advice and research services other than day-to-day management of the Portfolio.
Although PGIM Quantitative Solutions, Jennison and PGIM have been appointed to serve as subadvisers to the Portfolio, PGIM Quantitative Solutions presently provides only Advice Services to the Portfolio. PGIM Investments has no current plans or intention to utilize PGIM Quantitative Solutions to provide Management Services to the Portfolio. PGIM Investments has no current intention to utilize Jennison or PGIM to provide any Management Services or Advice Services to the Portfolio.
Depending on future circumstances and other factors, however, PGIM Investments, in its discretion, and subject to further approval by the Board, may in the future elect to utilize PGIM Quantitative Solutions, Jennison or PGIM to provide Management Services and/or Advice Services to the Portfolio, as applicable.
TAX INFORMATION
Contract owners should consult their Contract prospectus for information on the federal tax consequences to them. In addition, Contract owners may wish to consult with their own tax advisors as to the tax consequences of investments in the Contracts and the Portfolio, including the application of state and local taxes. The Portfolio currently intends to be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. As a result, the Portfolio's income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits are passed through pro rata directly to the Participating Insurance Companies and retain the same character for federal income tax purposes.
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION
If you purchase your Contract through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Participating Insurance Company, the Portfolio, or their related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Contract, the selection of the Portfolio, and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Contract over another investment or insurance product, or to recommend the Portfolio over another investment option under the Contract. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

Notes

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