497K 1 f22974d1.htm AST ADVANCED STRATEGIES PORTFOLIO 497K AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio 497K

ADVANCED SERIES TRUST 

AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio 

  

Supplement dated August 31, 2022 to the
Currently Effective Summary Prospectus, Prospectus
and Statement of Additional Information 

  

This supplement should be read in conjunction with the currently effective Prospectus (the Prospectus) and Statement of Additional Information (SAI) for Advanced Series Trust (the Trust) relating to the AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio, (the Portfolio). The Portfolio discussed in this supplement may not be available under your variable contract. For more information about the portfolios available under your variable contract, please refer to your contract prospectus.  

  

  

Effective immediately, Mr. Marco Aiolfi and Mr. Rory Cummings are added as portfolio managers of the Portfolio. Effective immediately, Mr. Joel Kallman no longer serves as portfolio manager of the Portfolio.  

  

To reflect these changes, the Trust’s Prospectus, SAI and the Summary Prospectus relating to the Portfolio are hereby revised as follows effective immediately:   

  

I.All references to Mr. Kallman are hereby removed from the Trust’s Prospectus and SAI and the Summary Prospectuses relating to the Portfolio. 

  

II. The table in the section of the Summary Prospectuses and Prospectus entitled “Summary: AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio – Management of the Portfolio,” is hereby revised by adding the following information with respect to Mr. Aiolfi and Mr. Cummings: 

  

  

Investment Managers 

Subadviser 

Portfolio Managers 

Title 

Service Date 

PGIM Investments LLC; AST Investment Services, Inc. 

PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC 

Mr. Marco Aiolfi 

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager 

August 2022  

PGIM Investments LLC; AST Investment Services, Inc. 

PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC 

Mr. Rory Cummings 

Principal, Portfolio Manager 

August 2022  

  

  

III.The following is hereby added after the last paragraph in the section of the Prospectus entitled “HOW THE TRUST IS MANAGED – Portfolio Manager – AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio - PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC:” 

  

Marco Aiolfi, PhD, is a Managing Director and Co-Head of PGIM Quantitative Solutions’ Multi-Asset team. In this capacity, he spearheads the group’s strategic initiatives and is responsible for portfolio management and product development of the multi-asset platform. Prior to his current role, Marco was the Head of Systematic Multi-Asset Strategies, overseeing   research, development and portfolio management of systematic total and absolute return investment solutions. Before joining PGIM Quantitative Solutions, Marco was a Lead Portfolio Manager and Researcher for GTAA and volatility strategies for the Quantitative Investment Strategies team at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and a Principal at Platinum Grove Asset Management. Previously, Marco was a research scholar at the University of California, San Diego, and a visiting scholar at the International Monetary Fund. Marco’s articles have appeared in several journals including the Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Financial Econometrics, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Forecasting, Journal of Investment Management and the Journal of Portfolio Management.  He earned a BA in economics and a PhD in economics from Bocconi University in Italy 

Rory Cummings, CFA, is a Principal and Portfolio Manager for PGIM Quantitative Solutions working within the Multi-Asset team. In this capacity, he is responsible for portfolio management, analysis, and economic and market valuation research. Prior to his current role, Rory served as a Client Relations Specialist covering a variety of institutional clients. He earned a BA in finance from Seton Hall University and an MBA in financial markets and corporate finance from the New York University Stern School of Business.  

  

  

IV. The table in Part I of the SAI entitled “PORTFOLIO MANAGERS: OTHER ACCOUNTS – AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio” is hereby revised by adding the following information with respect to Mr. Aiolfi and Mr. Cummings: 

  

  

Subadviser 

Portfolio Managers 

Registered Investment Companies*
(in millions) 

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles*
(in millions) 

Other Accounts*
(in millions) 

Ownership of Portfolio Securities* 

PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC 

Marco Aiolfi 

36/$53,307,868,268 

7/$2,324,542,361 

11/$778,933,888 

None 

  

Rory Cummings 

33/$53,042,579,035 

6/$2,121,915,052 

11/$778,933,888 

None 

*Information as of 07/31/2022. 

  

  

THIS SUPPLEMENT SHOULD BE READ AND RETAINED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. 

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