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AST INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2020 (unaudited)
      Shares   Value
Long-Term Investments — 89.8%
Common Stocks — 88.9%
Australia — 3.4%
AGL Energy Ltd.

266,900   $2,785,348
Beach Energy Ltd.

1,583,200   1,107,737
BHP Group PLC

298,982   4,625,730
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

751,600   4,615,825
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.(a)

1,222,969   2,207,116
Inghams Group Ltd.(a)

832,600   1,670,984
Link Administration Holdings Ltd.

723,200   1,420,228
Metcash Ltd.

908,400   1,747,385
Mirvac Group, REIT

1,537,100   1,961,856
Myer Holdings Ltd.*(a)

2,108,600   180,862
Perenti Global Ltd.

1,790,400   669,703
Qantas Airways Ltd.

1,139,900   2,239,676
Rio Tinto Ltd.

68,800   3,530,926
St. Barbara Ltd.

1,118,600   1,462,640
Stockland, REIT

1,210,000   1,874,716
Super Retail Group Ltd.

338,300   963,052
            33,063,784
Austria — 0.4%
OMV AG

99,000   2,721,854
Wienerberger AG

89,800   1,418,558
            4,140,412
Belgium — 0.4%
Bekaert SA

126,200   2,106,677
UCB SA

24,700   2,141,907
            4,248,584
Canada — 1.6%
Canadian National Railway Co.

63,730   4,982,741
Suncor Energy, Inc.

384,760   6,140,631
TMX Group Ltd.

57,584   4,286,986
            15,410,358
China — 2.2%
China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

2,324,000   2,760,468
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

351,900   3,393,859
ESR Cayman Ltd., 144A*

918,000   1,964,793
Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

841,000   1,952,801
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

2,779,000   1,666,721
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. (Class H Stock)

729,500   7,147,399
Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

1,005,500   1,837,444
            20,723,485
Denmark — 1.3%
Carlsberg A/S (Class B Stock)

54,998   6,219,232
Danske Bank A/S

211,700   2,388,042
Dfds A/S*

53,800   1,227,543
Vestas Wind Systems A/S

38,332   3,104,415
            12,939,232
Finland — 1.4%
Nordea Bank Abp

1,102,540   6,183,280
Sampo OYJ (Class A Stock)

155,837   4,558,200
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Finland (cont’d.)
Valmet OYJ

156,600   $3,076,116
            13,817,596
France — 10.4%
Air Liquide SA

63,649   8,152,126
Arkema SA

52,200   3,607,427
AXA SA

129,500   2,232,859
BNP Paribas SA

166,081   5,002,079
Bouygues SA

99,300   2,910,796
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

30,500   2,724,285
Cie Plastic Omnium SA

103,600   1,460,095
CNP Assurances

224,900   2,214,793
Credit Agricole SA

260,100   1,888,925
Engie SA

1,022,841   10,553,967
Natixis SA

818,900   2,661,930
Peugeot SA

164,100   2,184,423
Safran SA

82,682   7,253,585
Sanofi

264,717   23,098,051
Societe BIC SA

32,850   1,835,359
Societe Generale SA

110,300   1,850,469
Sopra Steria Group

16,500   1,798,029
TOTAL SA

71,900   2,751,892
Vinci SA

57,831   4,786,231
Vivendi SA

517,623   11,160,567
            100,127,888
Germany — 6.9%
Allianz SE

13,200   2,273,935
Aurubis AG

46,100   1,906,448
Bayer AG

29,500   1,706,680
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

43,000   2,211,096
Covestro AG, 144A

62,800   1,919,670
Daimler AG

74,100   2,231,293
Deutsche Lufthansa AG

180,400   1,702,284
Deutsche Post AG

194,100   5,278,677
Duerr AG(a)

93,800   1,926,817
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

70,940   4,692,822
Infineon Technologies AG

238,390   3,431,347
Merck KGaA

29,586   3,030,013
METRO AG

249,900   2,145,056
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

10,000   2,009,412
Rheinmetall AG

42,300   2,982,498
SAP SE

128,135   14,248,636
Siemens AG

24,000   2,042,046
Siltronic AG(a)

29,500   2,207,657
Volkswagen AG(a)

28,900   3,837,763
Vonovia SE

92,095   4,548,221
            66,332,371
Hong Kong — 1.2%
CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

288,000   1,625,493
Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

484,312   1,375,100
Skyworth Group Ltd.*

6,558,000   1,389,146
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AST INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO (continued)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2020 (unaudited)
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Hong Kong (cont’d.)
Tongda Group Holdings Ltd.

25,930,000   $1,481,626
WH Group Ltd., 144A

3,385,000   3,163,176
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

1,711,000   2,617,208
            11,651,749
Indonesia — 0.1%
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

4,669,300   1,338,894
Ireland — 0.8%
C&C Group PLC

423,900   1,032,819
Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR*

84,918   4,508,297
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

74,600   2,104,073
            7,645,189
Israel — 0.7%
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

849,484   4,694,249
Isracard Ltd.

12,844   34,442
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.*

249,600   2,301,180
            7,029,871
Italy — 2.3%
Enel SpA

1,912,888   13,352,164
Leonardo SpA

500,100   3,327,475
Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

387,800   2,145,925
UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA

1,147,600   2,846,856
            21,672,420
Japan — 19.7%
AGC, Inc.

111,800   2,744,282
Aozora Bank Ltd.

94,300   1,790,625
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

112,400   3,657,447
Astellas Pharma, Inc.

440,900   6,831,037
Brother Industries Ltd.

121,300   1,845,268
Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

196,600   2,278,496
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

420,495   10,428,393
EDION Corp.

204,500   1,693,830
Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

52,700   2,663,162
Hazama Ando Corp.

303,400   1,928,699
Hitachi Ltd.

340,300   9,867,684
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

147,000   3,305,225
Isuzu Motors Ltd.

330,400   2,185,637
ITOCHU Corp.

197,900   4,086,848
Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

99,800   1,817,131
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

192,000   2,303,324
Kaneka Corp.

80,100   1,916,838
Kao Corp.

99,190   8,119,852
KDDI Corp.

201,400   5,968,911
Keiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

398,600   1,980,476
Komatsu Ltd.

126,200   2,065,624
Makita Corp.

176,200   5,366,275
Marubeni Corp.

676,100   3,363,931
Mazda Motor Corp.

300,500   1,585,409
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

310,900   1,847,880
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

224,200   2,424,191
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

644,600   2,395,736
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

468,000   2,302,411
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Japan (cont’d.)
Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

188,800   $2,616,636
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

90,100   1,705,924
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

2,082,600   2,383,340
Nexon Co. Ltd.

490,800   8,031,009
Nikon Corp.(a)

203,100   1,861,680
Nintendo Co. Ltd.

24,700   9,551,416
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

374,500   8,973,121
Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, Inc.

297,400   1,677,570
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

58,100   1,815,968
Obayashi Corp.

361,500   3,095,382
Resona Holdings, Inc.

610,100   1,831,372
Sankyu, Inc.

44,000   1,643,297
Sawai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

34,300   1,829,425
Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd.

320,500   2,611,549
SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings, Inc.

544,400   1,927,636
Sompo Holdings, Inc.

61,500   1,904,238
Sumitomo Corp.

162,000   1,859,785
Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

154,700   1,977,839
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

117,000   2,097,075
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

383,600   9,243,876
Suzuki Motor Corp.

112,300   2,686,006
Teijin Ltd.

121,600   2,058,209
Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

15,800   195,755
Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

88,700   1,854,445
Toyota Motor Corp.

46,900   2,823,457
Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

96,900   2,203,788
Ube Industries Ltd.

170,800   2,611,238
Ulvac, Inc.

93,500   2,226,945
Yamaha Corp.

99,000   3,855,966
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

148,300   1,837,257
            189,755,826
Luxembourg — 0.3%
ArcelorMittal SA

290,978   2,769,428
Mexico — 0.3%
Arca Continental SAB de CV

643,500   2,597,328
Netherlands — 3.8%
ABN AMRO Bank NV, 144A, CVA

458,566   3,788,995
Aegon NV

740,800   1,867,638
ING Groep NV

361,900   1,885,297
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

283,200   6,609,579
Koninklijke DSM NV

68,315   7,747,936
NN Group NV

106,100   2,833,685
Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Class B Stock)

214,200   3,582,521
Signify NV, 144A

136,600   2,626,435
Wolters Kluwer NV

81,077   5,731,484
            36,673,570
New Zealand — 0.1%
Air New Zealand Ltd.

2,577,100   1,299,399
Norway — 1.7%
DNB ASA

179,900   2,013,165
Equinor ASA

445,630   5,514,231
Leroy Seafood Group ASA

541,300   2,658,970
Telenor ASA

433,993   6,312,442
            16,498,808
 
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AST INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO (continued)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2020 (unaudited)
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Portugal — 0.3%
EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

338,115   $1,350,981
Galp Energia SGPS SA

167,516   1,906,899
            3,257,880
Singapore — 1.3%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

436,040   5,643,299
Hong Leong Asia Ltd.*

957,700   276,188
NetLink NBN Trust, UTS

6,517,200   4,120,502
Venture Corp. Ltd.

240,000   2,269,974
            12,309,963
South Africa — 0.1%
Investec PLC

451,400   844,218
South Korea — 0.6%
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

154,898   6,018,178
Spain — 1.1%
Banco Santander SA

791,900   1,918,104
Mapfre SA

1,078,200   1,841,445
Repsol SA

580,400   5,317,492
Telefonica SA

347,700   1,588,271
            10,665,312
Sweden — 2.2%
Assa Abloy AB (Class B Stock)

309,741   5,834,283
Boliden AB

113,000   2,047,086
Epiroc AB (Class A Stock)

485,083   4,778,627
Sandvik AB

144,300   2,029,645
SKF AB (Class B Stock)

135,100   1,854,269
Volvo AB (Class B Stock)

386,100   4,633,624
            21,177,534
Switzerland — 7.8%
ABB Ltd.

466,262   8,129,614
Adecco Group AG

58,400   2,301,816
Baloise Holding AG

14,500   1,903,770
Credit Suisse Group AG*

580,000   4,772,751
Helvetia Holding AG

16,500   1,427,271
Novartis AG

257,184   21,171,261
Roche Holding AG

65,986   21,371,325
Swiss Life Holding AG

14,100   4,794,892
UBS Group AG*

458,400   4,256,695
Zurich Insurance Group AG

13,600   4,800,169
            74,929,564
United Arab Emirates — 0.2%
Network International Holdings PLC, 144A*

354,668   1,724,066
United Kingdom — 13.6%
3i Group PLC

245,500   2,391,756
Ashtead Group PLC

54,100   1,171,879
Aviva PLC

649,600   2,139,918
Babcock International Group PLC

377,800   1,800,678
BAE Systems PLC

633,400   4,084,555
Barclays PLC

1,773,000   2,042,704
Barratt Developments PLC

379,200   2,056,109
Bellway PLC

79,000   2,107,390
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
United Kingdom (cont’d.)
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

24,800   $1,105,526
British American Tobacco PLC

180,000   6,132,474
BT Group PLC

1,147,100   1,664,236
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

295,000   1,977,260
Compass Group PLC

318,635   4,977,283
Dialog Semiconductor PLC*

70,500   1,871,514
Dixons Carphone PLC

1,147,300   1,103,307
GlaxoSmithKline PLC

599,500   11,298,380
Go-Ahead Group PLC (The)

108,600   1,120,695
Howden Joinery Group PLC

373,967   2,358,954
Imperial Brands PLC

111,300   2,058,078
Inchcape PLC

277,400   1,481,701
Informa PLC

645,164   3,507,177
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

565,500   1,491,693
J Sainsbury PLC

1,589,300   4,136,489
Kingfisher PLC

1,118,000   1,974,945
Legal & General Group PLC

952,100   2,259,203
Lloyds Banking Group PLC

3,543,200   1,387,106
Marks & Spencer Group PLC

1,280,000   1,564,523
Marston’s PLC

565,400   291,030
Micro Focus International PLC

202,100   997,998
Ninety One PLC*

225,700   484,711
Premier Foods PLC*

200,276   60,420
Prudential PLC

661,405   8,392,504
Redrow PLC

194,952   870,725
RELX PLC

557,419   11,948,973
Restaurant Group PLC (The)

265,200   137,592
Royal Mail PLC

484,100   747,804
RSA Insurance Group PLC

701,496   3,639,997
Tate & Lyle PLC

447,500   3,622,176
Taylor Wimpey PLC

1,347,900   1,965,870
Tesco PLC

5,369,511   15,149,380
Unilever PLC

172,077   8,686,918
Vesuvius PLC

385,700   1,534,450
Vistry Group PLC

240,300   1,721,085
            131,517,166
United States — 2.7%
Aon PLC(a)

48,435   7,993,712
Ferguson PLC

72,883   4,511,466
Medtronic PLC

145,510   13,122,092
            25,627,270
 
Total Common Stocks

(cost $1,120,305,291)

  857,807,343
Preferred Stock — 0.9%
Germany
Volkswagen AG (PRFC)

70,529   8,277,343
(cost $12,158,822)      
    
 
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AST INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO (continued)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2020 (unaudited)
      Units   Value
Warrants* — 0.0%
United States
Boart Longyear Ltd., expiring 09/13/24

11,105   $34
(cost $0)      
 
Total Long-Term Investments

(cost $1,132,464,113)

  866,084,720
    
      Shares  
Short-Term Investments — 7.8%
Affiliated Mutual Funds
PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

64,155,893 64,155,893
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund

(cost $10,793,582; includes $10,772,396 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)

10,823,048 10,805,731
 
Total Short-Term Investments

(cost $74,949,475)

74,961,624
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—97.6%
(cost $1,207,413,588)
941,046,344
 
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 2.4% 23,558,021
 
Net Assets — 100.0% $964,604,365
    
Below is a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the quarterly schedule of portfolio holdings:
144A Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, pursuant to the requirements of Rule 144A, may not be resold except to qualified institutional buyers.
ADR American Depositary Receipt
CVA Certificate Van Aandelen (Bearer)
PRFC Preference Shares
REITs Real Estate Investment Trust
UTS Unit Trust Security
    
* Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $10,295,737; cash collateral of $10,772,396 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Portfolio purchased highly liquid short-term investments.
(b) Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.
(w) PGIM Investments LLC, the co-manager of the Portfolio, also serves as the manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund.
Other information regarding the Portfolio is available in the Portfolio’s most recent Report to Shareholders. This information is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov).
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