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787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019-6099 Tel: 212 728 8000 Fax: 212 728 8111

November 27, 2018

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

Re: EnTrustPermal Alternative Core Fund, a series of Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust

Securities Act File No. 33-43446

Investment Company Act File No. 811-06444

Ladies and Gentlemen:

On behalf of the Registrant and pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, attached for filing are exhibits containing interactive data format risk/return summary information that mirrors the risk/return summary information in a supplement dated November 16, 2018 to the Prospectus dated May 1, 2018, for EnTrustPermal Alternative Core Fund filed under Rule 497(e) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2018.

Any questions or comments on the Amendment should be directed to the undersigned at 202-303-1287.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Juliet M. Han

Juliet M. Han

Enclosures

cc: Rosemary D. Emmens, Legg Mason & Co., LLC

Barbara J. Allen, Legg Mason & Co., LLC

Neesa P. Sood, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

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May 01, 2018

LEGG MASON PARTNERS EQUITY TRUST

SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 16, 2018

TO THE SUMMARY PROSPECTUS AND PROSPECTUS

DATED MAY 1, 2018 OF

ENTRUSTPERMAL ALTERNATIVE CORE FUND

The following information supplements, and to the extent inconsistent therewith, supersedes the information contained in the section of the fund’s Summary Prospectus and Prospectus titled “Performance”:

Effective November 16, 2018, the fund will compare its performance to the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The fund will no longer use the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) World Index (Gross), the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index or a 60/40 Composite Index (consisting of 60% MSCI World Index (Gross) and 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index) as its benchmarks. The fund believes that the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index is a more relevant benchmark for its investment strategies.

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SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 16, 2018

TO THE SUMMARY PROSPECTUS AND PROSPECTUS

DATED MAY 1, 2018 OF

ENTRUSTPERMAL ALTERNATIVE CORE FUND

The following information supplements, and to the extent inconsistent therewith, supersedes the information contained in the section of the fund’s Summary Prospectus and Prospectus titled “Performance”:

Effective November 16, 2018, the fund will compare its performance to the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The fund will no longer use the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) World Index (Gross), the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index or a 60/40 Composite Index (consisting of 60% MSCI World Index (Gross) and 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index) as its benchmarks. The fund believes that the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index is a more relevant benchmark for its investment strategies.

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LEGG MASON PARTNERS EQUITY TRUST

SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 16, 2018

TO THE SUMMARY PROSPECTUS AND PROSPECTUS

DATED MAY 1, 2018 OF

ENTRUSTPERMAL ALTERNATIVE CORE FUND

The following information supplements, and to the extent inconsistent therewith, supersedes the information contained in the section of the fund’s Summary Prospectus and Prospectus titled “Performance”:

Effective November 16, 2018, the fund will compare its performance to the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The fund will no longer use the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) World Index (Gross), the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index or a 60/40 Composite Index (consisting of 60% MSCI World Index (Gross) and 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index) as its benchmarks. The fund believes that the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index is a more relevant benchmark for its investment strategies.

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