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Summary Prospectus – April 27, 2015, as amended September 28, 2015

JNL/AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund
(formerly, JNL/AllianceBernstein Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund)
Class A and B

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks.  You can find the Fund's Prospectus and other information about the Fund, including the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") and most recent reports to shareholders, online at http://hosted.rightprospectus.com/Jackson/JNLSeriesTrust. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-644-4565 (Annuity and Life Service Center), 1-800-599-5651 (NY Annuity and Life Service Center), 1-800-777-7779 (for contracts purchased through a bank or financial institution) or 1-888-464-7779 (for NY contracts purchased through a bank or financial institution), or by sending an email request to ProspectusRequest@jackson.com.  The current Prospectus and SAI, both dated April 27, 2015, as supplemented September 28, 2015 are incorporated by reference into (which means they legally are a part of) this Summary Prospectus.
 


Investment Objective.  The investment objective of the Fund is to maximize total return consistent with the determination of reasonable risk and subject to the strategy's asset class allocations.

Expenses.  This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

The expenses do not reflect the expenses of the variable insurance contracts or the separate account, whichever may be applicable and the total expenses would be higher if they were included.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
Not Applicable

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
 
Class A
Management Fee
0.75%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.20%
Other Expenses1
0.17%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses2
0.12%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.24%

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
 
Class B
Management Fee
0.75%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.00%
Other Expenses1
0.17%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses2
0.12%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.04%
1 "Other Expenses" include an Administrative Fee of 0.15% which is payable to Jackson National Asset Management, LLC ("JNAM" or "Adviser") and are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
2 Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are indirect expenses of investing in other investment companies.

Expense Example.  This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.  Also, this example does not reflect the expenses of the variable insurance contracts or the separate account, whichever may be applicable, and the total expenses would be higher if they were included. The table below shows the expenses you would pay on a $10,000 investment, assuming (1) 5% annual return and (2) redemption at the end of each time period.  The example also assumes that the Fund operating expenses remain the same.  Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Class A
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
$126
$393
$681
$1,500

Class B
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
$106
$331
$574
$1,271

Portfolio Turnover (% of average value of portfolio).  The Fund 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 fund operating expenses or in the expense example, affect the Fund's performance.

Period
Class A
4/28/2014 – 12/31/2014
109%

Principal Investment Strategies.  The Fund invests in a globally diversified portfolio of equity and debt securities, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), and other financial instruments, and expects to enter into derivatives transactions, including, but not limited to, options, futures, forwards and swaps to achieve market exposure. The Fund's neutral weighting, from which it will make its tactical asset allocations, is 70% equity exposure and 30% debt exposure. Within these broad components, the Fund may invest in any type of security, including common and preferred stocks, warrants and convertible securities, government and corporate fixed-income securities, commodities, currencies, real estate-related securities and inflation-protected securities. The Fund may invest in U.S., non-U.S. and emerging market issuers. The Fund may invest in securities of companies across the capitalization spectrum, including smaller capitalization companies. The Fund expects its investments in fixed-income securities to have a broad range of maturities and quality levels. The Fund is expected to be highly diversified across industries, sectors and countries, and will choose its positions from several market indices worldwide in a manner that is intended to track the performance (before fees and expenses) of those indices.

The Sub-Adviser will continuously monitor the risks presented by the Fund's asset allocation and may make frequent adjustments to the Fund's exposures to different asset classes. Using its proprietary Dynamic Asset Allocation techniques, the Sub-Adviser will adjust the Fund's exposure across or within asset classes in response to the Sub-Adviser's assessment of the relative risks and returns. For example, when the Sub-Adviser determines that equity market volatility is particularly low and that, therefore, the equity markets present reasonable return opportunities, the Sub-Adviser may increase the Fund's equity exposure to as much as 90%. Conversely, when the Sub-Adviser determines that the risks in the equity markets are disproportionately greater than the potential returns offered, the Sub-Adviser may reduce the Fund's equity exposure significantly below the target percentage or may even decide to eliminate equity exposure altogether by increasing the Fund's fixed-income exposure to 100%.

The Fund expects to utilize derivatives and to invest in ETFs to a significant extent. Derivatives and ETFs may provide more efficient and economical exposure to market segments than direct investments, and the Fund's market exposures may at times be achieved almost entirely through the use of derivatives or through the investments in ETFs. Derivatives transactions and ETFs may also be a quicker and more efficient way to alter the Fund's exposure than buying and selling direct investments. As a result, the Sub-Adviser expects to use derivatives as one of the primary tools for adjusting the Fund's exposure levels from its neutral weighting. The Sub-Adviser also expects to use direct investments and ETFs to adjust the Fund's exposure levels.

Currency exchange rate fluctuations can have a dramatic impact on returns, significantly adding to returns in some years and greatly diminishing them in others. To the extent that the Fund invests in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated investments, the Sub-Adviser will integrate the risks of foreign currency exposures into its investment and asset allocation decision making. The Sub-Adviser may seek to hedge all or a portion of the currency exposure resulting from the Fund's investments. The Sub-Adviser may also seek investment opportunities through currencies and currency-related derivatives.

Generally, the Fund invests in futures contracts, futures-related instruments, forwards, swaps and options to provide exposure to asset classes including, but not limited to, global developed and emerging equity, fixed income and currencies (collectively, "Instruments").  The Fund will also seek to gain exposure to commodity related instruments primarily by investing in JNL/AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund Ltd. ("Subsidiary"), which invests primarily in those futures and swaps (as described more fully below).These Instruments may be used for investment or speculative purposes, hedging or as a substitute for investing in conventional securities.  The Fund may also invest in fixed income securities, money market instruments, and cash.  There are no geographic limits on the market exposure of the Fund's assets.  This flexibility allows AllianceBernstein L.P. ("Sub-Adviser") to look for investments or gain exposure to asset classes and markets around the world, including emerging markets, that it believes will enhance the Fund's ability to meet its objective.

The Fund may invest up to 25% of the value of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is a wholly owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund, organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company. Generally, the Subsidiary invests primarily in precious metals, commodity futures and swaps on commodity futures, but it may also invest in financial futures, option and swap contracts, fixed income securities, pooled investment vehicles, including those that are not registered pursuant to the 1940 Act, and other investments intended to serve as margin or collateral for the Subsidiary's derivative positions. The Fund invests in the Subsidiary in order to gain exposure to the commodities markets within the limitations of the federal tax law, rules and regulations that apply to regulated investment companies ("RICs"). The Subsidiary is subject to the same general investment policies and restrictions as the Fund, except that, unlike the Fund, the Subsidiary is able to invest without limitation in precious metals and commodity-related investments subject to the same 1940 Act asset coverage requirements that are applicable to the Fund. The Fund is the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary and does not expect shares of the Subsidiary to be offered or sold to other investors.  The Subsidiary is advised by Jackson National Asset Management, LLC ("JNAM" or "Adviser") and has the same money managers as the Fund. The Trust's President and Vice President, who are the President and Chief Operating Officer, respectively, of JNAM, serve as directors of the Subsidiary.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund.  An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed.  As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund's shares will change, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

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Commodity-linked derivatives risk The value of a commodity-linked derivative investment typically is based upon the price movements of a commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index, or some other readily measurable economic variable. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, volatility of the underlying benchmark, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The value of commodity-linked derivatives will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related index.  Investments in commodity-linked derivatives may be subject to greater volatility than non-derivative based investments. A highly liquid secondary market may not exist for certain commodity-linked derivatives, and there can be no assurance that one will develop.

 
Commodity-linked derivatives also may be subject to credit and interest rate risks that in general affect the values of fixed income securities. Therefore, at maturity, the Fund may receive more or less principal than it originally invested. The Fund might receive interest payments that are more or less than the stated coupon interest payments.
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Commodities regulatory and tax risk – Commodity-related operating companies typically are subject to significant federal, state and local government regulation in virtually every aspect of their operations, including how facilities are constructed, maintained and operated, environmental and safety controls, and the prices they may charge for the products and services they provide. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") and the exchanges are authorized to take extraordinary actions in the event of a market emergency, including, for example, increasing margin requirements, establishing daily limits and suspending trading. In addition, compliance with certain CFTC requirements may increase the Fund's expenses.  Future regulatory developments may impact the Fund's ability to invest in commodity-linked derivatives. The tax treatment of derivative instruments, including commodity-linked derivative instruments, may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority that could affect the character, timing and amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions.
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Commodity risk – Commodity prices can be extremely volatile may be directly or indirectly affected by many factors, including changes in overall market movements, real or perceived inflationary trends, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates or currency exchange rates, population growth and changing demographics, and factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, or other weather conditions, livestock disease, trade embargoes, competition from substitute products, transportation bottlenecks or shortages, fluctuations in supply and demand, tariffs, and international regulatory, political, and economic developments (e.g., regime changes and changes in economic activity levels).
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Credit risk – The Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement or a loan of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations.
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Currency risk – Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade, or receive revenues, in or in derivatives that provide exposure to, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies may decline in value or, in the case of hedging positions, that the currency will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. Currency exchange rates can be volatile and affected by a number of factors, such as the general economics of a country, the actions (or inaction) of U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation.
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Derivatives risk – Investments in derivatives, which are financial instruments whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of underlying assets, reference rates, or indices, are subject to transaction costs and certain risks, such as unanticipated changes in securities prices and global currency investment.  Derivatives also are subject to liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, counterparty risk, credit risk and management risk.  They also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, interest rate or index.
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Emerging markets and less developed countries risk –Emerging market and less developed countries generally are located in Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Central and South America and Africa.  Investments in emerging market and less developed countries are subject to all of the risks of investments in foreign securities, generally to a greater extent than in developed markets.  Investments in emerging markets involve greater risk from economic and political systems that typically are less developed, and likely to be less stable, than those of more advanced countries.  The Fund also will be subject to the risk of adverse foreign currency rate fluctuations.  As a result of these risks, investments in emerging market securities tend to be more volatile than investments in developed countries.
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Exchange traded funds investing risk  An investment in an exchange-traded fund ("ETF") generally presents the following risks:  (i) the same primary risks as an investment in a conventional fund (i.e., one that is not exchange-traded) that has the same investment objectives, strategies and policies; (ii) the risk that an ETF may fail to accurately track the market segment or index that underlies its investment objective; (iii) price fluctuation, resulting in a loss to the fund; (iv) the risk that an ETF may trade at a discount to its net asset value ("NAV"); (v) the risk that an active market for an ETF's shares may not develop or be maintained; and (vi) the risk that an ETF may no longer meet the listing requirements of any applicable exchanges on which that ETF is listed. When the Fund invests in an ETF, shareholders of the Fund bear their proportionate share of the ETF's fees and expenses as well as their share of the Fund's fees and expenses.
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Foreign regulatory risk – The Adviser is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential plc, a publicly traded company incorporated in the United Kingdom and is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial Inc., a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America.  Through its ownership structure, the Adviser has a number of global financial industry affiliated entities.  As a result of this structure, and the asset management and financial industry business activities of the Adviser and its affiliates, the Adviser and the Fund may be prohibited or limited in effecting transactions in certain securities.  The Adviser and the Fund may encounter trading limitations or restrictions because of aggregation issues or other foreign regulatory requirements.  Foreign regulators or foreign laws may impose position limits on securities held by the Fund, and the Fund may be limited as to which securities it may purchase or sell, as well as, the timing of such purchases or sales.  These foreign regulatory limits may increase the Fund's expenses and may limit the Fund's performance.
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Foreign securities risk – These risks include, among others, adverse fluctuations in foreign currency values as well as adverse political, social and economic developments, such as political upheaval, acts of terrorism, financial troubles, or natural disasters. Such events may adversely affect the value of securities issued by companies in foreign countries or regions.  This risk is especially high in emerging markets. In addition, the economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the U.S. with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.   There may be less publicly available information and more volatile or less liquid markets.
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Interest rate risk – When interest rates increase, fixed income securities generally will decline in value.  Long-term fixed income securities normally have more price volatility than short-term fixed income securities. The value of equity investments, such as utilities and real estate securities, may be sensitive to interest rate changes.
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Leverage risk – Certain transactions, such as reverse repurchase agreements, loans of portfolio securities, dollar rolls, buy backs, futures, forwards, and the use of when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment transactions, or other derivative instruments, include the use of leverage and may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions at disadvantageous times to satisfy its obligations or to meet segregation requirements.  The effect of using leverage is to amplify the Fund's gains and losses in comparison to the amount of the Fund's assets (that is, assets other than borrowed assets) at risk, thus causing the Fund to be more volatile.
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Liquidity risk – Investments in securities that are difficult to purchase or sell (illiquid or thinly-traded securities) may reduce returns if the Fund is unable to sell the securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector.  Liquidity risk arises, for example, from small average trading volumes, trading restrictions, or temporary suspensions of trading.  To meet redemption requests, the Fund may be forced to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions.
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Managed portfolio risk – As an actively managed portfolio, the value of the Fund's investments could decline because the financial condition of an issuer may change (due to such factors as management performance, reduced demand or overall market changes), financial markets may fluctuate or overall prices may decline, or the manager's investment techniques could fail to achieve the Fund's investment objective or negatively affect the Fund's investment performance.
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Market risk – All forms of securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally, such as real or perceived adverse economic, political, or regulatory conditions, inflation, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment.  Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities.  The values of securities may fall due to factors affecting a particular issuer, industry or the securities market as a whole.
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Mid-capitalization investing risk – The prices of securities of mid-capitalization companies tend to fluctuate more widely and erratically than those of larger, more established companies.
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Real estate investment risk  Real estate is affected by general economic conditions and legal, cultural or technological developments. When growth is slowing, demand for property decreases and prices may decline.  Real estate company share prices may drop because of the failure of borrowers to pay their loans and poor management.
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Small cap investing risk – Investing in smaller companies, some of which may be newer companies or start-ups, generally involves greater risks than investing in larger, more established ones.
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Subsidiary risk  By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary's investments. The commodities and commodity-related instruments held by the Subsidiary are generally similar to those that are permitted to be held by the Fund and are subject to the same risks that apply to similar investments held directly by the Fund (see "Commodity-linked derivatives risk," "Commodities regulatory and tax risk [except the part thereof relating to federal income tax risks]," and "Commodity risk" above). There can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Subsidiary will be achieved. The Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act, and, unless otherwise noted in this Prospectus, is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund wholly owns and controls the Subsidiary, and the Fund and the Subsidiary are both managed by the Fund's Adviser and Sub-Adviser, making it unlikely that the Subsidiary will take action contrary to the interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the Subsidiary to operate as described in this Prospectus and the SAI and could affect the Fund.
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Tax risk – In order for the Fund to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M, it must derive at least 90% of its gross income each taxable year from qualifying income, which is described in more detail in the SAI.  Income from commodities and certain commodity-linked derivative instruments in which the Fund may invest is not considered qualifying income.  The Fund will therefore annually restrict its income from commodities and commodity-linked derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked swaps, and other non-qualifying income to a maximum of 10% of its gross income.  The Fund's investment in the Subsidiary is expected to provide the Fund with exposure to the commodities markets within the limitations of the federal tax requirements of Subchapter M.  The annual net income, if any, realized by the Subsidiary and imputed for income tax purposes to the Fund should constitute "qualifying income" for purposes of the Fund's remaining qualified as a RIC. The tax treatment of commodity-linked notes, other commodity-linked derivatives and the Fund's investments in the Subsidiary may be adversely affected by future legislation, Treasury regulations and/or guidance issued by the IRS that could, among other things, affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and of distributions made by the Fund.

Performance.  Performance information for the Fund has not been included because the Fund has less than one calendar year of performance.  Performance, which provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund, will be available once the Fund has completed one full calendar year of operations.

Portfolio Management.

Investment Adviser:
Jackson National Asset Management, LLC

Sub-Adviser:
AllianceBernstein L.P.

Portfolio Managers:
Name:
Joined
Fund Management
Team In:
Title:
Daniel J. Loewy
April 2014
Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
Vadim Zlotnikov
April 2014
Senior Vice President and Chief Market Strategist

Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares
Only separate accounts and qualified plans of Jackson National Life Insurance Company ("Jackson") or Jackson National Life Insurance Company of New York ("Jackson NY") and series, including fund of funds, of registered investment companies in which either or both of those insurance companies invest may purchase shares of the Fund. You may invest indirectly in the Fund through your purchase of a variable annuity or life insurance contract issued by a separate account of Jackson or Jackson NY that invests directly, or through a fund of funds, in this Fund or through a qualified plan in which you are a participant.  Any minimum initial or subsequent investment requirements and redemption procedures are governed by the applicable separate account or plan through which you invest indirectly.

This Fund serves as an underlying investment by insurance companies, affiliated investment companies, and retirement plans for funding variable annuity and life insurance contracts and retirement plans.

Tax Information
The Fund's shareholders are separate accounts and qualified plans of Jackson or Jackson NY and mutual funds owned directly or indirectly by them.  Accordingly, the Fund's dividends and other distributions are not taxable to you, the contract owner or plan participant, and no discussion is included about the Federal personal income tax consequences to you.  For this information, you should consult the prospectus of the appropriate separate account or description of the plan and read the discussion therein of those consequences.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Financial Intermediaries
If you invest in the Fund under a variable insurance contract or a plan that offers a variable insurance contract as a plan option through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares 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 Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's Website for more information.