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Summary Prospectus – April 27, 2015, as amended October 1, 2015

JNL/Mellon Capital Bond Index 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 match the performance of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.  The Fund is constructed to mirror the Index to provide a moderate rate of income by investing in domestic fixed income investments.

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
0.27%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.20%
Other Expenses2
0.10%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1
0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
0.58%

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
 
Class B
Management Fee
0.27%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.00%
Other Expenses2
0.10%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1
0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
0.38%
1 Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are the indirect expenses of investing in other investment companies.  Accordingly, the expense ratio presented in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus will not correlate to the Total Annual Operating Expense disclosed above.
2 "Other Expenses" include an Administrative Fee of 0.10% which is payable to Jackson National Asset Management, LLC ("JNAM" or "Adviser").

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
$59
$186
$324
$726

Class B
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
$39
$122
$213
$480

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
1/1/2014 – 12/31/2014
78%

Period
Class B
1/1/2014 – 12/31/2014
78%

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund invests under normal circumstances at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities that seek to match the performance and characteristics of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.  Research and experience indicates that it is impractical to fully replicate most broad fixed income indices.  This index includes thousands of issues, many of which may be illiquid and unavailable in the secondary market.  Additionally, reinvestment of cash flows would be costly in a full replication environment, as it would entail trading many issues in uneven amounts.  Given these difficulties, the Sub-Adviser utilizes a sampling approach that combines analysis and the experience and judgment of its investment professionals.

Through the sampling approach, the Fund's Sub-Adviser selects a basket of securities in order to match the important risk characteristics of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

The Fund does not employ traditional methods of active investment management, such as actively buying and selling bonds based upon interest rate bets or sector rotation. Indexing offers a cost-effective approach to gaining diversified market exposure over the long-term.

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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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.
·
Index investing risk – The indexing strategy does not attempt to manage volatility, use defensive strategies, or reduce the effects of any long-term periods of poor stock performance.  As a result of index sampling the securities selected will not provide investment performance matching that of the Index.  Fund performance may not exactly correspond with the performance of its index for a number of reasons, including, but not limited to, the timing of Fund portfolio transactions, shifts in the composition of the index, and Fund expenses.
·
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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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.

Performance.  The performance information shown provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compared with those of a broad-based securities market index which has investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund.  The Fund's past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The returns shown in the bar chart and table do not include charges that will be imposed by variable insurance products.  If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown.

Annual Total Returns as of December 31

Class A

Best Quarter (ended 9/30/2009): 3.72%; Worst Quarter (ended 6/30/2013): -2.54%

Class B

Best Quarter (ended 9/30/2009): 3.80%; Worst Quarter (ended 6/30/2013): -2.46%

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2014
 
1 year
5 year
10 year
JNL/Mellon Capital Bond Index Fund (Class A)
5.61%
3.84%
4.05%
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
5.97%
4.45%
4.71%

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2014
 
1 year
5 year
10 year
JNL/Mellon Capital Bond Index Fund (Class B)
5.75%
4.03%
4.25%
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
5.97%
4.45%
4.71%

Portfolio Management.

Investment Adviser:
Jackson National Asset Management, LLC

Sub-Adviser:
Mellon Capital Management Corporation

Portfolio Managers:
Name:
Joined
Fund Management
Team In:
Title:
Paul Benson
2015
Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income Portfolio Management
Nancy Rogers
2015
Director, Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income
Stephanie Shu
2015
Director, Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income
Gregg Lee
2013
Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

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 contact as 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.