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Summary Prospectus – April 30, 2018, as amended August 13, 2018
JNL Moderate Growth Allocation Fund
Class A
Class I
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 dated April 30, 2018, as supplemented August 13, 2018, and SAI dated August 13, 2018, are incorporated by reference into (which means they legally are a part of) this Summary Prospectus.


 Investment Objectives.  The investment objective of the Fund is to seek capital growth.  Current income is a secondary objective.
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 through which you indirectly invest in the Fund, 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
0.09%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.30%
Other Expenses1
0.06%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses2
0.66%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses3
1.11%
 
1
"Other Expenses" include an Administrative Fee of 0.05% which is payable to Jackson National Asset Management, LLC ("JNAM" or "Adviser").
2
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 Fund Operating Expenses disclosed above.
3
Expense information has been restated to reflect current fees.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
 
Class I
Management Fee
0.09%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.00%
Other Expenses1
0.06%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses2
0.66%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses3
0.81%
 
1
"Other Expenses" include an Administrative Fee of 0.05% which is payable to Jackson National Asset Management, LLC ("JNAM" or "Adviser").
2
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 Fund Operating Expenses disclosed above.
3
Expense information has been restated to reflect current fees.

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 through which you indirectly invest in the Fund, 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; (2) redemption at the end of each time period and (3) 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:
JNL Moderate Growth Allocation Fund Class A
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
$113
$353
$612
$1,352

JNL Moderate Growth Allocation Fund Class I
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
$83
$259
$450
$1,002

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 above, affect the Fund's performance.
Period
 
1/1/2017 - 12/31/2017
168
%

Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in Class I shares of a diversified group of other Funds ("Underlying Funds").  The Underlying Funds in which the Fund may invest are a part of the JNL Series Trust, JNL Variable Fund LLC, JNL Investors Series Trust, and Jackson Variable Series Trust.  Not all Funds of the JNL Series Trust, JNL Variable Fund LLC, JNL Investors Series Trust, and Jackson Variable Series Trust are available as Underlying Funds.  Please refer to the statutory prospectus for a list of available Underlying Funds.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund allocates approximately 40% to 80% of its assets to Underlying Funds that invest primarily in equity securities, 20% to 60% to Underlying Funds that invest primarily in fixed-income securities and 0% to 20% of its assets to Underlying Funds that invest primarily in money market securities.
The Fund groups the Underlying Funds according to investment categories set forth below:
The Fund allocates its assets among Underlying Funds categorized by the Adviser into the following investment categories:
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Alternative Assets
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Alternative Strategies
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Domestic/Global Equity
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Domestic/Global Fixed-income
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International
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International Fixed-Income
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Risk Management
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Sector
·
Specialty
·
Tactical Management
The Fund considers the Underlying Funds in the Domestic/Global Fixed-Income and International Fixed-Income investment categories to be funds that invest primarily in fixed-income securities, and the Underlying Funds in the Domestic/Global Equity, International, Sector, and Specialty investment categories to be funds that invest primarily in equity securities. The Underlying Funds in the Risk Management and Tactical Management investment categories include funds that can invest in a variety of asset classes in various proportions, may take measures to manage risk and/or adapt to prevailing market conditions and may have significant exposure to both fixed-income and equity securities. To the extent the Fund invests in one of these Underlying Funds, the Fund's exposure to fixed-income securities and equity securities will be allocated according to the Underlying Fund's relative exposure to these asset classes. The Fund considers the Underlying Funds in the Alternative Assets and Alternative Strategies investment categories to be funds that invest primarily in alternative assets and employ alternative strategies.
Some of the Underlying Funds, particularly those classified as Fixed Income Strategies, may hold a significant amount of asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, derivatives, and/or junk bonds in order to execute their investment strategy.
In determining allocations to any particular Underlying Fund, the Fund's Adviser considers, among other things, long-term market and economic conditions, historical performance of each Underlying Fund, and expected long-term performance of each Underlying Fund, as well as diversification to control overall portfolio risk exposure.
The Adviser may change the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests from time to time at its discretion without notice or shareholder approval. Therefore, the Fund may invest in Underlying Funds that are not listed in the statutory prospectus.
The Fund is a "non-diversified" fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and may invest more of its assets in fewer issuers than "diversified" mutual funds.
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. The principal risks associated with investing in the Underlying Funds include:
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Allocation risk – The Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the investment manager's analysis of such factors as macroeconomic trends, outlooks for various industries and asset class valuations, and its ability to select an appropriate mix of asset classes and Underlying Funds based on its analysis of such factors.  The Fund is subject to the risk of changes in market, investment, and economic conditions in the selection and percentages of allocations among Underlying Funds.
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Concentration riskThe Fund may concentrate its investments in certain securities.  To the extent that the Fund focuses on particular countries, regions, industries, sectors, issuers, types of investment or limited number of securities from time to time, the Fund may be subject to greater risks of adverse economic, business or political developments in the area of focus than a fund that invests in a wider variety of countries, regions, industries, sectors or investments.
·
Credit risk The price of a debt instrument can decline in response to changes in the financial condition of the issuer, borrower, guarantor, counterparty, or other entity responsible for payment. An Underlying 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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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, can be highly volatile and may be subject to transaction costs and certain risks, such as unanticipated changes in securities prices and global currency investment.  Derivatives also are subject to leverage risk, liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, counterparty risk, and credit 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. Gains or losses from derivatives can be substantially greater than the derivatives' original cost.  Certain derivatives transactions may subject an Underlying Fund to counterparty risk.
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Equity securities risk – Common and preferred stocks represent equity ownership in a company.  Stock markets are volatile, and equity securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed-income securities.  The price of equity or equity-related securities will fluctuate and can decline and reduce the value of a portfolio investing in equity or equity-related securities.  The value of equity or equity-related securities purchased by an Underlying Fund could decline if the financial condition of the companies an Underlying Fund invests in decline or if overall market and economic conditions deteriorate.  They may also decline due to factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or an increase in production costs and competitive conditions within an industry.  In addition, they may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a company or industry, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or generally adverse investor sentiment.
·
Fixed-income riskThe price of fixed-income securities responds to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the credit risk of individual issuers.  Rising interest rates generally will cause the price of bonds and other fixed-income debt securities to fall.  Falling interest rates may cause an issuer to redeem, call or refinance a security before its stated maturity, which may result in the Fund having to reinvest the proceeds in lower yielding securities.  Bonds and other fixed-income debt securities are subject to credit risk, which is the possibility that the credit strength of an issuer will weaken and/or an issuer of a fixed-income security will fail to make timely payments of principal or interest and the security will go into default.
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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 affiliates.  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.  Additionally, 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 – Investments in, or exposure to, foreign securities involve risks not typically associated with U.S. investments. These risks include, among others, adverse fluctuations in foreign currency values, possible imposition of foreign withholding or other taxes on income payable on the securities, as well as adverse political, social and economic developments, such as political upheaval, acts of terrorism, financial troubles, or natural disasters. Many foreign securities markets, especially those in emerging market countries, are less stable, smaller, less liquid, and less regulated than U.S. securities markets, and the costs of trading in those markets is often higher than in U.S. securities markets. There may also be less publicly available information about issuers of foreign securities compared to issuers of U.S. securities. In addition, the economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to issues such as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.
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High-yield bonds, lower-rated bonds, and unrated securities risk – High-yield bonds, lower-rated bonds, and unrated securities are broadly referred to as "junk bonds," and are considered below "investment-grade" by national ratings agencies.  Junk bonds are subject to the increased risk of an issuer's inability to meet principal and interest payment obligations. As a result, an investment in junk bonds is considered speculative. High-yield bonds may be subject to liquidity risk, and the Fund may not be able to sell a high-yield bond at the price at which it is currently valued.
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Index investing risk – The Fund's indexing strategy does not attempt to manage volatility, use defensive strategies, or reduce the effects of any long-term periods of poor stock performance.  Should a Fund engage in index sampling, the performance of the securities selected will not provide investment performance matching that of the Index.   Fund performance may not exactly correspond with the performance of the relevant index for a number of reasons, including, but not limited to: the timing of purchases and redemptions of the Fund's/Underlying Fund's  shares, changes in the composition of the index, and the Fund's/Underlying Fund's  expenses.  Certain regulatory limitations, such as Fund diversification requirements, may limit the ability of a Fund to completely replicate an index.
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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 certain equity investments, such as utilities and real estate-related securities, may also be sensitive to interest rate changes.
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Market risk – Portfolio 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, among others. 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 may be more volatile than those of larger, more established companies.
·
Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities riskRising interest rates tend to extend the duration of mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates and exhibit increased volatility.  When interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages or other loans sooner than expected, which can reduce the returns.
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Non-diversification risk The Fund is non-diversified, as defined by the 1940 Act, and as such may invest in the securities of a limited number of issuers and may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer.  Therefore, a decline in the market price of a particular security held by the Fund may affect the Fund's performance more than if the Fund were a diversified investment company.
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Portfolio turnover risk Active trading, including investments made on a shorter-term basis or in derivative instruments or in instruments with a maturity of one year or less at the time of acquisition, may increase transaction costs, which may reduce performance.
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Small-capitalization 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. The securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations often are less widely held and trade less frequently and in lesser quantities, and their market prices often fluctuate more, than the securities of companies with larger market capitalizations.
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Underlying funds risk The ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend in part upon the allocations of investments in the Underlying Funds and their ability to achieve their investment objectives.


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 broad-based securities market indices and a composite index which have investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund. Performance prior to August 29, 2011 reflects the Fund's results when managed by the former sub-adviser, Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC. The Fund's past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Information for Class I shares is not shown because Class I shares commenced operations on September 25, 2017.
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.
Effective September 25, 2017, the Fund was combined with the JNAM Guidance – Moderate Growth Fund ("Acquired Fund"), a series of Jackson Variable Series Trust, with the Fund as the surviving Fund. The performance shown is the Fund's historic performance and does not reflect the performance of the Acquired Fund.
Annual Total Returns as of December 31
Class A
.....
Best Quarter (ended 9/30/2009): 11.14%; Worst Quarter (ended 12/31/2008): -14.44%
Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 year
 
5 year
 
10 year
 
JNL Moderate Growth Allocation Fund (Class A)
14.54
%
8.28
%
5.09
%
Dow Jones Moderate Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
15.15
%
8.11
%
5.75
%
60% MSCI All Country World Index (Net), 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
15.41
%
7.37
%
4.75
%
MSCI All Country World Index (Net) (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
23.97
%
10.80
%
4.65
%
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
3.54
%
2.10
%
4.01
%

Portfolio Management.
Investment Adviser to the Fund:
Jackson National Asset Management, LLC
Portfolio Managers:
Name:
Joined Fund Management Team In:
Title:
William Harding, CFA
November 2012
Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager, JNAM
Sean Hynes, CFA, CAIA
April 2014
Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager, JNAM
Mark Pliska, CFA
April 2014
Portfolio Manager, JNAM

Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares
Only separate accounts 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.  Any minimum initial or subsequent investment requirements and redemption procedures are governed by the applicable separate account 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 expects to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and does not expect to make regular distributions (other than in redemption of Fund shares) to shareholders, which generally are the participating insurance companies investing in the Fund through separate accounts of Jackson or Jackson NY and mutual funds owned directly or indirectly by such separate accounts.  You should consult the prospectus of the appropriate separate account or description of the plan for a discussion of the U.S. federal income tax consequences to you of your contract, policy, or plan.
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 financial institution), 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.