Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuities
Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuities
Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuities
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES/POLICIES<br />
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio: seeks long term capital appreciation. The<br />
Portfolio utilizes a long/short investment strategy and will normally invest at least 80% of<br />
its net assets plus borrowings in equity and equity related securities of US issuers. The<br />
Portfolio seeks to produce returns that exceed those of its benchmark index, the Russell<br />
1000 ® , which is comprised of stocks representing more than 90% of the market cap of the<br />
US market and includes the largest 1000 securities in the Russell 3000 ® Index.<br />
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio: seeks a high potential return while attempting to<br />
mitigate downside risk during adverse market cycles. The Portfolio operates as a<br />
“fund-of-funds”, meaning that the Portfolio invests substantially all of its assets in a<br />
combination of other mutual funds. The assets of the Portfolio are allocated to a capital<br />
growth segment and a fixed-income segment. Under normal circumstances, approximately<br />
75% of the Portfolio’s net assets attributable to the capital growth segment are invested in<br />
underlying portfolios that invest primarily in equity securities, while the remaining 25% of<br />
the Portfolio’s net assets attributable to the capital growth segment are invested in<br />
underlying portfolios that invest primarily in debt securities and money market<br />
instruments. All of the assets attributable to the fixed-income segment are invested in the<br />
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, which in turn invests at least 80% of its assets in<br />
bonds. Portfolio assets are normally transferred between the capital growth segment and<br />
the fixed-income segment based upon the application of a quantitative model to the<br />
Portfolio's overall net asset value (NAV) per share. In general terms, the model seeks to<br />
transfer Portfolio assets from the capital growth segment to the fixed-income segment<br />
when the Portfolio’s NAV per share experiences certain declines and from the fixedincome<br />
segment to the capital growth segment when the Portfolio’s NAV per share<br />
experiences certain increases or remains flat over certain periods of time.<br />
AST Schroders Global Tactical Portfolio (formerly AST CLS Growth Asset Allocation<br />
Portfolio): seeks to outperform its blended performance benchmark. The blended<br />
benchmark is comprised of 45% Russell 3000, 12.5% MSCI EAFE (USD Hedged), 12.5%<br />
MSCI EAFE (Local), and 30% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The<br />
Portfolio is a multi asset-class fund that allocates its assets among various regions and<br />
countries throughout the world, including the United States (but in no less than three<br />
countries). The subadvisors use various investment strategies, currency hedging, and a<br />
global tactical asset allocation strategy in order to help the Portfolio achieve its investment<br />
objective. Under normal circumstances, approximately 70% of the Portfolio’s net assets<br />
are invested to provide exposure to equity securities and approximately 30% of its net<br />
assets are invested to provide exposure to fixed-income securities. Depending on market<br />
conditions, such equity exposure may range between 60-80% of the Portfolio’s net assets<br />
and such fixed-income exposure may range between 20-40% of its net assets.<br />
AST Schroders Multi-Asset World Strategies Portfolio: seeks long-term capital<br />
appreciation. The Portfolio seeks to achieve its objective through a flexible global asset<br />
allocation approach. This approach entails investing in traditional asset classes, such as<br />
equity and fixed-income investments, and alternative asset classes, such as investments in<br />
real estate, commodities, currencies, private equity, non-investment grade bonds,<br />
Emerging Market Debt and absolute return strategies. The subadvisors seek to emphasize<br />
the management of risk and volatility. Exposure to different asset classes and investment<br />
strategies will vary over time based upon the subadvisor’s assessments of changing<br />
market, economic, financial and political factors and events.<br />
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio: seeks long-term capital growth. The Portfolio<br />
pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value<br />
of its assets in small-capitalization companies. Small-capitalization companies are those<br />
companies with a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, no larger than the largest<br />
capitalized company included in the Russell 2000 ® Growth Index at the time of the<br />
Portfolio’s investment.<br />
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STYLE/<br />
TYPE<br />
LARGE CAP<br />
BLEND<br />
ASSET<br />
ALLOCA-<br />
TION<br />
ASSET<br />
ALLOCA-<br />
TION<br />
ASSET<br />
ALLOCA-<br />
TION<br />
SMALL CAP<br />
GROWTH<br />
PORTFOLIO<br />
ADVISOR/<br />
SUBADVISOR<br />
Quantitative<br />
Management<br />
Associates LLC<br />
Quantitative<br />
Management<br />
Associates LLC<br />
Schroder<br />
Investment<br />
Management North<br />
America Inc./<br />
Schroder<br />
Investment<br />
Management North<br />
America Ltd.<br />
Schroder<br />
Investment<br />
Management North<br />
America Inc./<br />
Schroder<br />
Investment<br />
Management North<br />
America Ltd.<br />
Eagle Asset<br />
Management, Inc.;<br />
Emerald Mutual<br />
Fund Advisers<br />
Trust