Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuities
Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuities
Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuities
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES/POLICIES<br />
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio: seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing<br />
primarily in small-capitalization stocks that appear to be undervalued. The Portfolio<br />
invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets in small<br />
capitalization stocks. Small capitalization stocks are the stocks of companies with market<br />
capitalization that are within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 ® Value<br />
Index at the time of purchase. Each subadvisor expects to utilize different investment<br />
strategies to achieve the Portfolio’s objective.<br />
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio: seeks a high level of total return by<br />
investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity and fixed income securities. The<br />
Portfolio normally invests approximately 60% of its total assets in equity securities and<br />
40% in fixed income securities. This mix may vary over shorter time periods: the equity<br />
portion may range between 50-70% and the fixed-income portion may range between<br />
30-50%. The subadvisor concentrates common stock investments in larger, more<br />
established companies, but the Portfolio may include small and medium-sized companies<br />
with good growth prospects. The fixed income portion of the Portfolio will be allocated<br />
among investment grade securities, high yield or “junk” bonds, emerging market<br />
securities, foreign high quality debt securities and cash reserves.<br />
AST T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio (formerly AST AllianceBernstein Core<br />
Value Portfolio): seeks substantial dividend income as well as long-term growth of capital<br />
through investments in the common stocks of established companies. The Portfolio will<br />
normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment<br />
purposes) in common stocks, with 65% of net assets (including any borrowings for<br />
investment purposes) in dividend-paying common stocks of well-established companies.<br />
The Portfolio will typically employ a “value” approach in selecting investments. T. Rowe<br />
Price’s research team will seek companies that appear to be undervalued by various<br />
measures and may be temporarily out of favor but have good prospects for capital<br />
appreciation and dividend growth. In selecting investments, T. Rowe Price generally will<br />
look for companies in the aggregate with an established operating history, above-average<br />
dividend yield relative to the S&P 500 Index, low price/earnings ratio relative to the<br />
S&P 500 Index, a sound balance sheet and other positive financial characteristics, and low<br />
stock price relative to a company’s underlying value as measured by assets, cash flow, or<br />
business franchises.<br />
AST T. Rowe Price Global Bond Portfolio: seeks to provide high current income and<br />
capital growth by investing in high-quality foreign and U.S. dollar-denominated bonds.<br />
The Portfolio will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in fixed income<br />
securities. The Portfolio invests in all types of bonds, including those issued or guaranteed<br />
by U.S. or foreign governments or their agencies and by foreign authorities, provinces and<br />
municipalities as well as investment grade corporate bonds, mortgage-related and assetbacked<br />
securities, and high-yield bonds of U.S. and foreign issuers. The Portfolio<br />
generally invests in countries where the combination of fixed-income returns and currency<br />
exchange rates appears attractive, or, if the currency trend is unfavorable, where the<br />
subadvisor believes that the currency risk can be minimized through hedging. The<br />
Portfolio may also invest in convertible securities, commercial paper and bank debt and<br />
loan participations. The Portfolio may invest up to 20% of its assets in the aggregate in<br />
below investment-grade, high-risk bonds (“junk bonds”) and emerging market bonds. In<br />
addition, the Portfolio may invest up to 30% of its assets in mortgage-related (including<br />
mortgage dollar rolls and derivatives, such as collateralized mortgage obligations and<br />
stripped mortgage securities) and asset-backed securities. The Portfolio may invest in<br />
futures, swaps and other derivatives in keeping with its objective.<br />
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STYLE/<br />
TYPE<br />
SMALL CAP<br />
VALUE<br />
ASSET<br />
ALLOCA-<br />
TION<br />
LARGE CAP<br />
VALUE<br />
FIXED<br />
INCOME<br />
PORTFOLIO<br />
ADVISOR/<br />
SUBADVISOR<br />
ClearBridge<br />
Advisors, LLC; J.P.<br />
Morgan Investment<br />
Management, Inc.;<br />
Lee Munder Capital<br />
Group, LLC<br />
T. Rowe Price<br />
Associates, Inc.<br />
T. Rowe Price<br />
Associates, Inc.<br />
T. Rowe Price<br />
Associates, Inc. /<br />
T. Rowe Price<br />
International Ltd<br />
(TRPIL)