AST Large-Cap Equity Portfolio
Advanced Series Trust
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$1.77B
Holdings1
310
Category
US Equity
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 17, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The investment objective of the Portfolio is to seek long-term capital appreciation.

Strategy. In pursuing its investment objective, the Portfolio normally invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in equity and equity-related securities of large capitalization companies. Equity and equity-related securities include common and preferred stock, other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs), securities convertible into common stock, securities having common stock characteristics, futures contracts and other derivative instruments whose value is based on common stock, such as rights, warrants or options to purchase common stock. For purposes of the Portfolio, a large-cap company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the S&P 500 Index (between $6.9 billion and $3.5 trillion as of January 31, 2025). PGIM Quantitative … In pursuing its investment objective, the Portfolio normally invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in equity and equity-related securities of large capitalization companies. Equity and equity-related securities include common and preferred stock, other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs), securities convertible into common stock, securities having common stock characteristics, futures contracts and other derivative instruments whose value is based on common stock, such as rights, warrants or options to purchase common stock. For purposes of the Portfolio, a large-cap company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the S&P 500 Index (between $6.9 billion and $3.5 trillion as of January 31, 2025). PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC (PGIM Quantitative Solutions) employs a quantitatively driven investment process, which uses an adaptive model that evaluates stocks based on their growth expectations and seeks to identify the most attractive stocks, subject to risk constraints. J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. (J.P. Morgan) uses a fundamental investment process which seeks to identify high-quality stocks at reasonable prices through bottom-up research and stock selection. ClearBridge Investments, LLC (ClearBridge) combines bottom-up stock selection with a top-down thematic overlay to construct a diversified large-cap portfolio of dominant companies with attractive risk/reward profiles. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (Dimensional) utilizes a systematic approach that targets large cap companies that are determined to have higher profitability (earnings) relative to other US-based large-capitalization firms. The Strategic Investment Research Group of the Manager determines the allocation of assets among the subadvisers based on its analysis, taking into account market conditions, risks and other factors.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
NVIDIA CORP $134.85M 7.64%
APPLE INC $114.41M 6.48%
MICROSOFT CORP $85.01M 4.82%
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF $63.27M 3.58%
ALPHABET INC CL A $63.17M 3.58%
PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS 2 PRUDENTIAL INSTITUTIONA 0.00000000 $57.32M 3.25%
AMAZON.COM INC $52.55M 2.98%
META PLATFORMS INC CL A $50.57M 2.86%
BROADCOM INC $41.61M 2.36%
LILLY ELI and CO $36.23M 2.05%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
50
Exited
42
Increased
68
Decreased
146
Unchanged
47

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
PGIM INVESTMENTS LLC Adviser
PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC Sub-adviser
ClearBridge Investments, LLC Sub-adviser
J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. Sub-adviser
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Sub-adviser
AST Investment Services, Inc. Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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