C000018404 Performance — AST PGIM Aggressive Multi-Asset Portfolio

Data updated: 2026-08-26

C000018404 returned +8.04% year to date and +16.83% over one year to Jun 2026. Annualised returns are +14.97% over 3 years and +7.74% over 5 years. The fund trailed its US Large Blend category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $152, against $157 for the category, and to $117 over one year, against $118. Volatility over the past three years was 10.01% a year. In the 12 months to Jun 2026 the fund lost a net $2.3B, and assets reached $13.39B.

C000018404 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in AST PGIM Aggressive Multi-Asset Portfolio grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Large Blend category average over the same months.

PeriodC000018404Category average
1 year (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)$117$118
3 years (Jul 2023 – Jun 2026)$152$157
5 years (Jul 2021 – Jun 2026)$145$161
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Jun 2026)$181$229

C000018404 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jun 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+8.04%
1 year+16.83%
3 years (annualised)+14.97%
5 years (annualised)+7.74%

C000018404 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of AST PGIM Aggressive Multi-Asset Portfolio, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–Jun)+8.04%
2025+16.02%
2024+13.68%
2023+18.05%
2022−18.30%
2021+16.71%
2020+5.85%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+6.40%

C000018404 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+1.9%+1.0%−4.7%+6.9%+3.2%−0.1%——————
2025+2.8%−0.2%−3.6%+0.2%+4.4%+3.6%+0.6%+2.4%+2.5%+1.6%+0.5%+0.4%
2024+0.8%+3.3%+2.6%−3.7%+3.9%+1.8%+1.6%+2.2%+1.5%−1.8%+3.7%−2.5%
2023+5.7%−2.4%+2.3%+1.0%−0.7%+4.5%+2.3%−1.7%−3.7%−2.3%+7.7%+4.7%
2022−4.6%−2.5%+1.1%−7.0%+0.1%−7.2%+6.6%−3.7%−7.9%+4.9%+5.6%−3.8%
2021−0.1%+1.3%+2.6%+3.7%+1.2%+1.3%+1.5%+2.0%−3.7%+4.3%−1.4%+3.0%
2020−0.8%−6.3%−14.3%+8.7%+3.9%+2.4%+3.6%+3.7%−2.6%−1.9%+8.3%+3.4%
2019——————+0.2%−1.6%+1.8%+1.7%+2.1%+2.1%

C000018404 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jul 2023 – Jun 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 10.01%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 1.05 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +7.67% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −4.74% (Mar 2026)

C000018404 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of AST PGIM Aggressive Multi-Asset Portfolio, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$2.3B
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $238.7M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.09×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jun 2026$3.2M$229.2M−$226.0M
May 2026$11.4M$199.2M−$187.8M
Apr 2026$140.9M$120.7M$20.2M
Mar 2026$1.5M$614.2M−$612.7M
Feb 2026$1.2M$179.7M−$178.5M
Jan 2026$1.7M$185.6M−$184.0M
Dec 2025$7.5M$187.9M−$180.5M
Nov 2025$14.8M$303.5M−$288.7M
Oct 2025$3.7M$183.2M−$179.5M
Sep 2025$11.8M$137.3M−$125.5M
Aug 2025$7.3M$115.1M−$107.8M
Jul 2025$33.8M$116.2M−$82.5M

C000018404 Assets Under Management

Net assets of AST PGIM Aggressive Multi-Asset Portfolio by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-06-30$13.39B
2026-03-31$12.51B
2025-12-31$13.74B
2025-09-30$14.05B
2025-06-30$13.62B
2025-03-31$13.18B
2024-12-31$14.16B
2024-09-30$15.17B
2024-06-28$14.72B
2024-03-28$15.08B
2023-12-29$14.38B
2023-09-29$12.35B

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.