C000116761 Performance — AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio

Data updated: 2023-03-16

C000116761 returned −16.18% over one year to Dec 2022. The annualised 3-year return is −4.42%. The fund trailed its Emerging Markets Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $87, against $90 for the category, and to $84 over one year, against $88. Volatility over the past three years was 13.25% a year. In the 12 months to Dec 2022 the fund took in a net $139.9M, and assets reached $47.73M.

C000116761 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Emerging Markets Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodC000116761Category average
1 year (Jan 2022 – Dec 2022)$84$88
3 years (Jan 2020 – Dec 2022)$87$90
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Dec 2022)$90$92

C000116761 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Dec 2022, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−16.18%
3 years (annualised)−4.42%

C000116761 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2022−16.18%
2021−3.06%
2020+7.45%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+3.04%

C000116761 Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2022−3.2%−5.0%−0.3%−5.4%+0.2%−6.8%+2.4%−0.6%−6.7%+0.3%+7.5%+0.9%
2021−1.5%−2.4%−1.6%+1.8%+1.0%+0.9%+0.5%+1.0%−2.0%−0.3%−1.7%+1.3%
2020+2.1%−0.7%−13.2%+3.4%+5.6%+3.1%+3.9%+0.5%−2.1%−0.1%+4.0%+2.0%
2019——————+0.8%−0.2%−0.2%+0.3%−0.1%+2.4%

C000116761 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jan 2020 – Dec 2022.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 13.25%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.67 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +7.53% (Nov 2022)
  • Worst month: −13.16% (Mar 2020)

C000116761 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $139.9M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $11.2M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: -0.09×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Dec 2022$1.3M−$154K$1.5M
Nov 2022$1.4M−$123K$1.5M
Oct 2022$11K−$1.1M$1.1M
Sep 2022$38K−$5.2M$5.2M
Aug 2022$3.1M−$212K$3.3M
Jul 2022$94K−$7.3M$7.4M
Jun 2022$3.0M−$221K$3.2M
May 2022$26K−$33.8M$33.8M
Apr 2022$578K−$5.2M$5.7M
Mar 2022$706K−$711K$1.4M
Feb 2022$506K−$73.1M$73.6M
Jan 2022$364K−$1.7M$2.0M

C000116761 Assets Under Management

Net assets of AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2022-12-30$47.73M
2022-09-30$42.64M
2022-06-30$54.39M
2022-03-31$99.68M
2021-12-31$188.45M
2021-09-30$192.07M
2021-06-30$147.26M
2021-03-31$209.23M
2020-12-31$221.05M
2020-09-30$154.46M
2020-06-30$84.93M
2020-03-31$53.72M

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.