C000149255 Performance — AST QMA International Core Equity Portfolio

Data updated: 2023-03-16

C000149255 returned −14.31% over one year to Dec 2022. The annualised 3-year return is +0.79%. The fund beat its International Blend category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $102, against $99 for the category, and to $86 over one year, against $79. Volatility over the past three years was 21.66% a year. In the 12 months to Dec 2022 the fund took in a net $80.5M, and assets reached $10.55M.

C000149255 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in AST QMA International Core Equity Portfolio grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the International Blend category average over the same months.

PeriodC000149255Category average
1 year (Jan 2022 – Dec 2022)$86$79
3 years (Jan 2020 – Dec 2022)$102$99
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Dec 2022)$107$106

C000149255 Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
1 year−14.31%
3 years (annualised)+0.79%

C000149255 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of AST QMA International Core Equity Portfolio, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2022−14.31%
2021+12.12%
2020+6.59%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+4.39%

C000149255 Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2022−2.4%−3.2%−0.1%−7.2%+2.4%−9.1%+5.0%−7.0%−10.0%+5.7%+14.7%−1.5%
2021−1.4%+2.2%+3.8%+2.9%+4.4%−1.6%+0.5%+1.1%−3.4%+2.7%−4.6%+5.4%
2020−2.4%−8.6%−14.5%+7.4%+4.5%+3.8%+1.6%+4.7%−2.7%−4.1%+14.5%+5.6%
2019——————−3.0%−2.6%+2.6%+3.2%+1.0%+3.4%

C000149255 Risk

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

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 21.66%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.17 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +14.70% (Nov 2022)
  • Worst month: −14.48% (Mar 2020)

C000149255 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of AST QMA International Core Equity Portfolio, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $80.5M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $9.2M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: -0.13×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Dec 2022$27K−$220K$247K
Nov 2022$40K−$128K$168K
Oct 2022$21K−$215K$236K
Sep 2022$42K−$130K$172K
Aug 2022$21K−$198K$219K
Jul 2022$15K−$70K$85K
Jun 2022$21K−$60K$80K
May 2022$39K−$40K$79K
Apr 2022$1.3M−$53.9M$55.2M
Mar 2022$6.2M−$4.4M$10.7M
Feb 2022$1.5M−$6.9M$8.4M
Jan 2022$24K−$5.0M$5.0M

C000149255 Assets Under Management

Net assets of AST QMA International Core Equity Portfolio by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2022-12-30$10.55M
2022-09-30$9.25M
2022-06-30$10.84M
2022-03-31$67.18M
2021-12-31$80.46M
2021-09-30$78.27M
2021-06-30$81.10M
2021-03-31$1.32B
2020-12-31$1.31B
2020-09-30$1.15B
2020-06-30$1.10B
2020-03-31$659.57M

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.