AST Bond Portfolio 2028
Data updated: 2026-08-27
C000176148 — AST Bond Portfolio 2028. Target Date / Glide Path Allocation · $55.35M AUM · 0.96% expense ratio. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000176148 Fund Overview
AST Bond Portfolio 2028 is a US mutual fund managed by Advanced Series Trust, categorised as Target Date / Glide Path Allocation. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Advanced Series Trust
- Category: Target Date / Glide Path Allocation
- Assets under management: $55.35M
- 1-year return: 3.2%
- SEC CIK: 0000814679
- SEC series ID: S000055935
- Share class ID: C000176148
C000176148 Investment Objective and Strategy
AST Bond Portfolio 2028 describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Advanced Series Trust.
Investment objective
The investment objective of the Portfolio is to seek the highest total return for a specific period of time, consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity needs. Total return is comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
Principal investment strategy
The Portfolio is a target maturity bond portfolio that is managed to provide investment exposure to bonds and other debt instruments that are intended to mature on or about the end of the year identified in the Portfolio's name. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests approximately 95% of its assets in the AST Target Maturity Central Portfolio (the Central Portfolio) and approximately 5% of its assets in a target duration overlay, subject to the conditions described below. The Central Portfolio is an investment vehicle for sole use by the Portfolio and the other AST target maturity bond portfolios (i.e., AST Bond Portfolio 2026 AST Bond Portfolio 2037). The Central Portfolio is designed to invest in particular security types or investment disciplines; for example, rather than buy bonds directly, the Portfolio invests in the Central Portfolio.
The Portfolio will invest the remaining approximately 5% to manage the applicable target duration for the Portfolio. In pursuing its investment objective, the Central Portfolio normally invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in intermediate and long-term bonds (debt obligations) that are rated investment grade by the major ratings services, or, if unrated, considered to be of comparable quality by the Central Portfolios subadviser, PGIM Fixed Income, and high-quality money market instruments. In managing the Central Portfolios assets, PGIM Fixed Income (the subadviser) uses a combination of top-down economic analysis and bottom-up research in conjunction with proprietary quantitative models and risk management systems. In its top-down economic analysis, the subadviser develops views on economic, policy and market trends.
In its bottom-up research, the subadviser develops an internal rating and outlook on issuers. The rating and outlook are determined based on a thorough review of the financial health and trends of the issuer. The subadviser may also consider investment factors such as expected total return, yield, spread and potential for price appreciation as well as credit quality, maturity and risk. The Central Portfolio may invest in a security based upon the expected total return rather than the yield of such security. The Central Portfolio may also invest up to 10% of its net assets in high-yield debt securities (commonly known as junk bonds). The Central Portfolio also may invest up to 10% of its total assets in bonds (debt securities) issued outside the US by US or foreign issuers, whether or not such securities are denominated in the US dollar.
The Central Portfolio may invest in derivatives, such as credit default swaps, foreign exchange derivatives, and futures. The Central Portfolio may use derivative instruments to hedge its investments or to seek to enhance returns. PGIM Fixed Income currently intends to maintain an overall weighted average credit quality rating of A- or better for the Central Portfolio. This target overall credit quality for the Central Portfolio will be based on ratings as of the date of purchase. In the event the overall credit quality drops below A- due to downgrades of individual portfolio securities, PGIM Fixed Income will take appropriate action based upon the relevant facts and circumstances. The Portfolio is managed to mature on or about the end of the year identified in its name in order to match the related liability under certain living benefit programs.
In addition, the Portfolios duration and weighted average maturity will decline over time as the maturity date approaches. To that end, PGIM Fixed Income and PGIM Limited (collectively, the Portfolios subadviser) expects to maintain the duration of the Portfolio within +/ 0.50 years of the secondary benchmark index for the Portfolio. The secondary benchmark index for the Portfolio is the Bloomberg Fixed Maturity (2028) Zero Coupon Swaps Index. The primary benchmark index for the Portfolio is the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. On or about the Portfolios maturity date, all of the securities held by the Portfolio will be sold and all of the outstanding shares of beneficial interest of the Portfolio will be redeemed. Proceeds from that redemption will be reallocated in accordance with the procedures applicable to the Contract owners Contract.
Accordingly, as the Portfolio nears maturity before the end of the year identified in the Portfolio's name, it will invest less than 95% of its assets in the Central Portfolio at that time, while continuing to seek its investment objective. Contract owners cannot select the Portfolio for investment. Instead, if a Contract owner selected certain benefits under their Contract, the Contract owners account value may be allocated to and from the Portfolio in accordance with a mathematical formula under the Contract. The Contracts using the Portfolio are issued by Pruco Life Insurance Company, Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey, Fortitude Life Insurance & Annuity Company (formerly Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation) and Everlake Life Insurance Company (formerly Allstate Life Insurance Company).
For more information, Contract owners should see their Contract prospectus or contact the relevant Participating Insurance Company or their financial professional.
C000176148 Holdings
Top 2 holdings of AST Bond Portfolio 2028 by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Advanced Series Trust | 96.49% |
| Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 | 1.50% |
C000176148 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of AST Bond Portfolio 2028 by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 98.0% |
C000176148 Performance
Total returns for C000176148 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.3% |
| 1 year | 3.2% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 4.7% |
| 5 years (annualised) | -0.2% |
C000176148 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000176148, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 2.2%
C000176148 Costs and Fees
C000176148 costs about $96 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.96%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.04%
- Portfolio turnover: 1%
- Brokerage commissions: 1.32 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000176148 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, AST Bond Portfolio 2028 had net outflows of $11.31M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$447.91K |
| 2026-05 | −$1.21M |
| 2026-04 | −$1.26M |
| 2026-03 | −$843.66K |
| 2026-02 | −$430.09K |
| 2026-01 | −$571.93K |
C000176148 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in AST Bond Portfolio 2028's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000176148 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official AST Bond Portfolio 2028 filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-16
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-17
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-18
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-27
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-27
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-27
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-13
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-14
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.