# AST Franklin Templeton K2 Global Absolute Return Portfolio

AST Franklin Templeton K2 Global Absolute Return Portfolio is a registered fund series of Advanced Series Trust (series S000045119). Net assets $22.6M as of 2020-03-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000045119
- Registrant: Advanced Series Trust
- LEI: 549300REL2QITB2IF192
- Net assets: $22.6M
- Total assets: $25.0M
- As of: 2020-03-31

## Advisers

- [Franklin Advisers, Inc. (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/104517)
- [PGIM INVESTMENTS LLC (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/105670)
- [Templeton Global Advisors Ltd. (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/111383)
- [K2/D&S Management Co., LLC (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/123826)

## Top holdings (71 reported)

_Showing 15 of 71 holdings by value._

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund | — | $7.1M | 3136.64% |
| [Franklin Strategic Income Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/354713323) | FGKNX | $5.0M | 2225.94% |
| PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund - D | — | $2.3M | 1017.48% |
| SOCIETE GENERALE | — | $909K | 401.87% |
| [Franklin LibertyQ Emerging Markets ETF](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/35473P207) | FLQE | $616K | 272.01% |
| Allergan PLC | — | $254K | 112.06% |
| Roche Holding AG | — | $230K | 101.61% |
| [Gilead Sciences Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/375558103) | GILD | $214K | 94.51% |
| [Kellogg Co](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/487836108) | K | $192K | 84.69% |
| Sanofi | — | $180K | 79.54% |
| [Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/931427108) | WBA | $173K | 76.23% |
| [Kroger Co/The](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/501044101) | KR | $169K | 74.89% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | — | $169K | 74.49% |
| Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | — | $154K | 67.97% |
| Bayer AG | — | $151K | 66.70% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2020-03-31 | $22.6M |
| 2019-12-31 | $24.7M |
| 2019-09-30 | $23.3M |

## More

- [Registrant: Advanced Series Trust](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/814679)
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