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AST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.

CRD 108897

SHELTON, CT

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Data as of May 22, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 5:21 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 82
Dated events: 16
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 20, 2012 to May 22, 2026
34 observations

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: asset managerderivedprivate_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=true related_bank=true bd_reps=4.0
Regulatory AUM: $91BItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-05-22); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $91B
Private client RAUM: $0derivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 0%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 42
Advisory employees: 9
Offices: 1Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 19
Individual clients: 0
High net worth clients: 0
SEC number: 801-40532
CIK: 1436789
CRD: 108897
Filings on the tape: 34
First filed: Mar 20, 2012
Latest filed: May 22, 2026
Organised: Corporation, CT
Website: prudential.com

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
BENJAMIN, SCOTT, EDWARD	EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	Na	yes	09/2009	Mar 31, 2017	Jun 20, 2024
Cronin, Timothy, Sean	PRESIDENT, CEO, COO, OFFICER IN CHARGE, AND DIRECTOR	Na	yes	05/2005	Mar 20, 2012	Jun 20, 2024
Digiacomo, Claudia	VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COUNSEL AND SECRETARY (FUNCTIONS AS CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER)	Na	yes	07/2020	Mar 24, 2021	Jun 20, 2024
DONOHUE, ANDREW, JOHN	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	yes	09/2022	Oct 7, 2022	Jun 20, 2024
Kutyla, Robert, Ronald	Controller	Na	yes	01/2024	Mar 26, 2024	Jun 20, 2024
PAPASAVAS, FRANK	Treasurer	Na	yes	12/2023	Mar 26, 2024	Jun 20, 2024
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.	Shareholder	E	yes	03/2015	Mar 20, 2012	Jun 20, 2024
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	DIRECT PARENT OF AST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	E	yes	12/2022	Mar 27, 2023	Jun 20, 2024

Affiliates (Item 7.A)

as filed on Item 7.A; a related person with a CRD on the graph links to its own page

Related person	Type	Class on the graph	Its RAUM	Control	Common control	State
PGIM, INC.	n/a	Other adviser	$1132B	N	yes	n/a
PGIM INVESTMENTS LLC	n/a	Asset manager	$345B	N	yes	n/a
JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC	n/a	Asset manager	$215B	N	yes	n/a
PGIM QUANTITATIVE SOLUTIONS LLC	n/a	Asset manager	$111B	N	yes	n/a
PGIM LIMITED	n/a	Other adviser	$76B	N	yes	n/a
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	n/a	Former SEC adviser	$251M	Y	yes	n/a
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	n/a	No RAUM reported	$0	N	yes	n/a
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
PRUDENTIAL ANNUITIES DISTRIBUTORS, INC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a

Offices

Schedule D 1.F offices beyond the principal office; street addresses are not published

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
Newark	Nj	United States	3	no

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line; showing 15 of 16

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Mar 25, 2026	$91B	$91B	42	9	1	n/a	n/a
2024	Mar 26, 2025	$94B	$94B	52	12	1	n/a	n/a
2023	Mar 26, 2024	$106B	$106B	53	14	1	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 27, 2023	$122B	$122B	63	13	1	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 22, 2022	$160B	$160B	58	16	1	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 24, 2021	$159B	$159B	56	15	1	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 25, 2020	$155B	$155B	67	15	1	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 28, 2019	$138B	$138B	65	16	1	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 29, 2018	$157B	$157B	74	15	1	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 31, 2017	$131B	$131B	76	14	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Mar 29, 2016	$126B	$126B	90	17	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Mar 27, 2015	$142B	$142B	31	16	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Mar 27, 2014	$144B	$144B	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Mar 27, 2013	$118B	$118B	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Mar 20, 2012	$102B	$102B	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2025	$91B	$94B	-2.2%	$122B	-9.2%	42	52	1	1

Teams out

two or more advisors whose registrations ended here and began at one firm together: a fact of two dates, not a prediction

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	2	May 11, 2016	Oct 12, 2016	SHELTON, CT	Team lift out	Other	10.5%

Relationships

showing 80 of 82

Affiliated with (15)

← PGIM LIMITEDRegistered adviserother investment adviser, bank, common control
factForm ADV
← PGIM QUANTITATIVE SOLUTIONSRegistered adviserother investment adviser, bank, common control
factForm ADV
→ PGIM INVESTMENTS LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, bank, common control
factForm ADV
→ PGIM, INC.Registered adviserother investment adviser, bank, pooled vehicle sponsor, common control
factForm ADV
→ JENNISON ASSOCIATESRegistered adviserother investment adviser, bank, pooled vehicle sponsor, common control
factForm ADV
→ PGIM QUANTITATIVE SOLUTIONSRegistered adviserother investment adviser, bank, common control
factForm ADV
→ PGIM LIMITEDRegistered adviserother investment adviser, pooled vehicle sponsor, common control
factForm ADV
→ PRUCO SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, broker-dealer, common control
factForm ADV
→ THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICARegistered adviserother investment adviser, control, common control
factForm ADV
← PGIM INVESTMENTS LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, bank, common control
factForm ADV
← PRUCO SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, bank, common control
factForm ADV
← PGIM, INC.Registered adviserother investment adviser, bank, common control
factForm ADV
← JENNISON ASSOCIATESRegistered adviserother investment adviser, bank, common control
factForm ADV
← PGIM PRIVATE PLACEMENT INVESTORS, L.P.Registered adviserother investment adviser, bank, common control
factForm ADV
← MULLINTBG ADVISORSRegistered adviserother investment adviser, bank, common control
factForm ADV

Controls (8)

← Cronin, Timothy, SeanOwnerPRESIDENT, CEO, COO, OFFICER IN CHARGE, AND DIRECTOR, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 20, 2012 to Jun 20, 2024factForm ADV
← DONOHUE, ANDREW, JOHNOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Oct 7, 2022 to Jun 20, 2024factForm ADV
← PAPASAVAS, FRANKOwnerTREASURER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 26, 2024 to Jun 20, 2024factForm ADV
← BENJAMIN, SCOTT, EDWARDOwnerEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 31, 2017 to Jun 20, 2024factForm ADV
← THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAOwnerDIRECT PARENT OF AST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC., ownership code E, domestic entity
Mar 27, 2023 to Jun 20, 2024factForm ADV
← Digiacomo, ClaudiaOwnerVICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COUNSEL AND SECRETARY (FUNCTIONS AS CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER), ownership code NA, individual
Mar 24, 2021 to Jun 20, 2024factForm ADV
← Kutyla, Robert, RonaldOwnerCONTROLLER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 26, 2024 to Jun 20, 2024factForm ADV
← PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.OwnerSHAREHOLDER, ownership code E, domestic entity
Mar 20, 2012 to Jun 20, 2024factForm ADV

Registered with (54)

← BYRON ELLERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 24, 2006 to Nov 13, 2020factForm ADV
← JOHN ARENAAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 25, 2018 to Nov 13, 2020factForm ADV
← FRANK JOHN ROSALAAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 30, 2015 to Nov 11, 2020factForm ADV
← BRAD NICHOLAS MCILVAINEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 1, 2015 to Nov 11, 2020factForm ADV
← Eric Jason RichmanAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 22, 2020 to Nov 6, 2020factForm ADV
← BRADLEY JAMES WISEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 7, 2006 to Nov 4, 2020factForm ADV
← ROBERT JOHN CLARKEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 7, 2011 to Nov 4, 2020factForm ADV
← ALEXANDER MICHAEL LEUSERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 8, 2018 to Mar 2, 2020factForm ADV
← Roger CirielloAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 30, 2011 to Nov 25, 2019factForm ADV
← Joshua ShapiroAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Dec 16, 2015 to Nov 21, 2019factForm ADV
← Christopher Robert ScarlataAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 21, 2018 to Feb 25, 2019factForm ADV
← THANH TRANAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 18, 2015 to Jan 24, 2019factForm ADV
← TINA MARIE DOWNINGAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 24, 2016 to Jul 31, 2018factForm ADV
← ELISA MARIA FRANCISAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 12, 2006 to Apr 2, 2018factForm ADV
← RICHARD BRIAN WOLFAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 12, 2006 to Jan 5, 2018factForm ADV
← MELISSA WALLING ADAMSAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 5, 2007 to Jul 3, 2017factForm ADV
← Deryl Stephen WellsAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 6, 2009 to Apr 14, 2017factForm ADV
← RODNEY RAYMOND ALLAINAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 20, 2006 to Mar 10, 2017factForm ADV
← Andrew MorrisAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Dec 22, 2010 to Nov 9, 2016factForm ADV
← ELIZABETH STOLTZ RUGGAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 1, 2014 to Aug 5, 2016factForm ADV
← Nicole Christine WilliamsAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Dec 8, 2014 to May 18, 2016factForm ADV
← MICHAEL ROBERT TOMLINAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 17, 2010 to May 18, 2016factForm ADV
← DANIEL EDWARD GRABOWSKIAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 3, 2007 to May 11, 2016factForm ADV
← ROY E. JOHANSENAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 20, 2006 to Mar 23, 2016factForm ADV
← JOHN J KONIKOWSKIAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 9, 2010 to Feb 24, 2016factForm ADV
← COLIN THEODORE BARBERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 10, 2010 to Sep 9, 2015factForm ADV
← JACK ROBERT KELLYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 15, 2007 to Jul 24, 2015factForm ADV
← SHANE FRANCIS O'BRIENAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 14, 2014 to Jan 22, 2015factForm ADV
← Lee Francis HurneyAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 20, 2006 to Dec 16, 2014factForm ADV
← Michael Rourke BurkeAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 7, 2011 to Oct 16, 2014factForm ADV
and 24 more

Moved with (1)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviser2 advisors, team lift out
May 11, 2016 to Oct 12, 2016factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 26, 2024
Control person joined
Frank Papasavas (Treasurer) appeared on Schedule A of Ast Investment Services, Inc.
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 26, 2024
Control person joined
Ronald Robert Kutyla (Controller) appeared on Schedule A of Ast Investment Services, Inc.
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 26, 2024
Control person left
Kevin Chaillet (Treasurer) no longer on Schedule A of Ast Investment Services, Inc. (listed 2023-03-27, absent 2024-03-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 26, 2024
Control person left
Lerohn Andrew Swain (Controller) no longer on Schedule A of Ast Investment Services, Inc. (listed 2023-03-27, absent 2024-03-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Oct 7, 2022
Control person left
Isabelle Sajous (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Ast Investment Services, Inc. (listed 2022-04-28, absent 2022-10-07)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Oct 7, 2022
Control person joined
John Andrew Donohue (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Ast Investment Services, Inc.
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Apr 28, 2022
Control person left
Armando (Dino) Capasso (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Ast Investment Services, Inc. (listed 2022-03-22, absent 2022-04-28)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Apr 28, 2022
Control person joined
Isabelle Sajous (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Ast Investment Services, Inc.
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 24, 2021
Control person joined
Lerohn Andrew Swain (Controller) appeared on Schedule A of Ast Investment Services, Inc.
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 24, 2021
Control person joined
Claudia Digiacomo (Vice President, Corporate Counsel And Secretary (Functions As Chief Legal Officer)) appeared on Schedule A of Ast Investment Services, Inc.
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 24, 2021
Control person left
Anthony Raymond O'Hara (Iii) (Vice President, Corporate Counsel And Secretary (Functions As Chief Legal Officer)) no longer on Schedule A of Ast Investment Services, Inc. (listed 2020-03-25, absent 2021-03-24)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 24, 2021
Control person left
John Christian Kelly (Treasurer And Vice President) no longer on Schedule A of Ast Investment Services, Inc. (listed 2020-03-25, absent 2021-03-24)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 25, 2020
Control person joined
John Christian Kelly (Treasurer And Vice President) appeared on Schedule A of Ast Investment Services, Inc.
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 25, 2020
Control person left
Marie Elizabeth Marin (Treasurer And Vice President) no longer on Schedule A of Ast Investment Services, Inc. (listed 2019-09-30, absent 2020-03-25)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jul 15, 2019
Control person joined
Armando (Dino) Capasso (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Ast Investment Services, Inc.
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jul 15, 2019
Control person left
Alan Chad Earnst (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Ast Investment Services, Inc. (listed 2019-03-28, absent 2019-07-15)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:581fd396-1e65-7ee5-1df7-611b339f9ff0
First observed: Mar 20, 2012
Last observed: May 22, 2026 4 months ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

AST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.

CRD 108897

SHELTON, CT

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Data as of May 22, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 5:21 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

BENJAMIN, SCOTT, EDWARD

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

yes

09/2009

Mar 31, 2017

Jun 20, 2024

Cronin, Timothy, Sean

PRESIDENT, CEO, COO, OFFICER IN CHARGE, AND DIRECTOR

yes

05/2005

Mar 20, 2012

Jun 20, 2024

Digiacomo, Claudia

VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COUNSEL AND SECRETARY (FUNCTIONS AS CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER)

yes

07/2020

Mar 24, 2021

Jun 20, 2024

DONOHUE, ANDREW, JOHN

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

09/2022

Oct 7, 2022

Jun 20, 2024

Kutyla, Robert, Ronald

Controller

yes

01/2024

Mar 26, 2024

Jun 20, 2024

PAPASAVAS, FRANK

Treasurer

yes

12/2023

Mar 26, 2024

Jun 20, 2024

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

Shareholder

yes

03/2015

Mar 20, 2012

Jun 20, 2024

THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

DIRECT PARENT OF AST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.

yes

12/2022

Mar 27, 2023

Jun 20, 2024

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

PGIM, INC.

n/a

Other adviser

$1132B

yes

n/a

PGIM INVESTMENTS LLC

n/a

Asset manager

$345B

yes

n/a

JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC

n/a

Asset manager

$215B

yes

n/a

PGIM QUANTITATIVE SOLUTIONS LLC

n/a

Asset manager

$111B

yes

n/a

PGIM LIMITED

n/a

Other adviser

$76B

yes

n/a

THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

n/a

Former SEC adviser

$251M

yes

n/a

PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC

n/a

No RAUM reported

yes

n/a

PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

n/a

yes

n/a

PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY

n/a

yes

n/a

PRUDENTIAL ANNUITIES DISTRIBUTORS, INC

n/a

yes

n/a

PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

Newark

United States

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 25, 2026

$91B

n/a

2024

Mar 26, 2025

$94B

n/a

2023

Mar 26, 2024

$106B

n/a

2022

Mar 27, 2023

$122B

n/a

2021

Mar 22, 2022

$160B

n/a

2020

Mar 24, 2021

$159B

n/a

2019

Mar 25, 2020

$155B

n/a

2018

Mar 28, 2019

$138B

n/a

2017

Mar 29, 2018

$157B

n/a

2016

Mar 31, 2017

$131B

n/a

2015

Mar 29, 2016

$126B

n/a

2014

Mar 27, 2015

$142B

n/a

2013

Mar 27, 2014

$144B

n/a

2012

Mar 27, 2013

$118B

n/a

2011

Mar 20, 2012

$102B

n/a

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$91B

$94B

-2.2%

$122B

-9.2%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

May 11, 2016

Oct 12, 2016

SHELTON, CT

Team lift out

Other

10.5%