Form 497VPI Equitable America Variab
Retirement Cornerstone® Series 17 Series E
Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America
Issued through: Equitable America Variable Account No. 70A
Contract Classes: Series E
Summary Prospectus for New Investors
May 1, 2026
This summary prospectus (the “Summary Prospectus”) summarizes key features of the contract. Before you invest, you should also review the statutory prospectus (the “Prospectus”) for the contract, which contains more information about the contract’s features, benefits, and risks. You can find this document and other information about the contract online at www.equitable.com/ICSR#EQH157169. You can also obtain this information at no cost by calling 1-877-522-5035, by sending an email request to [email protected], or by calling your financial intermediary.
The Retirement Cornerstone® Series 17 are variable and fixed individual and group flexible premium deferred annuity contracts. This Summary Prospectus only describes Retirement Cornerstone® Series E (“Series E”). The contracts provide for the accumulation of retirement savings and for income. The contracts offer income and death benefit protection as well. They also offer a number of payout options.
You invest to accumulate value on a tax-deferred basis in one or more of our investment options: (i) variable investment options, (ii) the guaranteed interest option, or (iii) the account for dollar cost averaging. The investment options are listed in Appendix “Investment options available under the contract”.
The Retirement Cornerstone® Series E contract is available only through an exchange program under which certain existing variable annuity contracts issued by the Company (“Prior Contracts”) may be exchanged for this contract. Only permitted exchanges, roll-overs or transfers from Prior Contracts are allowed as contributions. No other source of contribution is permitted.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The contract is a complex investment that involves risks, including potential loss of principal. You should speak with a financial professional about the features, benefits, risks, and fees and whether the contract is appropriate for you based on your financial situation and objectives.
The contract is not a short-term investment and is not appropriate for an investor who needs ready access to cash. Withdrawals could result in taxes and tax penalties.
All guarantees are subject to the Company’s financial strength and claims paying ability.
You may cancel your contract within 10 days of receiving it without paying fees or penalties. In some states, this cancellation period may be longer. Upon cancellation, you will receive either a full refund of the amount you paid with your application or your total account value. You should review the Prospectus, or consult with your investment professional, for additional information about the specific cancellation terms that apply.
We reserve the right to stop accepting any application or contribution from you at any time, including after you purchase the contract. If you have one or more Guaranteed benefits and we exercise our right to discontinue the acceptance of, and/or place additional limitations on, contributions to the contract and/or contributions and/or transfers into the Protected Benefit account variable investment options, you may no longer be able to fund your Guaranteed benefit(s). This means that if you have not yet allocated amounts to the Protected Benefit account variable investment options, you may not be able to fund your Guaranteed benefit(s) at all. This also means that if you have already funded your Guaranteed benefits, you may no longer be able to increase your Protected Benefit account value and the benefit bases associated with your Guaranteed benefits through contributions and transfers.
Additional information about certain investment products, including variable annuities, has been prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s staff and is available at Investor.gov.
Overview of the Contract
Purpose of the Contract
The contract is designed to help you accumulate assets through investments in underlying Portfolios and the guaranteed interest option during the accumulation phase. It can provide or supplement your retirement income by providing a stream of income payments during the annuity phase. It also provides death benefits to protect your beneficiaries and living benefits to protect your access to income. The contract may be appropriate if you have a long-term investment horizon. It is not intended for people who may need to access invested funds within a short-term timeframe or frequently, or who intend to engage in frequent transfers of the underlying Portfolios.
The contract is available only through an exchange program under which Prior Contracts may be exchanged for this contract. See “Exchange Program” in “Purchasing the Contract” in the Prospectus for more information.
Phases of the Contract
The contract has two phases: an accumulation (savings) phase and an income (annuity) phase.
Accumulation (Savings) Phase
During the accumulation phase, you can allocate your contributions to one or more of the available investment options, which include:
| | Protected Benefit account variable investment options (used to fund Guaranteed benefits); |
| | Investment account variable investment options; |
| | Guaranteed interest option; and |
| | the account for dollar cost averaging. |
For additional information about each investment option see Appendix “Investment options available under the contract.”
Income (Annuity) Phase
You enter the income phase when you annuitize your contract. During the income phase, you will receive a stream of fixed income payments for the annuity payout period of time you elect. You can elect to receive annuity payments (1) for life; (2) for life with a certain minimum number of payments; or (3) for life with a certain amount of payment. Please note that when you annuitize, your investments are converted to income payments and you will no longer be able to make any additional withdrawals from your contract. All accumulation phase benefits terminate upon annuitization and the contract has a maximum annuity commencement date.
Contract Features
The contract provides for the accumulation of retirement savings and income. The contract offers income and death benefit protection, and offers various payout options.
Death Benefits
Your contract includes a standard death benefit that pays your beneficiaries an amount equal to your Investment account value. For an additional fee, you can purchase other death benefits called Guaranteed minimum death benefits (“GMDBs”) that provide different minimum payment guarantees.
Living Benefits
A living benefit called the Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit (“GMIB”) is available with the contract for an additional charge. The GMIB is a benefit that guarantees, subject to certain restrictions, annual lifetime payments or “Lifetime GMIB payments”. The minimum guarantee provided by this benefit may never come into effect.
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Rebalancing and Dollar Cost Averaging
You can elect to have your account value automatically rebalanced at no additional charge. We offer two rebalancing programs that you can use to automatically reallocate your Investment account value among your Investment account variable investment options and the guaranteed interest option. You can also elect to allocate your investments using a dollar cost averaging program at no additional charge. Generally, you may not elect both a dollar cost averaging program and a rebalancing option.
Access to Your Money
During the accumulation phase you can take withdrawals from your contract. Withdrawals (including automatic or systematic withdrawals, required minimum distributions, and GMIB withdrawals) will reduce your account value and may be subject to income taxes, as well as a tax penalty if you are younger than 59½. Withdrawals may also reduce (possibly on a greater than dollar-for-dollar basis) or terminate any guaranteed benefits.
Other contracts
We offer a variety of fixed and variable annuity contracts. They may offer features, including investment options, and have fees and charges, that are different from those in the contracts offered by this Prospectus. Not every contract we issue, including some described in this Prospectus, is offered through every selling broker-dealer. Some selling broker-dealers may not offer and/or limit the offering of certain features or options, as well as limit the availability of the contracts, based on issue age or other criteria established by the selling broker-dealer. Upon request, your financial professional can show you information regarding our other annuity contracts that he or she distributes. You can also contact us to find out more about the availability of any of our annuity contracts.
You should work with your financial professional to decide whether one or more optional benefits are appropriate for you based on a thorough analysis of your particular insurance needs, financial objectives, investment goals, time horizons and risk tolerance.
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Important Information You Should Consider About the Contract
| FEES AND EXPENSES | ||
| Are There Transaction Charges? | Yes. You may be charged for other transactions including special requests such as wire transfers, express mail, duplicate contracts, preparing checks, third-party transfers or exchanges; or when you transfer between investment options in excess a certain number.
For additional information about transaction charges see “Charges that the Company deducts” in “Charges and expenses” in the Prospectus. | |
| Are There Ongoing Fees and Expenses? | Yes. The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay each year under the contract, depending on the investment options and optional benefits you choose. Please refer to your contract specifications page for information about the specific fees you will pay each year based on the options you have elected.
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| Annual Fee | Minimum | Maximum | ||
| Base Contract(1) | 1.30% | 1.30% | ||
| Portfolio Company fees and expenses(2) | 0.54% |
3.48% | ||
| Optional benefits available for an additional charge (for a single optional benefit, if elected)(3) | 0.35% | 2.30% | ||
| (1) Expressed as an annual percent of daily net assets in the variable investment options. (2) Expressed as an annual percentage of daily net assets in the Portfolio. This range is for the year ended December 31, 2025 and could change from year to year. (3) Expressed as an annual percentage of the applicable benefit base.
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| Because your contract is customizable, the choices you make affect how much you will pay. To help you understand the cost of owning your contract, the following table shows the lowest and highest cost you could pay each year, based on current charges. This estimate assume that you do not take withdrawals from the contract. | ||
| Lowest Annual Cost |
Highest Annual Cost | |
| Assumes: Investment of $100,000 5% annual appreciation Least expensive combination of contract and Portfolio fees and expenses No optional benefits No sales charge No additional contributions, transfers or withdrawals |
Assumes: Investment of $100,000 5% annual appreciation Most expensive combination of optional benefits (GMIB and Highest Anniversary Value death benefit) and Portfolio fees and expenses No sales charges No additional contributions, transfers or withdrawals | |
| For additional information about ongoing fees and expenses see “Fee Table” in the Prospectus. | ||
| RISKS | ||
| Is There a Risk of Loss from Poor Performance? | Yes. The contract is subject to the risk of loss. You could lose some or all of your account value depending on the investment options you choose.
For additional information about the risk of loss see “Principal risks of investing in the contract”. | |
| Is this a Short-Term Investment? | No. The contract is not a short-term investment and is not appropriate for an investor who needs ready access to cash because the contract is designed to provide for the accumulation of retirement savings and income on a long-term basis. As such, you should not use the contract as a short-term investment or savings vehicle. Withdrawals may be subject to federal and state income taxes and tax penalties.
For additional information about the investment profile of the contract see “Fee Table” in the Prospectus. | |
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| What Are the Risks Associated with the Investment Options? | An investment in the contract is subject to the risk of poor investment performance and can vary depending on the performance of the variable investment options available under the contract, (e.g., the Portfolios). Each investment option, including the guaranteed interest option, has its own unique risks. You should review the investment options available under the contract before making an investment decision.
For additional information about the risks associated with investment options see “Variable investment options”, “Fixed investment options” and “Portfolios of the Trusts” in “Purchasing the contract” in the Prospectus. See also Appendix “Investment options available under the contract” in the Prospectus. | |
| What Are the Risks Related to the Insurance Company? | An investment in the contract is subject to the risks related to the Company. The Company is solely responsible to the contract owner for the contract’s account value and the Guaranteed benefits. The general obligations, including the fixed investment options, and any Guaranteed benefits under the contract are supported by our general account and are subject to our claims-paying ability. An owner should look solely to our financial strength for our claims-paying ability. More information about the Company, including our financial strength ratings, may be obtained at https://equitable.com/about-us/financial-strength-ratings.
For additional information about insurance company risks see “About the general account” in “More information” in the Prospectus. | |
| RESTRICTIONS | ||
| Are There Restrictions on the Investment Options? | Yes. We may, at any time, exercise our rights to limit or terminate your contributions, allocations and transfers to any of the variable investment options (including the Protected Benefit account variable investment options) and to limit the number of variable investment options which you may select. Such rights include, among others, removing or substituting the Portfolios, combining any two or more variable investment options and transferring account value from any variable investment option to another variable investment option.
There are restrictions regarding investment options if Guaranteed benefits are elected, limits on contributions and transfers into and out of the guaranteed interest option, and restrictions or limitations with Special DCA programs. See “Allocating your contributions” in “Purchasing the Contract” and “Transferring your account value” in “Transferring your money among investment options” in the Prospectus for more information.
For more information see “About The Separate Account” in “More information” in the Prospectus.
Currently, we do not charge for transfers among investment options under the contract. However, we reserve the right to charge for any transfers in excess of 12 per contract year. We will provide you with advance notice if we decide to assess the transfer charge, which will never exceed $35 per transfer.
Contributions and transfers into and out of the guaranteed interest option are limited.
For additional information about restrictions on the investment options, see “Transfer charge” in “Charges and expenses”, “Portfolio of the Trusts” and “Guaranteed Interest Option” in “Purchasing the Contract” and “Transferring your money among investment options” in the Prospectus. | |
| Are There any Restrictions on Contract Benefits? | Yes. At any time, we have the right to limit or terminate your contributions, allocations and transfers to any of the variable investment options. If you have one or more Guaranteed benefits (which are also known as optional benefits) and we exercise our right to discontinue the acceptance of, and/or place additional limitations on, contributions to the contract and/or contributions and/ or transfers into the Protected Benefit account variable investment options, you may no longer be able to fund your Guaranteed benefit(s).
Investment options are limited if Guaranteed benefits are elected. Withdrawals that exceed limits specified by the terms of an optional benefit may affect the availability of the benefit by reducing the benefit by an amount greater than the value withdrawn, and/or could terminate the benefit.
The standard and optional death benefits offered with the contract are available only at contract purchase. Withdrawals could significantly reduce or terminate the death benefit.
For additional information about the optional benefits see “How you can purchase and contribute to your contract” in “Purchasing the Contract” in the Prospectus. See also “Death Benefits” and “Living Benefits” in Benefits available under the contract” in the Prospectus. | |
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| TAXES | ||
| What Are the Contract’s Tax Implications? | You should consult with a tax professional to determine the tax implications of an investment in, and payments received under, the contract. There is no additional tax benefit to you if the contract is purchased through a tax-qualified plan or individual retirement account (IRA). Withdrawals will be subject to ordinary income tax and may be subject to tax penalties. Generally, you are not taxed until you make a withdrawal from the contract.
For additional information about tax implications see “Tax information” in the Prospectus. | |
| CONFLICTS OF INTEREST | ||
| How Are Investment Professionals Compensated? | Some financial professionals may receive compensation for selling the contract to you, both in the form of commissions or in the form of contribution-based compensation. Financial professionals may also receive additional compensation for enhanced marketing opportunities and other services (commonly referred to as “marketing allowances”). This conflict of interest may influence the financial professional to recommend this contract over another investment.
For additional information about compensation to financial professionals see “Distribution of the contracts” in “More information” in the Prospectus. | |
| Should I Exchange My Contract? | Some financial professionals may have a financial incentive to offer a new contract in place of the one you already own. You should only exchange your contract if you determine, after comparing the features, fees, and risks of both contracts, as well as any fees or penalties to terminate your existing contract, that it is preferable to purchase the new contract rather than continue to own your existing contract.
For additional information about exchanges see “Charge for third-party transfer or exchange” in “Charges and expenses” in the Prospectus. | |
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Benefits Available Under the Contract
Summary of Benefits
The following tables summarize important information about the benefits available under the contract.
Death Benefits
These death benefits are available during the accumulation phase:
| Name of Benefit | Purpose |
Standard/ Optional |
Annual Fee | Brief Description of Restrictions/Limitations | ||||||
| Max | Current | |||||||||
| Return of Principal Death Benefit | Guarantees beneficiaries will receive a benefit at least equal to your contributions less adjusted withdrawals. | Standard | No Additional Charge |
Available only at contract purchase Withdrawals could significantly reduce or terminate benefit | ||||||
| Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit | Locks in highest adjusted anniversary account value as minimum death benefit. | Optional | 0.35%(1) | Available only at contract purchase Withdrawals could significantly reduce or terminate benefit If elected, you will not get the Return of Principal Death Benefit, the RMD Wealth Guard Death Benefit, or the “Greater of” Death Benefit | ||||||
| RMD Wealth Guard Death Benefit | Allows required minimum distributions without reducing the benefit base. | Optional | 1.20%(1)(2) 2.00%(1)(3) |
0.60%(1)(2) 1.00%(1)(3) |
Available only at contract purchase Withdrawals could significantly reduce benefit Subject to restrictions on investment options If elected, you will not get the Return of Principal Death Benefit, the Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit, or the “Greater of” Death Benefit | |||||
| “Greater of” Death Benefit | Guarantees the beneficiaries will receive at least the greater of the Roll-up benefit base and the Highest Anniversary Value benefit base. | Optional | 2.30% | 1.15% | Restricted to owners of certain ages Available only at contract purchase Excess withdrawals could significantly reduce or terminate benefit Subject to restrictions on investment options If elected, you will not get the Return of Principal Death Benefit, the Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit, or the RMD Wealth Guard Death Benefit | |||||
| (1) | Expressed as an annual percentage of the benefit base. |
| (2) | Issue ages 20-64. |
| (3) | Issue ages 65-68. |
Living Benefit
This living benefit is available the during accumulation phase:
| Name of Benefit | Purpose |
Standard/ Optional |
Annual Fee | Brief Description of Restrictions/Limitations | ||||||
| Max | Current | |||||||||
| Guaranteed minimum income benefit (GMIB) | Guarantees a minimum annuitization value to provide lifetime retirement income. | Optional | 2.30%(1) | 1.15%(1) | Restricted to owners of certain ages Cannot be elected with the RMD Wealth Guard Death Benefit Excess withdrawals could significantly reduce or terminate benefit Subject to restrictions on investment options | |||||
| (1) | Expressed as an annual percentage of the benefit base. |
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Other Benefits
These other benefits are available during the accumulation phase:
| Name of Benefit | Purpose |
Standard/ Optional |
Annual Fee | Brief Description of Restrictions/Limitations | ||||||
| Max | Current | |||||||||
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Rebalancing Option I(1) and Option II(2) |
Periodically rebalance to your desired asset mix. | Optional | No Charge | Not generally available with DCA Account value in the Protected Benefit account cannot be rebalanced | ||||||
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Dollar Cost Averaging (special DCA, general DCA, and Investment |
Transfer account value to selected investment options on a regular basis to potentially reduce the impact of market volatility. | Optional | No Charge | Not generally available with Rebalancing | ||||||
| (1) | Option I allows you to rebalance your Investment account value among the Investment account variable investment options. |
| (2) | Option II allows you to rebalance your Investment account value among the Investment account variable investment options and the guaranteed interest option. |
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Buying the Contract
You may purchase a contract by making payments to us that we call “contributions.” We can refuse to accept an application from you or any contribution from you at any time, including after you purchase the contract. We require a minimum contribution amount for each type of contract purchased. Maximum contribution limitations also apply. The only source of contributions that are permitted to be made to a contract is an exchange (which includes an exchange, rollover or transfer, as applicable, for federal income tax purposes) from certain EQUI-VEST®, Accumulator® and Structured Capital Strategies® contracts previously issued by the Company, which may be eligible to exchange, rollover or transfer to a Retirement Cornerstone® Series E contract. See “Exchange Program” in “Purchasing the Contract” in the Prospectus for more information.
Maximum issue age
The maximum issue age for non-qualified and IRA contracts is 80. The maximum issue age for qualified plan contracts is 75.
Minimum initial and subsequent contribution amounts
The minimum initial contribution is generally $25,000. Each subsequent contribution generally must be at least $500 ($50 for Traditional and Roth IRAs).
Limitations on contributions to the contract
We reserve the right to refuse to accept any contribution under the contract at any time or change our contribution limits and requirements, including contributions and/or transfers into your Protected Benefit account. This means that if you have one or more Guaranteed benefits, there would no longer be any increases from contributions or transfers in the Protected Benefit account value and the benefit bases associated with the Guaranteed benefits, and if you have not allocated amounts to the Protected Benefit account, you may not be able to fund your Guaranteed benefits at all.
When initial and subsequent contributions are credited
Initial Contribution
If your application is in good order when we receive it for application processing purposes, your contribution will be applied within two business days. If any information we require to issue your contract is missing or unclear, we will hold your contribution while we try to obtain this information. If we are unable to obtain all of the information we require within five business days after we receive an incomplete application or form, we will inform the financial professional submitting the application on your behalf. We will then return the contribution to you, unless you or your financial professional acting on your behalf, specifically direct us to keep your contribution until we receive the required information. The contribution will be applied as of the date we receive the missing information.
Subsequent Contributions
If we receive a subsequent contribution before the close of the NYSE (typically 4:00 pm eastern), we will credit that contribution that day. If we receive your subsequent contribution after the close of the NYSE, your contribution will be applied the next business day.
Allocating your contributions
You may allocate your contributions to the Investment account variable investment options, the guaranteed interest option or the Special DCA program. If you wish to fund one or more of the Guaranteed benefits you elected, you may allocate contributions to the Protected Benefit account variable investment options or the Special DCA program. Also, we limit the number of variable investment options which you may select. In addition, we may at any time exercise our right to limit or terminate transfers into any of the variable investment options.
Allocations must be whole percentages and you may change your allocations at any time. No more than 25% of any contribution to the contract may be allocated to the guaranteed interest option. The total of your allocations into all available investment options must equal 100%.
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Additional limitations on contributions to the contract
Additional limitations on contributions and the source of contributions apply based on the type of contract, such as non-qualified or particular types of IRAs. Please see the tables in the “Rules regarding contributions to your contract” appendix to the Prospectus for detailed information. You can obtain the Prospectus by calling the number or accessing the website noted on the first page of this summary.
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Making Withdrawals: Accessing the Money in Your Contract
Accessing your money
You have several ways to access your account value before annuity payments begin. You may take partial withdrawals from your contract at any time or, depending on your specific situation, set up an automatic payment plan, a systematic withdrawal plan, a substantially equal withdrawals plan or a lifetime RMD payments plan. You may also surrender your contract to receive its cash value at any time while an owner is living (or for contracts with non-natural owners, while an annuitant is living) and before you begin to receive annuity payments (Lifetime GMIB payments or otherwise). If we receive a withdrawal or surrender request in good order before the close of the NYSE (typically 4:00 pm eastern), we will process the request that day. If we receive the request after the close of the NYSE, we will process the request on the next business day. We will generally send you the full requested withdrawal amount and deduct any applicable withdrawal charges from account value unless your request otherwise.
Withdrawals will reduce your account value and may be subject to withdrawal charges, income taxes and a tax penalty if you are younger than 59½. Withdrawals may also reduce (possibly on a greater than dollar-for-dollar basis) or terminate any guaranteed benefits. Surrenders also may be subject to withdrawal charges, income taxes and a tax penalty if you are younger than 59½.
Please see “Accessing your money” in the Prospectus for more information on the ways you may withdraw your account value.
When to expect payments
Generally, we will fulfill requests for payments out of the variable investment options within seven calendar days after the business day the transaction request is received by us in good order. These transactions may include applying proceeds to a payout annuity, transfers payment of a death benefit, payment of any amount you withdraw (less any withdrawal charge, if applicable) and, upon surrender, payment of the cash value.
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Additional Information About Fees
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning, or surrendering the contract. Please refer to your contract specifications page for more information about the specific fees you will pay each year based on the options you have elected.
The first table describes fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the contract, surrender the contract, or transfer account value between investment options. Charges designed to approximate certain taxes that may be imposed on us, such as premium taxes in your state, may also apply.
| Transaction Expenses | ||
| Series E | ||
| Sales Load Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of purchase payments) |
None | |
| Transfer Fee(1) |
$35 | |
| Third Party Transfer or Exchange Fee(2) |
$125 | |
| Special Service Charges(3) | $90 | |
| (1) | Currently, we do not charge for transfers among investment options under the contract. However, we reserve the right to charge for transfers in excess of 12 transfers per contract year. We will charge no more than $35 for each transfer at the time each transfer is processed. See “Transfer charge” under “Charges that the Company deducts” in “Charges and expenses”. |
| (2) | Currently, we do not charge for third party transfers or exchanges. However, we reserve the right to discontinue this waiver at any time, with or without notice. The maximum third party transfer or exchange fee is $125. The current charge (which, as described above is waived) is $65. These charges may increase over time to cover our administrative costs. We may discontinue these services at any time. |
| (3) | Special service charges include (1) express mail charge; (2) wire transfer charge; (3) duplicate contract charge; and (4) check preparation charge. The current maximum charge for each service is $90. These charges may increase over time to cover our administrative costs. We may discontinue these services at any time. |
The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay each year during the time that you own the contract (not including Portfolio fees and expenses). If you choose to purchase an optional benefit, you will pay additional charges, as shown below.
| Annual Contract Expenses | ||
| Series E | ||
| Annual Administrative Charge(1) | $30(1) | |
| Base Contract Expenses (as a percentage of daily net assets in the variable investment options) | 1.30% | |
| Optional Benefits Expenses (as a percentage of the benefit base)(2)(3): | ||
| Guaranteed minimum death benefit charges | ||
| Return of Principal death benefit |
No Additional Charge | |
| Highest Anniversary Value death benefit |
0.35% | |
| RMD Wealth Guard death benefit |
2.00%(4) | |
| “Greater of” death benefit |
2.30%(5) | |
| Guaranteed minimum income benefit charge | 2.30%(6) | |
| (1) | The annual administrative charge is deducted from your account value on each contract date anniversary. If the contract is surrendered or annuitized or a death benefit is paid on any date other than the contract date anniversary, we will deduct a pro rata portion of the administrative charge for that year. If your account value on a contract date anniversary is $50,000 or more there is no charge. During the first two contract years this charge, if applicable, is equal to the lesser of $30 or 2% of your Total account value. Thereafter, the charge, if applicable, is $30 for each contract year. |
| (2) | The benefit base is not an account value or cash value. Your initial benefit base is equal to your initial contribution or transfer to the Protected Benefit account variable investment options and amounts in a Special DCA program designated for transfers to the Protected Benefit account variable investment options. See “Guaranteed minimum death benefits” and “Guaranteed minimum income benefit” in “Benefits available under the contract”. |
| (3) | Deducted annually on each contract date anniversary for which the benefit is in effect. If the contract is surrendered or annuitized, or a death benefit is paid, or the benefit is dropped (if applicable), on any date other than the contract date anniversary, we will deduct a pro rata portion of the charge for that year. |
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| (4) | Maximum charge of 1.20% if you were 20-64 on the contract issue date and 2.00% if you were 65-68. The current charge is equal to 0.60% (if you were age 20-64 on your contract date) or 1.00% (if you were age 65-68 on your contract date) of the RMD Wealth Guard death benefit base in effect each contract date anniversary. We reserve the right to increase or decrease this charge any time after your second contract date anniversary. See “RMD Wealth Guard death benefit” in “Charges and expenses”. |
| (5) | The current charge is equal to 1.15%. We reserve the right to increase or decrease this charge at any time after your second contract date anniversary. See “Guaranteed minimum income benefit charge” and “Greater of death benefit” in “Charges and expenses”. |
| (6) | The current charge is equal to 1.15% of the GMIB benefit base in effect on each contract date anniversary. If you have this benefit, but do not fund it until after your contract date anniversary, we will deduct the full charge on the contract date anniversary following the date on which you fund the benefit. We reserve the right to increase the charge for this benefit up to a maximum of 2.30%. We reserve the right to increase or decrease this charge any time after your second contract date anniversary. See “Guaranteed minimum income benefit charge” in “Charges and expenses”. |
The next item shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the underlying Portfolios that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the contract. Expenses shown may change over time and may be higher or lower in the future. A complete list of Portfolios available under the contract, including their annual expenses, may be found at the back of this document. See Appendix “Investment options available under the contract.”
| Annual Portfolio Expenses |
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| Minimum | Maximum | |||
| Annual Portfolio Expenses prior to Expense Limitation Arrangement (expenses that are deducted from Portfolio assets including management fees, 12b-1 fees, service fees, and other expenses)(*) | 0.54% | 3.48% | ||
| Annual Portfolio Expenses after Expense Limitation Arrangement (expenses that are deducted from Portfolio assets including management fees, 12b-1 fees, service fees, and other expenses)(*) | 0.53% | 3.29% | ||
| (*) | “Annual Portfolio Expenses” are based, in part, on estimated amounts of such expenses. The expenses listed are for the year ended December 31, 2025. Pursuant to a contract, Equitable Investment Management Group, LLC has agreed to make payments or waive its management, administrative and other fees to limit the expenses of certain affiliated Portfolios through April 30, 2027 (“Expense Limitation Arrangement”) (unless the Trust’s Board of Trustees consents to an earlier revision or termination of this agreement). The Expense Limitation Arrangement may be terminated by Equitable Investment Management Group, LLC at any time after April 30, 2027. The Expense Limitation Arrangement does not apply to unaffiliated Portfolios. |
Examples
These Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the variable investment options with the cost of investing in other annuity contracts that offer variable investment options. These costs include transaction expenses, annual contract expenses, and annual Portfolio expenses.
These Examples assume all account value is allocated to the variable investment options. Your costs could differ from those shown below if you invest in the fixed investment options.
These Examples assume that you invest $100,000 in the variable investment options for the time periods indicated. The Examples also assume that your investment has a 5% return each year and assume the most expensive combination of annual Portfolio expenses, as well as the “Greater of” death benefit and GMIB (both at their maximum charge).
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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If you surrender your contract or the end of the applicable time period |
If you do not surrender your contract | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SeriesE |
$ |
8,076 |
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$ |
25,151 |
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$ |
43,581 |
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$ |
96,756 |
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$ |
8,076 |
|
$ |
25,151 |
|
$ |
43,581 |
|
$ |
96,756 |
| ||||||||
13
Appendix: Investment options available under the contract
Variable Investment Options
The following is a list of Portfolio Companies available under the contract. More information about the Portfolio Companies is available in the prospectuses for the Portfolio Companies, which may be amended from time to time and can be found online at www.equitable.com/ICSR#EQH157169. You can request this information at no cost by calling 1-877-522-5035 or by sending an email request to [email protected]. If you elect a Guaranteed benefit, you may only invest in the Portfolios listed in the Protected Benefit account table below.
The current expenses and performance information below reflects fee and expenses of the Portfolios, but do not reflect the other fees and expenses that your Contract may charge. Expenses would be higher and performance would be lower if these other charges were included. Each Portfolio’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of future performance.
| Affiliated Portfolio Companies: |
| Current Expenses |
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/2025) |
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| TYPE | Portfolio Company — Investment Adviser; Sub-Adviser(s), as applicable | 1 year | 5 year | 10 year | ||||||||||||||
| Fixed Income |
1290 VT DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond — Equitable Investment Management Group, LLC (“EIMG”); DoubleLine Capital LP |
0.91% | ^ | 7.25% | 0.27% | 2.12% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
1290 VT Equity Income — EIMG; Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC d/b/a Barrow Hanley Global Investors |
0.95% | ^ | 13.04% | 11.25% | 8.85% | ||||||||||||
| Specialty |
1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions — EIMG; GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. |
1.29% | ^ | 15.91% | 7.70% | 5.38% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value — EIMG; GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. |
1.05% | 12.82% | 11.24% | 10.77% | |||||||||||||
| Fixed Income |
1290 VT High Yield Bond — EIMG; AXA Investment Managers US Inc., Post Advisory Group, LLC |
1.02% | ^ | 7.54% | 3.92% | 5.41% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
1290 VT Micro Cap(2) — EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC |
1.15% | ^ | 16.42% | 4.31% | 12.26% | ||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
1290 VT Moderate Growth AllocationΔ — EIMG |
1.10% | ^ | 13.34% | 6.32% | — | ||||||||||||
| Specialty |
1290 VT Natural Resources — EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. |
0.90% | ^ | 28.04% | 16.06% | 9.42% | ||||||||||||
| Specialty |
1290 VT Real Estate — EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. |
0.90% | ^ | 9.67% | 2.69% | 3.28% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
1290 VT Small Cap Value(2) — EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC |
1.23% | ^ | 6.11% | 13.44% | 11.19% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
1290 VT SmartBeta Equity ESG(2) — EIMG; AXA Investment Managers US Inc. |
1.10% | 13.95% | 10.21% | 10.74% | |||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
EQ/AB Dynamic Aggressive GrowthΔ — EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. |
1.15% | ^ | 16.06% | 8.69% | — | ||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
EQ/AB Dynamic GrowthΔ — EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. |
1.15% | 14.89% | 7.60% | 6.95% | |||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
EQ/AB Dynamic Moderate GrowthΔ — EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. |
1.13% | 13.46% | 6.31% | 6.12% | |||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/AB Small Cap Growth — EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. |
0.92% | 9.21% | 3.43% | 10.10% | |||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
EQ/Aggressive Growth Strategy(2) — EIMG |
1.01% | 12.17% | 7.61% | 9.04% | |||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
EQ/All Asset Growth Allocation — EIMG |
1.25% | ^ | 17.18% | 7.12% | 8.28% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/American Century Mid Cap Value — EIMG; American Century Investment Management, Inc. |
1.00% | ^ | 8.72% | 8.64% | — | ||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
EQ/American Century Moderate Growth AllocationΔ — EIMG; American Century Investment Management, Inc. |
1.15% | ^ | 12.37% | 5.35% | — | ||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
EQ/Balanced Strategy — EIMG |
0.97% | 10.05% | 4.68% | 6.08% | |||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/ClearBridge Large Cap Growth ESG(2) — EIMG; ClearBridge Investments, LLC |
1.00% | ^ | 7.69% | 10.47% | 13.63% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/ClearBridge Select Equity Managed Volatility(2) — EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, ClearBridge Investments, LLC |
1.06% | ^ | 7.66% | 8.42% | 12.21% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/Common Stock Index — EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. |
0.67% | ^ | 16.30% | 12.50% | 13.54% | ||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
EQ/Conservative Growth Strategy — EIMG |
0.97% | 9.32% | 3.76% | 5.10% | |||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
EQ/Conservative Strategy — EIMG |
0.95% | 7.86% | 1.93% | 3.12% | |||||||||||||
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| Current Expenses |
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/2025) |
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| TYPE | Portfolio Company — Investment Adviser; Sub-Adviser(s), as applicable | 1 year | 5 year | 10 year | ||||||||||||||
| Fixed Income |
EQ/Core Bond Index(1) — EIMG; SSGA Funds Management, Inc. |
0.62% | ^ | 6.43% | 0.35% | 1.70% | ||||||||||||
| Fixed Income |
EQ/Core Plus Bond — EIMG; Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
0.93% | ^ | 8.58% | -0.68% | 2.17% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/Emerging Markets Equity PLUS — EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P., EARNEST Partners, LLC |
1.20% | ^ | 33.46% | 4.64% | 7.73% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/Equity 500 Index — EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. |
0.53% | ^ | 17.24% | 13.79% | 14.16% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/Fidelity Institutional AM® Large Cap — EIMG; FIAM LLC |
0.87% | ^ | 18.34% | 13.86% | — | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/Franklin Rising Dividends — EIMG; Franklin Advisers, Inc. |
0.87% | ^ | 11.84% | 9.50% | — | ||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
EQ/Goldman Sachs Growth AllocationΔ — EIMG; Goldman Sachs Asset Management L.P. |
1.15% | ^ | 12.09% | 7.29% | — | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value — EIMG; Goldman Sachs Asset Management L.P. |
1.09% | ^ | 9.22% | 9.66% | — | ||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
EQ/Goldman Sachs Moderate Growth AllocationΔ — EIMG; Goldman Sachs Asset Management L.P. |
1.15% | ^ | 10.02% | 5.02% | 5.76% | ||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
EQ/Growth Strategy — EIMG |
1.00% | 11.44% | 6.61% | 8.07% | |||||||||||||
| Fixed Income |
EQ/Intermediate Government Bond(1) — EIMG; SSGA Funds Management, Inc. |
0.62% | ^ | 5.54% | 0.30% | 1.15% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/International Core Managed Volatility — EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
1.06% | 26.12% | 7.52% | 7.48% | |||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/International Equity Index — EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. |
0.72% | ^ | 31.53% | 9.91% | 8.07% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/Invesco Comstock — EIMG; Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
1.00% | ^ | 16.93% | 14.99% | 11.71% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/Invesco Global — EIMG; Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
1.10% | ^ | 15.40% | 6.95% | 10.59% | ||||||||||||
| Specialty |
EQ/Invesco Global Real Assets — EIMG; Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
1.16% | 15.93% | 7.11% | — | |||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
EQ/Invesco Moderate AllocationΔ — EIMG; Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
1.15% | ^ | 9.42% | 4.61% | 5.29% | ||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
EQ/Invesco Moderate Growth AllocationΔ — EIMG; Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
1.15% | ^ | 12.63% | 5.89% | — | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/Janus Enterprise — EIMG; Janus Henderson Investors US LLC |
1.04% | 8.05% | 7.06% | 10.61% | |||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
EQ/JPMorgan Growth AllocationΔ — EIMG; J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. |
1.15% | ^ | 10.81% | 6.54% | — | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/JPMorgan Growth Stock — EIMG; J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. |
0.96% | ^ | 14.76% | 9.43% | 14.08% | ||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
EQ/JPMorgan Hedged Equity and Premium Income∞Δ — EIMG |
1.15% | ^ | 12.41% | 4.65% | — | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities(2) — EIMG; J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. |
0.95% | 15.40% | 12.77% | 12.08% | |||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/Large Cap Growth Index — EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. |
0.71% | 17.74% | 14.51% | 17.26% | |||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/Large Cap Value Index — EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. |
0.74% | 15.04% | 10.52% | 9.77% | |||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/Large Cap Value Managed Volatility — EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. |
0.86% | 10.62% | 9.69% | 9.56% | |||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/Lazard Emerging Markets Equity — EIMG; Lazard Asset Management LLC |
1.35% | ^ | 42.06% | 10.84% | — | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/Loomis Sayles Growth — EIMG; Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
1.03% | ^ | 13.08% | 12.72% | 15.87% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/MFS International Growth – EIMG; Massachusetts
Financial Services Company |
1.10% | ^ | 20.90% | 6.90% | 9.61% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/MFS International Intrinsic Value(2) — EIMG; Massachusetts Financial Services Company d/b/a MFS Investment Management |
1.15% | ^ | 32.95% | 6.99% | — | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/MFS Mid Cap Focused Growth — EIMG; Massachusetts Financial Services Company d/b/a MFS Investment Management |
1.10% | ^ | 5.60% | 5.09% | — | ||||||||||||
| Specialty |
EQ/MFS Technology(2) — EIMG; Massachusetts Financial Services Company d/b/a MFS Investment Management |
1.10% | 16.24% | 12.06% | — | |||||||||||||
| Specialty |
EQ/MFS Utilities Series — EIMG; Massachusetts Financial Services Company d/b/a MFS Investment Management |
1.05% | ^ | 14.65% | 7.33% | — | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/Mid Cap Index — EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. |
0.64% | ^ | 6.80% | 8.42% | 9.99% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility — EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
0.97% | 4.98% | 7.62% | 8.20% | |||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
EQ/Moderate Allocation — EIMG |
1.08% | 10.20% | 4.12% | 5.77% | |||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
EQ/Moderate Growth Strategy — EIMG |
0.98% | 10.83% | 5.67% | 7.08% | |||||||||||||
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| Current Expenses |
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/2025) |
|||||||||||||||||
| TYPE | Portfolio Company — Investment Adviser; Sub-Adviser(s), as applicable | 1 year | 5 year | 10 year | ||||||||||||||
| Cash/Cash Equivalent |
EQ/Money Market* — EIMG; Dreyfus, a division of Mellon Investments Corporation |
0.67% | 3.66% | 2.79% | 1.73% | |||||||||||||
| Fixed Income |
EQ/PIMCO Global Real Return — EIMG; Pacific Investment Management Company LLC |
2.74% | ^ | 5.52% | -0.90% | 2.48% | ||||||||||||
| Fixed Income |
EQ/PIMCO Real Return — EIMG; Pacific Investment Management Company LLC |
2.22% | ^ | 7.95% | 1.24% | — | ||||||||||||
| Fixed Income |
EQ/PIMCO Total Return ESG — EIMG; Pacific Investment Management Company LLC |
0.75% | ^ | 8.70% | -0.14% | — | ||||||||||||
| Fixed Income |
EQ/PIMCO Ultra Short Bond — EIMG; Pacific Investment Management Company LLC |
0.80% | ^ | 4.47% | 2.93% | 2.32% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/Small Company Index — EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. |
0.63% | 12.57% | 6.16% | 9.44% | |||||||||||||
| Specialty |
EQ/T. Rowe Price Health Sciences — EIMG; T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. |
1.20% | ^ | 19.21% | 3.62% | — | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
EQ/Value Equity — EIMG; Aristotle Capital Management, LLC |
0.91% | 11.01% | 8.65% | 8.47% | |||||||||||||
| Specialty |
EQ/Wellington Energy — EIMG; Wellington Management Company LLP |
1.19% | ^ | 12.17% | 17.90% | — | ||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
Equitable Conservative Growth MF/ETF Portfolio — EIMG |
1.10% | ^ | 12.03% | 4.95% | 6.85% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
Multimanager Aggressive Equity — EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P. |
0.99% | 16.30% | 11.47% | 15.66% | |||||||||||||
| Specialty |
Multimanager Technology — EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P., FIAM LLC, Wellington Management Company LLP |
1.23% | ^ | 25.87% | 12.46% | 19.41% | ||||||||||||
| ^ | This Portfolio’s annual expenses reflect temporary fee reductions. |
| Δ | Certain other affiliated Portfolios, as well as unaffiliated Portfolios, may utilize volatility management techniques (including Fund of Fund Portfolios that invest in other Portfolios that utilize volatility management techniques) that differ from the EQ volatility management strategy. Affiliated Portfolios that utilize these volatility management techniques are identified in the chart by a “Δ”. Any such unaffiliated Portfolio is not identified in the chart. See “Portfolios of the Trusts” for more information regarding volatility management. |
| | EQ Managed Volatility Portfolios that include the EQ volatility management strategy as part of their investment objective and/or principal investment strategy, and the EQ/affiliated Fund of Fund Portfolios that invest in Portfolios that use the EQ volatility management strategy, are identified in the chart by a ““. See “Portfolios of the Trusts” for more information regarding volatility management. |
| * | The Portfolio operates as a “government money market fund.” The Portfolio will invest at least 99.5% of its total assets in U.S. government securities, cash, and/or repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by U.S. government securities or cash. |
| ∞ | “J.P. Morgan” and “JPMorgan” are registered trademarks of J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, NA (“JPMC”) and have been licensed for use by Equitable Investment Management Group, LLC. EQ/JPMorgan Hedged Equity and Premium Income Portfolio is not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by JPMC and JPMC makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in EQ/JPMorgan Hedged Equity and Premium Income Portfolio. |
| (1) | Effective on or about June 29, 2026, and subject to shareholder approval, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. will be replaced as a sub-adviser to the Portfolio (or an allocated portion thereof) with AllianceBernstein L.P. |
| (2) | This investment option is only available if you purchased your contract on or after approximately October 22, 2018. |
| Unaffiliated Portfolio Companies: |
| Current Expenses |
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/2025) |
|||||||||||||||||
| TYPE | Portfolio Company — Investment Adviser; Sub-Adviser(s), as applicable | 1 year | 5 year | 10 year | ||||||||||||||
| Equity |
American Funds Insurance Series® Global Small Capitalization Fund(2) — Capital Research and Management Company |
1.15% | ^ | 14.33% | 0.23% | 6.96% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
American Funds Insurance Series® New World Fund® — Capital Research and Management Company |
1.07% | ^ | 27.93% | 5.06% | 8.98% | ||||||||||||
| Fixed Income |
American Funds Insurance Series® The Bond Fund of America® — Capital Research and Management Company |
0.72% | ^ | 6.98% | -0.38% | 2.11% | ||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund — BlackRock Advisors, LLC; BlackRock International Limited, BlackRock (Singapore) Limited |
1.01% | ^ | 19.51% | 5.51% | 7.33% | ||||||||||||
| Equity |
BlackRock Large Cap Focus Growth V.I. Fund — BlackRock Advisors, LLC |
1.02% | ^ | 11.48% | 10.19% | 15.98% | ||||||||||||
| Specialty |
Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund — Eaton Vance Management |
1.19% | 3.94% | 4.64% | 4.43% | |||||||||||||
| Equity |
Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap Portfolio — Fidelity Management and Research Company (FMR) |
0.80% | 11.49% | 9.83% | 10.31% | |||||||||||||
| Fixed Income |
Fidelity® VIP Strategic Income Portfolio — Fidelity Management and Research Company (FMR) |
0.88% | 8.58% | 2.79% | 4.40% | |||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
Franklin Allocation VIP Fund — Franklin Advisers, Inc. |
0.82% | ^ | 12.60% | 5.73% | 7.32% | ||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
Franklin Income VIP Fund — Franklin Advisers, Inc. |
0.72% | 12.56% | 7.66% | 7.30% | |||||||||||||
| Equity |
Hartford Disciplined Equity HLS Fund — Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC; Wellington Management Company LLP |
1.09% | 13.75% | 11.51% | 12.90% | |||||||||||||
| Equity |
Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund — Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
0.93% | 15.44% | 10.53% | 8.93% | |||||||||||||
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| Current Expenses |
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/2025) |
|||||||||||||||||
| TYPE | Portfolio Company — Investment Adviser; Sub-Adviser(s), as applicable | 1 year | 5 year | 10 year | ||||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund — Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
0.82% | 12.52% | 8.68% | 8.64% | |||||||||||||
| Fixed Income |
Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Portfolio (VC) — Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC |
0.98% | 8.33% | 2.10% | 4.72% | |||||||||||||
| Equity |
MFS® Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Portfolio — Massachusetts Financial Services Company |
0.97% | ^ | 9.61% | 9.74% | 13.98% | ||||||||||||
| Asset Allocation |
Nomura VIP Asset Strategy Series(2) — Delaware Management Company; Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited |
0.77% | ^ | 16.66% | 7.07% | 7.84% | ||||||||||||
| Fixed Income |
Nomura VIP High Income Series — Delaware Management Company; Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management Inc. |
0.97% | 7.17% | 3.73% | 5.56% | |||||||||||||
| Specialty |
PIMCO CommodityRealReturn® Strategy Portfolio — Pacific Investment Management Company LLC |
3.29% | ^ | 18.85% | 10.44% | 6.42% | ||||||||||||
| Fixed Income |
PIMCO Income Portfolio(3) — Pacific Investment Management Company LLC |
1.02% | 10.08% | 3.31% | — | |||||||||||||
| Specialty |
ProFund VP Biotechnology — ProFund Advisors LLC |
1.60% | 34.03% | 9.50% | 7.41% | |||||||||||||
| Equity |
Templeton Emerging Markets VIP Fund(1) — Templeton Asset Management Ltd. |
1.37% | ^ | 46.27% | 5.46% | 10.40% | ||||||||||||
| Fixed Income |
Templeton Global Bond VIP Fund — Franklin Advisers, Inc. |
0.75% | ^ | 15.73% | -0.96% | -0.15% | ||||||||||||
| Specialty |
VanEck VIP Global Resources Fund(2) — Van Eck Associates Corporation |
1.32% | 36.17% | 10.24% | 8.06% | |||||||||||||
| ^ | This Portfolio’s annual expenses reflect temporary fee reductions. |
| (1) | This is the variable investment option’s new name. The variable investment option’s former name is Templeton Developing Markets VIP Fund which may continue to be used in certain documents for a period of time after the date of this prospectus. |
| (2) | This investment option is only available if you purchased your contract before approximately October 22, 2018. |
| (3) | This investment option is only available if you purchased your contract on or after approximately October 22, 2018. |
Protected Benefit Account Restrictions
Amounts you allocate to the Protected Benefit account variable investment options fund your Guaranteed benefits.
| Protected Benefit Account Variable Investment Options | ||
|
1290 VT Moderate Growth Allocation |
EQ/Goldman Sachs Growth Allocation | |
|
EQ/AB Dynamic Aggressive Growth |
EQ/Goldman Sachs Moderate Growth Allocation | |
|
EQ/AB Dynamic Growth |
EQ/Growth Strategy | |
|
EQ/AB Dynamic Moderate Growth |
EQ/Invesco Moderate Allocation | |
|
EQ/Aggressive Growth Strategy |
EQ/Invesco Moderate Growth Allocation | |
|
EQ/American Century Moderate Growth Allocation |
EQ/JPMorgan Growth Allocation | |
|
EQ/Balanced Strategy |
EQ/JPMorgan Hedged Equity and Premium Income | |
|
EQ/Conservative Growth Strategy |
EQ/Moderate Growth Strategy | |
|
EQ/Conservative Strategy |
||
Fixed Investment Options
The following is a list of Fixed investment options currently available under the Contract. We may change the features of the Fixed investment options listed below, offer new Fixed investment options, and terminate existing Fixed investment options. We will provide you with written notice before doing so. If you elect a Guaranteed benefit, you may not invest in the Fixed investment options and may only invest in the Portfolios listed in the Protected Benefit account table above.
See “Fixed investment options” in “Purchasing the contract” in the Prospectus for a description of the Fixed investment options’ features.
| Name | Term | Minimum Guaranteed Interest Rate | ||
| Guaranteedinterest option | N/A | 1.00% | ||
| Accountfor special dollar cost averaging | 3 - 12 months | 1.00% |
17
Retirement Cornerstone® Series 17 Series E
Issued by
| Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America |
We have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Prospectus and a Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) that include additional information about Retirement Cornerstone® Series 17 Series E, Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America and Equitable America Variable Account No. 70A. The Prospectus and SAI each dated May 1, 2026 are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. The Prospectus and SAI are available free of charge. To request a copy of either document, to ask about your contract, or to make other investor inquiries, please call 1-800-789-7771. The Prospectus and SAI are also available at our website, www.equitable.com/ICSR#EQH157169.
Class/Contract Identifier: C000247525
(#837036)
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