# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001605941
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**Filing Date:** 2026-2
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-075905

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**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260226

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260226

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** 1290 Funds
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001605941

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
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- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1031

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497K
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-195390
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26685992

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10105
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212-554-1234

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10105

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** 1290 Funds Trust
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20140418

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### 1290 SmartBeta Equity Fund (Series ID: S000045912)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000143086 | Class I      | TNBIX           |
| C000143087 | Class R      | TNBRX           |
| C000143088 | Class A      | TNBAX           |

**Summary Prospectus**

**dated March 1, 2026**

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**1290 SmartBeta Equity Fund — Class A (TNBAX), Class I (TNBIX) and Class R (TNBRX) Shares**

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Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. The Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information ("SAI"), each dated March 1, 2026, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. You can find the Fund's Prospectus, SAI, reports to shareholders and other information about the Fund online at www.1290Funds.com/literature.php. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-888-310-0416 or by sending an e-mail request to 1290Funds@dfinsolutions.com.

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**Investment Objective:** Seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

**Fees and Expenses of the Fund**

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. **You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.** You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in 1290 Funds' funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the "How Sales Charges are Calculated" and "Ways to Reduce or Eliminate Sales Charges" sections of the Fund's Prospectus, and the "Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares" section of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.

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**Shareholder Fees** <br> (fees paid directly from your investment)

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| **1290 SmartBeta Equity Fund** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Class A**<br> **Shares**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Class I**<br> **Shares**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Class R**<br> **Shares**<br>|
| Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | 5.50% |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, <br> whichever is lower)<br>| 1.00%<sup>1</sup> <br>|  |  |
| Maximum account fee (deducted from accounts with a balance of less than $1,000) | $25 | $25 | $25 |

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<sup>1</sup> On shares purchased without an initial sales charge and redeemed within 12 months of purchase.

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**Annual Fund Operating Expenses** <br> (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

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| **1290 SmartBeta Equity Fund** | **Class A**<br> **Shares**<br>| **Class I**<br> **Shares**<br>| **Class R**<br> **Shares**<br>|
| Management Fee | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.70% | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.70% | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.70% |
| Distribution and/or Service Fees (12b-1 fees) | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.25% | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.00% | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.50% |
| Other Expenses | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.38% | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.38% | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.38% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.33% | &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.08% | &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.58% |
| Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement<sup>1</sup> <br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; (0.23)% | &nbsp;&nbsp; (0.23)% | &nbsp;&nbsp; (0.23)% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.10% | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.85% | &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.35% |

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Pursuant to a contract, Equitable Investment Management, LLC (the "Adviser") has agreed to waive its and its affiliates' management, administrative and other fees and, if necessary, make payments to the Fund to limit the expenses of the Fund through April 30, 2027 (unless the Board of Trustees consents to an earlier revision or termination of this arrangement) ("Expense Limitation Arrangement") so that the annual operating expenses of the Fund (exclusive of taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, capitalized expenses (other than offering costs), fees and expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund invests, 12b-1 fees, dividend and interest expenses on securities sold short, and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business) do not exceed an annual rate of average daily net assets of 0.85% for Class A shares, Class I shares, and Class R shares of the Fund. The Expense Limitation Arrangement may be terminated by the Adviser at any time after April 30, 2027. The Adviser may be reimbursed the amount of any such waivers or payments in the future provided that the waivers or payments are reimbursed within three years of the waivers or payments being recorded and the Fund's expense ratio, after the reimbursement is taken into account, does not exceed the Fund's expense cap at the time of the waiver or the Fund's expense cap at the time of the reimbursement, whichever is lower. The total annual fund operating expense ratios after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement for Class A

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shares and Class R shares, as shown in the table, are higher than the Fund's expense cap because these ratios include 12b-1 fees and certain other expenses, as noted above, that are excluded from the Expense Limitation Arrangement.

**Example**

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same and that the Expense Limitation Arrangement is not renewed. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, whether you redeem or hold your shares, your costs would be:

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|  | **1 Year** | **3 Years** | **5 Years** | **10 Years** |
| Class A Shares | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $656 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $927 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $1218 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $2044 |
| Class I Shares | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $87 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $321 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $573 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $1296 |
| Class R Shares | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $137 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $476 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $839 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $1859 |

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**Portfolio Turnover**

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 33% of the average value of its portfolio.

**Investments, Risks, and Performance**

**Principal Investment Strategy**

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies and foreign companies in developed markets.

The Fund may invest in large-, mid- and small-capitalization companies and will be broadly diversified across companies and industries. The Fund invests primarily in common stocks, but it also may invest in other equity securities such as preferred stocks, warrants, American Depositary Receipts and similar instruments.

AXA Investment Managers US Inc. (the "Sub-Adviser") believes that investing in equity markets using a traditional indexing approach exposes an investor to general market risk, including concentration in the largest capitalization securities in the applicable index, volatility, and unpredictable earnings that, over a full market cycle, do not necessarily provide optimal market returns. The Sub-Adviser's strategy in constructing the portfolio differs from a traditional indexing approach under which a fund generally invests in all or a representative sample of the securities in the applicable index and weights those securities according to their market capitalization. In the Sub-Adviser's view, market return, or "beta," can be achieved with less exposure to general market risk. The Sub-Adviser's SmartBeta Equity strategy seeks to achieve, over a full market cycle, above-market returns with less volatility compared to the equity markets as a whole, as measured by the MSCI World Index. Generally, a full market cycle consists of a period of rising stock prices and strong performance (a bull market) followed by a period of falling stock prices and weak performance (a bear market), and a return to a bull market.

In constructing the Fund's portfolio, the Sub-Adviser begins with the MSCI World Index, a universe of global developed market equity securities. The Sub-Adviser then uses computer-aided quantitative analysis to identify securities for potential investment by applying proprietary filters that interact to analyze individual issuer data for risk factors that may include, but are not limited to, lower earnings quality, higher price volatility, speculation and distress. Securities that pass the filters are assigned a preliminary weighting in the portfolio. The Sub-Adviser next applies a proprietary diversification methodology, which is designed to produce a weighting scheme that reduces concentration risk by applying a greater level of diversification to the largest securities (by market capitalization). The Sub-Adviser also integrates Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") considerations into its portfolio construction process that seeks to optimize the ESG portfolio while substantially retaining the desired risk/return thereof. In constructing the portfolio, the Sub-Adviser evaluates each company and considers various ESG factors, including a company's environmental impact, carbon footprint and water intensity, and assesses the potential impact of corporate controversies. The Sub-Adviser may apply this investment selection process to invest in emerging market equity securities. The Sub-Adviser may sell a security for a variety of reasons, including but not

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limited to, when the security's fundamentals no longer meet the Sub-Adviser's criteria, or to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into securities that the Sub-Adviser believes offer superior investment opportunities.

**Principal Risks**

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

The following risks can negatively affect the Fund's performance. The most significant risks as of the date of this Prospectus are presented first, followed by additional principal risks in alphabetical order.

**Market Risk —** The Fund is subject to the risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based on overall economic conditions and other factors, which may negatively affect Fund performance. Securities markets also may experience long periods of decline in value. The value of a security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the market as a whole. Any issuer of securities may perform poorly, causing the value of its securities to decline. Poor performance may be caused by a variety of factors, such as poor management decisions; reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services; competitive pressures; negative perception in the marketplace; loss of major customers; strategic initiatives such as mergers or acquisitions and the market response to any such initiatives; and the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer. The value of a security also may decline due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation rates and/or investor expectations concerning such rates, changes in interest rates, recessions, or adverse investor sentiment generally. During a general downturn in the securities markets, multiple asset classes may decline in value simultaneously. Even when securities markets perform well, there can be no assurance that the investments held by the Fund will increase in value along with the broader market. Changes in the financial condition of (or other event affecting) a single issuer can impact an individual sector or industry, or the securities markets as a whole. To the extent that securities of issuers behave or are perceived to behave similarly to each other, events affecting one issuer, industry or sector may have a larger impact. The value of a security also may decline due to factors that affect a particular sector or industry, such as tariffs, labor shortages, or increased production costs and competitive conditions within the sector or industry.

Geopolitical events, including acts of terrorism, tensions, war or other open conflicts between nations, or political or economic dysfunction within nations that are global economic powers or major oil or other commodities producers, may lead to overall instability in world economies and markets generally and have led, and may in the future lead, to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to economic, political or other developments. Events such as environmental and natural disasters or other catastrophes, public health crises (such as epidemics and pandemics), social unrest, and cybersecurity incidents, and governments' reactions (or failure to react) to such events, could cause uncertainty in the markets and may adversely affect the performance of the global economy. Impacts from climate change may include significant risks to global financial assets and economic growth. The extent and duration of such events and resulting market disruptions could be substantial and could magnify the impact of other risks to the Fund. The value and liquidity of the Fund's investments may be negatively affected by developments in other countries and regions, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries or regions directly affected.

Changes in government or central bank policies, changes in existing laws and regulations, and political, diplomatic and other events within the United States and abroad could cause uncertainty in the markets, may affect investor and consumer confidence, and may adversely impact financial markets and the broader economy, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree. High public debt and deficits in the United States and other countries create ongoing systemic and market risks and policymaking uncertainty and may negatively affect economic conditions and the values of markets, sectors and companies in which the Fund invests.

In addition, markets and market participants are increasingly reliant on information data systems. Inaccurate data, software or other technology malfunctions, programming inaccuracies, unauthorized use or access, and similar circumstances may impair the performance of these systems and may have an adverse impact upon a single issuer, a group of issuers, or the market at large. Furthermore, impacts from the rapid development and increasingly widespread use of artificial intelligence ("AI") technologies, including by market participants, may include significant risks to global financial markets. Significant downturns in the information technology sector, which includes companies that are investing heavily in AI research, development and infrastructure, could rapidly lead to widespread market weakness.

**Equity Risk —** In general, the values of stocks and other equity securities fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company's financial condition as well as general market, economic and political conditions and other factors. Stock markets tend to run in cycles, with periods when stock prices generally go up and periods when stock prices generally go down.

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However, stock markets also can move up and down rapidly and unpredictably. The Fund may experience a significant or complete loss on its investment in an equity security.

**Large-Cap Company Risk —** Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes, which may lead to a decline in their market price. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

**Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Company Risk —** Mid-cap and small-cap companies carry additional risks because the operating histories of these companies tend to be more limited, their earnings and revenues less predictable (and some companies may be experiencing significant losses), and their share prices more volatile than those of larger, more established companies, all of which can negatively affect their value. In general, these risks are greater for small-cap companies than for mid-cap companies.

**Quantitative Investing Risk —** The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends largely on the effectiveness of the Fund's quantitative model for screening securities for investment by the Fund. The portfolio of securities selected using quantitative analysis may underperform the market as a whole or a portfolio of securities selected using a different investment approach, such as fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the emphasis placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security's value. In addition, factors that affect a security's value can change over time and these changes may not be reflected in the quantitative model. Data for some companies may be less available and/or less current than data for other companies. There may also be errors in the computer code for the quantitative model or in the model itself, or issues relating to the computer systems used to screen securities. The Fund's securities selection can be adversely affected if it relies on erroneous or outdated data or flawed models or computer systems. As a result, the Fund may have a lower return than if it were managed using a fundamental analysis or an index-based strategy that did not incorporate quantitative analysis.

**Investment Strategy Risk —** The market may reward certain investment characteristics for a period of time and not others. The returns for a specific investment characteristic may vary significantly relative to other characteristics and may increase or decrease significantly during different phases of a market cycle. A Fund comprised of stocks intended to reduce exposure to uncompensated risk may not necessarily be less sensitive to a change in the broad market price level and may not accurately estimate the risk/return outcome of stocks. Fund investments may exhibit higher volatility than expected or underperform the markets. The Fund's strategy may result in the Fund underperforming the general securities markets, particularly during periods of strong positive market performance.

**Portfolio Management Risk —** The Fund is subject to the risk that strategies used by an investment manager and its securities selections fail to produce the intended results. An investment manager's judgments or decisions about the quality, relative yield or value of, or market trends affecting, a particular security or issuer, industry, sector, region or market segment, or about the economy or interest rates or other factors, may be incorrect or otherwise may not produce the intended results, which may result in losses to the Fund. In addition, many processes used in Fund management, including security selection, rely, in whole or in part, on the use of various technologies. The Fund may suffer losses if there are imperfections, errors or limitations in the quantitative, analytic or other tools, resources, information and data used, or the analyses employed or relied on, by an investment manager, or if such tools, resources, information or data are used incorrectly, fail to produce the desired results, or otherwise do not work as intended. There can be no assurance that the use of these technologies will result in effective investment decisions for the Fund. In addition, the Fund could experience losses if an investment manager's judgments about the risks associated with the Fund's investment program prove to be incorrect.

**ESG Considerations Risk —** The consideration of ESG criteria, as determined by the Sub-Adviser, in the investment process may limit the types and number of investment opportunities available to the Fund and, therefore, carries the risk that, under certain market conditions, the Fund may underperform funds that do not consider ESG criteria or funds that use a different ESG methodology. The consideration of ESG criteria also may affect the Fund's exposure to certain sectors or types of investments and may adversely impact the Fund's relative investment performance depending on whether such sectors or investments are in or out of favor in the market. Furthermore, ESG criteria are not uniformly defined, and the ESG criteria used by the Fund may differ from the ESG criteria used by other funds. ESG investing is qualitative and subjective by nature, and there is no guarantee that the criteria used by the Sub-Adviser or any judgment exercised by the Sub-Adviser will reflect the opinions of any particular investor, and the criteria used by the Sub-Adviser may differ from the criteria that any particular investor considers relevant in evaluating an issuer's ESG practices. The Sub-Adviser's criteria tend to have many subjective characteristics, can be difficult to analyze, and frequently involve a balancing of a company's business plans, objectives, actual conduct and other factors.

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A company's ESG performance or the Sub-Adviser's assessment of a company's ESG performance could change over time, which could cause the Fund temporarily to hold securities that do not comply with the Sub-Adviser's ESG investment principles. Although an investment by the Fund in a company may satisfy one or more of the Sub-Adviser's ESG criteria in the view of the Sub-Adviser, there is no guarantee that such company will actually conduct its affairs in a manner that results in more favorable ESG outcomes, and that same company may also fail to satisfy other ESG criteria. In addition, information or data used in evaluating a company may not be complete, accurate, or readily available, which could cause the Sub-Adviser to incorrectly assess a company's ESG performance.

Successful application of the Sub-Adviser's ESG investment principles will depend on the Sub-Adviser's skill in properly identifying and analyzing material ESG issues. There is no guarantee that the incorporation of ESG considerations will be additive to the Fund's performance. Further, the regulatory landscape for ESG investing in the United States continues to evolve, and future rules or regulations may require the Fund to change its investment process.

**Foreign Securities Risk —** Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks in addition to those associated with investments in U.S. securities. Foreign markets may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision and regulation than U.S. markets, and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities, which could negatively impact the Fund's investments and cause it to lose money. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulatory regimes and market practices, as well as changes in international trading patterns, trade barriers and other protectionist trade policies (including those of the United States), tariffs, governmental instability, acts of terrorism, war or other open conflicts, or other political, diplomatic or economic actions, also may adversely impact security values. Foreign securities are also subject to the risks associated with the potential imposition of economic or other sanctions against a particular foreign country, its nationals, businesses or industries. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to economic, political or other developments. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable and make such investments riskier and more volatile. Regardless of where a company is organized or its stock is traded, its performance may be significantly affected by events in regions from which it derives its profits or in which it conducts significant operations.

Currency Risk — Investments that are denominated in or that provide exposure to foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. In the case of hedging positions, there is the risk that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time.

Emerging Markets Risk — The risks associated with investments in emerging market countries often are significant and vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and company to company. Investments in emerging market countries are more susceptible to loss than investments in more developed foreign countries and may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in more developed foreign countries. Emerging market countries may be more likely to experience rapid and significant adverse developments in their political or economic structures, intervene in financial markets, restrict foreign investments, impose high withholding or other taxes on foreign investments, impose restrictive exchange control regulations, or nationalize or expropriate the assets of private companies, which may have negative impacts on transaction costs, market price, investment returns, and the legal rights and remedies available to the Fund. In addition, the securities markets of emerging market countries generally are smaller, less liquid and more volatile than those of more developed foreign countries, and emerging market countries often have less uniformity in regulatory, accounting, auditing and financial reporting requirements or standards, which may impact the availability and quality of information about issuers, and less reliable clearance and settlement, registration and custodial procedures. Emerging market countries also may be subject to high inflation and rapid currency devaluations, and currency-hedging techniques may be unavailable in certain emerging market countries. In addition, some emerging market countries may be heavily dependent on international trade, which can materially affect their securities markets. Securities of issuers traded on foreign exchanges may be suspended. The likelihood of such suspensions may be higher for securities of issuers in emerging market countries than in countries with more developed markets.

European Economic Risk — The economies of European Union ("EU") member countries and their trading partners, as well as the broader global economy, may be adversely affected by changes in the euro's exchange rate, changes in EU or governmental regulations on trade, geopolitical and other events, including acts of terrorism, tensions, war or other open conflicts, and the threat of default or an actual default by an EU member country on its sovereign debt, which could negatively impact the Fund's investments and cause it to lose money. Events in Europe may continue to impact the economies of every

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European country and their economic partners. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the resulting responses by the United States and other countries, and the potential for wider conflict have had, and could continue to have, severe adverse effects on regional and global economies and could further increase volatility and uncertainty in the financial markets. In addition, uncertainties regarding the viability of the EU have impacted and may continue to impact regional and global markets. There are ongoing concerns regarding the economies of certain European countries and/or their sovereign debt following the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU, commonly referred to as "Brexit". Any further withdrawals from the EU could cause significant regional and global market disruption, which may negatively impact the Fund's investments and cause it to lose money. Furthermore, the national politics of European countries have been unpredictable; unanticipated or sudden political or social developments may result in sudden and significant investment losses.

Geographic Focus Risk — To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities of companies domiciled, or exercising the predominant part of their economic activity, in one country or geographic region, it assumes the risk that economic, political, social and environmental conditions in that particular country or region will have a significant impact on the Fund's investment performance and that the Fund's performance will be more volatile than the performance of more geographically diversified funds. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries.

**Large Transaction Risk —** A significant percentage of the Fund's shares may be owned or controlled by the Adviser and its affiliates, other funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (including funds of funds), or other large shareholders, including financial intermediaries that may include the Fund in their investment models. Accordingly, the Fund is subject to the potential for large-scale, relative to its asset size, inflows and outflows as a result of purchases and redemptions of its shares by such shareholders. These inflows and outflows may accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments result in gains. These inflows and outflows also could negatively affect the Fund's net asset value and performance.

**Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table**

The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual total returns for the past one, five and ten years through December 31, 2025, compared to the returns of a broad-based securities market index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future performance.

Prior to January 1, 2018, the Fund did not integrate ESG filters into its portfolio construction process.

The performance results shown in the bar chart do not reflect any sales charges or account fees, which would reduce the performance results.

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**Calendar Year Annual Total Returns — Class I**

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| Best quarter (% and time period) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 15.36% | 2020 2nd Quarter |
| Worst quarter (% and time period) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -18.34% | 2020 1st Quarter |

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**Average Annual Total Returns**

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|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; **One**<br> **Year**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Five**<br> **Years**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Ten**<br> **Years**<br>|
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 1290 SmartBeta Equity Fund - Class I<br> Return Before Taxes <br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 13.95% | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10.28% | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10.82% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 1290 SmartBeta Equity Fund - Class I<br> Return After Taxes on Distributions <br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 12.55% | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9.05% | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9.73% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 1290 SmartBeta Equity Fund - Class I<br> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares <br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8.98% | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 7.77% | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8.50% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 1290 SmartBeta Equity Fund - Class A<br> Return Before Taxes <br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 7.40% | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8.76% | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9.92% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 1290 SmartBeta Equity Fund - Class R<br> Return Before Taxes <br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 13.41% | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9.73% | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10.27% |
| MSCI World (Net) Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes, except foreign withholding taxes) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 21.09% | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 12.15% | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 12.17% |

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (IRAs). After-tax returns are shown only for Class I shares. After-tax returns for other Classes may vary.

**Who Manages the Fund**

**Investment Adviser: Equitable Investment Management, LLC (the "Adviser")**

**Portfolio Managers:** The members of the team that are jointly and primarily responsible for the selection, monitoring and oversight of the Fund's Sub-Adviser are:

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| **Name** | **Title** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Date Began**<br> **Managing**<br> **the Fund**<br>|
| Kenneth T. Kozlowski, CFP<sup>®</sup>, CLU, ChFC | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Executive Vice President and Chief Investment <br> Officer of the Adviser<br>| November 2014 |
| Alwi Chan, CFA<sup>®</sup> | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief <br> Investment Officer of the Adviser<br>| November 2014 |

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**Sub-Adviser: AXA Investment Managers US Inc. ("AXA IM" or the "Sub-Adviser")** 

**Portfolio Managers:** The members of the team that are jointly and primarily responsible for the securities selection, research and trading for the Fund are:

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| **Name** | **Title** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Date Began**<br> **Managing**<br> **the Fund**<br>|
| Cameron Gray | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Head of Portfolio Implementation of Equity QI <br> at AXA IM<br>| November 2014 |
| Ram Rasaratnam, CFA<sup>®</sup> | &nbsp;&nbsp; Chief Investment Officer of Equity QI at AXA IM | March 2021 |
| Jonathan White | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Head of Investment Strategy & Sustainability at <br> AXA IM<br>| March 2023 |

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The Adviser is responsible for overseeing Sub-Advisers and recommending their hiring, termination and replacement to the Board of Trustees. The Adviser has been granted relief by the Securities and Exchange Commission to hire, terminate and replace Sub-Advisers for the Fund and enter into and amend sub-advisory agreements on behalf of the Fund subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees and without obtaining shareholder approval. The Adviser may not enter into a sub-advisory agreement on behalf of the Fund with an "affiliated person" of the Adviser unless the sub-advisory agreement

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is approved by the Fund's shareholders. The relief does not extend to any increase in the advisory fee paid by the Fund to the Adviser; any such increase would be subject to shareholder approval.

**Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares**

You may purchase and redeem shares of the Fund each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading at the Fund's net asset value determined after receipt of your request in good order, subject to any applicable sales charge. All share classes are currently not offered for sale in all states. Initial purchases must be effected through your financial intermediary. Subsequently, you may purchase or redeem shares either by having your financial intermediary process your purchase or redemption, or by telephone (1-888-310-0416), by overnight mail (1290 Funds, c/o SS&C GIDS, Inc., 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64105-1407), or by mail (1290 Funds, c/o SS&C GIDS, Inc., PO Box 219166, Kansas City, MO 64121-9166). All redemption requests will be processed and payment with respect thereto will normally be made within seven days after receipt of your request in good order.

The initial and subsequent minimums for purchasing shares of the Fund generally are as follows, although the Fund may reduce or waive the minimums in some cases:

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|  | **Class A** | **Class I** | **Class R** |
| Minimum Initial Investment | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $1,000 for all accounts <br> except:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• $500 for certain fee-based <br> programs.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• $500, if establishing an <br> Automatic Bank Draft Plan.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• $250 minimum for <br> purchases by accounts <br> through eligible financial <br> intermediary platforms <br> that have entered into <br> selling or service <br> agreements with the <br> Distributor and that are <br> eligible to purchase <br> Class A shares without a <br> sales charge.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• No minimum for certain <br> employer-sponsored <br> retirement plans and <br> certain wrap fee based <br> programs.<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• $1,000,000 for certain <br> institutions and individuals.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• $1,000 for certain <br> employees (or their <br> immediate family <br> members) of Equitable <br> Holdings, Inc. or its <br> subsidiaries.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Class I shares are available <br> to clients of registered <br> investment advisers who <br> have $250,000 invested in <br> the Fund.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• No minimum investment <br> for a wrap account client <br> of an eligible broker-dealer <br> or a client of a fee-based <br> planner that is unaffiliated <br> with a broker-dealer, or a <br> client of an investment <br> adviser, trustee, <br> administrator or institution <br> acting in a similar capacity <br> that invests in the Fund <br> through a retirement plan <br> where the administrator or <br> service provider of such <br> retirement plan has <br> entered into a services <br> agreement with the Fund's <br> distributor and/or <br> investment adviser.<br>| No minimum |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Minimum Additional <br> Investment<br>| $50 for all accounts | No subsequent minimum | No subsequent minimum |

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Your financial intermediary may impose different investment minimums.

**Tax Information**

The Fund's dividends and other distributions generally will be subject to federal income tax as ordinary income or long-term capital gains, unless you are a tax-exempt investor or are investing through a retirement plan or account; in the latter case, you may be subject to that tax upon withdrawal from the plan or account.

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**Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries**

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares, shareholder services and other purposes. These payments create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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