Separate Account A of Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co.

04/29/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/29/2024 08:41

Updating Summary Prospectus - Form 497VPU

Series 900 - NB/IF and Series 901 - NB/IF

EQUI-VEST® Strategies (Series 900)

Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company

Issued through: Separate Account A

Summary Prospectus for Existing Investors

May 1, 2024

This summary prospectus (the "Summary Prospectus") summarizes key features of the contract. The statutory prospectus (the "prospectus") and Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") for the contract contain more information about the contract's features, benefits, and risks. The prospectus and SAI are incorporated by reference into this updating Summary Prospectus. You can find the current prospectus, SAI and other information about the contract online at www.equitable.com/ICSR#EQH146654. 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 EQUI-VEST® Strategies (Series 900) are variable and fixed deferred annuity contracts. 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.

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.

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Updated Information About Your Contract

The information in this Summary Prospectus is a summary of certain contract features that have changed since the prospectus dated May 1, 2023. This may not reflect all the changes that have occurred since you purchased your contract.

INVESTMENT OPTIONS

There have been changes to the Appendix listing the Portfolio Companies available under the contract in this summary prospectus.

Investment Option Name Changes: EQ/JPMorgan Growth Stock Portfolio (formerly EQ/T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Portfolio); Macquarie VIP High Income Series (formerly Delaware Ivy VIP High Income).

OTHER

Portfolio Reorganization: Certain portfolios of the EQ Premier VIP Trust (the "Acquired Trust Portfolios") were reorganized into substantially identical, newly created portfolios of the EQ Advisors Trust (the "Acquiring Trust Portfolios"). The investment objectives, policies, principal strategies, principal risks, and the fees and expenses of the Acquired Trust Portfolios and corresponding Acquiring Trust Portfolios are substantially identical, and their Investment Manager did not change. The Acquired Trust Portfolios under your contract were removed as investment options, and the corresponding Acquiring Trust Portfolios were added as available investment options (subject to any applicable allocation restrictions) without impacting your account value, investment allocations, or expenses.

Personal Income Benefit: The Personal Income Benefit is not available for contracts issued after November 10, 2023, please read the prospectus accordingly.

Important information you should consider about the contract

FEES AND EXPENSES
Charges for Early Withdrawals

If you surrender your contract, apply your cash value to a non-life contingent annuity payment option, or withdraw money from the contract for up to 10 years following your last contribution, or during the first ten participation years depending on your plan, you will be assessed a withdrawal charge of up to 6% of account value withdrawn or contributions withdrawn. For example, if you make a withdrawal in the first year, you could pay a withdrawal charge of up to $6,000 on a $100,000 investment.

There is an interim value adjustment for amounts withdrawn from a Segment of the SIO before Segment maturity which could result in up to a 90% loss of the Segment Investment. See the SIO prospectus for more information.

If amounts are withdrawn from a fixed maturity option before the maturity date, there will be a market value adjustment which could greatly reduce the value in your fixed maturity option. See the FMO prospectus for more information.

For additional information about the charges for surrenders and early withdrawals see "Withdrawal charge" in "Charges under the contracts" under "Charges and expenses" in the prospectus.

Transaction Charges

In addition to withdrawal charges, you may also be charged for other transactions (including loans and for special requests such as wire transfers, express mail, duplicate contracts, preparing checks, or third-party transfers or exchanges).

For additional information about transaction charges see "Charges under the contracts" in "Charges and expenses" in the prospectus.

Ongoing Fees and Expenses (annual charges) The contract provides for different ongoing fees and expenses. The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay each year under the contract, depending if you choose the Personal Income Benefit option ("PIB"). Please refer to your contract specifications page of your certificate for information about the specific fees you will pay each year if you have elected the PIB.
Annual Fee Minimum Maximum

Base Contract(1)

0.25% 1.20%

Investment options (Portfolio fees and expenses)(2)

0.57% 2.65%

Optional benefits available for an additional charge (for a single optional benefit, if elected)(3)

0.15% 1.00%

(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, 2023 and could change from year to year.

(3)  Depending on the benefit elected, the charge may be expressed as an annual percentage of your account value (in case of the Enhanced death benefit), or as an annual percentage of the Personal Income Benefit account value (in case of the Personal Income Benefit).

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 assumes that you do not take withdrawals from the contract or make any other transactions, which could add withdrawal charges that substantially increase costs.

Lowest Annual Cost

$929

Highest Annual Cost

$3,352

Assumes:

•   Investment of $100,000

•   5% annual appreciation

•   Least expensive combination of contract and Portfolio fees and expenses

•   No optional benefits

•   No sales charges

•   No additional contributions, transfers, loans or withdrawals

Assumes:

•   Investment of $100,000

•   5% annual appreciation

•   Most expensive combination of contract, optional benefits (Personal Income Benefit and Enhanced death benefit option) and Portfolio fees and expenses

•   No sales charges

•   No additional contributions, transfers, loans or withdrawals

For additional information about ongoing fees and expenses see "Fee table" in the prospectus.

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RISKS
Risk of Loss The contract is subject to the risk of loss. You could lose some or all of your account value. For additional information about the risk of loss see "Principal risks of investing in the contract" in the prospectus.
Not a Short-Term Investment 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. A withdrawal charge may apply in certain circumstances and any withdrawals may also 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.
Risks Associated with 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, fixed maturity options and Segments of the SIO, has its own unique risks. You should review the variable 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", "Guaranteed interest option" and "Portfolios of the Trusts" in "Purchasing the Contract" in the prospectus, as well as, "Risk factors" in the SIO prospectus and FMO prospectus. See also Appendix "Portfolio Companies available under the contract" in the prospectus.

Insurance Company Risks

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 guaranteed interest option, fixed maturity options, SIO 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 www.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
Investments

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 Personal Income Benefit account variable investment options) and to limit the number of variable investment options which you may select. Such rights include, among others, combining any two or more variable investment options and transferring the 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 the DCA program. 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 Separate Account A" in "More information" in the prospectus.

You must choose one of the two investment methods: 1) Maximum investment option choice, or 2) Maximum transfer flexibility. For more information please see "Selecting your investment method" in the prospectus.

For additional information about the investment options, including information regarding volatility management strategies and techniques, see "Portfolios of the Trusts" in "Purchasing the Contract" in the prospectus. See also the SIO prospectus and the FMO prospectus.

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Optional Benefits

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 funded the Personal Income Benefit (which is also known as the optional benefit) 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 Personal Income Benefit variable investment options, you may no longer be able to fund your Personal Income Benefit. Not all employer plans will offer loans. Loans are subject to restrictions under federal tax rules and ERISA. Automated transfer programs, including dollar cost averaging and asset rebalancing, are not available if you elect Semester Strategies.

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.

For additional information about the optional benefits see "How you can contribute to your certificate" in "Purchasing the Contract" in the prospectus. See also "Personal Income Benefit", "Death benefits" and "Optional Semester Strategies program" in "Other Benefits" in "Benefits available under the contract" in the prospectus.

TAXES
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
Investment Professional Compensation

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.

Exchanges

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, 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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Appendix: Portfolio Companies available under the contract

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#EQH146654. 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 designated 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:

TYPE Portfolio Company - Investment Adviser; Sub-Adviser(s), as applicable Current
 Expenses 
 Average Annual Total Returns 
(as of 12/31/2023)
1 year 5 year 10 year
Specialty

1290 VT Convertible Securities - Equitable Investment Management Group, LLC ("EIMG"); SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

0.90 %^ 13.73 % 9.37 % 6.84 %
Fixed Income

1290 VT DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond - EIMG; DoubleLine Capital LP

0.91 %^ 6.60 % 0.72 % -
Equity

1290 VT Equity Income - EIMG; Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC d/b/a Barrow Hanley Global Investors

0.95 %^ 5.49 % 10.25 % 7.23 %
Specialty

1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions - EIMG; GAMCO Asset Management, Inc.

1.29 %^ 9.53 % 4.22 % 3.39 %
Equity

1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value - EIMG; GAMCO Asset Management, Inc.

1.06 % 21.04 % 12.82 % 7.94 %
Fixed Income

1290 VT High Yield Bond - EIMG; AXA Investment Managers US Inc.,Post Advisory Group, LLC

1.03 %^ 12.39 % 4.73 % 3.76 %
Equity

1290 VT Small Cap Value - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC,Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC

1.17 %^ 5.79 % 12.69 % -
Equity

1290 VT SmartBeta Equity ESG - EIMG; AXA Investment Managers US Inc.

1.10 %^ 16.49 % 11.53 % 8.52 %
Equity

1290 VT Socially Responsible - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

0.92 % 27.50 % 15.12 % 11.32 %
Equity

EQ/2000 Managed Volatility† - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.,BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

0.84 % 15.99 % 8.76 % 6.15 %
Equity

EQ/400 Managed Volatility† - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.,BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

0.85 %^ 15.44 % 11.32 % 8.11 %
Equity

EQ/500 Managed Volatility† - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.,BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

0.81 % 25.27 % 14.21 % 10.71 %
Asset Allocation

EQ/AB Dynamic Moderate GrowthΔ - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

1.13 % 12.96 % 5.50 % 4.15 %
Equity

EQ/AB Small Cap Growth - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

0.93 % 17.70 % 10.59 % 7.78 %
Equity

EQ/AB Sustainable U.S. Thematic - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

1.00 %^ 20.56 % - -
Asset Allocation

EQ/Aggressive Allocation† - EIMG

1.18 % 18.37 % 10.23 % 7.07 %
Asset Allocation

EQ/Aggressive Growth Strategy† - EIMG

1.05 % 18.17 % 9.60 % 6.91 %
Asset Allocation

EQ/All Asset Growth Allocation - EIMG

1.25 %^ 14.15 % 7.70 % 5.27 %
Equity

EQ/American Century Mid Cap Value - EIMG; American Century Investment Management, Inc.

1.00 %^ 5.98 % 10.88 % -
Asset Allocation

EQ/Balanced Strategy† - EIMG

0.99 % 13.22 % 6.13 % 4.53 %
Equity

EQ/Capital Group Research - EIMG; Capital International, Inc.

0.97 %^ 22.98 % 14.97 % 11.34 %
Equity

EQ/ClearBridge Large Cap Growth ESG - EIMG; ClearBridge Investments, LLC

1.00 %^ 45.91 % 15.78 % 10.70 %
Equity

EQ/ClearBridge Select Equity Managed Volatility† - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC,ClearBridge Investments, LLC

1.06 %^ 24.58 % 15.63 % 9.90 %
Equity

EQ/Common Stock Index - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

0.67 %^ 25.12 % 14.45 % 10.80 %
Asset Allocation

EQ/Conservative Allocation† - EIMG

1.00 %^ 8.02 % 2.60 % 2.15 %
Asset Allocation

EQ/Conservative Growth Strategy† - EIMG

0.98 % 11.55 % 4.96 % 3.73 %

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TYPE Portfolio Company - Investment Adviser; Sub-Adviser(s), as applicable Current
 Expenses 
 Average Annual Total Returns 
(as of 12/31/2023)
1 year 5 year 10 year
Asset Allocation

EQ/Conservative Strategy† - EIMG

0.95 %^ 8.23 % 2.61 % 2.11 %
Asset Allocation

EQ/Conservative-Plus Allocation† - EIMG

0.85 %^ 10.86 % 4.76 % 3.57 %
Fixed Income

EQ/Core Bond Index - EIMG; SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

0.64 %^ 4.51 % 1.02 % 1.11 %
Fixed Income

EQ/Core Plus Bond - EIMG; Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC,Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

0.93 %^ 4.50 % 1.87 % 1.59 %
Equity

EQ/Emerging Markets Equity PLUS - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.,EARNEST Partners, LLC

1.20 %^ 10.34 % 4.02 % 1.86 %
Equity

EQ/Equity 500 Index - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

0.54 %^ 25.57 % 15.04 % 11.37 %
Equity

EQ/Fidelity Institutional AM® Large Cap - EIMG; FIAM LLC

0.87 %^ 31.38 % 16.55 % -
Equity

EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Managed Volatility† - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC,Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC

1.05 %^ 14.07 % 9.78 % 6.35 %
Equity

EQ/Global Equity Managed Volatility† - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

1.10 %^ 21.37 % 9.74 % 6.29 %
Equity

EQ/Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value - EIMG; Goldman Sachs Asset Management L.P.

1.09 %^ 11.22 % 12.97 % -
Fixed Income

EQ/Intermediate Government Bond - EIMG; SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

0.64 %^ 3.85 % 0.39 % 0.56 %
Equity

EQ/International Core Managed Volatility† - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

1.06 % 16.85 % 7.96 % 3.55 %
Equity

EQ/International Equity Index - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

0.72 %^ 19.01 % 8.09 % 3.69 %
Equity

EQ/International Managed Volatility† - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.,BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

0.87 % 16.86 % 7.32 % 3.27 %
Equity

EQ/International Value Managed Volatility† - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC,Harris Associates LP

1.03 % 18.52 % 7.60 % 3.02 %
Equity

EQ/Invesco Comstock - EIMG; Invesco Advisers, Inc.

1.00 %^ 12.01 % 13.18 % 8.70 %
Equity

EQ/Invesco Global - EIMG; Invesco Advisers, Inc.

1.10 %^ 33.79 % 11.76 % 7.95 %
Specialty

EQ/Invesco Global Real Assets - EIMG; Invesco Advisers, Inc.

1.16 % 10.08 % 5.45 % -
Equity

EQ/Janus Enterprise - EIMG; Janus Henderson Investors US LLC

1.05 % 17.01 % 13.08 % 7.62 %
Equity

EQ/JPMorgan Growth Stock - EIMG; J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

0.96 %^ 46.33 % 12.84 % 11.28 %
Equity

EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities - EIMG; J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

0.96 % 10.90 % 14.17 % 10.12 %
Equity

EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility† - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

0.90 % 23.98 % 14.26 % 10.58 %
Equity

EQ/Large Cap Growth Index - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

0.73 % 41.54 % 18.63 % 14.02 %
Equity

EQ/Large Cap Growth Managed Volatility† - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

0.88 % 38.97 % 16.20 % 12.47 %
Equity

EQ/Large Cap Value Index - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

0.74 % 10.71 % 10.15 % 7.66 %
Equity

EQ/Large Cap Value Managed Volatility† - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

0.87 % 14.01 % 10.78 % 7.82 %
Equity

EQ/Lazard Emerging Markets Equity - EIMG; Lazard Asset Management LLC

1.35 %^ 21.68 % 5.11 % -
Equity

EQ/Loomis Sayles Growth - EIMG; Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

1.05 %^ 43.89 % 15.66 % 13.24 %
Equity

EQ/MFS International Growth - EIMG; Massachusetts Financial Services Company d/b/a MFS Investment Management

1.10 %^ 14.52 % 9.28 % 6.12 %
Equity

EQ/MFS International Intrinsic Value - EIMG; Massachusetts Financial Services Company d/b/a MFS Investment Management

1.15 %^ 17.37 % 8.29 % -
Equity

EQ/MFS Mid Cap Focused Growth - EIMG; Massachusetts Financial Services Company d/b/a MFS Investment Management

1.10 %^ 22.32 % 13.41 % -
Specialty

EQ/MFS Technology - EIMG; Massachusetts Financial Services Company d/b/a MFS Investment Management

1.14 % 54.10 % 17.38 % -
Specialty

EQ/MFS Utilities Series - EIMG; Massachusetts Financial Services Company d/b/a MFS Investment Management

1.05 %^ -2.36 % 8.01 % -
Equity

EQ/Mid Cap Index - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

0.65 %^ 15.77 % 11.88 % 8.54 %
Equity

EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility† - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

0.97 % 13.19 % 10.36 % 7.21 %
Asset Allocation

EQ/Moderate Allocation† - EIMG

1.11 % 12.35 % 5.76 % 4.18 %
Asset Allocation

EQ/Moderate Growth Strategy† - EIMG

1.01 % 14.86 % 7.31 % 5.34 %

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TYPE Portfolio Company - Investment Adviser; Sub-Adviser(s), as applicable Current
 Expenses 
 Average Annual Total Returns 
(as of 12/31/2023)
1 year 5 year 10 year
Asset Allocation

EQ/Moderate-Plus Allocation† - EIMG

1.13 % 15.36 % 8.10 % 5.67 %
Cash/Cash Equivalent

EQ/Money Market* - EIMG; Dreyfus, a division of Mellon Investments Corporation

0.69 % 4.47 % 1.48 % 0.91 %
Equity

EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC,Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc.

1.15 %^ 34.45 % 15.17 % -
Fixed Income

EQ/PIMCO Global Real Return - EIMG; Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

2.36 %^ 4.09 % 1.62 % 2.49 %
Fixed Income

EQ/PIMCO Ultra Short Bond - EIMG; Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

0.88 %^ 5.56 % 1.61 % 1.25 %
Fixed Income

EQ/Quality Bond PLUS - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.,Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

0.86 % 4.19 % 0.51 % 0.84 %
Equity

EQ/Small Company Index - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

0.64 % 16.72 % 10.06 % 7.01 %
Equity

EQ/Value Equity - EIMG; Aristotle Capital Management, LLC

0.92 % 19.52 % 10.06 % 6.90 %
Specialty

EQ/Wellington Energy - EIMG; Wellington Management Company LLP

1.19 %^ 5.99 % 3.78 % -
Asset Allocation

Equitable Conservative Growth MF/ETF Portfolio - EIMG

1.10 %^ 9.86 % 7.20 % 4.77 %
Asset Allocation

Equitable Growth MF/ETF - EIMG

1.15 %^ 14.23 % - -
Asset Allocation

Equitable Moderate Growth MF/ETF - EIMG

1.10 %^ 12.01 % - -
Equity

Multimanager Aggressive Equity - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

1.00 % 38.30 % 15.92 % 12.48 %
Fixed Income

Multimanager Core Bond - EIMG; BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.,DoubleLine Capital LP,Pacific Investment Management Company LLC,SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

0.87 %^ 5.15 % 0.63 % 1.21 %
Specialty

Multimanager Technology - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.,FIAM LLC,Wellington Management Company LLP

1.24 %^ 49.53 % 19.07 % 16.18 %
Asset Allocation

Target 2015 Allocation - EIMG

1.10 %^ 9.96 % 4.94 % 3.76 %
Asset Allocation

Target 2025 Allocation - EIMG

1.10 %^ 13.58 % 7.42 % 5.42 %
Asset Allocation

Target 2035 Allocation - EIMG

1.09 % 16.56 % 9.12 % 6.47 %
Asset Allocation

Target 2045 Allocation - EIMG

1.08 % 18.11 % 10.15 % 7.12 %
Asset Allocation

Target 2055 Allocation - EIMG

1.10 %^ 19.82 % 11.22 % -
^

This Portfolio's annual expenses reflect temporary fee reductions.

Δ

Certain other affiliated Portfolios, as well as unaffiliated Portfolios, may 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.

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Unaffiliated Portfolio Companies:

TYPE

Portfolio Company - Investment Adviser; Sub-Adviser(s), as applicable

Current

 Expenses 

Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
1 year 5 year 10 year
Fixed Income American Funds Insurance Series® The Bond Fund of America® - Capital Research and Management Company 0.73 %^ 4.72 % 1.62 % 1.83 %
Fixed Income Fidelity® VIP Investment Grade Bond Portfolio - Fidelity Management and Research Company (FMR) 0.63 % 6.00 % 1.72 % 2.08 %
Fixed Income

Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund - Invesco Advisers, Inc.

1.15 % 9.77 % 3.76 % 2.96 %
Equity Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund® - Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1.19 % 14.14 % 10.32 % 6.45 %
Equity Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund - Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1.20 % 16.26 % 12.14 % 6.28 %
Fixed Income Macquarie VIP High Income Series(1) - Delaware Management Company; Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG,Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited,Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited 0.96 % 11.95 % 4.46 % 3.70 %
Equity MFS® Investors Trust Series - Massachusetts Financial Services Company 1.03 %^ 18.66 % 13.27 % 10.00 %
Equity MFS® Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Portfolio - Massachusetts Financial Services Company 0.98 %^ 23.70 % 16.39 % 12.44 %
Equity Principal VC Equity Income Account - Principal Global Investors, LLC ("PGI") 0.89 % 11.00 % - -
Specialty VanEck VIP Global Resources Fund - Van Eck Associates Corporation 1.36 % -3.84 % 10.34 % -1.26 %
^

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 Delaware Ivy VIP High Income which may continue to be used in certain documents for a period of time after the date of this prospectus.

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Investment Options: The following are Investment Options A and B, as referred to in the "Selecting your investment method" section in "Purchasing the Contract" in the prospectus.

Investments Options A
Guaranteed Interest Option
1290 VT Equity Income EQ/Invesco Global Real Assets
1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions EQ/Janus Enterprise
1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value EQ/JPMorgan Growth Stock
1290 VT Small Cap Value EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities
1290 VT SmartBeta Equity ESG EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility
1290 VT Socially Responsible EQ/Large Cap Growth Index
EQ/2000 Managed Volatility EQ/Large Cap Growth Managed Volatility
EQ/400 Managed Volatility EQ/Large Cap Value Index
EQ/500 Managed Volatility EQ/Large Cap Value Managed Volatility
EQ/AB Dynamic Moderate Growth EQ/Lazard Emerging Markets Equity
EQ/AB Small Cap Growth EQ/Loomis Sayles Growth
EQ/AB Sustainable U.S. Thematic EQ/MFS International Growth
EQ/Aggressive Growth Strategy EQ/MFS International Intrinsic Value
EQ/All Asset Growth Allocation EQ/MFS Mid Cap Focused Growth
EQ/American Century Mid Cap Value EQ/MFS Technology
EQ/Balanced Strategy EQ/MFS Utilities Series
EQ/Capital Group Research EQ/Mid Cap Index
EQ/ClearBridge Large Cap Growth ESG EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility
EQ/ClearBridge Select Equity Managed Volatility EQ/Moderate Growth Strategy
EQ/Common Stock Index EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth
EQ/Conservative Growth Strategy EQ/Small Company Index
EQ/Conservative Strategy EQ/Value Equity
EQ/Emerging Markets Equity PLUS EQ/Wellington Energy
EQ/Equity 500 Index Equitable Conservative Growth MF/ETF
EQ/Fidelity Institutional AM® Large Cap Equitable Growth MF/ETF
EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Managed Volatility Equitable Moderate Growth MF/ETF
EQ/Global Equity Managed Volatility Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund®
EQ/Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund
EQ/International Core Managed Volatility MFS® Investors Trust Series
EQ/International Equity Index MFS® Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Portfolio
EQ/International Managed Volatility Multimanager Aggressive Equity
EQ/International Value Managed Volatility Multimanager Technology
EQ/Invesco Comstock Principal VC Equity Income Account
EQ/Invesco Global VanEck VIP Global Resources Fund

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Investments Options B
1290 VT Convertible Securities EQ/Money Market
1290 VT DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond EQ/PIMCO Global Real Return
1290 VT High Yield Bond EQ/PIMCO Ultra Short Bond
American Funds Insurance Series® The Bond Fund of America EQ/Quality Bond PLUS
Macquarie VIP High Income Series Fidelity® VIP Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
EQ/Core Bond Index Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund
EQ/Intermediate Government Bond Multimanager Core Bond

Personal Income Benefit variable investment options are limited to those listed below.

(The Personal Income Benefit is only available for contracts issued before November 10, 2023)

For allocations to your Personal Income Benefit account value For allocations to your Non-Personal Income Benefit account value
Personal Income Benefit EQ/Balanced Strategy EQ/Balanced Strategy
Personal Income Benefit EQ/Conservative Growth Strategy EQ/Conservative Growth Strategy
Personal Income Benefit EQ/Conservative Strategy EQ/Conservative Strategy
Personal Income Benefit EQ/Moderate Growth Strategy EQ/Moderate Growth Strategy
Personal Income Benefit EQ/AB Dynamic Moderate Growth EQ/AB Dynamic Moderate Growth

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EQUI-VEST® Strategies (Series 900)

Issued by

Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company

We have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Prospectus and a Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") that include additional information about EQUI-VEST® Strategies (Series 900), the Company and Separate Account A. The Prospectus and SAI each dated May 1, 2024 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 (800) 628-6673. The Prospectus and SAI are also available at our website, www.equitable.com/ICSR#EQH146654.

Class/Contract Identifier: C000024809

(#617726)

EQUI-VEST® (Series 901)

Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company

Issued through: Separate Account A

Summary Prospectus for Existing Investors

May 1, 2024

This summary prospectus (the "Summary Prospectus") summarizes key features of the contract. The statutory prospectus (the "prospectus") and Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") for the contract contain more information about the contract's features, benefits, and risks. The prospectus and SAI are incorporated by reference into this updating Summary Prospectus. You can find the current prospectus, SAI and other information about the contract online at www.equitable.com/ICSR#EQH146659. 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 EQUI-VEST® (Series 901) are variable and fixed deferred annuity contracts. 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.

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.

Updated Information About Your Contract

The information in this Summary Prospectus is a summary of certain contract features that have changed since the prospectus dated May 1, 2023. This may not reflect all the changes that have occurred since you purchased your contract.

INVESTMENT OPTIONS

There have been changes to the Appendix listing the Portfolio Companies available under the contract in this summary prospectus.

Investment Option Name Changes: EQ/JPMorgan Growth Stock Portfolio (formerly EQ/T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Portfolio); Macquarie VIP High Income Series (formerly Delaware Ivy VIP High Income).

OTHER

Portfolio Reorganization: Certain portfolios of the EQ Premier VIP Trust (the "Acquired Trust Portfolios") were reorganized into substantially identical, newly created portfolios of the EQ Advisors Trust (the "Acquiring Trust Portfolios"). The investment objectives, policies, principal strategies, principal risks, and the fees and expenses of the Acquired Trust Portfolios and corresponding Acquiring Trust Portfolios are substantially identical, and their Investment Manager did not change. The Acquired Trust Portfolios under your contract were removed as investment options, and the corresponding Acquiring Trust Portfolios were added as available investment options (subject to any applicable allocation restrictions) without impacting your account value, investment allocations, or expenses.

Personal Income Benefit: The Personal Income Benefit is not available for contracts issued after November 10, 2023, please read the prospectus accordingly.

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Important Information You Should Consider About the Contract

FEES AND EXPENSES
Charges for Early Withdrawals

If you surrender your contract, apply your cash value to a non-life contingent annuity payment option, or withdraw money from the contract within 10 years following your last contribution, or during the first five participation years depending on your plan, you will be assessed a withdrawal charge of up to 6% of account value withdrawn or contributions withdrawn as set forth in the contract and participation certificate. For example, if you make a withdrawal in the first year, you could pay a withdrawal charge of up to $6,000 on a $100,000 investment.

There is an interim value adjustment for amounts withdrawn from a Segment of the SIO before Segment maturity which could result in up to a 90% loss of the Segment Investment. See the SIO prospectus for more information.

For additional information about the charges for surrenders and early withdrawals see "Withdrawal charge" in "Charges under the contracts" under "Charges and expenses" in the prospectus.

Transaction Charges

In addition to withdrawal charges, you may also be charged for other transactions (including loans and for special requests such as wire transfers, express mail, duplicate contracts, preparing checks, or third-party transfers or exchanges).

For additional information about transaction charges see "Charges that the Company deducts" in "Charges and expenses" later in the prospectus.

Ongoing Fees and Expenses (annual charges)

The contract provides for different ongoing fees and expenses. The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay each year under the contract, depending on the options you choose. Please refer to your contract specifications page of your certificate for information about the specific fees you will pay each year based on the options you have elected.

Annual Fee Minimum Maximum

Base Contract(1)

0.00%

1.15%

Investment options (Portfolio fees and expenses)(2)

0.57%

2.65%

Optional benefits available for an additional charge (for a single optional benefit, if elected)(3)

0.15%

1.00%

(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, 2023 and could change from year to year.

(3)  Depending on the benefit elected, the charge may be expressed as an annual percentage of your account value (in case of the Enhanced death benefit), or as an annual percentage of the Personal Income Benefit account value (in case of the Personal Income Benefit).

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 assumes that you do not take withdrawals from the contract or make any other transactions, which could add withdrawal charges that substantially increase costs.

Lowest Annual Cost

$697

Highest Annual Cost

$3,317

Assumes:

•   Investment of $100,000

•   5% annual appreciation

•   Least expensive combination of contract and Portfolio fees and expenses

•   No optional benefits

•   No sales charges

•   No additional contributions, transfers, loans or withdrawals

Assumes:

•   Investment of $100,000

•   5% annual appreciation

•   Most expensive combination of contract, optional benefits (Personal Income Benefit and Enhanced death benefit) and Portfolio fees and expenses

•   No sales charges

•   No additional contributions, transfers, loans or withdrawals

For additional information about ongoing fees and expenses see "Fee Table" in the prospectus.

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RISKS
Risk of Loss

The contract is subject to the risk of loss. You could lose some or all of your account value. For additional information about the risk of loss see "Principal risks of investing in the contract" later in the prospectus.

Not a Short-Term Investment

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. A withdrawal charge may apply in certain circumstances and any withdrawals may also 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.

Risks Associated with 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 and Segments of the SIO, has its own unique risks. You should review the variable 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", "Guaranteed interest option", and "Portfolios of the Trusts" in "Purchasing the Contract" in the prospectus, as well as, "Risk factors" in the SIO prospectus. See also Appendix "Portfolio Companies available under the contract" in the prospectus.

Insurance Company Risks

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 guaranteed interest option, SIO, 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 www.equitable.com/about-us/financial-strength-ratings.

For additional information about insurance company risks see "About the general account" in "More information" in this prospectus.

RESTRICTIONS
Investments

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 Personal Benefit account variable investment options) and to limit the number of variable investment options which you may select. Such rights include, among others, combining any two or more variable investment options and transferring the 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 the 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 Separate Account A" in "More information" in the prospectus.

You must choose one of the two investment methods: 1) Maximum investment option choice, or 2) Maximum transfer flexibility. For more information please see "Selecting your investment method" in the prospectus.

For additional information about the investment options, including information regarding volatility management strategies and techniques, see "Portfolios of the Trusts" in "Purchasing the Contract" in the prospectus. See also the SIO prospectus.

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RESTRICTIONS
Optional Benefits

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 funded the Personal Income Benefit (which is also known as the optional benefit) 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 Personal Income Benefit variable investment options, you may no longer be able to fund your Personal Income Benefit. Not all employer plans will offer loans. Loans are subject to restrictions under federal tax rules and ERISA. Automated transfer programs, including dollar cost averaging and asset rebalancing, are not available if you elect Semester Strategies.

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.

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 "Personal Income Benefit", "Death benefits", and "Optional Semester Strategies program" in "Other Benefits" in "Benefits available under the contract" in the prospectus.

TAXES
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 funding vehicle for employers' Internal Revenue Code 403(b) plans: a 403(b) TSA annuity contract or 403(b)(7) custodial account and Internal Revenue Code Section 457(b) employee deferred compensation ("EDC") plans. 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
Investment Professional Compensation

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.

Exchanges

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, 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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Appendix: Portfolio Companies available under the contract

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#EQH146659. 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 designated 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:

TYPE Portfolio Company - Investment Adviser; Sub-Adviser(s), as applicable

Current
 Expenses 

Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
1 year 5 year 10 year

Specialty

1290 VT Convertible Securities - Equitable Investment Management Group, LLC ("EIMG"); SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

0.90% ^ 13.73% 9.37% 6.84%

Fixed Income

1290 VT DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond - EIMG; DoubleLine Capital LP

0.91% ^ 6.60% 0.72% -

Equity

1290 VT Equity Income - EIMG; Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC d/b/a Barrow Hanley Global Investors

0.95% ^ 5.49% 10.25% 7.23%

Equity

1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value - EIMG; GAMCO Asset Management, Inc.

1.06% 21.04% 12.82% 7.94%

Fixed Income

1290 VT High Yield Bond - EIMG; AXA Investment Managers US Inc., Post Advisory Group, LLC

1.03% ^ 12.39% 4.73% 3.76%

Equity

1290 VT Small Cap Value - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC

1.17% ^ 5.79% 12.69% -

Equity

1290 VT SmartBeta Equity ESG - EIMG; AXA Investment Managers US Inc.

1.10% ^ 16.49% 11.53% 8.52%

Equity

1290 VT Socially Responsible - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

0.92% 27.50% 15.12% 11.32%

Equity

EQ/2000 Managed Volatility† - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P., BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

0.84% 15.99% 8.76% 6.15%

Equity

EQ/400 Managed Volatility† - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P., BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

0.85% ^ 15.44% 11.32% 8.11%

Equity

EQ/500 Managed Volatility† - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P., BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

0.81% 25.27% 14.21% 10.71%

Asset Allocation

EQ/AB Dynamic Moderate GrowthΔ - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

1.13% 12.96% 5.50% 4.15%

Equity

EQ/AB Small Cap Growth - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

0.93% 17.70% 10.59% 7.78%

Equity

EQ/AB Sustainable U.S. Thematic - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

1.00% ^ 20.56% - -

Asset Allocation

EQ/Aggressive Allocation† - EIMG

1.18% 18.37% 10.23% 7.07%

Asset Allocation

EQ/Aggressive Growth Strategy† - EIMG

1.05% 18.17% 9.60% 6.91%

Asset Allocation

EQ/All Asset Growth Allocation - EIMG

1.25% ^ 14.15% 7.70% 5.27%

Equity

EQ/American Century Mid Cap Value - EIMG; American Century Investment Management, Inc.

1.00% ^ 5.98% 10.88% -

Asset Allocation

EQ/Balanced Strategy† - EIMG

0.99% 13.22% 6.13% 4.53%

Equity

EQ/ClearBridge Select Equity Managed Volatility† - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, ClearBridge Investments, LLC

1.06% ^ 24.58% 15.63% 9.90%

Equity

EQ/Common Stock Index - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

0.67% ^ 25.13% 14.45% 10.79%

Asset Allocation

EQ/Conservative Allocation† - EIMG

1.00% ^ 8.02% 2.60% 2.15%

Asset Allocation

EQ/Conservative Growth Strategy† - EIMG

0.98% 11.55% 4.96% 3.73%

Asset Allocation

EQ/Conservative Strategy† - EIMG

0.95% ^ 8.23% 2.61% 2.11%

Asset Allocation

EQ/Conservative-Plus Allocation† - EIMG

0.85% ^ 10.86% 4.76% 3.57%

Fixed Income

EQ/Core Bond Index - EIMG; SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

0.64% ^ 4.51% 1.02% 1.11%

Fixed Income

EQ/Core Plus Bond - EIMG; Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

0.93% ^ 4.51% 1.94% 1.60%

Equity

EQ/Emerging Markets Equity PLUS - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P., EARNEST Partners, LLC

1.20% ^ 10.34% 4.02% 1.86%

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TYPE Portfolio Company - Investment Adviser; Sub-Adviser(s), as applicable

Current
 Expenses 

Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
1 year 5 year 10 year

Equity

EQ/Equity 500 Index - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

0.54% ^ 25.57% 15.03% 11.37%

Equity

EQ/Fidelity Institutional AM® Large Cap - EIMG; FIAM LLC

0.87% ^ 31.38% 16.55% -

Equity

EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Managed Volatility† - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC

1.05% ^ 14.07% 9.78% 6.35%

Equity

EQ/Global Equity Managed Volatility† - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

1.10% ^ 21.37% 9.74% 6.29%

Equity

EQ/Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value - EIMG; Goldman Sachs Asset Management L.P.

1.09% ^ 11.22% 12.97% -

Fixed Income

EQ/Intermediate Government Bond - EIMG; SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

0.64% ^ 3.87% 0.39% 0.56%

Equity

EQ/International Core Managed Volatility† - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

1.06% 16.85% 7.96% 3.55%

Equity

EQ/International Equity Index - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

0.72% ^ 19.04% 8.10% 3.69%

Equity

EQ/International Managed Volatility† - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P., BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

0.87% 16.86% 7.32% 3.27%

Equity

EQ/International Value Managed Volatility† - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, Harris Associates LP

1.03% 18.52% 7.60% 3.02%

Equity

EQ/Invesco Comstock - EIMG; Invesco Advisers, Inc.

1.00% ^ 12.01% 13.18% 8.70%

Equity

EQ/Invesco Global - EIMG; Invesco Advisers, Inc.

1.10% ^ 33.79% 11.76% 7.95%

Specialty

EQ/Invesco Global Real Assets - EIMG; Invesco Advisers, Inc.

1.16% 10.08% 5.45% -

Equity

EQ/Janus Enterprise - EIMG; Janus Henderson Investors US LLC

1.05% 17.01% 13.08% 7.62%

Equity

EQ/JPMorgan Growth Stock - EIMG; J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

0.96% ^ 46.33% 12.84% 11.28%

Equity

EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities - EIMG; J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

0.96% 10.90% 14.17% 10.12%

Equity

EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility† - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

0.90% 23.98% 14.26% 10.58%

Equity

EQ/Large Cap Growth Index - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

0.73% 41.54% 18.63% 14.02%

Equity

EQ/Large Cap Growth Managed Volatility† - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

0.88% 38.97% 16.20% 12.47%

Equity

EQ/Large Cap Value Index - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

0.74% 10.71% 10.15% 7.66%

Equity

EQ/Large Cap Value Managed Volatility† - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

0.87% 14.01% 10.78% 7.82%

Equity

EQ/Lazard Emerging Markets Equity - EIMG; Lazard Asset Management LLC

1.35% ^ 21.68% 5.11% -

Equity

EQ/Loomis Sayles Growth - EIMG; Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

1.05% ^ 43.89% 15.66% 13.24%

Equity

EQ/MFS International Growth - EIMG; Massachusetts Financial Services Company d/b/a MFS Investment Management

1.10% ^ 14.52% 9.28% 6.12%

Equity

EQ/MFS International Intrinsic Value - EIMG; Massachusetts Financial Services Company d/b/a MFS Investment Management

1.15% ^ 17.37% 8.29% -

Equity

EQ/MFS Mid Cap Focused Growth - EIMG; Massachusetts Financial Services Company d/b/a MFS Investment Management

1.10% ^ 22.32% 13.41% -

Specialty

EQ/MFS Technology - EIMG; Massachusetts Financial Services Company d/b/a MFS Investment Management

1.14% 54.10% 17.38% -

Specialty

EQ/MFS Utilities Series - EIMG; Massachusetts Financial Services Company d/b/a MFS Investment Management

1.05% ^ -2.36% 8.01% -

Equity

EQ/Mid Cap Index - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

0.65% ^ 15.77% 11.88% 8.54%

Equity

EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility† - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

0.97% 13.19% 10.36% 7.21%

Asset Allocation

EQ/Moderate Allocation† - EIMG

1.11% 12.31% 5.76% 4.17%

Asset Allocation

EQ/Moderate Growth Strategy† - EIMG

1.01% 14.86% 7.31% 5.34%

Asset Allocation

EQ/Moderate-Plus Allocation† - EIMG

1.13% 15.36% 8.10% 5.67%

Cash/Cash Equivalent

EQ/Money Market* - EIMG; Dreyfus, a division of Mellon Investments Corporation

0.69% 4.47% 1.48% 0.90%

Equity

EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth - EIMG; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc.

1.15% ^ 34.45% 15.17% -

Fixed Income

EQ/PIMCO Global Real Return - EIMG; Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

2.36% ^ 4.09% 1.62% 2.49%

Fixed Income

EQ/PIMCO Ultra Short Bond - EIMG; Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

0.88% ^ 5.56% 1.61% 1.25%

Fixed Income

EQ/Quality Bond PLUS - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P., Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

0.86% 4.35% 0.51% 0.84%

Equity

EQ/Small Company Index - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

0.64% 16.72% 10.06% 7.01%

Equity

EQ/Value Equity - EIMG; Aristotle Capital Management, LLC

0.92% 19.52% 10.06% 6.90%

Specialty

EQ/Wellington Energy - EIMG; Wellington Management Company LLP

1.19% ^ 5.99% 3.78% -

Asset Allocation

Equitable Conservative Growth MF/ETF Portfolio - EIMG

1.10% ^ 9.86% 7.20% 4.77%

Asset Allocation

Equitable Growth MF/ETF - EIMG

1.15% ^ 14.23% - -

Asset Allocation

Equitable Moderate Growth MF/ETF - EIMG

1.10% ^ 12.01% - -

Equity

Multimanager Aggressive Equity - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P.

1.00% 38.29% 15.92% 12.48%

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TYPE Portfolio Company - Investment Adviser; Sub-Adviser(s), as applicable

Current
 Expenses 

Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
1 year 5 year 10 year

Fixed Income

Multimanager Core Bond - EIMG; BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., DoubleLine Capital LP, Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

0.87% ^ 5.15% 0.63% 1.21%

Specialty

Multimanager Technology - EIMG; AllianceBernstein L.P., FIAM LLC, Wellington Management Company LLP

1.24% ^ 49.53% 19.07% 16.18%

Asset Allocation

Target 2015 Allocation - EIMG

1.10% ^ 9.96% 4.94% 3.76%

Asset Allocation

Target 2025 Allocation - EIMG

1.10% ^ 13.58% 7.42% 5.42%

Asset Allocation

Target 2035 Allocation - EIMG

1.09% 16.56% 9.12% 6.47%

Asset Allocation

Target 2045 Allocation - EIMG

1.08% 18.11% 10.15% 7.12%

Asset Allocation

Target 2055 Allocation - EIMG

1.10% ^ 19.82% 11.22% -
^

This Portfolio's annual expenses reflect temporary fee reductions.

Δ

Certain other affiliated Portfolios, as well as unaffiliated Portfolios, may 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.

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Unaffiliated Portfolio Companies:

TYPE Portfolio Company - Investment Adviser; Sub-Adviser(s), as applicable

Current
 Expenses 

Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/2023)
1 year 5 year 10 year

Fixed Income

American Funds Insurance Series® The Bond Fund of America® - Capital Research and Management Company

0.73% ^ 4.72% 1.62% 1.83%

Equity

Fidelity® VIP Equity-Income PortfolioSM - Fidelity Management and Research Company (FMR)

0.72% 10.38% 12.01% 8.31%

Fixed Income

Fidelity® VIP Investment Grade Bond Portfolio - Fidelity Management and Research Company (FMR)

0.63% 6.00% 1.72% 2.08%

Equity

Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap Portfolio - Fidelity Management and Research Company (FMR)

0.82% 14.80% 12.17% 7.86%

Equity

Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund - Invesco Advisers, Inc.

0.93% 8.77% 9.53% 7.53%

Fixed Income

Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund - Invesco Advisers, Inc.

1.15% 9.77% 3.76% 2.96%

Equity

Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund® - Invesco Advisers, Inc.

1.19% 14.14% 10.32% 6.45%

Equity

Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund - Invesco Advisers, Inc.

1.20% 16.26% 12.14% 6.28%

Fixed Income

Macquarie VIP High Income Series(1) - Delaware Management Company; Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG, Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited

0.96% 11.95% 4.46% 3.70%

Equity

MFS® Investors Trust Series - Massachusetts Financial Services Company

1.03% ^ 18.66% 13.27% 10.00%

Equity

MFS® Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Portfolio - Massachusetts Financial Services Company

0.98% ^ 23.70% 16.39% 12.44%

Specialty

PIMCO CommodityRealReturn® Strategy Portfolio - Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

1.58% ^ -7.93% 8.46% -0.90%

Equity

Principal VC Equity Income Account - Principal Global Investors, LLC ("PGI")

0.89% 11.00% - -

Fixed Income

Templeton Global Bond VIP Fund - Franklin Advisers, Inc.

0.75% ^ 2.88% -2.13% -0.66%

Specialty

VanEck VIP Global Resources Fund - Van Eck Associates Corporation

1.36% -3.84% 10.34% -1.26%
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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 Delaware Ivy VIP High Income which may continue to be used in certain documents for a period of time after the date of this prospectus.

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Investment Options: The following are Investment Options A and B, as referred to in the "Selecting your investment method" section in "Purchasing the Contract" in the prospectus.

Investments Options A

Guaranteed Interest Option

1290 VT Equity Income

EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility

1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value

EQ/Large Cap Growth Index

1290 VT Small Cap Value

EQ/Large Cap Growth Managed Volatility

1290 VT SmartBeta Equity ESG

EQ/Large Cap Value Index

1290 VT Socially Responsible

EQ/Large Cap Value Managed Volatility

EQ/2000 Managed Volatility

EQ/Lazard Emerging Markets Equity

EQ/400 Managed Volatility

EQ/Loomis Sayles Growth

EQ/500 Managed Volatility

EQ/MFS International Growth

EQ/AB Dynamic Moderate Growth

EQ/MFS International Intrinsic Value

EQ/AB Small Cap Growth

EQ/MFS Mid Cap Focused Growth

EQ/AB Sustainable U.S. Thematic

EQ/MFS Technology

EQ/Aggressive Growth Strategy

EQ/MFS Utilities Series

EQ/All Asset Growth Allocation

EQ/Mid Cap Index

EQ/American Century Mid Cap Value

EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility

EQ/Balanced Strategy

EQ/Moderate Growth Strategy

EQ/ClearBridge Select Equity Managed Volatility

EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth

EQ/Common Stock Index

EQ/Small Company Index

EQ/Conservative Growth Strategy

EQ/Value Equity

EQ/Conservative Strategy

EQ/Wellington Energy

EQ/Emerging Markets Equity PLUS

Equitable Conservative Growth MF/ETF

EQ/Equity 500 Index

Equitable Growth MF/ETF

EQ/Fidelity Institutional AM® Large Cap

Equitable Moderate Growth MF/ETF

EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Managed Volatility

Fidelity® VIP Equity-Income PortfolioSM

EQ/Global Equity Managed Volatility

Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

EQ/Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value

Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund

EQ/International Core Managed Volatility

Invesco V.I. Main Street Mid Cap Fund®

EQ/International Equity Index

Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund

EQ/International Managed Volatility

MFS® Investors Trust Series

EQ/International Value Managed Volatility

MFS® Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Portfolio

EQ/Invesco Comstock

Multimanager Aggressive Equity

EQ/Invesco Global

Multimanager Technology

EQ/Invesco Global Real Assets

PIMCO VIT CommodityRealReturn Strategy

EQ/Janus Enterprise

Principal VC Equity Income Account

EQ/JPMorgan Growth Stock

VanEck VIP Global Resources Fund

EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities

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Investments Options B

1290 VT Convertible Securities

EQ/PIMCO Ultra Short Bond

1290 VT DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond

EQ/Quality Bond PLUS

1290 VT High Yield Bond

Fidelity® VIP Investment Grade Bond Portfolio

American Funds Insurance Series® The Bond Fund of America

Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund

EQ/Core Bond Index

Macquarie VIP High Income Series

EQ/Intermediate Government Bond

Multimanager Core Bond

EQ/Money Market

Templeton Global Bond VIP Fund

EQ/PIMCO Global Real Return

Personal Income Benefit variable investment options are limited to those listed below.

(The Personal Income Benefit is only available for contracts issued before November 10, 2023)

For allocations to your Personal Income Benefit account value For allocations to your Non-Personal Income Benefit account value
Personal Income Benefit EQ/Balanced Strategy EQ/Balanced Strategy
Personal Income Benefit EQ/Conservative Growth Strategy EQ/Conservative Growth Strategy
Personal Income Benefit EQ/Conservative Strategy EQ/Conservative Strategy
Personal Income Benefit EQ/Moderate Growth Strategy EQ/Moderate Growth Strategy
Personal Income Benefit EQ/AB Dynamic Moderate Growth EQ/AB Dynamic Moderate Growth

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EQUI-VEST® Strategies (Series 901)

Issued by

Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company

We have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Prospectus and a Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") that include additional information about EQUI-VEST® Strategies (Series 901), the Company and Separate Account A. The Prospectus and SAI each dated May 1, 2024 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 (800) 628-6673. The Prospectus and SAI are also available at our website, www.equitable.com/ICSR#EQH146659.

Class/Contract Identifier: C000078184

(#604286)