Filed Pursuant to Rule 497(e)
Registration File No.: 333-17217
EQ ADVISORS TRUST
SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 6, 1998 TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 1998
This Supplement updates certain information contained in the above-dated
Prospectus of EQ Advisors Trust ("Trust") regarding the Morgan Stanley Emerging
Markets Equity Portfolio. You may obtain an additional copy of the Prospectus,
free of charge, by writing to the Trust at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New
York, New York 10104.
The information provided below should replace that located in the section
entitled "Management of the Trust" and under the sub-section entitled "The
Advisers," with respect to the portfolio managers for Morgan Stanley Asset
Management Inc. ("MSAM"):
Robert L. Meyer and Andy Skov share primary responsibility for managing the
assets of the Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio, which
includes investment decisions made on behalf of the Portfolio. Mr. Meyer
has shared primary responsibility for managing the Portfolio's assets since
September 1997. Since October 1998, Mr. Skov also became responsible for
managing the Portfolio's assets. Mr. Meyer joined MSAM in 1989 and is a
Managing Director of MSAM and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated ("Morgan
Stanley"), a co-manager of MSAM's emerging markets group and head of MSAM's
Latin American equity investment group. Prior to joining MSAM's Latin
American Group, Mr. Meyer worked in MSAM's U.S. Equity Group. Mr. Skov
joined MSAM in 1994 as a Portfolio Manager. Currently, Mr. Skov is a
Principal of MSAM and of Morgan Stanley. Prior to joining MSAM, Mr. Skov
worked in the Latin America group at Bankers Trust.
