Exhibit 32.1


    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2011 of AXA Financial, Inc. (the "Company") as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Mark Pearson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

        (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

        (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.


                                      /s/ Mark Pearson
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                                      Mark Pearson
                                      President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 11, 2011