N-CSRS 1 d579998dncsrs.htm PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS 16 Prudential Investment Portfolios 16

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number:    811-08915
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:    Prudential Investment Portfolios 16
Address of principal executive offices:    655 Broad Street, 17th Floor
   Newark, New Jersey 07102
Name and address of agent for service:    Deborah A. Docs
   655 Broad Street, 17th Floor
   Newark, New Jersey 07102
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    800-225-1852
Date of fiscal year end:    10/31/2018
Date of reporting period:    4/30/2018


Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders

 


LOGO

 

PGIM INCOME BUILDER FUND

(Formerly known as Prudential Income Builder Fund)

 

 

SEMIANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2018

 

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Objective: Income and long-term capital growth

 

 

 

 

This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

The information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings is for the period covered by this report and is subject to change thereafter.

 

The accompanying financial statements as of April 30, 2018 were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.

 

Mutual funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC, a Prudential Financial company. Jennison Associates LLC and PGIM, Inc. (PGIM) are registered investment advisers and Prudential Financial companies. QMA is the primary business name of Quantitative Management Associates LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of PGIM. PGIM Fixed Income and PGIM Real Estate are units of PGIM. © 2018 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. Jennison Associates, Jennison, PGIM Real Estate, PGIM, and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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Table of Contents

 

Letter from the President

     5  

Your Fund’s Performance

     6  

Fees and Expenses

     9  

Holdings and Financial Statements

     11  

 

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This Page Intentionally Left Blank

 

 


Letter from the President

 

LOGO

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the semiannual report for PGIM Income Builder Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period ended April 30, 2018.

 

We have important information to share with you. Effective June 11, 2018, Prudential Mutual Funds were renamed PGIM Funds. This renaming is

part of our ongoing effort to further build our reputation and establish our global brand, which began when our firm adopted PGIM Investments as its name in April 2017. Please note that only the Fund’s name has changed. Your Fund’s management and operation, along with its symbols, remained the same.*

 

Regarding your investments with PGIM, we believe it is important to maintain a diversified portfolio of funds consistent with your tolerance for risk, time horizon, and financial goals.

 

Your financial advisor can help you create a diversified investment plan that may include funds covering all the basic asset classes and that reflects your personal investor profile and risk tolerance. However, diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

 

At PGIM Investments, we consider it a great privilege and responsibility to help investors participate in opportunities across global markets while meeting their toughest investment challenges. PGIM is a top-10 global investment manager with more than $1 trillion in assets under management. This investment expertise allows us to deliver actively managed funds and strategies to meet the needs of investors around the globe.

 

Thank you for choosing our family of funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

 

Stuart S. Parker, President

PGIM Income Builder Fund

June 15, 2018

 

*The Prudential Day One Funds did not change their names.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (unaudited)

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at www.pgiminvestments.com or by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

    Total Returns as of 4/30/18
(without sales charges)
  Average Annual Total Returns as of 4/30/18
(with sales charges)
    Six Months* (%)   One Year (%)   Five Years (%)   Ten Years (%)   Since Inception (%)
Class A   –0.54   –2.94     2.85   3.88  
Class B   –0.92   –4.06     2.89   3.58  
Class C   –0.81   –0.07     3.03   3.58  
Class R   –0.56     1.38     3.56   4.11
 
Class Z   –0.31     1.87     4.08   4.63  
Class R6**   –0.42     1.88     N/A   N/A   4.57 (12/30/16)
S&P 500 Index
    3.82   13.26   12.95   9.01  
Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index
  –1.87   –0.32     1.47   3.57  
Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Average
      1.09     6.51     4.67   4.68  

 

Source: PGIM Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.

 

*Not annualized

**Formerly known as Class Q shares.

 

Since Inception returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception returns for the Indexes and the Lipper Average are measured from the closest month-end to the class’ inception date.

 

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The returns in the tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges, which are described for each share class in the table below.

 

     Class A   Class B*   Class C   Class R   Class Z   Class R6**
Maximum initial sales charge   4.50% of the public offering price   None   None   None   None   None
Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or net asset value at redemption)   1.00% on sales of $1 million or more made within 12 months of purchase   5.00% (Year 1) 4.00% (Year 2) 3.00% (Year 3) 2.00% (Year 4) 1.00% (Years 5/6) 0.00% (Year 7)   1.00% on sales made within 12 months of purchase   None   None   None
Annual distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets)   0.30%
(0.25% currently)
  1.00%   1.00%   0.75% (0.50% currently)   None   None

 

*Class B shares are closed to all purchase activity and no additional Class B shares may be purchased or acquired by except by exchange from Class B shares of another Fund or through dividend or capital gains reinvestment.

**Formerly known as Class Q shares.

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

S&P 500 Index—The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index) is an unmanaged index of over 500 stocks of large US public companies. It gives a broad look at how US stock prices in the United States have performed. The average annual total return for the Index measured from the month-end closest to the inception date of the Fund’s Class R6 shares is 15.62%.

 

Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index—The Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index represents an unmanaged diversified portfolio of fixed income securities, including US Treasuries, investment-grade corporate bonds, and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. The average annual total return for the Index measured from the month-end closest to the inception date of the Fund’s Class R6 shares is 0.95%.

 

Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Average—The Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Average (Lipper Average) is based on the average return of all funds in the Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds universe for the periods noted. The funds in the Lipper Average allocate their investments to both domestic and foreign securities across traditional asset classes with a focus on total return. The average annual total return for the Lipper Average measured from the month-end closest to the inception date of the Fund’s Class R6 shares is 8.53%.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. The returns for the Indexes would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. Returns for the Lipper Average reflect the deduction of operating expenses of a mutual fund, but not sales charges or taxes.

 

Presentation of Fund Holdings

 

Five Largest Holdings expressed as a
percentage of net assets as of 4/30/18 (%)
 
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Convertible Securities ETF, Exchange Traded Funds     9.1  
PGIM Total Return Bond Fund (Class R6 Stock), Affiliated Mutual Funds     8.4  
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF, Exchange Traded Funds     4.7  
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund,
Exchange Traded Funds
    1.6  
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF, Exchange Traded Funds     1.5  

 

Holdings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.

 

Five Largest Industries expressed as a
percentage of net assets as of 4/30/18 (%)
 
Exchange Traded Funds     19.9  
Affiliated Mutual Funds     11.5  
Sovereign Bonds     10.8  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)     10.0  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels     9.3  

 

Industry weightings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.

 

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Fees and Expenses (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 held through the six-month period ended April 30, 2018. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.

 

Actual Expenses

The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of PGIM Funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

PGIM Income
Builder Fund
  Beginning  Account
Value
November 1, 2017
    Ending  Account
Value
April 30, 2018
   

Annualized

Expense Ratio

Based on the

Six-Month Period

   

Expenses Paid

During the

Six-Month  Period*

 
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 994.60       0.95   $ 4.70  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.08       0.95   $ 4.76  
Class B   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 990.80       1.70   $ 8.39  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,016.36       1.70   $ 8.50  
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 991.90       1.70   $ 8.40  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,016.36       1.70   $ 8.50  
Class R   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 994.40       1.20   $ 5.93  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.84       1.20   $ 6.01  
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 996.90       0.70   $ 3.47  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.32       0.70   $ 3.51  
Class R6**   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 995.80       0.70   $ 3.46  
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.32       0.70   $ 3.51  

 

*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 181 days in the six-month period ended April 30, 2018, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending October 31, 2018 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying funds in which the Fund may invest.

**Formerly known as Class Q shares.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    98.5%

     

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS (Class R6)    11.5%

                 

PGIM Absolute Return Bond Fund

     438,269      $ 4,360,773  

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund

     439,720        4,366,415  

PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund

     514,218        4,571,402  

PGIM Total Return Bond Fund

     2,595,505        36,674,479  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS
(cost $50,121,453)(w)

        49,973,069  
     

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS    34.8%

     

Aerospace & Defense    1.2%

                 

Boeing Co. (The)

     4,249        1,417,297  

General Dynamics Corp.

     5,407        1,088,483  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     5,104        1,637,567  

Safran SA (France)

     8,286        971,865  
     

 

 

 
        5,115,212  

Air Freight & Logistics    0.2%

                 

FedEx Corp.

     3,975        982,620  

Banks    3.1%

                 

Bank of America Corp.

     106,779        3,194,828  

BB&T Corp.

     52,320        2,762,496  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     30,128        3,277,324  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     17,264        2,513,811  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     24,319        1,624,509  
     

 

 

 
        13,372,968  

Beverages    0.9%

                 

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     16,277        703,329  

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom), ADR

     5,629        799,093  

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     21,449        2,573,022  
     

 

 

 
        4,075,444  

Biotechnology    0.2%

                 

AbbVie, Inc.

     10,463        1,010,203  

Capital Markets    0.6%

                 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     4,775        1,138,026  

Moelis & Co. (Class A Stock)

     29,977        1,612,762  
     

 

 

 
        2,750,788  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Chemicals    0.6%

                 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     6,361      $ 1,032,327  

Akzo Nobel NV (Netherlands)

     8,109        734,336  

DowDuPont, Inc.

     16,434        1,039,286  
     

 

 

 
        2,805,949  

Communications Equipment    0.4%

                 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     42,931        1,901,414  

Electric Utilities    0.3%

                 

Exelon Corp.

     28,736        1,140,244  

Electrical Equipment    0.3%

                 

Emerson Electric Co.

     20,781        1,380,066  

Energy Equipment & Services    0.1%

                 

USA Compression Partners LP, MLP

     26,435        473,187  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)    8.2%

                 

AEW UK REIT PLC (United Kingdom)

     626,028        839,450  

alstria office REIT-AG (Germany)

     13        196  

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     12,351        483,048  

American Tower Corp.

     4,526        617,165  

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (Singapore)

     214,741        432,397  

Brandywine Realty Trust

     30,460        490,711  

Cache Logistics Trust (Singapore)

     3,568,289        2,246,999  

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.

     61,604        1,570,902  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

     59,950        662,447  

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

     21,592        445,011  

Education Realty Trust, Inc.

     19,383        637,894  

Empiric Student Property PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,353,120        1,590,876  

Eurocommercial Properties NV (Netherlands), CVA

     23,178        971,243  

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.

     27,396        620,793  

Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust (Singapore)

     523,676        414,676  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     9,107        400,890  

Invincible Investment Corp. (Japan)

     2,022        904,462  

Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC (Ireland)

     227,804        374,680  

Jernigan Capital, Inc.*

     30,000        688,500  

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp. (Japan)

     177        374,983  

Lexington Realty Trust

     54,924        441,589  

Macerich Co. (The)

     16,898        973,663  

MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc.

     231,032        2,354,216  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

     182,378        2,330,791  

MGM Growth Properties LLC (Class A Stock)

     56,679        1,585,312  

NewRiver REIT PLC (United Kingdom)

     231,845        925,631  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

     15,879        412,536  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (cont’d.)

                 

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     57,500      $ 1,654,850  

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     26,834        480,865  

Retail Properties of America, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     1,155        13,329  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

     132,490        2,425,892  

Senior Housing Properties Trust

     25,679        399,822  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     66,705        1,638,942  

Starhill Global REIT (Singapore)

     782,286        424,771  

Stockland (Australia)

     152,613        475,663  

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Singapore)

     431,029        637,117  

Unibail-Rodamco SE (France)

     2,734        656,683  

Vicinity Centres (Australia)

     340,046        624,647  

Welltower, Inc.

     43,296        2,313,738  
     

 

 

 
        35,537,380  

Food & Staples Retailing    0.3%

                 

Walmart, Inc.

     15,319        1,355,119  

Food Products    0.3%

                 

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     40,455        1,499,667  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies    0.5%

                 

Abbott Laboratories

     15,187        882,820  

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Netherlands)

     13,873        585,718  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     6,349        731,215  
     

 

 

 
        2,199,753  

Health Care Providers & Services    0.1%

                 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     1,868        441,595  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure    1.2%

                 

Carnival Corp.

     9,299        586,395  

International Game Technology PLC

     59,506        1,682,235  

McDonald’s Corp.

     5,499        920,753  

MGM Resorts International

     25,132        789,647  

Starbucks Corp.

     17,907        1,030,906  
     

 

 

 
        5,009,936  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers    0.7%

                 

NextEra Energy Partners LP

     23,331        972,203  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     31,358        972,098  

NRG Yield, Inc. (Class C Stock)

     61,568        1,095,910  
     

 

 

 
        3,040,211  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Industrial Conglomerates    0.3%

                 

Honeywell International, Inc.

     7,794      $ 1,127,636  

Insurance    0.3%

                 

MetLife, Inc.

     23,039        1,098,269  

IT Services    0.8%

                 

DXC Technology Co.

     23,490        2,420,879  

MasterCard, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     4,985        888,676  
     

 

 

 
        3,309,555  

Life Sciences Tools & Services    0.3%

                 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     6,805        1,431,432  

Machinery    0.3%

                 

Caterpillar, Inc.

     8,521        1,230,092  

Media    0.5%

                 

Time Warner, Inc.

     11,068        1,049,246  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     33,584        1,227,831  
     

 

 

 
        2,277,077  

Metals & Mining    0.3%

                 

Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom), ADR

     23,319        1,281,379  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)    0.3%

                 

MFA Financial, Inc.

     95,876        720,987  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

     16,854        353,260  
     

 

 

 
        1,074,247  

Multi-Utilities    0.1%

                 

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     5,128        267,425  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    9.0%

                 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     14,831        998,423  

Andeavor Logistics LP, MLP

     16,767        711,591  

Antero Midstream GP LP

     22,144        381,320  

Antero Midstream Partners LP, MLP

     30,908        828,643  

BP PLC (United Kingdom), ADR

     47,348        2,111,247  

Buckeye Partners LP, MLP

     18,481        767,886  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings LLC

     81,234        2,266,429  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP, MLP

     86,683        2,709,711  

Energy Transfer Equity LP, MLP

     89,366        1,411,983  

Energy Transfer Partners LP, MLP

     76,438        1,377,413  

EnLink Midstream LLC

     32,048        475,913  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP, MLP

     32,877        480,004  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (cont’d.)

                 

Enterprise Products Partners LP, MLP

     69,054      $ 1,853,409  

EQT GP Holdings LP, MLP

     18,654        466,350  

EQT Midstream Partners LP, MLP

     20,514        1,154,118  

Frontera Energy Corp. (Colombia)*

     1,116        34,390  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     61,144        967,298  

Magellan Midstream Partners LP, MLP

     5,305        349,228  

MPLX LP, MLP

     79,469        2,807,640  

Noble Midstream Partners LP, MLP

     20,837        937,665  

ONEOK, Inc.

     31,674        1,907,408  

Pembina Pipeline Corp. (Canada)

     30,789        980,938  

Plains All American Pipeline LP, MLP

     80,065        1,882,328  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Class A Stock) (Netherlands), ADR

     31,536        2,204,366  

SemGroup Corp. (Class A Stock)

     36,389        915,183  

Tallgrass Energy GP LP

     31,625        647,048  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP, MLP

     9,286        382,676  

Targa Resources Corp.

     45,663        2,144,791  

TransCanada Corp. (Canada)

     34,671        1,470,064  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     52,025        1,338,603  

Williams Partners LP, MLP

     64,555        2,349,802  
     

 

 

 
        39,313,868  

Pharmaceuticals    1.3%

                 

Allergan PLC

     5,030        772,860  

AstraZeneca PLC, ADR (United Kingdom)

     24,487        870,023  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     37,779        1,969,419  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     11,069        897,364  

Pfizer, Inc.

     29,825        1,091,893  
     

 

 

 
        5,601,559  

Real Estate Management & Development    0.2%

                 

Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB (Sweden)*

     76,201        890,744  

Road & Rail    0.1%

                 

CSX Corp.

     8,320        494,125  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    0.6%

                 

Intel Corp.

     34,299        1,770,514  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     8,790        891,570  
     

 

 

 
        2,662,084  

Software    0.5%

                 

Microsoft Corp.

     25,193        2,356,049  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     15  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

Specialty Retail    0.3%

                 

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     7,720      $ 1,426,656  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods    0.4%

                 

NIKE, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     6,582        450,143  

Tapestry, Inc.

     22,018        1,183,908  
     

 

 

 
        1,634,051  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $134,382,387)

        151,568,004  
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS    19.9%

     

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

     248,000        6,807,600  

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF(a)

     55,000        6,550,500  

iShares Global Financials ETF

     26,000        1,801,800  

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF(a)

     45,500        5,242,510  

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF(a)

     285,300        20,538,747  

PowerShares Preferred Portfolio ETF

     307,588        4,423,115  

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Convertible Securities ETF

     772,142        39,718,985  

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

     19,700        1,456,618  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(cost $84,034,223)

        86,539,875  
     

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS    2.8%

     

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components    0.2%

                 

Belden, Inc., CVT, Series B, 6.750%

     9,297        807,073  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)    1.8%

                 

American Homes 4 Rent, Series G, 5.8750%

     46,895        1,055,138  

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc., Series C, 6.500%

     31,548        619,603  

EPR Properties, Series G, 5.750%

     52,192        1,148,224  

Investors Real Estate Trust, Series C, 6.625%

     28,080        664,654  

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., Series C, 6.125%

     40,405        969,316  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Series D, 6.375%

     26,039        642,252  

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, Series C, 7.200%

     32,224        677,348  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., Series A, 5.875%

     17,988        426,495  

UMH Properties, Inc., Series C, 6.7500%

     34,743        874,481  

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Series H, 6.250%

     30,483        744,395  
     

 

 

 
        7,821,906  

Internet Software & Services    0.3%

                 

Mandatory Exchangeable Trust, CVT, 5.75%, 144A

     7,924        1,598,075  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

16  


Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Shares      Value  

PREFERRED STOCKS (Continued)

          

Multi-Utilities    0.2%

                                  

Sempra Energy CVT, Series A, 6.000%

          7,200      $ 740,376  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    0.3%

                                  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., CVT, 7.500%

          44,891        1,375,909  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $12,841,406)

             12,343,339  
          

 

 

 
                 

Principal

Amount (000)#

        

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES    1.2%

          

Collateralized Loan Obligations

                                  

5180-2 CLO LP, Series 2015-1A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.950%

     2.894 %(c)      11/25/27        750        748,886  

Adams Mill CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2014-1A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.100%

     3.448 (c)      07/15/26        500        500,823  

ALM Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2015-12A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.050%

     3.398 (c)      04/16/27        500        500,497  

Atrium (Cayman Islands), Series 12A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.830%

     3.192 (c)      04/22/27        250        250,150  

Benefit Street Partners CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2015-VIIA, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.780%

     3.135 (c)      07/18/27        500        500,604  

OCP CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2015-9A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.800%

     3.148 (c)      07/15/27        500        499,504  

Silver Spring CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2014-1A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.250%

     3.598 (c)      10/15/26        500        500,868  

Silvermore CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2014-1A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.170%

     3.009 (c)      05/15/26        297        297,399  

Venture CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),

          

Series 2015-21A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.880%

     3.228 (c)      07/15/27        750        749,321  

Series 2016-24A, Class A1D, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.420%

     3.779 (c)      10/20/28        350        350,672  

Wellfleet CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.910%

     3.264 (c)      04/20/28        350        350,000  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(cost $5,248,752)

             5,248,724  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     17  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

CONVERTIBLE BOND    0.4%

          

Banks

                                  

Goldman Sachs DXC Technology Co., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes^
(cost $1,352,315)

     1.655     11/10/18        1,485      $ 1,529,877  
          

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS    17.1%

          

Aerospace & Defense    0.1%

                                  

Arconic, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.125       10/01/24        70        70,985  

DAE Funding LLC (United Arab Emirates), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.000       08/01/24        175        168,665  

TransDigm, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     6.375       06/15/26        50        50,250  

Gtd. Notes

     6.500       07/15/24        125        127,109  
          

 

 

 
             417,009  

Agriculture    0.0%

                                  

Vector Group Ltd., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.125       02/01/25        125        124,015  

Auto Manufacturers    0.2%

                                  

JB Poindexter & Co., Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.125       04/15/26        75        76,312  

Mclaren Finance PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.750       08/01/22        200        200,020  

Navistar International Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.625       11/01/25        350        363,125  

Tesla, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.300       08/15/25        25        22,125  
          

 

 

 
             661,582  

Auto Parts & Equipment    0.2%

                                  

Adient Global Holdings Ltd., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.875       08/15/26        200        187,000  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes(a)

     6.250       04/01/25        50        49,985  

Gtd. Notes

     6.250       03/15/26        225        222,750  

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.625       11/15/26        200        198,500  

Dana Financing Luxembourg Sarl, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.750       04/15/25        125        126,875  

Titan International, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.500       11/30/23        175        177,625  
          

 

 

 
             962,735  

Banks    0.5%

                                  

Banco de Costa Rica (Costa Rica), Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

     5.250       08/12/18        200        200,350  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

18  


Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

          

Banks (cont’d.)

 

Banque Centrale de Tunisie International Bond (Tunisia),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.625     02/17/24      EUR     125      $ 153,464  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.750       01/30/25        200        185,201  

BBVA Bancomer SA (Mexico), Sub. Notes, 144A

     6.750       09/30/22        200        216,760  

CIT Group, Inc., Sub. Notes

     6.125       03/09/28        100        103,500  

Citigroup, Inc., Series Q, Jr. Sub. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.095%

     5.950 (c)      12/31/49        100        103,375  

State Savings Bank of Ukraine Via SSB #1 PLC (Ukraine), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     9.625       03/20/25        200        208,000  

TC Ziraat Bankasi A/S (Turkey), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     5.125       09/29/23        200        191,183  

Trade & Development Bank of Mongolia LLC (Mongolia), Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, EMTN

     9.375       05/19/20        205        218,328  

Vnesheconombank Via VEB Finance PLC (Russia),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.942       11/21/23        200        207,718  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.025       07/05/22        200        207,040  
          

 

 

 
             1,994,919  

Beverages    0.0%

                                  

Cott Holdings, Inc. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.500       04/01/25        125        124,063  

Building Materials    0.2%

                                  

Cemex SAB de CV (Mexico), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.700       01/11/25        200        202,400  

Griffon Corp., Gtd. Notes

     5.250       03/01/22        205        204,939  

Standard Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.375       11/15/24        75        75,984  

Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     6.125       07/15/23        50        51,110  

Gtd. Notes

     8.500       04/15/22        100        108,125  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.125       06/01/25        50        48,500  

US Concrete, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.375       06/01/24        275        284,281  
          

 

 

 
             975,339  

Chemicals    1.0%

                                  

Alpha 3 BV/Alpha US Bidco, Inc. (United Kingdom), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.250       02/01/25        200        202,500  

Ashland LLC, Gtd. Notes

     6.875       05/15/43        250        267,500  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     19  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

          

Chemicals (cont’d.)

 

Chemours Co. (The),

          

Gtd. Notes

     5.375     05/15/27        75      $ 74,250  

Gtd. Notes

     6.625       05/15/23        125        131,406  

Gtd. Notes

     7.000       05/15/25        110        118,388  

CNAC HK Finbridge Co. Ltd. (China),

          

Gtd. Notes

     4.875       03/14/25        400        396,315  

Gtd. Notes

     4.125       07/19/27        200        185,043  

Cornerstone Chemical Co., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.750       08/15/24        185        183,150  

CVR Partners LP/CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp., Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     9.250       06/15/23        100        102,875  

Hexion, Inc.,

          

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

     10.375       02/01/22        480        466,800  

Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     13.750       02/01/22        220        182,600  

Kraton Polymers LLC/Kraton Polymers Capital Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.000       04/15/25        50        51,625  

Mexichem SAB de CV (Mexico), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.500       01/15/48        225        205,031  

NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Canada), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.250       06/01/27        375        360,937  

Olin Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.000       02/01/30        30        28,575  

Platform Specialty Products Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.875       12/01/25        175        170,625  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.500       02/01/22        90        92,250  

PQ Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.750       11/15/22        50        52,875  

Rain CII Carbon LLC/CII Carbon Corp., Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.250       04/01/25        300        309,000  

TPC Group, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.750       12/15/20        340        338,300  

Tronox Finance PLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.750       10/01/25        75        72,938  

Tronox, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.500       04/15/26        155        153,838  

Venator Finance Sarl/Venator Materials LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.750       07/15/25        50        49,750  
          

 

 

 
             4,196,571  

Coal    0.0%

                                  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.000       11/01/24        165        168,407  

Commercial Services    0.3%

                                  

Laureate Education, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)

     8.250       05/01/25        705        757,875  

United Rentals North America, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     4.875       01/15/28        475        450,062  

Gtd. Notes

     5.500       05/15/27        150        149,250  

Gtd. Notes

     5.875       09/15/26        100        104,250  
          

 

 

 
             1,461,437  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

20  


Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

          

Computers    0.2%

                                  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.125     06/15/24        100      $ 106,500  

Everi Payments, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.500       12/15/25        175        177,188  

Exela Intermediate LLC/Exela Finance, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     10.000       07/15/23        370        370,462  

West Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     8.500       10/15/25        370        357,050  
          

 

 

 
             1,011,200  

Distribution/Wholesale    0.1%

                                  

Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     6.250       07/15/22        50        50,000  

Gtd. Notes

     7.000       06/15/23        250        252,500  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.625       09/01/25        150        150,750  
          

 

 

 
             453,250  

Diversified Financial Services    0.2%

                                  

LPL Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.750       09/15/25        150        145,500  

Navient Corp.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.625       07/26/21        50        51,945  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.250       09/25/23        75        78,375  

Springleaf Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

     6.875       03/15/25        175        176,750  

Tempo Acquisition LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.750       06/01/25        150        148,500  

Travelport Corporate Finance PLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.000       03/15/26        175        178,937  

VFH Parent LLC/Orchestra Co.-Issuer, Inc., Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.750       06/15/22        150        155,580  
          

 

 

 
             935,587  

Electric    1.0%

                                  

AES Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.500       04/15/25        70        71,575  

Calpine Corp.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.375       01/15/23        375        359,531  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)

     5.750       01/15/25        350        321,160  

Comision Federal de Electricidad (Mexico), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.750       02/14/42        200        204,750  

DPL, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.250       10/15/21        175        190,330  

Dynegy, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     7.625       11/01/24        525        564,375  

Gtd. Notes

     8.034       02/02/24        325        339,625  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     8.000       01/15/25        25        27,094  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     8.125       01/30/26        275        301,469  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     21  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

          

Electric (cont’d.)

 

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. (South Africa),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.750     01/26/21        400      $ 398,856  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     6.750       08/06/23        200        202,500  

GenOn Energy, Inc.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)(d)

     9.875       10/15/20        275        224,812  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(d)

     7.875       06/15/17        400        334,000  

Listrindo Capital BV (Indonesia), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.950       09/14/26        200        188,500  

Majapahit Holding BV (Indonesia), Gtd. Notes

     7.875       06/29/37        100        128,380  

NRG Energy, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     6.250       05/01/24        244        252,235  

Gtd. Notes

     7.250       05/15/26        150        159,959  

NRG REMA LLC, Series C, Pass-Through Certificates

     9.681       07/02/26        225        138,375  
          

 

 

 
             4,407,526  

Electronics    0.0%

                                  

Itron, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.000       01/15/26        25        24,563  

Energy-Alternate Sources    0.1%

                                  

Neerg Energy Ltd. (Mauritius), Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     6.000       02/13/22        200        195,923  

Engineering & Construction    0.2%

                                  

AECOM,

          

Gtd. Notes

     5.125       03/15/27        175        168,166  

Gtd. Notes

     5.875       10/15/24        75        78,101  

Delhi International Airport Ltd. (India), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.125       10/31/26        200        200,200  

Mexico City Airport Trust (Mexico), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.250       10/31/26        200        187,412  

Pisces Midco, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.000       04/15/26        100        100,030  

StandardAero Aviation Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     10.000       07/15/23        150        162,562  

TopBuild Escrow Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.625       05/01/26        125        125,469  
          

 

 

 
             1,021,940  

Entertainment    0.5%

                                  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     5.750       06/15/25        125        121,250  

Gtd. Notes(a)

     5.875       11/15/26        200        194,750  

Churchill Downs, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.750       01/15/28        100        94,250  

CRC Escrow Issuer LLC/CRC Finco, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.250       10/15/25        175        167,125  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     7.000       08/01/23        200        211,250  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

22  


Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

          

Entertainment (cont’d.)

 

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.375     04/15/26        75      $ 75,562  

International Game Technology PLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.500       02/15/25        150        159,937  

Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.875       02/01/24        75        78,094  

National CineMedia LLC,

          

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     6.000       04/15/22        100        101,500  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.750       08/15/26        275        251,625  

Scientific Games International, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     6.625       05/15/21        600        612,000  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.000       10/15/25        125        120,744  
          

 

 

 
             2,188,087  

Foods    0.3%

                                  

Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.750       03/15/25        250        217,812  

B&G Foods, Inc, Gtd. Notes

     5.250       04/01/25        25        22,875  

ESAL GmbH (Brazil), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.250       02/05/23        200        190,500  

Hearthside Group Holdings LLC/Hearthside Finance Co., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.500       05/01/22        175        180,469  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc.

          

(Brazil), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.750       06/15/25        250        234,925  

(Brazil), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.875       07/15/24        250        242,500  

(Brazil), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.250       06/01/21        50        50,375  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.750       03/15/25        75        73,313  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.875       09/30/27        225        214,875  
          

 

 

 
             1,427,644  

Gas    0.1%

                                  

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.875       08/20/26        225        223,313  

Healthcare-Products    0.1%

 

Avantor, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.000       10/01/24        50        50,250  

Greatbatch Ltd., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     9.125       11/01/23        150        162,000  

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA, Gtd. Notes(a)

     4.750       04/15/23        450        320,202  
          

 

 

 
             532,452  

Healthcare-Services    0.7%

                                  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     5.625       02/15/23        218        220,245  

Gtd. Notes

     6.500       03/01/24        50        51,750  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     23  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

          

Healthcare-Services (cont’d.)

 

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes(a)

     6.875     02/01/22        1,050      $ 569,940  

Gtd. Notes(a)

     7.125       07/15/20        225        177,750  

Encompass Health Corp., Gtd. Notes

     5.125       03/15/23        25        25,375  

Hadrian Merger Sub, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.500       05/01/26        75        75,169  

HCA, Inc., Gtd. Notes(a)

     5.375       02/01/25        670        666,650  

Select Medical Corp., Gtd. Notes

     6.375       06/01/21        175        177,188  

SP Finco LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.750       07/01/25        100        94,500  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     8.875       04/15/21        100        102,750  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     8.125       04/01/22        400        416,500  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.750       02/01/20        250        257,500  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)

     6.750       06/15/23        475        466,984  
          

 

 

 
             3,302,301  

Home Builders    0.6%

                                  

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.750       08/01/25        125        120,625  

AV Homes, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.625       05/15/22        75        76,781  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     7.250       02/01/23        5        5,125  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.375       05/15/25        150        152,062  

Lennar Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.250       06/01/26        75        73,313  

Gtd. Notes

     4.750       05/30/25        85        82,663  

Gtd. Notes

     4.875       12/15/23        65        65,163  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.750       11/29/27        50        47,125  

M/I Homes, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     5.625       08/01/25        75        72,188  

Gtd. Notes

     6.750       01/15/21        75        77,156  

Mattamy Group Corp. (Canada),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.500       10/01/25        125        124,688  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.875       12/15/23        125        128,437  

Meritage Homes Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     5.125       06/06/27        175        166,031  

Gtd. Notes

     6.000       06/01/25        50        51,563  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.000       06/01/25        125        128,906  

New Home Co., Inc. (The), Gtd. Notes

     7.250       04/01/22        50        51,252  

PulteGroup, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     5.000       01/15/27        25        24,350  

Gtd. Notes

     5.500       03/01/26        200        203,240  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

24  


Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

          

Home Builders (cont’d.)

 

Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.875     04/01/23        75      $ 75,656  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.125       04/01/25        150        150,937  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Taylor Morrison Holdings II, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.875       04/15/23        225        230,062  

William Lyon Homes, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     5.875       01/31/25        225        219,161  

Gtd. Notes

     7.000       08/15/22        150        153,562  
          

 

 

 
             2,480,046  

Home Furnishings    0.0%

                                  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.500       06/15/26        175        165,813  

Internet    0.0%

                                  

Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.750       01/15/27        125        124,110  

Iron/Steel    0.1%

                                  

AK Steel Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     6.375       10/15/25        85        79,636  

Gtd. Notes(a)

     7.000       03/15/27        100        97,000  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc, Gtd. Notes

     5.750       03/01/25        280        270,026  

United States Steel Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.250       03/15/26        125        124,063  
          

 

 

 
             570,725  

Leisure Time    0.1%

                                  

Silversea Cruise Finance Ltd., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.250       02/01/25        100        105,780  

Viking Cruises Ltd., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.250       05/15/25        75        75,375  

VOC Escrow Ltd., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.000       02/15/28        200        193,500  
          

 

 

 
             374,655  

Lodging    0.1%

                                  

Interval Acquisition Corp., Gtd. Notes

     5.625       04/15/23        75        78,188  

Jack Ohio Finance LLC/Jack Ohio Finance 1 Corp., Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     10.250       11/15/22        100        109,500  

MGM Resorts International, Gtd. Notes

     6.625       12/15/21        70        74,900  
          

 

 

 
             262,588  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     25  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

          

Machinery-Diversified    0.1%

                                  

ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.500     06/15/23        100      $ 104,625  

Cloud Crane LLC, Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     10.125       08/01/24        175        190,312  

RBS Global, Inc./Rexnord LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.875       12/15/25        100        96,500  
          

 

 

 
             391,437  

Media    1.5%

                                  

Block Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.875       02/15/25        100        100,500  

Cablevision SA (Argentina), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.500       06/15/21        150        155,813  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.750       01/15/24        275        277,585  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.000       02/01/28        225        207,761  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.375       05/01/25        50        49,156  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.500       05/01/26        100        97,370  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.875       05/01/27        300        293,250  

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.500       04/01/28        250        253,437  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.125       12/15/21        490        485,100  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.750       07/15/25        400        420,000  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.,

          

Series A, Gtd. Notes

     6.500       11/15/22        87        88,740  

Series A, Gtd. Notes

     7.625       03/15/20        255        255,637  

Series B, Gtd. Notes

     7.625       03/15/20        455        456,137  

CSC Holdings LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.375       02/01/28        200        187,000  

DISH DBS Corp., Gtd. Notes(a)

     7.750       07/01/26        1,065        968,484  

Gray Television, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.875       07/15/26        225        216,562  

Meredith Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.875       02/01/26        150        151,680  

Midcontinent Communications/Midcontinent Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.875       08/15/23        180        189,000  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.625       08/01/24        175        172,375  

Quebecor Media, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.750       01/15/23        150        153,750  

Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.625       02/15/25        25        23,188  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.875       02/15/23        125        120,938  

SFR Group SA (France),

          

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.000       05/15/22        200        197,124  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.375       05/01/26        500        484,375  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)

     5.125       02/15/27        100        92,750  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.875       03/15/26        50        49,375  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

26  


Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

          

Media (cont’d.)

 

UPCB Finance IV Ltd. (Netherlands), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.375     01/15/25        75      $ 73,313  

VTR Finance BV (Chile), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.875       01/15/24        200        206,802  

Ziggo Bond Finance BV (Netherlands), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.000       01/15/27        150        140,250  
          

 

 

 
             6,567,452  

Metal Fabricate/Hardware    0.1%

                                  

Novelis Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.875       09/30/26        125        124,062  

TriMas Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.875       10/15/25        50        48,125  

Zekelman Industries, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     9.875       06/15/23        200        220,000  
          

 

 

 
             392,187  

Mining    0.5%

                                  

Constellium NV (Netherlands), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.875       02/15/26        250        246,250  

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Chile), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.875       11/04/44        400        413,860  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Zambia),

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.000       02/15/21        35        35,078  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.250       05/15/22        200        201,240  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.250       04/01/23        200        199,460  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     3.875       03/15/23        165        158,194  

IAMGOLD Corp. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.000       04/15/25        275        280,500  

International Wire Group, Inc., Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     10.750       08/01/21        125        117,812  

New Gold, Inc. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)

     6.250       11/15/22        250        255,000  

Nexa Resources SA (Peru), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.375       05/04/27        210        210,525  
          

 

 

 
             2,117,919  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing    0.3%

                                  

Bombardier, Inc. (Canada),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.500       12/01/24        850        894,625  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.750       12/01/21        75        83,462  

FXI Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.875       11/01/24        150        148,125  

Gates Global LLC/Gates Global Co., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.000       07/15/22        35        35,438  
          

 

 

 
             1,161,650  

Office/Business Equipment    0.0%

                                  

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

     5.000       09/01/25        50        49,810  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     27  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

          

Oil & Gas    3.1%

                                  

Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Sevices Corp., Gtd. Notes

     7.875     12/15/24        225      $ 232,875  

Antero Resources Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     5.000       03/01/25        275        273,969  

Gtd. Notes

     5.625       06/01/23        50        51,063  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     10.000       04/01/22        466        500,950  

Centennial Resource Production LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.375       01/15/26        125        124,062  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)

     8.000       06/15/27        400        385,000  

Citgo Holding, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     10.750       02/15/20        375        397,500  

CNX Resources Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     5.875       04/15/22        325        326,625  

Gtd. Notes

     8.000       04/01/23        225        236,812  

CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.625       10/15/25        225        222,187  

Denbury Resources, Inc., Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     9.000       05/15/21        75        78,375  

Diamondback Energy, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.375       05/31/25        125        126,562  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.750       01/30/28        150        150,750  

Ensco PLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.750       02/01/26        175        164,937  

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.625       02/01/26        250        243,200  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.375       05/15/24        180        188,100  

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA (Russia), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     8.625       04/28/34        340        431,134  

Halcon Resources Corp., Gtd. Notes

     6.750       02/15/25        175        174,781  

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.750       10/01/25        250        247,500  

Jones Energy Holdings LLC/Jones Energy Finance Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     9.250       03/15/23        100        97,750  

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC (Kazakhstan),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.375       10/24/48        200        204,254  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     6.375       04/09/21        400        428,080  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     3.875       04/19/22        200        197,624  

MEG Energy Corp. (Canada),

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.375       01/30/23        350        315,875  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.000       03/31/24        50        44,875  

Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

     6.500       01/15/25        175        175,035  

Pertamina Persero PT (Indonesia),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     4.300       05/20/23        200        199,892  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.875       05/03/22        200        204,853  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.500       05/27/41        200        220,698  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

28  


Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

          

Oil & Gas (cont’d.)

                                  

Petrobras Global Finance BV (Brazil),

          

Gtd. Notes

     6.250     03/17/24        40      $ 42,080  

Gtd. Notes

     6.750       01/27/41        170        161,330  

Gtd. Notes

     7.375       01/17/27        570        611,325  

Gtd. Notes

     8.375       05/23/21        66        74,369  

Gtd. Notes

     8.750       05/23/26        245        286,956  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.299       01/27/25        45        44,258  

Petroleos de Venezuela SA (Venezuela),

          

Gtd. Notes(d)

     5.375       04/12/27        625        163,437  

Gtd. Notes(d)

     6.000       05/16/24        115        29,038  

Gtd. Notes(d)

     6.000       11/15/26        670        168,103  

Gtd. Notes(d)

     9.000       11/17/21        150        45,000  

Gtd. Notes(d)

     9.750       05/17/35        200        56,480  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.500       10/27/20        375        324,750  

Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico),

          

Gtd. Notes

     5.375       03/13/22        100        103,530  

Gtd. Notes

     6.500       03/13/27        360        372,820  

Gtd. Notes

     6.500       06/02/41        690        660,675  

Gtd. Notes, MTN

     6.875       08/04/26        80        85,680  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.350       02/12/48        324        297,108  

Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd. (Trinidad and Tobago), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.000       05/08/22        113        112,613  

QEP Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.625       03/01/26        75        71,813  

Range Resources Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes(a)

     4.875       05/15/25        150        138,844  

Gtd. Notes

     5.000       03/15/23        75        72,150  

Gtd. Notes

     5.875       07/01/22        210        212,625  

RSP Permian, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.250       01/15/25        175        180,687  

Saka Energi Indonesia PT (Indonesia), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.450       05/05/24        200        193,439  

Seven Generations Energy Ltd. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.375       09/30/25        125        121,563  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2012 Ltd. (China), Gtd. Notes

     4.875       05/17/42        400        416,853  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2015 Ltd. (China), Gtd. Notes

     3.250       04/28/25        350        331,024  

State Oil Co. of the Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijan), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     4.750       03/13/23        400        398,600  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.875       01/15/23        150        147,670  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.500       02/15/26        150        144,750  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     29  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

 

Oil & Gas (cont’d.)

                                  

Transocean, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.500     01/15/26        175      $ 176,750  

WPX Energy, Inc.,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.250       09/15/24        100        100,750  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.000       01/15/22        115        119,888  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     8.250       08/01/23        100        113,500  

YPF SA (Argentina),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     8.500       03/23/21        150        162,937  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.500       03/23/21        50        54,313  
          

 

 

 
             13,443,026  

Oil & Gas Services    0.1%

                                  

Weatherford International LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     9.875       03/01/25        225        214,875  

Packaging & Containers    0.3%

 

ARD Finance SA (Luxembourg), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, Cash coupon 7.125% or PIK 7.875%

     7.125       09/15/23        200        204,500  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc. (Ireland), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.250       05/15/24        250        263,750  

Coveris Holdings SA (Luxembourg), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.875       11/01/19        200        204,060  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.000       07/15/24        150        156,187  

Signode Industrial Group Lux SA/Signode Industrial Group US, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.375       05/01/22        350        361,165  
          

 

 

 
             1,189,662  

Pharmaceuticals    0.2%

                                  

Endo Dac/Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.000       07/15/23        400        291,000  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.000       02/01/25        200        140,500  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.500       03/01/23        25        22,562  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.500       07/15/21        275        279,469  
          

 

 

 
             733,531  

Pipelines     0.5%

                                  

Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

     5.375       09/15/24        50        49,750  

CNX Midstream Partners LP/CNX Midstream Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.500       03/15/26        100        97,750  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

30  


Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

 

Pipelines (cont’d.)

                                  

DCP Midstream Operating LP,

          

Gtd. Notes

     5.600     04/01/44        150      $ 147,000  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.450       11/03/36        50        53,313  

Fermaca Enterprises S de RL de CV (Mexico), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.375       03/30/38        229        244,283  

NGPL PipeCo LLC,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.875       08/15/27        125        121,406  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.768       12/15/37        175        210,875  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC,

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Priv. Placement, 144A

     5.625       04/15/20        75        77,648  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.875       04/15/40        325        375,375  

Southern Gas Corridor CJSC (Azerbaijan), Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.875       03/24/26        250        273,125  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.500       09/15/24        125        126,875  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.500       01/15/28        275        274,313  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     5.125       02/01/25        75        72,750  

Gtd. Notes

     6.750       03/15/24        100        104,500  
          

 

 

 
             2,228,963  

Real Estate    0.2%

                                  

Crescent Communities LLC/Crescent Venture, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.875       10/15/21        288        302,400  

Five Point Operating Co. LP/Five Point Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.875       11/15/25        200        205,000  

Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.750       12/01/25        175        173,250  

Hunt Cos., Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.250       02/15/26        200        191,000  

WeWork Cos., Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.875       05/01/25        100        97,125  
          

 

 

 
             968,775  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)    0.0%

                                  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     5.000       10/15/27        125        118,438  

Gtd. Notes

     5.250       08/01/26        75        72,750  
          

 

 

 
             191,188  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     31  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

 

Retail    0.8%

                                  

Brinker International, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.000     10/01/24        75      $ 73,500  

CEC Entertainment, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     8.000       02/15/22        400        312,000  

Cumberland Farms, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.750       05/01/25        25        25,938  

Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes(a)

     6.750       06/15/23        50        45,188  

Ferrellgas Partners LP/Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)

     8.625       06/15/20        375        345,000  

Golden Nugget, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     8.750       10/01/25        375        391,875  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.750       10/15/24        125        126,875  

Hot Topic, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     9.250       06/15/21        100        98,250  

L Brands, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     5.250       02/01/28        75        70,219  

Gtd. Notes

     6.750       07/01/36        250        234,375  

Gtd. Notes

     6.875       11/01/35        175        164,500  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)

     8.000       10/15/21        150        101,250  

PetSmart, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.125       03/15/23        750        435,000  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.875       06/01/25        275        197,312  

PF Chang’s China Bistro, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     10.250       06/30/20        200        165,000  

Rite Aid Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.125       04/01/23        275        278,781  

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., Gtd. Notes(a)

     5.625       12/01/25        300        293,250  

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.500       06/01/24        225        216,562  
          

 

 

 
             3,574,875  

Semiconductors    0.0%

                                  

Sensata Technologies BV, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.000       10/01/25        150        149,625  

Software    0.6%

                                  

BMC Software Finance, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.125       07/15/21        1,050        1,047,375  

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC/Change Healthcare Finance, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.750       03/01/25        120        117,300  

First Data Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.000       12/01/23        375        392,393  

Infor Software Parent LLC/Infor Software Parent, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Cash coupon 7.125% or PIK 7.875%, 144A

     7.125       05/01/21        590        594,425  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

32  


Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

 

Software (cont’d.)

                                  

Informatica LLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.125     07/15/23        175      $ 175,000  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)

     8.625       11/15/24        75        76,031  

RP Crown Parent LLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.375       10/15/24        230        238,625  
          

 

 

 
             2,641,149  

Telecommunications    1.4%

                                  

Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV (India), Gtd. Notes

     5.125       03/11/23        200        201,314  

C&W Senior Financing Designated Activity Co. (Ireland), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.875       09/15/27        200        198,200  

CenturyLink, Inc.,

          

Series G, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.875       01/15/28        75        68,438  

Series S, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.450       06/15/21        335        342,328  

Digicel Group Ltd. (Jamaica), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.250       09/30/20        200        178,750  

Digicel Ltd. (Jamaica),

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.750       03/01/23        200        182,788  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.000       04/15/21        200        190,250  

Frontier Communications Corp.,

          

Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.500       04/01/26        125        121,563  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)

     6.875       01/15/25        100        61,250  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     11.000       09/15/25        45        34,538  

GTT Communications, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.875       12/31/24        365        373,212  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Luxembourg),

          

Gtd. Notes

     5.500       08/01/23        275        231,000  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     9.750       07/15/25        725        711,406  

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.375       01/15/24        25        24,750  

MTN Mauritius Investment Ltd. (South Africa), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.500       10/13/26        200        212,002  

ORBCOMM, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.000       04/01/24        340        352,750  

Sprint Capital Corp., Gtd. Notes

     8.750       03/15/32        350        400,969  

Sprint Corp.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     7.875       09/15/23        325        348,563  

Gtd. Notes(a)

     7.625       02/15/25        755        794,637  

ViaSat, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.625       09/15/25        150        143,250  

Wind Tre SpA (Italy), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.000       01/20/26        525        440,685  

Xplornet Communications, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Cash coupon 9.625% or PIK 10.625%, 144A

     9.625       06/01/22        363        364,953  
          

 

 

 
             5,977,596  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     33  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

 

Textiles    0.1%

 

Eagle Intermediate Global Holding BV/Ruyi US Finance LLC (China), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.500     05/01/25        150      $ 153,750  

Springs Industries, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     6.250       06/01/21        200        202,750  
          

 

 

 
             356,500  

Transportation    0.2%

 

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes

     5.000       03/01/21        25        14,000  

Gtd. Notes, Global

     5.875       04/01/20        125        80,625  

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV (Kazakhstan), Gtd. Notes

     6.950       07/10/42        200        218,456  

Pelabuhan Indonesia III Persero PT (Indonesia), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.875       10/01/24        200        200,740  

XPO Logistics, Inc.,

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.125       09/01/23        75        77,625  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.500       06/15/22        125        129,063  
          

 

 

 
             720,509  

Trucking & Leasing    0.1%

 

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. (Ireland), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.500       01/15/23        300        299,250  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. (Ireland),

          

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.500       03/15/23        50        47,875  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.250       08/15/22        75        74,531  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.500       02/15/24        150        145,688  
          

 

 

 
             567,344  

Water    0.1%

 

Aegea Finance Sarl (Brazil), Gtd. Notes

     5.750       10/10/24        200        197,500  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(cost $75,887,044)

 

     74,623,373  
          

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS    10.8%

 

Angolan Government International Bond (Angola), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     9.500       11/12/25        400        449,080  

Argentina Bonar Bonds (Argentina), Bonds

     8.750       05/07/24        300        332,467  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond (Argentina),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.260 (cc)      12/31/38      EUR     200        165,489  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.500 (cc)      12/31/38        180        117,450  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.625       01/26/22        150        151,275  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

34  


Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

 

Argentine Republic Government International Bond (Argentina), (cont’d.)

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.875     01/11/48        75      $ 66,638  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.500       04/22/26        480        503,040  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.820       12/31/33      EUR     550        732,012  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     8.280       12/31/33        799        857,101  

Bahrain Government International Bond (Bahrain),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.750       09/20/29        200        184,320  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.000       10/12/28        200        190,693  

Brazil Loan Trust 1 (Brazil), Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

     5.477       07/24/23        108        111,071  

Brazil Minas SPE via State of Minas Gerais (Brazil), Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

     5.333       02/15/28        500        497,500  

Brazilian Government International Bond (Brazil),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.625       01/07/41        150        142,577  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.125       01/20/37        100        114,000  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     8.250       01/20/34        588        728,538  

City of Buenos Aires Argentina (Argentina), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     8.950       02/19/21        200        213,068  

Colombia Government International Bond (Colombia),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.125       01/18/41        355        401,150  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.375       09/18/37        540        684,450  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     10.375       01/28/33        200        313,000  

Congolese International Bond (Congo), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.000       06/30/29        172        147,340  

Costa Rica Government International Bond (Costa Rica),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.250       01/26/23        400        383,200  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.000       04/04/44        200        199,500  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.158       03/12/45        200        202,532  

Dominican Republic International Bond (Dominican Republic),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.875       04/18/24        300        309,750  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.850       01/27/45        200        206,500  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.450       04/30/44        550        602,250  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.500       05/06/21        245        258,842  

Ecuador Government International Bond (Ecuador),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.950       06/20/24        200        188,000  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     10.500       03/24/20        400        412,000  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     10.750       03/28/22        400        422,000  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.875       01/23/28        200        177,000  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.750       06/02/23        265        259,700  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     35  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

 

Ecuador Government International Bond (Ecuador), (cont’d.)

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.875     10/23/27        200      $ 188,500  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     9.650       12/13/26        200        197,000  

Egypt Government International Bond (Egypt),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.875       06/11/25        200        196,404  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     6.125       01/31/22        200        205,240  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.875       04/30/40        100        95,012  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     8.500       01/31/47        200        214,271  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     4.750       04/16/26      EUR     100        120,391  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.903       02/21/48        200        202,696  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     8.500       01/31/47        455        487,467  

El Salvador Government International Bond (El Salvador),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.375       01/18/27        200        197,500  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.375       12/01/19        205        211,484  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.625       02/01/41        300        312,057  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.750       01/24/23        300        322,890  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     8.250       04/10/32        280        308,566  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.625       02/28/29        50        57,125  

Ethiopia International Bond (Ethiopia), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.625       12/11/24        200        202,124  

Export Credit Bank of Turkey (Turkey), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.000       09/23/21        200        197,000  

Export-Import Bank of India (India), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     3.375       08/05/26        200        185,246  

Gabon Government International Bond (Gabon),

          

Bonds

     6.375       12/12/24        200        194,918  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.950       06/16/25        400        398,646  

Ghana Government International Bond (Ghana)

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.875       08/07/23        300        325,410  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     9.250       09/15/22        200        227,500  

Guatemala Government Bond (Guatemala), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.750       06/06/22        200        210,866  

Hellenic Republic Government Bond (Greece),

          

Bonds

     3.000 (cc)      02/24/39      EUR 75        79,432  

Bonds

     3.000 (cc)      02/24/40      EUR 115        121,973  

Bonds

     3.000 (cc)      02/24/38      EUR   240        255,953  

Bonds

     3.500       01/30/23      EUR 80        99,365  

Honduras Government International Bond (Honduras),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.500       03/15/24        200        216,920  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     8.750       12/16/20        200        218,356  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

36  


Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

 

Hungary Government International Bond (Hungary), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.625     03/29/41        372      $ 523,545  

Indonesia Government International Bond (Indonesia),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     4.750       07/18/47        200        193,657  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     5.125       01/15/45        200        202,581  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     5.250       01/17/42        200        206,527  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.750       01/17/38        200        266,297  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     8.500       10/12/35        100        140,076  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.350       01/08/27        200        200,289  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     5.950       01/08/46        200        226,686  

Iraq International Bond (Iraq),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.752       03/09/23        400        399,707  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.752       03/09/23        200        199,854  

Unsec’d. Notes

     5.800       01/15/28        500        471,610  

Ivory Coast Government International Bond (Cote d’lvoire),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.375       07/23/24        200        195,720  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.375       03/03/28        400        402,580  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.125       06/15/25      EUR     165        210,478  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.625       03/22/48      EUR   100        121,967  

Jamaica Government International Bond (Jamaica),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.625       07/09/25        200        231,000  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.875       07/28/45        200        235,000  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     8.000       03/15/39        100        118,500  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     9.250       10/17/25        200        254,500  

Jordan Government International Bond (Jordan),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.750       01/31/27        200        189,916  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.125       01/29/26        200        195,788  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.375       10/10/47        200        194,764  

KazAgro National Management Holding JSC (Kazakhstan), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     4.625       05/24/23        200        195,500  

Kazakhstan Government International Bond (Kazakhstan), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     6.500       07/21/45        400        476,680  

Kenya Government International Bond (Kenya),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.875       06/24/24        600        621,672  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.250       02/28/48        200        206,190  

Lebanon Government International Bond (Lebanon),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.000       01/27/23        169        159,266  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     6.100       10/04/22        255        242,599  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     6.250       05/27/22        135        128,691  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

     6.250       11/04/24        110        101,519  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     37  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

 

Lebanon Government International Bond (Lebanon), (cont’d.)

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

     6.375     03/09/20        120      $ 119,569  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.400       05/26/23        325        307,126  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

     6.600       11/27/26        115        103,676  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.650       04/22/24        130        123,097  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.850       05/25/29        80        71,090  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.250       03/23/37        25        22,182  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     8.250       04/12/21        271        277,110  

Malaysia Government Bond (Malaysia),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.580       09/28/18      MYR     490        124,958  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.378       11/29/19      MYR 750        193,392  

Malaysia Sukuk Global Bhd (Malaysia), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.080       04/27/46        250        246,455  

Mexican Bonos (Mexico), Series M, Bonds

     6.500       06/09/22      MXN 710        36,774  

Mexico Government International Bond (Mexico),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     6.050       01/11/40        530        582,470  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     6.750       09/27/34        203        246,389  

Mongolia Government International Bond (Mongolia),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     5.125       12/05/22        200        192,231  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     10.875       04/06/21        400        457,175  

Nigeria Government International Bond (Nigeria),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.375       07/12/23        200        208,500  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.750       01/28/21        400        420,152  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.875       02/16/32        200        215,460  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     7.625       11/28/47        230        231,725  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.696       02/23/38        200        205,500  

Oman Government International Bond (Oman),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.750       06/15/26        400        372,520  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.500       03/08/47        200        184,420  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.500       03/08/47        205        189,031  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.750       01/17/48        200        188,280  

Pakistan Government International Bond (Pakistan),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.875       12/05/27        200        187,059  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.250       04/15/19        300        305,691  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     8.250       04/15/24        200        207,831  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.875       12/05/27        200        187,059  

Panama Government International Bond (Panama),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.300       04/29/53        250        234,375  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.700       01/26/36        100        123,500  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.125       01/29/26        165        197,175  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     9.375       04/01/29        100        142,250  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

38  


Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

 

Paraguay Government International Bond (Paraguay), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.100     08/11/44        200      $ 217,500  

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III (Indonesia), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.325       05/28/25        200        199,800  

Peruvian Government International Bond (Peru),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.625       11/18/50        195        228,443  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.550       03/14/37        655        823,007  

Philippine Government International Bond (Philippines),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.950       01/20/40        100        97,302  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.750       01/14/31        460        618,437  

Provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.000       05/01/20      EUR 75        91,249  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     9.125       03/16/24        150        166,500  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     9.950       06/09/21        300        332,907  

Qatar Government International Bond (Qatar), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.103       04/23/48        200        198,230  

Republic of Azerbaijan International Bond (Azerbaijan), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.750       03/18/24        200        199,029  

Republic of Belarus International Bond (Belarus), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.875       02/28/23        225        235,467  

Republic of Cameroon International Bond (Cameroon), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     9.500       11/19/25        200        229,532  

Republic of South Africa Government International Bond (South Africa),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.665       01/17/24        250        248,805  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.875       04/14/26        600        589,298  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.875       09/16/25        200        209,892  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.250       03/08/41        350        365,070  

Romanian Government International Bond (Romania),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     3.875       10/29/35      EUR     29        37,157  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     6.125       01/22/44        232        269,120  

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond (Russia),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.750       05/27/26        400        406,324  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.250       06/23/47        200        193,785  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.625       04/04/42        200        209,600  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     12.750       06/24/28        255        412,125  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.250       06/23/27        200        195,188  

Senegal Government International Bond (Senegal),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.750       03/13/48        200        188,500  

Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.250       05/23/33        205        197,585  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     39  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

 

Sri Lanka Government International Bond (Sri Lanka),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.875     07/25/22        210      $ 211,714  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.200       05/11/27        200        192,964  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.250       10/04/20        120        123,898  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.250       07/27/21        230        236,716  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.850       11/03/25        400        408,542  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.750       04/18/23        200        198,735  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.750       04/18/28        200        199,022  

Third Pakistan International Sukuk Co. Ltd. (The) (Pakistan),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.625       12/05/22        200        192,743  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.500       10/13/21        200        196,515  

Turkey Government International Bond (Turkey),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.375       02/05/25        190        208,227  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.250       03/23/23        200        184,508  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.875       10/09/26        520        485,680  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.875       04/16/43        200        159,050  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.625       03/30/21        300        309,388  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.750       03/22/24        400        405,508  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.000       01/14/41        200        184,058  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.125       10/24/28        200        199,000  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.250       09/26/22        300        315,379  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.875       03/17/36        179        183,835  

Ukraine Government International Bond (Ukraine),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     (p)      05/31/40        50        33,767  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.750       09/01/20        100        103,950  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.750       09/01/22        100        101,976  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.750       09/01/23        400        403,216  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.750       09/01/24        215        214,463  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.750       09/01/25        600        595,500  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.750       09/01/26        204        201,095  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.750       09/01/27        200        196,104  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     (p)      05/31/40        35        23,637  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.375       09/25/32        325        299,877  

Ukreximbank Via Biz Finance PLC (Ukraine), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     9.625       04/27/22        200        207,000  

Uruguay Government International Bond (Uruguay),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.100       06/18/50        255        250,538  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.625       03/21/36        300        390,465  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

40  


Description    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

 

Venezuela Government International Bond (Venezuela),

          

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(d)

     7.000     03/31/38        620      $ 182,900  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(d)

     7.750       10/13/19        110        32,450  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(d)

     9.000       05/07/23        100        28,500  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(d)

     11.950       08/05/31        300        92,250  

Vietnam Government International Bond (Vietnam), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.800       11/19/24        200        203,251  

Zambia Government International Bond (Zambia), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     8.500       04/14/24        200        201,970  

Zambia Government International Bond (Zambia), Unsec’d. Notes

     5.375       09/20/22        200        183,010  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(cost $46,801,948)

             47,092,479  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $410,669,528)

             428,918,740  
          

 

 

 
                 

Shares

        

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS    10.0%

 

     

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS    10.0%

 

     

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

 

     4,869,794        4,869,794  

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund
(cost $38,558,185; includes $38,528,112 of cash
collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)

 

     38,560,077        38,560,077  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS
(cost $43,427,979)

 

        43,429,871  
          

 

 

 

OPTIONS PURCHASED~*    0.0%

 

  

(cost $57,587)

 

        52,448  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $43,485,566)

 

        43,482,319  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, BEFORE OPTIONS WRITTEN    108.5%
(cost $454,155,094)

 

        472,401,059  
          

 

 

 

OPTIONS WRITTEN~*    0.0%

 

  

(premiums received $37,921)

 

        (28,608
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF OPTIONS WRITTEN    108.5%
(cost $454,117,173)

 

        472,372,451  

Liabilities in excess of other assets(z)    (8.5)%

 

        (36,807,402
          

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

 

      $ 435,565,049  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     41  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

 

The following abbreviations are used in the semiannual report:

144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, 144A securities are deemed to be liquid.

ACWI—All Country World Index

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

CLO—Collateralized Loan Obligation

CVA—Certificate Van Aandelen (Bearer)

CVR—Contingent Value Rights

CVT—Convertible Security

EMTN—Euro Medium Term Note

ETF—Exchange Traded Fund

GMTN—Global Medium Term Note

MSCI—Morgan Stanley Capital International

MLP—Master Limited Partnership

MTN—Medium Term Note

OTC—Over-the-counter

PIK—Payment-in-Kind

REIT(s)—Real Estate Investment Trust(s)

SPDR—Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipts

UTS—Unit Trust Security

ARS—Argentine Peso

AUD—Australian Dollar

BRL—Brazilian Real

CHF—Swiss Franc

CLP—Chilean Peso

CNH—Chinese Renminbi

COP—Colombian Peso

CZK—Czech Koruna

EUR—Euro

GBP—British Pound

HUF—Hungarian Forint

IDR—Indonesian Rupiah

ILS—Israeli Shekel

INR—Indian Rupee

JPY—Japanese Yen

KRW—South Korean Won

MXN—Mexican Peso

MYR—Malaysian Ringgit

PEN—Peruvian Nuevo Sol

PHP—Philippine Peso

PLN—Polish Zloty

RUB—Russian Ruble

SGD—Singapore Dollar

THB—Thai Baht

TRY—Turkish Lira

TWD—New Taiwanese Dollar

ZAR—South African Rand

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

42  


~ See tables subsequent to the Schedule of Investments for options detail.
# Principal or notional amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
* Non-income producing security.
^ Indicates a Level 3 security. The aggregate value of Level 3 securities is $1,529,877 and 0.4% of net assets.
(a) All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $37,588,054; cash collateral of $38,528,112 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments.
(b) Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.
(c) Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at April 30, 2018.
(cc) Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of April 30, 2018. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.
(d) Represents issuer in default on interest payments and/or principal repayment. Non-income producing security. Such securities may be post-maturity.
(p) Interest rate not available as of April 30, 2018.
(w) PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
(z) Includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the following derivative contracts held at reporting period end, with the exception of options which are included in total investments, net of written options, at market value:

 

Options Purchased:

 

OTC Traded

 

Description

  

Call/Put

    Counterparty     Expiration
Date
    Strike      Contracts      Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

Currency option EUR vs BRL

     Call       Citigroup Global Markets       02/21/19       4.15               EUR 200      $ 20,384  

Currency Option USD vs MXN

     Call       UBS AG       01/25/19       18.75               500        32,064  
                 

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased
(cost $57,587)

                  $ 52,448  
                 

 

 

 

Options Written:

 

OTC Traded

 

 

 

Description

  

Call/Put

    Counterparty     Expiration
Date
    Strike      Contracts      Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

Currency Option EUR vs BRL

     Call       Citigroup Global Markets       02/21/19       4.55               EUR 200      $ (9,292

Currency Option USD vs MXN

     Call       UBS AG       01/25/19       20.75               500        (12,337

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     43  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Options Written (continued):

 

OTC Traded (cont’d)

 

Description

 

Call/Put

   

Counterparty

  Expiration
Date
    Strike     Contracts     Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Value  

Currency Option EUR vs BRL

    Put     Citigroup Global Markets     02/21/19       3.90             EUR 200     $ (1,709

Currency Option USD vs MXN

    Put     UBS AG     01/25/19       17.75             500       (5,270
             

 

 

 

Total Options Written
(premiums received $37,921)

 

            $ (28,608
             

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts outstanding at April 30, 2018:

 

Number of
Contracts
    Type   Expiration
Date
    Current
Notional
Amount
    Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  Long Positions:      
  14     2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes     Jun. 2018     $ 2,968,656     $ (5,266
  5     5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes     Jun. 2018       567,539       (3,368
  29     10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes     Jun. 2018       3,469,125       (28,640
  2     20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds     Jun. 2018       287,688       (867
  1     30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds     Jun. 2018       157,125       3,766  
       

 

 

 
      $ (34,375
       

 

 

 

 

Cash of $220,000 has been segregated with Citigroup Global Markets to cover requirements for open futures contracts at April 30, 2018.

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at April 30, 2018:

 

Purchase Contracts

 

Counterparty

  Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value at
Settlement
Date
    Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

       

Argentine Peso,

 

       

Expiring 05/03/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   ARS  6,263     $ 308,064     $ 304,322     $     $ (3,742

Australian Dollar,

 

       

Expiring 07/12/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   AUD 309       240,557       233,035             (7,522

Brazilian Real,

 

       

Expiring 02/25/19

  Citigroup Global Markets   BRL 857       253,700       238,933             (14,767

Expiring 05/03/18

  Barclays Capital Group   BRL 396       119,079       112,869             (6,210

Expiring 05/03/18

  Goldman Sachs & Co.   BRL 394       118,815       112,347             (6,468

Expiring 05/03/18

  Morgan Stanley   BRL 2,300       706,418       656,422             (49,996

Expiring 05/03/18

  UBS AG   BRL 603       180,695       171,967             (8,728

Expiring 07/03/18

  Goldman Sachs & Co.   BRL 1,979       564,439       561,348             (3,091

British Pound,

 

       

Expiring 07/26/18

  JPMorgan Chase   GBP 168       235,612       232,491         —       (3,121

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

44  


Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at April 30, 2018 (continued):

 

Purchase Contracts

 

Counterparty

  Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value at
Settlement
Date
    Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts (cont’d.):

 

     

Chilean Peso,

 

       

Expiring 07/13/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   CLP  105,686     $ 174,350     $ 172,273     $     $ (2,077

Expiring 07/13/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   CLP 86,338       143,411       140,734             (2,677

Chinese Renminbi,

         

Expiring 07/24/18

  Barclays Capital Group   CNH 40       6,279       6,233             (46

Colombian Peso,

         

Expiring 06/15/18

  Barclays Capital Group   COP 686,182       238,365       244,133       5,768        

Expiring 06/15/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   COP 686,182       238,838       244,133       5,295        

Expiring 06/15/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   COP 398,051       143,411       141,620             (1,791

Expiring 06/15/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   COP 329,130       115,083       117,099       2,016        
Czech Koruna,          

Expiring 07/12/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   CZK 7,407       360,441       350,971             (9,470
Hungarian Forint,          

Expiring 07/24/18

  Deutsche Bank AG   HUF 75,367       300,556       291,770             (8,786
Indian Rupee,          

Expiring 07/20/18

  Barclays Capital Group   INR 33,237       500,437       493,702             (6,735

Expiring 07/20/18

  Deutsche Bank AG   INR 34,788       524,199       516,740             (7,459

Expiring 07/20/18

  Morgan Stanley   INR 9,492       144,837       140,990             (3,847

Expiring 07/20/18

  UBS AG   INR 10,343       154,000       153,636             (364

Expiring 07/20/18

  UBS AG   INR 3,455       50,999       51,323       324        
Indonesian Rupiah,          

Expiring 07/16/18

  Barclays Capital Group   IDR 3,072,097       217,000       218,865       1,865        

Expiring 07/16/18

  Barclays Capital Group   IDR 1,300,880       92,000       92,679       679        

Expiring 07/16/18

  Deutsche Bank AG   IDR 4,016,081       290,012       286,118             (3,894

Expiring 07/16/18

  JPMorgan Chase   IDR 2,896,965       207,000       206,388             (612

Japanese Yen,

         

Expiring 07/26/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   JPY 25,637       238,692       235,967             (2,725

Malaysian Ringgit,

         

Expiring 05/22/18

  Barclays Capital Group   MYR 385       98,617       97,943             (674
Mexican Peso,          

Expiring 01/29/19

  UBS AG   MXN 5,179       262,000       265,440       3,440        

Expiring 01/29/19

  UBS AG   MXN 4,707       238,000       241,289       3,289        

Expiring 06/28/18

  Morgan Stanley   MXN 12,530       666,281       663,724             (2,557

Expiring 06/28/18

  Morgan Stanley   MXN 2,078       112,000       110,046             (1,954

New Taiwanese Dollar,

         

Expiring 07/13/18

  Toronto Dominion   TWD 3,361       116,000       114,203             (1,797

Expiring 07/13/18

  UBS AG   TWD 6,571       225,000       223,311             (1,689

Expiring 07/13/18

  UBS AG   TWD 5,714       194,000       194,192       192        

Expiring 07/13/18

  UBS AG   TWD 4,690       161,000       159,386             (1,614

Expiring 07/13/18

  UBS AG   TWD 2,914       100,000       99,035             (965

Expiring 07/13/18

  UBS AG   TWD 2,471       84,000       83,972             (28

Expiring 07/13/18

  UBS AG   TWD 2,399       81,000       81,541       541        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     45  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at April 30, 2018 (continued):

 

Purchase Contracts

 

Counterparty

  Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value at
Settlement
Date
    Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts (cont’d.):

 

     

Peruvian Nuevo Sol,

         

Expiring 07/13/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   PEN 90     $ 27,958     $ 27,751     $     $ (207

Philippine Peso,

         

Expiring 06/14/18

  Barclays Capital Group   PHP 14,652       280,000       282,487       2,487        

Expiring 06/14/18

  Deutsche Bank AG   PHP 12,552       240,945       241,989       1,044        

Polish Zloty,

         

Expiring 07/24/18

  UBS AG   PLN 1,512       446,442       431,489             (14,953

Russian Ruble,

         

Expiring 07/13/18

  Barclays Capital Group   RUB 15,641       268,555       246,158             (22,397

Expiring 07/13/18

  Barclays Capital Group   RUB 9,000       144,477       141,634             (2,843

Singapore Dollar,

         

Expiring 05/11/18

  Bank of America   SGD 582       437,642       438,830       1,188        

Expiring 05/11/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   SGD 45       34,205       33,982             (223

Expiring 05/11/18

  Deutsche Bank AG   SGD 582       438,531       438,829       298        

Expiring 05/11/18

  Morgan Stanley   SGD 74       56,000       55,835             (165

South African Rand,

         

Expiring 06/12/18

  Barclays Capital Group   ZAR 1,678       142,578       133,802             (8,776

Expiring 06/12/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   ZAR 879       72,166       70,068             (2,098

Expiring 06/12/18

  Toronto Dominion   ZAR 6,509       540,040       519,094             (20,946

South Korean Won,

         

Expiring 05/09/18

  Barclays Capital Group   KRW 253,017       240,138       236,950             (3,188

Expiring 05/09/18

  Deutsche Bank AG   KRW  490,929       454,186       459,753       5,567        

Thai Baht,

         

Expiring 05/11/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   THB  15,171       481,542       480,857             (685

Expiring 05/11/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   THB 6,652       214,000       210,853             (3,147

Expiring 05/11/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   THB 4,244       135,000       134,513             (487

Expiring 05/11/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   THB 3,820       121,000       121,092       92        

Expiring 05/11/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   THB 2,784       88,000       88,253       253        

Expiring 05/11/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   THB 2,741       87,000       86,862             (138

Turkish Lira,

         

Expiring 06/12/18

  Barclays Capital Group   TRY 964       237,630       234,069             (3,561

Expiring 06/12/18

  Barclays Capital Group   TRY 405       96,223       98,414       2,191        

Expiring 06/12/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   TRY 777       192,072       188,559             (3,513

Expiring 06/12/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   TRY 670       162,766       162,690             (76

Expiring 06/12/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   TRY 593       144,269       144,011             (258

Expiring 06/12/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   TRY 369       94,385       89,657             (4,728

Expiring 06/12/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   TRY 191       47,344       46,490             (854

Expiring 06/12/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   TRY 52       12,700       12,599             (101

Expiring 06/12/18

  Goldman Sachs & Co.   TRY 729       175,050       177,064       2,014        
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 15,318,031     $ 15,097,824     $ 38,543     $ (258,750
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

46  


Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at April 30, 2018 (continued):

 

Sales Contracts

 

Counterparty

  Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value at
Settlement
Date
    Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

     

Argentine Peso,

         

Expiring 05/03/18

  BNP Paribas   ARS 1,227     $ 59,858     $ 59,625     $ 233     $  

Expiring 05/03/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   ARS 2,862       139,670       139,073       597        

Expiring 05/03/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   ARS 2,196       106,872       106,690       182        

Australian Dollar,

         

Expiring 07/12/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   AUD 311       239,245       234,303       4,942        

Brazilian Real,

         

Expiring 05/03/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   BRL 984       286,822       280,813       6,009        

Expiring 05/03/18

  Goldman Sachs & Co.   BRL 1,979       567,335       564,735       2,600        

Expiring 05/03/18

  Goldman Sachs & Co.   BRL 378       111,452       107,869       3,583        

Expiring 05/03/18

  UBS AG   BRL 351       102,000       100,188       1,812        

Expiring 07/03/18

  BNP Paribas   BRL 832       236,405       236,045       360        

Chilean Peso,

         

Expiring 07/13/18

  Barclays Capital Group   CLP 58,070       96,000       94,657       1,343        

Expiring 07/13/18

  Barclays Capital Group   CLP 55,344       91,208       90,214       994        

Expiring 07/13/18

  Barclays Capital Group   CLP 26,759       43,929       43,619       310        

Expiring 07/13/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   CLP 61,913       101,522       100,921       601        

Expiring 07/13/18

  UBS AG   CLP 47,412       79,000       77,284       1,716        

Colombian Peso,

         

Expiring 06/15/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   COP  359,856       126,000       128,031             (2,031

Czech Koruna,

         

Expiring 07/12/18

  Morgan Stanley   CZK 1,079       52,000       51,116       884        

Expiring 07/12/18

  UBS AG   CZK 4,991       236,543       236,507       36        

Euro,

         

Expiring 04/26/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   EUR 200       253,730       247,802       5,928        

Expiring 07/26/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   EUR 389       473,086       473,472             (386

Expiring 07/26/18

  Goldman Sachs & Co.   EUR 64       79,173       77,769       1,404        

Expiring 07/26/18

  Toronto Dominion   EUR 1,310       1,611,679       1,592,527       19,152        

Hungarian Forint,

         

Expiring 07/24/18

  Morgan Stanley   HUF 24,926       97,000       96,495       505        

Israeli Shekel,

         

Expiring 07/26/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   ILS 1,351       383,177       377,427       5,750        

Japanese Yen,

         

Expiring 07/26/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   JPY 25,803       238,692       237,492       1,200        

New Taiwanese Dollar,

         

Expiring 07/13/18

  Barclays Capital Group   TWD 31,435       1,084,841       1,068,291       16,550        

Peruvian Nuevo Sol,

         

Expiring 07/13/18

  UBS AG   PEN 162       50,000       49,753       247        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     47  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at April 30, 2018 (continued):

 

Sales Contracts

 

Counterparty

  Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value at
Settlement
Date
    Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts (cont’d.):

 

     

Philippine Peso,

         

Expiring 06/14/18

  Barclays Capital Group   PHP 12,559     $ 237,822     $ 242,135     $     $ (4,313

Expiring 06/14/18

  Barclays Capital Group   PHP 11,242       215,000       216,744             (1,744

Expiring 06/14/18

  Barclays Capital Group   PHP 5,095       97,001       98,227             (1,226

Expiring 06/14/18

  Barclays Capital Group   PHP 3,105       59,000       59,854             (854

Expiring 06/14/18

  Deutsche Bank AG   PHP 2,255       42,997       43,479             (482

Polish Zloty,

         

Expiring 07/24/18

  Morgan Stanley   PLN 565       162,000       161,321       679        

Russian Ruble,

         

Expiring 07/13/18

  Barclays Capital Group   RUB 9,520       150,100       149,817       283        

Expiring 07/13/18

  Barclays Capital Group   RUB 5,181       82,700       81,544       1,156        

Expiring 07/13/18

  Barclays Capital Group   RUB 4,714       77,580       74,193       3,387        

Singapore Dollar,

         

Expiring 05/11/18

  Morgan Stanley   SGD 233       178,000       175,914       2,086        

Expiring 05/11/18

  Morgan Stanley   SGD 96       72,000       72,112             (112

Expiring 05/11/18

  Morgan Stanley   SGD 81       61,000       60,909       91        

Expiring 05/11/18

  Morgan Stanley   SGD 66       50,000       50,124             (124

South African Rand,

         

Expiring 06/12/18

  Bank of America   ZAR 175       14,580       13,948       632        

Expiring 06/12/18

  Morgan Stanley   ZAR 1,556       123,999       124,125             (126

South Korean Won,

         

Expiring 05/09/18

  BNP Paribas   KRW  174,770       162,000       163,672             (1,672

Expiring 05/09/18

  BNP Paribas   KRW 93,509       88,000       87,570       430        

Expiring 05/09/18

  BNP Paribas   KRW 80,223       74,000       75,129             (1,129

Expiring 05/09/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   KRW  132,885       124,000       124,446             (446

Swiss Franc,

         

Expiring 07/24/18

  Bank of America   CHF 477       491,551       484,787       6,764        

Thai Baht,

         

Expiring 05/11/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   THB 7,014       225,000       222,312       2,688        

Expiring 05/11/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   THB 3,869       123,000       122,630       370        

Expiring 05/11/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   THB 3,739       119,000       118,510       490        

Expiring 05/11/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   THB 2,204       70,000       69,861       139        

Expiring 05/11/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   THB 1,789       57,000       56,702       298        

Expiring 05/11/18

  Citigroup Global Markets   THB 1,446       46,000       45,818       182        

Turkish Lira,

         

Expiring 06/12/18

  Barclays Capital Group   TRY 548       138,250       133,049       5,201        

Expiring 06/12/18

  Deutsche Bank AG   TRY 95       23,467       22,960       507        

Expiring 06/12/18

  UBS AG   TRY 960       238,018       233,149       4,869        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at April 30, 2018 (continued):

 

Sales Contracts

 

Counterparty

  Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value at
Settlement
Date
    Current
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts (cont’d.):

 

     

Turkish Lira, (cont’d.)

         

Expiring 06/12/18

  UBS AG   TRY 908     $ 230,166     $ 220,359     $ 9,807     $  

Expiring 06/12/18

  UBS AG   TRY 739       184,436       179,385       5,051        

Expiring 06/12/18

  UBS AG   TRY  551       138,236       133,725       4,511        
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 11,103,142     $ 10,991,228     $ 126,559     $ (14,645
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 165,102     $ (273,395
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Cross currency exchange contracts outstanding at April 30, 2018:

 

Settlement

  Type   Notional
Amount
(000)
    In Exchange
For (000)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
   

Counterparty

OTC cross currency exchange contracts:

 

       

07/24/2018

  Buy   CHF  241       EUR       202     $ 123     $     —     Citigroup Global Markets
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Fair Value Measurements:

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

 

Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.

 

Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

      Level 1         Level 2         Level 3    

Investments in Securities

 

Affiliated Mutual Funds

  $ 93,402,940     $     $   —  

Common Stocks

    137,967,329       13,600,675        

Exchange Traded Funds

    86,539,875              

Preferred Stocks

    12,343,339              

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

 

      Level 1         Level 2         Level 3    

Investments in Securities (continued)

 

Asset-Backed Securities

     

Collateralized Loan Obligations

  $     $ 5,248,724     $  

Convertible Bond

                1,529,877  

Corporate Bonds

          74,623,373        

Sovereign Bonds

          47,092,479        

Options Purchased

          52,448        

Options Written

          (28,608      

Other Financial Instruments*

 

Futures Contracts

    (34,375            

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

          (108,293      

OTC Cross Currency Exchange Contract

          123        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 330,219,108     $ 140,480,921     $ 1,529,877  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures, forwards and centrally cleared swap contracts, which are recorded at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument, and OTC swap contracts which are recorded at fair value.

 

During the period, there were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 to report.

 

Industry Classification:

 

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of April 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

Affiliated Mutual Funds (including 8.8% of collateral for securities on loan)

    21.5

Exchange Traded Funds

    19.9  

Sovereign Bonds

    10.8  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    10.0  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    9.3  

Banks

    4.0  

Oil & Gas

    3.1  

Media

    2.0  

Chemicals

    1.6  

Pharmaceuticals

    1.5  

Telecommunications

    1.4  

Aerospace & Defense

    1.3  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

    1.2  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    1.2  

Software

    1.1  

Electric

    1.0  

Beverages

    0.9  

Retail

    0.8  

IT Services

    0.8  

Healthcare-Services

    0.7  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

    0.7

Capital Markets

    0.6  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    0.6  

Home Builders

    0.6  

Pipelines

    0.5  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    0.5  

Entertainment

    0.5  

Mining

    0.5  

Communications Equipment

    0.4  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    0.4  

Internet Software & Services

    0.3  

Food Products

    0.3  

Commercial Services

    0.3  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    0.3  

Foods

    0.3  

Specialty Retail

    0.3  

Electrical Equipment

    0.3  

Food & Staples Retailing

    0.3  

Metals & Mining

    0.3  

Machinery

    0.3  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Industry (cont’d.)

     

Packaging & Containers

    0.3

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

    0.3  

Electric Utilities

    0.3  

Industrial Conglomerates

    0.3  

Insurance

    0.3  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    0.3  

Multi-Utilities

    0.3  

Engineering & Construction

    0.2  

Computers

    0.2  

Biotechnology

    0.2  

Air Freight & Logistics

    0.2  

Building Materials

    0.2  

Real Estate

    0.2  

Auto Parts & Equipment

    0.2  

Diversified Financial Services

    0.2  

Real Estate Management & Development

    0.2  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    0.2  

Transportation

    0.2  

Auto Manufacturers

    0.2  

Iron/Steel

    0.1  

Trucking & Leasing

    0.1  

Healthcare-Products

    0.1  

Road & Rail

    0.1  

Energy Equipment & Services

    0.1  
       

Distribution/Wholesale

    0.1

Health Care Providers & Services

    0.1  

Metal Fabricate/Hardware

    0.1  

Machinery-Diversified

    0.1  

Leisure Time

    0.1  

Textiles

    0.1  

Lodging

    0.1  

Gas

    0.1  

Water

    0.1  

Energy—Alternate Sources

    0.1  

Oil & Gas Services

    0.1  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    0.0

Coal

    0.0

Home Furnishings

    0.0

Semiconductors

    0.0

Internet

    0.0

Agriculture

    0.0

Office/Business Equipment

    0.0

Electronics

    0.0

Options Purchased

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    108.5  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (8.5
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

* Less than +/- 0.05%

 

Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Financial Statements and Primary Underlying Risk Exposure:

 

The Fund invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary types of risk associated with these derivative instruments are foreign exchange contracts risk and interest rate contracts risk.

 

The effect of such derivative instruments on the Fund’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

 

Fair values of derivative instruments as of April 30, 2018 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Derivatives not accounted

for as hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

  

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
  

Balance Sheet

Location

   Fair
Value
    

Balance Sheet

Location

   Fair
Value
 
Foreign exchange contracts    Unaffiliated investments    $ 52,448      Options written outstanding, at value    $ 28,608  
Foreign exchange contracts    Unrealized appreciation on OTC cross currency exchange contracts      123            

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Fair values of derivative instruments as of April 30, 2018 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued):

 

Derivatives not accounted

for as hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

 

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
 

Balance Sheet

Location

  Fair
Value
   

Balance Sheet

Location

  Fair
Value
 
Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts   $ 165,102     Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts   $ 273,395  
Interest rate contracts   Due from/to broker—variation margin futures     3,766   Due from/to broker—variation margin futures     38,141
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $ 221,439       $ 340,144  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the schedule of open futures and centrally cleared swap contracts. Only unsettled variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2018 are as follows:

 

Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

Derivatives not accounted

for as hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

  Options
Purchased(1)
    Options
Written
    Futures     Forward & Cross
Currency
Contracts
 

Foreign exchange contracts

  $ (24,374   $ 42,498     $     $ (161,147

Interest rate contracts

                (238,296      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (24,374   $ 42,498     $ (238,296   $ (161,147
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Included in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions in the Statement of Operations.

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

Derivatives not accounted

for as hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

  Options
Purchased(2)
    Options
Written
    Futures     Forward & Cross
Currency
Contracts
 

Foreign exchange contracts

  $ (19,035   $ (11,940   $     $ (22,417

Interest rate contracts

                19,328        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (19,035   $ (11,940   $ 19,328     $ (22,417
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(2) Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statement of Operations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For the six months ended April 30, 2018, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

Options
Purchased(1)

    Options
Written(4)
    Futures
Contracts—

Long
Positions(4)
    Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts—
Purchased(3)
    Forward
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts—

Sold(3)
    Cross
Currency
Exchange
Contracts(2)
 
$ 102,174     $ 2,873,013     $ 7,814,862     $ 14,281,709     $ 12,003,453     $ 345,399  

 

(1) Cost.
(2) Value at Trade Date.
(3) Value at Settlement Date.
(4) Notional Amount in USD.

 

Financial Instruments/Transactions—Summary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:

 

The Fund invested in OTC derivatives and entered into financial instruments/transactions during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for OTC derivatives and financial instruments/transactions, where the legal right to set-off exists, is presented in the summary below.

 

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

  Gross Market
Value of
Recognized
Assets/(Liabilities)
    Collateral
Pledged/(Received)(2)
    Net Amount  

Securities on Loan

  $ 37,588,054     $ (37,588,054   $   —  
 

 

 

     

 

Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:

 

Counterparty

  Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets(1)
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities(1)
    Net
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets/
(Liabilities)
    Collateral
Pledged/
(Received)(2)
    Net
Amount
 

Bank of America

  $ 8,584     $     $ 8,584     $   —     $ 8,584  

Barclays Capital Group

    42,214       (62,567     (20,353           (20,353

BNP Paribas

    1,023       (2,801     (1,778           (1,778

Citigroup Global Markets

    57,539       (75,150     (17,611           (17,611

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     53  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities (cont’d.):

 

Counterparty

  Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets(1)
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities(1)
    Net
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets/
(Liabilities)
    Collateral
Pledged/
(Received)(2)
    Net
Amount
 

Deutsche Bank AG

  $ 7,416     $ (20,621   $ (13,205   $   —     $ (13,205

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    9,601       (9,559     42             42  

JPMorgan Chase

          (3,733     (3,733           (3,733

Morgan Stanley

    4,245       (58,881     (54,636           (54,636

Toronto Dominion

    19,152       (22,743     (3,591           (3,591

UBS AG

    67,899       (45,948     21,951             21,951  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 217,673     $ (302,003   $ (84,330   $     $ (84,330
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
(2) Collateral amount disclosed by the Fund is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Fund’s OTC derivative exposure by counterparty.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Assets

 

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $37,588,054:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $360,605,662)

   $ 378,998,119  

Affiliated investments (cost $93,549,432)

     93,402,940  

Cash

     20,488  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $15,090)

     14,754  

Deposit with broker for futures

     220,000  

Dividends and interest receivable

     2,447,653  

Receivable for investments sold

     2,100,605  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     666,627  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     165,102  

Tax reclaim receivable

     23,072  

Due from broker—variation margin futures

     5,391  

Prepaid expenses

     1,186  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC cross currency exchange contracts

     123  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     478,066,060  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     38,528,112  

Payable for investments purchased

     1,991,181  

Payable for Fund shares reacquired

     1,072,247  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     273,395  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     196,212  

Dividends payable

     141,577  

Distribution fee payable

     138,744  

Management fee payable

     113,909  

Options written outstanding, at value (premiums received $37,921)

     28,608  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     17,026  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     42,501,011  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 435,565,049  
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest, at par

   $ 46,523  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     449,322,225  
  

 

 

 
     449,368,748  

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (1,352,849

Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions

     (30,563,684

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     18,112,834  
  

 

 

 

Net assets, April 30, 2018

   $ 435,565,049  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

56  


Class A

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share,

 

($168,458,437 ÷ 17,931,541 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

   $ 9.39  

Maximum sales charge (4.50% of offering price)

     0.44  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 9.83  
  

 

 

 

Class B

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

 

($2,100,325 ÷ 227,922 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

   $ 9.22  
  

 

 

 

Class C

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

 

($122,277,260 ÷ 13,274,535 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

   $ 9.21  
  

 

 

 

Class R

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

 

($1,234,564 ÷ 131,615 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

   $ 9.38  
  

 

 

 

Class Z

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

 

($138,360,766 ÷ 14,626,218 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

   $ 9.46  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

 

($3,133,697 ÷ 331,449 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

   $ 9.45  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     57  


Statement of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended April 30, 2018

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

Income

 

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of foreign withholding taxes of $76,795)

   $ 4,580,938  

Interest income

     4,376,003  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $8,568)

     77,796  

Affiliated dividend income

     770,126  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     9,804,863  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

     1,565,670  

Distribution fee(a)

     907,369  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $42,428)(a)

     220,457  

Custodian and accounting fees

     160,723  

Shareholders’ reports

     78,724  

Registration fees(a)

     53,613  

Audit fee

     25,246  

Legal fees and expenses

     11,431  

Trustees’ fees

     9,942  

Miscellaneous

     16,911  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     3,050,086  

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(a)

     (806,739

Distribution fee waiver(a)

     (44,039
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     2,199,308  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     7,605,555  
  

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments And Foreign Currency Transactions

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(60,629))

     (1,493,178

Futures transactions

     (238,296

Options written transactions

     42,498  

Forward and cross currency contract transactions

     (161,147

Foreign currency transactions

     33,048  
  

 

 

 
     (1,817,075
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments (including affiliated of $528,356)

     (8,054,724

Futures

     19,328  

Options written

     (11,940

Forward and cross currency contracts

     (22,417

Foreign currencies

     1,240  
  

 

 

 
     (8,068,513
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (9,885,588
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (2,280,033
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(a) Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows:

 

    Class A     Class B     Class C     Class R     Class Z     Class R6  

Distribution fee

    257,551       11,090       635,385       3,343              

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

    84,994       4,422       56,089       744       74,187       21  

Registration fees

    9,072       7,333       9,969       7,630       11,655       7,954  

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

    (298,660     (14,390     (217,249     (9,465     (255,599     (11,376

Distribution fee waiver

    (42,925                 (1,114            

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2018
     Year
Ended
October 31, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Operations

 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 7,605,555      $ 14,546,585  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (1,817,075      (3,589,332

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies

     (8,068,513      17,354,138  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (2,280,033      28,311,391  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

Class A

     (3,420,807      (6,403,663

Class B

     (36,912      (82,466

Class C

     (2,106,481      (3,975,121

Class R

     (16,856      (20,908

Class Z

     (3,004,888      (4,876,263

Class R6

     (60,333      (48,938
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (8,646,277      (15,407,359
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Tax return of capital distributions

 

Class A

            (869,553

Class B

            (11,198

Class C

            (539,781

Class R

            (2,839

Class Z

            (662,147

Class R6

            (6,645
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
            (2,092,163
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fund share transactions

 

Net proceeds from shares sold

     53,260,800        177,533,383  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     7,535,372        15,392,007  

Cost of shares reacquired

     (62,790,692      (116,065,837
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from share transactions

     (1,994,520      76,859,553  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     (12,920,830      87,671,422  

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

     448,485,879        360,814,457  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period(a)

   $ 435,565,049      $ 448,485,879  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Includes undistributed/(distributions in excess of) net investment income of:

   $ (1,352,849    $ (312,127
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 16 (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Delaware business trust on July 29, 1998. The Trust currently consists of two funds: PGIM Income Builder Fund and PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund, each of which are diversified funds. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM Income Builder Fund (the “Fund”). Effective June 11, 2018, the Funds’ names were changed by replacing “Prudential” with “PGIM” in each Fund’s name and Class Q shares were renamed Class R6 shares.

 

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek income and long-term capital growth.

 

1. Accounting Policies

 

The Fund follows investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The following accounting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Fund consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued at the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has adopted valuation procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or “the Manager”). Under the current valuation procedures, the Valuation Committee is responsible for supervising the valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Fund to utilize independent pricing vendor services, quotations from market makers, and alternative valuation methods when market quotations are either not readily available or not deemed representative of fair value. A record of the Valuation Committee’s actions is subject to the Board’s review, approval, and ratification at its next regularly scheduled quarterly meeting.

 

For the fiscal reporting period-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Fund’s foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Various inputs determine how the Fund’s investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the Schedule of Investments.

 

Common and preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds, and derivative instruments, such as futures or options, that are traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of trading on the applicable exchange where the security principally trades. Securities traded via NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. To the extent these securities are valued at the last sale price or NASDAQ official closing price, they are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. In the event that no sale or official closing price on valuation date exists, these securities are generally valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, or at the last bid price in the absence of an ask price. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Foreign equities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued using pricing vendor services that provide model prices derived using adjustment factors based on information such as local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, depositary receipts, and futures, as applicable. Securities valued using such model prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The models generate an evaluated adjustment factor for each security, which is applied to the local closing price to adjust it for post closing market movements. Utilizing that evaluated adjustment factor, the vendor provides an evaluated price for each security. If the vendor does not provide an evaluated price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stock valuation policies discussed above.

 

Investments in open-end, non-exchange-traded mutual funds are valued at their net asset values as of the close of the NYSE on the date of valuation. These securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy since they may be purchased or sold at their net asset values on the date of valuation.

 

Fixed income securities traded in the OTC market are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such fixed income securities are typically valued using the market approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third-party vendor source. The Fund utilizes the market approach as the primary method to value securities when market prices of identical or comparable instruments are available. The third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated bid price are based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, yield curves, yield spreads, credit ratings, deal terms, tranche level attributes, default rates, cash flows, prepayment speeds, broker/dealer quotations and reported trades. Certain Level 3 securities are also valued using the market approach when obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing transaction prices for identical securities that have been used in excess of

 

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five business days. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.

 

OTC derivative instruments are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such derivative instruments are typically valued using the market approach and/or income approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third-party vendor source. The Fund utilizes the market approach when quoted prices in broker-dealer markets are available but also includes consideration of alternative valuation approaches, including the income approach. In the absence of reliable market quotations, the income approach is typically utilized for purposes of valuing OTC derivatives such as interest rate swaps based on a discounted cash flow analysis whereby the value of the instrument is equal to the present value of its future cash inflows or outflows. Such analysis includes projecting future cash flows and determining the discount rate (including the present value factors that affect the discount rate) used to discount the future cash flows. In addition, the third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated OTC derivative price is based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates and exchange rates. Certain OTC derivatives may be classified as Level 3 when valued using the market approach by obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing unobservable inputs in the income approach. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.

 

Securities and other assets that cannot be priced according to the methods described above are valued based on pricing methodologies approved by the Board. In the event that unobservable inputs are used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

When determining the fair value of securities, some of the factors influencing the valuation include: the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of the issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the Manager regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other unaffiliated mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

 

(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities—at the current rates of exchange;

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses—at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Although the net assets of the Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, holding period realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions. Notwithstanding the above, the Fund does isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates when determining the gain (loss) upon the sale or maturity of foreign currency denominated debt obligations; such amounts are included in net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions.

 

Additionally, net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies.

 

Forward and Cross Currency Contracts: A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The Fund enters into forward currency contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings or specific receivables and payables denominated in a foreign currency and to gain exposure to certain currencies. The contracts are valued daily at current forward exchange rates and any unrealized gain (loss) is included in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies. Gain (loss) is realized on the settlement date of the contract equal to the difference between the settlement value of the original and negotiated forward contracts. This gain (loss), if any, is included in net realized gain (loss) on forward and cross currency contract transactions. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Forward currency contracts involve risks from currency exchange rate and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s maximum risk of

 

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loss from counterparty credit risk is the net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty at the end of the contract’s life. A cross currency contract is a forward contract where a specified amount of one foreign currency will be exchanged for a specified amount of another foreign currency.

 

Options: The Fund purchased or wrote options in order to hedge against adverse market movements or fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing interest rates, value of equities or foreign currency exchange rates with respect to securities or financial instruments which the Fund currently owns or intends to purchase. The Fund may also use options to gain additional market exposure. The Fund’s principal reason for writing options is to realize, through receipt of premiums, a greater current return than would be realized on the underlying security alone. When the Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as an asset. When the Fund writes an option, it receives a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as a liability. The asset or liability is adjusted daily to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires unexercised, the Fund realizes a gain (loss) to the extent of the premium received or paid. If an option is exercised, the premium received or paid is recorded as an adjustment to the proceeds from the sale or the cost of the purchase in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain (loss). The difference between the premium and the amount received or paid at the closing of a purchase or sale transaction is also treated as a realized gain (loss). Gain (loss) on purchased options is included in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions. Gain (loss) on written options is presented separately as net realized gain (loss) on options written transactions.

 

The Fund, as writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities or financial instruments may be sold (called) or purchased (put). As a result, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or financial instrument underlying the written option. The Fund, as purchaser or an OTC option, bears the risk of the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. With exchange-traded options contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the exchanges’ clearinghouse acts as counterparty to all exchange-traded options and guarantees the options contracts against default.

 

When the Fund writes an option on a swap, an amount equal to any premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option on the swap. If a call option on a swap is exercised, the Fund becomes obligated to pay a fixed interest rate (noted as the strike price) and receive a variable interest rate on a notional amount. If a put option on a swap is exercised, the Fund becomes obligated to pay a variable interest rate and receive a fixed interest rate (noted as the strike price) on a notional amount. Premiums received from writing options on swaps that expire or are exercised are treated as realized gains upon the expiration or exercise of such options on swaps. The risk associated with writing put and call options on swaps is that the Fund will be obligated to be party to a swap agreement if an option on a swap is exercised.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Financial Futures Contracts: A financial futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities at a set price for delivery on a future date. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as the “initial margin.” Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security. Such variation margin is recorded for financial statement purposes on a daily basis as unrealized gain (loss). When the contract expires or is closed, the gain (loss) is realized and is presented in the Statement of Operations as net realized gain (loss) on futures transactions.

 

The Fund invested in financial futures contracts in order to hedge its existing portfolio securities, or securities the Fund intends to purchase, against fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing interest rates. Should interest rates move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. The use of futures transactions involves the risk of imperfect correlation in movements in the price of futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying hedged assets. Since futures contracts are exchange-traded, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the exchanges’ clearinghouse acts as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures and guarantees the futures contracts against default.

 

Master Netting Arrangements: The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of the Fund. A master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty permits the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law. During the reporting period, there was no intention to settle on a net basis and all amounts are presented on a gross basis on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, is a party to ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.) Master Agreements with certain counterparties that govern OTC derivative and foreign exchange contracts entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the

 

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Master Agreements, collateral posted to the Fund is held in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian and with respect to those amounts which can be sold or re-pledged, is presented in the Schedule of Investments. Collateral pledged by the Fund is segregated by the Fund’s custodian and identified in the Schedule of Investments. Collateral can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. Government or related agencies or other securities as agreed to by the Fund and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the Fund’s net position with each counterparty. Termination events applicable to the Fund may occur upon a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the counterparty’s long-term and short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the Fund’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the Fund’s future derivative activity.

 

In addition to each instrument’s primary underlying risk exposure (e.g. interest rate, credit, equity or foreign exchange, etc.), swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk. Such risks involve the possibility that no liquid market for these agreements will exist, the counterparty to the agreement may default on its obligation to perform or disagree on the contractual terms of the agreement, and changes in net interest rates will be unfavorable. In connection with these agreements, securities in the portfolio may be identified or received as collateral from the counterparty in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide or receive assets of value and to serve as recourse in the event of default or bankruptcy/insolvency of either party. Such OTC derivative agreements include conditions which, when materialized, give the counterparty the right to cause an early termination of the transactions under those agreements. Any election by the counterparty for early termination of the contract(s) may impact the amounts reported on financial statements.

 

As of April 30, 2018, the Fund has not met conditions under such agreements which give the counterparty the right to call for an early termination.

 

Forward currency contracts, forward rate agreements, written options, short sales, swaps and financial futures contracts involve elements of both market and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks may be mitigated by engaging in master netting arrangements.

 

Payment-In-Kind: The Fund may invest in the open market or receive pursuant to debt restructuring, securities that pay-in-kind (PIK) the interest due on such debt instruments. The PIK interest, computed at the contractual rate specified, is added to the existing principal balance of the debt when issued bonds have same terms as the bond or recorded as a separate bond when terms are different from the existing debt, and is recorded as interest income.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Securities Lending: The Fund may lend its portfolio securities to banks and broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Collateral pledged by each borrower is invested in an affiliated money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the financial statements may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities. Such shortfall is remedied as described above. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral.

 

The Fund recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities in the form of fees or interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The borrower receives all interest and dividends from the securities loaned and such payments are passed back to the lender in amounts equivalent thereto. The Fund also continues to recognize any unrealized gain (loss) in the market price of the securities loaned and on the change in the value of the collateral invested that may occur during the term of the loan. In addition, realized gain (loss) is recognized on changes in the value of the collateral invested upon liquidation of the collateral. Net earnings from securities lending are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Income from securities lending, net”.

 

Concentration of Risk: The ability of debt securities issuers (other than those issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government) held by the Portfolios to meet their obligations may be affected by the economic or political developments in a specific industry, region or country. Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of political or economic instability or the level of the governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.

 

Equity and Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): The Fund invests in equity REITs, which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Based on current and historical information, a portion of distributions received from equity REITs during the period is estimated to be dividend income, capital gain or return of capital and recorded accordingly. When material, these estimates are adjusted periodically when the actual source of distributions is disclosed by the equity REITs.

 

Concentration of Risk for REITs: Real estate securities are subject to similar risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the

 

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underlying properties or the underlying loans or interests. The underlying loans may be subject to the risks of default or of prepayments that occur earlier or later than expected, and such loans may also include so-called “subprime” mortgages. The value of these securities will rise and fall in response to many factors, including economic conditions, the demand for rental property and interest rates. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties.

 

In addition, investing in REITs involves certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in general. Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. REITs are dependent upon management skills, may not be diversified geographically or by property/mortgage asset type, and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, default by borrowers and self-liquidation. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. REITs (especially mortgage REITs) are subject to interest rate risks. REITs may incur significant amounts of leverage. The Fund will indirectly bear a portion of the expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests, in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

 

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on the accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual. Net investment income or loss (other than class specific expenses and waivers, which are allocated as noted below) and unrealized and realized gains (losses) are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of adjusted net assets of each class at the beginning of the day.

 

Class specific expenses and waivers, where applicable, are charged to the respective share classes. Class specific expenses include distribution fees and distribution fee waivers, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs): The Fund invests in MLPs. Distributions received from the Fund’s investment in MLPs generally are comprised of income and return of capital. The Fund records investment income and return of capital based on estimates made at the time such distributions are received. Such estimates are based on historical information available from each MLP and other industry sources. These estimates may subsequently be revised based on information received from MLPs after their respective tax reporting periods have concluded.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains, if any, are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

 

Dividends and Distributions: The Fund expects to pay dividends from net investment income monthly and distributions from net realized capital and currency gains, if any, annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gain (loss) are reclassified amongst undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gain (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

 

Estimates: The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

2. Agreements

 

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has a management agreement with PGIM Investments. Pursuant to this agreement, PGIM Investments has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the Subadvisers’ performance of such services. In addition, under the management agreement, PGIM Investments provides all of the administrative functions necessary for the organization, operation and management of the Fund. PGIM Investments administers the corporate affairs of the Fund and, in connection therewith, furnishes the Fund with office facilities, together with those ordinary clerical and bookkeeping services which are not being furnished by, the Fund’s custodian (the Custodian), and the Fund’s transfer agent. PGIM Investments is also responsible for the staffing and management of dedicated groups of legal, marketing, compliance and related personnel necessary for the operation of the Fund. The legal, marketing, compliance and related personnel are also responsible for the management and oversight of the various service providers to the Fund, including, but not limited to, the custodian, transfer agent, and accounting agent.

 

PGIM Investments has entered into subadvisory agreements with each of Quantitative Management Associates LLC (“QMA”), Jennison Associates LLC, PGIM Fixed Income and PGIM Real Estate, each a Subadviser and together, the Subadvisers. PGIM Fixed Income and PGIM Real Estate are business units of PGIM, Inc. The subadvisory agreements provide that the Subadvisers furnish investment advisory services in connection with the

 

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management of the Fund. In connection therewith, the Subadvisers are obligated to keep certain books and records of the Fund. Pursuant to the advisory agreement, PGIM Investments pays the cost of compensation of officers of the Fund, occupancy and certain clerical and accounting costs of the Fund. The Fund bears all other costs and expenses.

 

The management fee paid to PGIM Investments is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.70% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $1 billion and 0.65% of such assets in excess of $1 billion. The effective management fee rate before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements, was 0.70% for the six months ended April 30, 2018.

 

PGIM Investments has contractually agreed through February 28, 2019 to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 0.95% of average daily net assets for Class A shares, 1.70% of average daily net assets for Class B shares, 1.70% of average daily net assets for Class C shares, 1.20% of average daily net assets for Class R shares, 0.70% of average daily net assets for Class Z shares, and 0.70% of average daily net assets for Class R6 shares. This contractual waiver includes acquired fund fees and expenses, and excludes Fund and any acquired fund interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. The effective management fee rate, net of waivers and/or expense reimbursements, was 0.34% for the six months ended April 30, 2018.

 

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”) which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Z and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares, pursuant to the plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z and Class R6 shares of the Fund.

 

Pursuant to the Fund’s Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to 0.30%, 1%, 1% and 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares, respectively. PIMS has contractually agreed through February 28, 2019 to limit such fees to 0.25% and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and Class R shares.

 

PIMS has advised the Fund that it has received $282,908 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares, during the six months ended April 30, 2018. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to sales persons and incurred other distribution costs.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

PIMS has advised the Fund that for the six months ended April 30, 2018, it received $3, $205 and $13,389 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively.

 

PGIM, Inc., PGIM Investments, PIMS, and QMA are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

 

3. Other Transactions with Affiliates

 

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PGIM Investments and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.

 

The Fund may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors, and/or common officers. Such transactions are subject to ratification by the Board. For the reporting period ended April 30, 2018 no such transactions were entered into by the Fund.

 

The Fund may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Core Fund”), and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”), each a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. For the reporting period ended April 30, 2018, PGIM, Inc. was compensated $8,845 by PGIM Investments for managing the Fund’s securities lending cash collateral as subadviser to the Money Market Fund. The Fund also invests in other affiliated mutual funds. Earnings from the Core Fund and other affiliated mutual funds are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income”. Earnings from the Money Market Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Income from securities lending, net.”

 

4. Portfolio Securities

 

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the six months ended April 30, 2018 were $250,167,349 and $246,982,298, respectively.

 

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A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the six months ended April 30, 2018, is presented as follows:

 

Affiliated

Mutual Funds

  Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
of Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Realized
Gain /
Loss
    Value,
End of
Period
    Shares,
End of
Period
    Dividend
Income
 

PGIM Absolute Return Fund Class R6

    9,012,885       230,402       4,907,200       90,319       115,005       4,360,773       438,269       121,031  

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund

    9,514,021       134,417,640       139,061,867                   4,869,794       4,869,794       67,682  

PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund Class R6

          4,543,433       172,300       4,371       (347     4,366,415       439,720       26,433  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund

    16,866,939       212,743,666       191,046,588       (2,850     (6,790     38,560,077       38,560,077       8,568  

PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Class R6

    13,459,680       651,012       9,316,000       79,121       (144,169     4,571,402       514,218       324,888  

PGIM Total Return Bond Class R6

    8,969,904       30,421,298       2,335,000       357,395       (24,328     36,674,479       2,595,505       230,092  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
    57,823,429       383,007,451       346,838,955       528,356       (60,629     93,402,940         778,694  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

* The Funds did not have any capital gains distributions during the reporting period.

 

5. Tax Information

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of April 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

   $ 463,412,043  
  

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

     26,734,272  

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

     (17,916,409
  

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 8,817,863  
  

 

 

 

 

The book basis may differ from tax basis due to certain tax-related adjustments.

 

For federal income tax purposes, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2017 of approximately $19,764,000 which can be carry forward for an unlimited period. No capital gain distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses.

 

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period. The Fund’s federal, state and local income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

 

6. Capital and Ownership

 

The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Z and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50%. Investors who purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1%, although they are not subject to an initial sales charge. The Class A CDSC is waived for certain retirement and/or benefit plans. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class B shares are subject to a CDSC of 5%, Which decreases by 1% annually to 1% in the fifth and sixth years and 0% in the seventh year. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately seven years after purchase. Class B shares are closed to new purchases. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase. Class R, Class Z and Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge and are offered exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

 

Under certain circumstances, an exchange may be made from specified share classes of the Fund to one or more other share classes of the Fund as presented in the table of transactions in shares of beneficial interest.

 

The Trust has authorized an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest at $0.001 par value per share, divided into six classes, designated Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Z and Class R6.

 

At reporting period end, seven shareholders of record held 63% of the Fund’s outstanding shares on behalf of multiple beneficial owners.

 

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended April 30, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       1,734,357      $ 16,760,650  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       333,154        3,192,425  

Shares reacquired

       (1,711,327      (16,423,218
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       356,184        3,529,857  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       60,939        586,424  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (256,877      (2,439,869
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       160,246      $ 1,676,412  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       5,364,085      $ 51,082,115  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       709,776        6,769,425  

Shares reacquired

       (3,951,542      (37,636,741
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       2,122,319        20,214,799  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       144,613        1,380,496  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (2,142,598      (20,583,204
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       124,334      $ 1,012,091  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Class B

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended April 30, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       8,960      $ 85,314  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       3,791        35,640  

Shares reacquired

       (4,736      (44,378
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       8,015        76,576  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (26,977      (254,674
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (18,962    $ (178,098
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       72,236      $ 669,165  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       9,683        90,616  

Shares reacquired

       (39,375      (369,915
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       42,544        389,866  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (75,851      (708,021
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (33,307    $ (318,155
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C

               

Six months ended April 30, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       1,171,498      $ 11,080,373  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       202,801        1,906,017  

Shares reacquired

       (1,623,718      (15,283,411
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (249,419      (2,297,021

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (181,587      (1,703,601
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (431,006    $ (4,000,622
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       4,777,729      $ 44,699,909  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       428,759        4,015,817  

Shares reacquired

       (2,455,692      (22,969,709
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       2,750,796        25,746,017  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (862,734      (8,108,045
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       1,888,062      $ 17,637,972  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R

               

Six months ended April 30, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       69,956      $ 670,078  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       1,743        16,629  

Shares reacquired

       (3,589      (34,413
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       68,110      $ 652,294  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       44,189      $ 422,486  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       2,397        22,854  

Shares reacquired†

       (43,080      (412,627
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       3,506      $ 32,713  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class Z

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended April 30, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       1,974,747      $ 19,177,943  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       240,857        2,324,322  

Shares reacquired

       (2,674,807      (25,893,357
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (459,203      (4,391,092

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       417,320        4,001,324  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (34,739      (336,473
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (76,622    $ (726,241
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2017:

       

Shares sold

       8,117,414      $ 77,999,735  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       461,311        4,437,718  

Shares reacquired

       (5,655,759      (54,143,381
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       2,922,966        28,294,072  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       2,869,795        27,743,420  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (16,450      (158,349
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       5,776,311      $ 55,879,143  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R6

               

Six months ended April 30, 2018:

       

Shares sold

       78,141      $ 751,825  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       6,260        60,339  

Shares reacquired

       (38,872      (377,298
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       45,529        434,866  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       15,203        146,869  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       60,732      $ 581,735  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Period ended October 31, 2017*:

       

Shares sold

       275,300      $ 2,659,973  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       5,749        55,577  

Shares reacquired†

       (55,283      (533,464
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       225,766        2,182,086  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       44,951        433,703  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       270,717      $ 2,615,789  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Commencement of offering was December 30, 2016.
Includes affiliated redemptions of 358 shares with a value of $3,412 for Class R shares and 1,088 shares with a value of $10,467 for Class R6 shares.

 

7. Borrowings

 

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding

 

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for capital share redemptions. The SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period October 5, 2017 through October 4, 2018. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The Fund’s portion of the commitment fee for the unused amount, allocated based upon a method approved by the Board, is accrued daily and paid quarterly. The interest on borrowings under the SCAs is paid monthly and at a per annum interest rate based upon a contractual spread plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the 1-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent.

 

Other affiliated registered investment companies that are parties to the SCA include portfolios that are subject to a predetermined mathematical formula used to manage certain benefit guarantees offered under variable annuity contracts. The formula may result in large scale asset flows into and out of these portfolios. Consequently, these portfolios may be more likely to utilize the SCA for purposes of funding redemptions. It may be possible for those portfolios to fully exhaust the committed amount of the SCA, thereby requiring the Manager to allocate available funding per a Board-approved methodology designed to treat the Funds in the SCA equitably.

 

The Fund did not utilize the SCA during the reporting period ended April 30, 2018.

 

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Financial Highlights (unaudited)

 

Class A Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
          Year Ended October 31,           Three Months
Ended
October 31,
          Year Ended
July 31,
 
     2018            2017     2016     2015            2014(f)            2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(b):                                                                                
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $9.62               $9.36       $9.39       $11.90               $11.78               $11.55       $10.69  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                                  
Net investment income (loss)     0.17               0.35       0.37       0.39               0.05               0.05       0.14  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (0.21             0.32       0.06       (0.70             0.14               0.89       0.86  
Total from investment operations     (0.04             0.67       0.43       (0.31             0.19               0.94       1.00  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                                                
Dividends from net investment income     (0.19             (0.36     (0.40     (0.44             (0.07             (0.12     (0.14
Distributions from net realized gains     -               -       -       (1.76             -               (0.59     -  
Tax return of capital distributions     -               (0.05     (0.06     -               -               -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.19             (0.41     (0.46     (2.20             (0.07             (0.71     (0.14
Net asset value, end of period     $9.39               $9.62       $9.36       $9.39               $11.90               $11.78       $11.55  
Total Return(a)     (0.44)%               7.34%       4.76%       (2.59)%               1.63%               8.37%       9.41%  
                   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $168,458               $171,047       $165,090       $141,432               $84,863               $85,292       $86,386  
Average net assets (000)     $173,124               $167,079       $143,159       $109,965               $84,889               $86,591       $85,636  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                                                
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.85% (d)              0.85%       0.83%       0.78%               1.03% (d)              1.51%       1.52%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.25% (d)              1.27%       1.30%       1.37%               1.92% (d)              1.56%       1.57%  
Net investment income (loss)     3.53% (d)              3.69%       4.05%       3.96%               1.58% (d)              0.43%       1.25%  
Portfolio turnover rate(g)     56% (e)              102%       90%       93%               140% (e)              478%       210%  

 

(a) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) For the three month period ended October 31, 2014. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from July 31 to October 31, effective October 31, 2014.
(g) The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class B Shares                
     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
         

Year Ended October 31,

          Three Months
Ended
October 31,
          Year Ended
July 31,
 
     2018            2017     2016     2015            2014(f)            2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(b):                                                                                
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $9.45               $9.19       $9.23       $11.74               $11.59               $11.38       $10.54  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                                  
Net investment income (loss)     0.13               0.28       0.30       0.32               0.02               (0.04     0.06  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (0.20             0.33       0.05       (0.70             0.15               0.88       0.84  
Total from investment operations     (0.07             0.61       0.35       (0.38             0.17               0.84       0.90  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                                                
Dividends from net investment income     (0.16             (0.31     (0.34     (0.37             (0.02             (0.04     (0.06
Distributions from net realized gains     -               -       -       (1.76             -               (0.59     -  
Tax return of capital distributions     -               (0.04     (0.05     -               -               -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.16             (0.35     (0.39     (2.13             (0.02             (0.63     (0.06
Net asset value, end of period     $9.22               $9.45       $9.19       $9.23               $11.74               $11.59       $11.38  
Total Return(a)     (0.81)%               6.69%       3.97%       (3.35)%               1.47%               7.52%       8.57%  
                   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $2,100               $2,332       $2,575       $3,083               $4,810               $5,180       $6,012  
Average net assets (000)     $2,236               $2,532       $2,762       $3,824               $5,005               $5,826       $6,958  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                                                
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.60% (d)              1.60%       1.58%       1.51%               1.78% (d)              2.26%       2.27%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.90% (d)              1.97%       2.00%       2.09%               2.59% (d)              2.26%       2.27%  
Net investment income (loss)     2.80% (d)              2.95%       3.34%       3.24%               0.80% (d)              (0.31)%       0.52%  
Portfolio turnover rate(g)     56% (e)              102%       90%       93%               140% (e)              478%       210%  

 

(a) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) For the three month period ended October 31, 2014. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from July 31 to October 31, effective October 31, 2014.
(g) The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class C Shares         
     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
         

Year Ended October 31,

          Three Months
Ended
October 31,
          Year Ended
July 31,
 
     2018            2017     2016     2015            2014(f)            2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(b):                                                                                
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $9.44               $9.18       $9.23       $11.74               $11.59               $11.38       $10.54  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                                  
Net investment income (loss)     0.13               0.27       0.30       0.31               0.02               (0.04     0.06  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (0.20             0.34       0.04       (0.69             0.15               0.88       0.84  
Total from investment operations     (0.07             0.61       0.34       (0.38             0.17               0.84       0.90  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                                                
Dividends from net investment income     (0.16             (0.31     (0.34     (0.37             (0.02             (0.04     (0.06
Distributions from net realized gains     -               -       -       (1.76             -               (0.59     -  
Tax return of capital distributions     -               (0.04     (0.05     -               -               -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.16             (0.35     (0.39     (2.13             (0.02             (0.63     (0.06
Net asset value, end of period     $9.21               $9.44       $9.18       $9.23               $11.74               $11.59       $11.38  
Total Return(a)     (0.81)%               6.69%       3.86%       (3.35)%               1.47%               7.53%       8.57%  
                   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $122,277               $129,397       $108,543       $75,622               $17,474               $17,887       $17,217  
Average net assets (000)     $128,130               $122,174       $88,099       $44,389               $17,513               $17,793       $17,251  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                                                
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.60% (d)              1.60%       1.58%       1.55%               1.78% (d)              2.26%       2.27%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.94% (d)              1.98%       2.00%       2.05%               2.61% (d)              2.26%       2.27%  
Net investment income (loss)     2.79% (d)              2.93%       3.27%       3.19%               0.82% (d)              (0.32)%       0.51%  
Portfolio turnover rate(g)     56% (e)              102%       90%       93%               140% (e)              478%       210%  

 

(a) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) For the three month period ended October 31, 2014. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from July 31 to October 31, effective October 31, 2014.
(g) The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

80  


Class R Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
         

Year Ended October 31,

          Three Months
Ended
October 31,
          Year Ended
July 31,
 
     2018            2017     2016     2015            2014(f)            2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(b):                                                                                
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $9.61               $9.34       $9.38       $11.89               $11.75               $11.52       $10.67  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                                  
Net investment income (loss)     0.15               0.33       0.35       0.36               0.04               0.02       0.11  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (0.20             0.33       0.05       (0.69             0.15               0.89       0.85  
Total from investment operations     (0.05             0.66       0.40       (0.33             0.19               0.91       0.96  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                                                
Dividends from net investment income     (0.18             (0.34     (0.38     (0.42             (0.05             (0.09     (0.11
Distributions from net realized gains     -               -       -       (1.76             -               (0.59     -  
Tax return of capital distributions     -               (0.05     (0.06     -               -               -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.18             (0.39     (0.44     (2.18             (0.05             (0.68     (0.11
Net asset value, end of period     $9.38               $9.61       $9.34       $9.38               $11.89               $11.75       $11.52  
Total Return(a)     (0.56)%               7.20%       4.40%       (2.83)%               1.60%               8.13%       9.07%  
                   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $1,235               $610       $561       $359               $393               $288       $167  
Average net assets (000)     $899               $579       $404       $427               $347               $275       $196  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                                                
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.10% (d)              1.10%       1.08%       1.03%               1.25% (d)              1.76%       1.77%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     3.47% (d)              1.73%       1.75%       1.82%               2.45% (d)              2.01%       2.02%  
Net investment income (loss)     3.15% (d)              3.41%       3.76%       3.69%               1.45% (d)              0.19%       1.04%  
Portfolio turnover rate(g)     56% (e)              102%       90%       93%               140% (e)              478%       210%  

 

(a) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) For the three month period ended October 31, 2014. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from July 31 to October 31, effective October 31, 2014.
(g) The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Income Builder Fund     81  


Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class Z Shares         
     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
         

Year Ended October 31,

          Three Months
Ended
October 31,
          Year Ended
July 31,
 
     2018            2017     2016     2015            2014(f)            2014     2013  
Per Share Operating Performance(b):                                                                                
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $9.69               $9.42       $9.45       $11.96               $11.85               $11.62       $10.75  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                                  
Net investment income (loss)     0.18               0.38       0.40       0.41               0.06               0.08       0.17  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (0.21             0.33       0.05       (0.69             0.15               0.89       0.87  
Total from investment operations     (0.03             0.71       0.45       (0.28             0.21               0.97       1.04  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                                                
Dividends from net investment income     (0.20             (0.39     (0.42     (0.47             (0.10             (0.15     (0.17
Distributions from net realized gains     -               -       -       (1.76             -               (0.59     -  
Tax return of capital distributions     -               (0.05     (0.06     -               -               -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.20             (0.44     (0.48     (2.23             (0.10             (0.74     (0.17
Net asset value, end of period     $9.46               $9.69       $9.42       $9.45               $11.96               $11.85       $11.62  
Total Return(a)     (0.31)%               7.67%       4.98%       (2.33)%               1.74%               8.59%       9.72%  
                   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $138,361               $142,478       $84,046       $74,114               $5,965               $5,287       $3,178  
Average net assets (000)     $143,797               $119,795       $64,595       $45,082               $5,426               $4,306       $3,181  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                                                
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.60% (d)              0.60%       0.58%       0.56%               0.77% (d)              10.26%       1.27%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.96% (d)              0.98%       1.00%       1.03%               1.64% (d)              1.26%       1.27%  
Net investment income (loss)     3.79% (d)              3.90%       4.35%       4.15%               1.87% (d)              0.69%       1.51%  
Portfolio turnover rate(g)     56% (e)              102%       90%       93%               140% (e)              478%       210%  

 

(a) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) For the three month period ended October 31, 2014. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from July 31 to October 31, effective October 31, 2014.
(g) The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class R6 Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2018
           December 30,
2016(a)
through
October 31,
2017
 
Per Share Operating Performance(b):                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $9.69               $9.44  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.18               0.30  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (0.22             0.31  
Total from investment operations     (0.04             0.61  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.20             (0.31
Tax return of capital distributions     -               (0.05
Total dividends and distributions     (0.20             (0.36
Net asset value, end of period     $9.45               $9.69  
Total Return(c):     (0.42)%               6.58%  
     
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $3,134               $2,622  
Average net assets (000)     $2,856               $1,384  
Ratios to average net assets(d):                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.60% (e)              0.60% (e) 
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.40% (e)              0.90% (e) 
Net investment income (loss)     3.76% (e)              3.74% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate(g)     56% (f)              102% (f) 

 

(a) Commencement of offering.
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.
(g) The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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655 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

(800) 225-1852

 

www.pgiminvestments.com

 

PROXY VOTING
The Board of Trustees of the Fund has delegated to the Fund’s investment subadvisers the responsibility for voting any proxies and maintaining proxy recordkeeping with respect to the Fund. A description of these proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website.

 

TRUSTEES
Ellen S. Alberding  Kevin J. Bannon  Scott E. Benjamin  Linda W. Bynoe  Barry H. Evans  Keith F. Hartstein  Laurie Simon Hodrick  Michael S. Hyland Stuart S. Parker  Richard A. Redeker  Brian K. Reid  Grace C. Torres

 

OFFICERS
Stuart S. Parker, President  Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President  M. Sadiq Peshimam, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer  Raymond A. O’Hara, Chief Legal Officer  Chad A. Earnst, Chief Compliance Officer  Deborah A. Docs, Secretary  Dino Capasso, Vice President and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer  Charles H. Smith, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer  Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary  Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary  Andrew R. French, Assistant Secretary  Peter Parrella, Assistant Treasurer Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer Linda McMullin, Assistant Treasurer Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER   PGIM Investments LLC   655 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

INVESTMENT SUBADVISERS   Jennison Associates LLC  

466 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

 

  PGIM Fixed Income   655 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

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7 Giralda Farms

Madison, NJ 07940

 

  Quantitative Management Associates LLC  

Gateway Center Two

100 Mulberry Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

DISTRIBUTOR   Prudential Investment Management Services LLC   655 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

CUSTODIAN   The Bank of New York Mellon  

225 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10286

 

TRANSFER AGENT   Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC  

PO Box 9658

Providence, RI 02940

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
  KPMG LLP  

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

 

FUND COUNSEL   Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP  

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

 


An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at www.pgiminvestments.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

 

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SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH TRUSTEES
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Trustees by writing to the Chair of the Board, PGIM Income Builder Fund, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Trustees, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Trustee by writing to the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation and location of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund’s schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Fund’s website as of the end of each month no sooner than 15 days after the end of the month.

 

 

Mutual Funds:

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PGIM INCOME BUILDER FUND

 

SHARE CLASS   A   B   C   R   Z   R6*
NASDAQ   PCGAX   PBCFX   PCCFX   PCLRX   PDCZX   PCGQX
CUSIP   74442X108   74442X207   74442X306   74442X405   74442X504   74442X769

 

*Formerly known as Class Q shares.

 

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PGIM QMA DEFENSIVE EQUITY FUND

(Formerly known as Prudential QMA Defensive Equity Fund)

 

 

SEMIANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2018

 

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Objective: Long-term capital appreciation

 

 

 

 

This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

The information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings is for the period covered by this report and is subject to change thereafter.

 

The accompanying financial statements as of April 30, 2018 were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.

 

Mutual funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC, a Prudential Financial company and member SIPC. QMA is the primary business name of Quantitative Management Associates LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), a Prudential Financial company. © 2018 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. PGIM and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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Table of Contents

 

Letter from the President

     5  

Your Fund’s Performance

     6  

Fees and Expenses

     9  

Holdings and Financial Statements

     11  

 

PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund     3  


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Letter from the President

 

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Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the semiannual report for PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period ended April 30, 2018.

 

We have important information to share with you. Effective June 11, 2018, Prudential Mutual Funds were renamed PGIM Funds. This renaming is part of our ongoing effort to further build our reputation and establish our global brand, which began when our firm adopted PGIM Investments as its name in April 2017. Please note that only the Fund’s name has changed. Your Fund’s management and operation, along with its symbols, remained the same.*

 

Regarding your investments with PGIM, we believe it is important to maintain a diversified portfolio of funds consistent with your tolerance for risk, time horizon, and financial goals.

 

Your financial advisor can help you create a diversified investment plan that may include funds covering all the basic asset classes and that reflects your personal investor profile and risk tolerance. However, diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

 

At PGIM Investments, we consider it a great privilege and responsibility to help investors

participate in opportunities across global markets while meeting their toughest investment

challenges. PGIM is a top-10 global investment manager with more than $1 trillion in assets under management. This investment expertise allows us to deliver actively managed funds and strategies to meet the needs of investors around the globe.

 

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Sincerely,

 

LOGO

 

Stuart S. Parker, President

PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund

June 15, 2018

 

*The Prudential Day One Funds did not change their names.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (unaudited)

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at www.pgiminvestments.com or by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

   

Total Returns as of 4/30/18
(without sales charges)

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 4/30/18

(with sales charges)

    Six Months* (%)   One Year (%)   Five Years (%)   Ten Years (%)   Since Inception (%)
Class A   1.68     2.10     7.35   5.47  
Class B   1.16     2.07     7.59   5.27  
Class C   1.34     6.19     7.76   5.28  
Class R   1.43     8.80     8.52   5.91  
Class Z   1.68     8.17     8.81   6.32  
Class R6**   1.76     8.25   N/A   N/A   9.76 (12/28/16)
S&P 500 Index        
  3.82   13.26   12.95   9.01  
Russell 1000 Defensive Index      
  2.77   11.27   11.67   9.10  
Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Average      
    3.41   12.23   11.48   7.98  

 

Source: PGIM Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.

*Not annualized

**Formerly known as Class Q shares.

Since Inception returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception returns for the Indexes and Lipper Average are measured from the closest month-end to the class’ inception date.

 

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The returns in the tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges, which are described for each share class in the table below.

 

     Class A   Class B*   Class C   Class R   Class Z   Class R6**
Maximum initial sales charge   5.50% of the public offering price   None   None   None   None   None
Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or net asset value at redemption)   1.00% on sales of $1 million or more made within 12 months of purchase   5.00% (Yr. 1) 4.00% (Yr. 2) 3.00% (Yr. 3) 2.00% (Yr. 4) 1.00% (Yrs. 5/6) 0.00% (Yr. 7)   1.00% on sales made within 12 months of purchase   None   None   None
Annual distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets)   0.30%
(0.25% currently)
  1.00%   1.00%   0.75%
(0.50% currently)
  None   None

 

*Class B shares are closed to all purchase activity and no additional Class B shares may be purchased or acquired except by exchange from Class B shares of another Fund or through dividend or capital gains reinvestment.

**Formerly known as Class Q shares.

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

S&P 500 Index—The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index is an unmanaged index of over 500 stocks of large US public companies. It gives a broad look at how stock prices in the United States have performed. The average annual total return for the Index measured from the month-end closest to the inception date of the Fund’s Class R6 shares is 15.62%.

 

Russell 1000 Defensive Index—The Russell 1000 Defensive Index is unmanaged and measures the performance of the large-cap defensive segment of the US equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 Index companies with relatively stable business conditions which are less sensitive to economic cycles, credit cycles, and market volatility based on their stability variables. Stability is measured in terms of volatility (price and earnings), leverage, and return on assets. The average annual total return for the Index measured from the month-end closest to the inception date of the Fund’s Class R6 shares is 13.75%.

 

Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Average—The Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Average (Lipper Average) is based on the average return of all funds in the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds universe for the periods noted. Funds in the Lipper Average invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

three-year weighted basis) greater than 300% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. Large-cap core funds have wide latitude in the companies in which they invest. These funds typically have a below-average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share-growth value compared with the S&P 500 Index. The average annual total return for the Lipper Average measured from the month-end closest to the inception date of the Fund’s Class R6 shares is 14.51%.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. The returns for the indexes would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. Returns for the Lipper Average reflect the deduction of operating expenses of a mutual fund, but not sales charges or taxes.

 

Presentation of Fund Holdings

 

Five Largest Holdings expressed as a
percentage of net assets as of 4/30/18 (%)
 

Verizon Communications, Inc., Diversified Telecommunication Services

    3.6  
AT&T, Inc., Diversified Telecommunication Services     3.6  
Amazon.com, Inc., Internet & Direct Marketing Retail     3.0  
Procter & Gamble Co. (The), Household Products     1.9  
NextEra Energy, Inc., Electric Utilities     1.8  

 

Holdings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.

 

Five Largest Industries expressed as a
percentage of net assets as of 4/30/18 (%)
 
Electric Utilities     9.8  
Diversified Telecommunication Services     7.5  
Banks     6.4  
Multi-Utilities     5.1  
Beverages     4.3  

 

Industry weightings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.

 

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Fees and Expenses (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 held through the six-month period ended April 30, 2018. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.

 

Actual Expenses

The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of PGIM Funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

PGIM QMA  Defensive
Equity Fund
  Beginning  Account
Value
November 1, 2017
   

Ending Account
Value

April 30, 2018

    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses  Paid
During the
Six-Month Period*
 
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,016.80       1.23   $ 6.15  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.70       1.23   $ 6.16  
Class B   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,011.60       2.28   $ 11.37  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,013.49       2.28   $ 11.38  
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,013.40       1.99   $ 9.93  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.93       1.99   $ 9.94  
Class R   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.30       1.78   $ 8.89  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,015.97       1.78   $ 8.90  
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,016.80       1.17   $ 5.85  
  Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.99       1.17   $ 5.86  
Class R6**   Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.60       1.14   $ 5.70  
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.14       1.14   $ 5.71  

 

*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 181 days in the six-month period ended April 30, 2018, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending October 31, 2018 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.

**Formerly known as Class Q shares.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    96.9%

 

COMMON STOCKS

 

Aerospace & Defense    1.6%

 

Arconic, Inc.

     2,333      $ 41,551  

Boeing Co. (The)

     3,070        1,024,029  

General Dynamics Corp.

     1,530        308,004  

Harris Corp.

     660        103,237  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     260        63,235  

L3 Technologies, Inc.

     440        86,187  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     1,380        442,759  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     970        312,379  

Raytheon Co.

     1,600        327,904  

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     910        120,612  

Textron, Inc.

     1,400        86,996  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

     270        86,554  

United Technologies Corp.

     4,120        495,018  
     

 

 

 
        3,498,465  

Air Freight & Logistics    0.4%

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     800        73,624  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     1,000        63,860  

FedEx Corp.

     1,370        338,664  

United Parcel Service, Inc., (Class B Stock)

     3,810        432,435  
     

 

 

 
        908,583  

Airlines    0.3%

 

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     700        45,451  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     2,300        98,739  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     3,600        187,992  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     3,000        158,490  

United Continental Holdings, Inc.*

     1,300        87,802  
     

 

 

 
        578,474  

Auto Components    0.2%

 

Aptiv PLC

     2,800        236,824  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     2,060        100,816  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

     2,500        62,775  
     

 

 

 
        400,415  

Automobiles    0.5%

 

Ford Motor Co.

     41,000        460,840  

General Motors Co.

     13,200        484,968  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     1,700        69,921  
     

 

 

 
        1,015,729  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Banks    6.4%

 

Bank of America Corp.

     91,600      $ 2,740,672  

BB&T Corp.

     7,500        396,000  

Citigroup, Inc.

     24,700        1,686,269  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     4,800        199,152  

Comerica, Inc.

     1,720        162,678  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     6,800        225,556  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     10,900        162,519  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     32,880        3,576,686  

KeyCorp

     10,400        207,168  

M&T Bank Corp.

     1,470        267,937  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     3,600        65,844  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     4,550        662,526  

Regions Financial Corp.

     11,000        205,700  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     4,600        307,280  

SVB Financial Group*

     530        158,793  

U.S. Bancorp

     15,100        761,795  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     42,100        2,187,516  

Zions Bancorporation

     2,000        109,500  
     

 

 

 
        14,083,591  

Beverages    4.3%

 

Brown-Forman Corp., (Class B Stock)

     5,850        327,834  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     85,400        3,690,134  

Constellation Brands, Inc., (Class A Stock)

     3,820        890,557  

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     4,000        479,840  

Molson Coors Brewing Co., (Class B Stock)

     4,140        294,934  

Monster Beverage Corp.*

     9,200        506,000  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     31,660        3,195,760  
     

 

 

 
        9,385,059  

Biotechnology    1.5%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     8,750        844,812  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,220        143,509  

Amgen, Inc.

     3,670        640,342  

Biogen, Inc.*

     1,170        320,112  

Celgene Corp.*

     4,130        359,723  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     7,170        517,889  

Incyte Corp.*

     940        58,224  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     430        130,582  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,400        214,424  
     

 

 

 
        3,229,617  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Building Products    0.2%

 

A.O. Smith Corp.

     800      $ 49,080  

Allegion PLC

     566        43,684  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     800        43,752  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     5,078        171,992  

Masco Corp.

     1,700        64,379  
     

 

 

 
        372,887  

Capital Markets    3.2%

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

     560        92,322  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     1,440        201,902  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     9,800        534,198  

BlackRock, Inc.

     1,200        625,800  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     1,130        120,661  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     11,600        645,888  

CME Group, Inc.

     3,300        520,344  

E*TRADE Financial Corp.*

     2,600        157,768  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     3,290        110,676  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     3,410        812,705  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     5,630        407,950  

Invesco Ltd.

     4,000        115,880  

Moody’s Corp.

     1,630        264,386  

Morgan Stanley

     13,300        686,546  

MSCI, Inc.

     900        134,847  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     1,200        105,984  

Northern Trust Corp.

     2,090        223,108  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     1,300        116,675  

S&P Global, Inc.

     2,460        463,956  

State Street Corp.

     3,580        357,212  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     2,400        273,168  
     

 

 

 
        6,971,976  

Chemicals    2.2%

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     2,240        363,530  

Albemarle Corp.

     1,110        107,626  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     2,350        91,180  

DowDuPont, Inc.

     23,835        1,507,325  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     1,460        149,037  

Ecolab, Inc.

     2,650        383,640  

FMC Corp.

     1,400        111,622  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     810        114,421  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, (Class A Stock)

     3,300        348,909  

Monsanto Co.

     4,500        564,165  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Chemicals (cont’d.)

 

Mosaic Co. (The)

     3,500      $ 94,325  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     2,600        275,288  

Praxair, Inc.

     2,930        446,883  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     850        312,511  
     

 

 

 
        4,870,462  

Commercial Services & Supplies    0.2%

 

Cintas Corp.

     480        81,744  

Republic Services, Inc.

     1,200        77,616  

Stericycle, Inc.*

     470        27,594  

Waste Management, Inc.

     2,200        178,838  
     

 

 

 
        365,792  

Communications Equipment    0.3%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     13,000        575,770  

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     170        27,726  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     900        22,131  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     440        48,325  
     

 

 

 
        673,952  

Construction & Engineering    0.1%

 

Fluor Corp.

     800        47,160  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     700        40,663  

Quanta Services, Inc.*

     800        26,000  
     

 

 

 
        113,823  

Construction Materials    0.1%

 

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     640        124,653  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     1,350        150,781  
     

 

 

 
        275,434  

Consumer Finance    0.8%

 

American Express Co.

     6,950        686,313  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     4,720        427,726  

Discover Financial Services

     3,500        249,375  

Navient Corp.

     3,000        39,780  

Synchrony Financial

     7,001        232,223  
     

 

 

 
        1,635,417  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Containers & Packaging    0.4%

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

     900      $ 94,329  

Ball Corp.

     3,500        140,315  

International Paper Co.

     4,200        216,552  

Packaging Corp. of America

     960        111,062  

Sealed Air Corp.

     1,700        74,545  

WestRock Co.

     2,636        155,946  
     

 

 

 
        792,749  

Distributors    0.1%

 

Genuine Parts Co.

     1,550        136,896  

LKQ Corp.*

     3,200        99,264  
     

 

 

 
        236,160  

Diversified Consumer Services    0.0%

 

H&R Block, Inc.

     2,100        58,065  

Diversified Financial Services    1.7%

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., (Class B Stock)*

     18,440        3,572,381  

Leucadia National Corp.

     3,200        76,928  
     

 

 

 
        3,649,309  

Diversified Telecommunication Services    7.5%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     238,094        7,785,674  

CenturyLink, Inc.

     37,671        699,927  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     160,100        7,900,935  
     

 

 

 
        16,386,536  

Electric Utilities    9.8%

 

Alliant Energy Corp.

     12,100        519,695  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     25,800        1,805,484  

Duke Energy Corp.

     36,800        2,949,888  

Edison International

     17,100        1,120,392  

Entergy Corp.

     9,500        775,105  

Eversource Energy

     16,600        1,000,150  

Exelon Corp.

     50,700        2,011,776  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     23,400        804,960  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     24,720        4,051,855  

PG&E Corp.

     27,000        1,244,700  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     5,900        474,950  

PPL Corp.

     36,400        1,059,240  

Southern Co. (The)

     52,900        2,439,748  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     26,700        1,250,628  
     

 

 

 
        21,508,571  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Electrical Equipment    0.3%

 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     240      $ 28,745  

AMETEK, Inc.

     1,300        90,740  

Eaton Corp. PLC

     2,400        180,072  

Emerson Electric Co.

     3,500        232,435  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     710        116,816  
     

 

 

 
        648,808  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components    0.1%

 

Amphenol Corp., (Class A Stock)

     840        70,316  

Corning, Inc.

     2,300        62,146  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     400        21,420  

IPG Photonics Corp.*

     110        23,433  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     1,010        92,668  
     

 

 

 
        269,983  

Energy Equipment & Services    0.3%

 

Baker Hughes a GE Co.

     1,300        46,943  

Halliburton Co.

     2,800        148,372  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     370        25,733  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     1,200        46,404  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     4,519        309,823  

TechnipFMC PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,400        46,144  
     

 

 

 
        623,419  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)    2.7%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     1,000        124,570  

American Tower Corp.

     4,360        594,530  

Apartment Investment & Management Co., (Class A Stock)

     1,500        60,900  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     1,370        223,310  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     1,530        185,757  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     4,100        413,567  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     2,030        214,551  

Duke Realty Corp.

     3,500        94,850  

Equinix, Inc.

     791        332,845  

Equity Residential

     3,600        222,156  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     660        158,195  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     1,300        116,467  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     730        84,571  

GGP, Inc.

     6,200        123,938  

HCP, Inc.

     4,600        107,456  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     7,200        140,832  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     2,738        92,928  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

16  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (cont’d.)

 

Kimco Realty Corp.

     4,200      $ 60,942  

Macerich Co. (The)

     1,100        63,382  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     1,140        104,264  

Prologis, Inc.

     5,300        344,023  

Public Storage

     1,480        298,634  

Realty Income Corp.

     2,800        141,428  

Regency Centers Corp.

     1,500        88,275  

SBA Communications Corp.*

     1,150        184,265  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     3,080        481,527  

SL Green Realty Corp.

     910        88,943  

UDR, Inc.

     2,600        93,990  

Ventas, Inc.

     3,500        179,970  

Vornado Realty Trust

     1,690        114,971  

Welltower, Inc.

     3,600        192,384  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     7,440        273,643  
     

 

 

 
        6,002,064  

Food & Staples Retailing    4.0%

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     9,780        1,928,225  

CVS Health Corp.

     22,590        1,577,460  

Kroger Co. (The)

     19,600        493,724  

Sysco Corp.

     10,700        669,178  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     19,000        1,262,550  

Walmart, Inc.

     32,370        2,863,450  
     

 

 

 
        8,794,587  

Food Products    2.5%

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     12,400        562,712  

Campbell Soup Co.

     4,200        171,276  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     8,900        329,923  

General Mills, Inc.

     12,600        551,124  

Hershey Co. (The)

     3,150        289,611  

Hormel Foods Corp.(a)

     6,000        217,500  

J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

     2,530        288,622  

Kellogg Co.

     5,500        323,950  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     13,300        749,854  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     2,700        284,607  

Mondelez International, Inc., (Class A Stock)

     33,100        1,307,450  

Tyson Foods, Inc., (Class A Stock)

     6,600        462,660  
     

 

 

 
        5,539,289  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund     17  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies    1.6%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     9,557      $ 555,548  

Align Technology, Inc.*

     400        99,940  

Baxter International, Inc.

     2,700        187,650  

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

     1,462        338,994  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

     7,500        215,400  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     270        61,752  

Danaher Corp.

     3,380        339,082  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     1,200        60,408  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

     1,160        147,738  

Hologic, Inc.*

     1,500        58,185  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

     480        93,355  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     620        273,284  

Medtronic PLC

     7,488        600,013  

ResMed, Inc.

     800        75,712  

Stryker Corp.

     1,770        299,873  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*

     500        57,795  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     1,120        128,990  
     

 

 

 
        3,593,719  

Health Care Providers & Services    1.6%

 

Aetna, Inc.

     1,800        322,290  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     950        86,051  

Anthem, Inc.

     1,410        332,746  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     1,700        109,089  

Centene Corp.*

     950        103,151  

Cigna Corp.

     1,340        230,239  

DaVita, Inc.*

     780        48,976  

Envision Healthcare Corp.*

     600        22,302  

Express Scripts Holding Co.*

     3,100        234,670  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     1,550        148,397  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

     880        66,880  

Humana, Inc.

     760        223,577  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

     560        95,620  

McKesson Corp.

     1,140        178,079  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     740        74,888  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     5,320        1,257,648  

Universal Health Services, Inc., (Class B Stock)

     480        54,816  
     

 

 

 
        3,589,419  

Health Care Technology    0.0%

 

Cerner Corp.*

     1,700        99,025  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

18  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure    2.0%

 

Carnival Corp.

     4,300      $ 271,158  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

     260        110,066  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     1,300        120,718  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     2,100        165,564  

Marriott International, Inc., (Class A Stock)

     3,160        431,909  

McDonald’s Corp.

     8,380        1,403,147  

MGM Resorts International

     5,300        166,526  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.*

     2,100        112,287  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     1,800        194,742  

Starbucks Corp.

     14,800        852,036  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     1,050        119,921  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     850        158,261  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     3,500        304,850  
     

 

 

 
        4,411,185  

Household Durables    0.4%

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.

     3,600        158,904  

Garmin Ltd.

     1,200        70,404  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     1,400        56,770  

Lennar Corp., (Class A Stock)

     2,900        153,381  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

     670        140,620  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     5,100        140,913  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     2,700        81,972  

Whirlpool Corp.

     750        116,212  
     

 

 

 
        919,176  

Household Products    3.1%

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     5,440        251,328  

Clorox Co. (The)

     2,880        337,536  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     19,500        1,271,985  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     7,810        808,647  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     56,100        4,058,274  
     

 

 

 
        6,727,770  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers    0.4%

 

AES Corp.

     34,600        423,504  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     15,800        489,800  
     

 

 

 
        913,304  

Industrial Conglomerates    0.9%

 

3M Co.

     3,300        641,487  

General Electric Co.

     48,020        675,641  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund     19  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Industrial Conglomerates (cont’d.)

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

     4,170      $ 603,316  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     570        150,588  
     

 

 

 
        2,071,032  

Insurance    2.4%

 

Aflac, Inc.

     7,600        346,332  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     3,460        338,457  

American International Group, Inc.

     8,700        487,200  

Aon PLC

     2,400        341,928  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     1,800        125,982  

Assurant, Inc.

     560        51,979  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*

     990        50,272  

Chubb Ltd.

     4,487        608,751  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     1,500        105,510  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     420        97,722  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     3,500        188,440  

Lincoln National Corp.

     2,200        155,408  

Loews Corp.

     2,700        141,642  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     4,900        399,350  

MetLife, Inc.

     10,000        476,700  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     2,700        159,894  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     5,700        343,653  

Torchmark Corp.

     1,100        95,414  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     2,640        347,424  

Unum Group

     2,200        106,436  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     1,310        194,548  

XL Group Ltd. (Bermuda)

     2,600        144,534  
     

 

 

 
        5,307,576  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail    4.3%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     4,230        6,624,730  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

     520        1,132,560  

Expedia Group, Inc.

     1,290        148,530  

Netflix, Inc.*

     4,570        1,427,942  

TripAdvisor, Inc.*

     1,090        40,788  
     

 

 

 
        9,374,550  

Internet Software & Services    1.4%

 

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

     500        35,825  

Alphabet, Inc., (Class A Stock)*

     810        825,050  

Alphabet, Inc., (Class C Stock)*

     831        845,401  

eBay, Inc.*

     2,500        94,700  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

20  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Internet Software & Services (cont’d.)

 

Facebook, Inc., (Class A Stock)*

     6,500      $ 1,118,000  

VeriSign, Inc.*

     230        27,007  
     

 

 

 
        2,945,983  

IT Services    1.2%

 

Accenture PLC, (Class A Stock)

     1,670        252,504  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     130        26,397  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     1,200        141,696  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., (Class A Stock)

     1,620        132,548  

DXC Technology Co.

     779        80,284  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     900        85,473  

Fiserv, Inc.*

     1,120        79,363  

Gartner, Inc.*

     250        30,323  

Global Payments, Inc.

     430        48,611  

International Business Machines Corp.

     2,330        337,757  

Mastercard, Inc., (Class A Stock)

     2,510        447,458  

Paychex, Inc.

     900        54,513  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

     3,100        231,291  

Total System Services, Inc.

     500        42,030  

Visa, Inc., (Class A Stock)

     4,890        620,443  

Western Union Co. (The)

     1,200        23,700  
     

 

 

 
        2,634,391  

Leisure Products    0.1%

 

Hasbro, Inc.

     1,230        108,351  

Mattel, Inc.(a)

     3,600        53,280  
     

 

 

 
        161,631  

Life Sciences Tools & Services    0.5%

 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     1,800        118,332  

Illumina, Inc.*

     810        195,153  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

     800        76,608  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

     140        78,390  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     600        44,016  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     2,210        464,874  

Waters Corp.*

     440        82,900  
     

 

 

 
        1,060,273  

Machinery    0.9%

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

     3,310        477,832  

Cummins, Inc.

     870        139,078  

Deere & Co.

     1,800        243,594  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund     21  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Machinery (cont’d.)

 

Dover Corp.

     840      $ 77,868  

Flowserve Corp.

     700        31,087  

Fortive Corp.

     1,650        116,012  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     1,710        242,854  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     1,400        117,446  

PACCAR, Inc.

     1,900        120,973  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     740        121,819  

Pentair PLC (United Kingdom)

     900        60,552  

Snap-on, Inc.

     320        46,480  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     850        120,351  

Xylem, Inc.

     1,000        72,900  
     

 

 

 
        1,988,846  

Media    2.7%

 

CBS Corp., (Class B Stock)

     3,600        177,120  

Charter Communications, Inc., (Class A Stock)*

     1,960        531,728  

Comcast Corp., (Class A Stock)

     48,700        1,528,693  

Discovery, Inc., (Class A Stock)*(a)

     1,600        37,840  

Discovery, Inc., (Class C Stock)*

     3,164        70,304  

DISH Network Corp., (Class A Stock)*

     2,400        80,520  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     4,000        94,360  

News Corp., (Class A Stock)

     3,950        63,121  

News Corp., (Class B Stock)

     1,200        19,500  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     2,400        176,784  

Time Warner, Inc.

     8,210        778,308  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., (Class A Stock)

     11,000        402,160  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., (Class B Stock)

     4,600        165,922  

Viacom, Inc., (Class B Stock)

     3,700        111,592  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     15,830        1,588,224  
     

 

 

 
        5,826,176  

Metals & Mining    0.3%

 

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     13,700        208,377  

Newmont Mining Corp.

     5,400        212,166  

Nucor Corp.

     3,200        197,184  
     

 

 

 
        617,727  

Multi-Utilities    5.1%

 

Ameren Corp.

     12,700        744,474  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     22,600        572,458  

CMS Energy Corp.

     14,800        698,412  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     16,300        1,306,119  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

22  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Multi-Utilities (cont’d.)

 

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     34,200      $ 2,276,352  

DTE Energy Co.

     9,430        993,922  

NiSource, Inc.

     17,700        431,703  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     26,500        1,381,975  

SCANA Corp.

     7,500        275,775  

Sempra Energy

     13,420        1,500,356  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     16,584        1,066,020  
     

 

 

 
        11,247,566  

Multiline Retail    0.5%

 

Dollar General Corp.

     2,700        260,631  

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

     2,550        244,519  

Kohl’s Corp.

     1,800        111,816  

Macy’s, Inc.

     3,200        99,424  

Nordstrom, Inc.

     1,200        60,672  

Target Corp.

     5,700        413,820  
     

 

 

 
        1,190,882  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    1.8%

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     1,730        116,464  

Andeavor

     460        63,627  

Apache Corp.

     1,200        49,140  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     1,500        35,865  

Chevron Corp.

     6,230        779,435  

Cimarex Energy Co.

     300        30,177  

Concho Resources, Inc.*

     490        77,033  

ConocoPhillips

     3,800        248,900  

Devon Energy Corp.

     1,700        61,761  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     1,890        223,341  

EQT Corp.

     770        38,646  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     13,820        1,074,505  

Hess Corp.

     830        47,302  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     6,100        96,502  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     2,700        49,275  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     1,580        118,358  

Newfield Exploration Co.*

     600        17,880  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     1,600        54,128  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     2,500        193,150  

ONEOK, Inc.

     1,300        78,286  

Phillips 66

     1,340        149,155  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     560        112,868  

Range Resources Corp.

     700        9,695  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund     23  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (cont’d.)

 

Valero Energy Corp.

     1,400      $ 155,302  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     2,600        66,898  
     

 

 

 
        3,947,693  

Personal Products    0.4%

 

Coty, Inc., (Class A Stock)*

     10,500        182,175  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), (Class A Stock)

     5,000        740,450  
     

 

 

 
        922,625  

Pharmaceuticals    2.6%

 

Allergan PLC

     1,818        279,336  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     9,000        469,170  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     5,300        429,671  

Johnson & Johnson

     14,740        1,864,462  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     14,800        871,276  

Mylan NV*

     2,800        108,528  

Nektar Therapeutics*

     900        75,294  

Perrigo Co. PLC

     750        58,605  

Pfizer, Inc.

     32,600        1,193,486  

Zoetis, Inc.

     2,700        225,396  
     

 

 

 
        5,575,224  

Professional Services    0.2%

 

Equifax, Inc.

     670        75,074  

IHS Markit Ltd.*

     2,000        98,260  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     1,800        56,610  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     700        42,525  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.*

     860        91,547  
     

 

 

 
        364,016  

Real Estate Management & Development    0.1%

 

CBRE Group, Inc., (Class A Stock)*

     3,000        135,930  

Road & Rail    0.6%

 

CSX Corp.

     4,900        291,011  

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     480        56,366  

Kansas City Southern

     570        60,779  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     1,580        226,683  

Union Pacific Corp.

     4,360        582,627  
     

 

 

 
        1,217,466  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

24  


Description    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    1.1%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*(a)

     2,200      $ 23,936  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     1,048        91,543  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     2,800        139,076  

Broadcom, Inc

     1,112        255,115  

Intel Corp.

     12,700        655,574  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     430        43,748  

Lam Research Corp.

     440        81,427  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     600        50,196  

Micron Technology, Inc.*

     3,100        142,538  

NVIDIA Corp.

     1,640        368,836  

Qorvo, Inc.*

     300        20,220  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     4,000        204,040  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     490        42,512  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     2,670        270,818  

Xilinx, Inc.

     700        44,968  
     

 

 

 
        2,434,547  

Software    1.7%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     2,100        139,335  

Adobe Systems, Inc.*

     1,340        296,944  

ANSYS, Inc.*

     230        37,182  

Autodesk, Inc.*

     600        75,540  

CA, Inc.

     800        27,840  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

     700        28,042  

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

     400        41,164  

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

     830        97,923  

Intuit, Inc.

     660        121,961  

Microsoft Corp.

     20,900        1,954,568  

Oracle Corp.

     8,200        374,494  

Red Hat, Inc.*

     480        78,269  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

     1,860        225,042  

Symantec Corp.

     1,600        44,464  

Synopsys, Inc.*

     400        34,204  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

     300        29,913  
     

 

 

 
        3,606,885  

Specialty Retail    2.4%

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     780        89,271  

AutoZone, Inc.*

     290        181,111  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     2,700        206,631  

CarMax, Inc.*

     1,900        118,750  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     1,200        51,696  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund     25  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Description                  Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Specialty Retail (cont’d.)

 

Gap, Inc. (The)

           2,200      $ 64,328  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

           12,280        2,269,344  

L Brands, Inc.

           2,500        87,275  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

           8,700        717,141  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

           880        225,342  

Ross Stores, Inc.

           3,980        321,783  

Tiffany & Co.

           1,050        107,971  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

           6,700        568,495  

Tractor Supply Co.

           1,300        88,400  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

           610        153,055  
           

 

 

 
              5,250,593  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals    1.2%

 

Apple, Inc.

           13,760        2,273,978  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

           4,200        71,610  

HP, Inc.

           4,400        94,556  

NetApp, Inc.

           700        46,606  

Seagate Technology PLC

           800        46,312  

Western Digital Corp.

           832        65,553  

Xerox Corp.

           550        17,297  
           

 

 

 
              2,615,912  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods    0.8%

                                   

Hanesbrands, Inc.

           3,700        68,339  

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.*

           1,600        109,472  

NIKE, Inc., (Class B Stock)

           13,620        931,472  

PVH Corp.

           810        129,333  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

           580        63,713  

Tapestry, Inc.

           3,000        161,310  

Under Armour, Inc., (Class A Stock)*

           1,900        33,744  

Under Armour, Inc., (Class C Stock)*

           1,911        29,334  

VF Corp.

           3,420        276,575  
           

 

 

 
              1,803,292  

Tobacco    2.4%

                                   

Altria Group, Inc.

           42,300        2,373,453  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

           34,590        2,836,380  
           

 

 

 
              5,209,833  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Description                 Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

 

Trading Companies & Distributors    0.1%

                                  

Fastenal Co.

          1,600      $ 79,984  

United Rentals, Inc.*

          470        70,500  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

          290        81,592  
          

 

 

 
             232,076  

Water Utilities    0.4%

                                  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

          9,400        813,852  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $157,258,633)

             211,699,391  
          

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS    3.3%

          

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS    3.1%

                                  

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - PGIM
Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)

          6,524,156        6,524,156  

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund
(cost $310,644; includes $310,428 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)

          310,649        310,649  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS
(cost $6,834,800)

             6,834,805  
          

 

 

 
    

Interest
Rate

   

Maturity
Date

    

Principal
Amount (000)#

        

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATION(n)    0.2%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills(k)
(cost $498,952)

     1.715     06/14/18        500        498,993  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $7,333,752)

 

     7,333,798  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    100.2%
(cost $164,592,385)

 

     219,033,189  

Liabilities in excess of other assets(z)    (0.2)%

 

     (430,852
          

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

 

   $ 218,602,337  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund     27  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

 

The following abbreviations are used in semiannual report:

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

OTC—Over-the-counter

REITs—Real Estate Investment Trusts

* Non-income producing security.
# Principal amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
(a) All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $303,548; cash collateral of $310,428 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments.
(b) Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.
(k) Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives.
(n) Rates shown reflect yield to maturity at purchase date.
(w) PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund.
(z) Includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the following derivative contracts held at reporting period end:

 

Futures contracts outstanding at April 30, 2018:

 

Number of
Contracts
    Type   Expiration
Date
    Current
Notional
Amount
    Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  Long Position:      
  44     S&P 500 E-Mini Index     Jun. 2018     $ 5,823,400     $ (155,992
       

 

 

 

 

A security with a market value of $498,993 has been segregated with Goldman Sachs & Co. to cover requirements for open futures contracts at April 30, 2018.

 

Fair Value Measurements:

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

 

Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.

 

Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

       Level 1           Level 2           Level 3     

Investments in Securities

     

Common Stocks

     

Aerospace & Defense

  $ 3,498,465     $     —     $     —  

Air Freight & Logistics

    908,583              

Airlines

    578,474              

Auto Components

    400,415              

Automobiles

    1,015,729              

Banks

    14,083,591              

Beverages

    9,385,059              

Biotechnology

    3,229,617              

Building Products

    372,887              

Capital Markets

    6,971,976              

Chemicals

    4,870,462              

Commercial Services & Supplies

    365,792              

Communications Equipment

    673,952              

Construction & Engineering

    113,823              

Construction Materials

    275,434              

Consumer Finance

    1,635,417              

Containers & Packaging

    792,749              

Distributors

    236,160              

Diversified Consumer Services

    58,065              

Diversified Financial Services

    3,649,309              

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    16,386,536              

Electric Utilities

    21,508,571              

Electrical Equipment

    648,808              

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    269,983              

Energy Equipment & Services

    623,419              

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    6,002,064              

Food & Staples Retailing

    8,794,587              

Food Products

    5,539,289              

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    3,593,719              

Health Care Providers & Services

    3,589,419              

Health Care Technology

    99,025              

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    4,411,185              

Household Durables

    919,176              

Household Products

    6,727,770              

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

    913,304              

Industrial Conglomerates

    2,071,032              

Insurance

    5,307,576              

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

    9,374,550              

Internet Software & Services

    2,945,983              

IT Services

    2,634,391              

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund     29  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

       Level 1           Level 2           Level 3     

Investments in Securities (continued)

     

Common Stocks (continued)

     

Leisure Products

  $ 161,631     $     $     —  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    1,060,273              

Machinery

    1,988,846              

Media

    5,826,176              

Metals & Mining

    617,727              

Multi-Utilities

    11,247,566              

Multiline Retail

    1,190,882              

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    3,947,693              

Personal Products

    922,625              

Pharmaceuticals

    5,575,224              

Professional Services

    364,016              

Real Estate Management & Development

    135,930              

Road & Rail

    1,217,466              

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    2,434,547              

Software

    3,606,885              

Specialty Retail

    5,250,593              

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    2,615,912              

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    1,803,292              

Tobacco

    5,209,833              

Trading Companies & Distributors

    232,076              

Water Utilities

    813,852              

Affiliated Mutual Funds

    6,834,805              

U.S. Treasury Obligation

          498,993        

Other Financial Instruments*

     

Futures Contracts

    (155,992            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 218,378,204     $ 498,993     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures, forwards and centrally cleared swap contracts, which are recorded at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument, and OTC swap contracts which are recorded at fair value.

 

During the period, there were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 to report.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Industry Classification:

 

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of April 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

Electric Utilities

    9.8

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    7.5  

Banks

    6.4  

Multi-Utilities

    5.1  

Beverages

    4.3  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

    4.3  

Food & Staples Retailing

    4.0  

Capital Markets

    3.2  

Affiliated Mutual Funds (including 0.1% of collateral for securities on loan)

    3.1  

Household Products

    3.1  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    2.7  

Media

    2.7  

Pharmaceuticals

    2.6  

Food Products

    2.5  

Insurance

    2.4  

Specialty Retail

    2.4  

Tobacco

    2.4  

Chemicals

    2.2  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    2.0  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    1.8  

Diversified Financial Services

    1.7  

Software

    1.7  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    1.6  

Health Care Providers & Services

    1.6  

Aerospace & Defense

    1.6  

Biotechnology

    1.5  

Internet Software & Services

    1.4  

IT Services

    1.2  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    1.2  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    1.1  

Industrial Conglomerates

    0.9  

Machinery

    0.9  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    0.8  

Consumer Finance

    0.8  

Road & Rail

    0.6

Multiline Retail

    0.5  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    0.5  

Automobiles

    0.5  

Personal Products

    0.4  

Household Durables

    0.4  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

    0.4  

Air Freight & Logistics

    0.4  

Water Utilities

    0.4  

Containers & Packaging

    0.4  

Communications Equipment

    0.3  

Electrical Equipment

    0.3  

Energy Equipment & Services

    0.3  

Metals & Mining

    0.3  

Airlines

    0.3  

U.S. Treasury Obligation

    0.2  

Auto Components

    0.2  

Building Products

    0.2  

Commercial Services & Supplies

    0.2  

Professional Services

    0.2  

Construction Materials

    0.1  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    0.1  

Distributors

    0.1  

Trading Companies & Distributors

    0.1  

Leisure Products

    0.1  

Real Estate Management & Development

    0.1  

Construction & Engineering

    0.1  

Health Care Technology

    0.0

Diversified Consumer Services

    0.0
 

 

 

 
    100.2  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (0.2
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

* Less than +/- 0.05%

 

Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Financial Statements and Primary Underlying Risk Exposure:

 

The Fund invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these derivative instruments is equity risk. The effect of such

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund     31  


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of April 30, 2018

 

derivative instruments on the Fund’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

 

Fair values of derivative instruments as of April 30, 2018 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Derivatives not accounted

for as hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

  

Asset Derivatives

  

Liability Derivatives

 
  

Balance Sheet
Location

   Fair
Value
  

Balance Sheet
Location

   Fair
Value
 
Equity contracts       $  —    Due from/to broker—variation margin futures    $ 155,992
     

 

     

 

 

 

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the schedule of open futures and centrally cleared swap contracts. Only unsettled variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2018 are as follows:

 

Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging

instruments, carried at fair value

  Futures  

Equity contracts

  $ 1,008,432  
 

 

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging

instruments, carried at fair value

  Rights(1)     Futures  

Equity contracts

  $ 1,193     $ (498,952
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statement of Operations.

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2018, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

      Futures
Contracts—
Long
Positions(1)
       
  $ 8,239,383    

 

(1) Notional Amount in USD.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Instruments/Transactions—Summary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:

 

The Portfolio entered into financial instruments/transactions during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for financial instruments/transactions, where the legal right to set-off exists, is presented in the summary below.

 

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

  Gross Market
Value of
Recognized
Assets/(Liabilities)
    Collateral
Pledged/(Received)(1)
    Net Amount

Securities on Loan

  $ 303,548     $ (303,548   $  —
 

 

 

     

 

(1) Collateral amount disclosed by the Portfolio is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund     33  


Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)

as of April 30, 2018

 

Assets

        

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $303,548:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $157,757,585)

   $ 212,198,384  

Affiliated investments (cost $6,834,800)

     6,834,805  

Dividends and interest receivable

     371,256  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     135,481  

Tax reclaim receivable

     8,870  

Receivable for investments sold

     856  

Prepaid expenses

     709  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     219,550,361  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     310,428  

Payable for Fund shares reacquired

     263,415  

Management fee payable

     132,223  

Transfer agent’s fee payable

     75,664  

Distribution fee payable

     68,543  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     43,239  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     27,935  

Due to broker—variation margin futures

     26,577  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     948,024  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 218,602,337  
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest, at par

   $ 15,194  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     157,828,635  
  

 

 

 
     157,843,829  

Undistributed net investment income

     701,788  

Accumulated net realized gain on investment transactions

     5,772,594  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currencies

     54,284,126  
  

 

 

 

Net assets, April 30, 2018

   $ 218,602,337  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

34  


Class A

        

Net asset value and redemption price per share,
($173,135,586 ÷ 12,021,725 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

   $ 14.40  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     0.84  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 15.24  
  

 

 

 

Class B

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($4,987,209 ÷ 348,592 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

   $ 14.31  
  

 

 

 

Class C

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($34,258,377 ÷ 2,392,786 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

   $ 14.32  
  

 

 

 

Class R

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($7,305 ÷ 503 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

   $ 14.53  
  

 

 

 

Class Z

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($6,089,157 ÷ 422,135 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

   $ 14.42  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($124,703 ÷ 8,636 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

   $ 14.44  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund     35  


Statement of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended April 30, 2018

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

        

Income

  

Unaffiliated dividend income

   $ 2,525,287  

Affiliated dividend income

     79,567  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $2,614)

     3,436  

Interest income

     3,334  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     2,611,624  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     858,407  

Distribution fee(a)

     481,275  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $58,178)(a)

     143,583  

Registration fees(a)

     43,338  

Custodian and accounting fees

     41,119  

Audit fee

     24,730  

Shareholders’ reports

     23,717  

Legal fees and expenses

     11,614  

Trustees’ fees

     7,715  

Miscellaneous

     8,420  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,643,918  

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(a)

     (23,115

Distribution fee waiver(a)

     (45,032
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,575,771  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     1,035,853  
  

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments And Foreign Currency Transactions

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(5))

     9,153,708  

Futures transactions

     1,008,432  
  

 

 

 
     10,162,140  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $(6))

     (6,702,629

Futures

     (498,952

Foreign currencies

     290  
  

 

 

 
     (7,201,291
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     2,960,849  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 3,996,702  
  

 

 

 

 

(a) Class specific expenses and waiver were as follows:

 

    Class A     Class B     Class C     Class R     Class Z     Class R6  

Distribution fee

    270,138       28,601       182,509       27              

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

    108,566       13,680       17,622       399       3,294       22  

Registration fees

    7,348       7,056       7,485       7,185       7,057       7,207  

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

          (8,489           (7,567           (7,059

Distribution fee waiver

    (45,023                 (9            

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2018
     Year
Ended
October 31, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                 

Operations

     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,035,853      $ 1,876,420  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     10,162,140        7,869,746  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies

     (7,201,291      24,929,447  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     3,996,702        34,675,613  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

     

Dividends from net investment income

     

Class A

     (1,620,119      (2,090,702

Class B

     (9,383      (42,128

Class C

     (73,546      (201,451

Class R

     (47      (3,166

Class Z

     (72,608      (96,074

Class R6

     (1,319       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (1,777,022      (2,433,521
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

     

Class A

     (6,182,430      (10,624,756

Class B

     (200,027      (520,479

Class C

     (1,274,307      (2,488,861

Class R

     (245      (20,046

Class Z

     (224,897      (407,553

Class R6

     (3,795       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (7,885,701      (14,061,695
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions)

     

Net proceeds from shares sold

     3,066,219        7,282,000  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     9,476,379        16,111,166  

Cost of shares reacquired

     (17,366,379      (36,046,707
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

     (4,823,781      (12,653,541
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     (10,489,802      5,526,856  

Net Assets:

                 

Beginning of period

     229,092,139        223,565,283  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period(a)

   $ 218,602,337      $ 229,092,139  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Includes undistributed/(distributions in excess of) net investment income of:

   $ 701,788      $ 1,442,957  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 16 (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Delaware business trust on July 29, 1998. The Trust currently consists of two funds: PGIM Income Builder Fund and PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund, each of which are diversified funds. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund (the “Fund”). Effective June 11, 2018, the Funds’ names were changed by replacing “Prudential” with “PGIM” in each Fund’s name and Class Q shares were renamed Class R6 shares.

 

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation.

 

1. Accounting Policies

 

The Fund follows investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The following accounting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Fund consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued at the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has adopted valuation procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or “the Manager”). Under the current valuation procedures, the Valuation Committee is responsible for supervising the valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Fund to utilize independent pricing vendor services, quotations from market makers, and alternative valuation methods when market quotations are either not readily available or not deemed representative of fair value. A record of the Valuation Committee’s actions is subject to the Board’s review, approval, and ratification at its next regularly scheduled quarterly meeting.

 

For the fiscal reporting period-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Fund’s foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.

 

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Various inputs determine how the Fund’s investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the Schedule of Investments.

 

Common and preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds, and derivative instruments, such as futures or options, that are traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of trading on the applicable exchange where the security principally trades. Securities traded via NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. To the extent these securities are valued at the last sale price or NASDAQ official closing price, they are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. In the event that no sale or official closing price on valuation date exists, these securities are generally valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, or at the last bid price in the absence of an ask price. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Investments in open-end, non-exchange-traded mutual funds are valued at their net asset values as of the close of the NYSE on the date of valuation. These securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy since they may be purchased or sold at their net asset values on the date of valuation.

 

Securities and other assets that cannot be priced according to the methods described above are valued based on pricing methodologies approved by the Board. In the event that unobservable inputs are used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

When determining the fair value of securities, some of the factors influencing the valuation include: the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of the issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the Manager regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other unaffiliated mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.

 

Restricted and Illiquid Securities: Subject to guidelines adopted by the Board, the Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including those which are restricted as to disposition under securities law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above. Illiquid securities are those that, because of the absence of a readily available market or due to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, cannot be sold within seven days in the ordinary course of business at approximately the amount at which the Fund has valued the investment. Therefore, the Fund may find it difficult to sell illiquid securities at the time considered most advantageous by its Subadviser and may incur transaction costs that would not be incurred

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

in the sale of securities that were freely marketable. Certain securities that would otherwise be considered illiquid because of legal restrictions on resale to the general public may be traded among qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These Rule 144A securities, as well as commercial paper that is sold in private placements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, may be deemed liquid by the Fund’s Subadviser under the guidelines adopted by the Trustees of the Trust. However, the liquidity of the Fund’s investments in Rule 144A securities could be impaired if trading does not develop or declines.

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

 

(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities—at the current rates of exchange;

 

(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses—at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Although the net assets of the Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, holding period realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions.

 

Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies.

 

Financial Futures Contracts: A financial futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities at a set price for delivery on a future date. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as the “initial margin.” Subsequent payments, known as

 

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“variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security. Such variation margin is recorded for financial statement purposes on a daily basis as unrealized gain (loss). When the contract expires or is closed, the gain (loss) is realized and is presented in the Statement of Operations as net realized gain (loss) on futures transactions.

 

The Fund invested in financial futures contracts in order to hedge its existing portfolio securities, or securities the Fund intends to purchase, against fluctuations in value caused by changes in value of equities. The use of futures transactions involves the risk of imperfect correlation in movements in the price of futures contracts and the underlying hedged assets. Since futures contracts are exchange-traded, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the exchanges’ clearinghouse acts as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures and guarantees the futures contracts against default.

 

Master Netting Arrangements: The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of the Fund. A master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty permits the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law. During the reporting period, there was no intention to settle on a net basis and all amounts are presented on a gross basis on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Warrants and Rights: The Fund may hold warrants and rights acquired either through a direct purchase or pursuant to corporate actions. Warrants and rights entitle the holder to buy a proportionate amount of common stock, or such other security that the issuer may specify, at a specific price and time through the expiration dates. Such warrants and rights are held as long positions by the Fund until exercised, sold or expired. Warrants and rights are valued at fair value in accordance with the Board approved fair valuation procedures.

 

Securities Lending: The Fund may lend its portfolio securities to banks and broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Collateral pledged by each borrower is invested in an affiliated money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the financial statements may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities. Such shortfall is remedied as described above. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral.

 

The Fund recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities in the form of fees or interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The borrower receives all interest and dividends from the securities loaned and such payments are passed back to the lender in amounts equivalent thereto. The Fund also continues to recognize any unrealized gain (loss) in the market price of the securities loaned and on the change in the value of the collateral invested that may occur during the term of the loan. In addition, realized gain (loss) is recognized on changes in the value of the collateral invested upon liquidation of the collateral. Net earnings from securities lending are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Income from securities lending, net”.

 

Concentration of Risk: Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of political or economic instability or the level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.

 

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual. Net investment income or loss (other than class specific expenses and waivers, which are allocated as noted below) and unrealized and realized gains (losses) are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of adjusted net assets of each class at the beginning of the day.

 

Class specific expenses and waivers, where applicable, are charged to the respective share classes. Class specific expenses include distribution fees and distribution fee waivers, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains, if any, are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

 

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Dividends and Distributions: The Fund expects to pay dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gain (loss) are reclassified amongst undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gain (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

 

Estimates: The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

2. Agreements

 

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has a management agreement with PGIM Investments. Pursuant to this agreement, PGIM Investments has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the Subadviser’s performance of such services. In addition, under the management agreement, PGIM Investments provides all of the administrative functions necessary for the organization, operation and management of the Fund. PGIM Investments administers the corporate affairs of the Fund and, in connection therewith, furnishes the Fund with office facilities, together with those ordinary clerical and bookkeeping services which are not being furnished by, the Fund’s custodian (the Custodian), and the Fund’s transfer agent. PGIM Investments is also responsible for the staffing and management of dedicated groups of legal, marketing, compliance and related personnel necessary for the operation of the Fund. The legal, marketing, compliance and related personnel are also responsible for the management and oversight of the various service providers to the Fund, including, but not limited to, the custodian, transfer agent, and accounting agent.

 

PGIM Investments has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Quantitative Management Associates, LLC (“QMA”). The subadvisory agreement provides that QMA will furnish investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Fund. In connection therewith, QMA is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Fund. PGIM Investments pays for the services of QMA, the cost of compensation of officers of the Fund, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Fund. The Fund bears all other costs and expenses.

 

The management fee paid to PGIM Investments is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets up to $500 million, 0.70% of average daily net assets for the next $500 million and 0.65% of average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. The effective management fee rate before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements, was 0.75% for the six months ended April 30, 2018.

 

PGIM Investments has contractually agreed, through February 29, 2020, to limit transfer agency, shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency, and blue sky fees, as applicable, to the extent that such fees cause the total annual Fund operating expenses to exceed 2.28% of

 

PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund     43  


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

average daily net assets for Class B shares, 1.78% of average daily net assets for Class R shares, or 1.14% of average daily net assets for Class R6 shares. This contractual expense limitation excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. The effective management fee rate, net of any waivers and/or expense reimbursements, was 0.73% for the six months ended April 30, 2018.

 

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Z and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares, pursuant to plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z and Class R6 shares of the Fund.

 

Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to 0.30%, 1%, 1% and 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares, respectively. PIMS has contractually agreed through February 28, 2019 to limit such expenses to 0.25% and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

 

PIMS has advised the Fund that it received $51,872, in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares, during the six months ended April 30, 2018. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

 

PIMS has advised the Fund that for the six months ended April 30, 2018, it received $1,880 and $843 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively.

 

PGIM Investments, PIMS and QMA are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

 

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3. Other Transactions with Affiliates

 

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PGIM Investments and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.

 

The Fund may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors, and/or common officers. Such transactions are subject to ratification by the Board. For the reporting period ended April 30, 2018 no such transactions were entered into by the Fund.

 

The Fund may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Core Fund”), and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”), each a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. For the reporting period ended April 30, 2018, PGIM, Inc. was compensated $150 by PGIM Investments for managing the Fund’s securities lending cash collateral as subadviser to the Money Market Fund. Earnings from the Core Fund and Money Market Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

 

4. Portfolio Securities

 

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the six months ended April 30, 2018, were $146,186,426 and $156,521,050, respectively.

 

A summary of cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the six months ended April 30, 2018, is presented as follows:

 

Affiliated
Mutual Funds*

  Value,
beginning
of period
    Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Value,
end of
Period
    Shares,
end of
Period
    Dividend
Income
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund

  $ 9,196,634     $ 50,472,939     $ 53,145,417       $—       $—     $ 6,524,156       6,524,156     $ 79,567  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund

    530,123       6,662,647       6,882,110       (6     (5     310,649       310,649       2,614  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

  $ 9,726,757     $ 57,135,586     $ 60,027,527     $ (6   $ (5   $ 6,834,805       $ 82,181  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

* The Fund did not have any capital gain distributions during the reporting period.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

5. Tax Information

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of April 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

   $ 168,968,823  
  

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

     56,077,333  

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

     (6,168,959
  

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 49,908,374  
  

 

 

 

 

The book basis may differ from tax basis due to certain tax-related adjustments.

 

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period. The Fund’s federal, state and local income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

 

6. Capital and Ownership

 

The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Z and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50%. Investors who purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1%, although they are not subject to an initial sales charge. The Class A CDSC is waived for certain retirement and/or benefit plans. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class B shares are subject to a CDSC of 5%, which decreases by 1% annually to 1% in the fifth and sixth years and 0% in the seventh year. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately seven years after purchase. Class B shares are closed to new purchases. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase. Class R, Class Z and Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge and are offered exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

 

Under certain circumstances, an exchange may be made from specified share classes of the Fund to one or more other share classes of the Fund as presented in the table of transactions in shares of beneficial interest.

 

The Fund has authorized an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest at $0.001 par value per share, divided into six classes, designated Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Z and Class R6.

 

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As of April 30, 2018, Prudential, through its affiliate entities, owned 305 Class R shares and 785 Class R6 shares of the Fund. At reporting period end, 2 shareholders of record held 35% of the Fund’s outstanding shares on behalf of multiple beneficial owners.

 

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended April 30, 2018:

 

Shares sold

       137,339      $ 2,043,739  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       513,845        7,656,287  

Shares reacquired

       (800,255      (11,888,418
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (149,071      (2,188,392

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       66,314        1,006,557  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (21,055      (311,612
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (103,812    $ (1,493,447
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2017:

 

Shares sold

       337,903      $ 4,698,783  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       938,366        12,527,192  

Shares reacquired

       (1,660,772      (23,231,213
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (384,503      (6,005,238

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       319,919        4,515,722  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (74,241      (1,045,384
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (138,825    $ (2,534,900
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class B

 

Six months ended April 30, 2018:

 

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       14,092      $ 209,400  

Shares reacquired

       (23,109      (340,229
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (9,017      (130,829

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (65,056      (981,823
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (74,073    $ (1,112,652
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2017:

 

Shares sold

       3,336      $ 45,380  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       42,047        560,494  

Shares reacquired

       (87,123      (1,203,233
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (41,740      (597,359

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (176,032      (2,476,652
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (217,772    $ (3,074,011
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund     47  


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class C

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended April 30, 2018:

 

Shares sold

       44,751      $ 656,558  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       89,964        1,335,958  

Shares reacquired

       (245,125      (3,610,345
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (110,410      (1,617,829

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (22,470      (331,473
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (132,880    $ (1,949,302
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2017:

 

Shares sold

       99,453      $ 1,379,289  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       189,094        2,518,726  

Shares reacquired

       (539,499      (7,478,815
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (250,952      (3,580,800

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (172,464      (2,399,983
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (423,416    $ (5,980,783
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R

 

Six months ended April 30, 2018:

 

Shares sold

       10      $ 154  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       20        293  

Shares reacquired

              (3
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       30      $ 444  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2017:

 

Shares sold

       2,446      $ 33,655  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       1,739        23,213  

Shares reacquired

       (26,468      (390,139
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (22,283    $ (333,271
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Z

 

Six months ended April 30, 2018:

 

Shares sold

       24,147      $ 357,963  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       18,052        269,327  

Shares reacquired

       (101,928      (1,517,434
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (59,729      (890,144

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       40,858        607,107  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (18,871    $ (283,037
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2017:

 

Shares sold

       74,620      $ 1,033,865  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       36,016        481,541  

Shares reacquired

       (259,965      (3,641,446
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (149,329      (2,126,040

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       99,281        1,386,228  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (6,970      (99,571
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (57,018    $ (839,383
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

48  


Class R6

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended April 30, 2018:

 

Shares sold

       526      $ 7,805  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       342        5,114  

Shares reacquired

       (666      (9,950
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       202        2,969  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       743        11,244  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       945      $ 14,213  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Period ended October 31, 2017*:

 

Shares sold

       6,485      $ 91,028  

Shares reacquired

       (7,090      (101,861
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (605      (10,833

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       8,296        119,640  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       7,691      $ 108,807  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Commencement of offering was December 28, 2016.

 

7. Borrowings

 

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period October 5, 2017 through October 4, 2018. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of 0.15% of the unused portion of the SCA. The Fund’s portion of the commitment fee for the unused amount, allocated based upon a method approved by the Board, is accrued daily and paid quarterly. The interest on borrowings under the SCAs is paid monthly and at a per annum interest rate based upon a contractual spread plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the 1-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent.

 

Other affiliated registered investment companies that are parties to the SCA include portfolios that are subject to a predetermined mathematical formula used to manage certain benefit guarantees offered under variable annuity contracts. The formula may result in large scale asset flows into and out of these portfolios. Consequently, these portfolios may be more likely to utilize the SCA for purposes of funding redemptions. It may be possible for those portfolios to fully exhaust the committed amount of the SCA, thereby requiring the Manager to allocate available funding per a Board-approved methodology designed to treat the Funds in the SCA equitably.

 

The Fund did not utilize the SCA during the reporting period ended April 30, 2018.

 

PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund     49  


Financial Highlights (unaudited)

 

Class A Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
          Year Ended October 31,           Three Months
Ended
October 31,
          Year Ended July 31,  
     2018(b)            2017(b)     2016(b)     2015            2014(b)(f)            2014(b)     2013(b)  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                                                
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $14.78               $13.68       $13.71       $14.26               $13.65               $12.86       $11.23  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                                                
Net investment income (loss)     0.08               0.13       0.16       0.13               0.03               0.12       0.13  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.19               2.02       0.21       0.24               0.58               1.46       1.72  
Total from investment operations     0.27               2.15       0.37       0.37               0.61               1.58       1.85  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                                                
Dividends from net investment income     (0.13             (0.17     (0.14     (0.12             -               (0.13     (0.22
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.52             (0.88     (0.26     (0.80             -               (0.66     -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.65             (1.05     (0.40     (0.92             -               (0.79     (0.22
Net asset value, end of period     $14.40               $14.78       $13.68       $13.71               $14.26               $13.65       $12.86  
Total Return(a)     1.68%               16.53%       2.85%       2.64%               4.47%               12.66%       16.69%  
                   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $173,136               $179,231       $167,731       $176,009               $184,830               $181,385       $179,711  
Average net assets (000)     $181,584               $175,657       $172,299       $180,590               $181,880               $182,251       $172,847  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                                                
Expense after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.23% (d)              1.28%       1.30%       1.27%               1.40% (d)              1.25%       1.38%  
Expense before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.28% (d)              1.33%       1.35%       1.32%               1.45% (d)              1.30%       1.43%  
Net investment income (loss)     1.05% (d)              0.96%       1.20%       0.88%               0.74% (d)              0.90%       1.05%  
Portfolio turnover rate(g)     66% (e)              103%       96%       74%               20% (e)              87%       239%  

 

(a) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) For the three month period ended October 31, 2014. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from July 31 to October 31, effective October 31, 2014.
(g) The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

50  


Class B Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
          Year Ended October 31,           Three Months
Ended
October 31,
          Year Ended July 31,  
     2018(b)            2017(b)     2016(b)     2015            2014(b)(f)            2014(b)     2013(b)  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                                                
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $14.66               $13.57       $13.60       $14.15               $13.58               $12.80       $11.17  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                                                
Net investment income (loss)     - (g)              0.03       0.06       0.04               - (g)              0.02       0.04  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.19               2.01       0.21       0.23               0.57               1.45       1.73  
Total from investment operations     0.19               2.04       0.27       0.27               0.57               1.47       1.77  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                                                
Dividends from net investment income     (0.02             (0.07     (0.04     (0.02             -               (0.03     (0.14
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.52             (0.88     (0.26     (0.80             -               (0.66     -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.54             (0.95     (0.30     (0.82             -               (0.69     (0.14
Net asset value, end of period     $14.31               $14.66       $13.57       $13.60               $14.15               $13.58       $12.80  
Total Return(a)     1.16%               15.71%       2.07%       1.90%               4.20%               11.84%       15.94%  
                   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $4,987               $6,195       $8,689       $12,401               $17,164               $17,425       $20,780  
Average net assets (000)     $5,768               $7,431       $10,392       $14,669               $17,140               $19,454       $22,938  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                                                
Expense after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.28% (d)              2.03%       2.05%       2.02%               2.15% (d)              2.00%       2.13%  
Expense before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.58% (d)              2.03%       2.05%       2.02%               2.15% (d)              2.00%       2.13%  
Net investment income (loss)     0.01% (d)              0.24%       0.46%       0.15%               -% (d)(h)              0.16%       0.30%  
Portfolio turnover rate(i)     66% (e)              103%       96%       74%               20% (e)              87%       239%  

 

(a) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) For the three month period ended October 31, 2014. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from July 31 to October 31, effective October 31, 2014.
(g) Less than $0.005.
(h) Less than 0.005%.
(i) The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund     51  


Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class C Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
          Year Ended October 31,           Three Months
Ended
October 31,
          Year Ended July 31,  
     2018(b)            2017(b)     2016(b)     2015            2014(b)(f)            2014(b)     2013(b)  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                                                
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $14.65               $13.56       $13.60       $14.15               $13.57               $12.80       $11.17  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                                                
Net investment income (loss)     0.02               0.03       0.06       0.02               - (g)              0.02       0.04  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.20               2.01       0.20       0.25               0.58               1.44       1.73  
Total from investment operations     0.22               2.04       0.26       0.27               0.58               1.46       1.77  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                                                
Dividends from net investment income     (0.03             (0.07     (0.04     (0.02             -               (0.03     (0.14
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.52             (0.88     (0.26     (0.80             -               (0.66     -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.55             (0.95     (0.30     (0.82             -               (0.69     (0.14
Net asset value, end of period     $14.32               $14.65       $13.56       $13.60               $14.15               $13.57       $12.80  
Total Return(a)     1.34%               15.72%       2.00%       1.91%               4.27%               11.75%       15.94%  
                   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $34,258               $37,006       $40,003       $45,046               $50,550               $49,855       $48,666  
Average net assets (000)     $36,804               $38,497       $42,741       $48,105               $50,000               $49,435       $49,670  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                                                
Expense after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.99% (d)              2.03%       2.05%       2.02%               2.15% (d)              2.00%       2.13%  
Expense before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.99% (d)              2.03%       2.05%       2.02%               2.15% (d)              2.00%       2.13%  
Net investment income (loss)     0.29% (d)              0.22%       0.45%       0.13%               (0.01)% (d)              0.15%       0.30%  
Portfolio turnover rate(h)     66% (e)              103%       96%       74%               20% (e)              87%       239%  

 

(a) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) For the three month period ended October 31, 2014. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from July 31 to October 31, effective October 31, 2014.
(g) Less than $.005.
(h) The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

52  


Class R Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
         

Year Ended October 31,

         

Three Months
Ended
October 31,

          Year Ended July 31,  
     2018(b)            2017(b)     2016(b)     2015            2014(b)(f)            2014(b)     2013(b)  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                                                
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $14.91               $13.64       $13.68       $14.23               $13.63               $12.85       $11.21  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                                                
Net investment income (loss)     0.04               0.10       0.12       0.09               0.02               0.09       0.10  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.20               2.18       0.20       0.25               0.58               1.44       1.73  
Total from investment operations     0.24               2.28       0.32       0.34               0.60               1.53       1.83  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                                                
Dividends from net investment income     (0.10             (0.13     (0.10     (0.09             -               (0.09     (0.19
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.52             (0.88     (0.26     (0.80             -               (0.66     -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.62             (1.01     (0.36     (0.89             -               (0.75     (0.19
Net asset value, end of period     $14.53               $14.91       $13.64       $13.68               $14.23               $13.63       $12.85  
Total Return(a)     1.43%               17.62%       2.51%       2.39%               4.40%               12.32%       16.52%  
                   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $7               $7       $311       $341               $434               $415       $373  
Average net assets (000)     $7               $345       $345       $358               $422               $391       $341  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                                                
Expense after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.78% (d)              1.54%       1.55%       1.52%               1.65% (d)              1.50%       1.63%  
Expense before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     208.60% (d)              1.79%       1.80%       1.77%               1.90% (d)              1.75%       1.88%  
Net investment income (loss)     0.50% (d)              0.75%       0.95%       0.63%               0.48% (d)              0.65%       0.81%  
Portfolio turnover rate(g)     66% (e)              103%       96%       74%               20% (e)              87%       239%  

 

(a) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) For the three month period ended October 31, 2014. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from July 31 to October 31, effective October 31, 2014.
(g) The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund     53  


Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

 

Class Z Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
         

Year Ended October 31,

         

Three Months
Ended
October 31,

          Year Ended July 31,  
     2018(b)            2017(b)     2016(b)     2015            2014(b)(f)            2014(b)     2013(b)  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                          
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $14.83               $13.72       $13.75       $14.30               $13.68               $12.89       $11.24  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                          
Net investment income (loss)     0.08               0.17       0.19       0.15               0.03               0.15       0.16  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.19               2.02       0.21       0.26               0.59               1.46       1.74  
Total from investment operations     0.27               2.19       0.40       0.41               0.62               1.61       1.90  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                          
Dividends from net investment income     (0.16             (0.20     (0.17     (0.16             -               (0.16     (0.25
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.52             (0.88     (0.26     (0.80             -               (0.66     -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.68             (1.08     (0.43     (0.96             -               (0.82     (0.25
Net asset value, end of period     $14.42               $14.83       $13.72       $13.75               $14.30               $13.68       $12.89  
Total Return(a)     1.68%               16.84%       3.10%       2.89%               4.53%               12.90%       17.13%  
                   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:              
Net assets, end of period (000)     $6,089               $6,540       $6,832       $5,126               $3,694               $3,473       $3,346  
Average net assets (000)     $6,523               $6,611       $5,953       $4,473               $4,210               $3,596       $3,533  
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                          
Expense after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.17% (d)              1.03%       1.05%       1.02%               1.15% (d)              1.00%       1.13%  
Expense before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.17% (d)              1.03%       1.05%       1.02%               1.15% (d)              1.00%       1.13%  
Net investment income (loss)     1.11% (d)              1.22%       1.46%       1.12%               0.99% (d)              1.16%       1.30%  
Portfolio turnover rate(g)     66% (e)              103%       96%       74%               20% (e)              87%       239%  

 

(a) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) For the three month period ended October 31, 2014. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from July 31 to October 31, effective October 31, 2014.
(g) The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

54  


Class R6 Shares                     
     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2018
           December 28,
2016(a)
through
October 31,
2017
 
Per Share Operating Performance(b):                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $14.85               $13.34  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.08               0.14  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     0.20               1.37  
Total from investment operations     0.28               1.51  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.17             -  
Distributions from net realized gains on investments     (0.52             -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.69             -  
Net asset value, end of period     $14.44               $14.85  
Total Return(c):     1.76%               11.32%  
     
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $125               $114  
Average net assets (000)     $119               $61  
Ratios to average net assets(d):                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.14% (e)              0.88% (e) 
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     13.12% (e)              0.88% (e) 
Net investment income (loss)     1.14% (e)              1.19% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate(g)     66% (f)              103% (f) 

 

(a) Commencement of operations.
(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.
(g) The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund     55  


 MAIL    TELEPHONE    WEBSITE

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

(800) 225-1852

 

www.pgiminvestments.com

 

PROXY VOTING
The Board of Trustees of the Fund has delegated to the Fund’s investment subadviser the responsibility for voting any proxies and maintaining proxy recordkeeping with respect to the Fund. A description of these proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website.

 

TRUSTEES
Ellen S. Alberding Kevin J. Bannon Scott E. Benjamin Linda W. Bynoe Barry H. Evans Keith F. Hartstein  Laurie Simon Hodrick Michael S. Hyland Stuart S. Parker Richard A. Redeker Brian K. Reid Grace C. Torres

 

OFFICERS
Stuart S. Parker, President Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President M. Sadiq Peshimam, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Raymond A. O’ Hara, Chief Legal Officer Chad A. Earnst, Chief Compliance Officer Deborah A. Docs, Secretary Dino Capasso, Vice President and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Charles H. Smith, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer  Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary  Andrew R. French, Assistant Secretary Peter Parrella, Assistant Treasurer Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer Linda McMullin, Assistant Treasurer Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER   PGIM Investments LLC  

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER   Quantitative Management Associates LLC  

Gateway Center Two

100 Mulberry Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

DISTRIBUTOR   Prudential Investment
Management Services LLC
 

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

CUSTODIAN   The Bank of New York Mellon  

225 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10286

 

TRANSFER AGENT   Prudential Mutual Fund
Services LLC
 

PO Box 9658

Providence, RI 02940

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   KPMG LLP  

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

 

FUND COUNSEL   Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP  

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

 


An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at www.pgiminvestments.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

 

E-DELIVERY
To receive your mutual fund documents online, go to www.pgiminvestments.com/edelivery and enroll. Instead of receiving printed documents by mail, you will receive notification via email when new materials are available. You can cancel your enrollment or change your email address at any time by visiting the website address above.

 

SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH TRUSTEES
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Trustees by writing to the Chair of the Board, PGIM QMA Defensive Equity Fund, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Trustees, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Trustee by writing to the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation and location of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund’s schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Fund’s website as of the end of each month no sooner than 15 days after the end of the month.

 

 

Mutual Funds:

ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC OR ANY

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY

  MAY LOSE VALUE  

ARE NOT A DEPOSIT OF OR GUARANTEED

BY ANY BANK OR ANY BANK AFFILIATE


LOGO

 

 

PGIM QMA DEFENSIVE EQUITY FUND

 

SHARE CLASS   A   B   C   R   Z   R6*
NASDAQ   PAMGX   DMGBX   PIMGX   SPMRX   PDMZX   PAMQX
CUSIP   74442X868   74442X785   74442X793   74442X819   74442X827   74442X777

 

*Formerly known as Class Q shares.

 

MFSP504E4


Item 2 – Code of Ethics – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.

Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.

Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not applicable.

 

Item 6 – Schedule of Investments – The schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

Item 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.

 

Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.

 

Item 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not applicable.

Item 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – Not applicable.

Item 11 – Controls and Procedures

 

  (a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

  (b) There has been no significant change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12 – Exhibits

 

  (a)   (1)   Code of Ethics – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
   

 

(2)

 

 

Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as
Exhibit EX-99.CERT.

   

 

(3)

 

 

Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1. – Not applicable.

 

 

(b)

 

 

Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as
Exhibit EX-99.906CERT.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Registrant:        Prudential Investment Portfolios 16
By:    /s/ Deborah A. Docs
   Deborah A. Docs
   Secretary
Date:    June 18, 2018

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:    /s/ Stuart S. Parker
   Stuart S. Parker
   President and Principal Executive Officer
Date:    June 18, 2018
By:    /s/ M. Sadiq Peshimam
   M. Sadiq Peshimam
   Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Date:    June 18, 2018