N-CSRS

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:	811-02896
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:	Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 15
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:	8/31/2016
Date of reporting period:	2/29/2016

Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders

PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS, A PGIM BUSINESS  |  MUTUAL FUNDS

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund

SEMIANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 29, 2016

To enroll in e-delivery, go to prudentialfunds.com/edelivery

Objective: To provide a high level of current income

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

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

The accompanying financial statements as of February 29, 2016, were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.

Mutual funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (PIMS), member SIPC. Prudential Fixed Income is a unit of PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), a registered investment adviser. PIMS and PGIM are Prudential Financial companies. ^© 2016 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. The Prudential logo and the Rock symbol are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

2 Visit our website at prudentialfunds.com

Letter from the President

Dear Shareholder:

We hope you find the semiannual report for the Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period that ended February 29, 2016.

Since market conditions change over time, 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. Keep in mind, however, that diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

Prudential Investments^® is dedicated to helping you solve your toughest investment challenges—whether it’s capital growth, reliable income, or protection from market volatility and other risks. We offer the expertise of Prudential Financial’s affiliated asset managers that strive to be leaders in a broad range of funds to help you stay on course to the future you envision. They also manage money for major corporations and pension funds around the world, which means you benefit from the same expertise, innovation, and attention to risk demanded by today’s most sophisticated investors.

Thank you for choosing the Prudential Investments family of funds.

Sincerely,

Stuart S. Parker, President

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund

April 15, 2016

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 3

Your Fund’s Performance (unaudited)

Performance data quoted represent 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.prudentialfunds.com or by calling (800) 225-1852.

Cumulative Total Returns (Without Sales Charges) as of 2/29/16
	Six Months (%)	One Year (%)	Since Inception (%)
Class A	–0.88	–0.57	8.03 (10/26/12)
Class C	–1.13	–1.30	5.34 (10/26/12)
Class Q	–0.71	–0.22	0.82 (10/27/14)
Class Z	–0.75	–0.31	8.96 (10/26/12)
Barclays US High Yield Ba/B Rated 1–5 Yr 1% Capped Index	–4.43	–6.18	—
Lipper High Yield Funds Average	–5.40	–7.58	—
Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 3/31/16
		One Year (%)	Since Inception (%)
Class A		–2.06	1.84 (10/26/12)
Class C		–0.47	2.06 (10/26/12)
Class Q		1.58	1.98 (10/27/14)
Class Z		1.38	3.09 (10/26/12)
Barclays US High Yield Ba/B Rated 1–5 Yr 1% Capped Index		–2.84	—
Lipper High Yield Funds Average		–4.01	—

Source: Prudential Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.

Inception returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 calendar years of returns.

4 Visit our website at prudentialfunds.com

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 C	Class Q	Class Z
Maximum initial sales charge	3.25% of the public offering price	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% on sales of $1 million or more made within 12 months of purchase	1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase	None	None
Annual distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets)	.25%	1%	None	None

Benchmark Definitions

Barclays US High Yield Ba/B Rated 1–5 Year 1% Capped Index—The Barclays US High Yield Ba/B Rated 1–5 Year 1% Capped Index (Capped Index) represents the performance of US short duration, higher-rated high yield bonds. The cumulative total returns for the Capped Index measured from the month-end closest to the inception date for Class A, C, and Z shares through 2/29/16 are 6.28% and –5.48% for Class Q shares. The average annual total return for the Capped Index measured from the month-end closest to the inception date for Class A, C, and Z shares through 3/31/16 is 2.76% and –1.68% for Class Q shares.

Lipper High Yield Funds Average—The Lipper High Yield Funds Average (Lipper Average) is based on the average return of all funds in the Lipper High Yield Funds category for the periods noted. Funds in the Lipper Average aim at high (relative) current yield from fixed income securities, have no quality or maturity restrictions, and tend to invest in lower-grade debt issues. The cumulative total returns for the Lipper Average measured from the month-end closest to the inception date for Class A, C, and Z shares through 2/29/16 are 4.65% and –7.34% for Class Q shares. The average annual total return for the Lipper Average measured from the month-end closest to the inception date for Class A, C, and Z shares through 3/31/16 is 2.35% and –2.95% for Class Q shares.

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 5

Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. The returns for the Capped Index 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, but not sales charges or taxes. The Since Inception returns for the Capped Index and the Lipper Average are measured from the closest month-end to the inception date for the indicated share class.

Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 2/29/16 (%)
BBB	4.5
BB	46.1
B	39.4
CCC	6.9
Not Rated	0.3
Cash/Cash Equivalents	2.8
Total Investments	100.0

Source: PGIM, Inc.

Credit ratings reflect the highest rating assigned by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) such as Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (Moody’s), Standard & Poor’s (S&P), or Fitch, Inc. (Fitch). Credit ratings reflect the common nomenclature used by both S&P and Fitch. Where applicable, ratings are converted to the comparable S&P/Fitch rating tier nomenclature. These rating agencies are independent and are widely used. The Not Rated category consists of securities that have not been rated by a NRSRO. Credit ratings are subject to change. Values may not sum to 100.0% due to rounding.

Distributions and Yields as of 2/29/16
	Total Distributions Paid for Six Months ($)	SEC 30-Day Subsidized Yield* (%)	SEC 30-Day Unsubsidized Yield** ($)
Class A	0.29	5.82	5.82
Class C	0.26	5.27	5.27
Class Q	0.31	6.36	6.36
Class Z	0.30	6.27	6.27

*SEC 30-Day Subsidized Yield (%)—A standardized yield calculation created by the Securities and Exchange Commission, it reflects the income earned during a 30-day period, after the deduction of the fund’s net expenses (net of any expense waivers or reimbursements).

**SEC 30-Day Unsubsidized Yield (%)—A standardized yield calculation created by the Securities and Exchange Commission, it reflects the income earned during a 30-day period, after the deduction of the Fund’s gross expenses.

6 Visit our website at prudentialfunds.com

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 invested on September 1, 2015, at the beginning of the period, and held through the six-month period ended February 29, 2016. 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 Prudential Investments funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 7

Fees and Expenses (continued)

Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period 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.

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund		Beginning  Account Value September 1, 2015		Ending  Account Value February 29, 2016		Annualized Expense Ratio Based on the Six-Month Period			Expenses  Paid During the Six-Month Period*
Class A	Actual	$	1,000.00	$	991.20		1.11	%	$	5.50
	Hypothetical	$	1,000.00	$	1,019.34		1.11	%	$	5.57
Class C	Actual	$	1,000.00	$	998.70		1.86	%	$	9.20
	Hypothetical	$	1,000.00	$	1,015.61		1.86	%	$	9.32
Class Q	Actual	$	1,000.00	$	992.90		0.76	%	$	3.77
	Hypothetical	$	1,000.00	$	1,021.08		0.76	%	$	3.82
Class Z	Actual	$	1,000.00	$	992.50		0.86	%	$	4.26
	Hypothetical	$	1,000.00	$	1,020.59		0.86	%	$	4.32

* 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 182 days in the six-month period ended February 29, 2016, and divided by the 366 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending August 31, 2016 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.

8 Visit our website at prudentialfunds.com

The Fund’s annualized expense ratios for the six-month period ended February 29, 2016, are as follows:

Class	Gross Operating Expenses (%)	Net Operating Expenses (%)
A	1.11	1.11
C	1.86	1.86
Q	0.76	0.76
Z	0.86	0.86

Net operating expenses shown above reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Additional information on Fund expenses and any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements can be found in the “Financial Highlights” tables in this report and in the Notes to the Financial Statements in this report.

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 9

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    94.6%
BANK LOANS(a)    3.0%
Building Materials & Construction    0.2%
Materis CHRYSO SA (France)	4.750%		08/13/21		EUR 3,000	$	3,180,616
Cable    0.1%
CSC Holdings LLC	3.107		04/17/20		1,496		1,482,448
Chemicals    0.9%
Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc.	3.750		02/01/20		2,237		2,209,723
MacDermid, Inc.	5.500		06/07/20		11,783		10,722,412
							12,932,135
Foods    0.4%
Agrokor DD Spv2 (Croatia), PIK	9.500		06/04/18		EUR 4,000		4,103,390
Jacobs Douwe Egberts (Netherlands)	4.250		07/02/22		EUR 1,447		1,544,793
							5,648,183
Metals    0.2%
Murray Energy Corp.	7.500		04/16/20		5,969		2,382,193
Supermarkets    0.2%
Albertson’s LLC	5.500		03/21/19		3,299		3,247,631
Technology    0.7%
BMC Software Finance, Inc.	5.000		09/10/20		7,611		6,069,487
Kronos, Inc.	9.750		04/30/20		3,541		3,431,668
							9,501,155
Telecommunications    0.3%
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.	5.000		10/24/22		4,627		4,302,877
TOTAL BANK LOANS (cost $50,499,131)							42,677,238
CORPORATE BONDS    91.5%
Airlines    1.0%
Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2012-3, Class C	6.125		04/29/18		6,725		6,943,562
United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-071A, Class A	6.636		07/02/22		7,109		7,464,343
							14,407,905

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 11

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Auto Manufacturers    0.3%
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	4.500%		04/15/20		1,925	$	1,896,125
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC (United Kingdom), Gtd. Notes, 144A	4.250		11/15/19		2,125		2,135,625
							4,031,750
Auto Parts & Equipment    1.3%
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes	5.125		02/15/19		1,282		1,272,385
Gtd. Notes	7.750		11/15/19		7,188		7,655,220
Schaeffler Holding Finance BV (Germany),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A	6.250		11/15/19		2,350		2,446,937
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A	6.875		08/15/18		6,425		6,585,625
ZF North America Capital, Inc. (Germany), Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)	4.000		04/29/20		500		503,125
							18,463,292
Beverages    0.6%
Cott Beverages, Inc. (Canada), Gtd. Notes(b)	6.750		01/01/20		8,625		9,077,813
Building Materials    2.8%
Cemex Espana SA Luxembourg (Mexico), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	9.875		04/30/19		4,000		4,198,400
Cemex SAB de CV (Mexico), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	9.500		06/15/18		2,500		2,650,000
Standard Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $1,475,000; purchased 02/18/16)(c)(d)	5.125		02/15/21		1,475		1,504,500
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	8.500		04/15/22		3,550		3,532,250
U.S. Concrete, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes(b)	8.500		12/01/18		15,575		16,120,125
USG Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	6.300		11/15/16		4,090		4,217,812
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	9.750		01/15/18		7,000		7,796,250
							40,019,337
Chemicals    2.8%
Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc./Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV, Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)	7.375		05/01/21		25,130		26,700,625
Chemtura Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)	5.750		07/15/21		2,991		2,946,135
Hexion, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes	8.875		02/01/18		3,750		2,484,375

See Notes to Financial Statements.

12

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Chemicals (cont’d.)
Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP/Rentech Nitrogen Finance Corp., Sec’d. Notes, 144A	6.500%		04/15/21		2,980	$	2,801,200
Unifrax I LLC/Unifrax Holding Co., Gtd. Notes, 144A (original cost $6,917,735; purchased 01/31/13 - 06/30/14)(c)(d)	7.500		02/15/19		6,583		5,068,910
							40,001,245
Commercial Services    2.4%
Hertz Corp. (The), Gtd. Notes(b)	7.500		10/15/18		5,716		5,787,450
Laureate Education, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)	9.250		09/01/19		6,700		3,417,000
Safway Group Holding LLC/Safway Finance Corp., Sec’d. Notes, 144A	7.000		05/15/18		9,272		9,387,900
Service Corp. International, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	7.625		10/01/18		11,770		13,123,550
United Rentals North America, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)	8.250		02/01/21		2,364		2,482,200
							34,198,100
Computers    0.3%
Denali International LLC/Denali Finance Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	5.625		10/15/20		3,800		3,997,562
Distribution/Wholesale    0.6%
HD Supply, Inc., Gtd. Notes	11.500		07/15/20		7,500		8,287,500
Rexel SA (France), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	5.250		06/15/20		875		879,375
							9,166,875
Diversified Financial Services    2.2%
Ally Financial, Inc., Sub. Notes	8.000		12/31/18		2,550		2,773,125
CoreLogic, Inc., Gtd. Notes	7.250		06/01/21		7,141		7,417,714
International Lease Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	8.875		09/01/17		1,600		1,718,000
KCG Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	6.875		03/15/20		1,750		1,478,750
Navient Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN	8.000		03/25/20		150		148,125
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN(b)	8.450		06/15/18		7,350		7,832,380
OneMain Financial Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.750		12/15/19		10,075		9,533,469
							30,901,563
Electric    4.4%
AES Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	3.635(a)		06/01/19		1,725		1,638,750
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	7.375		07/01/21		2,772		2,889,810
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	8.000		06/01/20		182		199,745

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 13

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Electric (cont’d.)
DPL, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	6.500%		10/15/16		405	$	410,063
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	6.750		10/01/19		2,997		3,004,492
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	7.250		10/15/21		5,350		5,256,375
Dynegy, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)	6.750		11/01/19		13,750		12,744,531
GenOn Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	7.875		06/15/17		3,750		3,121,875
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	9.500		10/15/18		6,453		4,194,450
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	9.875		10/15/20		3,463		2,095,115
Melton Renewable Energy PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS	6.750		02/01/20	GBP	2,093		2,883,315
Mirant Mid-Atlantic Trust, Pass-Through Certificates, Series B	9.125		06/30/17		5,307		5,068,385
NRG Energy, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)	7.625		01/15/18		12,500		12,953,125
Gtd. Notes(b)	7.875		05/15/21		2,000		1,887,500
Gtd. Notes(b)	8.250		09/01/20		4,375		4,178,125
NRG REMA LLC, Pass-Through Certificates, Series B(c)(e)	9.237		07/02/17		251		246,428
							62,772,084
Electrical Components & Equipment    0.7%
Anixter, Inc., Gtd. Notes	5.625		05/01/19		6,776		7,080,920
International Wire Group Holdings, Inc., Sec’d. Notes, 144A	8.500		10/15/17		3,150		3,118,500
							10,199,420
Electronics    0.2%
Jabil Circuit, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	7.750		07/15/16		150		152,813
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	8.250		03/15/18		2,300		2,489,750
							2,642,563
Engineering & Construction    0.2%
Michael Baker International LLC/CDL Acquisition Co., Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	8.250		10/15/18		3,260		2,771,000
Entertainment    8.1%
CCM Merger, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A (original cost $9,593,650; purchased 09/04/13 - 02/08/16)(b)(c)(d)	9.125		05/01/19		9,105		9,264,337

See Notes to Financial Statements.

14

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Entertainment (cont’d.)
Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)	5.250 %		03/15/21		10,040	$	10,378,850
Cinemark USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)	7.375		06/15/21		5,875		6,154,063
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)	4.375		11/01/18		6,425		6,465,156
Gtd. Notes(b)	4.875		11/01/20		7,748		7,842,526
Greektown Holdings LLC/Greektown Mothership Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	8.875		03/15/19		4,992		4,867,200
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., Gtd. Notes	8.875		06/15/20		17,717		18,602,850
NAI Entertainment Holdings/NAI Entertainment Holdings Finance Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $8,784,018; purchased 07/30/13 - 08/04/15)(c)(d)	5.000		08/01/18		8,567		8,652,670
National CineMedia LLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes	6.000		04/15/22		1,275		1,326,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	7.875		07/15/21		5,500		5,706,250
Peninsula Gaming LLC/Peninsula Gaming Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A	8.375		02/15/18		13,021		13,216,315
Penn National Gaming, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	5.875		11/01/21		900		875,808
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Gtd. Notes	7.500		04/15/21		5,400		5,616,000
Gtd. Notes(b)	8.750		05/15/20		5,966		6,227,012
Scientific Games Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)	8.125		09/15/18		12,360		9,640,800
							114,835,837
Food    2.8%
Bertin SA/Bertin Finance Ltd. (Brazil), Gtd. Notes, 144A	10.250		10/05/16		2,900		2,972,500
Diamond Foods, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A	7.000		03/15/19		11,360		11,757,600
Iceland Bondco PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	4.841(a)		07/15/20	GBP	2,254		2,613,306
JBS SA (Brazil), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	10.500		08/04/16		1,940		1,983,650
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, RegS	10.500		08/04/16		1,500		1,533,750
JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance, Inc. (Brazil), Gtd. Notes, 144A (original cost $6,201,914; purchased 06/17/14 - 12/09/15)(c)(d)	7.250		06/01/21		5,827		5,637,623
Shearer’s Foods LLC/Chip Finance Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	9.000		11/01/19		7,230		7,609,575
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	7.750		07/01/17		2,825		3,008,625
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	5.250		08/01/18		2,702		2,749,285
							39,865,914

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 15

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Food Service    0.1%
Aramark Services, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)	5.750 %		03/15/20		907	$	936,478
Forest Products & Paper    0.5%
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (Ireland), Gtd. Notes, 144A	4.875		09/15/18		4,150		4,286,950
Tembec Industries, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	9.000		12/15/19		3,275		2,112,375
							6,399,325
Gas    0.2%
AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	6.500		05/20/21		2,425		2,418,938
Healthcare-Products    1.4%
ConvaTec Healthcare E SA (Luxembourg), Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)	10.500		12/15/18		10,784		11,053,600
IDH Finance PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	5.573(a)		12/01/18	GBP	2,000		2,741,938
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, MTN, 144A	6.000		12/01/18	GBP	1,000		1,372,360
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)	4.875		04/15/20		5,375		5,321,250
							20,489,148
Healthcare-Services    5.7%
Centene Escrow Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	5.625		02/15/21		4,625		4,833,125
Cerba European Lab SAS (France), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS	7.000		02/01/20	EUR	3,300		3,696,471
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)	7.125		07/15/20		6,550		5,895,000
Gtd. Notes(b)	8.000		11/15/19		21,852		20,650,140
HCA Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	6.250		02/15/21		2,000		2,115,000
HCA, Inc., Gtd. Notes	8.000		10/01/18		9,358		10,521,948
Sr. Sec’d. Notes	4.250		10/15/19		4,600		4,738,000
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., Gtd. Notes	8.000		01/15/20		7,382		6,828,350
Select Medical Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)	6.375		06/01/21		3,250		2,925,000
Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes(b)	6.250		11/01/18		8,200		8,630,500
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	5.000		03/01/19		1,700		1,623,500
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	6.750		02/01/20		2,300		2,208,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	8.000		08/01/20		1,000		1,010,000

See Notes to Financial Statements.

16

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Healthcare-Services (cont’d.)
Voyage Care Bondco PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS	6.500 %		08/01/18	GBP	4,000	$	5,428,758
							81,103,792
Holding Companies - Diversified    0.3%
Carlson Travel Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A (original cost $4,679,875; purchased 06/26/14 - 08/04/14)(c)(d)	7.500		08/15/19		4,650		4,045,500
Home Builders    6.0%
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)	5.750		06/15/19		5,925		4,769,625
Gtd. Notes	7.500		09/15/21		3,600		2,664,000
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(b)	6.625		04/15/18		14,596		14,668,980
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)	6.500		12/15/20		5,675		5,164,250
CalAtlantic Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	8.375		05/15/18		15,066		16,534,935
D.R. Horton, Inc., Gtd. Notes	6.500		04/15/16		100		100,338
KB Home, Gtd. Notes	4.750		05/15/19		14,729		14,066,195
Lennar Corp.,
Gtd. Notes(b)	4.500		06/15/19		4,200		4,318,104
Gtd. Notes(b)	4.500		11/15/19		8,125		8,373,787
Gtd. Notes	4.750		04/01/21		2,600		2,613,000
Gtd. Notes	6.950		06/01/18		125		133,750
M/I Homes, Inc., Gtd. Notes	6.750		01/15/21		3,850		3,724,875
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes	4.000		12/31/18		500		511,250
William Lyon Homes, Inc., Gtd. Notes	5.750		04/15/19		1,227		1,116,570
Gtd. Notes	8.500		11/15/20		5,875		5,845,625
							84,605,284
Internet    0.7%
Ancestry.com, Inc., Gtd. Notes	11.000		12/15/20		8,126		8,552,615
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., Gtd. Notes	10.125		07/01/20		846		907,335
							9,459,950
Iron/Steel    1.5%
AK Steel Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes(b)	8.750		12/01/18		5,975		5,437,250
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	5.500		02/25/17		8,162		8,223,215
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	6.125		06/01/18		1,607		1,577,046
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	10.850		06/01/19		4,000		4,210,000
United States Steel Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	7.000		02/01/18		1,926		1,521,540
							20,969,051

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 17

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Leisure Time    0.8%
NCL Corp. Ltd., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(b)	4.625 %		11/15/20		3,225	$	3,136,313
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(b)	5.250		11/15/19		5,450		5,450,000
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	7.250		03/15/18		2,000		2,135,000
							10,721,313
Lodging    3.7%
Boyd Gaming Corp., Gtd. Notes	9.000		07/01/20		2,550		2,690,250
Golden Nugget Escrow, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	8.500		12/01/21		2,235		2,134,425
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, Gtd. Notes(b)	5.625		10/15/21		2,250		2,334,375
MGM Resorts International, Gtd. Notes	7.625		01/15/17		11,070		11,526,637
Gtd. Notes	8.625		02/01/19		13,481		15,267,232
Gtd. Notes	10.000		11/01/16		8,080		8,453,700
Station Casinos LLC, Gtd. Notes	7.500		03/01/21		8,950		9,341,563
							51,748,182
Machinery-Construction & Mining    0.3%
Terex Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)	6.000		05/15/21		2,230		2,107,350
Gtd. Notes	6.500		04/01/20		2,900		2,755,000
							4,862,350
Machinery-Diversified    0.9%
Case New Holland Industrial, Inc. (United Kingdom), Gtd. Notes	7.875		12/01/17		2,570		2,738,335
Cleaver-Brooks, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $6,750,000; purchased 03/21/14 - 02/26/16)(c)(d)	8.750		12/15/19		7,000		6,492,500
SPX FLOW, Inc., Gtd. Notes	6.875		09/01/17		3,431		3,525,352
							12,756,187
Media    10.4%
AMC Networks, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)	7.750		07/15/21		17,973		19,006,447
Cablevision Systems Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	7.750		04/15/18		4,370		4,490,175
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	8.625		09/15/17		12,815		13,622,345
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)	6.500		04/30/21		20,245		21,042,147
Gtd. Notes(b)	7.000		01/15/19		5,640		5,762,388
Gtd. Notes(b)	7.375		06/01/20		5,777		6,010,969

See Notes to Financial Statements.

18

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Media (cont’d.)
Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	6.375 %		09/15/20		10,342	$	10,122,232
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes, Series A	7.625		03/15/20		525		427,219
Cogeco Communications, Inc. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A	4.875		05/01/20		1,340		1,353,400
CSC Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	7.625		07/15/18		818		871,170
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	7.875		02/15/18		1,750		1,863,750
DISH DBS Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)	4.250		04/01/18		5,195		5,233,963
Gtd. Notes	4.625		07/15/17		3,000		3,067,500
Gtd. Notes(b)	7.875		09/01/19		5,509		5,967,569
Entercom Radio LLC, Gtd. Notes(b)	10.500		12/01/19		9,282		9,537,255
Harron Communications LP/Harron Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $12,018,750; purchased 04/14/15 - 06/24/15)(c)(d)	9.125		04/01/20		11,000		11,536,250
Numericable-SFR SAS (France), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)	4.875		05/15/19		4,675		4,672,663
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Gtd. Notes	5.375		04/01/21		2,140		2,169,425
Gtd. Notes	6.375		11/01/21		1,404		1,456,650
Univision Communications, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A (original cost $4,634,875; purchased 09/08/15 - 02/17/16)(c)(d)	8.500		05/15/21		4,500		4,522,500
UPCB Finance V Ltd. (Netherlands), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	7.250		11/15/21		13,533		14,328,381
							147,064,398
Mining    1.4%
Alamos Gold, Inc. (Canada), Sec’d. Notes, 144A	7.750		04/01/20		500		423,750
Alcoa, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	5.720		02/23/19		1,800		1,822,500
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	6.750		07/15/18		4,000		4,170,000
Lundin Mining Corp. (Canada), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)	7.500		11/01/20		7,250		6,416,250
New Gold, Inc. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)	7.000		04/15/20		2,750		2,306,562
Teck Resources Ltd. (Canada), Gtd. Notes(b)	3.150		01/15/17		4,748		4,581,820
							19,720,882
Miscellaneous Manufacturing    1.7%
Bombardier, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(b)	4.750		04/15/19		6,650		5,303,375
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(b)	7.500		03/15/18		1,586		1,514,630
Koppers, Inc., Gtd. Notes	7.875		12/01/19		16,827		16,574,595
							23,392,600

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 19

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Oil & Gas    0.4%
Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.500 %		08/01/20		1,600	$	1,528,000
Western Refining, Inc., Gtd. Notes	6.250		04/01/21		2,447		1,957,600
WPX Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	7.500		08/01/20		2,850		1,795,500
							5,281,100
Oil & Gas Services    0.2%
PHI, Inc., Gtd. Notes	5.250		03/15/19		650		533,000
SESI LLC, Gtd. Notes	6.375		05/01/19		2,925		1,996,313
							2,529,313
Packaging & Containers    5.3%
AEP Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	8.250		04/15/19		12,534		12,784,680
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC (Ireland), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(b)	9.125		10/15/20		2,000		2,065,000
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc. (Ireland), Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)	6.250		01/31/19		1,400		1,368,500
Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.750		01/31/21		3,700		3,473,375
Gtd. Notes, 144A	9.125		10/15/20		6,842		7,055,812
Ball Corp., Gtd. Notes	3.500		12/15/20	EUR	1,450		1,624,712
Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA/Beverage Packaging Holdings II Is (New Zealand), Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.000		06/15/17		1,625		1,618,906
Coveris Holdings SA (Luxembourg), Gtd. Notes, 144A	7.875		11/01/19		1,400		1,113,000
Greif, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	6.750		02/01/17		4,262		4,400,515
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	7.750		08/01/19		10,960		12,138,200
Owens-Illinois, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)	7.800		05/15/18		4,829		5,287,755
PaperWorks Industries, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)	9.500		08/15/19		7,200		6,066,000
Plastipak Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $5,895,766; purchased 11/04/15 - 02/09/16)(c)(d)	6.500		10/01/21		6,002		5,761,920
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC (New Zealand), Gtd. Notes(b)	9.875		08/15/19		6,850		7,055,500
Sealed Air Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)	6.500		12/01/20		2,365		2,648,800
							74,462,675
Pharmaceuticals    1.6%
Capsugel SA, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A(b)	7.000		05/15/19		6,525		6,533,156
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	6.375		10/15/20		2,300		2,110,250

See Notes to Financial Statements.

20

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Pharmaceuticals (cont’d.)
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)	5.375 %		03/15/20		7,925	$	7,172,125
Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)	6.750		08/15/18		891		859,815
Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)	7.500		07/15/21		6,150		5,796,375
							22,471,721
Pipelines    0.2%
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $3,247,125; purchased 01/10/13 - 05/26/15)(b)(c)(d)	6.000		01/15/19		3,100		2,898,500
Real Estate    0.5%
Grainger PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS	5.000		12/16/20	GBP	3,150		4,478,036
Realogy Group LLC /Realogy Co-issuer Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.250		12/01/21		2,900		2,947,125
							7,425,161
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)    0.5%
DuPont Fabros Technology LP, Gtd. Notes	5.875		09/15/21		4,150		4,316,000
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes	6.375		02/15/22		2,650		2,729,500
							7,045,500
Retail    3.2%
AmeriGas Finance LLC/AmeriGas Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes	6.750		05/20/20		1,000		1,015,000
Claire’s Stores, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)	9.000		03/15/19		8,630		4,940,675
Dollar Tree, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)	5.250		03/01/20		1,175		1,233,750
Ferrellgas Partners LP/Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	8.625		06/15/20		2,950		2,566,500
Hot Topic, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $1,126,438; purchased 12/10/13 - 01/03/14)(c)(d)	9.250		06/15/21		1,075		989,000
L Brands, Inc., Gtd. Notes	8.500		06/15/19		2,195		2,570,894
Landry’s, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A (original cost $19,741,557; purchased 05/27/14 - 02/22/16)(c)(d)	9.375		05/01/20		18,315		19,184,962
THOM Europe SAS (France), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	7.375		07/15/19	EUR	6,000		6,722,945
Yum! Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	3.875		11/01/20		5,700		5,486,250
							44,709,976

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 21

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Semiconductors    1.5%
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)	5.000 %		05/15/21		5,322	$	5,508,270
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	6.000		01/15/22		15,110		16,035,487
							21,543,757
Software    3.9%
Activision Blizzard, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)	5.625		09/15/21		1,357		1,426,546
Audatex North America, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.000		06/15/21		16,865		17,033,650
Emdeon, Inc., Gtd. Notes	11.000		12/31/19		17,000		17,425,000
First Data Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)	6.750		11/01/20		6,975		7,362,113
Infor US, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $11,865,710; purchased 08/11/15 - 02/03/16)(c)(d)	5.750		08/15/20		11,809		11,897,567
							55,144,876
Telecommunications    7.4%
CenturyLink, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series Q	6.150		09/15/19		613		629,858
Clearwire Communications LLC/Clearwire Finance, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	14.750		12/01/16		4,000		4,330,000
CommScope Holding Co., Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A(b)	6.625		06/01/20		14,977		15,276,540
CommScope, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	4.375		06/15/20		6,605		6,720,587
Frontier Communications Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	8.125		10/01/18		1,150		1,190,250
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Luxembourg), Gtd. Notes(b)	7.250		04/01/19		11,592		8,983,800
Gtd. Notes(b)	7.250		10/15/20		2,815		1,942,350
Interoute Finco PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	7.375		10/15/20	EUR	2,500		2,822,984
Level 3 Financing, Inc., Gtd. Notes	6.125		01/15/21		2,121		2,216,445
Gtd. Notes	7.000		06/01/20		10,054		10,544,132
Sprint Communications, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)	9.000		11/15/18		4,310		4,474,211
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)	8.375		08/15/17		9,192		8,939,220
T-Mobile USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)	6.542		04/28/20		2,475		2,561,625
Gtd. Notes	6.625		11/15/20		1,000		1,040,000
TBG Global Pte Ltd. (Indonesia), Gtd. Notes, RegS	4.625		04/03/18		400		395,120
Telecom Italia Capital SA (Italy), Gtd. Notes	6.999		06/04/18		1,470		1,587,600
Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)	6.000		05/15/17		16,775		16,795,969

See Notes to Financial Statements.

22

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Telecommunications (cont’d.)
Vimpel Communications Via VIP Finance Ireland Ltd. OJSC (Russia), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	9.125 %		04/30/18		1,000	$	1,086,632
Wind Acquisition Finance SA (Italy), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	3.856(a)		07/15/20		EUR 2,000		2,061,486
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	6.500		04/30/20		675		683,438
Windstream Services LLC, Gtd. Notes(b)	7.875		11/01/17		10,422		10,917,045
							105,199,292
Transportation    0.5%
XPO Logistics, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(b)	7.875		09/01/19		7,075		7,304,938
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (cost $1,354,940,172)							1,294,062,447
FOREIGN AGENCY    0.1%
Petrobras Global Finance BV (Brazil), Gtd. Notes (cost $1,635,762)	2.000		05/20/16		1,650		1,644,225
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $1,407,075,065)							1,338,383,910
				Shares
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    26.2%
AFFILIATED MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND
Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund (cost $369,900,098; includes $290,236,938 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(f)(g)(Note 3)					369,900,098		369,900,098
TOTAL INVESTMENTS    120.8% (cost $1,776,975,163)(Note 5)							1,708,284,008
Liabilities in excess of other assets(h)    (20.8)%							(293,704,701	)
NET ASSETS    100.0%						$	1,414,579,307

The following abbreviations are used in the semi-annual 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.

RegS—Regulation S. Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S and may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

MTN—Medium Term Note

OTC—Over-the-counter

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 23

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

PIK—Payment-in-Kind

EUR—Euro

GBP—British Pound

# Principal amount shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.

(a) Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at February 29, 2016.

(b) All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $285,114,393; cash collateral of $290,236,938 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments. Securities on loan are subject to contractual netting arrangements.

(c) Indicates a security or securities that have been deemed illiquid.

(d) Indicates a restricted security; the aggregate original cost of the restricted securities is $102,932,413. The aggregate value of $97,456,739, is approximately 6.9% of net assets.

(e) Indicates a Level 3 security. The aggregate value of Level 3 securities is $246,428 and 0.02% of net assets.

(f) Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund.

(g) Represents security, or a portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

(h) Includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the following derivative contracts held at reporting period end:

Futures contracts outstanding at February 29, 2016:

Number of Contracts		Type	Expiration Date		Value at Trade Date		Value at February 29, 2016		Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)(1)
		Long Positions:
	25	2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes		Mar. 2016	$	5,437,922	$	5,464,453	$	26,531
	55	2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes		Jun. 2016		12,029,319		12,020,078		(9,241	)
	175	5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes		Jun. 2016		21,185,057		21,172,266		(12,791	)
	21	10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes		Mar. 2016		2,750,701		2,749,031		(1,670	)
	114	10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes		Jun. 2016		14,883,609		14,878,781		(4,828	)
									$	(1,999	)

(1) Cash of $600,000 has been segregated with JPMorgan Chase to cover requirements for open contracts at February 29, 2016.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at February 29, 2016:

Purchase Contracts	Counterparty	Notional Amount (000)		Value at Settlement Date		Current Value		Unrealized Depreciation
OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts:
British Pound,
Expiring 03/02/16	Bank of America	GBP	2,273	$	3,185,222	$	3,163,014	$	(22,208	)
Expiring 03/02/16	Goldman Sachs & Co.	GBP	11,970		16,677,762		16,660,962		(16,800	)
Euro,
Expiring 03/02/16	BNP Paribas	EUR	1,343		1,478,778		1,461,013		(17,765	)
Expiring 03/02/16	Goldman Sachs & Co.	EUR	23,141		25,506,199		25,174,243		(331,956	)
				$	46,847,961	$	46,459,232	$	(388,729	)

See Notes to Financial Statements.

24

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at February 29, 2016 (continued):

Sale Contracts	Counterparty	Notional Amount (000)		Value at Settlement Date		Current Value		Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts:
British Pound,
Expiring 03/02/16	Goldman Sachs & Co.	GBP	14,243	$	20,402,430	$	19,823,976	$	578,454
Expiring 04/04/16	Goldman Sachs & Co.	GBP	11,970		16,679,617		16,663,281		16,336
Expiring 04/04/16	Bank of America	GBP	1,706		2,365,858		2,375,265		(9,407	)
Euro,
Expiring 03/02/16	Goldman Sachs & Co.	EUR	24,484		26,580,407		26,635,256		(54,849	)
Expiring 04/04/16	Goldman Sachs & Co.	EUR	23,141		25,530,728		25,202,347		328,381
				$	91,559,040	$	90,700,125	$	858,915
								$	470,186

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—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 February 29, 2016 in valuing such portfolio securities:

	Level 1			Level 2		Level 3
Investments in Securities
Bank Loans	$	—		$	42,677,238	$	—
Corporate Bonds		—			1,293,816,019		246,428
Foreign Agency		—			1,644,225		—
Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund		369,900,098			—		—
Other Financial Instruments*
Futures Contracts		(1,999	)		—		—
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts		—			470,186		—
Total	$	369,898,099		$	1,338,607,668	$	246,428

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Portfolio 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.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 25

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund (including 20.5% of collateral for securities on loan)	26.2	%
Media	10.4
Entertainment	8.1
Telecommunications	7.7
Home Builders	6.0
Healthcare-Services	5.7
Packaging & Containers	5.3
Electric	4.4
Software	3.9
Chemicals	3.7
Lodging	3.7
Retail	3.2
Building Materials	2.8
Food	2.8
Commercial Services	2.4
Diversified Financial Services	2.2
Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1.7
Pharmaceuticals	1.6
Semiconductors	1.5
Iron/Steel	1.5
Healthcare-Products	1.4
Mining	1.4
Auto Parts & Equipment	1.3
Airlines	1.0
Machinery-Diversified	0.9
Leisure Time	0.8
Electrical Components & Equipment	0.7
Technology	0.7
Internet	0.7	%
Distribution/Wholesale	0.6
Beverages	0.6
Real Estate	0.5
Transportation	0.5
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)	0.5
Forest Products & Paper	0.5
Foods	0.4
Oil & Gas	0.4
Machinery-Construction & Mining	0.3
Holding Companies - Diversified	0.3
Auto Manufacturers	0.3
Computers	0.3
Supermarkets	0.2
Building Materials & Construction	0.2
Pipelines	0.2
Engineering & Construction	0.2
Electronics	0.2
Oil & Gas Services	0.2
Gas	0.2
Metals	0.2
Foreign Agency	0.1
Cable	0.1
Food Service	0.1
	120.8
Liabilities in excess of other assets	(20.8	)
	100.0	%

See Notes to Financial Statements.

26

The Fund invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary types of risk associated with these derivative instruments is foreign exchange risk and interest rate 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 February 29, 2016 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

	Asset Derivatives				Liability Derivatives
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value			Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Foreign exchange contracts	Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts	$	923,171		Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts	$	452,985
Interest rate contracts	Due from/to broker—variation margin futures		26,531	*	Due from/to broker—variation margin futures		28,530	*
		$	949,702			$	481,515

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation as reported in the schedule of open futures 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 February 29, 2016 are as follows:

Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value	Forward Currency Contracts*		Futures		Total
Foreign exchange contracts	$	2,283,556	$	—	$	2,283,556
Interest rate contracts		—		1,068,125		1,068,125
	$	2,283,556	$	1,068,125	$	3,351,681

* Included in net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions in the Statement of Operations.

Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value	Forward Currency Contracts*		Futures			Total
Foreign exchange contracts	$	637,056	$	—		$	637,056
Interest rate contracts		—		(1,999	)		(1,999	)
	$	637,056	$	(1,999	)	$	635,057

* Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies in the Statement of Operations.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 27

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities are as follows:

Futures Contracts— Long Positions(1)	Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts— Purchased(2)		Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts— Sold(2)
$18,762,203	$	42,006,542	$	82,389,509

(1) Value at Trade Date.

(2) Value at Settlement Date.

Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:

The Fund invested in OTC derivatives 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, where the legal right to set-off exists, is presented in the summary below.

Counterparty	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets(1)			Gross Amounts Available for Offset			Collateral Received(3)		Net Amount
Bank of America	$	—		$	—		$	—	$	—
BNP Paribas		—			—			—		—
Goldman Sachs & Co.		923,171			(403,605	)		—		519,566
	$	923,171
Counterparty	Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities(2)			Gross Amounts Available for Offset			Collateral Pledged(3)		Net Amount
Bank of America	$	(31,615	)	$	—		$	—	$	(31,615	)
BNP Paribas		(17,765	)		—			—		(17,765	)
Goldman Sachs & Co.		(403,605	)		403,605			—		—
	$	(452,985	)

(1) Includes unrealized appreciation on swaps and forwards, premiums paid on swap agreements and market value of purchased options.

(2) Includes unrealized depreciation on swaps and forwards, premiums received on swap agreements and market value of written options.

(3) Amounts shown reflect actual collateral received or pledged by the Fund. Such amounts are applied up to 100% of the Fund’s OTC derivative exposure by counterparty.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

28

PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS, A PGIM BUSINESS  |  MUTUAL FUNDS

Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)

SEMIANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund

Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)

as of February 29, 2016

Assets
Investments at value, including securities on loan of $285,114,393:
Unaffiliated investments (cost $1,407,075,065)	$	1,338,383,910
Affiliated investments (cost $369,900,098)		369,900,098
Cash		51,041
Deposit with Broker for futures		600,000
Dividends and interest receivable		25,579,628
Receivable for Fund shares sold		18,104,880
Receivable for investments sold		2,624,125
Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts		923,171
Due from broker—variation margin futures		39,396
Prepaid expenses		6,793
Total assets		1,756,213,042
Liabilities
Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan		290,236,938
Payable for investments purchased		43,510,657
Payable for Fund shares reacquired		4,735,671
Dividends payable		1,206,673
Management fee payable		749,411
Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts		452,985
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		432,848
Distribution fee payable		290,583
Affiliated transfer agent fee payable		17,969
Total liabilities		341,633,735
Net Assets	$	1,414,579,307
Net assets were comprised of:
Common stock, at par	$	1,600,593
Paid-in capital in excess of par		1,569,152,086
		1,570,752,679
Distributions in excess of net investment income		(7,899,736	)
Accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions		(80,040,546	)
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currencies		(68,233,090	)
Net assets, February 29, 2016	$	1,414,579,307

See Notes to Financial Statements.

30

Class A
Net asset value and redemption price per share
($384,012,805 ÷ 43,453,492 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)	$	8.84
Maximum sales charge (3.25% of offering price)		0.30
Maximum offering price to public	$	9.14
Class C
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($280,987,279 ÷ 31,802,438 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)	$	8.84
Class Q
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($19,601,613 ÷ 2,217,168 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)	$	8.84
Class Z
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($729,977,610 ÷ 82,586,161 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)	$	8.84

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 31

Statement of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended February 29, 2016

Net Investment Income
Income
Interest income	$	37,466,710
Affiliated income from securities loaned, net		267,862
Affiliated dividend income		58,822
Total income		37,793,394
Expenses
Management fee		4,536,117
Distribution fee—Class A		449,455
Distribution fee—Class C		1,396,695
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $53,700)		610,000
Registration fees		129,000
Custodian’s fees and expenses		88,000
Shareholders’ reports		67,000
Legal fees and expenses		19,000
Audit fee		17,000
Directors’ fees		16,000
Commitment fee on syndicated credit agreement		15,000
Insurance expenses		8,000
Interest expense		465
Miscellaneous		8,081
Total expenses		7,359,813
Net investment income		30,433,581
Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investment And Foreign Currency Transactions
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment transactions		(16,889,331	)
Futures transactions		1,068,125
Foreign currency transactions		2,010,039
		(13,811,167	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments		(29,581,765	)
Futures		(1,999	)
Foreign currencies		626,697
		(28,957,067	)
Net loss on investment and foreign currency transactions		(42,768,234	)
Net Decrease In Net Assets Resulting From Operations	$	(12,334,653	)

See Notes to Financial Statements.

32

Statement of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)

	Six Months Ended February 29, 2016			Year Ended August 31, 2015
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations
Net investment income	$	30,433,581		$	63,820,402
Net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions		(13,811,167	)		(24,873,937	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies		(28,957,067	)		(31,434,230	)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		(12,334,653	)		7,512,235
Dividends from net investment income (Note 1)
Class A		(11,630,403	)		(23,809,565	)
Class C		(8,008,638	)		(16,414,851	)
Class Q		(692,498	)		(849,991	)
Class Z		(21,404,706	)		(43,993,700	)
		(41,736,245	)		(85,068,107	)
Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions) (Note 6)
Net proceeds from shares sold		492,889,832			707,876,725
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		33,907,863			68,803,234
Cost of shares reacquired		(384,671,333	)		(884,014,895	)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions		142,126,362			(107,334,936	)
Total increase (decrease)		88,055,464			(184,890,808	)
Net Assets:
Beginning of period		1,326,523,843			1,511,414,651
End of period(a)	$	1,414,579,307		$	1,326,523,843
(a) Includes undistributed net investment income of:	$	—		$	3,402,928

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 33

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 15 (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Company consists of two funds: Prudential High Yield Fund and Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund (the “Fund”). These financial statements relate to Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income.

Note 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-lnvestment 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 that are fair valued at the close of each day 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 Directors (the “Board”) has adopted Valuation Procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to Prudential Investments LLC (“PI” or “Manager). Under the current Valuation Procedures, the established Valuation Committee is responsible for supervising the valuation of portfolio securities and other assets. 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.

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 table following the Portfolio 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.

34

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.

Common and preferred stocks traded on foreign securities exchanges are 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. Such securities are valued using model prices to the extent that the valuation meets the established confidence level for each security. If the confidence level is not met or the vendor does not provide a model price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stocks discussed above.

Participatory notes (P-notes) are generally valued based upon the value of a related underlying security that trades actively in the market and 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.

Fixed income securities traded in the OTC market are generally valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors provide these prices after 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. Securities valued using such vendor prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Bank loans traded in the OTC market are generally valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors utilize broker/dealer quotations and provide prices based on the average of such quotations. Bank loans valued using such vendor prices are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

OTC derivative instruments are generally valued using pricing vendor services, which derive the valuation based on inputs such as underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates, and exchange rates. These instruments are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a multilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are generally valued at the daily settlement price determined by the respective exchange. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as the daily settlement price is not public.

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 35

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

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 investment adviser 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 mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.

Restricted and Illiquid Securities: Subject to the 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 expenses that would not be incurred 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 Directors of the Fund. 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.

36

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.

Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from holdings of foreign currencies, forward currency contracts, disposition 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.

Cross Currency Exchange Contracts: 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.

Concentration of Risk: The ability of debt securities issuers (other than those issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government) held by the Fund to meet its 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 U.S. companies 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.

Forward 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 between two parties. 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. The contracts are valued daily at current exchange rates and any unrealized gain (loss) is included in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on 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 foreign currency transactions. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 37

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

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 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.

Swap Agreements: The Fund may enter into credit default, interest rate, total return and other forms of swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. Swap agreements are negotiated in the OTC market and may be executed either directly with counterparty (“OTC-Traded”) or through a central clearing facility, such as a registered commodities exchange (“Exchange-Traded”). Swap agreements are valued daily at current market value and any change in value is included in the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments. Centrally cleared swaps pay or receive an amount, known as “variation margin”, based on daily changes in the valuation of a swap contract. Payments received or paid by the Fund are recorded as realized gains (losses) upon termination or maturity of the swap. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swap agreements outstanding at period end, if any, are listed on the Portfolio of Investments.

Credit Default Swaps: Credit default swaps (“CDS’’) involve one party (the protection buyer) making a stream of payments to another party (the protection seller) in exchange for the right to receive a specified payment in the event of a default or as a result of a default (collectively a “credit event”) for the referenced entity (typically corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging country) on its obligation; or in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising a credit index.

The Fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund entered into credit default swaps to provide a measure of protection against defaults or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default or the reference entity’s credit soundness. CDS contracts generally trade based on a spread which represents the cost a protection buyer has to pay the protection seller. The protection buyer is said to be short the credit as the value of the contract rises the more the credit deteriorates. The value of the CDS contract increases for the protection buyer if the spread increases. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk for purchased credit default swaps is the inability of the counterparty to honor the contract up to the notional value due to a credit event.

As a seller of protection on credit default swap agreements, the Fund generally receives an agreed upon payment from the buyer of protection throughout the term of the swap, provided no credit event occurs.

38

As the seller, the Fund effectively increases its investment risk because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund may be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.

The maximum amount of the payment that the Fund, as a seller of protection, could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be equal to the notional amount of the underlying security or index contract as a result of a credit event. This potential amount will be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements which the Fund entered for the same referenced entity or index. As a buyer of protection, the Fund generally receives an amount up to the notional value of the swap if a credit event occurs.

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging country as of period end are disclosed in the footnotes to the Portfolio of Investments, if applicable. These spreads serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of default risk for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to enter into the agreement. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting values serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk. Wider credit spreads and increasing market value in absolute terms, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

Master Netting Arrangements: 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 Portfolio. 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 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,

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 39

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the 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, are presented in the Portfolio of Investments. Collateral pledged by the Fund is segregated by the Fund’s custodian and identified in the Portfolio 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 exchanged, 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 February 29, 2016, the Fund has not met conditions under such agreements, which give the counterparty the right to call for an early termination.

Forward currency contracts, 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.

40

Payment in Kind Securities: Certain fixed income Portfolios may invest in 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. The interest rate on PIK debt is paid out over time.

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 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. 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 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 that may occur during the term of the loan.

Loan Participations: The Fund may invest in loan participations, another type of restricted security. When the Fund purchases a loan participation, the Fund typically enters into a contractual relationship with the lender or third party selling such participations (“Selling Participant”), but not the borrower. As a result, the Fund assumes the credit risk of the borrower, the Selling Participant and any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. The Fund may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the senior loan in which it has purchased the loan participation.

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 identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend 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 the accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual.

Net investment income or loss (other than distribution fees, which are charged directly to the respective class and transfer agency fees specific to Class Q shares which are charged to that share class) 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.

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 41

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Dividends and Distributions: The Fund declares daily and pays dividends of net investment income monthly and makes distributions of 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 gains are reclassified amongst undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gain (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

Taxes: For federal income tax purposes, 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 income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Estimates: The preparation of the 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.

Note 2. Agreements

The Fund has a management agreement with PI. Pursuant to this agreement, PI has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services. PI has entered into a subadvisory agreement with PGIM, Inc.. The subadvisory agreement provides that PGIM, Inc. will furnish investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Fund. In connection therewith, PGIM, Inc. is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Fund. PI pays for the services of PGIM, Inc., 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. Prior to January 4, 2016, PGIM, Inc. was known as Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (“PIM”).

The management fee paid to PI is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of .70% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $2 billion and .675% of the average daily net assets in excess of $2 billion. Prior to July 1, 2014, the management fee paid to PI was accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of .70% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

PI contractually agreed through December 31, 2014 to limit net annual Fund operating expenses (excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees, extraordinary and certain other expenses, including taxes, interest and brokerage commissions) of each class of shares to .90% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Effective January 1, 2015, this contractual expense limit was terminated.

42

The Fund has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C, Class Q and Class Z shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A and Class C 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 Q and Class Z shares of the Fund.

Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to .30% and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and C shares, respectively. PIMS contractually agreed to limit such fees to .25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares through March 8, 2015. Effective March 9, 2015, the Class A contractual distribution and service (12b-1) fees were reduced from .30% to .25% of the average daily net assets and the .05% contractual 12b-1 fee waiver was terminated.

PIMS has advised the Fund that it has received $404,260 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares, during the six months ended February 29, 2016. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to affiliated 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 February 29, 2016, it received $902 and $23,440 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A and Class C shareholders, respectively.

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

Note 3. Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

PGIM, Inc., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, is the Fund’s securities lending agent. Net earnings from securities lending are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated income from securities lending, net”. For the six months ended February 29, 2016, PGIM, Inc. has been compensated $64,099 for these services. Effective February 5, 2016, PGIM, Inc. is being paid no compensation for acting as the securities lending agent.

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

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 43

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

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 directors, and/or common officers. Such transactions are subject to ratification by the Board.

The Fund invests in the Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund (the “Core Fund”), a portfolio of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PI. Earnings from the Core Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income”. As of March 30, 2016, the Core Fund was repositioned as the Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund.

Note 4. Portfolio Securities

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities, other than short-term investments, for the six months ended February 29, 2016, were $417,022,360 and $335,381,598, respectively.

Note 5. Tax Information

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized depreciation as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:

Tax Basis	$	1,800,505,022
Appreciation		1,676,810
Depreciation		(93,897,824	)
Net Unrealized Depreciation	$	(92,221,014	)

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 August 31, 2016 of approximately $9,527,000 which can be carried forward for an unlimited period. No capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses.

The Fund elected to treat post-October capital losses of approximately $35,679,000 as having been incurred in the following fiscal year (August 31, 2016).

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

44

the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

Note 6. Capital

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class Q and Class Z shares. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 3.25%. Investors who purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares and redeem those shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1%, but are not subject to an initial sales charge. The Class A CDSC is waived for purchases by certain retirement or benefit plans. Class C shares sold within 12 months of purchase are subject to a CDSC of 1%. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class Q and Class Z shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are available only 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 is authorized to issue 1.1 billion shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, divided into four classes, designated Class A, Class C, Class Q and Class Z common stock. Of the authorized shares of common stock of the Fund, 225 million shares are designated for Class A common stock, 175 million shares are designated for Class C common stock, 250 million shares are designated for Class Q common stock and 450 million shares are designated for Class Z common stock.

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

Class A	Shares			Amount
Six months ended February 29, 2016:
Shares sold		12,472,556		$	111,723,595
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		1,020,659			9,169,999
Shares reacquired		(9,609,460	)		(86,545,720	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion		3,883,755			34,347,874
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)		191,270			1,708,310
Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)		(385,792	)		(3,492,667	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		3,689,233		$	32,563,517
Year ended August 31, 2015:
Shares sold		18,993,279		$	179,576,725
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		1,980,302			18,676,378
Shares reacquired		(22,297,696	)		(210,456,748	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion		(1,324,115	)		(12,203,645	)
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)		368,039			3,479,142
Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)		(1,840,221	)		(17,585,823	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(2,796,297	)	$	(26,310,326	)

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 45

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Class C	Shares			Amount
Six months ended February 29, 2016:
Shares sold		5,398,429		$	48,450,811
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		720,591			6,473,090
Shares reacquired		(5,271,864	)		(47,385,063	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion		847,156			7,538,838
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)		2,029			18,102
Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)		(204,575	)		(1,832,306	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		644,610		$	5,724,634
Year ended August 31, 2015:
Shares sold		10,141,711		$	95,921,687
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		1,381,553			13,025,422
Shares reacquired		(11,351,594	)		(107,095,423	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion		171,670			1,851,686
Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)		(365,355	)		(3,449,149	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(193,685	)	$	(1,597,463	)
Class Q
Six months ended February 29, 2016:
Shares sold		1,476,741		$	13,326,717
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		74,992			674,140
Shares reacquired**		(1,145,499	)		(10,182,407	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		406,234		$	3,818,450
Period* ended August 31, 2015:
Shares sold		2,380,380		$	22,434,988
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		93,124			875,633
Shares reacquired		(1,248,412	)		(11,714,200	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion		1,225,092			11,596,421
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)		585,842			5,618,230
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		1,810,934		$	17,214,651

46

Class Z	Shares			Amount
Six months ended February 29, 2016:
Shares sold		35,745,566		$	319,388,709
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		1,957,882			17,590,634
Shares reacquired		(26,758,957	)		(240,558,143	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion		10,944,491			96,421,200
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)		568,983			5,136,427
Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)		(171,997	)		(1,537,866	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		11,341,477		$	100,019,761
Year ended August 31, 2015:
Shares sold		43,434,849		$	409,943,325
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		3,840,463			36,225,801
Shares reacquired		(58,749,440	)		(554,748,524	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion		(11,474,128	)		(108,579,398	)
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)		2,187,341			20,870,393
Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)		(933,495	)		(8,932,793	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(10,220,282	)	$	(96,641,798	)

* Commenced operations October 27, 2014.

** Includes affiliated redemptions of 1,115 shares with a value of $10,143 for Class Q shares.

Note 7. Borrowings

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 8, 2015 through October 6, 2016. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of .11% of the unused portion of the SCA. Interest on any borrowings under the SCA is paid at contracted market rates. Prior to October 8, 2015, the Funds had another SCA that provided a commitment of $900 million and the Funds paid an annualized commitment fee of .075% of the unused portion of the SCA. The Fund’s portion of the commitment fee for the unused amount is accrued daily and paid quarterly.

The Fund utilized the SCA during the six months ended February 29, 2016. The average daily balance for the 10 days that the Fund had loans outstanding during the period was $1,151,500, borrowed at a weighted interest rate of 1.45%. The maximum loan balance outstanding during the period was $2,162,000. At February 29, 2016, the Fund did not have an outstanding loan balance.

Note 8. New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-07 regarding “Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share”. The amendments in this update are effective for the Fund for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. ASU No. 2015-07 will eliminate the requirement to categorize investments in the fair value

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 47

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

hierarchy if their fair value is measured at net asset value (“NAV”) per share (or its equivalent) using the practical expedient in the FASB’s fair value measurement guidance. Management has evaluated the implications of ASU No. 2015-07 and it has been determined that there is no impact on the financial statement disclosures.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01 regarding “Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”. The new guidance is intended to enhance the reporting model for financial instruments to provide users of financial statements with more decision-useful information and addresses certain aspects of the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. The new standard affects all entities that hold financial assets or owe financial liabilities. The new guidance is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2016-01 and its impact on the financial statements and disclosures has not yet been determined.

48

Financial Highlights (unaudited)

Class A Shares
	Six Months Ended February 29,			Year Ended August 31,						October 26, 2012(a)(b) through August 31,
	2016(b)			2015			2014(b)			2013
Per Share Operating Performance:
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period		$9.21			$9.73			$9.79			$10.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		.21			.44			.45			.34
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions		(.29	)		(.37	)		.09			(.09	)
Total from investment operations		(.08	)		.07			.54			.25
Less Dividends:
Dividends from net investment income		(.29	)		(.59	)		(.60	)		(.46	)
Net asset value, end of period		$8.84			$9.21			$9.73			$9.79
Total Return(c):		(.88)%			.72%			5.55%			2.50%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000)		$384,013			$366,345			$413,957			$173,606
Average net assets (000)		$361,504			$381,350			$354,627			$55,859
Ratios to average net assets(d):
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement(e)		1.11%	(f)		1.11%			1.09%			1.15%	(f)
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement(e)		1.11%	(f)		1.14%			1.14%			1.25%	(f)
Net investment income		4.73%	(f)		4.70%			4.63%			4.16%	(f)
Portfolio turnover rate		27%	(g)		56%			60%			30%	(g)

(a) Commencement of operations.

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c) 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.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Fund invests.

(e) The distributor of the Fund had contractually agreed to limit its distribution and service (12b-1) fees to .25% of the average net assets through March 8, 2015. Effective March 9, 2015, the contractual distribution and service (12b-1) fees were reduced from .30% to .25% of the average daily net assets and the .05% contractual 12b-1 fee waiver was terminated.

(f) Annualized.

(g) Not annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 49

Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

Class C Shares
	Six Months Ended February 29,			Year Ended August 31,						October 26, 2012(a)(b) through August 31,
	2016(b)			2015			2014(b)			2013
Per Share Operating Performance:
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period		$9.21			$9.73			$9.79			$10.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		.18			.37			.38			.28
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions		(.29	)		(.37	)		.08			(.10	)
Total from investment operations		(.11	)		-			.46			.18
Less Dividends:
Dividends from net investment income		(.26	)		(.52	)		(.52	)		(.39	)
Net asset value, end of period		$8.84			$9.21			$9.73			$9.79
Total Return(c):		(1.24)%			(.02)%			4.77%			1.83%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000)		$280,987			$286,999			$304,897			$75,539
Average net assets (000)		$280,864			$298,555			$194,085			$25,240
Ratios to average net assets(d):
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement		1.86%	(e)		1.86%			1.83%			1.90%	(e)
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement		1.86%	(e)		1.86%			1.83%			1.95%	(e)
Net investment income		3.98%	(e)		3.95%			3.86%			3.38%	(e)
Portfolio turnover rate		27%	(f)		56%			60%			30%	(f)

(a) Commencement of operations.

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c) 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.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Fund invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

50

Class Q Shares
	Six Months Ended February 29, 2016(b)			October 27, 2014(a) through August 31, 2015
Per Share Operating Performance:
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period		$9.22			$9.59
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		.23			.39
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions		(.30	)		(.24	)
Total from investment operations		(.07	)		.15
Less Dividends:
Dividends from net investment income		(.31	)		(.52	)
Net asset value, end of period		$8.84			$9.22
Total Return(c):		(.81)%			1.65%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000)		$19,602			$16,690
Average net assets (000)		$20,233			$15,387
Ratios to average net assets(d):
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement		.76%	(e)		.77%	(e)
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement		.76%	(e)		.77%	(e)
Net investment income		5.08%	(e)		4.77%	(e)
Portfolio turnover rate		27%	(f)		56%	(f)

(a) Commencement of operations.

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c) 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.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Fund invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund 51

Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

Class Z Shares
	Six Months Ended February 29,			Year Ended August 31,						October 26, 2012(a)(b) through August 31,
	2016(b)			2015			2014(b)			2013
Per Share Operating Performance:
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period		$9.21			$9.73			$9.79			$10.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		.22			.47			.48			.36
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions		(.29	)		(.38	)		.08			(.09	)
Total from investment operations		(.07	)		.09			.56			.27
Less Dividends:
Dividends from net investment income		(.30	)		(.61	)		(.62	)		(.48	)
Net asset value, end of period		$8.84			$9.21			$9.73			$9.79
Total Return(c):		(.75)%			.98%			5.82%			2.74%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000)		$729,978			$656,491			$792,560			$181,587
Average net assets (000)		$640,479			$675,793			$507,805			$69,695
Ratios to average net assets(d):
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement		.86%	(e)		.86%			.84%			.90%	(e)
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement		.86%	(e)		.86%			.84%			1.04%	(e)
Net investment income		4.98%	(e)		4.96%			4.89%			4.29%	(e)
Portfolio turnover rate		27%	(f)		56%			60%			30%	(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 portfolio in which the Fund invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

52

n    MAIL	n    TELEPHONE	n    WEBSITE
655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102	(800) 225-1852	www.prudentialfunds.com

PROXY VOTING

The Board of Directors 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.

DIRECTORS

Ellen S. Alberding • Kevin J. Bannon • Scott E. Benjamin • Linda W. Bynoe • Keith F. Hartstein • Michael S. Hyland • Stuart S. Parker • Richard A. Redeker • Stephen G. Stoneburn • 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 • Deborah A. Docs, Secretary • Chad A. Earnst, Chief Compliance Officer • Theresa C. Thompson, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer • Richard W. Kinville, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer • Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary • Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary • Amanda S. Ryan, 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	Prudential Investments LLC	655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102
INVESTMENT SUBADVISER	PGIM, Inc.	655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102
DISTRIBUTOR	Prudential Investment Management Services LLC	655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102
CUSTODIAN	The Bank of New York Mellon	One Wall 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.prudentialfunds.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.prudentialfunds.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 DIRECTORS

Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund, Prudential Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director 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

PRUDENTIAL SHORT DURATION HIGH YIELD INCOME FUND

SHARE CLASS	A	C	Q	Z
NASDAQ	HYSAX	HYSCX	HYSQX	HYSZX
CUSIP	74442J109	74442J208	74442J406	74442J307

MF216E2    0290834-00001-00

PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS, A PGIM BUSINESS  |  MUTUAL FUNDS

     Prudential High Yield Fund

SEMIANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 29, 2016

To enroll in e-delivery, go to prudentialfunds.com/edelivery

Objective: Current income, and capital appreciation as a secondary objective

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

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

The accompanying financial statements as of February 29, 2016, were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.

Mutual funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (PIMS), member SIPC. Prudential Fixed Income is a unit of PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), a registered investment adviser. PIMS and PGIM are Prudential Financial companies. ^©2016 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. The Prudential logo and the Rock symbol are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

2 Visit our website at prudentialfunds.com

Letter from the President

Dear Shareholder:

We hope you find the semiannual report for the Prudential High Yield Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period that ended February 29, 2016.

Since market conditions change over time, 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. Keep in mind, however, that diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

Prudential Investments^® is dedicated to helping you solve your toughest investment challenges—whether it’s capital growth, reliable income, or protection from market volatility and other risks. We offer the expertise of Prudential Financial’s affiliated asset managers that strive to be leaders in a broad range of funds to help you stay on course to the future you envision. They also manage money for major corporations and pension funds around the world, which means you benefit from the same expertise, innovation, and attention to risk demanded by today’s most sophisticated investors.

Thank you for choosing the Prudential Investments family of funds.

Sincerely,

Stuart S. Parker, President

Prudential High Yield Fund

April 15, 2016

Prudential High Yield Fund 3

Your Fund’s Performance (unaudited)

Performance data quoted represent 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.prudentialfunds.com or by calling (800) 225-1852.

Cumulative Total Returns (Without Sales Charges) as of 2/29/16
	Six Months (%)	One Year (%)	Five Years (%)	Ten Years (%)	Since Inception  (%)
Class A	–5.21	–6.43	22.01	83.31	—
Class B	–5.27	–6.73	19.05	74.83	—
Class C	–5.38	–6.96	17.59	72.69	—
Class Q	–4.84	–5.89	N/A	N/A	22.79 (10/31/11)
Class R	–5.32	–6.66	20.51	79.23	—
Class Z	–5.06	–6.15	23.46	88.45	—
Barclays US Corporate High Yield 1% Issuer Capped Index	–5.63	–8.38	21.72	87.62	—
Lipper High Yield Funds Average	–5.40	–7.58	16.97	66.76	—

4 Visit our website at prudentialfunds.com

Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 3/31/16
	One Year (%)	Five Years (%)	Ten Years (%)	Since Inception  (%)
Class A	–6.50	3.94	6.14	—
Class B	–7.19	4.23	6.11	—
Class C	–3.76	4.13	5.98	—
Class Q	–1.90	N/A	N/A	5.74 (10/31/11)
Class R	–2.33	4.64	6.41	—
Class Z	–1.81	5.19	6.93	—
Barclays US Corporate High Yield 1% Issuer Capped Index	–3.65	4.88	6.93	—
Lipper High Yield Funds Average	–4.01	3.83	5.55	—

Source: Prudential Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.

Inception returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 calendar years of returns.

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 Q	Class R	Class Z
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% on sales of $1 million or more made within 12 months of purchase	5% (Yr. 1) 4% (Yr. 2) 3% (Yr. 3) 2% (Yr. 4) 1% (Yr. 5) 1% (Yr. 6) 0% (Yr. 7)	1% 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)	.25%	.75%	1%	None	.75% (.50% currently)	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.

Prudential High Yield Fund 5

Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

Benchmark Definitions

Barclays US Corporate High Yield 1% Issuer Capped Index—The Barclays US Corporate High Yield 1% Issuer Capped Index (the Index) is an unmanaged index which covers the universe of US dollar-denominated, non-convertible, fixed rate, non-investment-grade debt. Issuers are capped at 1% of the Index. Index holdings must have at least one year to final maturity, at least $150 million par amount outstanding, and be publicly issued with a rating of Ba1 or lower. The cumulative total return for the Index measured from the month-end closest to the inception date for Class Q shares through 2/29/16 is 20.63%. The average annual total return for the Index measured from the month-end closest to the inception date for Class Q shares through 3/31/16 is 5.41%.

Lipper High Yield Funds Average—The Lipper High Yield Funds Average (Lipper Average) is based on the average return of all funds in the Lipper High Yield Funds category for the periods noted. Funds in the Lipper Average aim at high (relative) current yield from fixed income securities, have no quality or maturity restrictions, and tend to invest in lower-grade debt issues. The cumulative total return for the Lipper Average measured from the month-end closest to the inception date for Class Q shares through 2/29/16 is 17.59%. The average annual total return for the Lipper Average measured from the month-end closest to the inception date for Class Q shares through 3/31/16 is 4.53%.

Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. The returns for the Index 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, but not sales charges or taxes. The Since Inception returns for the Index and the Lipper Average are measured from the closest month-end to the inception date for the indicated share class.

Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 2/29/16 (%)
BBB	4.2
BB	38.8
B	40.9
CCC	12.7
C	0.0
Not Rated	0.1
Cash/Cash Equivalents	3.4
Total Investments	100.0

Source: PGIM, Inc.

Credit ratings reflect the highest rating assigned by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) such as Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (Moody’s), Standard & Poor’s (S&P), or Fitch, Inc. (Fitch). Credit ratings reflect the common nomenclature used by both S&P and Fitch. Where applicable, ratings are converted to the comparable S&P/Fitch rating tier nomenclature. These rating agencies are independent and are widely used. The Not Rated category consists of securities that have not been rated by a NRSRO. Credit ratings are subject to change. Values may not sum to 100.0% due to rounding.

6 Visit our website at prudentialfunds.com

Distributions and Yields as of 2/29/16
	Total Distributions Paid for Six Months ($)	SEC 30-Day Subsidized Yield* (%)	SEC 30-Day Unsubsidized Yield** (%)
Class A	0.16	7.67	7.67
Class B	0.15	7.53	7.53
Class C	0.14	7.29	7.29
Class Q	0.17	8.40	8.40
Class R	0.16	7.78	7.53
Class Z	0.17	8.26	8.26

*SEC 30-Day Subsidized Yield (%)—A standardized yield calculation created by the Securities and Exchange Commission, it reflects the income earned during a 30-day period, after the deduction of the fund’s net expenses (net of any expense waivers or reimbursements).

**SEC 30-Day Unsubsidized Yield (%)—A standardized yield calculation created by the Securities and Exchange Commission, it reflects the income earned during a 30-day period, after the deduction of the Fund’s gross expenses.

Prudential High Yield Fund 7

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 invested on September 1, 2015, at the beginning of the period, and held through the six-month period ended February 29, 2016. 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 Prudential Investments funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your

8 Visit our website at prudentialfunds.com

Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period 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.

Prudential High Yield Fund		Beginning  Account Value September 1, 2015		Ending  Account Value February 29, 2016		Annualized Expense Ratio Based on the Six-Month Period			Expenses  Paid During the Six-Month Period*
Class A	Actual	$	1,000.00	$	947.90		0.83	%	$	4.02
	Hypothetical	$	1,000.00	$	1,020.74		0.83	%	$	4.17
Class B	Actual	$	1,000.00	$	947.30		1.33	%	$	6.44
	Hypothetical	$	1,000.00	$	1,018.25		1.33	%	$	6.67
Class C	Actual	$	1,000.00	$	946.20		1.58	%	$	7.65
	Hypothetical	$	1,000.00	$	1,017.01		1.58	%	$	7.92
Class Q	Actual	$	1,000.00	$	951.60		0.46	%	$	2.23
	Hypothetical	$	1,000.00	$	1,022.58		0.46	%	$	2.31
Class R	Actual	$	1,000.00	$	946.80		1.08	%	$	5.23
	Hypothetical	$	1,000.00	$	1,019.49		1.08	%	$	5.42
Class Z	Actual	$	1,000.00	$	949.40		0.58	%	$	2.81
	Hypothetical	$	1,000.00	$	1,021.98		0.58	%	$	2.92

*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 182 days in the six-month period ended February 29, 2016, and divided by the 366 days in the Fund's fiscal year ended August 31, 2016 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.

Prudential High Yield Fund 9

Fees and Expenses (continued)

The Fund’s annualized expense ratios for the six-month period ended February 29, 2016, are as follows:

Class	Gross Operating Expenses (%)	Net Operating Expenses (%)
A	0.83	0.83
B	1.33	1.33
C	1.58	1.58
Q	0.46	0.46
R	1.33	1.08
Z	0.58	0.58

Net operating expenses shown above reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Additional information on Fund expenses and any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements can be found in the “Financial Highlights” tables in this report and in the Notes to the Financial Statements in this report.

10 Visit our website at prudentialfunds.com

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    94.4%
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES(a)    0.2%
Collateralized Loan Obligations
Baker Street CLO II Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Series 2006-1A, Class E, 144A	4.572%		10/15/19		2,851	$	2,757,949
Bridgeport CLO Ltd., Series 2007-2A, Class D, 144A	4.783		06/18/21		2,261		2,023,565
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (cost $3,441,919)							4,781,514
BANK LOANS(a)    2.0%
Capital Goods    0.1%
Neff Rental LLC	7.250		06/09/21		4,573		3,430,056
Chemicals    0.4%
MacDermid, Inc.	5.500		06/07/20		8,005		7,284,493
Solenis International LP	7.750		07/31/22		7,500		5,937,503
							13,221,996
Energy - Other
Amern Energy Marcellus LLC	8.500		08/04/21		3,825		130,689
Entertainment    0.1%
Scientific Games International, Inc.	6.000		10/16/20		2,000		1,837,500
Gaming    0.2%
CCM Merger, Inc.	4.500		08/06/21		4,996		4,956,693
Golden Nugget, Inc.	5.500		11/21/19		2,685		2,650,318
							7,607,011
Lodging    0.1%
Four Seasons Holdings, Inc.(b)	6.250		12/28/20		1,750		1,706,250
Retailers    0.1%
Rite Aid Corp.	4.875		06/21/21		3,150		3,142,125
Software    0.3%
Solera Holdings, Inc.	5.750		03/31/23		11,150		10,815,500
Technology    0.7%
Avago Technologies Cayman Finance Ltd. (Singapore)	4.250		02/01/23		6,875		6,756,839
Evergreen Skills Lux Sarl (Luxembourg)	9.250		04/28/22		16,500		7,012,500

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 11

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
BANK LOANS(a) (Continued)
Technology (cont’d.)
Kronos, Inc.	9.750%		04/30/20		10,534	$	10,210,488
							23,979,827
TOTAL BANK LOANS (cost $82,501,410)							65,870,954
CORPORATE BONDS    91.9%
Advertising    0.4%
Acosta, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	7.750		10/01/22		13,450		11,869,625
Aerospace & Defense    0.8%
Orbital ATK, Inc., Gtd. Notes	5.250		10/01/21		3,050		3,107,187
StandardAero Aviation Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A	10.000		07/15/23		7,000		6,510,000
TransDigm, Inc., Gtd. Notes	6.000		07/15/22		6,325		6,166,875
Gtd. Notes(c)	6.500		07/15/24		4,830		4,709,250
Gtd. Notes(c)	7.500		07/15/21		5,200		5,343,000
							25,836,312
Agriculture    0.1%
Vector Group Ltd., Gtd. Notes(c)	7.750		02/15/21		2,550		2,715,750
Apparel    0.1%
Levi Strauss & Co., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	5.000		05/01/25		4,225		4,225,423
Auto Manufacturers    0.2%
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	5.250		04/15/23		5,875		5,551,875
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC (United Kingdom), Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	5.625		02/01/23		650		651,625
							6,203,500
Auto Parts & Equipment    2.3%
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Gtd. Notes	6.250		03/15/21		3,925		3,954,437
Gtd. Notes(c)	6.625		10/15/22		275		278,438
Gtd. Notes	7.750		11/15/19		700		745,500
Dana Holding Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	5.375		09/15/21		2,550		2,465,518
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	6.750		02/15/21		5,785		5,871,775

See Notes to Financial Statements.

12

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Auto Parts & Equipment (cont’d.)
Lear Corp., Gtd. Notes	4.750%		01/15/23		775	$	782,750
Gtd. Notes	5.250		01/15/25		13,375		13,910,000
Meritor, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	6.250		02/15/24		8,900		7,250,830
Gtd. Notes	6.750		06/15/21		8,180		7,034,800
Omega US Sub. LLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	8.750		07/15/23		7,425		6,719,625
Schaeffler Finance BV (Germany), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	4.750		05/15/23		7,200		7,038,000
Schaeffler Holding Finance BV (Germany), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A(c)	6.750		11/15/22		1,800		1,908,000
Titan International, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes(c)	6.875		10/01/20		4,350		3,175,500
ZF North America Capital, Inc. (Germany), Gtd. Notes, 144A	4.500		04/29/22		6,775		6,681,844
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	4.750		04/29/25		8,825		8,427,875
							76,244,892
Banks    3.3%
Bank of America Corp., Series AA, Jr. Sub. Notes	6.100(a)		12/31/49		12,150		11,785,500
Series M, Jr. Sub. Notes	8.125(a)		12/29/49		1,300		1,300,000
Series U, Jr. Sub. Notes(c)	5.200(a)		12/31/49		2,975		2,703,531
Series X, Jr. Sub. Notes	6.250(a)		12/31/49		3,100		2,999,250
CIT Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	5.000		08/15/22		14,200		14,253,250
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	5.250		03/15/18		725		745,844
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	5.375		05/15/20		1,000		1,032,500
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	5.500		02/15/19		1,725		1,785,375
Citigroup, Inc., Series N, Jr. Sub. Notes(c)	5.800(a)		12/31/49		9,440		8,755,600
Series O, Jr. Sub. Notes(c)	5.875(a)		12/31/49		4,050		3,771,562
Series P, Jr. Sub. Notes(c)	5.950(a)		12/31/49		16,150		15,181,000
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Series M, Jr. Sub. Notes	5.375(a)		12/31/49		3,875		3,690,938
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series 1, Jr. Sub. Notes	7.900(a)		04/29/49		1,631		1,626,923
Series Q, Jr. Sub. Notes	5.150(a)		12/31/49		3,225		3,016,407
Series R, Jr. Sub. Notes(c)	6.000(a)		12/31/49		1,075		1,064,250
Series U, Jr. Sub. Notes(c)	6.125(a)		12/31/49		1,530		1,522,350
Series X, Jr. Sub. Notes	6.100(a)		12/31/49		8,972		8,927,140
Morgan Stanley, Series H, Jr. Sub. Notes	5.450(a)		12/31/49		5,025		4,698,375
Series J, Jr. Sub. Notes(c)	5.550(a)		12/31/49		6,550		6,353,500

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 13

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Banks (cont’d.)
Wells Fargo & Co., Series S, Jr. Sub. Notes(c)	5.900%(a)		12/31/49		14,475	$	14,511,187
							109,724,482
Beverages    0.2%
Constellation Brands, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	4.750		12/01/25		2,200		2,299,000
Cott Beverages, Inc. (Canada), Gtd. Notes	6.750		01/01/20		5,275		5,551,938
							7,850,938
Building Materials    1.7%
Builders FirstSource, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A (original cost $9,728,750; purchased 07/24/15 - 01/06/16)(d)(e)	10.750		08/15/23		9,750		9,087,000
Building Materials Corp. of America, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $6,245,000; purchased 10/27/14)(d)(e)	5.375		11/15/24		6,245		6,342,609
CEMEX Espana SA (Mexico), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	9.875		04/30/19		1,000		1,049,600
Cemex Finance LLC (Mexico), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	9.375		10/12/22		7,400		7,770,000
Cemex SAB de CV (Mexico), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	5.700		01/11/25		450		393,750
GCP Allied Technologies, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	9.500		02/01/23		4,300		4,601,000
Griffon Corp., Gtd. Notes	5.250		03/01/22		11,500		10,925,000
James Hardie International Finance Ltd. (Australia), Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.875		02/15/23		4,050		4,029,750
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes	6.125		07/15/23		6,725		6,002,063
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	8.500		04/15/22		5,025		4,999,875
USG Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	5.500		03/01/25		725		739,500
							55,940,147
Chemicals    3.8%
A Schulman, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.875		06/01/23		6,400		6,080,000
Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc./Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	7.375		05/01/21		7,600		8,075,000
Axiall Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)	4.875		05/15/23		6,135		5,950,950
Blue Cube Spinco, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	9.750		10/15/23		6,655		7,403,687
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	10.000		10/15/25		2,965		3,283,738
Chemours Co. (The), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	6.625		05/15/23		5,950		4,298,875
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(d)	7.000		05/15/25		5,700		4,132,500

See Notes to Financial Statements.

14

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Chemicals (cont’d.)
Chemtura Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)	5.750%		07/15/21		16,060	$	15,819,100
Eagle Spinco, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	4.625		02/15/21		6,266		6,198,327
Hexion, Inc., Sec’d. Notes(d)	9.000		11/15/20		21,905		8,652,475
Sr. Sec’d. Notes	6.625		04/15/20		11,475		9,065,250
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(c)	8.875		02/01/18		7,750		5,134,375
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(c)	10.000		04/15/20		4,575		3,945,937
Platform Specialty Products Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	6.500		02/01/22		5,500		4,455,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	10.375		05/01/21		3,875		3,535,938
Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP/Rentech Nitrogen Finance Corp., Sec’d. Notes, 144A	6.500		04/15/21		11,775		11,068,500
TPC Group, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $17,722,938; purchased 12/11/12 - 10/07/15)(d)(e)	8.750		12/15/20		17,800		11,214,000
Tronox Finance LLC, Gtd. Notes(c)	6.375		08/15/20		5,587		3,505,843
Unifrax I LLC/Unifrax Holding Co., Gtd. Notes, 144A (original cost $5,471,120; purchased 10/10/13 - 02/02/15)(d)(e)	7.500		02/15/19		5,404		4,161,080
							125,980,575
Coal
Peabody Energy Corp., Sec’d. Notes, 144A(d)	10.000		03/15/22		3,835		134,225
Commercial Services    3.5%
Ahern Rentals, Inc., Sec’d. Notes, 144A	7.375		05/15/23		5,325		3,195,000
Ancestry.com, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A	9.625		10/15/18		5,420		5,176,100
Ashtead Capital, Inc. (United Kingdom), Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	6.500		07/15/22		12,800		13,152,000
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	5.125		06/01/22		6,900		6,451,500
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A (original cost $4,650,000; purchased 11/22/13)(c)(d)(e)	8.500		12/01/21		4,650		3,801,375
Hertz Corp. (The), Gtd. Notes(c)	5.875		10/15/20		1,275		1,236,750
Gtd. Notes(c)	6.750		04/15/19		2,165		2,159,826
Jurassic Holdings III, Inc., Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $10,965,594; purchased 01/24/14 - 05/06/15)(c)(d)(e)	6.875		02/15/21		11,335		6,914,350
Laureate Education, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	10.000(a)		09/01/19		17,145		8,743,950
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.375		06/15/22		2,500		2,481,250

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 15

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Commercial Services (cont’d.)
Modular Space Corp., Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $1,700,000; purchased 02/19/14)(d)(e)	10.250%		01/31/19		1,700	$	467,500
NES Rentals Holdings, Inc., Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $7,483,674; purchased 04/12/13 - 11/10/14)(d)(e)	7.875		05/01/18		7,359		5,813,610
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	6.000		04/01/24		3,350		2,512,500
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	6.500		11/15/23		2,650		2,014,000
Safway Group Holding LLC/Safway Finance Corp., Sec’d. Notes, 144A	7.000		05/15/18		2,000		2,025,000
Service Corp. International, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	5.375		01/15/22		975		1,018,875
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	5.375		05/15/24		8,775		9,334,406
Syniverse Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes	9.125		01/15/19		5,770		2,091,625
Team Health, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	7.250		12/15/23		3,000		3,150,000
United Rentals North America, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	5.500		07/15/25		6,150		5,834,812
Gtd. Notes(c)	5.750		11/15/24		4,775		4,654,670
Gtd. Notes(c)	6.125		06/15/23		2,700		2,768,877
Gtd. Notes(c)	7.375		05/15/20		400		419,500
Gtd. Notes(c)	7.625		04/15/22		15,930		16,935,502
Gtd. Notes(c)	8.250		02/01/21		3,213		3,373,650
							115,726,628
Cosmetics & Personal Care    0.1%
First Quality Finance Co., Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	4.625		05/15/21		2,513		2,289,971
Distribution/Wholesale    1.1%
American Tire Distributors, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes, 144A	10.250		03/01/22		12,000		10,320,000
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.375		10/01/23		4,800		5,064,000
Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes	6.250		07/15/22		2,325		1,488,000
Gtd. Notes	7.000		06/15/23		3,770		2,450,500
H&E Equipment Services, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	7.000		09/01/22		13,055		12,434,887
HD Supply, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	5.250		12/15/21		3,975		4,163,813
							35,921,200
Diversified Financial Services    2.4%
AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust (Netherlands), Gtd. Notes	3.750		05/15/19		1,625		1,626,008
Gtd. Notes	4.250		07/01/20		975		978,656
Gtd. Notes	4.500		05/15/21		3,882		3,911,115
Gtd. Notes(c)	4.625		07/01/22		3,035		3,038,794

See Notes to Financial Statements.

16

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Diversified Financial Services (cont’d.)
Ally Financial, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	3.750%		11/18/19		4,050	$	3,979,125
CoreLogic, Inc., Gtd. Notes	7.250		06/01/21		5,625		5,842,969
International Lease Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	3.875		04/15/18		4,590		4,598,606
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	6.250		05/15/19		350		375,375
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	8.250		12/15/20		1,150		1,329,688
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	8.625		01/15/22		1,525		1,807,125
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	8.875		09/01/17		3,600		3,865,500
International Lease Finance Corp. E-Capital Trust II Ltd., Gtd. Notes, 144A	4.740(a)		12/21/65		4,275		3,302,437
KCG Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	6.875		03/15/20		9,475		8,006,375
Navient Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	5.000		10/26/20		1,500		1,323,750
OneMain Financial Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.750		12/15/19		5,825		5,511,906
Gtd. Notes, 144A	7.250		12/15/21		1,700		1,591,625
Patriot Merger Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	9.000		07/15/21		2,400		2,112,000
SLM Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN	8.000		03/25/20		7,300		7,208,750
Springleaf Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes	6.000		06/01/20		9,825		8,560,031
Gtd. Notes	8.250		10/01/23		1,150		997,625
Transworld Systems, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(d)	9.500		08/15/21		15,975		7,428,375
							77,395,835
Electric    5.5%
AES Corp. (The), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	4.875		05/15/23		2,375		2,137,500
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	5.500		03/15/24		2,375		2,185,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	7.375		07/01/21		12,798		13,341,915
Calpine Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	6.000		01/15/22		1,475		1,511,875
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	7.875		01/15/23		5,564		5,883,930
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	5.375		01/15/23		11,125		10,374,062
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	5.500		02/01/24		13,900		12,510,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	5.750		01/15/25		5,900		5,310,000
DPL, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	6.500		10/15/16		339		343,238
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	6.750		10/01/19		4,275		4,285,687
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	7.250		10/15/21		16,230		15,945,975
Dynegy, Inc., Gtd. Notes	5.875		06/01/23		7,925		6,062,625
Gtd. Notes(c)	6.750		11/01/19		4,925		4,564,859

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 17

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Electric (cont’d.)
Dynegy, Inc., (Continued)
Gtd. Notes(c)	7.375%		11/01/22		29,025	$	24,235,875
Gtd. Notes(c)	7.625		11/01/24		13,110		10,848,525
GenOn Americas Generation LLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	8.500		10/01/21		1,000		550,000
GenOn Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	7.875		06/15/17		4,975		4,141,688
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	9.500		10/15/18		3,375		2,193,750
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	9.875		10/15/20		16,950		10,254,750
InterGen NV (Netherlands), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $4,212,047; purchased 06/07/13 - 04/09/15)(d)(e)	7.000		06/30/23		4,300		2,945,500
Mirant Corp., Bonds, 144A(b)(d)	7.400(a)(f)		07/15/49		2,675		2,675
Mirant Mid-Atlantic LLC, Series B, Pass-Through Certificates	9.125		06/30/17		1,726		1,648,518
Series C, Pass-Through Certificates	10.060		12/30/28		706		688,704
NRG Energy, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	6.250		07/15/22		8,142		6,879,990
Gtd. Notes(c)	6.250		05/01/24		8,100		6,723,000
Gtd. Notes(c)	7.625		01/15/18		2,150		2,227,938
Gtd. Notes(c)	7.875		05/15/21		4,980		4,699,875
Gtd. Notes	8.250		09/01/20		4,125		3,939,375
NRG REMA LLC, Series B, Pass-Through Certificates(b)(d)	9.237		07/02/17		536		525,141
Series C, Pass-Through Certificates	9.681		07/02/26		9,030		8,759,100
Red Oak Power LLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes (original cost $224,500; purchased 05/27/15)(d)(e)	9.200		11/30/29		200		205,000
Talen Energy Supply LLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	4.625(a)		07/15/19		5,125		4,125,625
							180,051,695
Electrical Components & Equipment    0.5%
Anixter, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	5.500		03/01/23		1,975		1,896,000
Belden, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	5.500		09/01/22		3,800		3,667,000
General Cable Corp., Gtd. Notes	5.750(a)		10/01/22		5,487		3,991,792
Graftech International Ltd., Gtd. Notes(d)	6.375		11/15/20		1,925		1,116,500
International Wire Group Holdings, Inc., Sec’d. Notes, 144A	8.500		10/15/17		5,925		5,865,750
							16,537,042
Engineering & Construction    0.3%
AECOM, Gtd. Notes(c)	5.875		10/15/24		10,025		9,974,875

See Notes to Financial Statements.

18

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Entertainment    4.0%
AMC Entertainment, Inc., Gtd. Notes	5.750%		06/15/25		11,900	$	12,301,625
Gtd. Notes	5.875		02/15/22		100		103,500
Carmike Cinemas, Inc., Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	6.000		06/15/23		4,550		4,783,187
CCM Merger, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A (original cost $13,837,063; purchased 03/14/12 - 05/21/14)(d)(e)	9.125		05/01/19		13,700		13,939,750
Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./ Magnum Management Corp., Gtd. Notes	5.250		03/15/21		1,053		1,088,539
Gtd. Notes	5.375		06/01/24		1,575		1,622,250
Cinemark USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes	4.875		06/01/23		7,514		7,514,000
Gtd. Notes	5.125		12/15/22		7,875		8,002,969
Eldorado Resorts, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	7.000		08/01/23		11,325		11,296,687
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	4.875		11/01/20		2,400		2,429,280
Gtd. Notes(c)	5.375		11/01/23		5,677		5,591,845
Greektown Holdings LLC/Greektown Mothership Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(d)	8.875		03/15/19		3,351		3,267,225
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	5.875		03/15/21		1,717		1,768,510
Gtd. Notes	8.875		06/15/20		4,675		4,908,750
Mood Media Corp. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A(d)	9.250		10/15/20		3,825		2,409,750
NAI Entertainment Holdings/NAI Entertainment Holdings Finance, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $2,400,000; purchased 07/30/13)(d)(e)	5.000		08/01/18		2,400		2,424,000
National CineMedia LLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes	6.000		04/15/22		4,075		4,238,000
Penn National Gaming, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	5.875		11/01/21		14,149		13,768,675
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	7.750		04/01/22		5,811		6,333,990
Regal Entertainment Group, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	5.750		02/01/25		3,170		3,074,900
Scientific Games International, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)(d)	6.625		05/15/21		27,450		14,823,000
Gtd. Notes(c)	10.000		12/01/22		6,200		4,867,000
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	7.000		01/01/22		1,740		1,692,150
							132,249,582
Environmental Control    0.5%
ADS Waste Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes	8.250		10/01/20		5,025		4,924,500
Clean Harbors, Inc., Gtd. Notes	5.125		06/01/21		3,200		3,172,000
Gtd. Notes	5.250		08/01/20		4,900		4,912,250

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 19

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Environmental Control (cont’d.)
Covanta Holding Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	6.375%		10/01/22		1,625	$	1,499,063
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	7.250		12/01/20		750		736,875
							15,244,688
Food    3.1%
B&G Foods, Inc., Gtd. Notes	4.625		06/01/21		4,200		4,247,250
Darling Ingredients, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	5.375		01/15/22		4,950		4,875,750
Hearthside Group Holdings LLC/Hearthside Finance Co., Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.500		05/01/22		8,950		7,518,000
Ingles Markets, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	5.750		06/15/23		7,300		7,336,500
JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance, Inc. (Brazil), Gtd. Notes, 144A (original cost $11,074,625; purchased 09/13/13 - 01/05/16)(d)(e)	7.250		06/01/21		11,125		10,763,437
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $7,220,625; purchased 05/20/15 - 02/16/16)(d)(e)	5.750		06/15/25		7,365		6,333,900
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $8,979,938; purchased 06/11/14 - 01/27/16)(d)(e)	5.875		07/15/24		9,575		8,473,875
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	5.750		03/15/25		3,300		3,209,250
Post Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	7.375		02/15/22		10,900		11,554,000
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	6.000		12/15/22		9,325		9,686,344
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	6.750		12/01/21		3,375		3,581,719
Gtd. Notes, 144A	7.750		03/15/24		1,100		1,204,500
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	8.000		07/15/25		5,575		6,146,437
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	6.625		08/15/22		2,600		2,743,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	5.875		08/01/21		6,084		6,188,584
SUPERVALU, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	6.750		06/01/21		3,780		2,986,200
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	7.750		11/15/22		4,025		3,139,500
TreeHouse Foods, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	4.875		03/15/22		675		700,178
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	6.000		02/15/24		2,275		2,394,437
							103,082,861
Forest & Paper Products    0.2%
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (Ireland), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	4.875		09/15/18		4,900		5,061,700
Tembec Industries, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	9.000		12/15/19		3,975		2,563,875
							7,625,575

See Notes to Financial Statements.

20

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Gas
AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Eagle Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	6.500%		05/20/21		1,147	$	1,144,133
Healthcare-Products    1.4%
ConvaTec Finance International SA (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A	8.250		01/15/19		3,925		3,463,813
ConvaTec Healthcare E SA (Luxembourg), Gtd. Notes, 144A	10.500		12/15/18		6,075		6,226,875
Greatbatch Ltd., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	9.125		11/01/23		9,950		9,676,375
Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc., Sec’d. Notes	10.500(a)		11/01/18		3,250		2,998,125
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA, Gtd. Notes	4.750		04/15/23		6,925		6,111,312
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	5.500		04/15/25		1,400		1,319,500
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	6.625		05/15/22		23,225		16,722,000
							46,518,000
Healthcare-Services    6.4%
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	5.625		02/15/23		12,825		12,953,250
Gtd. Notes	6.125		03/15/21		2,870		2,941,750
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	6.500		03/01/24		3,150		3,252,375
Centene Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	4.750		05/15/22		6,075		6,120,562
Centene Escrow Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	6.125		02/15/24		1,675		1,777,594
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	6.875		02/01/22		21,000		18,007,500
Gtd. Notes(c)	7.125		07/15/20		8,000		7,200,000
Gtd. Notes(c)	8.000		11/15/19		13,577		12,830,265
HCA Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	6.250		02/15/21		4,250		4,494,375
HCA, Inc., Gtd. Notes	5.375		02/01/25		34,675		35,325,156
Gtd. Notes(c)	5.875		02/15/26		3,475		3,579,250
Gtd. Notes	7.500		11/15/95		2,700		2,605,500
Gtd. Notes	8.000		10/01/18		3,234		3,636,245
Sr. Sec’d. Notes	5.000		03/15/24		2,400		2,448,000
HealthSouth Corp., Gtd. Notes	5.125		03/15/23		1,525		1,502,125
Gtd. Notes(c)	5.750		11/01/24		2,375		2,398,750
Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.750		11/01/24		3,100		3,131,000
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	6.375		04/15/22		3,550		2,902,125
Gtd. Notes	8.000		01/15/20		5,725		5,295,625

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 21

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Healthcare-Services (cont’d.)
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., (Continued)
Gtd. Notes	8.750%		01/15/23		2,175	$	1,952,062
LifePoint Health, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	5.875		12/01/23		3,675		3,822,000
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	5.500		12/01/21		4,200		4,336,500
MEDNAX, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.250		12/01/23		3,275		3,393,719
Select Medical Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)	6.375		06/01/21		17,850		16,065,000
Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes	4.375		10/01/21		5,575		5,498,344
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(c)	4.750		06/01/20		3,425		3,459,250
Sr. Sec’d. Notes	6.000		10/01/20		800		849,600
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	6.750		02/01/20		11,575		11,112,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	6.750		06/15/23		9,175		8,314,844
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	8.125		04/01/22		21,190		20,832,313
							212,037,079
Holding Companies - Diversified    0.8%
Horizon Pharma Financing, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	6.625		05/01/23		9,075		7,986,000
Petsmart, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	7.125		03/15/23		17,512		17,906,020
							25,892,020
Home Builders    4.1%
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	5.750		06/15/19		7,225		5,816,125
Gtd. Notes(c)	7.250		02/01/23		4,525		3,211,945
Gtd. Notes	7.500		09/15/21		10,800		7,992,000
Gtd. Notes	9.125		05/15/19		4,250		3,793,125
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.500		12/15/20		400		364,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	6.375		05/15/25		4,100		3,269,750
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US Corp. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.125		07/01/22		6,623		5,530,205
CalAtlantic Group, Inc., Gtd. Notes	6.250		12/15/21		5,975		6,228,937
D.R. Horton, Inc., Gtd. Notes	4.750		02/15/23		9,550		9,430,625
Gtd. Notes	6.500		04/15/16		100		100,338
KB Home, Gtd. Notes(c)	7.000		12/15/21		2,800		2,660,000
Gtd. Notes(c)	7.500		09/15/22		5,420		5,135,450
Gtd. Notes	7.625		05/15/23		4,725		4,417,875
Lennar Corp., Gtd. Notes	4.750		05/30/25		6,575		6,361,312

See Notes to Financial Statements.

22

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Home Builders (cont’d.)
M/I Homes, Inc., Gtd. Notes	6.750%		01/15/21		3,550	$	3,434,625
Meritage Homes Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)	6.000		06/01/25		3,575		3,503,500
PulteGroup, Inc., Gtd. Notes	5.500		03/01/26		8,375		8,469,219
Ryland Group, Inc. (The), Gtd. Notes	5.375		10/01/22		3,675		3,675,000
Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	5.875		04/01/23		2,000		1,955,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	6.125		04/01/25		5,750		5,635,000
Standard Pacific Corp., Gtd. Notes	5.875		11/15/24		1,752		1,835,220
Gtd. Notes(c)	8.375		01/15/21		2,700		3,078,000
Gtd. Notes	10.750		09/15/16		2,725		2,840,813
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.250		04/15/21		1,000		930,000
Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.625		03/01/24		4,300		3,848,500
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	5.875		04/15/23		9,454		8,697,680
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes	4.000		12/31/18		600		613,500
WCI Communities, Inc., Gtd. Notes	6.875		08/15/21		9,375		9,421,875
William Lyon Homes, Inc., Gtd. Notes	7.000		08/15/22		12,444		11,386,260
Gtd. Notes	8.500		11/15/20		200		199,000
							133,834,879
Household Products/Wares    0.2%
Prestige Brands, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.375		03/01/24		3,100		3,193,000
Spectrum Brands, Inc., Gtd. Notes	5.750		07/15/25		3,550		3,740,813
Gtd. Notes	6.375		11/15/20		255		268,706
							7,202,519
Housewares    0.1%
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	6.000		10/15/23		4,050		4,212,000
Internet    0.7%
Ancestry.com, Inc., Gtd. Notes	11.000		12/15/20		7,625		8,025,312
Blue Coat Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	8.375		06/01/23		13,964		13,824,360
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	6.375		05/15/25		2,730		2,607,150
							24,456,822
Iron/Steel    0.4%
AK Steel Corp., Gtd. Notes(d)	7.625		10/01/21		3,800		2,033,000

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 23

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Iron/Steel (cont’d.)
Signode Industrial Group Lux SA/Signode Industrial Group US, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $12,981,063; purchased 04/07/14 - 07/11/14)(c)(d)(e)	6.375%		05/01/22		12,900	$	10,965,000
United States Steel Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	7.000		02/01/18		2,000		1,580,000
							14,578,000
Leisure Time    0.6%
Carlson Wagonlit BV (Netherlands), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $3,100,000; purchased 05/09/12)(d)(e)	6.875		06/15/19		3,100		3,100,000
ClubCorp Club Operations, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A	8.250		12/15/23		6,200		5,735,000
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	7.250		03/15/18		2,300		2,455,250
Viking Cruises Ltd., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $3,050,000; purchased 05/05/15)(d)(e)	6.250		05/15/25		3,050		2,577,250
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $6,734,250; purchased 07/17/14)(d)(e)	8.500		10/15/22		6,150		5,704,125
							19,571,625
Lodging    3.1%
Boyd Gaming Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)	6.875		05/15/23		20,954		21,530,235
Gtd. Notes	9.000		07/01/20		7,191		7,586,505
FelCor Lodging LP, Gtd. Notes(c)	6.000		06/01/25		6,000		6,150,000
Golden Nugget Escrow, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	8.500		12/01/21		12,725		12,152,375
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes	5.625		10/15/21		6,800		7,055,000
Interval Acquisition Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	5.625		04/15/23		6,000		5,895,000
MGM Resorts International, Gtd. Notes(c)	5.250		03/31/20		3,500		3,570,000
Gtd. Notes(c)	6.625		12/15/21		14,511		15,417,937
Gtd. Notes(c)	6.750		10/01/20		380		406,600
Gtd. Notes	7.625		01/15/17		1,500		1,561,875
Gtd. Notes	8.625		02/01/19		670		758,775
Station Casinos LLC, Gtd. Notes	7.500		03/01/21		5,465		5,704,094
Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Prop Mezz LP/Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $16,302,133; purchased 05/16/13 - 01/22/16)(d)(e)	6.375		06/01/21		16,767		15,593,310
							103,381,706

See Notes to Financial Statements.

24

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Machinery-Construction & Mining    0.4%
Terex Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)	6.000%		05/15/21		7,000	$	6,615,000
Gtd. Notes	6.500		04/01/20		4,225		4,013,750
Vander Intermediate Holding II Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A(c)	9.750		02/01/19		8,100		2,774,250
							13,403,000
Machinery-Diversified    0.8%
ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	6.500		06/15/23		4,400		4,422,000
Case New Holland, Inc., Gtd. Notes	7.875		12/01/17		4,335		4,618,942
Cleaver-Brooks, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $7,683,750; purchased 04/08/13 - 02/26/16)(d)(e)	8.750		12/15/19		7,500		6,956,250
CNH Industrial Capital LLC, Gtd. Notes(c)	3.625		04/15/18		3,027		2,996,730
Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The), Gtd. Notes(c)	5.875		10/15/22		2,450		2,704,800
Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	9.500		02/15/24		2,925		3,082,219
							24,780,941
Media    6.8%
Altice Finco SA (Luxembourg), Gtd. Notes, 144A	7.625		02/15/25		1,025		955,813
Altice SA (Luxembourg), Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	7.625		02/15/25		6,025		5,512,875
Altice US Finance I Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	5.375		07/15/23		9,125		9,239,062
Altice US Finance II Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	7.750		07/15/25		3,900		3,636,750
Altice US Finance SA (Luxembourg), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	7.750		07/15/25		10,450		9,692,375
AMC Networks, Inc., Gtd. Notes	7.750		07/15/21		2,808		2,969,460
Belo Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	7.750		06/01/27		2,795		2,920,775
Cable One, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.750		06/15/22		4,075		4,085,187
Cablevision Systems Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	7.750		04/15/18		3,955		4,063,762
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	8.625		09/15/17		16,975		18,044,425
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Gtd. Notes	5.250		03/15/21		620		644,800
Gtd. Notes	5.250		09/30/22		500		505,625
Gtd. Notes(c)	5.750		09/01/23		4,729		4,799,935
Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.125		05/01/23		2,650		2,630,125
Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.375		05/01/25		3,150		3,118,500
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	5.875		04/01/24		3,975		4,059,469
Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.875		05/01/27		23,017		23,017,000

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 25

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Media (cont’d.)
CCOH Safari LLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	5.750%		02/15/26		3,600	$	3,609,468
Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	5.125		12/15/21		8,960		8,220,800
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	5.125		12/15/21		10,090		9,257,575
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	6.375		09/15/20		7,440		7,281,900
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series A, Gtd. Notes	6.500		11/15/22		3,069		2,785,118
Series A, Gtd. Notes	7.625		03/15/20		2,275		1,851,281
Series B, Gtd. Notes(c)	6.500		11/15/22		3,074		2,981,780
CSC Holdings LLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	7.625		07/15/18		875		931,875
DISH DBS Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)	5.875		07/15/22		3,075		2,944,313
Gtd. Notes(c)	5.875		11/15/24		4,025		3,616,664
Entercom Radio LLC, Gtd. Notes	10.500		12/01/19		4,155		4,269,262
Gannett Co., Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.500		09/15/24		2,250		2,306,250
Gray Television, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	7.500		10/01/20		7,300		7,674,125
Liberty Interactive LLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	8.250		02/01/30		2,000		1,970,000
LIN Television Corp., Gtd. Notes	6.375		01/15/21		1,900		1,978,375
Mediacom Broadband LLC/Mediacom Broadband Corp., Gtd. Notes	5.500		04/15/21		7,094		6,845,710
Midcontinent Communications & Midcontinent Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.875		08/15/23		8,250		8,394,375
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	5.000		04/15/22		2,925		2,961,563
Quebecor Media, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	5.750		01/15/23		10,266		10,650,975
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	5.375		04/01/21		5,050		5,119,437
Gtd. Notes(c)	6.125		10/01/22		2,775		2,858,250
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	5.625		08/01/24		2,000		1,995,000
Tribune Media Co., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	5.875		07/15/22		7,375		7,375,000
Unitymedia KabelBW GmbH (Germany), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	6.125		01/15/25		3,875		3,991,250
Univision Communications, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A (original cost $10,879,720; purchased 01/07/16 - 02/17/16)(d)(e)	8.500		05/15/21		11,037		11,092,185
UPCB Finance IV Ltd. (Netherlands), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	5.375		01/15/25		500		495,000
UPCB Finance V Ltd. (Netherlands), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	7.250		11/15/21		630		667,013
							224,020,482

See Notes to Financial Statements.

26

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Mining    1.1%
Alcoa, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	5.125%		10/01/24		7,500	$	6,778,125
AuRico Gold, Inc. (Canada), Sec’d. Notes, 144A	7.750		04/01/20		1,400		1,186,500
Eldorado Gold Corp. (Canada), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	6.125		12/15/20		1,870		1,563,787
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	7.000		02/15/21		2,581		1,329,215
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	7.250		05/15/22		650		321,750
Lundin Mining Corp. (Canada), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	7.500		11/01/20		5,950		5,265,750
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	7.875		11/01/22		3,000		2,460,000
New Gold, Inc. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	7.000		04/15/20		4,445		3,728,244
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	6.250		11/15/22		5,950		4,239,375
Teck Resources Ltd. (Canada), Gtd. Notes(c)	3.150		01/15/17		9,591		9,255,315
							36,128,061
Miscellaneous Manufacturing    0.8%
Bombardier, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	5.750		03/15/22		1,413		989,100
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	6.000		10/15/22		2,550		1,797,750
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	6.125		01/15/23		1,832		1,282,400
EnPro Industries, Inc., Gtd. Notes	5.875		09/15/22		4,575		4,449,187
Gates Global LLC/Gates Global Co., Gtd. Notes, 144A (original cost $9,700,000; purchased 06/12/14)(c)(d)(e)	6.000		07/15/22		9,700		7,214,375
Koppers, Inc., Gtd. Notes	7.875		12/01/19		9,259		9,120,115
							24,852,927
Office & Business Equipment    0.3%
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes	5.500		12/01/24		10,085		10,412,763
Oil & Gas    3.3%
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc., Gtd. Notes(d)	5.750		02/01/23		2,625		656,250
Gtd. Notes(c)	6.750		04/15/21		3,775		1,123,063
California Resources Corp., Gtd. Notes	5.500		09/15/21		701		94,635
Gtd. Notes(c)	6.000		11/15/24		4,321		561,730
Sec’d. Notes, 144A	8.000		12/15/22		13,462		3,365,500
Citgo Holding, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	10.750		02/15/20		9,600		8,736,000
Concho Resources, Inc., Gtd. Notes	6.500		01/15/22		500		480,000

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 27

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Oil & Gas (cont’d.)
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	7.000%		08/15/21		5,395	$	4,585,750
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	8.125		09/15/23		2,450		2,082,500
Halcon Resources Corp., Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	8.625		02/01/20		3,950		2,182,375
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $9,450,000; purchased 05/20/15)(d)(e)	5.750		10/01/25		9,450		6,426,000
Jupiter Resources, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $6,083,618; purchased 09/11/14)(c)(d)(e)	8.500		10/01/22		6,350		2,063,750
Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes	7.750		02/01/21		2,119		82,111
Sec’d. Notes, 144A	12.000		12/15/20		8,025		892,781
MEG Energy Corp. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.500		03/15/21		11,150		5,379,875
Memorial Resource Development Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)	5.875		07/01/22		7,225		4,913,000
Murphy Oil USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes	6.000		08/15/23		1,975		2,019,438
Newfield Exploration Co., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	5.375		01/01/26		6,025		5,211,625
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	5.750		01/30/22		1,906		1,786,875
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (Colombia), Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.375(a)		01/26/19		5,000		575,000
Parker Drilling Co., Gtd. Notes	7.500		08/01/20		2,000		1,400,000
Precision Drilling Corp. (Canada), Gtd. Notes(c)	6.500		12/15/21		1,875		1,209,375
Gtd. Notes	6.625		11/15/20		2,000		1,330,000
QEP Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	5.250		05/01/23		2,550		1,785,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	5.375		10/01/22		2,300		1,564,000
Range Resources Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)	5.000		08/15/22		3,182		2,656,970
Gtd. Notes(c)	5.000		03/15/23		1,450		1,210,750
Rice Energy, Inc., Gtd. Notes	7.250		05/01/23		5,800		4,640,000
Seventy Seven Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)(d)	6.500		07/15/22		1,800		27,000
Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.500		08/01/20		4,025		3,843,875
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	6.375		04/01/23		8,925		8,478,750
Triangle USA Petroleum Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	6.750		07/15/22		5,170		775,500
Tullow Oil PLC (United Kingdom), Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.000		11/01/20		7,150		4,611,750
Western Refining Logistics LP/WNRL Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes	7.500		02/15/23		6,000		5,100,000
Western Refining, Inc., Gtd. Notes	6.250		04/01/21		10,650		8,520,000

See Notes to Financial Statements.

28

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Oil & Gas (cont’d.)
WPX Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	6.000%		01/15/22		9,733	$	5,572,142
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	8.250		08/01/23		4,925		3,053,500
							108,996,870
Oil & Gas Services    0.3%
Bristow Group, Inc., Gtd. Notes	6.250		10/15/22		3,100		1,751,500
CGG SA (France), Gtd. Notes(d)	6.500		06/01/21		2,200		742,500
Gtd. Notes(d)	6.875		01/15/22		1,465		505,425
CSI Compressco LP/Compressco Finance, Inc., Gtd. Notes(d)	7.250		08/15/22		5,875		3,348,750
PHI, Inc., Gtd. Notes	5.250		03/15/19		3,525		2,890,500
SESI LLC, Gtd. Notes	6.375		05/01/19		1,148		783,510
							10,022,185
Packaging & Containers    3.0%
AEP Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	8.250		04/15/19		4,400		4,488,000
Ardagh Finance Holdings SA (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A(c)	8.625		06/15/19		9,259		8,634,099
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC (Ireland), Gtd. Notes, 144A	9.125		10/15/20		3,015		3,112,988
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc. (Ireland), Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	6.000		06/30/21		1,725		1,578,375
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	6.250		01/31/19		2,825		2,761,438
Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.750		01/31/21		1,485		1,394,044
Gtd. Notes, 144A	9.125		10/15/20		17,650		18,201,562
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	7.000		11/15/20		993		923,162
Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA/Beverage Packaging Holdings II Issuer, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.000		06/15/17		5,310		5,290,087
Coveris Holdings SA, Gtd. Notes, 144A	7.875		11/01/19		9,375		7,453,125
Greif, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	6.750		02/01/17		3,200		3,304,000
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	5.875		08/15/23		1,800		1,854,000
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	6.375		08/15/25		1,275		1,310,063
PaperWorks Industries, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	9.500		08/15/19		6,805		5,733,212
Plastipak Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $11,552,105; purchased 09/25/13 -11/04/15)(d)(e)	6.500		10/01/21		11,629		11,163,840

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 29

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Packaging & Containers (cont’d.)
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., Gtd. Notes	9.875%		08/15/19		12,585	$	12,962,550
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(c)	5.750		10/15/20		520		534,300
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(c)	6.875		02/15/21		725		750,375
Sealed Air Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A	4.875		12/01/22		3,225		3,321,750
Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.250		04/01/23		3,025		3,153,562
Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.500		12/01/20		620		694,400
							98,618,932
Pharmaceuticals    1.7%
Capsugel SA, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A	7.000		05/15/19		6,475		6,483,094
Endo Finance LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	5.750		01/15/22		5,550		5,605,500
Endo Finance LLC/Endo Ltd./Endo Finco, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.000		02/01/25		2,950		2,935,250
Grifols Worldwide Operations Ltd. (Spain), Gtd. Notes	5.250		04/01/22		4,450		4,600,187
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	5.500		03/01/23		3,400		2,830,500
Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.625		12/01/21		1,750		1,497,335
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	5.875		05/15/23		3,750		3,164,063
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	7.500		07/15/21		3,975		3,746,438
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	6.125		04/15/25		17,140		14,386,887
Vizient, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	10.375		03/01/24		10,750		11,368,125
							56,617,379
Pipelines    1.6%
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)	6.000		12/15/20		2,750		1,986,875
Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.250		04/01/23		4,700		3,337,000
Energy Transfer Equity LP, Sr. Sec’d. Notes(c)	7.500		10/15/20		3,650		3,339,750
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes	6.000		05/15/23		7,900		6,083,000
Gtd. Notes(c)	6.750		08/01/22		5,575		4,655,125
MPLX LP, Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	4.875		12/01/24		3,625		2,961,498
Gtd. Notes, 144A	4.875		06/01/25		2,375		1,937,397
Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes	5.500		04/15/23		3,400		2,856,000
Gtd. Notes	5.750		09/01/20		4,125		3,791,824
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $3,594,625; purchased 02/21/14 - 02/25/14)(d)(e)	5.625		04/15/20		3,725		3,320,372

See Notes to Financial Statements.

30

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Pipelines (cont’d.)
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, (Continued)
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $5,469,688; purchased 01/10/13 - 06/13/13)(c)(d)(e)	6.000%		01/15/19		5,525	$	5,165,875
Rose Rock Midstream LP/Rose Rock Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes	5.625		11/15/23		1,400		773,500
Targa Resources Partners LP, Gtd. Notes(c)	6.875		02/01/21		1,293		1,124,910
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	6.750		03/15/24		4,900		4,152,750
Tesoro Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes	5.875		10/01/20		2,650		2,491,000
Gtd. Notes	6.125		10/15/21		3,050		2,806,000
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	6.250		10/15/22		2,475		2,277,000
							53,059,876
Real Estate    0.4%
CBRE Services, Inc., Gtd. Notes	5.000		03/15/23		7,575		7,599,588
Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $6,000,000; purchased 11/10/14)(d)(e)	8.250		12/01/22		6,000		6,195,000
							13,794,588
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)    1.2%
DuPont Fabros Technology LP, Gtd. Notes	5.875		09/15/21		3,450		3,588,000
Equinix, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	5.875		01/15/26		5,400		5,643,000
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes	5.500		05/01/24		3,275		3,176,750
Gtd. Notes	6.375		03/01/24		4,250		4,356,250
Gtd. Notes	6.875		05/01/21		1,475		1,537,688
RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes	5.000		04/15/21		3,550		3,567,750
Gtd. Notes	5.000		04/15/23		4,907		4,894,732
Sabra Health Care LP/Sabra Capital Corp., Gtd. Notes	5.375		06/01/23		4,825		4,803,288
Gtd. Notes	5.500		02/01/21		1,600		1,619,520
Senior Housing Properties Trust, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	6.750		12/15/21		5,475		6,006,967
							39,193,945
Retail    4.6%
AmeriGas Finance LLC, Gtd. Notes(c)	7.000		05/20/22		6,175		6,337,094
BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. (Canada), Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	6.000		04/01/22		7,125		7,427,812
Caleres, Inc., Gtd. Notes	6.250		08/15/23		5,754		5,696,460
CEC Entertainment, Inc., Gtd. Notes	8.000		02/15/22		10,350		8,823,375

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 31

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Retail (cont’d.)
Claire’s Stores, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	6.125%		03/15/20		3,675	$	1,800,750
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	9.000		03/15/19		8,225		4,708,813
CST Brands, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	5.000		05/01/23		2,150		2,128,500
Dollar Tree, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	5.750		03/01/23		7,805		8,302,569
Dufry Finance SCA (Switzerland), Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.500		10/15/20		10,025		10,451,062
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.750		06/15/23		3,075		2,206,313
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	6.500		05/01/21		4,275		3,270,375
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	6.750		01/15/22		6,064		4,366,080
Ferrellgas Partners LP/Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	8.625		06/15/20		3,430		2,984,100
Hot Topic, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $5,807,210; purchased 06/06/13 - 01/03/14)(d)(e)	9.250		06/15/21		5,800		5,336,000
L Brands, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	5.625		02/15/22		5,675		6,096,369
Landry’s, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A (original cost $10,932,069; purchased 04/19/12 - 02/10/15)(d)(e)	9.375		05/01/20		10,590		11,093,025
Neiman Marcus Group Ltd., Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	8.000		10/15/21		29,028		20,461,837
PVH Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	4.500		12/15/22		1,600		1,608,000
Rite Aid Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.125		04/01/23		14,025		14,971,687
Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)	5.625		12/01/25		4,990		5,189,600
Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	5.500		06/01/24		5,725		4,866,250
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	7.375		08/01/21		2,224		2,179,520
Tops Holding LLC/Tops Markets II Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $5,850,000; purchased 05/29/15)(c)(d)(e)	8.000		06/15/22		5,850		5,572,125
Wok Acquisition Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	10.250		06/30/20		8,630		7,357,075
							153,234,791
Semiconductors    1.8%
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	6.000		01/15/22		5,430		5,762,588
Micron Technology, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	5.500		02/01/25		3,575		3,003,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	5.250		08/01/23		11,900		10,174,500
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	5.250		01/15/24		2,000		1,680,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	5.625		01/15/26		11,975		9,699,750
Microsemi Corp., 144A	9.125		04/15/23		2,475		2,617,313
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC (Netherlands),
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	4.625		06/15/22		6,125		6,109,687
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	5.750		02/15/21		3,635		3,780,400

See Notes to Financial Statements.

32

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Semiconductors (cont’d.)
Sensata Technologies BV (Netherlands),
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	4.875%		10/15/23		6,075	$	5,999,062
Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.000		10/01/25		2,000		1,965,000
Sensata Technologies UK Financing Co. PLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	6.250		02/15/26		6,870		7,265,025
							58,056,325
Software    4.6%
Audatex North America, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.000		06/15/21		13,350		13,483,500
Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.125		11/01/23		3,880		3,918,800
BMC Software Finance, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	8.125		07/15/21		25,140		15,963,900
Boxer Parent Co., Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A(c)	9.000		10/15/19		12,060		6,301,350
Emdeon, Inc., Gtd. Notes	11.000		12/31/19		13,445		13,781,125
First Data Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	7.000		12/01/23		39,575		39,575,000
Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	5.750		01/15/24		10,425		10,490,156
Infor Software Parent LLC/Infor Software Parent, Inc., Gtd. Notes, PIK, 144A (original cost $13,966,984; purchased 04/03/14 - 10/05/15)(c)(d)(e)	7.125		05/01/21		14,829		10,417,373
Infor US, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A (original cost $13,517,750; purchased 03/18/15 - 08/18/15)(d)(e)	6.500		05/15/22		13,500		11,711,250
Italics Merger Sub., Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	7.125		07/15/23		8,900		8,188,000
Nuance Communications, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	5.375		08/15/20		9,830		10,051,175
Solera LLC/Solera Finance, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	10.500		03/01/24		6,450		6,127,500
							150,009,129
Telecommunications    5.9%
Avaya, Inc., Sec’d. Notes, 144A(d)	10.500		03/01/21		14,305		3,647,775
CenturyLink, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	5.625		04/01/20		700		708,750
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	6.875		01/15/28		4,700		3,701,250
CommScope Holding Co., Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A(c)	6.625		06/01/20		22,040		22,480,800
CommScope Technologies Finance LLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	6.000		06/15/25		9,552		9,456,480
CommScope, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.500		06/15/24		3,925		3,807,250
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes	6.375		11/15/22		6,500		6,597,500
Digicel Group Ltd. (Jamaica),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	7.125		04/01/22		780		557,700

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 33

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Telecommunications (cont’d.)
Digicel Group Ltd. (Jamaica), (Continued)
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	8.250%		09/30/20		5,600	$	4,368,000
Digicel Ltd. (Jamaica),
Gtd. Notes, 144A	6.750		03/01/23		6,445		5,494,362
Frontier Communications Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)	6.250		09/15/21		1,475		1,307,219
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	7.125		01/15/23		1,981		1,722,856
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	8.500		04/15/20		450		457,875
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes	8.750		04/15/22		3,750		3,515,625
Inmarsat Finance PLC (United Kingdom), Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	4.875		05/15/22		2,210		2,165,800
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Luxembourg), Gtd. Notes(c)	5.500		08/01/23		12,750		8,287,500
Gtd. Notes	7.250		10/15/20		4,600		3,174,000
Intelsat Luxembourg SA (Luxembourg),
Gtd. Notes	7.750		06/01/21		4,110		1,233,000
Gtd. Notes	8.125		06/01/23		12,075		3,682,875
Presidio Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	10.250		02/15/23		5,225		4,833,125
Sprint Capital Corp.,
Gtd. Notes	6.875		11/15/28		17,010		12,332,250
Gtd. Notes	6.900		05/01/19		11,060		9,428,650
Sprint Communications, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	7.000		03/01/20		1,313		1,290,023
Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	9.000		11/15/18		2,265		2,351,296
Sprint Corp.,
Gtd. Notes(c)	7.125		06/15/24		6,990		4,980,375
Gtd. Notes	7.625		02/15/25		11,993		8,574,995
Gtd. Notes(c)	7.875		09/15/23		3,890		2,878,600
T-Mobile USA, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes	6.375		03/01/25		7,375		7,448,750
Gtd. Notes	6.500		01/15/26		12,800		12,971,136
Gtd. Notes	6.633		04/28/21		5,900		6,165,500
Telecom Italia SpA (Italy), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	5.303		05/30/24		7,400		7,178,000
West Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A	5.375		07/15/22		6,025		5,392,375
Wind Acquisition Finance SA (Italy),
Sec’d. Notes, 144A	7.375		04/23/21		13,800		12,696,000
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	6.500		04/30/20		3,300		3,341,250
Windstream Holdings, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(c)	6.375		08/01/23		6,725		4,875,625
Gtd. Notes(c)	7.500		04/01/23		3,405		2,572,512
							195,677,079

See Notes to Financial Statements.

34

Description	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Principal Amount (000)#		Value (Note 1)
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
Textiles    0.6%
Springs Industries, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes	6.250%		06/01/21		20,336	$	20,081,800
Transportation    0.8%
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., Gtd. Notes	5.875		04/01/20		3,175		1,651,000
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc./Navios Maritime Finance II US, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A	7.375		01/15/22		6,100		1,952,000
OPE KAG Finance Sub, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A	7.875		07/31/23		4,525		4,389,250
XPO Logistics, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)	6.500		06/15/22		12,550		11,875,437
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)	7.875		09/01/19		4,950		5,110,875
							24,978,562
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (cost $3,379,005,039)							3,031,594,239
				Shares
COMMON STOCKS
DEX Media, Inc.*(d)					29,839		916
Newell Recovery LLC (original cost $23,194; purchased 08/22/12)*(b)(d)(e)					100		1,083
Newell Recycling Southeast LLC (original cost $23,194; purchased 08/22/12)*(b)(d)(e)					100		1,083
WKI Holding Co., Inc.*(b)(d)					6,031		257,403
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (cost $17,415,564)							260,485
PREFERRED STOCKS    0.3%
Banking    0.2%
Citigroup Capital XIII, (Capital security, fixed to floating preferred), 6.692%(a)					153,000		3,904,560
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) Series K, (fixed to floating preferred), 6.375%(a)(d)					87,000		2,312,460
							6,217,020
Building Materials & Construction
New Millennium Homes LLC (original cost $0; purchased 05/27/98)*(b)(d)(e)					2,000		100,000
Cable
Adelphia Communications Corp. (Class A Stock)*(b)(f)					20,000		20

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 35

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

Description	Shares		Value (Note 1)
PREFERRED STOCKS (Continued)
Electric    0.1%
Dynegy, Inc. Series A, (fixed to floating preferred), 5.375%(a)(d)		95,877	$	3,599,222
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (cost $10,909,960)				9,916,262
	Units
WARRANTS*
Chemicals
Hercules, Inc., expiring 03/31/29(d)		230		2,026
Media & Entertainment
MediaNews Group, Inc., expiring 03/19/17(b)(d)		6,854		69
TOTAL WARRANTS (cost $0)				2,095
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $3,493,273,892)				3,112,425,549
	Shares
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS    27.4%
AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS
Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Short-Term Bond Fund (cost $464,651)(g)		47,842		443,495
Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund (cost $904,707,687; includes $751,001,964 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(g)(h)		904,707,687		904,707,687
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $905,172,338)(Note 3)				905,151,182
TOTAL INVESTMENTS    121.8% (cost $4,398,446,230)(Note 5)				4,017,576,731
Liabilities in excess of other assets(i)    (21.8)%				(718,907,793	)
NET ASSETS    100.0%			$	3,298,668,938

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.

CLO—Collateralized Loan Obligation

MTN—Medium Term Note

OTC—Over-the-counter

PIK—Payment-in-Kind

See Notes to Financial Statements.

36

# Principal amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.

* Non-income producing security.

(a) Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at February 29, 2016.

(b) Indicates a Level 3 security. The aggregate value of Level 3 securities is $2,593,724 and 0.08% of net assets.

(c) All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $739,083,377; cash collateral of $751,001,964 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments. Securities on loan are subject to contractual netting arrangements.

(d) Indicates a security or securities that have been deemed illiquid.

(e) Indicates a restricted security; the aggregate original cost of the restricted securities is $274,617,227. The aggregate value, $234,656,257, is approximately 7.1% of net assets.

(f) Represents issuer in default on interest payments. Non-income producing security.

(g) Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund and the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Short-Term Bond Fund.

(h) Represents security, or a portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

(i) Includes net unrealized appreciation on the following derivative contracts held at reporting period end:

Futures contracts outstanding at February 29, 2016:

Number of Contracts		Type	Expiration Date		Value at Trade Date		Value at February 29, 2016		Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)(1)
		Long Positions:
	125	2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes		Mar. 2016	$	27,189,631	$	27,322,266	$	132,635
	281	2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes		Jun. 2016		61,458,733		61,411,671		(47,062	)
	915	5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes		Jun. 2016		110,767,749		110,700,703		(67,046	)
	85	U.S. Long Bonds		Jun. 2016		14,051,059		13,985,156		(65,903	)
										(47,376	)
		Short Position:
	267	10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes		Jun. 2016		34,853,511		34,847,672		5,839
									$	(41,537	)

(1) Cash of $1,550,000 has been segregated with Citigroup Global Markets to cover requirements for open contracts at February 29, 2016.

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at February 29, 2016:

Reference Entity/ Obligation	Termination Date		Fixed Rate		Notional Amount (000)#(2)		Implied Credit Spread at February 29, 2016(3)			Fair Value		Upfront Premiums Paid (Received)		Unrealized Appreciation	Counterparty
OTC credit default swaps on corporate issues—Sell Protection(1):
NRG Energy, Inc.		03/20/16		4.100%		1,850		0.867	%	$	18,487	$	—	$18,487	Goldman Sachs & Co.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 37

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

The Fund entered into credit default swaps (“CDS”) to provide a measure of protection against defaults or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default or the reference entity’s credit soundness. CDS contracts generally trade based on a spread which represents the cost a protection buyer has to pay the protection seller. The protection buyer is said to be short the credit as the value of the contract rises the more the credit deteriorates. The value of the CDS contract increases for the protection buyer if the spread increases.

(1) If the Fund is a seller of protection, it receives the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced obligation or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(2) Notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(3) Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the fair value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues of the emerging country as of period end serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include up-front payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

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—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 February 29, 2016 in valuing such portfolio securities:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Investments in Securities
Asset-Backed Securities
Collateralized Loan Obligations	$	—	$	4,781,514	$	—
Bank Loans		—		64,164,704		1,706,250
Corporate Bonds		—		3,031,066,423		527,816
Common Stocks		916		—		259,569
Preferred Stocks		9,816,242		—		100,020
Warrants		—		2,026		69
Affiliated Mutual Funds		905,151,182		—		—

See Notes to Financial Statements.

38

	Level 1			Level 2		Level 3
Other Financial Instruments*
Futures Contracts	$	(41,537	)	$	—	$	—
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements		—			18,487		—
Total	$	914,926,803		$	3,100,033,154	$	2,593,724

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Portfolio 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.

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:

Affiliated Mutual Funds (including 22.8% of collateral for securities on loan)	27.4	%
Media	6.8
Healthcare-Services	6.4
Telecommunications	5.9
Electric	5.6
Software	4.9
Retail	4.6
Chemicals	4.2
Entertainment	4.1
Home Builders	4.1
Commercial Services	3.5
Banks	3.3
Oil & Gas	3.3
Lodging	3.2
Food	3.1
Packaging & Containers	3.0
Diversified Financial Services	2.4
Auto Parts & Equipment	2.3
Semiconductors	1.8
Pharmaceuticals	1.7
Building Materials	1.7
Pipelines	1.6
Healthcare-Products	1.4
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)	1.2
Mining	1.1
Distribution/Wholesale	1.1
Holding Companies - Diversified	0.8
Aerospace & Defense	0.8
Transportation	0.8
Miscellaneous Manufacturing	0.8
Machinery-Diversified	0.8	%
Internet	0.7
Technology	0.7
Textiles	0.6
Leisure Time	0.6
Electrical Components & Equipment	0.5
Environmental Control	0.5
Iron/Steel	0.4
Real Estate	0.4
Machinery-Construction & Mining	0.4
Advertising	0.4
Office & Business Equipment	0.3
Oil & Gas Services	0.3
Engineering & Construction	0.3
Beverages	0.2
Forest & Paper Products	0.2
Gaming	0.2
Household Products/Wares	0.2
Banking	0.2
Auto Manufacturers	0.2
Collateralized Loan Obligations	0.2
Apparel	0.1
Housewares	0.1
Capital Goods	0.1
Retailers	0.1
Agriculture	0.1
Cosmetics & Personal Care	0.1
	121.8
Liabilities in excess of other assets	(21.8	)
	100.0	%

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 39

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

as of February 29, 2016

The Fund invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary types of risk associated with these derivative instruments are credit risk, equity risk and interest rate 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 February 29, 2016 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
Credit contracts	Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements	$	18,487		—	$	—
Equity contracts	Unaffiliated investments		2,095		—		—
Interest rate contracts	Due to/from broker—variation margin futures		138,474	*	Due to/from broker—variation margin futures		180,011	*
Total		$	159,056			$	180,011

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation as reported in schedule of open futures 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 February 29, 2016 are as follows:

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value				Futures			Swaps			Total
Credit contracts				$	—		$	503,355		$	503,355
Interest rate contracts					1,934,983			—			1,934,983
Total				$	1,934,983		$	503,355		$	2,438,338
Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value	Warrants(1)			Futures			Swaps			Total
Credit contracts	$	—		$	—		$	(357,426	)	$	(357,426	)
Equity contracts		(2,777	)		—			—			(2,777	)
Interest rate contracts		—			(41,537	)		—			(41,537	)
Total	$	(2,777	)	$	(41,537	)	$	(357,426	)	$	(401,740	)

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

See Notes to Financial Statements.

40

For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

Futures Contracts— Long Positions(1)		Futures Contracts— Short Positions(1)		Credit Default Swap Agreements— Sell Protection(2)
$	71,155,724	$	11,617,837	$	11,550

(1) Value at Trade Date.

(2) Notional Amount in USD (000).

Offsetting of over-the-counter (OTC) derivative assets and liabilities:

The Fund invested in OTC derivatives 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, where the legal right to set-off exists, is presented in the summary below.

Counterparty	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets(1)		Gross Amounts Available for Offset		Collateral Received(3)			Net Amount
Goldman Sachs & Co.	$	18,487	$	—	$	(150,000	)	$	—

Counterparty	Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities(2)		Gross Amounts Available for Offset		Collateral Pledged(3)		Net Amount
Goldman Sachs & Co.	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

(1) Includes unrealized appreciation on swaps and forwards, premiums paid on swap agreements and market value of purchased options.

(2) Includes unrealized depreciation on swaps and forwards, premiums received on swap agreements and market value of written options.

(3) Amounts shown reflect actual collateral received or pledged by the Fund. Such amounts are applied up to 100% of the Fund’s OTC derivative exposure by counterparty.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 41

Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)

as of February 29, 2016

Assets
Investments at value, including securities on loan of $739,083,377:
Unaffiliated investments (cost $3,493,273,892)	$	3,112,425,549
Affiliated investments (cost $905,172,338)		905,151,182
Cash		142,054
Deposit with broker for futures		1,550,000
Dividends and interest receivable		62,715,086
Receivable for Fund shares sold		15,211,315
Receivable for investments sold		14,599,779
Due from broker—variation margin futures		88,130
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements		18,487
Prepaid expenses		16,809
Total assets		4,111,918,391
Liabilities
Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan		751,001,964
Payable for investments purchased		47,685,402
Payable for Fund shares reacquired		10,264,688
Dividends payable		1,966,041
Management fee payable		1,077,557
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		576,415
Distribution fee payable		490,907
Affiliated transfer agent fee payable		168,118
Deferred directors’ fees		18,361
Total liabilities		813,249,453
Net Assets	$	3,298,668,938
Net assets were comprised of:
Common stock, at par	$	6,668,280
Paid-in capital in excess of par		3,775,132,451
		3,781,800,731
Undistributed net investment income		3,730,240
Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions		(105,969,923	)
Net unrealized depreciation on investments		(380,892,110	)
Net assets, February 29, 2016	$	3,298,668,938

See Notes to Financial Statements.

42

Class A
Net asset value and redemption price per share ($1,091,780,604 ÷ 220,917,938 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)	$	4.94
Maximum sales charge (4.50% of offering price)		0.23
Maximum offering price to public	$	5.17
Class B
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($181,904,225 ÷ 36,849,412 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)	$	4.94
Class C
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($200,497,218 ÷ 40,622,897 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)	$	4.94
Class Q
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($193,481,690 ÷ 39,114,453 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)	$	4.95
Class R
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($47,799,209 ÷ 9,674,434 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)	$	4.94
Class Z
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($1,583,205,992 ÷ 319,648,851 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)	$	4.95

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 43

Statement of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended February 29, 2016

Net Investment Income
Income
Interest income	$	111,936,714
Affiliated income from securities lending, net		855,756
Unaffiliated dividend income		312,480
Affiliated dividend income		190,647
Total income		113,295,597
Expenses
Management fee		6,883,468
Distribution fee—Class A		1,432,558
Distribution fee—Class B		734,380
Distribution fee—Class C		1,086,377
Distribution fee—Class R		182,945
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $381,000)		1,942,000
Custodian and accounting fees		199,000
Registration fees		133,000
Shareholders’ reports		99,000
Directors’ fees		32,000
Insurance expenses		20,000
Legal fees and expenses		18,000
Audit fee		17,000
Miscellaneous		13,063
Total expenses		12,792,791
Less: Distribution fee waiver—Class R		(60,980	)
Net expenses		12,731,811
Net investment income		100,563,786
Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment transactions		(11,468,383	)
Futures transactions		1,934,983
Swap agreement transactions		503,355
		(9,030,045	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments (including affiliated of $(2,852))		(260,400,612	)
Futures		(41,537	)
Swap agreements		(357,426	)
		(260,799,575	)
Net loss on investment transactions		(269,829,620	)
Net Decrease In Net Assets Resulting From Operations	$	(169,265,834	)

See Notes to Financial Statements.

44

Statement of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)

	Six Months Ended February 29, 2016			Year Ended August 31, 2015
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations
Net investment income	$	100,563,786		$	192,921,725
Net realized loss on investment transactions		(9,030,045	)		(28,948,585	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments		(260,799,575	)		(212,521,741	)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations		(169,265,834	)		(48,548,601	)
Dividends from net investment income (Note 1)
Class A		(36,627,671	)		(79,193,882	)
Class B		(5,764,056	)		(13,262,634	)
Class C		(6,122,356	)		(13,715,297	)
Class Q		(3,641,970	)		(2,899,765	)
Class R		(1,500,616	)		(3,185,804	)
Class Z		(50,340,819	)		(89,227,167	)
		(103,997,488	)		(201,484,549	)
Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions) (Note 6)
Net proceeds from shares sold		744,641,748			1,080,008,204
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		91,083,404			173,068,158
Cost of shares reacquired		(554,173,413	)		(998,762,410	)
Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions		281,551,739			254,313,952
Total increase		8,288,417			4,280,802
Net Assets:
Beginning of period		3,290,380,521			3,286,099,719
End of period(a)	$	3,298,668,938		$	3,290,380,521
(a) Includes undistributed net investment income of:	$	3,730,240		$	7,163,942

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 45

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 15 (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (“1940 Act”) as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Company consists of two funds: Prudential High Yield Fund (the “Fund”) and Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund. These financial statements relate to Prudential High Yield Fund. The Fund’s investment objective is to maximize current income. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation but only when consistent with the Fund’s primary objective of current income.

Note 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 Company and the Fund consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.

Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets that are fair valued at the close of each day 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 Directors (the “Board”) has adopted Valuation Procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to Prudential Investments LLC (“PI” or “Manager”). Under the current Valuation Procedures, the established Valuation Committee is responsible for supervising the valuation of portfolio securities and other assets. 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.

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 table following the Portfolio 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.

46

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.

Common and preferred stocks traded on foreign securities exchanges are 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. Such securities are valued using model prices to the extent that the valuation meets the established confidence level for each security. If the confidence level is not met or the vendor does not provide a model price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stocks discussed above.

Participatory notes (P-notes) are generally valued based upon the value of a related underlying security that trades actively in the market and 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.

Fixed income securities traded in the OTC market are generally valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors provide these prices after 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. Securities valued using such vendor prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Bank loans traded in the OTC market are generally valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors utilize broker/dealer quotations and provide prices based on the average of such quotations. Bank loans valued using such vendor prices are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

OTC derivative instruments are generally valued using pricing vendor services, which derive the valuation based on inputs such as underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates, and exchange rates. These instruments are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a multilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are generally valued at the daily settlement price determined by the respective exchange. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as the daily settlement price is not public.

Prudential High Yield Fund 47

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

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 investment adviser 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 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 expenses that would not be incurred 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 Directors of the Fund. 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.

48

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, the 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.

Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from holdings of foreign currencies, forward currency contracts, disposition 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.

Concentration of Risk: The ability of debt securities issuers (other than those issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government) held by the Fund to meet its 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 governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.

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 financial 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 or foreign currency exchange rates. The Fund may

Prudential High Yield Fund 49

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

also use futures to gain additional market exposure. 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. With exchange-traded futures contracts, 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.

Swap Agreements: The Fund may enter into credit default, interest rate, total return and other forms of swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. Swap agreements are negotiated in the OTC market and may be executed either directly with the counterparty (“OTC-traded”) or through a central clearing facility, such as a registered commodities exchange. Swap agreements are valued daily at current market value and any change in value is included in the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments. Centrally cleared swaps pay or receive an amount known as “variation margin”, based on daily changes in the valuation of the swap contract. Payments received or paid by the Fund are recorded as realized gains (losses) upon termination or maturity of the swap. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swap agreements outstanding at reporting date, if any, are listed on the Portfolio of Investments.

Credit Default Swaps: Credit default swaps involve one party (the protection buyer) making a stream of payments to another party (the protection seller) in exchange for the right to receive a specified payment in the event of a default or as a result of a default (collectively a “credit event”) for the referenced entity (typically corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging country) on its obligation; or in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising a credit index.

The Fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund entered into credit default swaps to provide a measure of protection against defaults or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default or the reference entity’s credit soundness. CDS contracts generally trade based on a spread which represents the cost a protection buyer has to pay the protection seller. The protection buyer is said to be short the credit as the value of the contract rises the more the credit deteriorates. The value of the CDS contract increases for the protection buyer if the spread increases. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk for purchased credit default swaps is the inability of the counterparty to honor the contract up to the notional value due to a credit event.

As a seller of protection on credit default swap agreements, the Fund generally receives an agreed upon payment from the buyer of protection throughout the term of the swap,

50

provided no credit event occurs. As the seller, the Fund effectively increases its investment risk because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund may be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.

The maximum amount of the payment that the Fund, as a seller of protection, could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be equal to the notional amount of the underlying security or index contract as a result of a credit event. This potential amount will be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements which the Fund entered into for the same referenced entity or index. As a buyer of protection, the Fund generally receives an amount up to the notional value of the swap if a credit event occurs.

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues of an emerging country as of period end are disclosed in the footnotes to the Portfolio of Investments, if applicable. These spreads serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of default risk for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to enter into the agreement. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting values serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk. Wider credit spreads and increased market value in absolute terms, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

Master Netting Arrangements: 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 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,

Prudential High Yield Fund 51

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the 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, are presented in the Portfolio of Investments. Collateral pledged by the Fund is segregated by the Fund’s custodian and identified in the Portfolio 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 February 29, 2016, the Fund has not met conditions under such agreements which give the counterparty the right to call for an early termination.

Warrants and Rights: The Fund may hold warrants and rights acquired either through a direct purchase, including as part of private placement, 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

52

exercised, sold or expired. Warrants and rights are valued at fair value in accordance with the Board of Directors’ approved fair valuation procedures.

Loan Participations: The Fund may invest in loan participations, another type of restricted security. When the Fund purchases a loan participation, the Fund typically enters into a contractual relationship with the lender or third party selling such participations (“Selling Participant”), but not the borrower. As a result, the Fund assumes the credit risk of the borrower, the Selling Participant and any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. The Fund may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the senior loan in which it has purchased the loan participation.

Payment In Kind Securities: The Fund may invest in 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.

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 a highly liquid short-term 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. 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, and any interest on the investment of cash received as collateral. The borrower receives all interest and dividends 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 that may occur during the term of the loan.

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 identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend 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 distribution fees, which are charged directly to the respective class and transfer agency fees specific to Class Q shares which are charged to that share class) 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.

Prudential High Yield Fund 53

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Dividends and Distributions: The Fund declares daily and pays dividends of net investment income monthly and makes distributions of 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-dividend date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gains are reclassified amongst undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gain (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

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.

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.

Note 2. Agreements

The Fund has a management agreement with PI. Pursuant to this agreement, PI has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services. PI has entered into a subadvisory agreement with PGIM, Inc. The subadvisory agreement provides that PGIM, Inc. will furnish investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Fund. In connection therewith, PGIM, Inc., is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Fund. PI pays for the services of PGIM, Inc., 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. Prior to January 4, 2016, PGIM was known as Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (“PIM”).

The management fee paid to PI is accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of .50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $250 million, .475% of the next $500 million, .45% of the next $750 million, .425% of the next $500 million, .40% of the next $500 million, .375% of the next $500 million and .35% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $3 billion. The effective management fee rate was .43% for the six months ended February 29, 2016.

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 Q, Class R and Class Z 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

54

fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Q and Class Z shares of the Fund. Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to .25%, .75%, 1% and .75% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, B, C and R shares, respectively. For the six months ended February 29, 2016, PIMS contractually agreed to limit such fees to .50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R shares.

PIMS has advised the Fund that it has received $558,936 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares, during the six months ended February 29, 2016. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to affiliated 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 February 29, 2016, it received $893, $160,617 and $9,759 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively.

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

Note 3. Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

PGIM, Inc., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, is the Fund’s securities lending agent. For the six months ended February 29, 2016, PGIM, Inc. has been compensated approximately $205,000 for these services. Effective February 5, 2016, PGIM is being paid no compensation for acting as securities lending agent.

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 directors, and/or common officers. Such transactions are subject to ratification by the Board.

The Fund invests in the Prudential Core Short-Term Bond Fund, pursuant to an exemptive order received from the Securities and Exchange Commission and in the Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund (the “Core Funds”), each a portfolio of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PI. Earnings from the Core Funds are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income.” As of March 30, 2016, the Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund was repositioned as the Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund.

Prudential High Yield Fund 55

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Note 4. Portfolio Securities

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, for the six months ended February 29, 2016, aggregated $702,238,878 and $459,025,235, respectively.

Note 5. Tax Information

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized depreciation as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:

Tax Basis	$	4,408,272,695
Appreciation		28,384,960
Depreciation		(419,080,924	)
Net Unrealized Depreciation	$	(390,695,964	)

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

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”), the Fund is permitted to carryforward capital losses realized on or after September 1, 2011 (“post-enactment losses”) for an unlimited period. Post-enactment losses are required to be utilized before the utilization of losses incurred prior to the effective date of the Act. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards related to taxable years ending before August 31, 2012 (“pre-enactment losses”) may have an increased likelihood to expire unused. No capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses. As of August 31, 2015, the pre and post-enactment losses were approximately:

Post-Enactment Losses:	$	4,214,000
Pre-Enactment Losses:
Expiring 2018	$	49,857,000

The Fund elected to treat post-October capital losses of approximately $34,191,000 as having been incurred in the following fiscal year (August 31, 2016).

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.

56

Note 6. Capital

The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Q, Class R and Class Z shares. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 4.50%. Investors who purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares and redeem those shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1%, but are not subject to an initial sales charge. The Class A CDSC is waived for purchases by certain retirement or benefit plans. Class B shares are sold with a CDSC which declines from 5% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held. Class B shares will 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% during the first 12 months. Class Q, Class R and Class Z shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are available only 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 common stock.

The Company is authorized to issue 3 billion shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, divided into 6 classes, designated Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Q, Class R and Class Z common stock. Of the authorized shares of common stock of the Fund, 550 million shares are designated for Class A common stock, 75 million shares are designated for Class B common stock, 125 million shares are designated for Class C common stock, 500 million shares are designated for Class Q common stock, 150 million shares are designated for Class R common stock, and 500 million shares are designated for Class Z common stock.

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

Class A	Shares			Amount
Six months ended February 29, 2016:
Shares sold		21,800,710		$	112,043,724
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		5,967,278			30,530,418
Shares reacquired		(33,056,809	)		(169,597,537	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion		(5,288,821	)		(27,023,395	)
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)		571,768			2,999,352
Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)		(802,412	)		(4,083,280	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(5,519,465	)	$	(28,107,323	)
Year ended August 31, 2015:
Shares sold		37,784,860		$	210,561,585
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		11,688,852			65,047,906
Shares reacquired		(53,421,960	)		(297,129,188	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion		(3,948,248	)		(21,519,697	)
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)		1,587,855			8,858,501
Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)		(3,428,484	)		(19,030,037	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(5,788,877	)	$	(31,691,233	)

Prudential High Yield Fund 57

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Class B	Shares			Amount
Six months ended February 29, 2016:
Shares sold		293,003		$	1,493,676
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		924,286			4,724,642
Shares reacquired		(3,944,990	)		(20,177,980	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion		(2,727,701	)		(13,959,662	)
Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)		(519,750	)		(2,738,953	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(3,247,451	)	$	(16,698,615	)
Year ended August 31, 2015:
Shares sold		336,735		$	1,865,668
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		1,930,960			10,734,052
Shares reacquired		(5,665,887	)		(31,465,662	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion		(3,398,192	)		(18,865,942	)
Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)		(1,308,285	)		(7,296,774	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(4,706,477	)	$	(26,162,716	)
Class C
Six months ended February 29, 2016:
Shares sold		4,624,949		$	23,759,209
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		1,003,532			5,131,306
Shares reacquired		(8,831,928	)		(45,073,760	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion		(3,203,447	)		(16,183,245	)
Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)		(200,437	)		(1,041,183	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(3,403,884	)	$	(17,224,428	)
Year ended August 31, 2015:
Shares sold		7,939,650		$	44,407,132
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		2,039,526			11,334,398
Shares reacquired		(11,934,470	)		(66,142,653	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion		(1,955,294	)		(10,401,123	)
Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)		(623,055	)		(3,474,232	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(2,578,349	)	$	(13,875,355	)
Class Q
Six months ended February 29, 2016:
Shares sold		30,046,938		$	150,691,617
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		692,508			3,494,827
Shares reacquired		(2,472,783	)		(12,546,701	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		28,266,663		$	141,639,743
Year ended August 31, 2015:
Shares sold		11,506,894		$	64,675,894
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		513,394			2,852,645
Shares reacquired		(4,330,479	)		(23,834,537	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion		7,689,809			43,694,002
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)		691,850			3,881,279
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		8,381,659		$	47,575,281

58

Class R	Shares			Amount
Six months ended February 29, 2016:
Shares sold		1,218,243		$	6,178,706
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		293,162			1,499,096
Shares reacquired		(1,451,964	)		(7,454,669	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		59,441		$	223,133
Year ended August 31, 2015:
Shares sold		2,376,252		$	13,235,546
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		571,724			3,181,316
Shares reacquired		(3,241,718	)		(18,023,267	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		(293,742	)	$	(1,606,405	)
Class Z
Six months ended February 29, 2016:
Shares sold		88,268,415		$	450,474,816
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		8,927,073			45,703,115
Shares reacquired		(58,571,023	)		(299,322,766	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion		38,624,465			196,855,165
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)		999,711			5,118,955
Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)		(51,566	)		(254,891	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		39,572,610		$	201,719,229
Year ended August 31, 2015:
Shares sold		133,643,733		$	745,262,379
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions		14,344,007			79,917,841
Shares reacquired		(100,706,938	)		(562,167,103	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion		47,280,802			263,013,117
Shares issued upon conversion from other shares class(es)		3,988,510			22,189,698
Shares reacquired upon conversion into other share class(es)		(913,473	)		(5,128,435	)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding		50,355,839		$	280,074,380

Note 7. Borrowings

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 8, 2015 through October 6, 2016. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of .11% of the unused portion of the SCA. Prior to October 8, 2015, the Fund had another SCA that provided a commitment of $900 million and the Funds paid an annualized commitment fee of .075% of the unused portion of the SCA. Interest on any borrowings under the SCA is paid at contracted market rates. The Fund’s portion of the commitment fee for the unused amount is accrued daily and paid quarterly.

The Fund did not utilize the SCA during the six months ended February 29, 2016.

Prudential High Yield Fund 59

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Note 8. New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-07 regarding “Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share”. The amendments in this update are effective for the Fund for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. ASU No. 2015-07 will eliminate the requirement to categorize investments in the fair value hierarchy if their fair value is measured at net asset value (“NAV”) per share (or its equivalent) using the practical expedient in the FASB’s fair value measurement guidance. Management has evaluated the implications of ASU No. 2015-07 and has determined that there is no impact on the financial statement disclosures.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01 regarding “Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”. The new guidance is intended to enhance the reporting model for financial instruments to provide users of financial statements with more decision-useful information and addresses certain aspects of the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. The new standard affects all entities that hold financial assets or owe financial liabilities. The new guidance is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2016-01 and its impact on the financial statements and disclosures has not yet been determined.

60

Financial Highlights (unaudited)

Class A Shares
	Six Months Ended February 29,			Year Ended August 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012			2011
Per Share Operating Performance(a):
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period		$5.38			$5.80			$5.60			$5.59			$5.34			$5.32
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		.16			.33			.33			.34			.37			.40
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions		(.44	)		(.41	)		.22			.04			.27			.03
Total from investment operations		(.28	)		(.08	)		.55			.38			.64			.43
Less Dividends:
Dividends from net investment income		(.16	)		(.34	)		(.35	)		(.37	)		(.39	)		(.41	)
Capital Contributions(e):		-			-			-			-			-			-	(d)
Net asset value, end of period		$4.94			$5.38			$5.80			$5.60			$5.59			$5.34
Total Return(b):		(5.21)%			(1.39)%			10.11%			6.85%			12.55%			8.14%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000)		$1,091,781			$1,218,179			$1,347,911			$1,327,678			$1,339,113			$1,078,117
Average net assets (000)		$1,152,314			$1,290,432			$1,355,610			$1,385,567			$1,187,666			$1,147,761
Ratios to average net assets(c):
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement(f)		.83%	(g)		.83%			.82%			.83%			.87%			.88%
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement(f)		.83%	(g)		.85%			.87%			.88%			.92%			.93%
Net investment income		6.18%	(g)		5.88%			5.78%			6.04%			6.75%			7.20%
Portfolio turnover rate		15%	(h)		48%			51%			55%			48%			87%

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) 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.

(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.

(d) Less than $.005 per share.

(e) The Fund received payments related to an unaffiliated-third party’s settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Fund shares during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011. The Fund was not involved in the proceedings or in the calculation of the amount of settlement.

(f) The distributor of the Fund had contractually agreed to limit its distribution and service (12b-1) fees to .25% of the average daily net assets through March 8, 2015. Effective March 9, 2015, the contractual distribution and service (12b-1) fees were reduced from .30% to .25% of the average daily net assets.

(g) Annualized.

(h) Not annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 61

Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

Class B Shares
	Six Months Ended February 29,			Year Ended August 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012			2011
Per Share Operating Performance(a):
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period		$5.37			$5.80			$5.60			$5.59			$5.34			$5.31
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		.15			.30			.30			.32			.34			.37
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions		(.43	)		(.42	)		.23			.03			.28			.05
Total from investment operations		(.28	)		(.12	)		.53			.35			.62			.42
Less Dividends:
Dividends from net investment income		(.15	)		(.31	)		(.33	)		(.34	)		(.37	)		(.39	)
Capital Contributions(e):		-			-			-			-			-			-	(d)
Net asset value, end of period		$4.94			$5.37			$5.80			$5.60			$5.59			$5.34
Total Return(b):		(5.27)%			(2.06)%			9.57%			6.33%			12.00%			7.82%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000)		$181,904			$215,462			$259,756			$213,714			$163,309			$115,162
Average net assets (000)		$196,903			$235,221			$239,412			$194,916			$131,650			$108,578
Ratios to average net assets(c):
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement		1.33%	(f)		1.33%			1.32%			1.33%			1.37%			1.38%
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement		1.33%	(f)		1.33%			1.32%			1.33%			1.37%			1.38%
Net investment income		5.67%	(f)		5.38%			5.27%			5.53%			6.25%			6.70%
Portfolio turnover rate		15%	(g)		48%			51%			55%			48%			87%

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) 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.

(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.

(d) Less than $.005 per share.

(e) The Fund received payments related to an unaffiliated-third party’s settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Fund shares during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011. The Fund was not involved in the proceedings or in the calculation of the amount of settlement.

(f) Annualized.

(g) Not annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

62

Class C Shares
	Six Months Ended February 29,			Year Ended August 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012			2011
Per Share Operating Performance(a):
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period		$5.37			$5.80			$5.59			$5.58			$5.33			$5.31
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		.14			.29			.29			.30			.32			.36
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions		(.43	)		(.42	)		.23			.04			.28			.04
Total from investment operations		(.29	)		(.13	)		.52			.34			.60			.40
Less Dividends:
Dividends from net investment income		(.14	)		(.30	)		(.31	)		(.33	)		(.35	)		(.38	)
Capital Contributions(e):		-			-			-			-			-			-	(d)
Net asset value, end of period		$4.94			$5.37			$5.80			$5.59			$5.58			$5.33
Total Return(b):		(5.38)%			(2.31)%			9.49%			6.07%			11.74%			7.45%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000)		$200,497			$236,533			$270,142			$247,992			$229,715			$136,177
Average net assets (000)		$218,473			$254,515			$258,825			$260,306			$172,185			$132,854
Ratios to average net assets(c):
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement(d)		1.58%	(f)		1.58%			1.57%			1.58%			1.62%			1.55%
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement		1.58%	(f)		1.58%			1.57%			1.58%			1.62%			1.63%
Net investment income		5.42%	(f)		5.13%			5.03%			5.29%			5.98%			6.52%
Portfolio turnover rate		15%	(g)		48%			51%			55%			48%			87%

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) 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.

(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.

(d) Less than $.005 per share.

(e) The Fund received payments related to an unaffiliated-third party’s settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Fund shares during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011. The Fund was not involved in the proceedings or in the calculation of the amount of settlement.

(f) Annualized.

(g) Not annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 63

Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

Class Q Shares
	Six Months Ended February 29,			Year Ended August 31,									October 31, 2011(a) through August 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012
Per Share Operating Performance(b):
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period		$5.39			$5.81			$5.61			$5.61			$5.41
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income		.17			.35			.35			.37			.35
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions		(.44	)		(.41	)		.23			.02			.19
Total from investment operations		(.27	)		(.06	)		.58			.39			.54
Less Dividends:
Dividends from net investment income		(.17	)		(.36	)		(.38	)		(.39	)		(.34	)
Net asset value, end of period		$4.95			$5.39			$5.81			$5.61			$5.61
Total Return(c):		(5.02)%			(1.01)%			10.50%			7.04%			10.41%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000)		$193,482			$58,416			$14,336			$7,901			$63,914
Average net assets (000)		$105,551			$44,388			$10,563			$52,463			$48,841
Ratios to average net assets(d):
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement		.46%	(e)		.46%			.46%			.47%			.50%	(e)
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement		.46%	(e)		.46%			.46%			.47%			.50%	(e)
Net investment income		6.75%	(e)		6.27%			6.12%			6.40%			6.97%	(e)
Portfolio turnover rate		15%	(f)		48%			51%			55%			48%	(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 portfolios in which the Fund invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

64

Class R Shares
	Six Months Ended February 29,			Year Ended August 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012			2011
Per Share Operating Performance(a):
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period		$5.38			$5.80			$5.60			$5.59			$5.34			$5.32
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		.15			.31			.32			.33			.35			.38
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions		(.43	)		(.40	)		.22			.04			.28			.04
Total from investment operations		(.28	)		(.09	)		.54			.37			.63			.42
Less Dividends:
Dividends from net investment income		(.16	)		(.33	)		(.34	)		(.36	)		(.38	)		(.40	)
Capital Contributions(e):		-			-			-			-			-			-	(d)
Net asset value, end of period		$4.94			$5.38			$5.80			$5.60			$5.59			$5.34
Total Return(b):		(5.32)%			(1.63)%			9.84%			6.59%			12.26%			7.88%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000)		$47,799			$51,716			$57,502			$50,732			$36,886			$20,630
Average net assets (000)		$49,052			$54,089			$55,379			$47,639			$27,717			$16,155
Ratios to average net assets(c):
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement		1.08%	(f)		1.08%			1.07%			1.08%			1.12%			1.13%
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement		1.33%	(f)		1.33%			1.32%			1.33%			1.37%			1.38%
Net investment income		5.94%	(f)		5.63%			5.53%			5.78%			6.47%			6.93%
Portfolio turnover rate		15%	(g)		48%			51%			55%			48%			87%

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) 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.

(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.

(d) Less than $.005 per share.

(e) The Fund received payments related to an unaffiliated-third party’s settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Fund shares during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011. The Fund was not involved in the proceedings or in the calculation of the amount of settlement.

(f) Annualized.

(g) Not annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

Prudential High Yield Fund 65

Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)

Class Z Shares
	Six Months Ended February 29,			Year Ended August 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012			2011
Per Share Operating Performance(a):
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period		$5.39			$5.82			$5.62			$5.61			$5.35			$5.33
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income		.16			.34			.35			.36			.38			.42
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions		(.43	)		(.41	)		.22			.04			.29			.03
Total from investment operations		(.27	)		(.07	)		.57			.40			.67			.45
Less Dividends:
Dividends from net investment income		(.17	)		(.36	)		(.37	)		(.39	)		(.41	)		(.43	)
Capital Contributions(e):		-			-			-			-			-			-	(d)
Net asset value, end of period		$4.95			$5.39			$5.82			$5.62			$5.61			$5.35
Total Return(b):		(5.06)%			(1.29)%			10.38%			7.13%			13.07%			8.47%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000)		$1,583,206			$1,510,074			$1,336,453			$1,010,477			$725,367			$334,696
Average net assets (000)		$1,518,319			$1,394,662			$1,254,191			$911,701			$479,766			$304,551
Ratios to average net assets(c):
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement		.58%	(f)		.58%			.57%			.58%			.62%			.63%
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement		.58%	(f)		.58%			.57%			.58%			.62%			.63%
Net investment income		6.45%	(f)		6.13%			6.02%			6.29%			6.97%			7.43%
Portfolio turnover rate		15%	(g)		48%			51%			55%			48%			87%

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) 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.

(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.

(d) Less than $.005 per share.

(e) The Fund received payments related to an unaffiliated-third party’s settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Fund shares during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011. The Fund was not involved in the proceedings or in the calculation of the amount of settlement.

(f) Annualized.

(g) Not annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

66

n    MAIL	n    TELEPHONE	n    WEBSITE
655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102	(800) 225-1852	www.prudentialfunds.com

PROXY VOTING

The Board of Directors 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.

DIRECTORS

Ellen S. Alberding • Kevin J. Bannon • Scott E. Benjamin • Linda W. Bynoe • Keith F. Hartstein • Michael S. Hyland • Stuart S. Parker • Richard A. Redeker • Stephen G. Stoneburn • 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 • Deborah A. Docs, Secretary • Chad A. Earnst, Chief Compliance Officer • Theresa C. Thompson, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer • Richard W. Kinville, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer • Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary • Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary • Amanda S. Ryan, 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	Prudential Investments LLC	655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102
INVESTMENT SUBADVISER	PGIM, Inc.	655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102
DISTRIBUTOR	Prudential Investment Management Services LLC	655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102
CUSTODIAN	The Bank of New York Mellon	One Wall 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.prudentialfunds.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.prudentialfunds.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 DIRECTORS

Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, Prudential High Yield Fund, Prudential Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director 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

PRUDENTIAL HIGH YIELD FUND

SHARE CLASS	A	B	C	Q	R	Z
NASDAQ	PBHAX	PBHYX	PRHCX	PHYQX	JDYRX	PHYZX
CUSIP	74440Y108	74440Y207	74440Y306	74440Y884	74440Y603	74440Y801

MF110E2    0290831-00001-00

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, Inc. 15
By:	/s/ Deborah A. Docs
	Deborah A. Docs
	Secretary
Date:	April 18, 2016

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:	April 18, 2016
By:	/s/ M. Sadiq Peshimam
	M. Sadiq Peshimam
	Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Date:	April 18, 2016

EX-99.CERT

Item 12

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 15

Semi-Annual period ending 2/29/16

File No. 811-02896

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Stuart S. Parker, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the above named Fund;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and;

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

1

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

April 18, 2016

/s/ Stuart S. Parker

Stuart S. Parker

President and Principal Executive Officer

2

Item 12

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 15

Semi-Annual period ending 2/29/16

File No. 811-02896

CERTIFICATIONS

I, M. Sadiq Peshimam, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the above named Fund;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and;

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

3

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

April 18, 2016

/s/ M. Sadiq Peshimam

M. Sadiq Peshimam

Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

4

EX-99.906CERT

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Name of Issuer: Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 15

In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR of the above-named issuer that is accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies, to his or her knowledge, that:

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

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer.

April 18, 2016	/s/ Stuart S. Parker
	Stuart S. Parker
	President and Principal Executive Officer
April 18, 2016	/s/ M. Sadiq Peshimam
	M. Sadiq Peshimam
	Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer