N-Q 1 d675683dnq.htm PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, INC. 15 Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 15

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS 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:

   Andrew R. French
   655 Broad Street, 17th Floor,
   Newark, New Jersey 07102

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

   800-225-1852

Date of fiscal year end:

   8/31/2019

Date of reporting period:

   11/30/2018


Item 1. Schedule of Investments


PGIM High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Long-Term Investments 97.0%
Asset-Backed Securities 5.4%
Collateralized Loan Obligations 
Adams Mill CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2014-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.100%
3.536 %(c) 07/15/26   21,522  $ 21,537,295
ALM Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2015-12A, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.890%
3.326(c) 04/16/27   23,000 22,992,520
Atrium (Cayman Islands),
Series 12A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.830%
3.299(c) 04/22/27   50,000 49,754,810
Benefit Street Partners CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),          
Series 2015-VIIA, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.780% 3.225(c) 07/18/27   30,000 29,901,606
Series 2017-12A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.250% 3.686(c) 10/15/30   20,000 19,941,844
     
CBAM Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2018-06A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.940%
3.330(c) 07/15/31   29,000 28,914,398
OCP CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2015-09A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.800%
3.236(c) 07/15/27   20,000 19,958,736
OZLM Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2015-13A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.080%
3.600(c) 07/30/27   23,650 23,648,879
Silvermore CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2014-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.170%
3.786(c) 05/15/26   36,054 36,072,441
Sound Point CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2015-02A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.880%
3.349(c) 07/20/27   50,000 49,857,205
Venture CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2015-21A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.880%
3.316(c) 07/15/27   50,000 49,867,505
Wellfleet CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2016-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.910%
3.379(c) 04/20/28   3,000 2,985,963
Zais CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),          
Series 2016-02A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.530% 3.966(c) 10/15/28   20,000 20,004,042
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PGIM High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Asset-Backed Securities (Continued)
Collateralized Loan Obligations (cont’d.)
Zais CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), (cont’d.)          
Series 2018-02A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.200% 3.720 %(c) 07/20/31   30,000  $ 29,972,487
     
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $406,296,406)
405,409,731
Bank Loans 3.4%
Chemicals 0.3%
Solenis International LP,
Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 8.500%
11.210(c) 06/26/26   25,365 24,604,050
Commercial Services 0.5%
Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc.,
Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%
6.090(c) 10/01/25   39,825 38,746,420
Computers 1.1%
McAfee LLC,          
Second Lien Initial Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 8.500% 10.850(c) 09/29/25   41,869 42,182,766
Term B USD Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% 6.100(c) 09/30/24   40,991 40,878,813
          83,061,579
Media 0.4%
Numericable U.S. LLC (France),
USD TLB-13 Incremental Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%
6.310(c) 08/14/26   30,450 28,957,950
Mining 0.1%
Aleris International, Inc.,
Initial Term Loan, 1 - 2 Month LIBOR + 4.750%
7.170(c) 02/27/23   8,903 8,947,201
Retail 0.2%
EG America, LLC (United Kingdom),
Second Lien Facility (USD), 3 Month LIBOR + 8.000%
10.390(c) 03/23/26   11,975 11,810,344
Software 0.6%
Almonde, Inc.,
Dollar Term Loan (Second Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 7.250%
9.640(c) 06/13/25   15,640 14,912,740
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PGIM High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Bank Loans (Continued)
Software (cont’d.)
Boxer Parent Co., Inc.,
Initial Dollar Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%
6.650 %(c) 10/02/25   18,000  $ 17,770,914
Infor (US), Inc.,
Tranche B-6 Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.750%
5.136(c) 02/01/22   5,000 4,930,000
Kronos, Inc.,
Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 8.250%
10.790(c) 11/01/24   7,500 7,512,502
          45,126,156
Telecommunications 0.2%
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Luxembourg),
Tranche B-5 Term Loan
6.630 01/02/24   12,305 12,328,072
Total Bank Loans
(cost $254,637,665)
253,581,772
Corporate Bonds 88.1%
Advertising 0.1%
Clear Channel International BV,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
8.750 12/15/20   3,807 3,892,657
Mood Media Borrower LLC/Mood Media Co-Issuer, Inc.,
Sec’d. Notes, 6 Month LIBOR + 14.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.000%)
16.501(c) 07/01/24   2,070 2,038,838
          5,931,495
Aerospace & Defense 2.2%
Arconic, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
5.125 10/01/24   5,000 4,850,000
Bombardier, Inc. (Canada),          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 5.750 03/15/22   1,413 1,342,350
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 6.125 01/15/23   1,207 1,146,650
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 7.450 05/01/34   1,275 1,109,250
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 7.500 12/01/24   86,276 82,070,045
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 7.500 03/15/25   5,075 4,821,250
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 8.750 12/01/21   36,800 37,950,000
     
TransDigm UK Holdings PLC,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.875 05/15/26   8,875 8,764,062
TransDigm, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes 6.375 06/15/26   15,650 15,276,591
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PGIM High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Aerospace & Defense (cont’d.)
TransDigm, Inc., (cont’d.)          
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.500 % 07/15/24   4,830  $ 4,842,075
Gtd. Notes 6.500 05/15/25   2,300 2,291,375
          164,463,648
Agriculture 0.1%
Vector Group Ltd.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
6.125 02/01/25   12,902 11,547,290
Auto Manufacturers 1.0%
Allison Transmission, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
4.750 10/01/27   5,350 4,815,000
Ford Motor Co.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 4.750 01/15/43   2,175 1,637,226
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 5.291 12/08/46   10,775 8,656,389
     
General Motors Co.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
5.000 10/01/28   12,950 12,145,443
JB Poindexter & Co., Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
7.125 04/15/26   7,225 6,881,812
Mclaren Finance PLC (United Kingdom),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a)
5.750 08/01/22   825 755,865
Navistar International Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.625 11/01/25   38,000 37,572,880
          72,464,615
Auto Parts & Equipment 1.6%
Adient Global Holdings Ltd.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
4.875 08/15/26   26,100 20,977,875
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.250 04/01/25   6,650 6,184,500
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.250 03/15/26   34,250 31,081,875
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.500 04/01/27   4,200 3,811,500
     
Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.625 11/15/26   23,602 21,595,830
Dana Financing Luxembourg Sarl,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
6.500 06/01/26   24,852 24,168,570
IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (Germany),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 4.750% or PIK 5.500%
4.750 09/15/26   2,725 2,404,812
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PGIM High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Auto Parts & Equipment (cont’d.)
     
Meritor, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
6.250 % 02/15/24   2,375  $ 2,297,813
Titan International, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(a)
6.500 11/30/23   13,300 12,269,250
          124,792,025
Banks 0.3%
CIT Group, Inc.,
Sub. Notes
6.125 03/09/28   22,200 22,755,000
Beverages 0.2%
Cott Holdings, Inc. (Canada),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.500 04/01/25   15,507 14,964,255
Building Materials 1.6%
Cemex SAB de CV (Mexico),          
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A 5.700 01/11/25   4,635 4,393,980
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 7.750 04/16/26   1,850 1,936,210
     
Griffon Corp.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
5.250 03/01/22   44,150 41,225,062
Masonite International Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
5.750 09/15/26   9,927 9,368,606
Standard Industries, Inc.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 4.750 01/15/28   16,028 14,024,500
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 5.375 11/15/24   3,710 3,524,500
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.125 07/15/23   10,083 9,981,868
Gtd. Notes 8.500 04/15/22   5,025 5,295,094
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.125 06/01/25   7,482 6,789,915
     
U.S. Concrete, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
6.375 06/01/24   23,296 22,072,960
          118,612,695
Chemicals 4.0%
Alpha 2 BV (Germany),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 8.750% or PIK 9.500%(a)
8.750 06/01/23   21,900 21,243,000
Alpha 3 BV/Alpha US Bidco, Inc. (United Kingdom),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.250 02/01/25   5,625 5,400,000
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PGIM High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Chemicals (cont’d.)
Ashland LLC,
Gtd. Notes
6.875 % 05/15/43   29,629  $ 29,406,782
Chemours Co. (The),          
Gtd. Notes 5.375 05/15/27   14,545 13,126,862
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.625 05/15/23   9,175 9,312,625
Gtd. Notes 7.000 05/15/25   11,318 11,459,475
     
Cornerstone Chemical Co.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
6.750 08/15/24   13,630 12,880,350
Hexion, Inc.,          
Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 13.750 02/01/22   14,465 6,943,200
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 10.375 02/01/22   7,465 6,214,613
NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Canada),          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 4.875 06/01/24   2,820 2,622,600
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 5.000 05/01/25   4,100 3,813,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 5.250 06/01/27   39,013 35,745,661
     
Olin Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
5.000 02/01/30   1,640 1,459,600
Platform Specialty Products Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.875 12/01/25   15,725 15,331,875
Gtd. Notes, 144A 6.500 02/01/22   5,355 5,455,406
     
PQ Corp.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
6.750 11/15/22   3,525 3,657,188
Rain CII Carbon LLC/CII Carbon Corp.,
Sec’d. Notes, 144A
7.250 04/01/25   26,039 24,086,075
Starfruit Finco BV/Starfruit US Holdco LLC (Netherlands),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)
8.000 10/01/26   10,175 9,768,000
TPC Group, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
8.750 12/15/20   21,615 20,858,475
Tronox Finance PLC,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
5.750 10/01/25   31,912 27,045,420
Tronox, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
6.500 04/15/26   17,725 15,332,125
Venator Finance Sarl/Venator Materials LLC,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.750 07/15/25   23,257 18,721,885
          299,884,217
Coal 0.2%
Warrior Met Coal, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
8.000 11/01/24   12,450 12,605,625
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PGIM High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Commercial Services 3.1%
Laureate Education, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
8.250 % 05/01/25   56,611  $ 60,432,243
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
5.000 04/15/22   13,750 13,446,125
Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
8.250 11/15/26   45,020 42,881,550
United Rentals North America, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 4.875 01/15/28   60,805 54,838,509
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.500 05/15/27   10,975 10,357,656
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.875 09/15/26   31,625 30,715,781
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.500 12/15/26   11,925 11,969,719
     
Verscend Escrow Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)
9.750 08/15/26   12,025 11,574,063
          236,215,646
Computers 1.6%
Banff Merger Sub, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
9.750 09/01/26   42,850 40,332,562
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.875 06/15/21   4,000 4,055,735
Gtd. Notes, 144A 7.125 06/15/24   1,290 1,348,308
     
Everi Payments, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
7.500 12/15/25   16,071 15,669,225
Exela Intermediate LLC/Exela Finance, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
10.000 07/15/23   2,399 2,422,990
NCR Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.000 07/15/22   11,400 10,830,000
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.375 12/15/23   8,543 8,436,213
     
West Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
8.500 10/15/25   39,652 32,712,900
Western Digital Corp.,
Gtd. Notes
4.750 02/15/26   9,855 9,017,325
          124,825,258
Distribution/Wholesale 0.4%
Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes 6.250 07/15/22   6,645 6,547,319
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PGIM High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Distribution/Wholesale (cont’d.)
Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp., (cont’d.)          
Gtd. Notes 7.000 % 06/15/23   18,670   $18,389,950
     
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
5.625 09/01/25   9,600 8,952,000
          33,889,269
Diversified Financial Services 2.4%
Alliance Data Systems Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.375 08/01/22   12,765 12,701,175
LPL Holdings, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
5.750 09/15/25   16,475 15,610,062
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
9.125 07/15/26   68,725 69,541,109
Navient Corp.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 7.250 09/25/23   6,675 6,708,375
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN(a) 8.000 03/25/20   5,575 5,756,188
Springleaf Finance Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes 6.000 06/01/20   8,225 8,338,094
Gtd. Notes 6.875 03/15/25   14,925 14,048,156
Gtd. Notes 7.125 03/15/26   14,800 13,912,000
     
Tempo Acquisition LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)
6.750 06/01/25   14,250 13,466,250
Travelport Corporate Finance PLC,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
6.000 03/15/26   14,450 14,233,250
VFH Parent LLC/Orchestra Co-Issuer, Inc.,
Sec’d. Notes, 144A
6.750 06/15/22   5,925 5,997,878
          180,312,537
Electric 4.2%
Calpine Corp.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 5.375 01/15/23   4,725 4,476,938
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 5.500 02/01/24   26,870 24,787,575
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 5.750 01/15/25   92,294 84,910,480
GenOn Energy, Inc.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(d) 7.875 06/15/17   32,562 20,514,060
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(d) 9.500 10/15/18   4,225 2,661,750
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)(d) 9.875 10/15/20   33,897 21,355,110
     
Mirant Corp.,
Bonds, 144A^(d)
7.400 07/15/49   2,675 2,675
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PGIM High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Electric (cont’d.)
NRG Energy, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.750 % 01/15/28   12,050  $ 11,748,750
Gtd. Notes 6.250 05/01/24   4,063 4,154,418
Gtd. Notes 6.625 01/15/27   1,155 1,176,564
Gtd. Notes(a) 7.250 05/15/26   15,875 16,787,812
     
NRG REMA LLC,
Pass-Through Certificates, Series C(d)
9.681 07/02/26   31,364 27,600,658
Red Oak Power LLC,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, Series B
9.200 11/30/29   200 226,000
Vistra Energy Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.875 06/01/23   3,925 3,969,156
Gtd. Notes 7.375 11/01/22   32,575 33,796,562
Gtd. Notes(a) 7.625 11/01/24   30,767 32,689,937
     
Vistra Operations Co. LLC,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.500 09/01/26   31,805 31,288,169
          322,146,614
Electronics 0.2%
Itron, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
5.000 01/15/26   6,325 5,886,235
Sensata Technologies BV,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 4.875 10/15/23   6,615 6,482,700
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.000 10/01/25   1,800 1,732,500
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.625 11/01/24   950 952,375
          15,053,810
Engineering & Construction 1.0%
AECOM,          
Gtd. Notes 5.125 03/15/27   11,625 10,572,938
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.875 10/15/24   8,925 8,958,469
     
Pisces Midco, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
8.000 04/15/26   18,200 17,290,000
StandardAero Aviation Holdings, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
10.000 07/15/23   11,850 12,679,500
TopBuild Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.625 05/01/26   27,203 25,230,782
          74,731,689
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PGIM High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Entertainment 3.6%
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.750 % 06/15/25   12,925  $ 11,697,125
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.875 11/15/26   31,775 28,279,750
     
Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
5.250 10/15/25   56,666 51,991,055
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.,
Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a)
6.000 06/15/23   5,325 5,351,625
Churchill Downs, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
4.750 01/15/28   11,561 10,520,510
Eldorado Resorts, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
6.000 04/01/25   1,650 1,608,750
International Game Technology PLC,          
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 6.250 01/15/27   8,600 8,605,375
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 6.500 02/15/25   20,106 20,514,152
     
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.,
Sec’d. Notes, 144A
7.875 02/01/24   16,090 16,889,673
National CineMedia LLC,          
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(a) 6.000 04/15/22   4,725 4,742,719
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 5.750 08/15/26   20,160 18,547,200
     
Penn National Gaming, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
5.625 01/15/27   17,452 16,055,840
Scientific Games International, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes 6.250 09/01/20   6,000 5,850,000
Gtd. Notes 6.625 05/15/21   24,065 23,222,725
Gtd. Notes 10.000 12/01/22   41,145 42,632,391
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 5.000 10/15/25   7,625 7,138,144
          273,647,034
Environmental Control 0.1%
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.625 11/15/24   10,925 10,679,188
Foods 1.8%
Albertsons Cos LLC/Safeway, Inc./New Albertson’s, Inc./Albertson’s LLC,
Gtd. Notes(a)
5.750 03/15/25   18,630 16,627,275
B&G Foods, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 4.625 06/01/21   2,150 2,112,375
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.250 04/01/25   9,500 8,978,450
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.750 06/15/25   32,250 31,201,875
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as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Foods (cont’d.)
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc., (cont’d.)          
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.875 % 07/15/24   10,063   $9,886,897
     
Matterhorn Merger Sub LLC/Matterhorn Finance Sub, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
8.500 06/01/26   10,650 9,292,125
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.750 03/15/25   10,850 10,551,625
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.875 09/30/27   28,540 27,041,650
     
Post Holdings, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
5.625 01/15/28   22,502 20,870,605
          136,562,877
Forest Products & Paper 0.0%
Mercer International, Inc. (Canada),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
6.500 02/01/24   1,550 1,542,250
Gas 0.7%
AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 5.500 05/20/25   25,635 23,680,331
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 5.625 05/20/24   3,550 3,372,500
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 5.875 08/20/26   9,700 9,045,250
     
Superior Plus LP/Superior General Partner, Inc. (Canada),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
7.000 07/15/26   15,325 15,095,125
          51,193,206
Healthcare-Products 0.3%
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA,
Gtd. Notes(a)
4.750 04/15/23   6,659 5,360,495
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt
CB LLC,
         
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.500 04/15/25   15,923 12,618,978
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.625 10/15/23   6,006 5,135,130
          23,114,603
Healthcare-Services 4.6%
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes 5.125 07/01/22   4,486 4,396,280
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.625 02/15/23   4,270 4,198,819
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.125 03/15/21   2,070 2,064,825
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as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Healthcare-Services (cont’d.)
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., (cont’d.)          
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.500 % 03/01/24   5,149  $ 5,046,020
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.875 02/01/22   54,562 27,019,102
Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 8.125 06/30/24   27,282 21,007,140
Sr. Sec’d. Notes 6.250 03/31/23   13,425 12,451,688
DaVita, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.000 05/01/25   5,200 4,875,000
Gtd. Notes 5.125 07/15/24   6,925 6,656,656
     
Encompass Health Corp.,
Gtd. Notes
5.125 03/15/23   1,525 1,523,094
Hadrian Merger Sub, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
8.500 05/01/26   10,075 9,344,563
HCA, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.375 02/01/25   45,632 45,917,200
Gtd. Notes 5.875 02/15/26   5,295 5,453,850
Gtd. Notes 7.500 12/15/23   12,480 13,447,200
     
MEDNAX, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
6.250 01/15/27   15,000 14,940,000
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc./LifePoint Health, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
9.750 12/01/26   23,075 22,988,469
Select Medical Corp.,
Gtd. Notes
6.375 06/01/21   17,321 17,445,711
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 6.750 07/01/25   7,785 7,210,856
Gtd. Notes, 144A 8.875 04/15/21   7,800 7,917,000
Tenet Healthcare Corp.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 6.750 02/01/20   9,075 9,279,188
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 6.750 06/15/23   32,325 31,920,937
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 7.000 08/01/25   35,450 34,563,750
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 8.125 04/01/22   34,616 36,000,640
          345,667,988
Home Builders 3.7%
Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
6.750 08/01/25   21,144 19,029,600
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.875 10/15/27   10,575 8,671,500
Gtd. Notes 6.750 03/15/25   10,425 9,174,000
Gtd. Notes 7.250 02/01/23   421 395,740
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Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Home Builders (cont’d.)
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., (cont’d.)          
Gtd. Notes 8.750 % 03/15/22   6,451   $6,552,926
     
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. (Canada),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.375 05/15/25   12,275 11,262,313
KB Home,          
Gtd. Notes 7.000 12/15/21   1,412 1,457,890
Gtd. Notes 7.500 09/15/22   525 546,000
Gtd. Notes(a) 7.625 05/15/23   11,575 12,038,000
Lennar Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 4.750 05/30/25   9,098 8,631,728
Gtd. Notes(a) 4.750 11/29/27   2,075 1,909,000
Gtd. Notes(a) 4.875 12/15/23   4,575 4,472,063
Gtd. Notes 5.250 06/01/26   12,150 11,633,625
Gtd. Notes 5.375 10/01/22   3,675 3,693,375
M/I Homes, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes 5.625 08/01/25   11,839 10,891,880
Gtd. Notes 6.750 01/15/21   5,550 5,536,125
Mattamy Group Corp. (Canada),          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 6.500 10/01/25   12,654 11,878,942
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 6.875 12/15/23   11,725 11,256,000
Meritage Homes Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.125 06/06/27   22,373 19,688,240
Gtd. Notes 6.000 06/01/25   14,125 13,701,250
     
New Home Co., Inc. (The),
Gtd. Notes
7.250 04/01/22   6,692 6,491,240
PulteGroup, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes 5.000 01/15/27   16,950 15,742,312
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.500 03/01/26   11,835 11,675,819
     
Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.125 04/01/25   6,510 5,826,450
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
6.625 05/15/22   5,075 5,106,719
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Taylor Morrison
Holdings II, Inc.,
         
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.625 03/01/24   10,688 10,260,480
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.875 04/15/23   11,954 11,699,977
William Lyon Homes, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.875 01/31/25   35,430 30,204,075
Gtd. Notes 7.000 08/15/22   9,844 9,871,563
          279,298,832
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Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Home Furnishings 0.5%
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
5.500 % 06/15/26   37,707  $ 35,538,848
Household Products/Wares 0.2%
Spectrum Brands, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
5.750 07/15/25   17,060 16,143,025
Housewares 0.1%
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The),          
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.250 12/15/26   8,828 8,254,180
Gtd. Notes 6.000 10/15/23   1,793 1,815,413
          10,069,593
Internet 0.6%
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes 6.000 04/01/23   4,620 4,596,900
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.750 01/15/27   41,377 39,515,035
          44,111,935
Iron/Steel 0.7%
AK Steel Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.375 10/15/25   10,160 8,331,200
Gtd. Notes(a) 7.000 03/15/27   9,154 7,597,820
     
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
5.750 03/01/25   31,470 28,952,400
United States Steel Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
6.250 03/15/26   11,550 10,560,973
          55,442,393
Leisure Time 0.1%
Silversea Cruise Finance Ltd.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
7.250 02/01/25   7,350 7,882,875
Lodging 0.7%
Boyd Gaming Corp.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
6.000 08/15/26   11,400 11,029,500
Interval Acquisition Corp.,
Gtd. Notes
5.625 04/15/23   3,500 3,500,000
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Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Lodging (cont’d.)
Jack Ohio Finance LLC/Jack Ohio Finance 1 Corp.,          
Sec’d. Notes, 144A 10.250 % 11/15/22   11,750  $ 12,690,000
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A 6.750 11/15/21   9,875 10,121,875
     
MGM Resorts International,
Gtd. Notes(a)
5.750 06/15/25   16,298 16,033,157
          53,374,532
Machinery-Diversified 0.5%
ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc. (Canada),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.500 06/15/23   8,177 8,360,983
Cloud Crane LLC,
Sec’d. Notes, 144A
10.125 08/01/24   24,431 26,026,344
RBS Global, Inc./Rexnord LLC,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
4.875 12/15/25   6,300 5,977,125
          40,364,452
Media 10.5%
Altice France SA (France),          
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A 7.375 05/01/26   34,512 33,131,520
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A 8.125 02/01/27   29,600 29,008,000
AMC Networks, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 4.750 12/15/22   1,495 1,474,444
Gtd. Notes(a) 4.750 08/01/25   12,985 12,076,569
     
Belo Corp.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
7.750 06/01/27   1,695 1,813,650
Cablevision Systems Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
8.000 04/15/20   10,000 10,400,000
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 5.125 02/15/23   7,086 7,032,855
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 5.250 09/30/22   4,627 4,644,351
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 5.750 01/15/24   305 306,586
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 5.000 02/01/28   29,580 27,546,375
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 5.125 05/01/23   7,730 7,681,688
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 5.375 05/01/25   5,775 5,673,938
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 5.500 05/01/26   2,685 2,604,450
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 5.750 02/15/26   10,073 10,073,101
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 5.875 04/01/24   1,000 1,008,750
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 5.875 05/01/27   26,282 25,756,360
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes, Series A 6.500 11/15/22   32,310 32,613,068
Gtd. Notes, Series A 7.625 03/15/20   29,038 28,965,405
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as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Media (cont’d.)
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., (cont’d.)          
Gtd. Notes, Series B(a) 6.500 % 11/15/22   3,559  $ 3,613,453
Gtd. Notes, Series B(a) 7.625 03/15/20   64,954 64,872,807
CSC Holdings LLC,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.375 02/01/28   18,075 16,990,500
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 5.125 12/15/21   43,537 43,373,736
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 5.125 12/15/21   18,801 18,730,496
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 7.500 04/01/28   42,380 43,650,552
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 7.750 07/15/25   31,142 32,620,622
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 10.125 01/15/23   7,345 7,951,697
DISH DBS Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.875 07/15/22   3,075 2,932,781
Gtd. Notes(a) 7.750 07/01/26   125,791 111,325,035
     
Gray Escrow, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
7.000 05/15/27   15,350 15,581,785
Gray Television, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.125 10/15/24   2,408 2,305,660
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.875 07/15/26   18,683 18,169,217
     
Liberty Interactive LLC,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
8.250 02/01/30   1,901 1,967,535
Mediacom Broadband LLC/Mediacom Broadband Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
5.500 04/15/21   5,510 5,482,450
Midcontinent Communications/Midcontinent Finance Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.875 08/15/23   11,345 11,742,075
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
5.625 08/01/24   15,250 14,716,250
Quebecor Media, Inc. (Canada),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)
5.750 01/15/23   13,841 14,131,661
Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 6.625 02/15/25   3,086 2,777,400
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 6.875 02/15/23   27,958 26,140,730
Sinclair Television Group, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes 5.375 04/01/21   3,305 3,305,000
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.125 02/15/27   6,550 5,829,500
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.625 08/01/24   4,785 4,557,713
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.875 03/15/26   2,275 2,164,094
TEGNA, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.375 10/15/23   1,928 1,983,430
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.500 09/15/24   2,250 2,255,625
     
Tribune Media Co.,
Gtd. Notes
5.875 07/15/22   14,485 14,666,062
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Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Media (cont’d.)
Univision Communications, Inc.,          
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 5.125 % 05/15/23   20,240  $ 18,949,700
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 5.125 02/15/25   16,622 15,161,259
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A 6.750 09/15/22   4,332 4,375,320
     
UPCB Finance IV Ltd. (Netherlands),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
5.375 01/15/25   7,025 6,739,645
Virgin Media Finance PLC (United Kingdom),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.750 01/15/25   2,500 2,375,000
Ziggo Bond Co. BV (Netherlands),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)
6.000 01/15/27   10,711 9,613,122
          792,863,022
Metal Fabricate/Hardware 0.6%
Novelis Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.875 09/30/26   16,533 15,417,023
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 6.250 08/15/24   6,306 6,242,940
     
TriMas Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
4.875 10/15/25   4,730 4,434,375
Zekelman Industries, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
9.875 06/15/23   16,805 17,855,312
          43,949,650
Mining 2.2%
Constellium NV,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.875 02/15/26   18,827 17,085,502
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 6.625 03/01/25   15,860 15,185,950
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Zambia),          
Gtd. Notes, 144A 6.500 03/01/24   21,085 18,528,444
Gtd. Notes, 144A 6.875 03/01/26   7,150 6,131,125
Gtd. Notes, 144A 7.250 04/01/23   2,230 2,062,750
Gtd. Notes, 144A 7.500 04/01/25   18,150 16,335,000
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes 3.550 03/01/22   3,365 3,200,956
Gtd. Notes(a) 3.875 03/15/23   23,485 21,870,406
Gtd. Notes(a) 4.550 11/14/24   19,421 18,037,254
     
IAMGOLD Corp. (Canada),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
7.000 04/15/25   23,151 21,877,695
International Wire Group, Inc.,
Sec’d. Notes, 144A
10.750 08/01/21   8,295 7,506,975
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Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Mining (cont’d.)
     
Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada),
Gtd. Notes(a)
5.950 % 03/15/24   5,413  $ 5,426,533
New Gold, Inc. (Canada),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.250 11/15/22   14,960 12,809,500
          166,058,090
Miscellaneous Manufacturing 0.1%
FXI Holdings, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a)
7.875 11/01/24   12,225 11,033,063
Office/Business Equipment 0.2%
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes 5.000 09/01/25   2,593 2,528,175
Gtd. Notes 5.500 12/01/24   9,185 9,185,000
          11,713,175
Oil & Gas 8.6%
Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
7.875 12/15/24   32,609 23,233,912
Antero Resources Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.000 03/01/25   17,290 16,425,500
Gtd. Notes 5.375 11/01/21   7,175 7,148,094
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.625 06/01/23   6,925 6,873,063
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance
Corp.,
         
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 7.000 11/01/26   23,850 22,359,375
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 10.000 04/01/22   31,424 33,230,880
     
Centennial Resource Production LLC,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.375 01/15/26   13,786 12,924,375
Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
8.000 06/15/27   64,776 61,537,200
Citgo Holding, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a)
10.750 02/15/20   60,407 62,370,227
CNX Resources Corp.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
5.875 04/15/22   36,100 35,332,875
CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
5.625 10/15/25   13,875 12,973,125
Denbury Resources, Inc.,
Sec’d. Notes, 144A
9.000 05/15/21   4,125 4,135,313
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Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Oil & Gas (cont’d.)
     
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)
7.875 % 08/15/25   5,225  $ 4,663,313
Diamondback Energy, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
5.375 05/31/25   4,175 4,128,031
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
5.750 01/30/28   12,015 12,345,412
Ensco PLC,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
7.750 02/01/26   14,000 11,550,000
Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.625 02/01/26   24,975 19,480,500
Gtd. Notes, 144A 7.375 05/15/24   11,685 10,282,800
     
Halcon Resources Corp.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
6.750 02/15/25   14,433 11,077,327
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 5.000 12/01/24   1,275 1,157,063
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 5.750 10/01/25   15,220 14,078,500
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 6.250 11/01/28   13,625 12,824,531
MEG Energy Corp. (Canada),          
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 6.375 01/30/23   42,850 39,957,625
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 7.000 03/31/24   14,326 13,412,717
     
Nabors Industries, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
5.750 02/01/25   13,775 11,174,932
Newfield Exploration Co.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 5.375 01/01/26   9,625 9,588,906
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 5.750 01/30/22   1,906 1,946,503
Petrobras Global Finance BV (Brazil),          
Gtd. Notes 5.299 01/27/25   2,720 2,566,048
Gtd. Notes 6.125 01/17/22   430 441,060
Gtd. Notes 7.375 01/17/27   5,705 5,899,541
Gtd. Notes(a) 8.750 05/23/26   4,750 5,334,250
Precision Drilling Corp. (Canada),          
Gtd. Notes 7.750 12/15/23   5,650 5,593,500
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 7.125 01/15/26   12,758 11,960,625
QEP Resources, Inc.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 5.250 05/01/23   445 424,975
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 5.375 10/01/22   2,300 2,288,500
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 5.625 03/01/26   2,675 2,450,969
Range Resources Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 4.875 05/15/25   16,700 15,113,500
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.000 03/15/23   1,450 1,367,531
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Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Oil & Gas (cont’d.)
Range Resources Corp., (cont’d.)          
Gtd. Notes 5.875 % 07/01/22   21,518   $21,249,025
     
Seven Generations Energy Ltd. (Canada),
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
5.375 09/30/25   8,250 7,672,500
Seventy Seven Energy, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes^(d)
6.500 07/15/22   1,800 18
Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A 4.875 01/15/23   11,000 10,725,000
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.500 02/15/26   11,550 11,001,375
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.875 03/15/28   1,525 1,443,031
     
Transocean Pontus Ltd.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
6.125 08/01/25   5,925 5,776,875
Transocean, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A 7.250 11/01/25   26,040 24,087,000
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 7.500 01/15/26   6,425 5,975,250
WPX Energy, Inc.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 5.250 09/15/24   5,000 4,750,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 5.750 06/01/26   5,625 5,400,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 6.000 01/15/22   10,858 10,885,145
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 8.250 08/01/23   11,490 12,552,825
          651,170,642
Oil & Gas Services 0.1%
Nine Energy Service, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
8.750 11/01/23   6,325 6,245,938
Packaging & Containers 1.2%
ARD Finance SA (Luxembourg),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, Cash coupon 7.125% or PIK 7.875%(a)
7.125 09/15/23   34,736 31,957,120
ARD Securities Finance SARL (Luxembourg),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 8.750% or PIK 8.750%(a)
8.750 01/31/23   12,430 10,534,656
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA,
Inc. (Ireland),
         
Gtd. Notes, 144A 6.000 02/15/25   2,773 2,582,356
Gtd. Notes, 144A 6.750 05/15/24 EUR 1,000 1,196,126
Gtd. Notes, 144A 7.250 05/15/24   21,925 22,144,250
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Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Packaging & Containers (cont’d.)
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc. (Ireland), (cont’d.)          
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 4.625 % 05/15/23   5,675   $5,518,938
     
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
6.375 08/15/25   5,108 5,108,000
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
7.000 07/15/24   15,810 15,770,475
          94,811,921
Pharmaceuticals 0.8%
Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
5.500 03/01/23   1,215 1,173,994
Endo Dac/Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A 6.000 07/15/23   9,005 7,475,411
Gtd. Notes, 144A 6.000 02/01/25   21,080 16,620,315
     
Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.375 01/15/23   10,825 8,903,562
NVA Holdings, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
6.875 04/01/26   25,700 24,511,375
          58,684,657
Pipelines 2.2%
Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp.,
Gtd. Notes
5.375 09/15/24   4,075 3,973,940
CNX Midstream Partners LP/CNX Midstream Finance Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
6.500 03/15/26   8,850 8,553,082
DCP Midstream Operating LP,          
Gtd. Notes 5.600 04/01/44   6,831 6,062,513
Gtd. Notes, 144A 6.450 11/03/36   12,900 12,900,000
     
Energy Transfer LP,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes
7.500 10/15/20   10,800 11,394,000
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.000 05/15/23   3,715 3,496,744
Gtd. Notes 6.750 08/01/22   3,074 3,050,945
NGPL PipeCo LLC,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 4.875 08/15/27   8,325 7,950,375
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 7.768 12/15/37   11,425 13,138,750
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 6.875 04/15/40   35,693 38,013,045
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Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Pipelines (cont’d.)
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, (cont’d.)          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 7.500 % 07/15/38   7,665  $ 8,738,100
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance
Corp.,
         
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.500 09/15/24   8,650 8,671,625
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.500 01/15/28   28,221 27,727,132
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners
Finance Corp.,
         
Gtd. Notes 4.250 11/15/23   8,439 8,006,501
Gtd. Notes 5.125 02/01/25   2,350 2,267,750
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.750 03/15/24   4,900 5,047,000
          168,991,502
Real Estate 0.9%
Five Point Operating Co. LP/Five Point Capital Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
7.875 11/15/25   16,575 16,305,656
Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
5.750 12/01/25   20,315 19,299,250
Hunt Cos., Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
6.250 02/15/26   23,472 21,183,480
Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
4.875 06/01/23   7,325 6,583,344
WeWork Cos., Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
7.875 05/01/25   3,550 3,319,250
          66,690,980
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 1.0%
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
5.375 04/15/26   14,202 14,085,544
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP
Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.,
         
Gtd. Notes 4.500 09/01/26   9,100 8,389,472
Gtd. Notes 4.500 01/15/28   20,429 18,028,592
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes 5.000 10/15/27   11,850 11,257,500
Gtd. Notes 5.250 08/01/26   5,450 5,300,125
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PGIM High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (cont’d.)
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., (cont’d.)          
Gtd. Notes 6.375 % 03/01/24   4,250   $4,398,750
     
Sabra Health Care LP,
Gtd. Notes
5.125 08/15/26   5,886 5,584,421
Senior Housing Properties Trust,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
6.750 12/15/21   5,475 5,794,415
          72,838,819
Retail 4.4%
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes 6.375 10/01/23   7,350 7,313,250
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 4.875 11/01/25   19,225 17,446,687
     
Brinker International, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
5.000 10/01/24   6,104 5,783,540
Caleres, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
6.250 08/15/23   6,429 6,509,362
CEC Entertainment, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
8.000 02/15/22   28,560 25,704,000
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.750 06/15/23   3,775 3,171,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 6.500 05/01/21   3,775 3,218,188
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 6.750 01/15/22   6,064 5,124,080
Ferrellgas Partners LP/Ferrellgas Partners Finance
Corp.,
         
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 8.625 06/15/20   16,236 12,177,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 8.625 06/15/20   21,650 16,237,500
Golden Nugget, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 8.750 10/01/25   29,050 29,050,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 6.750 10/15/24   18,604 18,278,430
     
Hot Topic, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
9.250 06/15/21   9,280 9,233,600
L Brands, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.250 02/01/28   11,100 9,792,309
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.625 10/15/23   3,250 3,278,438
Gtd. Notes 6.750 07/01/36   26,650 22,186,125
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.875 11/01/35   17,630 14,930,406
PetSmart, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 7.125 03/15/23   19,767 13,243,890
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A 5.875 06/01/25   36,800 28,060,000
     
PF Chang’s China Bistro, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
10.250 06/30/20   12,015 11,354,175
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PGIM High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Retail (cont’d.)
     
Rite Aid Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.125 % 04/01/23   41,505  $ 35,694,300
Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
5.625 12/01/25   21,982 21,102,720
Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
5.500 06/01/24   18,672 17,691,720
          336,580,720
Semiconductors 0.5%
Micron Technology, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
5.500 02/01/25   25,767 25,863,626
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC (Netherlands),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
4.625 06/15/22   6,125 6,069,569
Sensata Technologies UK Financing Co. PLC,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.250 02/15/26   5,054 5,145,680
          37,078,875
Software 3.9%
Change Healthcare Holdings LLC/Change Healthcare Finance, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
5.750 03/01/25   6,960 6,725,100
First Data Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A 7.000 12/01/23   133,869 138,554,415
Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 5.750 01/15/24   4,920 4,938,450
     
Infor Software Parent LLC/Infor Software Parent, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Cash coupon 7.125% or PIK 7.875%, 144A(a)
7.125 05/01/21   46,604 46,487,490
Infor US, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
6.500 05/15/22   52,093 51,832,535
Informatica LLC,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
7.125 07/15/23   4,865 4,877,163
Rackspace Hosting, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
8.625 11/15/24   5,625 4,753,125
RP Crown Parent LLC,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
7.375 10/15/24   33,286 33,743,682
          291,911,960
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PGIM High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Telecommunications 7.3%
Anixter, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes 5.500 % 03/01/23   1,975  $ 1,979,938
Gtd. Notes, 144A 6.000 12/01/25   11,770 11,770,000
     
C&W Senior Financing DAC (Ireland),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
6.875 09/15/27   13,350 12,382,125
CenturyLink, Inc.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series S 6.450 06/15/21   25,015 25,577,837
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series V 5.625 04/01/20   4,850 4,886,375
CommScope Technologies LLC,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.000 03/15/27   10,475 8,628,781
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 6.000 06/15/25   17,884 16,565,949
Digicel Group Ltd. (Jamaica),          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 7.125 04/01/22   780 441,683
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 8.250 09/30/20   13,675 9,093,875
Digicel Ltd. (Jamaica),          
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 6.750 03/01/23   30,975 24,934,875
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 6.000 04/15/21   6,710 5,971,900
     
GTT Communications, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
7.875 12/31/24   37,512 34,417,260
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Luxembourg),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
9.750 07/15/25   27,320 28,207,900
Level 3 Financing, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes 5.125 05/01/23   5,500 5,438,125
Gtd. Notes 5.250 03/15/26   847 817,779
Gtd. Notes 5.375 08/15/22   5,000 4,987,500
Gtd. Notes 5.375 05/01/25   1,010 983,488
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.625 02/01/23   4,510 4,507,745
     
ORBCOMM, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
8.000 04/01/24   26,685 27,785,756
Sprint Capital Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.875 11/15/28   37,295 36,036,294
Gtd. Notes(a) 8.750 03/15/32   57,434 62,387,682
Sprint Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes 7.125 06/15/24   10,480 10,637,200
Gtd. Notes 7.625 02/15/25   43,763 45,021,186
Gtd. Notes 7.875 09/15/23   5,267 5,541,937
T-Mobile USA, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes 6.000 03/01/23   5,000 5,110,050
Gtd. Notes 6.375 03/01/25   1,038 1,067,843
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.500 01/15/26   8,720 9,047,000
     
ViaSat, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
5.625 09/15/25   13,922 13,121,485
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PGIM High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Telecommunications (cont’d.)
     
Wind Tre SpA (Italy),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a)
5.000 % 01/20/26   111,124  $ 91,927,329
Xplornet Communications, Inc. (Canada),
Gtd. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 9.625% or PIK 10.625%
9.625 06/01/22   40,919 41,087,652
          550,364,549
Textiles 0.1%
Eagle Intermediate Global Holding BV/Ruyi US Finance LLC (China),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
7.500 05/01/25   8,575 8,103,375
Transportation 0.3%
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc./Navios Maritime Finance II US, Inc. (Greece),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
7.375 01/15/22   6,100 4,056,500
XPO Logistics, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A 6.125 09/01/23   3,350 3,370,938
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 6.500 06/15/22   13,609 13,847,157
          21,274,595
Trucking & Leasing 0.8%
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. (Ireland),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.500 01/15/23   25,150 25,212,875
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. (Ireland),          
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 4.500 03/15/23   11,351 11,038,847
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.250 08/15/22   5,290 5,290,000
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.500 02/15/24   20,260 20,384,194
          61,925,916
Total Corporate Bonds
(cost $6,949,253,098)
6,672,120,768
    
      Shares  
Common Stocks 0.1%
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers 0.1%
Vistra Energy Corp.*       342,429 8,040,233
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PGIM High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description     Shares Value
Common Stocks (Continued)
Media 0.0%
Mood Media Corp.*^       669,375  $ 133,875
Mood Media Corp.*^       546,428 109,285
          243,160
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.0%
Ascent Resources - Marcellus LLC (Class A Stock)*^       35,140 107,177
Frontera Energy Corp. (Colombia)*       55,828 545,250
          652,427
Total Common Stocks
(cost $11,114,819)
8,935,820
Preferred Stocks 0.0%
Capital Markets 0.0%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) Series K, (fixed to floating preferred), 6.375%       87,000 2,201,100
Construction Materials 0.0%
New Millennium Homes LLC*^       2,000 54,000
Media 0.0%
Adelphia Communications Corp. (Class A Stock)*^       20,000 20
Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $2,193,416)
2,255,120
    
      Units  
Warrants* 0.0%
Chemicals 0.0%
Hercules, Inc., expiring 03/31/29       230
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PGIM High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description     Units Value
Warrants (Continued)
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.0%
Ascent Resources - Marcellus LLC, expiring 03/30/23^       229,837  $ 27,580
Ascent Resources - Marcellus LLC, expiring 03/30/23^       178,762 14,301
          41,881
Total Warrants
(cost $52,352)
41,881
 
Total Long-Term Investments
(cost $7,623,547,756)
7,342,345,092
    
      Shares  
Short-Term Investments 23.4%
Affiliated Mutual Funds 
PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)     186,156,859 186,156,859
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund
(cost $1,588,935,233; includes $1,585,512,516 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)
    1,588,965,666 1,588,806,769
 
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $1,775,092,092)
1,774,963,628
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS120.4%
(cost $9,398,639,848)
9,117,308,720
Liabilities in excess of other assets(z) (20.4)% (1,543,696,736)
 
Net Assets 100.0% $ 7,573,611,984

See the Glossary for abbreviations used in the quarterly schedule of portfolio holdings.
    
* Non-income producing security.
# Principal amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
^ Indicates a Level 3 security. The aggregate value of Level 3 securities is $448,931 and 0.0% of net assets.
(a) All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $1,551,224,139; cash collateral of $1,585,512,516 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments.
(b) Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.
(c) Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at November 30, 2018.
(d) Represents issuer in default on interest payments and/or principal repayment. Non-income producing security. Such securities may be post-maturity.
(w) PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund.
(z) Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Schedule of Investments:
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Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Futures contracts outstanding at November 30, 2018:
Number
of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Current
Notional
Amount
  Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Positions:
1,378   2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes   Mar. 2019    $290,736,469    $ 165,598
1,188   5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes   Mar. 2019   134,197,594   248,824
2,307   10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes   Mar. 2019   275,578,359   716,522
176   30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds   Mar. 2019   26,823,500   24,000
                1,154,944
Short Positions:
3   5 Year Euro - Bobl   Mar. 2019   449,061   (138)
1   10 Year Euro-Bund   Dec. 2018   182,880   (979)
40   20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds   Mar. 2019   5,596,250   (21,310)
                (22,427)
                $1,132,517
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at November 30, 2018:
Purchase
Contracts
  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000)
  Value at
Settlement
Date
  Current
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:
Euro,
Expiring 12/04/18   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   EUR 898    $1,017,088    $1,017,373    $285    $—
    
Sale
Contracts
  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000)
  Value at
Settlement
Date
  Current
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:
Euro,
Expiring 12/04/18   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   EUR 899    $1,025,818    $1,017,373    $8,445    $
Expiring 01/10/19   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   EUR 898   1,020,950   1,021,204     (254)
              $2,046,768   $2,038,577   8,445   (254)
                      $8,730   $(254)
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PGIM High Yield Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Summary of Collateral for Centrally Cleared/Exchange-traded Derivatives:
Cash and securities segregated as collateral to cover requirements for open centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives are listed by broker as follows:
Broker   Cash and/or Foreign Currency   Securities Market Value
Citigroup Global Markets   $4,710,000   $—
Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.
Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3
Investments in Securities          
Asset-Backed Securities          
Collateralized Loan Obligations

 $    $ 405,409,731    $
 
Bank Loans

  253,581,772  
Corporate Bonds

  6,672,118,075   2,693
Common Stocks

8,585,483     350,337
Preferred Stocks

2,201,100     54,020
Warrants

    41,881
Affiliated Mutual Funds

1,774,963,628    
Other Financial Instruments*          
Futures Contracts

1,132,517    
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  8,476  
Total $1,786,882,728   $7,331,118,054   $448,931

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures, forwards and centrally cleared swap contracts, which are recorded at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument, and OTC swap contracts which are recorded at fair value.
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Long-Term Investments 98.4%
Bank Loans 9.4%
Beverages 0.0%
Jacobs Douwe Egberts International BV (Netherlands),
Term B EUR Loan, 3 Month EURIBOR + 2.000%
2.500 %(c) 11/01/25 EUR 202  $ 228,643
Chemicals 0.6%
Solenis International LP,
First Lien Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1 - 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%
6.525(c) 12/26/23   12,967 12,813,511
Commercial Services 1.5%
Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc.,
Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%
6.090(c) 10/01/25   14,400 14,010,005
Laureate Education, Inc.,
Series 2024 Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500%
6.030(c) 04/26/24   19,871 19,821,135
          33,831,140
Computers 1.0%
McAfee LLC,          
Second Lien Initial Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 8.500% 10.850(c) 09/29/25   5,775 5,818,313
Term B USD Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% 6.100(c) 09/30/24   17,905 17,855,835
          23,674,148
Engineering & Construction 0.1%
StandardAero Aviation Holdings, Inc.,
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%
6.090(c) 07/07/22   3,167 3,161,012
Foods 0.7%
JBS USA Lux SA,
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.500%
4.844(c) 10/30/22   12,000 11,850,000
Shearer’s Foods LLC,
First Lien Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.250%
6.590(c) 06/30/21   5,596 5,494,430
          17,344,430
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Bank Loans (Continued)
Insurance 0.2%
Asurion LLC,
Second Lien Replacement B-2 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 6.500%
8.840 %(c) 08/04/25   3,450  $ 3,514,687
Internet 0.3%
Symantec Corp.,
Term A-5 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.750%
4.060(c) 08/01/21   6,838 6,786,325
Media 0.4%
Quebecor Media, Inc. (Canada),
Facility B-1 Tranche, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.250%
4.866(c) 08/17/20   2,620 2,608,761
Radiate HoldCo LLC,
Closing Date Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%
5.340(c) 02/01/24   6,484 6,347,572
          8,956,333
Mining 0.1%
Aleris International, Inc.,
Initial Term Loan, 1 - 2 Month LIBOR + 4.750%
7.170(c) 02/27/23   2,743 2,756,841
Retail 0.9%
CEC Entertainment, Inc.,
First Lien Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%
5.600(c) 02/15/21   10,798 10,301,590
Sally Holdings LLC,
Term B-2 Loan^
4.500 07/05/24   11,154 10,540,530
          20,842,120
Software 1.6%
Boxer Parent Co., Inc.,
Initial Dollar Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%
6.650(c) 10/02/25   11,525 11,378,321
Exela Intermediate LLC,
2018 Repriced Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 6.500%
8.830(c) 07/12/23   5,850 5,850,000
Infor (US), Inc.,
Tranche B-6 Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.750%
5.136(c) 02/01/22   15,616 15,397,701
Informatica LLC,
Dollar Term B-1 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%
5.590(c) 08/05/22   4,743 4,723,143
          37,349,165
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Bank Loans (Continued)
Telecommunications 2.0%
Digicel International Finance Ltd. (Saint Lucia),
First Lien Initial Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%
5.960 %(c) 05/27/24   9,653  $ 9,049,235
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Luxembourg),          
Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% 6.070(c) 11/27/23   4,000 3,970,000
Tranche B-5 Term Loan 6.630 01/02/24   12,475 12,498,390
     
West Corp.,
Initial Term B Loan, 1 - 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%
6.435(c) 10/10/24   10,329 10,180,543
Xplornet Communications, Inc. (Canada),
New Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000%^
6.390(c) 09/09/21   11,870 11,840,667
          47,538,835
Total Bank Loans
(cost $220,974,680)
218,797,190
Corporate Bonds 88.9%
Advertising 1.1%
Clear Channel International BV,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
8.750 12/15/20   10,000 10,225,000
Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
5.625 02/15/24   16,245 16,245,000
          26,470,000
Aerospace & Defense 2.7%
Bombardier, Inc. (Canada),          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 7.500 12/01/24   24,700 23,495,875
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 8.750 12/01/21   28,550 29,442,187
     
TransDigm, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
6.000 07/15/22   10,225 10,225,000
          63,163,062
Auto Parts & Equipment 0.1%
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
7.750 11/15/19   2,370 2,435,175
33


PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Banks 0.6%
CIT Group, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)
5.250 % 03/07/25   2,100  $ 2,110,080
Popular, Inc. (Puerto Rico),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
6.125 09/14/23   12,050 12,034,938
          14,145,018
Building Materials 2.6%
Griffon Corp.,
Gtd. Notes
5.250 03/01/22   32,793 30,620,464
Standard Industries, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
5.375 11/15/24   6,995 6,645,250
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance
Corp.,
         
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.125 07/15/23   2,000 1,979,940
Gtd. Notes 8.500 04/15/22   3,550 3,740,812
     
U.S. Concrete, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
6.375 06/01/24   18,178 17,223,655
          60,210,121
Chemicals 5.1%
Blue Cube Spinco LLC,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 9.750 10/15/23   1,000 1,118,940
Gtd. Notes(a) 10.000 10/15/25   4,274 4,883,045
Chemours Co. (The),          
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.625 05/15/23   33,267 33,766,005
Gtd. Notes(a) 7.000 05/15/25   3,585 3,629,812
     
Hexion, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a)
10.375 02/01/22   1,795 1,494,338
NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Canada),          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 4.875 06/01/24   19,350 17,995,500
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 5.250 08/01/23   10,519 10,150,835
     
Platform Specialty Products Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
6.500 02/01/22   26,510 27,007,062
PQ Corp.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
6.750 11/15/22   12,592 13,064,200
Sasol Financing International Ltd. (South Africa),
Gtd. Notes
4.500 11/14/22   2,000 1,935,000
TPC Group, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a)
8.750 12/15/20   3,175 3,063,875
          118,108,612
34


PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Commercial Services 1.5%
Laureate Education, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
8.250 % 05/01/25   6,520  $ 6,960,100
Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL (The),
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
5.500 10/01/21   1,655 1,660,693
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
5.000 04/15/22   26,550 25,963,245
          34,584,038
Computers 2.5%
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.875 06/15/21   11,520 11,680,518
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 7.125 06/15/24   8,113 8,479,708
     
EMC Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.650 06/01/20   7,435 7,239,304
Everi Payments, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
7.500 12/15/25   2,400 2,340,000
NCR Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 4.625 02/15/21   5,000 4,925,000
Gtd. Notes 5.000 07/15/22   1,320 1,254,000
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.875 12/15/21   7,685 7,569,725
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.375 12/15/23   14,392 14,212,100
          57,700,355
Distribution/Wholesale 0.3%
Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes 6.250 07/15/22   2,630 2,591,339
Gtd. Notes 7.000 06/15/23   4,865 4,792,025
          7,383,364
Diversified Financial Services 1.9%
Alliance Data Systems Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.375 08/01/22   15,825 15,745,875
Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN 5.875 11/01/21   3,000 3,037,500
     
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
8.125 07/15/23   20,100 20,301,000
Navient Corp.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 6.500 06/15/22   3,400 3,412,750
35


PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Diversified Financial Services (cont’d.)
Navient Corp., (cont’d.)          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN 8.000 % 03/25/20   150   $154,875
     
VFH Parent LLC/Orchestra Co-Issuer, Inc.,
Sec’d. Notes, 144A
6.750 06/15/22   1,125 1,138,837
          43,790,837
Electric 3.9%
Calpine Corp.,          
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 5.875 01/15/24   2,375 2,375,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 5.375 01/15/23   18,325 17,362,937
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 5.500 02/01/24   10,187 9,397,507
GenOn Energy, Inc.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(d) 7.875 06/15/17   3,750 2,362,500
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(d) 9.500 10/15/18   7,953 5,010,390
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)(d) 9.875 10/15/20   3,463 2,181,690
     
NRG Energy, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
6.250 05/01/24   5,825 5,956,063
Red Oak Power LLC,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, Series B
9.200 11/30/29   3,225 3,644,250
Vistra Energy Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 7.375 11/01/22   30,244 31,378,150
Gtd. Notes(a) 7.625 11/01/24   10,164 10,799,250
          90,467,737
Engineering & Construction 0.3%
StandardAero Aviation Holdings, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
10.000 07/15/23   6,160 6,591,200
Entertainment 3.1%
CCM Merger, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
6.000 03/15/22   14,450 14,630,625
International Game Technology PLC,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a)
6.250 02/15/22   6,775 6,978,250
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.,
Sec’d. Notes, 144A
7.875 02/01/24   5,161 5,417,502
National CineMedia LLC,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes
6.000 04/15/22   10,436 10,475,135
Scientific Games International, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes 6.250 09/01/20   3,897 3,799,575
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Entertainment (cont’d.)
Scientific Games International, Inc., (cont’d.)          
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.625 % 05/15/21   11,213  $ 10,820,545
Gtd. Notes(a) 10.000 12/01/22   20,250 20,982,037
          73,103,669
Environmental Control 0.2%
Clean Harbors, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
5.125 06/01/21   4,961 4,970,227
Foods 0.3%
B&G Foods, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
4.625 06/01/21   5,400 5,305,500
Iceland Bondco PLC (United Kingdom),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, 3 Month GBP LIBOR + 4.250%
5.063(c) 07/15/20 GBP 382 483,067
          5,788,567
Forest Products & Paper 0.2%
Cascades, Inc. (Canada),
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
5.500 07/15/22   1,351 1,337,490
Mercer International, Inc. (Canada),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
7.750 12/01/22   2,073 2,145,555
          3,483,045
Gas 0.3%
AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)
5.625 05/20/24   1,550 1,472,500
Rockpoint Gas Storage Canada Ltd. (Canada),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a)
7.000 03/31/23   6,270 6,081,900
          7,554,400
Healthcare-Products 0.5%
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA,
Gtd. Notes(a)
4.750 04/15/23   2,500 2,012,500
37


PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Healthcare-Products (cont’d.)
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt
CB LLC,
         
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 4.875 % 04/15/20   1,060  $ 1,046,220
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.750 08/01/22   10,565 9,629,998
          12,688,718
Healthcare-Services 6.0%
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes 5.125 07/01/22   1,510 1,479,800
Gtd. Notes 6.500 03/01/24   4,000 3,920,000
     
Centene Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
5.625 02/15/21   1,775 1,798,430
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes 6.875 02/01/22   2,872 1,422,214
Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 8.125 06/30/24   13,896 10,699,920
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(a) 5.125 08/01/21   450 426,094
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(a) 6.250 03/31/23   5,250 4,869,375
     
HCA Healthcare, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
6.250 02/15/21   8,976 9,267,720
HCA, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes 5.875 05/01/23   450 465,750
Gtd. Notes(a) 7.500 02/15/22   4,285 4,627,800
Gtd. Notes 7.500 12/15/23   3,000 3,232,500
     
MEDNAX, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
5.250 12/01/23   4,710 4,651,125
Molina Healthcare, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
5.375 11/15/22   6,619 6,609,072
Select Medical Corp.,
Gtd. Notes
6.375 06/01/21   6,950 7,000,040
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
8.875 04/15/21   10,400 10,556,000
Tenet Healthcare Corp.,          
Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 7.500 01/01/22   5,920 6,142,000
Sr. Sec’d. Notes 4.375 10/01/21   350 345,625
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(a) 4.625 07/15/24   9,650 9,203,687
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(a) 4.750 06/01/20   5,850 5,835,375
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 6.750 02/01/20   6,395 6,538,888
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 6.750 06/15/23   11,350 11,208,125
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 8.125 04/01/22   28,523 29,663,920
          139,963,460
38


PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Home Builders 6.8%
Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
6.875 % 02/15/21   14,206  $ 13,850,850
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
8.750 03/15/22   25,193 25,591,049
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. (Canada),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.500 12/15/20   6,423 6,406,943
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US Corp. (Canada),
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
6.125 07/01/22   4,846 4,682,448
KB Home,          
Gtd. Notes 7.000 12/15/21   2,770 2,860,025
Gtd. Notes 7.500 09/15/22   5,345 5,558,800
Gtd. Notes 7.625 05/15/23   796 827,840
Gtd. Notes 8.000 03/15/20   500 521,875
Lennar Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 4.125 01/15/22   8,200 7,984,750
Gtd. Notes(a) 4.875 12/15/23   3,350 3,274,625
Gtd. Notes 6.250 12/15/21   1,382 1,426,915
     
M/I Homes, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
6.750 01/15/21   10,175 10,149,562
Mattamy Group Corp. (Canada),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
6.875 12/15/23   5,893 5,657,280
Meritage Homes Corp.,
Gtd. Notes
7.000 04/01/22   2,295 2,369,588
New Home Co., Inc. (The),
Gtd. Notes
7.250 04/01/22   10,310 10,000,700
PulteGroup, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
4.250 03/01/21   2,000 2,002,500
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
6.625 05/15/22   6,450 6,490,312
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Taylor Morrison
Holdings II, Inc.,
         
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.250 04/15/21   13,123 13,061,322
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.625 03/01/24   9,498 9,118,080
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.875 04/15/23   3,170 3,102,638
     
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
4.875 07/01/21   8,395 8,101,175
TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Homes, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
4.375 06/15/19   2,350 2,337,545
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Home Builders (cont’d.)
William Lyon Homes, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.000 % 09/01/23   7,475  $ 6,858,312
Gtd. Notes 7.000 08/15/22   6,700 6,718,760
          158,953,894
Home Furnishings 0.5%
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
5.625 10/15/23   12,186 11,972,745
Internet 0.7%
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
6.000 04/01/23   16,845 16,760,775
Iron/Steel 0.9%
AK Steel Corp.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(a)
7.500 07/15/23   9,825 9,898,688
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a)
4.875 01/15/24   12,092 11,306,020
          21,204,708
Leisure Time 0.2%
Silversea Cruise Finance Ltd.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
7.250 02/01/25   5,099 5,468,678
Lodging 1.3%
Jack Ohio Finance LLC/Jack Ohio Finance 1 Corp.,          
Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 10.250 11/15/22   9,810 10,594,800
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 6.750 11/15/21   12,200 12,505,000
MGM Resorts International,          
Gtd. Notes 6.000 03/15/23   2,075 2,108,719
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.625 12/15/21   3,000 3,142,500
Gtd. Notes(a) 8.625 02/01/19   2,866 2,883,024
          31,234,043
Machinery-Diversified 0.1%
Cloud Crane LLC,
Sec’d. Notes, 144A
10.125 08/01/24   2,710 2,886,963
40


PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Media 14.8%
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 5.125 % 02/15/23   3,575  $ 3,548,188
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 5.250 09/30/22   21,560 21,640,850
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 5.750 01/15/24   1,000 1,005,200
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 5.125 05/01/23   24,372 24,219,675
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 5.875 04/01/24   13,500 13,618,125
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes, Series A(a) 6.500 11/15/22   13,440 13,566,067
Gtd. Notes, Series A(a) 7.625 03/15/20   5,470 5,456,325
Gtd. Notes, Series B(a) 6.500 11/15/22   9,214 9,354,974
Gtd. Notes, Series B(a) 7.625 03/15/20   11,535 11,520,581
CSC Holdings LLC,          
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 5.375 07/15/23   13,727 13,624,047
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 5.125 12/15/21   50,336 50,147,240
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 5.125 12/15/21   4,402 4,385,493
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 10.125 01/15/23   2,255 2,441,263
DISH DBS Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes 5.125 05/01/20   22,757 22,700,107
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.875 07/15/22   3,242 3,092,058
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.750 06/01/21   7,290 7,408,463
     
Mediacom Broadband LLC/Mediacom Broadband Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
5.500 04/15/21   18,535 18,442,325
Midcontinent Communications/Midcontinent Finance Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.875 08/15/23   7,575 7,840,125
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.625 08/01/24   1,755 1,693,575
Gtd. Notes, 144A 6.125 02/15/22   3,950 3,999,375
     
Quebecor Media, Inc. (Canada),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)
5.750 01/15/23   3,525 3,599,025
Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 6.625 02/15/25   600 540,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A 6.875 02/15/23   3,745 3,501,575
Sinclair Television Group, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.375 04/01/21   18,470 18,470,000
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.125 10/01/22   9,443 9,572,841
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.625 08/01/24   5,050 4,810,125
TEGNA, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.375 10/15/23   7,663 7,883,311
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Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Media (cont’d.)
TEGNA, Inc., (cont’d.)          
Gtd. Notes, 144A 4.875 % 09/15/21   11,887   $11,857,283
     
Tribune Media Co.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
5.875 07/15/22   12,325 12,479,062
Univision Communications, Inc.,          
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 5.125 05/15/23   9,910 9,278,238
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A 6.750 09/15/22   19,516 19,711,160
     
UPCB Finance IV Ltd. (Netherlands),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
5.375 01/15/25   2,535 2,432,028
Videotron Ltd. (Canada),
Gtd. Notes(a)
5.000 07/15/22   1,335 1,328,325
          345,167,029
Metal Fabricate/Hardware 1.1%
Novelis Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.250 08/15/24   6,716 6,648,840
Zekelman Industries, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
9.875 06/15/23   16,975 18,035,937
          24,684,777
Mining 1.7%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Zambia),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
7.000 02/15/21   9,390 9,222,858
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 3.875 03/15/23   11,605 10,807,156
Gtd. Notes(a) 4.550 11/14/24   7,085 6,580,194
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.875 02/15/23   4,265 4,440,931
     
International Wire Group, Inc.,
Sec’d. Notes, 144A
10.750 08/01/21   3,300 2,986,500
New Gold, Inc. (Canada),
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
6.250 11/15/22   4,910 4,204,188
Teck Resources Ltd. (Canada),
Gtd. Notes
4.500 01/15/21   2,367 2,378,835
          40,620,662
Miscellaneous Manufacturing 0.0%
FXI Holdings, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
7.875 11/01/24   850 767,125
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Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Oil & Gas 6.2%
Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
7.875 % 12/15/24   9,425  $ 6,715,313
Antero Resources Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.125 12/01/22   300 294,000
Gtd. Notes 5.375 11/01/21   4,400 4,383,500
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.625 06/01/23   4,015 3,984,888
     
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)
10.000 04/01/22   25,464 26,928,180
Citgo Holding, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
10.750 02/15/20   25,427 26,253,377
CNX Resources Corp.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
5.875 04/15/22   17,149 16,784,584
Denbury Resources, Inc.,
Sec’d. Notes, 144A
9.000 05/15/21   1,150 1,152,875
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
5.500 01/30/26   6,500 6,678,750
MEG Energy Corp. (Canada),          
Gtd. Notes, 144A 6.375 01/30/23   20,397 19,020,202
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 7.000 03/31/24   1,325 1,240,531
Range Resources Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.000 03/15/23   8,825 8,323,078
Gtd. Notes 5.875 07/01/22   4,124 4,072,450
     
Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
4.875 01/15/23   13,475 13,138,125
WPX Energy, Inc.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes 6.000 01/15/22   4,000 4,010,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 8.250 08/01/23   1,750 1,911,875
          144,891,728
Oil & Gas Services 0.2%
Nine Energy Service, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
8.750 11/01/23   3,875 3,826,563
Packaging & Containers 1.3%
ARD Finance SA (Luxembourg),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, Cash coupon 7.125% or PIK 7.875%
7.125 09/15/23   9,950 9,154,000
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Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Packaging & Containers (cont’d.)
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings
USA, Inc. (Ireland),
         
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 4.250 % 09/15/22   6,100  $ 5,894,430
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 4.625 05/15/23   2,500 2,431,250
     
Greif, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
7.750 08/01/19   3,000 3,075,000
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group
Issuer LLC,
         
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(a) 5.750 10/15/20   9,689 9,677,027
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 5.125 07/15/23   1,000 976,250
          31,207,957
Pharmaceuticals 0.3%
Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a)
6.500 03/15/22   2,575 2,654,928
Endo Finance LLC,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
5.750 01/15/22   710 631,900
Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.375 01/15/23   3,300 2,714,250
          6,001,078
Pipelines 0.2%
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
6.000 05/15/23   3,883 3,654,874
Real Estate 0.2%
Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
4.875 06/01/23   5,000 4,493,750
WeWork Cos., Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
7.875 05/01/25   850 794,750
          5,288,500
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 1.8%
FelCor Lodging LP,
Gtd. Notes
6.000 06/01/25   6,350 6,540,500
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
5.375 11/01/23   2,130 2,158,606
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
6.375 03/01/24   3,955 4,093,425
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Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (cont’d.)
Sabra Health Care LP/Sabra Capital Corp.,
Gtd. Notes
5.500 % 02/01/21   6,110  $ 6,186,375
SBA Communications Corp.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 4.000 10/01/22   18,915 18,252,975
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 4.875 07/15/22   668 664,660
     
VICI Properties 1 LLC/VICI FC, Inc.,
Sec’d. Notes(a)
8.000 10/15/23   2,730 2,968,875
          40,865,416
Retail 5.1%
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
6.375 10/01/23   4,415 4,392,925
Brinker International, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.000 10/01/24   1,000 947,500
Carvana Co.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
8.875 10/01/23   15,700 14,915,000
CEC Entertainment, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(a)
8.000 02/15/22   7,100 6,390,000
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.750 06/15/23   4,425 3,717,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 6.750 01/15/22   3,000 2,535,000
Ferrellgas Partners LP/Ferrellgas Partners Finance
Corp.,
         
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 8.625 06/15/20   2,700 2,025,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) 8.625 06/15/20   8,525 6,393,750
Golden Nugget, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 8.750 10/01/25   8,375 8,375,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 6.750 10/15/24   2,600 2,554,500
     
Hot Topic, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
9.250 06/15/21   3,906 3,886,470
L Brands, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.625 10/15/23   20,816 20,998,140
Gtd. Notes 6.625 04/01/21   8,325 8,699,625
     
PetSmart, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
7.125 03/15/23   11,200 7,504,000
PF Chang’s China Bistro, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
10.250 06/30/20   4,159 3,930,255
Rite Aid Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)
6.125 04/01/23   16,307 14,024,020
Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
5.500 11/01/23   825 804,375
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Retail (cont’d.)
Stonegate Pub Co. Financing PLC (United Kingdom),          
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A 4.875 % 03/15/22 GBP 3,400  $ 4,217,832
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, 3 Month GBP LIBOR + 4.375% 5.173(c) 03/15/22 GBP 1,875 2,365,312
          118,675,704
Software 5.6%
First Data Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
7.000 12/01/23   45,865 47,470,275
Infor Software Parent LLC/Infor Software Parent, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Cash coupon 7.125% or PIK 7.875%, 144A(a)
7.125 05/01/21   1,855 1,850,363
Infor US, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.500 05/15/22   19,155 19,059,225
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a) 5.750 08/15/20   12,309 12,400,948
     
Informatica LLC,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
7.125 07/15/23   6,172 6,187,430
Nuance Communications, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.375 08/15/20   5,067 5,076,501
RP Crown Parent LLC,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
7.375 10/15/24   6,295 6,381,556
TIBCO Software, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
11.375 12/01/21   30,960 32,778,900
          131,205,198
Telecommunications 5.2%
CenturyLink, Inc.,          
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series S(a) 6.450 06/15/21   29,325 29,984,812
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series V 5.625 04/01/20   3,580 3,606,850
     
CommScope, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.500 06/15/24   9,069 8,365,246
eircom Finance DAC (Ireland),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
4.500 05/31/22 EUR 2,350 2,704,340
Level 3 Financing, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes 5.375 08/15/22   1,520 1,516,200
Gtd. Notes(a) 5.625 02/01/23   3,475 3,473,262
Gtd. Notes 6.125 01/15/21   22,647 22,724,226
     
ORBCOMM, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
8.000 04/01/24   7,080 7,372,050
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount
(000)#
Value
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
Telecommunications (cont’d.)
     
Sprint Communications, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)
6.000 % 11/15/22   6,000  $ 5,997,600
Sprint Corp.,          
Gtd. Notes 7.250 09/15/21   11,720 12,218,100
Gtd. Notes 7.875 09/15/23   14,230 14,972,806
T-Mobile USA, Inc.,          
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.000 03/01/23   4,410 4,507,064
Gtd. Notes(a) 6.375 03/01/25   4,725 4,860,844
          122,303,400
Textiles 0.1%
Eagle Intermediate Global Holding BV/Ruyi US Finance LLC (China),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
7.500 05/01/25   1,625 1,535,625
Transportation 0.1%
XPO Logistics, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.500 06/15/22   1,301 1,323,768
Trucking & Leasing 1.3%
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. (Ireland),          
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.125 10/01/23   8,600 8,567,750
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.500 01/15/23   6,125 6,140,313
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. (Ireland),          
Gtd. Notes, 144A 4.500 03/15/23   850 826,625
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) 5.250 08/15/22   14,069 14,069,000
Gtd. Notes, 144A 5.500 02/15/24   1,525 1,534,348
          31,138,036
Total Corporate Bonds
(cost $2,123,966,068)
2,074,240,851
Sovereign Bond 0.1%
Ecuador Government International Bond (Ecuador),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
(cost $1,146,127)(a)
10.750 03/28/22   1,080 1,115,640
 
Total Long-Term Investments
(cost $2,346,086,875)
2,294,153,681
    
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Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Description     Shares Value
Short-Term Investments 23.6%
Affiliated Mutual Funds 
PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(w)     33,877,256  $ 33,877,256
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund
(cost $517,162,335; includes $516,140,604 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(w)
    517,166,989 517,115,272
 
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $551,039,591)
550,992,528
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS122.0%
(cost $2,897,126,466)
2,845,146,209
Liabilities in excess of other assets(z) (22.0)% (512,917,092)
 
Net Assets 100.0% $ 2,332,229,117

See the Glossary for abbreviations used in the quarterly schedule of portfolio holdings.
    
# Principal amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
^ Indicates a Level 3 security. The aggregate value of Level 3 securities is $22,381,197 and 1.0% of net assets.
(a) All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $504,654,519; cash collateral of $516,140,604 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments.
(b) Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.
(c) Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at November 30, 2018.
(d) Represents issuer in default on interest payments and/or principal repayment. Non-income producing security. Such securities may be post-maturity.
(w) PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund.
(z) Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Schedule of Investments:
Futures contracts outstanding at November 30, 2018:
Number
of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Current
Notional
Amount
  Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Positions:
721   2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes   Mar. 2019    $152,119,734    $ 86,664
94   5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes   Mar. 2019   10,618,328   16,419
367   10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes   Mar. 2019   43,839,297   114,378
4   20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds   Mar. 2019   559,625   2,502
2   30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds   Mar. 2019   304,812   419
                220,382
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Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Futures contracts outstanding at November 30, 2018 (continued):
Number
of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Current
Notional
Amount
  Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Short Positions:
16   5 Year Euro-Bobl   Mar. 2019    $ 2,394,992    $ (739)
22   10 Year U.K. Gilt   Mar. 2019   3,438,008   (11,565)
                (12,304)
                $208,078
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at November 30, 2018:
Purchase
Contracts
  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000)
  Value at
Settlement
Date
  Current
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:
British Pound,
Expiring 12/04/18   Citibank, N.A.   GBP 4,145    $ 5,410,705    $ 5,282,974    $    $(127,731)
Expiring 12/04/18   Goldman Sachs International   GBP 1,798   2,354,808   2,291,718     (63,090)
Expiring 12/04/18   UBS AG   GBP 4,604   5,871,491   5,867,947     (3,544)
Euro,
Expiring 12/04/18   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   EUR 6,798   7,697,432   7,699,590   2,158  
              $21,334,436   $21,142,229   2,158   (194,365)
    
Sale
Contracts
  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000)
  Value at
Settlement
Date
  Current
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:
British Pound,
Expiring 12/04/18   The Toronto-Dominion Bank   GBP 10,547    $13,549,749    $13,442,639    $107,110    $
Expiring 01/10/19   UBS AG   GBP 4,604   5,884,155   5,881,372   2,783  
Euro,
Expiring 12/04/18   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   EUR 6,798   7,763,504   7,699,591   63,913  
Expiring 01/10/19   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   EUR 6,798   7,726,664   7,728,586     (1,922)
              $34,924,072   $34,752,188   173,806   (1,922)
                      $175,964   $(196,287)
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PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
Summary of Collateral for Centrally Cleared/Exchange-traded Derivatives:
Cash and securities segregated as collateral to cover requirements for open centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives are listed by broker as follows:
Broker   Cash and/or Foreign Currency   Securities Market Value
Citigroup Global Markets   $1,160,000   $—
Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.
Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3
Investments in Securities          
Bank Loans

 $    $ 196,415,993    $22,381,197
Corporate Bonds

  2,074,240,851  
Sovereign Bond

  1,115,640  
Affiliated Mutual Funds

550,992,528    
Other Financial Instruments*          
Futures Contracts

208,078    
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  (20,323)  
Total $551,200,606   $2,271,752,161   $22,381,197
The following is a reconciliation of assets in which unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:
  Bank Loans      
Balance as of 08/31/18

 $26,094,669      
Realized gain (loss)

(234)      
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

(129,838)      
Purchases/Exchanges/Issuances

     
Sales/Paydowns

(29,900)      
Accrued discount/premium

     
Transfers into of Level 3

     
Transfers out of Level 3

(3,553,500)      
Balance as of 11/30/18

$22,381,197      
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to securities still held at reporting period end $ (129,838)      
    
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Schedule of Investments
as of November 30, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures, forwards and centrally cleared swap contracts, which are recorded at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument, and OTC swap contracts which are recorded at fair value.
Level 3 securities as presented in the table above are being fair valued using pricing methodologies approved by Board, which contain unobservable inputs as follows:
Level 3 Securities   Fair Value as of
November 30, 2018
  Valuation
Methodology
  Unobservable Inputs
Bank Loans    $22,381,197   Market Approach   Single Broker Indicative Quote
It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers in and transfers out at the fair value as of the beginning of period. Securities transferred levels as follows:
Investments in Securities   Amount Transferred   Level Transfer   Logic
Bank Loans   $3,553,500   L3 to L2   Single Broker Indicative Quote to Multiple Broker Quotes
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Glossary
The following abbreviations are used in the quarterly schedule of portfolio holdings:
EUR Euro
GBP British Pound
    
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
EURIBOR — Euro Interbank Offered Rate
LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate
MTN — Medium Term Note
OTC — Over-the-counter
PIK — Payment-in-Kind
REITs — Real Estate Investment Trusts


Effective June 11, 2018, the Funds’ names were changed by replacing “Prudential” with “PGIM” in each Fund’s name.
Notes to Schedules of Investments (unaudited)
Securities Valuation: Each Fund holds securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued at the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted valuation procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”). Pursuant to the Board’s delegation, the Manager has established a Valuation Committee responsible for supervising the fair valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Funds to utilize independent pricing vendor services, quotations from market makers, and alternative valuation methods when market quotations are either not readily available or not deemed representative of fair value. A record of the Valuation Committee’s actions is subject to the Board’s review, approval, and ratification at its next regularly scheduled quarterly meeting.
For the fiscal reporting period-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Funds’ foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.
Various inputs determine how each Fund’s investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the Schedule of Investments and referred to herein as the “fair value hierarchy” in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 820 - Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.
Investments in open-end, non-exchange-traded mutual funds are valued at their net asset values as of the close of the NYSE on the date of valuation. These securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy since they may be purchased or sold at their net asset values on the date of valuation.
Fixed income securities traded in the OTC market are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such fixed income securities are typically valued using the market approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third-party
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vendor source. Each Fund utilizes the market approach as the primary method to value securities when market prices of identical or comparable instruments are available. The third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated bid price are based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, yield curves, yield spreads, credit ratings, deal terms, tranche level attributes, default rates, cash flows, prepayment speeds, broker/dealer quotations and reported trades. Certain Level 3 securities are also valued using the market approach when obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing transaction prices for identical securities that have been used in excess of five business days. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.
Bank loans 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. Bank loans valued based on a single broker quote or at the original transaction price in excess of five business days are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
OTC derivative instruments are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such derivative instruments are typically valued using the market approach and/or income approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third-party vendor source. Each Fund utilizes the market approach when quoted prices in broker-dealer markets are available but also includes consideration of alternative valuation approaches, including the income approach. In the absence of reliable market quotations, the income approach is typically utilized for purposes of valuing OTC derivatives such as interest rate swaps based on a discounted cash flow analysis whereby the value of the instrument is equal to the present value of its future cash inflows or outflows. Such analysis includes projecting future cash flows and determining the discount rate (including the present value factors that affect the discount rate) used to discount the future cash flows. In addition, the third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated OTC derivative price is based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates and exchange rates. Certain OTC derivatives may be classified as Level 3 when valued using the market approach by obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing unobservable inputs in the income approach. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.
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.
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Securities and other assets that cannot be priced according to the methods described above are valued based on pricing methodologies approved by the Board. In the event that unobservable inputs are used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
When determining the fair value of securities, some of the factors influencing the valuation include: the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of the issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the Manager regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other unaffiliated mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.
Each Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including those that are restricted as to disposition under securities law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above.
Each Fund may invest their overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and their securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund, each a series of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and managed by PGIM Investments.
Other information regarding the Funds is available in each Funds’ most recent Report to Shareholders. This information is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov)
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Item 2. 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 have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Item 3. Exhibits

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 – Attached hereto.


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 (Signature and Title)*      /s/ Andrew R. French
   Andrew R. French
   Secretary of the Fund

 

Date

January 15, 2019

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 (Signature and Title)*      /s/ Stuart S. Parker
   Stuart S. Parker
   President and Principal Executive Officer

 

Date

January 15, 2019

 

By (Signature and Title)*      /s/ Christian J. Kelly
   Christian J. Kelly
   Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

 

Date

January 15, 2019

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.